UN West offered LTTE help to flee

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The United Nations and a western country offered to send a ship for the LTTE leadership to flee Sri Lanka during the last stages of the war, LTTE former arms procurer Kumaran Padmanadan, alias "KP" told Indian media.

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Comments - 68

Phil Tuesday, 24 May 2011 08:57 PM

Who is your speech writer, KP?
You cold have been more popular had you been mum.

MH-NZ Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:45 AM

UN, West , an explanation is required this is terrible violating another countrys freedom.

ben Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:38 AM

SICK !

Eva Peron Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:30 AM

Yeah, yeah, yeah.... like we need a terrorists and dictators to tell us what's good and what's bad for Sri Lanka!

Oh,What a circus! Oh, what a show!

Brenan Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:26 AM

Norway not uk..uk gov didnt support LTTE that much

jayath Wednesday, 25 May 2011 12:56 AM

THE BEHIND THE CURTAIN SCENARIO OF SO CALLED :WESTERN COUNTRIES HAS NOW UNVEILED .

Chamara Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:20 PM

Wisdom, No, I did not know about UN's involvement to save terrorist VP..

SHAMAN Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:21 PM

Mr.KP there is blood in your hand. you are a war criminal and be behind bars,

S.Sriranjan Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:00 PM

Future Chief Minister of .........?

gemiyaa Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:52 AM

Not a doubt, another result from one of the government's plan to make the country foolish.....
Poor Sri lanka...

RajasH Tuesday, 24 May 2011 08:19 PM

ha ha ha KP speaks from the grave

Karuna Tuesday, 24 May 2011 04:08 PM

He work for money.
How much he got to make this statement?

gayan Tuesday, 24 May 2011 04:03 PM

I think he means Banki Moon when he refers to UN. But whos the Western country? UK or Norway?

Asanghe Tuesday, 24 May 2011 03:50 PM

So, UN & Europe are Terrorist?

xai Tuesday, 24 May 2011 04:04 PM

you think karuna was the only sheep that jumped the fence?

Manel Tuesday, 24 May 2011 03:58 PM

Does anybody think that the strategist General Fonseka did not know this? He had plans in place to prevent terrorists from escaping by whatever means.

franny Tuesday, 24 May 2011 03:30 PM

TWO YEARS HAVE PAST, WHY SO LATE I WONDER WHAT'S NEXT

malkanthi Wednesday, 25 May 2011 05:38 AM

Exactly, further KP is now a government spokesman.

Andreas Thursday, 26 May 2011 02:40 AM

KP you are terrorist too, You are late to give this information else some one approached you to tell this lie to protect from the UN report.
Borru kiyanna epa K.P

kumudini Thursday, 26 May 2011 01:41 AM

ANY ONE REMEMBER NELSON MANDELA STORY ?

Wimal_Modawansa Wednesday, 25 May 2011 09:47 AM

You have agreat memery.You remember this only after two years.

Prasad Wednesday, 25 May 2011 10:04 AM

Are you sure of yourself? Will Mr Obama & friends except this statement ?

Conscience Wednesday, 25 May 2011 07:49 AM

KP, keep something for future!

Mervin Wednesday, 25 May 2011 07:38 AM

How much more he has to lick to get a seat at the parliment

TR!~RED~ Wednesday, 25 May 2011 07:06 AM

something is terribly rotten in sri lanka!!!

Abdul Wednesday, 25 May 2011 06:28 AM

i hope once/if he leaves SL, he will come out say that these were all works MR, he was getting instructions from them

UK TAMIL BOY Tuesday, 24 May 2011 03:25 PM

You're trapped by a lion. so what can you do?

K ate P ass Wednesday, 25 May 2011 04:20 AM

He funded the movement that killed soldiers and civilians. Now he is treated like a heroand the man who saved the country is in prison. Sad our people are not bothered.

Chandra Wednesday, 25 May 2011 04:12 AM

Why not. They (UN & Western countries) do not like trouble free country trying to develop

Sam Fernando Wednesday, 25 May 2011 04:01 AM

WHAAT! are you OK?

ila Wednesday, 25 May 2011 03:56 AM

KP, i have one quesiton for you. What do you think of Channel 4? Aere you behaving like a remote control of war criminals?

The Liberal Wednesday, 25 May 2011 03:41 AM

haha...KP,MR all playing for the same team now. If Prabha was alive he'll also be in that team....

