The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has confided to a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP that though they were losing some of the land areas earlier held by them following the ongoing battle, their senior battle hardened men and bulk of the weapons were intact. The LTTE, according to the senior TNA MP who wished to maintain anonymity, had admitted to him that the Tigers were losing some of their land space following the present onslaught initiated by the government troops. However, the Tigers had told the MP that they would not let the government troops capture their bases in Kilinochchi or Mullaitivu.
According to the MP, the LTTE’s tactical withdrawal had enabled them to safeguard bulk of the weaponry and the life of well-trained senior cadres. “The time is still not ripe for us to hit our enemy back,” the LTTE top cadres had informed the TNA MP. The MP told that the LTTE refused to accept the government’s version of the number of Tiger cadres killed in its official website and elsewhere. “The number is much less than what is published by the State, according to the LTTE.
They say that the government is also downplaying the number of those who are rendered homeless by the conflict, especially due to aerial bombardment,” the MP said. The LTTE had also told the MP that Charles Anthony brigade, Sothiya brigade and Kittu artillery regiment were all intact, while the government troops claimed it had captured LTTE territory. “The Tigers say that they are just bare lands and that not a single Tiger has surrendered to the government,” the MP said.
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lets see how long tigers can defend Malavi, Manakulum, Iranamadu, Killinochi from the army onslaught
