Rev Fr Karunaratnam, a Catholic priest and Chairperson of the North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESOHR), was killed by a claymore attack, on the Mallavi – Vavunikkulam Road last afternoon (20).

Political analysts meanwhile observe that the LTTE is not averse to assassinating those who are close to them or even sympathisers in order to pin the blame on the security forces and win international sympathy for their murderous cause.

They point out that countless Tamils, including intellectuals and other key figures in civil society have been frequently attacked and killed by the LTTE and that most such killings have occured after the then Government and the LTTE signed a ceasefire agreement in February 2002.

(Courtesy : Department of Information)