‘I will always support the LTTE’

“Erimalaikul Oru Panimalai” (Despite a volcanic exterior, he is as soft as snow), was how Vaiko described LTTE chief Prabhakaran at a public meeting on Monday night. Calling the latest confrontation between the Lankan armed forces and the LTTE as the “final war”, Vaiko said: “There is no change in our stand that Tamil Eelam is the only solution.” The MDMK chief added: “I openly declare that I continue to have links with the LTTE and the MDMK will always support the LTTE.” “I am willing to be imprisoned all my life and even face the gallows for supporting the Eelam cause,” Vaiko said to cheers . Criticising the Centre for mooting a solution within the framework of a united Sri Lanka, Vaiko said only the people of Tamil Eelam had the right to decide their destiny. “The LTTE is capable of winning a separate nation for Tamils. We want the LTTE to win and they will be victorious,” he said.