Click to play videoColombo: Sri Lanka says it is continuing its offensive on the ground in the Northeast in its hunt for the LTTE’s top leadership. But Indian sources say the LTTE chief Prabhakaran may have escaped already and the rebels could even regroup.
Sources also hint the LTTE supremo maybe far from the war zone of eastern Sri Lanka, belying claims by the Sri Lankan army that he is holed up in a diminishing sliver of territory in Mullaitivu.
The other implication is that he may not even be in Sri Lanka. But the sources warned that the LTTE has retained its organisational strength and that it was still capable of carrying out targeted.
They said India had not requested his extradition last week but a request is made every year and that remains on the table.
Sources confirmed that India was readying to dispatch more relief to the war zone where the situation remains chaotic.
Meanwhile, a disturbing new video apparently showing the Sri Lankans continuing to bomb Tamil civilians in the No Fire Zone has raked up a fresh controversy.
The video released by an ethnic Canadian Tamil TV channel shows civilians scrambling for cover in the war zone. The channel claimed 174 people were killed in that raid and over 200 were injured.
However, Sri Lanka has dismissed the video, claiming it was no longer using heavy weapons or aerial strikes.
A defensive Colombo is also allowing 50 tonnes of relief to flow into the war zone. More is expected to come in after European ministers hold discussions in Colombo on Wednesday.
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