Wh o Won Th e Wa r A ga i nst T h e L TT E? | by S. V. Kirubahara n ( December 232!"#$arisSri Lan%a &uar'ian$resent)y the *a+es o, the $resi'entia) e)ection in Sri Lan%a are ma%ing e+eryone c)aim that they *on the *ar against the Liberation Tigers o, Tami) Ee)am - LTTE. A)) the ar'en t suorters o, the main oosition c an'i'ate /aithir ia)a Sirisena a n' ,ormer VV0$s 1 han'ri%a Kumaratungaani) Wic%remasinghe/anga)a Samara*ee raan' Sarath 4onse%a c)aim that they *on the *ar against the LTTE. Theygi+e a 5ercentage6 to their c)aim. 0t is the same *ith a7aa%sa*ho is contesting ,or the thir' term ,rau'u)ent)y. 8e c)aims that the *ar *as *on by him an' his brother &atobayathe De,ence Secretary. $ro1a7aa %sa co)umnists ha+e consistent)y en'orse' this too. 0, any o, the abo+e1mentione' ersona) ities *ere caab)e o, *inning the *ar against the LTTE*hy 'i' they *ait so )ongcausing thousan's o, ci+i)ian 'eaths as *e)) as serious 'amage to the socia)1economy9 onsi'er the mi)itary ,actors 1 Sarath 4onse%a *as in the Army r ight ,rom the beginning o, the *ar. The De ,ence Secret ary&otabaya a7aa%sa o, course ha' got scare' o, the LTTE:s mi)itary acti+ities an' ha' run a*ay
