If the Sri Lankan government resorts to state oppression against the Tamils and Muslims, then we will fight.

If I am cheated or betrayed, I will react.

However formidable a military power you may be, you cannot impose upon a people anything against their will.

All human suffering springs from unbridled desire. Unless one extricates oneself from the clutch of greed, one will not free himself from the fetters of sorrow.

I have gained self-confidence, courage and the support of my people.

India deliberately aggravated Sri Lanka's ethnic crisis. It destabilized Sri Lanka [by training and arming Tamil militants, including the Tigers] so that it could play a dominant role in bringing Sri Lanka within its sphere of influence.

If somebody trusts me, then I will reciprocate.