sentences:  This move was highly condemned by the Sri Lankan government, who were pushing to pursue a military solution to resolve the conflict.In defense of their actions, The LTTE spokesperson Ilanthirayan said that the LTTE was concerned about the plight of the people of Muttur who were being subjected to "random and indiscriminate" shelling by the Sri Lankan forces even on Friday.Ilanthirayan maintained that the rebels were engaged in a "humanitarian operation" to bring to the attention of the world.