Sri Lanka, May 18 -- Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has issued a special statement to mark the 16th year anniversary since the defeat of LTTE terrorism that plagued Sri Lanka for over three decades.

Former President and Commander-in-Chief at the time Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his statement stated that his only prayer is that even on a day he is no longer alive, the motherland of all Sri Lankans remains a free and sovereign state under one Lion Flag.

Full statement by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa:

"As you already know, our motherland has finally been fully liberated from separatist terrorist occupation. From now on, every inch of the land in Sri Lanka will be governed only by laws passed by this sovereign Parliament..."

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