KP is working silently to bring the reconciliation between the two communities in Sri Lanka..!!!

KP is working for ethnic harmony in Sri Lanka, Indian report says

The detained chief arms dealer of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is working towards ethnic harmony in Sri Lanka, an Indian media report said on Monday.

The Express News Service of India quoting the Singapore-based Sri Lankan terrorism expert Dr. Rohan Gunaratna reported that the detained former chief arms procurer and smuggler for the LTTE, Kumaran Pathmanathan alias ‘KP’ is currently making an immense contribution to peace in Sri Lanka by working for ethnic harmony.

"He is building bridges between the Tamils and other communities, both at home and overseas, and is striving for ethnic unity. He is contributing to peace immensely," Dr. Gunaratna has told the ENS over the phone from Singapore.

Sri Lankan authorities arrested KP in August 2009 from his hideout in a South Asian country and brought to Colombo. Since then he has been detained in an undisclosed location. Reportedly KP has given some valuable information on the structure and assets of the LTTE overseas establishments and has helped identifying escaped Tiger leaders.

KP was an international arms smuggler who procured massive loads of weapons worth billions of dollars for the terrorist organization that ravaged a deadly war for 30 years. He was wanted by the Interpol for arms smuggling operations across Asia, Canada, US, and the Europe.

According to the ENS report, Dr. Gunaratna has met KP and he believes that KP is working silently to bring the reconciliation between the two communities in Sri Lanka.

"KP has met many people, including Tamils from Sri Lanka’s North and East. He has been allowed to build unity among the various Sri Lankan communities, Tamils and others," Gunaratna has told ENS.

KP took the leadership of the LTTE after the death of its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. Prabhakaran was killed by the Sri Lankan security forces in the final battle in May.


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