All members of Prabhakaran’s family were involved in terrorism – SF

By Saman Indrajith

Responding to a statement made by Selvarajah Gajendran in Parliament on Tuesday (6), MP Sudharshana Denipitiya, raising a point of order, requested that the statement referring to the Sri Lanka military as child murderers be taken off the Hansard.

The Speaker (SLFP MP Angajan Ramanathan was in the Speaker’s seat), however, noted that it was Gajendran’s opinion but said the matter would be inquired into and taken up with Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.

SJB MP Sarath Fonseka said:

“Prabhakaran, a terrorist leader clad in a uniform issued orders to his men, his wife was heading the supplies division, his elder son was in the terror outfit, his daughter was a female officer in the terror outfit and even his youngest son was a commanding officer of the LTTE baby brigade. Hence, don’t think that there were any innocent members of Prabhakaran’s family.

“I would like to point out that Prabhakaran’s family had been destroyed and we only found the bodies of Prabhakaran and his elder son. However, KP later asked how Prabhakaran’s wife, daughter and youngest son had died.

“We, too, saw the photograph of Prabhakaran’s youngest son inside a bunker covered in a sarong similar to the ones worn by Tamils. Had he been in our custody we would not allow him to be covered in a sarong, we would dress him in a pair of trousers and a shirt. In addition, a uniformed man is seen standing next to him, dressed in a camouflage kit similar to that worn by members of the Indian Army. In fact, only the LTTE terrorists wore such uniforms. Therefore, I urge you not to make false allegations against the military.”