Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena vowed to “eradicate the LTTE ideology” in calling for a separate state, in comments made to a gathering in Colombo this week.
Mr Sirisena told a crowd that calls for a separate state still exist both on the island and internationally, pledging that his government will take action to "eradicate" it.
“I want to eradicate the LTTE ideology (of a separate state) completely both locally and internationally,” said Mr Sirisena.
“We ended the war and silenced the guns, but for long lasting peace we have not been able to eradicate the LTTE ideology,” The Hindu quoted him as stating.
He went on to add that since being elected into office last year his government had been able to cultivate “friendships” with leaders from around the world.
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