LTTE ex-deputy leader Mahaththaya's wife and children surrender to Army

(Lanka-e-News, May 02, 2009, 2.00 pm) State media reported today that the wife and the children of LTTE's former deputy leader Gopalaswami Mahendraraja alias Mahaththaya surrendered to Army yesterday. However, when 'Lanka-e-News' enquired about this from the Army spokesman, he said that he was unaware of such incident.

Mahaththaya was the leader of the LTTE negotiation team that held talks with late President R. Premadasa. Later, he was killed as a result of a power struggle with the LTTE leader Prabakaran.




Meanwhile, 58 child soldiers of the LTTE who had recently surrendered to the Army were produced before Vavuniya magistrate and they were directed to Ambepussa rehabilitation camp. The child soldiers were in the 14 to 17 years age group and 20 of them were girls.

LTTE conscripted these children around and year ago.

Meanwhile, some parents that came from the no-fire zone told that their children were abducted by the LTTE even on April 01. They are still waiting in the Army controlled no-fire zone expecting LTTE will release them at least at the last hour.


Meanwhile, LTTE set fire to 130 more boats yesterday so as to prevent the civilians escape from LTTE-held areas.