Tigers Extinct
Velupillai Prabhakaran, the ruthless LTTE supremo who led a bloody movement for over three decades for a separate Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka, was killed on Monday by the Sri Lankan Army, ending a saga of militancy that devoured over 70,000 lives, including Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa and former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Prabhakaran, 54, was shot dead by Sri Lankan special forces as he tried to stage a dramatic breakout from the Army encirclement, a military spokesman said. “We have successfully ended the war,” Sri Lanka defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse told the President in a nationally televised ceremony. “Now the entire country is declared rid of terrorism,” the Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, said, declaring an end to all combat operations in the northern war zone.
The news of Prabhakaran’s death also came along with reports of bodies of his son Charles Anthony and three other top leaders — Pottu Amman, Soosai and Nadesan — being found.
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Prabhakaran, 54, was shot dead by Sri Lankan special forces as he tried to stage a dramatic breakout from the Army encirclement, a military spokesman said. “We have successfully ended the war,” Sri Lanka defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse told the President in a nationally televised ceremony. “Now the entire country is declared rid of terrorism,” the Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, said, declaring an end to all combat operations in the northern war zone.
The news of Prabhakaran’s death also came along with reports of bodies of his son Charles Anthony and three other top leaders — Pottu Amman, Soosai and Nadesan — being found.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.asianage.com
Labels: combat operations, former indian prime minister rajiv gandhi, ltte supremo, nationally televised ceremony, northern war zone, prabhakaran dead, sri lanka war over, sri lankan president
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In the time of their victory celebrations against the LTTE, the Siri Lankan government must realise that an insurgent movement is never rooted out with military action alone. Now that they have eliminated the leaders and most of the LTTE cadre, they must follow up with a political settlemnt of the Tamil problems ; to start with make Tamil also an official language which will apply some balm ! And then for long term a political devolution. The remenants of insurgent cancer will grow again if the Siri Lankans do not face reality , and rest on their laurels, and that all is over ?
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