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Tamil Tigers admit leader is dead.

by René | May 24, 2009 at 08:30 am

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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have admitted for the first time that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead.
A statement issued by the Tigers said their "incomparable leader" had "attained martyrdom" and declared a week of mourning.

A spokesman for the group also told the BBC that it would now use non-violent methods to fight for Tamils rights.

Sri Lanka's army last week released pictures it said showed Prabhakaran's body after its final offensive.

The statement was signed by the defeated group's head of international relations, Selvarasa Pathmanathan.

It said that the LTTE had declared a week of mourning for their dead leader, starting on 25 May.

The statement called on Tamils all over the world to "restrain from harmful acts to themselves or anyone else in this hour of extreme grief".

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Prabha (not verified)

at 10:06 on May 24th, 2009

Aha!

israeli.agent

at 18:14 on May 24th, 2009

A statement from the Tigers said their leader had 'attained martyrdom'

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have admitted for the first time that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead.

A statement issued by the Tigers said their "incomparable leader" had "attained martyrdom" and declared a week of mourning.

A spokesman for the group also told the BBC that it would now use non-violent methods to fight for Tamils' rights.

Sri Lanka's army last week released pictures it said showed Prabhakaran's body after its final offensive.

The Sri Lankan army released pictures it said were of the dead leader
The statement from the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) said he was killed "fighting the military oppression of the Sri Lankan government" last Sunday.

The rebels had made a last stand in the north-east of the island after Sri Lankan troops cornered them in a coastal strip.

The Tigers' defeat brought to an end their 26-year fight for a separate Tamil homeland.

The statement was signed by the defeated group's head of international relations, Selvarasa Pathmanathan.

.Agent.

René

at 19:08 on May 24th, 2009

Thanks, agent, for some reason my story disappeared when two people added videos and photos. there is a link at the side for story with all the gory photos.

I just edited them out. and story is back. Voila!

Please everybody, don't add them again.

israeli.agent

at 20:28 on May 24th, 2009

You are welcome René,

One of the videos uploaded to this story was pro-LTTE one. Maybe that is the reason the entire story disappeared.

Looks like NP software has internally developed some kind of AI..!

.Agent.

sathyajith

at 14:09 on May 24th, 2009

KP Admits now and he lied then as he tald that he had a phone conversation with VP. :-?

He tried to fool the world.

sathyajith

at 14:32 on May 24th, 2009

On May 19, Pathmanathan had himself said: "I wish to inform the global Tamil community ... that our beloved leader is alive and safe. He will continue to lead the quest for dignity and freedom for the Tamil people."

Again, the pro-LTTE website Tamil Net had quoted a previously unheard of member of the LTTE intelligence wing as saying that "our beloved leader is alive" and that he would contact the people "at a suitable time in future".

René

at 18:57 on May 24th, 2009

I hate it when my story disappears because someone added pictures and videos. So those are going, so my story will reappear, dears. plenty photos elsewhere.

Sri Lanka Army news

at 19:24 on May 24th, 2009

Most Wanted! Next Target !

Rene` Thanks Very Much for the News

Defence Secretary urges Interpol to arrest K.P.May 24, 2009 07:19 am
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