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| Sunday, 18 September 2005 |
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Democrats call on UN to save Minister's life More than 250 peace-loving democrats have signed a petition to save the life of Eelam People's Democratic Party leader K.N. Douglas Devananda from the LTTE. This petition written by Stephen John was sent to the UN Secretary General, Indian, British, Japanese and Norwegian Prime Ministers, US and Sri Lankan presidents,and all other leaders. The organisers of the petition on the web-site, www.savedoughlasdevananda.com launched on September 16, said that in the past the LTTE had made ten attempts on the life of Douglas Devananda. "The history of the LTTE is a record of eliminating all political rivals of its supremo Velupillai Pirabakaran. With the elimination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, the LTTE silenced one of its leading opponents. The next in line is Douglas Devananda," it said. "It is also necessary to highlight his plight because the LTTE has never admitted to any of the killings. The organisers of this petition want to put on notice that if something happens to Devananda it would be only from the actions of the LTTE. Devananda, TULF leader V.Anandasangaree and Karuna are the three remaining Tamil leaders who are on the list of the LTTE. Of these Anandasangaree is abroad and Karuna is in hiding. The easiest target is Devananda, a senior Minister of the government led by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga," the petition said. (MPM)
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