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Sunday, 7 March 2004 |
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East tense as LTTE deposes Karuna by Ananth Palakidnar The security forces in the North-East were on high alert yesterday for
possible clashes among rival LTTE groups in the East in the wake of
Kilinochchi's summary dismissal from office of renegade Eastern Tiger
chief V. Muralitharan alias Colonel Karuna Amman. Eastern people, cadres 'unhappy' over Northern domination - Karuna Break-away Eastern Tiger boss Col. V. Muralitharan alias 'Karuna Amman'
has sent a letter to his supreme leader, V. Prabhakaran stating what he
says are the grievances of the people and LTTE cadres of the
Batticaloa-Amparai region and appealing for the LTTE leader's
understanding. LTTE split threatens TNA sweep in N-E? by Deepal Warnakulasuriya The worsening split between the LTTE high command and its Eastern
regional command may cause problems for the UNP which was hoping to ride
to power with the help of the Tamil National Alliance's expected electoral
landslide in the North-East, some political analysts say. Other Stories
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