He says his party had paid no attention to the issues of civilians when it made interventions and contributed to the war.

|Mr. Disssanayake made the comments while participating in ‘Satyagaraya’ political dialogue over ITN recently.

Eye-catching scenes of war

He said the JVP too fell victim, when an entire society was fascinated by the eye-catching scenes of war.

Following a 27 April 2009 announcement by the then government that it was halting the use of heavy artillery and suspending air attacks, JVP leaders at a media briefing in Colombo alleged the decision was prompted by pressure from India.

The then JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe asked as to whether all the victories gained thus far through commitments and sacrifices by the heroic armed forces would be negated by the government statement.