Rally round Govt to liberate Northern masses - President

Fragmentation of Motherland will not be permitted:

President Mahinda Rajapaksa fervently appealed to the nation to rally round him and his Government and provide the optimum support and co-operation in the process of liberating the severely oppressed and downtrodden Northern masses who are gripped by the clutches of LTTE terrorism.

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CFA annulment won't delay political proposals

All Party Representative Committee (APRC) Chairman Prof. Tissa Vitarana said the Government's decision to abrogate the Ceasefire Agreement would not result in any undue delays to presenting the final set of political proposals, deliberated by the Committee.

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No talks prospects with Prabhakaran alive -Devananda

Social Service and Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda yesterday asserted that as long as Velupillai Prabakaran was alive, the LTTE would never agree to peaceful settlement of the current conflict adding that the LTTE always used peace talks to re-group and strengthen its lost power.

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