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informed the
Colombo High Court that Prabhakaran and Pottu Amman had been killed in May 2009 in Karaithuraipatru and that their names should be removed from those charged with Kadirgamar's assassination. Judge Kumudini Wickremasinghe approved the changes, judicially confirming Pottu Amman's death. In
331:(IPKF), he was sent to Tamil Nadu to co-ordinate the flow of supplies from India to Sri Lanka. He was briefly jailed in India for smuggling. He returned to Jaffna to take part in military operations against the IPKF and was briefly Jaffna commander. After being injured in the stomach he moved to the
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that Pottu Amman, together with Soosai, Prabhakaran and
Prabhakaran's son Charles Anthony, had remained in the war zone in the final days of the war. The military claimed to have killed 18 senior LTTE members, including Pottu Amman, during the final battle of the civil war on 18 May 2009. They also
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The failure of the Sri Lankan military to produce Pottu Amman's body has fueled the belief that he survived the civil war. Some have theorised that Pottu Amman escaped whilst others claim that he was captured by the Sri Lankan military and was being held captive in a secret location. In
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and once when they met, Sivashankar slashed his forearm and daubed
Yogeswaran's forehead with blood. Sivashankar started bleeding excessively, fainted and was taken to hospital. It is believed that he got the nickname "Pottu" (Tamil for
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claimed to have intercepted LTTE communication confirming Pottu Amman's death. The military initially claimed to have identified the body of Pottu Amman but later admitted that they weren't certain that they had found his body.
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and brought back to Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan military dismissed the reports, saying that, although they hadn't found his body, they knew that Pottu Amman had been killed in the final stages of the civil war. In March 2016 the
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in 2009, remains shrouded in mystery and prone to wild speculations and rumours. Officially Pottu Amman was killed in the early hours of 18 May 2009 as he, Colonel
Letchumanan and other LTTE cadres tried to cross the
342:(TOSIS), the LTTE's intelligence wing, in mid 1988. Following the IPKF withdrawal in March 1990 and under Pottu Amman's leadership, TOSIS expanded greatly and became a formidable organisation, copying the tactics of
246:. He was the son of Shanmugalingam (Shanmuganathan), a clerk working in the up-country region. He was educated at Maheswari Vidyalayam, Canagaratnam Madhya Maha Vidyalayam (Stanley College) and
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who wanted to eastern regional commander. One of the factors leading to Karuna's defection to the Sri Lankan government in 2004 was his rivalry with Pottu Amman. Pottu Amman was recalled to
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reported that Pottu Amman was living with his family in Tamil Nadu, India using the name "Kuruttu".
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955:"An Institutional History of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)"
889:"An Institutional History of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)"
864:"An Institutional History of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)"
842:"An Institutional History of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)"
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2014 reports appeared claiming that Pottu Amman had been arrested in
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934:"'Dead' LTTE Intelligence chief Pottu Amman arrested in Hong Kong"
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Pottu Amman returned to Sri Lanka in 1987. He was sent to the
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Sivashankar was born in 1962. He was from Nayanmaarkattu near
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Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
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Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
727:"'Pottu Ammaan' the much-dreaded LTTE intelligence chief"
713:""Pottu Amman" and the Intelligence Division of the LTTE"
617:"Oops …. LTTE Spy Master Still Alive – Colombo Newspaper"
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division. In 1997 he was appointed military commander of
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Head of Tiger Organization Security Intelligence Service
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After recovering, Pottu Amman was put in charge of the
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in a boat and were fired upon by Sri Lankan soldiers.
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This article is about a person whose name includes a
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455:filed a report stating that the pair were dead.
340:Tiger Organization Security Intelligence Service
517:Another source says he joined the LTTE in 1982.
302:People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam
164:Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War
508:Another source gives his name as Sivasankaran.
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482:"Why Pottu Amman must be captured alive"
284:(LTTE) in 1981 along with T. Sivanesan (
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1089:Srinivasan, Meera (12 September 2014).
932:Sengupta, Pallavi (11 September 2014).
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910:"Kadir killing: 6 top LTTEers charged"
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2223:Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa
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980:Reddy, B. Muralodhar (6 June 2009).
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1595:People's Front of Liberation Tigers
1053:Ramachandran, Sudha (2 June 2009).
776:Weerakoon, Ruwan (4 October 2009).
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960:. Staatssekretariat für Migration/
894:. Staatssekretariat für Migration/
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592:Jalaldeen, Rafik (9 April 2009).
