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Exclusive: Tamil Tiger interview

Updated on 17 May 2009

By Alex Thomson

Speaking exclusively to Channel 4 News, a key Tamil Tiger leader says his fighters will lay down their arms and begin peace talks - but will not surrender.

Getty: Sri Lanka

In an exclusive interview, Selvarajah Pathmanathan said that the LTTE Tamil Tigers' leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is in the besieged zone with 2,000 Tamil fighters.

He also said -

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