In an e-mailed statement to the media, Baruah said Rajkhowa had "showed his strength despite his mental and physical torture" when he told reporters at the Kamrup chief judicial magistrate court premises yesterday that he had not surrendered and would never do so.
He also said that Rajkhowa had categorically stated that talks cannot be held with him being in handcuffs and that prisoners cannot negotiate.
The scene in the court premises yesterday where the outfit's supporters shouted slogans in favour of the Ulfa and its leaders, was also a moral victory for the outfit, "as it showed the people's support for us," Barua said.
Claiming the Ulfa has mass support, Baruah said, "Ulfa is very much alive, our struggle will never end and the people of Assam are with us".