04-21-2004, 03:47 AM
Karuna Says he is in Sri Lanka
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo, SLT 8.45 A.M Wednesday 21 April. LTTE's former Eastern Commander, Karuna says he is very much in Sri Lanka and will not run away like a coward from Sri Lanka. Speaking behalf of Karuna, his spokesman, Varathan had told the Bangkok based Asian Tribune "We are very much in Sri Lanka and we will never run away like cowards from this country. We never valued our lives. It is our policies that we value than anything else."
Asian Tribune says that they contacted Varathan and Karuna at their make-shift headquarters in Sri Lanka over the telephone. He had told the paper that their presence in Sri Lanka was not a secret to Velupillai Prabakaran and to his lieutenants in the North and he had not fled the country, betrayed and deserted his cadres and is on the run for his life. According to the report, Karuna has said he wanted the country and the international community and the people of the Eastern province in to know that he is very much 'alive and remains in Sri Lanka and will never run away just to save himself. but, decided to lie low for some more time before embarking on their blitzkrieg which would decide the fate of each and everyone who dared in the offensive campaign against their group.
The report says that earlier Sri Lankan Presidential office was in touch with Karunas group but subsequently when TNA points man R.Sampanthan contacted President's office and gave assurance, that if the Sri Lankan President ditched Karuna, TNA would give issue based support to the President's newly formed government and LTTE also would come forward for peace talks. Varathan had alleged that the President's office found that Sampanthan - Prabakaran combine was better than Karuna and the government failed to come forward to support when they were attacked on 10 April
Varathan had denied the allegation that they were working under the orders of the RAW (Research Analysis Wing) of India. He had argued that if they were working with the Indian Government, they would have not killed Sinnathamby alias Neelan, the right hand man of Pottu Amman - the intelligence chief of the LTTE and one of the two proclaimed offenders along with V.Prabhakaran in the killing of the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo, SLT 8.45 A.M Wednesday 21 April. LTTE's former Eastern Commander, Karuna says he is very much in Sri Lanka and will not run away like a coward from Sri Lanka. Speaking behalf of Karuna, his spokesman, Varathan had told the Bangkok based Asian Tribune "We are very much in Sri Lanka and we will never run away like cowards from this country. We never valued our lives. It is our policies that we value than anything else."
Asian Tribune says that they contacted Varathan and Karuna at their make-shift headquarters in Sri Lanka over the telephone. He had told the paper that their presence in Sri Lanka was not a secret to Velupillai Prabakaran and to his lieutenants in the North and he had not fled the country, betrayed and deserted his cadres and is on the run for his life. According to the report, Karuna has said he wanted the country and the international community and the people of the Eastern province in to know that he is very much 'alive and remains in Sri Lanka and will never run away just to save himself. but, decided to lie low for some more time before embarking on their blitzkrieg which would decide the fate of each and everyone who dared in the offensive campaign against their group.
The report says that earlier Sri Lankan Presidential office was in touch with Karunas group but subsequently when TNA points man R.Sampanthan contacted President's office and gave assurance, that if the Sri Lankan President ditched Karuna, TNA would give issue based support to the President's newly formed government and LTTE also would come forward for peace talks. Varathan had alleged that the President's office found that Sampanthan - Prabakaran combine was better than Karuna and the government failed to come forward to support when they were attacked on 10 April
Varathan had denied the allegation that they were working under the orders of the RAW (Research Analysis Wing) of India. He had argued that if they were working with the Indian Government, they would have not killed Sinnathamby alias Neelan, the right hand man of Pottu Amman - the intelligence chief of the LTTE and one of the two proclaimed offenders along with V.Prabhakaran in the killing of the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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