SLA behind group fights in Jaffna, charges Ilamparithi

[TamilNet, Monday, 12 September 2005, 16:53 GMT]
Mr.C.Ilamparithi, Jaffna district political head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Monday charged that the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and its intelligence operatives are behind the group clashes, which are on the increase in recent weeks in the Jaffna district. He said this in an interview with Tamilnet from the new district political office of LTTE now located in the LTTE controlled Pallai division.

LTTE Jaffna district political office has been shifted to Pallai from Kokuvil in the government controlled area following the decision of the LTTE leadership to relocate its political cadres from the government-controlled areas, sources said

"SLA and its intelligence wing are working hard to create dissension among Tamil people to destroy their unity. We have found that some Tamil groups involved in group-fighting had used grenades supplied by intelligence operatives," Mr.Ilamparithi said.

"We appeal to our people not to encourage these saboteurs but to be vigilant in preserving the unity and to take forward our freedom struggle," said Mr.Ilamparithi.

Till congenial atmosphere is created in the government controlled areas there is little possibility for the resumption of political activities by LTTE political cadres, said Ilamparithi.