தேர்தலைத் திசைதிருப்ப புலிகளைப் பயன்படுத்த இலங்கை அரசு திட்டம்?

On last July Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muraleetharan (Karuna Amman of LTTE), the founding leader of the paramilitary turned political party Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP), then joined the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), told BBC Sandeshaya that Daya Mohan and Colonel Ram, who had lived in the Amparai jungles in the island’s east, had escaped, but did not give details as to his source of information.

Speaking with BBC Tamil service days after the defeat of the LTTE, Daya Mohan said that the remaining fighters in the east were not thinking of surrendering. He said the groups were “capable of carrying out guerrilla attacks” and were waiting for a decision from their leadership.

According to Tamil National website, Mr. Ram was functioning as an overall commander of the LTTE for Amparai district in the recent past. He and other few commanders have been arrested and detained by the Sri Lankan Forces. Now they are acting against their cause and their people in the custody of Sri Lankan armed forces. Mr. Nagulan, Former Commander of Charles Antony brigade and Deputy Commander of Amparai District, Mr. Thaventhiran, Trincomalee District Intelligent wing leader are some of them in this list of people in the SLA forces custody.

And according to “South Asia Security Trends” Volume 3 No 10, The Heroes Day – November 27 – this year brought out the deep fissure between two factions among remnants of LTTE, one claiming to still exist in the island nation and the other trying to retain hold over LTTE’s overseas units. Traditionally, Heroes Day was celebrated with a policy statement from V Prabhakaran, the founder leader of the insurgent group. After his death and elimination of the entire leadership in the last stages of war the only leader to survive was Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP). After he was arrested in Kuala Lumpur and taken to Sri Lanka a few months ago, the efforts of the junior leaders among the remnants to claim the leadership legitimacy have intensified. On the eve of the Heroes Day 2009, this had brought to the fore a lot of mutual accusations and recriminations between the Sri Lanka faction led by ‘Col Ram’ and the International faction led by K Arivazhagan”.

“The Sri Lanka Faction, still swearing loyalty to KP, claims astrength of 300 cadres operating in the island. Col Ram was the former leader of the LTTE in Batticaloa-Amparai region and had escaped capture in the aftermath of Thoppigala operation in 2007. Col Ram and his deputy Lt Col Nakulan were the rallying point for LTTE revival. In a statement Col Ram accused the International faction of embezzling “cash and property worth millions of dollars” stashed overseas by the LTTE. He cautioned Tamil Diaspora against their claims of legitimacy in order to control its overseas patrons and grab the organisations overseas assets”.

“On the other hand K Arivazhagan, the ovrseas claimant of leadership, in a statement denounced Col Ram and Nakulan as puppets of Sri Lanka intelligence who were trying to deceive the people. Arivazhagan said Ram was in Sri Lankan custody and it was on his information KP was taken prisoner overseas and brought to Sri Lanka.He cautioned the Tamil Diaspora about Sri Lankan intelligence efforts to divide overseas Tamil support for the Eelam cause”.

“This assessment appears to be more correct as Col Ram is believed to be in Sri Lankan custody and there is no organised LTTE operation within the island. K Arivazhagan belongs to the Nediyavan faction. Moreover, pro-LTTE Sri Lanka Tamil MP Chandra Nehru while addressing Sri Lankan Tamils living in Singapore has recently cautioned against those claiming to be LTTE leaders still operating in Sri Lanka.

However, LTTE operations overseas are going to be more and more difficult as many countries which had tolerated them earlier are cracking down upon them now. In France, 21 LTTE cadres have been sentenced to varying prison terms ranging from two years to seven years for extortion and intimidation to collect funds for the organisation.”

So, Ram again in the media & someone going to use him……………….hmmm

Only we need HUMANITY!

Info by: Alex Eravi

Sources:

Tamil National

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