India has to come out of this ‘China phobia’ with regard to its relationship with Sri Lanka. There are concerns here too, such as among Sri Lankan patriots about India working against the interests of Sri Lanka. For example, it is a known thing that (Indira) Gandhi supported and trained the LTTE in India. Today, the President of Sri Lanka can go to Jaffna and speak there… Today it (Jaffna) is a free country. The rehabilitation of KP was a great thing.

Source: Sunday Times March 26, 2018 08:03 UTC