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At least 30 SLA soldiers were killed and more than 100 soldiers were wounded, the Tigers said. One SLA dead body was recovered by the Tigers who seized three AK-LMG guns, one RPG, two disposable Light Anti-tank Weapons and five T-56 type-2 assault rifles. Three LTTE fighters were killed in action.

Heavy fighting broke at 5:30 a.m. and lasted till 1:10 p.m. when SLA ground forces attempted to advance into LTTE territory with the fire support of Sri Lanka Air Force and heavy Multi-Barrel Rocket and artillery fire.

I read. So you don't know the truth. But Sripathi,Mangala may know the truth because they participated. That's what I meant.

for the first time Southern beach papa don't know the TRUTH..lolz..he talks as if he knows the TRUTH tho lolz.

Mangy and Siripahy came up with this VP/MR deal only once they became political refugees. If they were sincere in fighting corruption, then they should've exposed it earlier.

'If they were sincere in fighting corruption,

'hey should've exposed it earlier'

Maheswaran studied at Yarlton College in Karainagar and later at St. Johns College, Jaffna .He also studied at the St.Johns Academy tutorial college.

The family underwent a financial crisis and Maheswaran dropped out from studies. He was compelled to work as a cleaner and later driver in a lorry. But he had a burning desire to succeed in business and be a rich man. He began engaging in transporting goods on a small scale between Colombo and Jaffna.

Two things helped him. One was his ability to ingratiate himself with former Jaffna district minister UB Wijekoon. The other was the war. Maheswaran was a profiteer from war.

Through UB Wijekoon?s help he gained some influence within the UNP. When the war escalated the transport of goods was restricted to Jaffna. Maheswaran struck deals with both the LTTE and the UNP Government and began transporting essential items.

He made rapacious profits and shared the spoils with both UNP bigwigs and the LTTE. It was the embargo on fuel that gave him a massive fillip. He smuggled in great amounts of fuel. One of his successful ruses was smuggling fuel in coco cola bottles.

There was a time when selling kerosene in bottles at excessive prices became a lucrative business in Jaffna. People would be seen standing at roadsides and selling kerosene. Maheswaran was the ?wholesale? supplier. It was then that he acquired the name ?Manennei? (Kerosene) Maheswaran

Yeah. I agree with you.
But see. There are names for some big frauds such as ''Helping Hambantota'', ''Mavilaaru''. Do you know some more??

Maheswaran developed his business further by transporting essential items by ships to Jaffna from Colombo. He teamed up with a cartel of Jaffna businessmen and transported on a large scale. This cartel had a virtual monopoly of this. The people had to pay high prices for these goods.

He maintained good relations with both the UNP government and LTTE.

The LTTE was paid massive amounts out of the profits. As long as their coffers were filled the self - imposed sole representatives of the Tamil people were content to let the people be exploited ruthlessly