Rajiv killing a mistake - KA

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The assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was a big mistake, the former Tamil Tiger commander, Karuna Amman, said.

Karuna Amman, whose real name is Vinyagamoorthy Muralitharan, is the deputy minister of resettlement in the Sri Lankan government. He told the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, which is looking into the incidents of the ethnic war between the Tigers and the Lankan Army, that he received arms training in India in the early Eighties when he was with the LTTE.

Things changed when Gandhi was assassinated by the LTTE. India then turned against the Tigers and banned it, Karuna said. He denied responsibility for killing 600 policemen who had surrendered to the LTTE.

Source: The Telegraph

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Comments - 39

M Rifai Nazim Tuesday, 14 December 2010 09:57 AM

It would have been very nice if you say - taking up arms is a BIG MISTAKE. But instead you approve only Rajiv Gandhi's killing is a big mistake.

What we see is you are still to learn from the REPEATED MISTAKES which you have been doing even now!

sxhabeeb Tuesday, 14 December 2010 05:47 AM

god. then what about killing of Former Pres. R. Premadasa, Gamini Dissanayake, and many more UNP Politicians.... isnt it a mistake or justified ?

issin Tuesday, 14 December 2010 05:56 AM

attaking dalada maligawa also mistake?killing buddhist mank at arantalawa also mistake ?listen ur mistake was closing mawilaru.

koplar Tuesday, 14 December 2010 06:35 AM

to keep this man alive is also a mistake.........
these kinda people cant be never trusted

HADI Tuesday, 14 December 2010 06:47 AM

What about the killing of the innecent muslims by you?

Lionel Tuesday, 14 December 2010 06:48 AM

If things go wrong everyone will say that the wrong thing was done, why din't you say this before.You may be a saint to MR but not for others.

sabesion Tuesday, 14 December 2010 07:21 AM

why he needs to worry those story? he got reward (as minister) rather than punishment!!!
so if u want to get reward killed maximum u can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Minister K..... Tuesday, 14 December 2010 09:14 AM

His gun barrels are still smoking!

karnan Tuesday, 14 December 2010 09:17 AM

everything is a mistake mr Karuna ,including leaving you alive , this is the big mistake of Prabaharan .

Gayan Samarasekara Tuesday, 14 December 2010 05:09 AM

Yes, correct. Even now he can play a good role in resettlement and development programs of northern and eastern Sri Lanka..

poor but rich Tuesday, 14 December 2010 09:58 AM

Hi Varuna, because of him only you killed Praba, if not for him you have fily your kite for another 30years.

Oyage sudu kella Tuesday, 14 December 2010 10:40 AM

Hariyata hari !

Bakamoona Tuesday, 14 December 2010 10:42 AM

How many more mistakes are you planning to do in the present and future ? ha ha.

Ampare son Tuesday, 14 December 2010 01:22 PM

another mistake dreaming elam.

channa Tuesday, 14 December 2010 02:25 PM

He is one of the reasons for the Defeat of LTTE....

sarath Tuesday, 14 December 2010 02:27 PM

well his mistakes make thousands of people killed and thousands of people without their limbs....and you are enjoying a luxary life now...we have to suffer?

samy Tuesday, 14 December 2010 02:34 PM

You are in paradise
SF in jail
What a funny????

Ramzil Wednesday, 15 December 2010 05:07 AM

Though the killing of policemen happened in the east, it was carried out by the northern LTTE. They were "punished" by the forces for that.

ranil Wednesday, 15 December 2010 07:20 AM

whats abt d innocent civilians that you killed? wasnt that a mistake

malithlk Tuesday, 14 December 2010 04:03 AM

Meya baba. "He denied responsibility for killing 600 policemen who had surrendered to the LTTE"

Patriot Tuesday, 14 December 2010 02:54 AM

We need this terrorist to say this. Why doesn't he do something good at least now. This fellow was responsible for many killings.

varuna Tuesday, 14 December 2010 03:07 AM

your existance also a mistake done by the army

perumal Tuesday, 14 December 2010 03:10 AM

How can he disclaim responsibility for killing 600 policemen if he was the Eastern LTTE commander then? Where is the rule of law?

Nadaraja Tuesday, 14 December 2010 03:23 AM

Well, KA, the eastern people witnessed of his cruel activities during the conflict, he should be bring to the justice with all these charges, there so many witness can come forward. Even our family has victimized during his ruled of the eastern commander.

Oxford Sarees Tuesday, 14 December 2010 03:27 AM

Now he is innocent. not Angulimala !!

Concerned Tuesday, 14 December 2010 03:46 AM

Alright. It happened at least in a foreign country, India. What about the gunning down of Samanera Bikkhus in the East? Was it also a mistake for you?

Bluff Bluff Tuesday, 14 December 2010 03:47 AM

Can you give a list of all such murders which now you think mistake?

Minister Tuesday, 14 December 2010 03:51 AM

How do you differentiate between a mistake and a cold blooded murder?

dpl Tuesday, 14 December 2010 04:02 AM

please do not play double game to suites you.

hari Tuesday, 14 December 2010 02:45 AM

Good he accepted it ,but but did he say that others correct ? or justified ?
i am curious to know

Ossan Salam - Doha Tuesday, 14 December 2010 04:05 AM

It took nineteen years for him to admit LTTE's mistake.....what about Sri Lankan president RP's killing or our great foreign minister LK? were these not mistakes? anyway what were the right things that they have done?

Anguli Marli Tuesday, 14 December 2010 04:07 AM

Now He is innocent.

kiri putha Tuesday, 14 December 2010 04:10 AM

ohhhh really? what about arantalawa buddhist monks killing.

malkanthi Tuesday, 14 December 2010 04:22 AM

No he surely must have helped in defeating the LTTE, but now no use.

mega aiya la Tuesday, 14 December 2010 04:42 AM

but the caliber and the class that matters.

willows Tuesday, 14 December 2010 04:54 AM

this should have brought to the books and purnished severley, or life time sentences.

Fayad Tuesday, 14 December 2010 05:02 AM

Killing Rajiv is mistake then killing unarmed policemen (600), killing Muslims while they were praying in the mosque (160)
you should be tried in the court of law & sentence to death.

Isha Tuesday, 14 December 2010 05:04 AM

The biggest mistake is that our Honorable President given you a minister post in his cabint.

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