Former LTTE eastern commander Karuna Amman has fled to Britain, well informed sources told the Daily Mirror adding that it followed the escalation of the split within the Karuna faction also known as the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP).
Amman had reportedly fled around four days ago after receiving his visa from Colombo and is now with his family who have been in Britain for more than a year, the source said. His mobile phone is however on roaming for him to be in contact with his close associates in Sri Lanka.
The Daily Mirror learns that financial irregularities within the TMVP which resulted in the split forced Amman to flee the country until the situation was resolved. More cadres loyal to Amman are said to have offered allegiance to Pillayan who moved to Trincomalee from Batticaloa together with more than 100 cadres earlier this year resulting in both sides carrying out tit for tat killings which still continues. Some Pillayan cadres have now infiltrated Batticaloa, sources said.
Besides this development, there was also pressure from government circles with persistent allegations being levelled against the TMVP over intimidation and harassment of Tamil political parties operating in the East including the EPDP led by Minister Dauglas Devananda.
However when contacted by the Daily Mirror TMVP spokesman Azad Maulana, who himself was not contactable for several months following the reported split within the TMVP, dismissed reports of Karuna fleeing the country and declined to comment further on the issue.
(http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/09/26/front/04.asp)
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