SRI LANKA ENTERS HISTORIC PHASE: SECY DEFENCE & TRI-SERVICE CHIEFS INFORM PRESIDENT

MULLAITTIVU: DEATH of senior LTTE terrorists, SUVENTHIRAN BALAGURU alias JEYAM, RATHNAM MASTER and MADAVAN MASTER were confirmed Monday (18) evening by the clearing troops after their dead bodies were scientifically identified, the Army Headquarters declared. BALAGURU alias JEYAM, born in 1965 had been involved in many major LTTE operations against Sri Lanka Security Forces and Indian Peace Keeping Forces in WANNI area since 1984. He was in-charge of the LTTE Reconnaissance Team and responsible for infiltrated attacks in Security Forces-controlled areas.
COLOMBO: COMMANDER of the Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka, RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc Navy Commander Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda RSP VSV USP ndc psc and Air Force Commander Air Marshal Roshan Goonathilake RWP VSV USP ndc psc have been promoted to their next ranks by His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa in recognition of their services to the country in connection with the elimination of LTTE terrorism from Sri Lanka’s soil.
MULLAITTIVUI: ARMY TROOPS by Monday (18) evening confirmed the death of eleven more senior LTTE terrorists who attempted to escape their destiny of being captured by the Army in WELLAMULLIVAIKKAL area. LTTE Police chief ILANGO, aide to LTTE leader's son SUDHARMAN, senior intelligence leader THOMAS, LTTE military leader LUXMAN, senior Sea Tiger cadre SRI RAM, LTTE female military leader ISEI ARAVI, LTTE deputy intelligence leader KAPIL AMMAN, in charge of LTTE female training AJANTHI, in charge of LTTE mortar section WARDHA, Secretary to LTTE leader PUDIYAWAN and Special military leader JENARTHAN were among them.
COLOMBO : COMMANDER OF THE ARMY, GENERAL SARATH FONSEKA WHO HAS BEEN THE NATION’S TOWER OF STRENGTH AND HOPE FOR ERADICATION OF LTTE TERRORISM RIGHT THROUGHOUT WITH THE SUPPORT OF NAVY, AIR FORCE, POLICE AND CIVIL SECURITY DEPARTMENT A FEW MINUTES AGO AT ABOUT 12;15 NOON ON TUESDAY (19) DECLARED THAT THE DEAD BODY OF THE LTTE LEADER VELUPILLAI PRABHAKARAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND RECOVERED.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday (19th May 2009) morning, at the dawn of a New Era in Sri Lanka, free from the grips of Tiger (LTTE) terrorism inaugurated the 4th session of the 6th Parliament in Sri Lanka and asserted that there are no more minorities in Sri Lanka but only “patriots” and “non-patriots”. President Rajapaksa and First Lady Mrs. Shiranthi Rajapaksa on arrival at the Parliament complex were warmly received by Speaker W.J.M Lokubandara, Sergeant at Arms and senior administrators and conducted to the main lobby after a bevy.....
MULLAITTIVU: LTTE’s aging DAYA MASTER, in government retention and late terrorist supremo’s former eastern military leader, now a reformed Minister, VINAYAGAMURTHI MURALITHARAN (MP) (KARUNA AMMAN) Tuesday (19) afternoon flew to 53 Division area in PUTHUKKUDDIYIRUPPU where PRABHAKARAN’s dead body lies. Both visitors confirmed the identity of the dead body as that of LTTE chief VELUPILLAI PRABHAKARAN after the duo were taken to the remains by 53 Division General Officer Commanding Major General KAMAL GUNARATHNA.
COLOMBO : COMMANDER OF THE ARMY, GENERAL SARATH FONSEKA WHO HAS BEEN THE NATION’S TOWER OF STRENGTH AND HOPE FOR ERADICATION OF LTTE TERRORISM RIGHT THROUGHOUT WITH THE SUPPORT OF NAVY, AIR FORCE, POLICE AND CIVIL SECURITY DEPARTMENT A FEW MINUTES AGO AT ABOUT 12;15 NOON ON TUESDAY (19) DECLARED THAT THE DEAD BODY OF THE LTTE LEADER VELUPILLAI PRABHAKARAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND RECOVERED.
COLOMBO: FOREIGN Minister Rohitha Bogollgama has urged the UN to acknowledge the success of the humanitarian mission of the Sri Lankan armed forces to rescue the thousands of civilians who had been held hostage as human shields by the LTTE in the former no-fire zone (NFZ). The dire predictions made by certain elements of the international community of an impending "humanitarian catastrophe" and a "bloodbath" did not materialize, due to the timely and effective action of the security forces to launch the largest hostage rescue mission in history, to free the civilians from.....
ORDINARY JAFFNA civilians on hearing the fate that befell LTTE terrorist leader, PRABHAKARAN exploded into happiness and delight throughout Tuesday (19) after taking to main streets with waving National flags. As the news cracked, civilians went on lighting fire crackers and sounding vehicle horns as more and more people joined the revelers. Those civilians in their hundreds wended their way across the main streets. The spontaneous burst of the public is reflective of the anger and revulsion of the JAFFNA public.