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By Nirmala Kannangara

The UNP yesterday claimed that LTTE renegade leader Karuna Amman had revealed to the British authorities the exact ground situation prevailing in the east, which was totally different to that projected by the Government.

UNP parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella at a media briefing held in Colombo said Karuna had revealed the accurate details of the ground situation in the eastern province to the British authorities and that it ran counter to government`s claims adding the details revealed would give the government a bad image internationally.

`It is learnt that Karuna Amman had revealed the exact ground situation to the British authorities and it would bring adverse consequences to the administration,` added Kiriella.

Kiriella asked as to what action the British authorities would take in regard to the diplomatic passport and the forged visa documentations issued to Karuna Amman by the government of Sri Lanka, and added that it too would tarnish the country`s image.

According to Kiriella there are possibilities that the Sri Lankan diplomatic passport would not get the due recognition in future.

`A diplomatic passport is issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry on the recommendation of the Defence Ministry. If the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry are charged with such unprofessional conduct then the foreign countries would think twice about the authenticity of our diplomatic passports in future,` alleged Kiriella.