My advice to Kumaran Pathmanathan:
Just now you are a fugitive from the law. Both Sri Lanka and India have issued warrants for your arrest. Before you think of fighting for the rights of Tamils, surrender yourself to the Sri Lankan authorities and undergo rehabilitation.
And please remember: Right for self determination you are talking of does not include the right to secession.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have admitted for the first time that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead.
A statement issued by the Tigers said their "incomparable leader" had "attained martyrdom" and declared a week of mourning.
A spokesman for the group also told the BBC that it would now use non-violent methods to fight for Tamils rights.
Sri Lanka's army last week released pictures it said showed Prabhakaran's body after its final offensive.
The statement from the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) said he was killed "fighting the military oppression of the Sri Lankan government" last Sunday.
The rebels had made a last stand in the north-east of the island after Sri Lankan troops cornered them in a coastal strip.
The Tigers' defeat brought to an end their 26-year fight for a separate Tamil homeland.
The statement was signed by the defeated group's head of international relations, Selvarasa Pathmanathan.
It said that the LTTE had declared a week of mourning for their dead leader, starting on 25 May.
The statement called on Tamils all over the world to "restrain from harmful acts to themselves or anyone else in this hour of extreme grief".
'Non-violent methods'
In a telephone interview with the BBC, Mr Pathmanathan said Prabhakaran had died on 17 May but did not give details of the circumstances.
Mr Pathmanathan said the Tigers would now use non-violent methods to fight for the rights of Tamils and "agreed to enter a democratic process to achieve the rights for self determination of our people".
Most of the Tamil Tigers leadership is believed to have been killed in the fighting.
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Dead, kalas, kaput ! Rest in
Dead, kalas, kaput !
Rest in peace!.....peace? well,thats a big question!
It obvious that that
It obvious that that terrorist was killed.
Killed by Troops!
Killed by Troops!
My advice to Kumaran
My advice to Kumaran Pathmanathan:
Just now you are a fugitive from the law. Both Sri Lanka and India have issued warrants for your arrest. Before you think of fighting for the rights of Tamils, surrender yourself to the Sri Lankan authorities and undergo rehabilitation.
And please remember: Right for self determination you are talking of does not include the right to secession.
KILLED
KILLED
From BBC: Tamil Tigers admit
From BBC:
Tamil Tigers admit leader is dead
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have admitted for the first time that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead.
A statement issued by the Tigers said their "incomparable leader" had "attained martyrdom" and declared a week of mourning.
A spokesman for the group also told the BBC that it would now use non-violent methods to fight for Tamils rights.
Sri Lanka's army last week released pictures it said showed Prabhakaran's body after its final offensive.
The statement from the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) said he was killed "fighting the military oppression of the Sri Lankan government" last Sunday.
The rebels had made a last stand in the north-east of the island after Sri Lankan troops cornered them in a coastal strip.
The Tigers' defeat brought to an end their 26-year fight for a separate Tamil homeland.
The statement was signed by the defeated group's head of international relations, Selvarasa Pathmanathan.
It said that the LTTE had declared a week of mourning for their dead leader, starting on 25 May.
The statement called on Tamils all over the world to "restrain from harmful acts to themselves or anyone else in this hour of extreme grief".
'Non-violent methods'
In a telephone interview with the BBC, Mr Pathmanathan said Prabhakaran had died on 17 May but did not give details of the circumstances.
Mr Pathmanathan said the Tigers would now use non-violent methods to fight for the rights of Tamils and "agreed to enter a democratic process to achieve the rights for self determination of our people".
Most of the Tamil Tigers leadership is believed to have been killed in the fighting.
Sarath Dead completely;
Sarath
Dead completely; dead. No more Prabakaran
Killed
Killed
Dead
Dead
DEAD
DEAD