“There are 14,000 surrendees (LTTE cadre who had surrendered) who had admitted to killing of people and various other crimes. They were fighting the forces. We have taken a reasoned stand by rehabilitating them. Child soldiers were released within a month. For journalists and other it is news.
For this we had to pay. For 30 years we suffered. No one made an issue then when there were deaths,” Rajapaksa said.
“Today, there has been no single death in the last four years or any terrorist act. There is peace. My policy is to win over even the terrorists. We are trying to talk to them. But we will not allow anybody to divide this country,” he said.
