In pictures: Breakaway Tamil Tiger rebel
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Breakaway Tamil Tiger commander Colonel Karuna invites the BBC to his Meenagam camp in the east of Sri Lanka. (Photos by Sriyantha Walpola)</b>
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He shows off hundreds of his heavily-armed fighters - he says 2,000 of them are female and 3,000 are male.</b>
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The former bodyguard of Tamil chief Velupillai Prabhakaran denies he has betrayed the rebel movement.</b>
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He claims he is defending the rights of his fighters who have not reaped the benefits of peace they are owed.</b>
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The BBC's Frances Harrison says it is clear he is not a lone individual, as alleged by Tiger leaders when they expelled him.</b>
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But it is too early to tell if he will secure an independent rebel administration in the east, says our correspondent.</b>
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