Elaborating on the Army’s road to victory against LTTE terrorism and how he contributed to it right throughout, he said the President has entrusted a greater responsibility to him in this capacity with a high degree of confidence in him. Responding to the queries of media personnel, he said discipline is the military strength and they would like to always improve it, and that needs lots of efforts.

“The Army would continue to give the same tireless support to all other nation-building efforts of the country, identical to the one that they gave for decimation of terrorism. In the same way, support for emergencies and national requirements would prevail in a more vigorous manner,” he said.

The Commander said that he had to flee the country because he was advised to do so. “I was clearly a victim of circumstances, but certainly not a victim of politics. I have never done politics in my life”, he added.

Answering the question of any possible threat from the ISIS, the Commander said that all tri-service personnel and the Police as well as intelligence agencies of the country are capable of tackling any such issues. “At the moment, no such threat has been brought to our notice”.

The Commander speaking out a bit of his mind said that he, as the Commander of the Army would like to improve the standards of the Army in consultation with soldiers in order to find solutions to their pressing problems. He also appealed Media personnel to support his future endeavors for the betterment of the organization and the country at large.