Kapatiya Wednesday, 25 May 2011 03:15 AM

See how we tackle all your tamil leaders?Money speaks mate..

gemiyaa Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:55 AM

Use the brain and think as a human.... God has given the brain to think.. n ot to accept what all are saying as it is.....

DZ Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:30 AM

dear sir, what happen to your funds and ships. dear sir, do you know the reason for not taking any legal actions against you by this gov ? are u a mukuth nokarapu baba (bady) ?

spark Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:39 PM

KP, Piraba, MR, Karuna, Dougy are all in the same war crime boat...so they will come out with lots of songs now.

Srith Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:07 PM

This speech explicit Jeyalalitha fear become to Fever

srilal Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:53 AM

i would like to kill you behalf of my country srilanka.....

Konde Bendapuchhena Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:52 AM

UK+US+EU+LTTE=UN

Deshahithaisee Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:50 AM

That means Western countries and UN are supporting terrorists

jude Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:45 AM

Hay UK Tamil Boy,For the past 30 years you & the entire Tamil community was taken for a ride by your own set of selfish egoed men. At leat now weak-up from your sleep.

CP Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:44 AM

what ever KP say now , it is not going to help, that is your personel matter, UN revealed everything , it is very hard to reverse.

Musthafa Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:03 PM

SO BANKI MOON ALSO A MEMBER OF LTTE?

Ajith Cabral Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:51 PM

KP War hero ? Which side did he support during the WAR ! if he was not arrested by Malaysian intelligence , we know what would have being the consequence.

UK Tamil Boy Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:29 AM

You bad man..mad ..man. you ..?

nawala nihal Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:23 AM

oh boy, you got all the qualities to be a politician...

Doha Boy Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:07 AM

Where is he staying??

Cynic Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:03 AM

Was the earlier full interview self censored?

TMA Tuesday, 24 May 2011 05:49 AM

What a trustworthy man

Fayad Tuesday, 24 May 2011 05:40 AM

Open secret, this is nothing surprise
UN targets are very clear with an US agenda Ex: Iraq, Libya.Iran UN has lost its credibility by been bias towards the west.

sltk2004 Tuesday, 24 May 2011 04:06 AM

Dear KP, you're a true war hero and a real friend of Sri Lanka. We salute you.

sunny Tuesday, 24 May 2011 01:46 PM

Are we supposed to believe KP, a former terrorist in Government custody? Does the gov'ment think that world will be full of UPFA supporters?

Jin Pappa Tuesday, 24 May 2011 03:01 PM

In that case Eric Soleheim, Robert \Blake, et al will fall into same category!

Yehiya-Doha Tuesday, 24 May 2011 03:13 PM

You can't mislead India.

nipuna seneviratne Tuesday, 24 May 2011 02:56 PM

You can enjoy.... the hero can suffer....

Lanka Modaya Patriot Tuesday, 24 May 2011 02:13 PM

SL should throw all deplomats from US,UK,NORWAY .....and quit UN. Because all are terrorist.

Ameer Tuesday, 24 May 2011 02:03 PM

Well Done KP the real UN brought to light, its not united nations, its a united developed countries trying to keep undeveloped countries down committee,

Thomas Tuesday, 24 May 2011 02:19 PM

This man K P is equally GUILTY as Prabakaran, so put him on trail. Other like men Karuna, Douglous also their hands tainted with the Blood of innocents. Put them also in trail.

citizen1 Tuesday, 24 May 2011 02:13 PM

His new status apparently, by our gon masses. If you placed cow dung in front of them, they will call that 'sir' too!

citizen1 Tuesday, 24 May 2011 01:54 PM

War hero?...hope this is sarcasm.

WISDOM Tuesday, 24 May 2011 04:04 AM

KP MANY WISE PEOPLE KNEW THIS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TELL THIS NOW.

ANYWAY YOU CAN REMIND THE WEST ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY NORWAY!!

DZ Tuesday, 24 May 2011 01:45 PM

used since he was a well mannered "baba" during war time.

SAPU Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:59 PM

KP next foreign minister??

karu Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:57 PM

Too late massage obviously show that trying to put UN and Bankimoon into trouble against it's report.....what a pity effort.

Yehiya-Doha Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:55 PM

He is under custody. How can comments statement to media. Govt. makes more complication the issue. Why this so much poor of our administration. Can lead a war against UN.

Ajith Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:38 PM

What do we expect from a Govt. Captive Man? Not surprising statement.

Bumba Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:52 PM

PK was part of LTTE at the time of the war. What did he offer? Or did the offer come through him?

Ajith Cabral Tuesday, 24 May 2011 12:52 PM

Sir ?

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