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282:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
220:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
218:rebel and leading member of the
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253:Sivashankar was a supporter of
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1548:Second Battle of Elephant Pass
1357:Kent and Dollar Farm massacres
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2948:Fugitives wanted by Sri Lanka
2218:Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
1528:First Battle of Elephant Pass
1307:Attack on Temple of the Tooth
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255:Tamil United Liberation Front
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1664:Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism
1342:Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi massacre
1035:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
915:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
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2238:Bandaranaike Airport attack
2147:Bandaranaike Airport attack
1563:Battle of Puthukkudiyirippu
1398:Bandaranaike Airport attack
1322:Central Bus Station Bombing
344:Inter-Services Intelligence
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2811:1987–1989 JVP insurrection
2806:1988 Maldives coup attempt
2697:UN Panel on Accountability
2228:Temple of the Tooth attack
2072:Jaffna University Helidrop
1954:Indian Peace Keeping Force
1403:Digampathana truck bombing
1352:Kattankudi mosque massacre
1030:"LTTE chief's case closed"
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2973:Sri Lankan Tamil rebels
2458:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
2408:Makalandage Gunawardena
2243:Expulsions from Colombo
1518:Vadamarachchi Operation
1377:Palliyagodella massacre
1347:Kebithigollewa massacre
1247:Charles Anthony Brigade
566:"Pottu Amman in Jaffna"
434:, had told them during
277:Sivashankar joined the
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205:சண்முகலிங்கம் சிவசங்கர்
184:, between 2006 and 2009
178:, between 1995 and 2002
172:, between 1990 and 1995
166:, between 1987 and 1990
160:, between 1983 and 1987
2528:Selvarasa Pathmanathan
2497:Velupillai Prabhakaran
1689:Vaddukoddai Resolution
1327:Dehiwala train bombing
1297:Padmanabha murder case
1154:Velupillai Prabhakaran
783:The Nation (Sri Lanka)
599:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
266:) from this incident.
2590:Krishnaswamy Sundarji
2463:Chandrika Kumaratunga
2203:Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
1543:Operation Jayasikurui
1441:Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
1372:Mahagodayaya massacre
711:(11 September 2009).
133:Years of service
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2801:Thirteenth Amendment
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2453:Ranasinghe Premadasa
2380:Wasantha Karannagoda
2198:Air Lanka Flight 512
2122:Thandikulam–Omanthai
1783:Attacks on civilians
1647:Sri Lankan Civil War
1605:World Tamil Movement
1558:Battle of Thoppigala
1538:Battle of Mullaitivu
1431:Ranasinghe Premadasa
1317:Central Bank bombing
1312:Aranthalawa Massacre
1016:Press Trust of India
564:(13 December 1997).
364:Ranasinghe Premadasa
248:Jaffna Hindu College
153:Sri Lankan Civil War
2418:Jayalath Weerakkody
2403:Andibuduge Fernando
2370:H. C. A. C. Thisera
2317:Srilal Weerasooriya
2297:Hamilton Wanasinghe
2007:Indian intervention
1970:Paramilitary groups
1485:Indian intervention
1436:Lakshman Kadirgamar
815:(13 October 2001).
428:Sri Lankan military
410:White Flag incident
398:Lakshman Kadirgamar
2538:S. P. Thamilselvan
2428:Roshan Goonetileke
2233:Lionair Flight 602
1771:Special Task Force
1533:Operation Riviresa
1523:Battle of Pooneryn
1446:Gamini Dissanayake
1362:Kallarawa massacre
1224:S. P. Thamilselvan
1091:"Pottu Amman dead"
1042:. 26 October 2010.
953:Richards, Joanne.
887:Richards, Joanne.
862:Richards, Joanne.
840:Richards, Joanne.
817:"Death of a Tiger"
760:Sri Lanka Guardian
621:Sri Lanka Guardian
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2082:1st Elephant Pass
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813:Jeyaraj, D. B. S.
733:. 7 December 2022
715:. dbsjeyaraj.com.
709:Jeyaraj, D. B. S.
647:The Sunday Leader
640:(14 March 2004).
638:Jeyaraj, D. B. S.
562:Jeyaraj, D. B. S.
426:According to the
378:by deputy leader
312:for Pottu Amman.
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368:Ranjan Wijeratne
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2502:Pottu Amman
2398:Dick Perera
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2152:Point Pedro
2137:A-9 highway
2117:Jayasikurui
2112:Vavunathivu
2002:Eelam War I
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1649:(1983–2009)
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1204:Pottu Amman
487:India Today
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158:Eelam War I
115:Tamil Eelam
85:Nationality
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1820:Air Tigers
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