Megalomaniac terrorist Prabhakaran Killed
Ranil WIJAYAPALA in Vellamullivaikkal, Mullaitivu
The last inch of land under the control of LTTE was liberated by the
valiant Security Forces. This totally eliminated all top LTTE leaders,
and the balance terrorist cadres trapped inside when troops foiled their
last bid to escape from the Safe Zone in the early hours of yesterday
disguising as civilians.
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Most of the more
than 250 Tiger bodies recovered from the area were disfigured
and beyond recognition |
Many bodies of top level Tiger leaders including that of Charles
Anthony, the elder son of Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran,
Intelligence Wing leader Pottu Amman, Military leaders Jeyam and
Lakshman, Political Wing leader Nadesan, Peace Secretariat Chief S.
Puleedevan, Black Tiger leader Ratnam Master and LTTE Police Chief
Ilango were identified among hundreds of Tiger cadres killed during the
fierce battle that erupted in Karayanmullivaikkal area in the early
hours of yesterday.
Vineetha, the Sinhala wife of the LTTE Political Wing Leader and
former LTTE Police Chief Nadesan was also among the killed along with
hundreds of Tiger cadres.
The military were busy looking for the body of Tiger leader
Velupillai Prabhakaran who was also believed to have been killed during
the fierce battle that raged in the early hours of yesterday.
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Troops were able to
foil the Tiger attempt to escape killing almost all Tiger cadres
trapped there |
"The body of Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was not found by the
troops as of 5 p.m Monday although troops strongly believe that the
Tiger leader was among the scores of LTTE cadres killed during
confrontations," a senior military official in Vellamullivaikkla told
the Daily News.
Troops were busy identifying all bodies with the support of the
intelligence troops and it was a difficult task to identify some of the
top Tiger leaders, for among more than 250 Tiger bodies recovered from
the area, most were disfigured and beyond recognition.
However, troops of the 58 Division under the command of Brigadier
Shavendra Silva and 53 Division troops under the command of Major
General Kamal Gunaratne, the Special Forces troops commanded by SF
Brigade Commander Colonel Athula Kodippili and Commando troops under the
command of Commando Brigade Commander Colonel Ralph Nugera conducted
search operations in search of Tiger cadres hiding inside jungle
patches.
According to senior military officials, it was around 2 a.m yesterday
when the last batch of Tiger cadres attempted to breach the Security
Forces' defences, arriving towards the 53 Division defence line in the
guise of civilians fleeing from the safe zone.
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Bodies of Charles
Anthony, Pottu Amman, Jeyam and Lakshman, Nadesan, S. Puleedevan
and Ratnam were identified |
They broke into military controlled areas after breaching the 53
Division defences after launching a number of suicide attempts but
troops of the 58 Division and the 53 Division were able to surround them
after laying a siege of the area to which the Tiger cadres had entered.
"Troops of the 58 and 53 Divisions with the support of the Special
Forces and Commando troops were able to foil the Tiger attempt to escape
by killing almost all Tiger cadres trapped there," a senior military
official added.
Their attempt was to escape either towards the jungle patches of
Mullaitivu or by sea. But troops of the 58 Division foiled that attempt
after establishing two defence lines covering the A-35 road.
More than 250 Tiger bodies were collected from the area by yesterday
evening as troops continued further search and clear operations to
eliminate Tiger cadres who were in hiding.
The troops were able to fully liberate the areas under LTTE control
after liberating more than 82,000 civilians from the newly declared No
Fire Zone within the past five days.
It was a huge sigh of relief for the Security Forces in the
Mullaitivu front as they were able to liberate the entire area under
Tiger control in the Vanni after engaging in the Vanni liberation
operation for more than two years.
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Charles Anthony |
Pottu Amman |
Soosai |
P.Nadeshan |
S. Pulidevan |
Ramesh |
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Velupillai Prabhakaran
*Birth - November 26, 1954 Velvettithurai
* Death - May 18, 2009
* Charge(s)
Crimes against life and health, Terrorism, Murder, Organized crime and
genocide
*Penalty
Arrest Warrant issued by Colombo High Court
Death warrant issued by Madras High Court
* Spouse
Mathivathani Erambu
* Children
Charles Anthony,Duwaraka and Balachandran
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War and Peace
1984 - Talks in Thimpu, Bhutan- The LTTE was one of the
participants in this round of talks.
1987- Indo-Lanka peace accord- Rajiv Gandhi arrives in Sri
Lanka to sign the peace deal. He was assassinated in 1991 by an LTTE
suicide cadre.
1990 - Talks initiated by President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
Tigers break off talks in June. President Premadasa was assassinated by
a suicide bomber in 1993.
1994 - President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga initiates
peace talks. She survives an assassination bid by a suicide bomber in
1999.
2002 - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe invites LTTE for
talks. After six rounds of peace talks held at venues in Thailand,
Germany, Norway and Japan and a Norway brokered ceasefire, Tigers
withdrew from the talks.
2006 - President Mahinda Rajapaksa resumes peace talks. Tigers
pull out from talks held in Geneva after giving lame excuses.
Assassination bids on the Army Commander and the Defence Secretary. |
