We are not happy about the statements being made. ... We want Canada to see the correct situation," High Commissioner Chitranganee Wagiswara said.

The Sri Lankan High Commissioner in an interview with The Canadian Press said even though the Tigers were devastated militarily in Sri Lanka, they have a strong political wing that is alive and well in Europe, and "their propaganda machinery is very much intact.

She said the LTTE have launched a "propaganda war" aimed at turning international opinion against the Sri Lankan government.

"This is still the Tamil Tigers in a different phase. Canada doesn't recognize the Tigers."
The Sri Lankan envoy said she wants Canada "to see this point of view and not be taken in by this propaganda that is going on."

"At this point in time, what we expect from Canada is that same friendship that has been maintained over the years and also understanding, because Sri Lanka has just come out of a terrible, traumatic, agonizing war," the High Commissioner said.