Kiriella on LTTE's submarine

(January 30, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) "The Media has reported that an underwater craft has been discovered by the Army from Udayarkattukulam. The LTTE workshops for the building and repair of the sea-going vessels were destroyed by the tsunami. Subsequently, they obtained modern machinery and rebuilt these workshop in 2005 and 2006," Mr. Laxman Kiriella said in a statement released to the Media on today (Jan. 30)

According to he statement, "According to reliable information available earlier, these underwater crafts were among the new equipment purchased by the LTTE at that time. It is surprising that the Intelligence was totally unaware of the new workshops and equipment. It is obvious that for political reasons the LTTE build up from 2005 was hidden from the public." - Sri Lanka Guardian