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LTTE attack jeopardises ceasefire: CPI (M)

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Party wants New Delhi to send tough message to LTTE

NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday asked the Government of India to send out a clear message that the activities of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam would not be tolerated as it would have repercussions within India.

Terming the attack on the Sri Lankan Army Chief by a suicide bomber as a "grave provocation that jeopardises the ceasefire and possibilities of a resumption of the peace process," the party Polit Bureau said the LTTE's claim that it was committed to the ceasefire would have no credibility if it pursues such vicious assassination tactics.

It said the LTTE withdrew from participation in the second round of talks scheduled this month in Switzerland and that at the ground level, attacks on Tamils in Trincomalee have taken place while the Sri Lankan Army and Navy have lost more than 500 soldiers in the last five months.

It said Norway and all the countries concerned who were backing the peace initiative should take a firm stand against the provocations by the LTTE. "The Indian Government must also send out a clear message that such activities will not be tolerated as it will have adverse repercussions within India."

The Sri Lankan Government must deal with the situation with restraint and patience so that the overriding interest of maintaining the ceasefire and pursuing the peace process did not get further complicated.

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