(DN)In an interview to CNN-IBN in Colombo, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has made it clear that the Government’s key objective now was “getting the civilians out from the clutches of the LTTE”. Noting that the military operations were “almost over,” the President said the choice before the LTTE was “either surrender or face the Army”. The interview: Q: Have you instructed your Army to ceasefire?
A: No, it is not a ceasefire. Freeing the people who are kept there as hostages is my duty. So the army is now only helping the civilians. We want to get the civilians out from the clutches of the LTTE. Full text
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