Danuna Tilakaratne, the arms dealer son-in-law, arms supplier to LTTE

By K T Rajasingham
Colombo, 26 January, (Asiantribune.com):
The other face of Danuna Tilakaratne, the arms dealer son-in-law of the former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka has emerged.

An influential Tamil diaspora group’s spokesperson who wishes to remain anonymous, for fear of reprisal, when contacted, said that in the beginning of 2008 LTTE has successfully established contact with Danuna Tilakaratne at Oklahoma and through him the LTTE was able to arrange the purchase of sophisticated lethal weapons, and ammunitions to fight the Sri Lankan armed forces.

The Tamil diaspora’s group spokesperson said that Danuna Tilakaratne quoted 15% over and above the price of the weapons and other military hardware he arranged for purchase by the LTTE through his contacts in Pakistan, China and from a former Soviet country.

As Danuna Tilakaratne was a recognized Sri Lankan Army’s arms dealer, he did not find any problem in arranging the purchase of arms for the LTTE.

Asian Tribune learnt that he possessed letters of accreditation from the Sri Lanka Army stating that he was the accredited agent of the army. That accreditation provided by his father-in-law Army Commander was the required passport for him to purchase arms through his Pakistani middlemen.

It is learnt some of those ships that were bringing the military hardware to the LTTE were owned by the terrorists outfit LTTE, and there was no problem for the lethal cargoes to be delivered in the mid-sea to the LTTE. In the mid-sea LTTE managed to unload them to their boats and safely brought them to Chalai and other safe places.

He said that on two occasions the ships that brought the military hardware had to be reloaded in to the LTTE ships in the international waters.

The Diaspora spokesperson told Asian Tribune that it was the rump LTTE in the West that instructed TNA leader R.Sampanthan and others to openly declare the support to Sarath Fonseka in the Presidential election.

Also it is learnt that the rump LTTE group based in USA has also funded election campaign of Sarath Fonseka.

It was the biggest irony that Sarath Fonseka, who claims that he was responsible for freeing the country from the LTTE menace, is now is in the hands of the very LTTErs and working according to their program to defeat Mahinda Rajapaksa who was responsible for the successful humanitarian operation to free the country from the three decades of the LTTE terror in this country.

Danuna Tilakaratne, who has already seen millions of dollars by the sales of lethal military cargoes, has become addicted to those money he was able amass, and it is learnt that many other terrorists organizations are also in touch with him for acquiring military weapons for their war against established and sovereign governments.

It was unfortunate that Sri Lanka police has so far not come forward to inquire Danuna Tilakaratne regarding his arms dealing.

It is learnt that there was a plan for Danuna Tilakaratne flee the country no sooner the elections results are known......


(Asiantribune.com):