Rejecting the UNHRC Resolution 22/1, Mahinda Rajapaksa said,
"This attack would not surprise us at all. These attacks would not subdue us either, nor would they defeat or intimidate us in any way,"
Speaking from military headquarters in Kurunegala, Rajapaksa claimed that he was expecting such attacks from the 'pro-LTTE diaspora' and the 'anti-Sri Lankan elements', and dismissed any allegations as "false accusations with ulterior motives".
Referring to the Norwegian led ceasefire, he added:
"A section of this country before 2009 was identified as an Eelam (Tamil separate state) region. The ceasefire agreement had even acknowledged some recognition to that effect."
"How would it be the situation today unless we managed to annul the international community-engineered ceasefire?"
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