Government calls on tiger cadres to surrender

Sri Lanka News

The government has called on all LTTE cadres to surrender to the armed forces.

Security forces have received information that LTTE terrorists are deserting the tiger outfit without heeding the orders of their leaders after the defeat suffered by the tigers, following hostilities with the government troops in the last few days in Muttur and Mavil-Aru and also in the past few days in areas in Jaffna.

It is revealed that there is a large number of child combatants among LTTE terrorists, who had died in hostilities in the past 48 hours. Many members from the East have already deserted the tiger outfit after being fed up of a battle which cannot be won and also in disgust of the LTTE.

Such groups have called on the government to provide them security directly or through people's representatives. The government is specially calling on child soldiers, as well as other LTTE terrorists to surrender to the nearest military camp or police station.

The government will assume the responsibility of all such volunteers and they will be handed over to their parents or guardians after being rehabilitated.