Is LTTE’s new global wing chief wanted by Interpol?
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers, facing the worst ever crisis, have formed a new global front to possibly resume peace parleys. But is its first head the same man who is sought by India and the Interpol?Websites sympathetic to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) identified the chief of the newly set up Department of International Relations as Selvarasa Pathmanathan. The TamilNet reported Jan 30 that the LTTE leadership – a euphemism for Velupillai Prabhakaran – had “recently” made the appointment and described Pathmanathan as “a high profile representative of the movement”. “Pathmanathan will be representing the movement in any further peace initiatives and will be the primary point of contact for engaging with the international community, according to a letter sent to various international actors by the LTTE’s Department of International Relations,” it said. TamilNet added that Pathmanathan will work abroad “with required mandate from the LTTE leadership” and
