Sri Lankas Ministry of Defence, on Saturday, denied reports of ex-LTTE cadre regrouping to launch attacks in Sri Lanka, as reported by The Hindu, citing sources in Indian intelligence.The article is completely baseless.
We have received no intelligence warning of such a security threat, a Ministry spokesman said.
The report, citing Indian intelligence reports, was picked up by Sri Lankan media and widely shared on social media.Sri Lankan political leaders, too, strongly reacted to the Indian security establishments claims.
Tamil Progressive Alliance Leader and Opposition legislator from Colombo Mano Ganesan said The Hindu report on #LTTE regrouping is very disturbing in todays social context of Sri Lanka where race relations are improving.How authentic is this news? Whats the intelligence source? Is it Indian/Foreign? #Indian Media - Authorities are requested give more explanations, he said.Source: The Hindu-Agencies.
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