SLAF raids LTTE logistic storage depot in Mulaithiuvu

Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets made precision air sorties at an LTTE logistic storage depot today, May 04, located 5km West of Pudukkudiyirippu in Mulaithiuvu District.

The Air Force spokesperson, Wing Commander Andrew Wijesooriya speaking to defence.lk said that the air sorties were launched around 4.30.p.m.

According to the Air Force sources the enemy target had been under constant surveillance and the latest air reconnaissance information has revealed intensified activities in the area.

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Priyanka Gandhi under LTTE threat

While going back on their earlier written statement that Priyanka Gandhi , daughter of Rajiv Gandhi never met former Prime Minister assassination convict Nalini ,Vellore Prison Superintendent admitted that the two women actually met and Rajiv’s daughter Priyanka is protected as she faces a high level of threat from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), her father‘s killers.

A second letter written by the prison authorities said, “Priyanka Vadra
( Gandhi’s married name) is protected by the SPG and faces a high level of threat from various outfits, including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Moreover, the meeting was more of a personal nature.”
It is believed the prison authorities made the statement based on intelligence reports possessed by India.

It has been now explained that during the Priyanka Gandhi (Vadra) visit to the Vellore prison she was accompanied by special security men belonging to Special Protection Group (SPG) and the prison visitor’s records are marked under such a security official named Pankaj Kumar and two other officials who were protecting her and hence the earlier denial.

It has been also explained that the Priyanka Nalini meeting actually took place on March 19, and that the meeting was not in violation of established norms, by Ms. Soundari , the Supirintendent of the Women’s prison.

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Quebec Tamil group used as front for Tigers: report

Sri Lanka's terrorist Tamil Tigers control the Montreal-based World Tamil Movement as one of their "foreign branches," in charge of raising funds for the war effort and spreading propaganda, according to documents seized by the RCMP.

In a 184-page affidavit unsealed by the Federal Court yesterday, RCMP Corporal Shirley Davermann details how the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam give instructions to Tamil activists in Canada, and how money is collected in Canada for the Tiger cause.

"The WTM is a foreign branch of the LTTE in Canada," she said, and its members follow written directives from the Tigers' leadership.

"In 2003, the LTTE issued a document called the 'Re-organization of foreign branches of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam' in which they dictate precisely how they want their foreign branches to be structured and operated. The Quebec branch of the WTM has been structured and operates as per the above-noted document."

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Prabhakaran’s “Imran Pandian Regiment” Terrorists Felled; 8.5 sq km Area Captured by Troops

IN WHAT CAN BE CALLED another major strike on LTTE terrorists being beaten off in the MANNAR sector, forward marching troops launched a massive attack on a group of terrorists in CHETTIYARKATTAIADAMPAN, southeast of GIANT TANK this morning (3) around 11.00 a.m.

At least fifteen Tiger terrorists, most of whom were from the so called terrorist military wing, “IMRAN PANDIAN regiment” were killed in the incident.

It is said that the so called terrorist military wing was the terrorist leader PRABHAKARAN’s most acclaimed “terrorist regiment”.

Terrorists have lost some of their vitally important areas such as VEPPANKULAM, KALLIKULAM, PIKKULAM and KARUKKANDAL during most recent confrontations with the troops who have already established their positions to the extent of 8.5 sq km, northwest of GIANT TANK.

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STF to oversee development initiatives in Sri Lanka’s north

The Sri Lanka Cabinet has approved a proposal made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to set up a Special Task Force (STF) to oversee development initiatives in the strife-torn Northern Province districts, including the districts of Jaffna — administered by the government — and Killinochi and Mullathivu, which are under the control of the LTTE.

An official announcement here on Saturday said the three-member STF would be headed by the Cabinet Minister for Social Services, Douglas Devananda, and comprise the Minister for Rehabilitation, Rishad Badiuddin, and senior Presidential Advisor and MP Basil Rajapaksa. Mr. Rajapaksa is the younger brother of the President.

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