Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratna told Parliament today that Indian intelligence reports have revealed that three LTTE camps are secretly operating in Tamil Nadu in South India and are engaged in training cadres to carry out assassinations of VVIPs.
He said the camps are operating under the leadership of Pulendra Master who was a close associate of former LTTE intelligence chief Pottu Amman.
“These camps are being operated with the objective of assassinating Indian political leaders as well as re-establishing the LTTE bases in Sri Lanka,” the Prime Minister said while opening the debate on the extension of the emergency.
He also said the LTTE was re-organizing itself overseas . “In the USA, V.Rudrakumaran is involved in the revival plans while in Norway it is a person identified as Nediyavan while in India an LTTE operative who fled to India identified as Vinayagam is behind the move," he said.
The Prime Minister added that initially their objective is to carry out small scale attacks in Sri Lanka. " The entire country must be prepared to face such an eventuality,” he added.
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He said the camps are operating under the leadership of Pulendra Master who was a close associate of former LTTE intelligence chief Pottu Amman.
“These camps are being operated with the objective of assassinating Indian political leaders as well as re-establishing the LTTE bases in Sri Lanka,” the Prime Minister said while opening the debate on the extension of the emergency.
He also said the LTTE was re-organizing itself overseas . “In the USA, V.Rudrakumaran is involved in the revival plans while in Norway it is a person identified as Nediyavan while in India an LTTE operative who fled to India identified as Vinayagam is behind the move," he said.
The Prime Minister added that initially their objective is to carry out small scale attacks in Sri Lanka. " The entire country must be prepared to face such an eventuality,” he added.
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