Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told Parliament today (28) that Prabhakaran’s overtures to India contained in his latest message yesterday will not find accommodation.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo today (28) said:

“Minister Bogollagama also referred to the recent ruling of the New Delhi High Court, which upheld the Central Indian Government’s decision on 14 May 2008 to ban the LTTE. The Court had in its ruling agreed with the Centre’s submission that “The LTTE continues to use Tamil Nadu as the base for carrying out smuggling essential items like petrol and diesel, besides drugs, to Sri Lanka… The Government of India is apprehensive that unless the ban of the LTTE continues, acts of aggression on Indian soil are likely to occur.”

The Foreign Minister also urged Prabhakaran to heed President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s call to lay down arms, renounce terrorism and enter the democratic path, in order to be part of the political process that is already underway, to evolve a sustainable solution that will bring lasting peace and stability to Sri Lanka.