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It was Pottu Amman who 'unearthed' the 'conspiracy' hatched by LTTE deputy chief Mahathiya to kill Prabhakaran in the early 1990s. Mahathiya was subsequently tried for treason - he was accused of conspiring with Indian intelligence agents to eliminate Prabhakaran - and executed. It is widely believed that Mahathiya's growing popularity prompted Pottu Amman to hatch the plot to eliminate him.

It is said that the sidelining of several Tigers over the years has been engineered by Pottu Amman to eliminate any threat to his own influence in the organization. Pottu Amman is believed to have had a hand in the death of Tamilselvan, the former chief of the LTTE's political wing, in aerial bombing by the Sri Lankan Air Force. He is said to have leaked information regarding Tamilselvan's whereabouts to the armed forces, who lost no time in bombing the location and killing him. It was Pottu Amman again who deepened the rift between the LTTE's former eastern commander 'Colonel Karuna' and Prabhakaran, which resulted in the organization's vertically splitting along regional lines in 2004.

Must have drunk about a bottle of rubbing alcohol ?

SLAF fighter jets made precision air strikes at a well identified LTTE hideout located in the jungles South of Puthukudiyirippu, Mullaittivu, today (Jan 12) at around 6p.m.

According to Air Force Spokesperson, Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara, the air raids were conducted targeting a key LTTE hideout believed frequented by the LTTE leader. With ground troops closing-in on the last LTTE bastions at Puthukkudiyirippu and Mullaittivu, LTTE terror chief Prabakaran is running short of safe houses and escape routes, defence sources said.

The sources referring to the latest SLAF air strikes said that, the target was located in a thick canopy area at Venavil, one of the remaining hideouts of Prabakaran, who is kept in toes due to the multi-pronged air and ground assaults. LTTE communication is experiencing a standdown since the time of attack the sources said adding that, this is similar to the reaction shown by the outfit, when Tamilchelvan was killed.