The cassette was played at a media conference organised by R R Gopal, editor of Tamil bi-weekly Nakkeeran this evening. ``Veerappan will never surrender. He will hunt with the same vigour for another 25 years,'' says the outlaw.

On media reports that he is contemplating surrender, Veerappan says, ``It is all their imagination.'' He also dismisses all talks about his weakness and asthmatic problems. He claims he is rearing goats to be sacrificed to Goddess Bhadrakali. ``The day has not come yet,'' he says, indicating that it might be a long time before he considers ``retirement''.