LTTE chief Prabhakaran’s dead body found

Colombo: Sri Lankan state television on Tuesday broadcast video footage of what it said was the body of Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, with the face of the rebel leader visible. The images, also carried by the private Swarnavahini channel, showed the upper section of a corpse which was dressed in camouflage uniform.

The Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, General Sarath Fonseka, has confirmed that LTTE chief Prabhakaran’s body has been found on Tuesday morning by the Lankan troops.

The terror chief’s body was found by the 53 Division troops led by Major General Kamal Goonarathne, Sri Lankan military sources said.

A Lankan military spokesman also said that Prabhakaran was in uniform and there were bullet wounds on his head.

The Lankan military claimed that they have positively identified 18 bodies of senior LTTE cadres. The list of identified LTTE leaders include:

* Pottu Amman: LTTE’s Intelligence Wing Leader

* Bhanu: LTTE military leader

* Jeyam: LTTE military leader

* B Nadesan: LTTE’s Political Head

* S Pulidevan: Head of LTTE’s Peace Secretariat

* Ramesh: LTTE special military leader

* Ilango: LTTE Police Chief

* Charles Anthony: Eldest son of LTTE chief V Prabhakaran

* Sudharman: Aide to LTTE leader’s son

* Thomas: Senior intelligence leader

* Luxman: LTTE military leader

* Sri Ram: Senior Sea Tiger cadre

* Isei Aravi: LTTE female military leader

* Kapil Amman: LTTE deputy intelligence leader

* Ajanthi: Female LTTE training in charge

* Wardha: LTTE mortar in-charge

* Pudiyawan: Secretary to the LTTE leader

* Jenarthan: Special military leader