Karuna faction behind the killing of Kalmunai police training ...

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A leading English, Media has reported that Karuna faction was involved in
the murder of Kalmunai police training school chief MH Jamaldeen. ...
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Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan MP visits Kalmunai

By Minbar Web
(Kalmunai) The people of Kalmunai area are to welcome the former TMVP
leader and parliamentarian Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman
today. The road on both sides from Kalmunai city to Pandiruppu where a
meeting is scheduled ...
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MP Karuna Amman joined SLFP and appointed as a Minister

By suranimala

Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman joined LTTE in 1983 and

became the LTTE military commander in Batticaloa district before he broke

away from LTTE in 2004 over a dispute he had with LTTE leadership. ...

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Karuna faction says won't disarm | SiberNews Media

By sudaroli

In the latest incident, Mr. Kamalanathan and two other Karuna loyalists

escaped unhurt when their van came under small arms fire at Urani, about

two kilometres from Batticaloa town. The Karuna faction blamed the TMVP led

by Eastern ...

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North and East heads for development - Karuna

North and East heads for development - Karuna

Daily Mirror - Colombo,Western,Sri Lanka

"The main concern for development in the Sri Lankan Army-captured area is

Batticaloa," Karuna said adding that "there is a lot of potential that,

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One time rebel leader of Sri Lanka to join SLFP

Colombo Page - Colombo,Sri Lanka
He hopes to convert all his political party offices in Trincomalee,
Batticaloa, and Ampara districts as SLFP offices after obtaining the
membership in the ...
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Karuna Amman alias Vinayagamorthy Muralitharan was spotted swinging the night away at Bentota Beach Hotel

The Beauty & The Beast, at Bentota Beach

Dushy Ranetunge at Bentota

Karuna Amman alias Vinayagamorthy Muralitharan was spotted swinging the night away at Bentota Beach Hotel on 31st December accompanied by a lady he introduced as his girlfriend.

His wife and children are in London.

Other goons hovered while attempting to gyrate to the rhythms amidst the discomfort of pistols lodged in uncomfortable crevices.

Lasantha Wickrematunge and his delightful new wife, Sonali Samarasinghe, both of the Sunday Leader fame, quickly rose from their table and excitedly greeted Karuna Amman, who was gyrating on the dance floor.

Karuna wore a silky, shiny, black shirt. They say that you can take a man out of Batticaloa, but that you cannot take Batticaloa out of the man. Or was it Jaffna?

The woman introduced as his girlfriend was hanging onto Karuna’s neck, while Karuna was attempting to navigate unsuccessfully holding on to the lady’s hips. The hold on the neck was too uncomfortable and he pushed her arms down.

Here was a man who is held by many to be responsible for the cruel execution of some 600 unarmed policemen who had surrendered during a ceasefire, and the abduction of Tamil children for use as child soldiers. Today in Sri Lanka, he has Michael Jackson star status and is a member of parliament after having been locked up in Britain for violation of Her Majesty’s immigration regulations.

The Karuna entourage included a "white man" dressed up in a Mahinda Rajapakse costume. He too was gyrating uncomfortably, as his skirt was getting in the way of his movement.

With the Bentota beauty queen prizes all being scooped up by the Russians and the Ukranians, the "white man" in the dress was overheard commenting that Karuna’s girlfriend should have entered the competition. Since I was one of the three judges, I could authoritatively state that her chances of success had long odds.

Observing developments were two gentlemen from the old country. They could be described as "the groper" as his wife frequently complained of her husbands wandering hands. The other was a thong spotter, who was having a field day with the place crawling with Russian and Ukranian beauties. His wife was joining in the fun.

The "groper" whispered if he should go up to Karuna and ask him if he enjoyed his sojourn in the Queen’s country at her Majesty’s pleasure.

The "thong spotter" was too busy beating a hasty retreat with his family in case a suicide bomber should decide to add to the new year fireworks display at Bentota.

Another, a legend and a great thinker, who enjoys his cigars, speculated about the future of Karuna Amman.

He wondered if the man would be pardoned for his war crimes. The "groper" from the old country interjected stating that no pardon has been yet forthcoming and that perhaps charges should be filed in the courts, local and international.

