Colombo, Nov. 10 (Reuters): Sri Lanka’s government rejected the latest Tamil Tiger truce offer today, again demanding the separatist rebels surrender or be destroyed by a military offensive rapidly gaining ground.

The LTTE at the weekend reiterated what they say is a long-standing desire for a truce in the 25-year-old war. The government has previously called such offers disingenuous. In parliament, agriculture minister Maithripala Sirisena repeated President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s stance, which has been in place since the government scrapped a 2002 ceasefire in January.

Indian ban upheld

In New Delhi, a special tribunal headed by an high court judge today upheld the Centre’s notification for extending the ban on the LTTE for another two years.