Rajapakse: Government faced with the dual challenges of eradicating poverty and terrorism; FBI: LTTE one of the “most dangerous and deadly extremist outfits in the world”;
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    • President Mahinda Rajapakse called on the political parties to join him in his efforts towards providing the Tamilians of the North-East with the same rights as being enjoyed by other people1. In a public statement released on January 7, he noted that the Government was faced with the dual challenges of eradicating poverty and terrorism.

    Even as the All-Party Representative Committee (APRC) announced that it would soon be submitting a report on the political solution in the country, the LTTE in a statement asserted that it was “ready to implement every clause of the CFA agreement and respect it 100 per cent.” It has also requested Norway to continue its “facilitation role with the support of the international community” and appealed to the international community to realize a ‘just’ solution to the problems of Tamils in Sri Lanka2. The LTTE’s intelligence resource person Col. Charles (Shanmuganathan Ravishankar) meanwhile was killed by the Sri Lankan Army in a random claymore attack on January 63.

    Among other developments, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has issued a public statement terming the LTTE as one of the “most dangerous and deadly extremist outfits in the world,” which has inspired many terrorist networks around the globe4.

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