Tiger
teams from East and West
Two Tiger guerrilla delegations will arrive in Colombo today, one
from the West and the other from the East, returning to Kilinochchi
at the end of their missions.
The
one from the West is a delegation led by LTTE Political Wing leader
S.P. Tamilselvan who undertook a month-long tour of European and
Nordic countries. This included meetings with Norwegian peace facilitators
in Oslo. Their last stop was Germany.
Arriving
from the East is Thillayampalam Sivanesan alias Soosai, head of
the LTTE's sea going arm, the Sea Tigers. Together with a doctor
working with the LTTE and two bodyguards, Soosai flew to Singapore
with the help of the Government, to seek urgent medical treatment.
This
was for a shrapnel injury in the back of his shoulder, near the
neck, he sustained during an ambush by the Indian Peace Keeping
Force (IPKF) in the Wanni in 1989. The shrapnel had shifted position
causing him pain and discomfort.
Although
Soosai was expected to undergo surgery, doctors in Singapore had
advised it was not necessary. Hence, he had been checked into a
hotel where physiotherapy had been administered to shift the shrapnel.
With the process now over, he and his team will arrive in Colombo
today.
See
Situation Report by Iqbal Athas
for the full story on Soosai. |