Giving evidence before the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Monday (13) Deputy Minister of Resettlement Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan known as Karuna Amman while in LTTE said the Tamil diaspora backed by the Norwegians and international organizations funded the rebel group's arms purchases.
"The LTTE basically used foreign money to buy weapons. Through the TRO they earned a lot of money. Those countries knew clearly that the LTTE used the money for purchasing weapons," he said.
He told the Commission that some sections of the Tamil diaspora are not aware of the current situation in the country.
"Rather than shouting slogans, they can collect money and help IDPs in the country," he said.
"People in the Wanni were yearning for peace and would not want to have another war as they had gone through untold suffering," he said.
Muralitharan pointed out that the government has launched many developments projects including vocational training and rehabilitation in the Northern and Eastern Provinces and the rehabilitated LTTE cadres are living in peace.
Economic and educational development along with equal rights to the people could bring harmony among all communities, he said.
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