EROS - We condemn LTTE's acts of violence against our own people

By Nesan Shankar Raji

(January 26, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) We condemn the act of blatant cold-blooded barbaric insanity of the LTTE and its leader Prabhakaran for triggering a humanitarian disaster by blasting the Kalamadhukulam Tank in Mullaithivu district yesterday 24h January. This blast would have left tens of thousands of innocent civilians in immediate danger and cost the lives of many hundreds of innocent people. This devastating act of terrorism is not only against the Armed Forces but also against the Tamil speaking civilians entrapped by their TIGER clutches, this fascist movement claims to represent.

This is a desperate attempt by the LTTE to seek support for their terrorist campaign from the Tamil speaking Diaspora in the west by showing them just how much damage they are capable of doing with blatant disregard for the Tamil speaking civilians in the area.
We have continually stated through our contacts and engagement with the Sri Lankan military establishment that such a catastrophe undertaken by the LTTE was imminent. Therefore we are not surprised that the LTTE and its leader Prabhakaran have chosen to blast the Kalamadhukulam Tank in sheer desperation to repulse the advancing Armed Forces into their last remaining stronghold.

EROS will seek to do whatever possible to assist the Sri Lankan Government and lend a helping hand to assist the thousands of civilians who will now seek humanitarian assistance as a result of this incident.

We openly condemn the LTTE and its leader Prabhakaran for causing yet again another humanitarian catastrophe against our own people.

(The writer is a spokesperson of the EROS) - Sri Lanka Guardian