Plot to kill President Rajapakse uncovered

By : Our Defence Correspondent

(October,22, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Sources close to the LTTE have revealed a plot to assasinate President Mahinada Rajapaksa at the earliest possible opportunity once the setting has been decided. It seems various methods to execute this task are being considered at this very moment.

The sources also stated that the LTTE's Intelligence Wing in Colombo are considering two likely methods. The first one is to use a suicide bomber, male or female to carry out this task and the second one is to use the Lakshman Kadirgamar Method, that is an elite super sniper to gun down the president.

The sources indicated that the "LTTE's Heroe's Day" will take place as usual next month.

They indicated that the LTTE is now coming out from a self-imposed non-active period having used this time to draw up various plans to confront the Sri Lankan Forces. "This has been a very crucial period of planning," they stated.

President Rajapaksa will be attending a political rally on the 10th of November at a public maidan in Nittambuwa organized by the ruling SLFP for their political propaganda at which he is expected to make a key address to the nation.

Our sources believe that the LTTE will target the President at this rally. It is important to note that a few LTTE intelligence cadres are located in the area having moved there a few months ago.

"Some of them live in the Nittambuba area as labourers, but regularly pass information to their leadership in Wanni", the source said.

However, top level LTTE leaders have been secretly discussing a few days ago their plans for targeting the president for an attack next month. They also discussed new methods to target both government and top level military officials.

"Our silence is most important. They think we are defeated. It's good for them to think like that. We will always target our enemy discreetly when they least expect it", a top level LTTE leader is supposed to have told our sources.