Widow of slain LTTE Leader rejects allegations on war

[Lankan Ranger]

Widow of slain LTTE Leader rejects allegations on war


The widow of a slain top Tamil Tiger official has rejected claims that the Sri Lankan army had shot dead Tamil Tiger leaders who surrendered during the final stages of the civil conflict.

A government news agency on Saturday quoted Shashi Rekh, the widow of slain Tamil Tiger Political Chief S.P. Thamilchelvam as saying that all top Tamil Tiger officials were killed in battle in May 2009.

Claims of several top Tamil Tigers were killed by the army after they surrendered with white flags in their hands had created an uproar, with international human rights groups and some western nations calling for an investigation.

The Lankapuvath government news agency quoted Shashi Rekha as saying that she was trapped in an area in northern Sri Lanka during the final battle before managing to seek refuge with the army.

She said she was well aware of what had exactly taken place during the war which ended in 2009 after 30 years of fighting and thousands were killed.

Her husband, S.P Thamilchelvam, who was a popular figure in the Tamil Tiger outfit and led several rounds of peace negotiations with the Sri Lankan government before hostilities broke out again, was killed in an air strike by the Sri Lankan air force.

Other rebel leaders including the Tamil Tiger chief Vellupillai Prabakaran, were killed in May 2009 during the final stages of the war.

Widow of slain Tamil Tiger rejects allegations on war

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Now where are some Indian members, who are against Sri Lanka...........

 

[AkhandIndia]

should we post videos of dead killed by lankans??

 

[ashokdeiva]

I don't know how much torture you guys gave her to give such a confession

 

[pmukherjee]

Now where are some Indian members, who are against Sri Lanka...........

Look pal, no one is against Sri Lanka. Thousands of Tamil civilians who fled the war zone and took shelter in the so called 'Safe Zones' were killed in cold blood. Hospitals treating injured civilians were deliberately targeted by Sri Lankan artillery. This was not the act of the Sri lankan govt. It was done by individuals in the Sri lankan Army. No one blames Sri Lanka, we want the killers to be held accountable and brought to justice.

Sri Lankan Army shooting dead LTTE cadre is no big deal. They were terrorists and deserved nothing else. It is the massacre of thousands of innocent civilians which has the whole world crawling all over you.

In this context, that this lady's statement has no relevance. Her husband was a terrorist who killed many during his life time. How he died is totally immaterial. The issue is the large scale murder of Tamil civilians.