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The LTTE also said that the CFA had been of great importance to the "Tamil people" as it had given de-facto recognition to the existence of "Tamil Eelam" and had bestowed international recognition to its structures. It has also compelled the Tamil people to resume their freedom struggle to realise their self-determination and to achieve statehood," the statement said.Īccording to the LTTE, the Sri Lankan government had breached the CFA by not disarming the anti-LTTE "Tamil paramilitary groups" by attacking and bombing civilian areas killing, displacing and abducting civilians failing to restore normal life in the Tamil areas, even after the tsunami tragedy and closing vital supply routes like the A9 highway to cause starvation. "The marginalisation of the 2002 CFA, which would have been a step towards just peace, has destroyed the confidence of the Tamil people and their expectations regarding future peace efforts. In a landmark statement issued on thursday, the LTTE said that it was being "compelled" to resume its fight for an independent "Tamil Eelam" and that the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA), which it entered into with the Sri Lankan government five years ago, had already given "Tamil Eelam" de facto domestic and international recognition.īoth assertions are of critical importance to Sri Lanka because they confirm that the CFA is, for all practical purposes, dead, and that the island is set to witness a long drawn out and no holds barred war between a force seeking secession by war, and a state seeking to thwart it with all the force at its command.