Such sadistic allegations are far from  the truth, said Defence Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella refuting the allegation, he said that there was no basis whatsoever even to suggest Sri Lankan forces had involved in such gross violence during its three-year humanitarian campaign.

Hilary Clinton targeted Sri Lanka at a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday (September 30), where the Council unanimously adopted a resolution creating new tools to combat sexual violence against women and children in conflict situations.

The U.S. Secretary of State said that 'rape had been used as a weapon of war in the Balkans, Burma, Sri Lanka and elsewhere and that in too many countries and in too many cases, the perpetrators had not been punished. She said that this impunity would encourage further attacks'.

"The government would like the US to reveal any specific allegations against the Sri Lankan military" Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, Secretary to the  Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights  said questioning the rationale on which the allegation was leveled against Sri Lanka.

"Maybe she is confused with the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan," he further said adding "a section of the international community is working overtime to discredit Sri Lanka".

“During the 26-year long war in Sri Lanka, there were allegations of rape and sexual violence, just as in other conflicts. Secretary Clinton’s statement was to raise awareness of such brutality, not to implicate specific perpetrators,” said the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Patricia Butenis issuing a statement on comments made by The Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton with regard to alleged rape and sexual violence during the war in Sri Lanka.

Ambassador Patricia Butenis noted that the full remarks of the speech by Secretary Clinton’s shows that she made no reference to the Sri Lankan Army or to the LTTE.