
How did you win against the large Sinhalese forces with a small number of freedom fighters?
I have been insisting from the beginning. This is not a conflict between weapons and weapons. This is a war between Sinhalese chauvinism that wants to suppress and destroy the Tamils and the spiritual awakening of a race that wants to break free from slavery. If it were a war between weapons, our story would have ended at some point.
Even if we start a war again in the future and experience setbacks in the armed struggle, the spiritual awakening that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have started, which is rare in the history of Tamils, will not be suppressed. That spiritual awakening cannot be suppressed or destroyed by any forces. Standing firmly in that belief, I believe that Tamil Eelam will surely blossom one day.
– National Leader
(Translation by Tamilpriya)