Prabha’s Thileepan Celebration Privately

Photo: LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran at the event in this morning (26.09.2006)

LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran attended with other top-level LTTE leaders to pay homage to Lt. Col. Theelipan and Shanker in an undisclosed location in Waani this morning. This private celebration was organised for LTTE leaders to celebrate Thileepan’s and Shanker's death anniversaries privately because of the continuing air strikes by the Sri Lanka Air Force, sources close with the LTTE told the LankaGuardian.

Prabhakaran attended the anniversary celebrations wearing his Hunter's uniform without his wife Madiavadini or his eldest son Charles Anthony Seelan (the so called Leader of the LTTE Air Wing), source said.

Shanmugalingam Shivashankar alias Pottu Amman, Head of the LTTE intelligence wing and S. Thamilchelvan Head of the Political Wing skipped Thileepan's celebrations because internal rivalry between them both.

However P. Nadesan and his wife joined in the celebrations of Thileepan's death anniversary in Wanni and they were involved with cultural events organised as part of the anniversary celebrations in Killinochchi