July 06, Colombo: The political leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), P. Nadesan, categorically denied claims that the Tigers have been weakened.

“It was a vicious propaganda by the Sri Lanka Government,” he said in an interview with a newspaper.

He also urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi to come forward and assist their struggle to establish a Tamil Eelam state. He also expressed “regret” that India was providing help to the Sri Lankan Government.

“The 80 million Tamil people in the world expect the Indian Government [to] understand the atrocities of the Sinhala Army and stop providing military hardware to Sri Lanka,” he claimed.

Earlier, LTTE renegade leader Karuna Amman claimed that in the face of the government forces, the LTTE is very weak.