The leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Velupillai Pirapaharan congratulated the Tamil Diaspora across the world for rallying together with Pongu Thamil events to strengthen the Tamils struggle for freedom.
B Nadesan, the political head of LTTE conveyed Pirapaharan’s greetings when commenting on the Pongu Thamil events organized by Eelam Tamils in the Diaspora in cities across North America, Europe, Africa and Australia in which over 150,000 Tamils have taken part so far to express their solidarity with their brethren back home.
“Even as the Sri Lankan state intensifies its oppressive actions, killing and terrorising Tamils daily, it is engaged in a global campaign of misinformation to portray the Tamil struggle as terrorism,” said Nadesan.
“The Pongu Thamil events attended by tens of thousands of Tamils have exposed the lies spread by the Sri Lankan state to the international community and declared the aspirations of Tamils to the world loud and clear.”
The show of solidarity expressed by the Diaspora Tamils have strengthened and encouraged all Tamils in the Northeast of Sri Lanka, he added.
Passing on Pirapaharan’s greeting, Nadean added that the LTTE leader was pleased with the overwhelming response of Diaspora Eelam Tamils to the call of Pongu Thamil and requested the Diaspora to continue their activities to strengthen the liberation struggle.
