Hunt for Prabha reaches final page

Separatist movement goes beyond defeated LTTE; it is now Eelam Inc.

By Our Political Editor

(ST)Most Sri Lankans or the world outside is still unaware -- the well-protected, secluded life under serene surroundings, with a thick layer of re-inforced concrete overhead, ended for Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on March 30. Until then, it was from here that he crafted a strong military machine and directed a violent terror campaign even after the Norwegian-brokered Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) of February 2002. His concrete palace, like other fortified military installations in the Wanni, provided the answers to a long-standing puzzle. Full text

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