No restrictions imposed on transport of food items to uncleared areas of Wanni The Defence Ministry on Tuesday denied stories in the local and international media which alleged that the Ministry had imposed restrictions on the transport of food and some essential items to the uncleared areas in Wanni. The Ministry described this publicity as vicious propaganda and explained that the actual position is that there was no restriction imposed by the Defence Ministry on the transport of food items to the uncleared areas of Wanni. As a result of this publicity, the issue has been raised in some of the international fora as well. This is an absolute distortion devoid of any truth. Whenever the LTTE found that its military weapon fails, the weapon of an alleged food embargo is floated around the world including at Human Rights Fora to maintain the moral of their cadres and expatriate financiers.
Position is quite the contrary.
In fact Sri Lanka may be the only country in the world which continues to provide food to all including the terrorists who are waging and unsuccessful battle against the lawfully elected government of Sri Lanka. The actual position is that there was no restriction imposed by the Ministry of Defence on the transport of food items to the uncleared areas of Wanni. In fact the Ministry of Defence has taken action to facilitate the transport of food items to this area. Whatever the quantity the Government Agents have estimated on this basis has been permitted to be transported to Wanni. Approval has been granted for the transport of the quantities that the Government Agents requested.