An opinion was expressed that although some may regard him as Michael Jackson, others may have not forgotten, and that a suspense account may have been opened with a debit entry, in anticipation of a corresponding credit entry in some future date to facilitate the closing of the account.

The Italian, Luca Pacioli, the inventor of double entry book-keeping would be proud.

They say that accountants never die, they only lose their balance.

As midnight approached, the elegantly dressed ravishing Sonali took to the floor with Lasantha, with Karuna Amman gyrating with his girlfriend next to them. The Beauty and the Beast were rocking at Bentota Beach.

SRI LANKA: Breakaway Tamil Tiger faction to stop child recruitment

Photo: Government of Sri Lanka

TMVP leader Vinyagamurthi Muralitharan (right) with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse

 A breakaway faction of the Tamil Tigers is to stop underage recruitments completely, the group's leader told IRIN. 

Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan, leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), which broke away from the Tamil Tigers in 2004, said it signed the action plan with the government and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on 1 December, with a three-month deadline for ensuring that all underage recruits in the TMVP are demobilised. 

"I do not want children to carry arms and get into the armed culture. We, the TMVP, signed an agreement with UNICEF to show our commitment to protecting the rights of children," Muralitharan, better known as Karuna, told IRIN. "My wish is to provide children with the basic facilities for their education and also for their development in life." 

Muralitharan, who joined the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 1983 as a 17-year-old, broke away in April 2004 and formed the TMVP. He was appointed a member of parliament with the ruling People's Freedom Alliance on 7 October 2008. 

"The Action Plan must now be translated into concrete actions [by the TMVP] on the ground," Philippe Duamelle, UNICEF's representative in Sri Lanka, said. 

UNICEF said the three-month plan set out a clear timeframe: by 1 January 2009, the TMVP must release all children from its ranks; by 1 February, the TMVP is to spell out its stance on underage recruitment and issue directives to members; and by 1 March it should have trained key TMVP personnel on recruitment and child protection. 

Access to camps

UNICEF's spokesman James Elder told IRIN the TMVP would also give UNICEF and the Sri Lankan government access to its camps and offices to verify the status of children associated with the party. UNICEF had complained that efforts to gain access to TMVP camps had been unsuccessful, despite pledges from high-ranked officials. 

"The Action Plan states that the TMVP will carry out checks in all their camps and offices to identify the number and whereabouts of all children in their ranks," Elder said. "They will provide the government and UNICEF with a list of all children, their locations and areas of origin. UNICEF will then work with the government to make contact with the children's parents and begin the preparations for [their] return home." 

Once home, their status will be assessed by Save the Children and the Probation and National Child Protection Authority, the government body overseeing the protection of children. The two agencies will also assist in the rehabilitation and reintegration of the children, Elder said. 

"UNICEF's preferred strategy is that all children, wherever possible, return to their families and communities. However, there will be cases where some children upon release need to go into alternative care," said Elder. "Ideally these children should be accommodated in areas where they can maintain their links with their community, culture and family. But if there are security threats to the children, it would be in their best interests to move outside their district until it is safe for them to return." 

According to UNICEF statistics, there were 133 outstanding cases of underage recruitment by the TMVP as of 31 October. Of that number, 62 were younger than 18, while 71, who had been recruited while under 18, had passed that age. 

Muralitharan told IRIN his organisation was not recruiting children into armed combat but that most of the underage members had sought protection. 

When it entered elected politics in the Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka, its home base, by contesting two regional elections in March and May this year, the TMVP also released more underage recruits from its ranks. In April, it released 39 children just before the elections for the Eastern Provincial Council. 

Karuna Drops ‘Pulikal’

MP Vinyagamurthi Muralitharan also known as Karuna Amman plans to form a new party named Tamil People’s Liberation Front (Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Koddani -TMVK).

He had earlier formed the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party (TMVP) and the new party has dropped the term ‘Pulikal’ which means Tiger.
Chairman of the new party will be Karuna Amman. Inaiyana Bharathi has been appointed the General Secretary.

The formation of the new party followed differences of opinion between Karuna and Chief Minister of the Eastern Provincial Council Chandrakanthan (Pillaiyan), party sources said.