
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday alleged that for want of a cohesive national security strategy post-war peace and stability was at stake.
Arguing that the government was wholly incapable of addressing national security issues, Prof. Peiris said the recent arrest of an LTTE cadre Krishna Kumar along with 300 grams of cyanide, Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment and seven hand phones at Ramanathapuram, South India pointed to the urgent need to take remedial action.
The UPFA spokesperson said that authorities, both in New Delhi and Colombo, couldn’t ignore that two Indian accomplices of Krishna Kumar, too had been taken into custody.