The Worst

It looks like there are still some elements loyal to the now almost non-existent LTTE. 6 boats filled with explosives were recovered in the Vellamullivaikal and Puthukudiirripu areas by police in the north yesterday. It baffles me as to the purpose of such material since there's nothing left to fight for. Sometimes the best approach to a situation is to realize a reality and let people live normal lives. Even if the material was used in an attack, it will not carry any message except that "we like to blow things up". Such a message will convince the government that the only way that they can deal with this is to annihilate anyone with any suspicion of LTTE connection; and that will mean that all of us will have to watch our backs everywhere we go.

The Best

Looks like the government has caught Kumaran Pathmanathan. Admittedly, that doesn't bode well for him; but as the last known leader of the LTTE, it definitely bodes well for the future of the development of Sri Lanka. Although he did say that the LTTE was to become a political organization, it would be difficult for such a person forgive and forget the destruction of an organization that he helped to build from scratch. That such a person is now in custody, puts many Sri Lankan's minds at ease ensuring that the resurgence of the military tactics of the LTTE would never re-emerge from the ashes.