Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that bringing the whole country under the writ of the government is the biggest achievement of the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration. With the valiant security forces wresting control of the entire Western coast up to Pooneryn, the LTTE’s supply route has been disrupted, he said.

"The LTTE is now cornered and has nowhere to go".

The Lankan people are proud that the Government had been able to fly the Sri Lankan flag in every nook and corner of the country after almost three decades, Rajapaksa noted.

The people are able to move about freely again without fear of LTTE atrocities".

Today, 90% of the people support the Government because they have faith in President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s vision and ability to unite the country improve the lives of the masses through development, he explained.

The Defence Secretary said that President Rajapaksa, as the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, had been able to achieve what no leader ever had done in the past. He has the vision, courage and commitment to execute this humanitarian operation to liberate the North according to a precise plan of action.

The President has been able to give leadership and instill confidence in the security forces to move forward fearlessly to wrest control of areas which were under LTTE domination for decades, Rajapaksa said.