RAMESHWARAM, Tamil Nadu, Friday (IANS) LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran could not have escaped from Sri Lanka, an Indian Coast Guard official said here yesterday.
“There is no way that Mr. Prabhakaran or his aides could have escaped from Sri Lanka in a submarine or otherwise because the attempt would have been clearly spotted on our land-based and offshore radars,” Coast Guard Commanding Officer S. Janarthanam told reporters at this minor port town on the southeast coast lying 600 km south of state capital Chennai.
“Moreover with intensified patrolling by our Dornier aircraft, helicopters and fast-moving naval patrol boats the escape to have taken place undetected would have been impossible in the past and would be so in the future as well,” Mr. Janarthanam added.
Reports of Mr. Prabhakaran’s alleged escape have appeared at various times in the media since January this year. (Courtesy: Daily Mirror)
