03-04-2004, 11:34 PM
If Prabha attacks we will retaliate!
-Former Eastern Tiger leader warns
[04th March 2004]
Karuna, the former eastern military leader of Tamil Tigers has warned his former chief that he will retaliate if he was attacked. He has made this comment when a correspondent of a media institution interviewed him in one of his eastern hideouts.
Karuna has split from the control of Tiger leader owing to the heated political situation following the killing of eastern candidates who contest for the forthcoming election. These assassinations are alleged conducted by Tiger intelligence cadres personally commanded by Pottuamman. Since he as eastern military leader of Tigers was pointed as responsible for these cold blood killings Karuna has decided deviate from Tiger command and to operate on his own.
Answering the media correspondent of his future relationship with Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakarana Karuna has said that he will never interfere with Prabhakaran and his operation will be independent. “If he (the Tiger leader) attempts to interfere with our affairs in the east, that won’t be tolerated. If he attacks we will retaliate” Karuna has insisted.
He has written to Norway that he was resigning from the organization as the responsibility of the murders in the East are put on their account and all the foreign tours and other activities of the organization are being given to a selected few of the organization. As such he has said that he no longer represents Velupillai Prabhakarans view but would operate as a separate unit in the East. This situation would weaken the authority the tiger organization had in the East. Attempts made by SLMM officials to meet Karuna have not been successful.
http://www.lankatruth.com/full_story_page/..._04032004_1.htm
-Former Eastern Tiger leader warns
[04th March 2004]
Karuna, the former eastern military leader of Tamil Tigers has warned his former chief that he will retaliate if he was attacked. He has made this comment when a correspondent of a media institution interviewed him in one of his eastern hideouts.
Karuna has split from the control of Tiger leader owing to the heated political situation following the killing of eastern candidates who contest for the forthcoming election. These assassinations are alleged conducted by Tiger intelligence cadres personally commanded by Pottuamman. Since he as eastern military leader of Tigers was pointed as responsible for these cold blood killings Karuna has decided deviate from Tiger command and to operate on his own.
Answering the media correspondent of his future relationship with Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakarana Karuna has said that he will never interfere with Prabhakaran and his operation will be independent. “If he (the Tiger leader) attempts to interfere with our affairs in the east, that won’t be tolerated. If he attacks we will retaliate” Karuna has insisted.
He has written to Norway that he was resigning from the organization as the responsibility of the murders in the East are put on their account and all the foreign tours and other activities of the organization are being given to a selected few of the organization. As such he has said that he no longer represents Velupillai Prabhakarans view but would operate as a separate unit in the East. This situation would weaken the authority the tiger organization had in the East. Attempts made by SLMM officials to meet Karuna have not been successful.
http://www.lankatruth.com/full_story_page/..._04032004_1.htm