Karuna seeks Devananda's support for comeback
TamilNet, Thursday, 02 October 2008, 11:02 GMT
Amid reports of a renewed infighting among the factionalised TMVP paramilitary in the East, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, alias Karuna, a former Tiger commander who turned leader of the paramilitary group operated by the Sri Lanka Army, Wednesday met the EPDP paramilitary leader and Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda, seeking the latter's support to strengthen his position in the East, which is under the grip of the UPFA-installed chief minister and paramilitary leader, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who was a former confidante of Karuna.
The meeting comes after Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan secretary of defence and the brother of SL President Mahinda Rajapaksa, adviced Mr. Muralitharan to meet Mr. Devandanda, according to informed sources in Colombo.