Funeral of LTTE cadre held in Alankulam

[TamilNet, Sunday, 26 March 2006, 07:46 GMT]
Second Lieutenant Kuylan (Selvarajah Kubendrarajah) of the National Auxiliary Force of the LTTE, who was killed in an ambush by paramilitaries, was buried on Friday amid large gathering of people in Alankulam mausoleum, Sampoor, in the presence of Colonel Sornam, Special Commander of the LTTE in Trincomalee and several other commanders and activists, sources from Trincomalee said.

Second Lt.Kuylan of Vinayagapuram, Eachchilampathu, was killed when armed men from Mahindapura Sri Lanka Army camp ambushed the Poonagar LTTE forward defense line on 23 March, LTTE sources said.

The body of the dead LTTE cadre was earlier kept in Karukkamunai School in Eachchilampathu from 2 p.m., Thursday for public viewing. Later a condolence meeting was held.

Ms Kaaronja, LTTE Trincomalee district women wing political head presided. Mr.Elilan, LTTE Trincomalee district political head spoke.

Thereafter the body was taken to Sampoor for the burial, the sources said.