Pottu Amman

Pottu Amman

Shanmugalingam Sivashankar (Tamil: சன்முகலிங்கம் சிவசங்கரன், Sinhala: ෂන්මුගලින්ගම් ෂිවශන්කර්), also known as Pottu Amman (Tamil: ொபட்டு அம்மான், Sinhala: පොට්ටු අම්මාන්) is a Sri Lankan Tamil Militant. He is currently in the wanted list of Interpol for terrorism. [ [http://www.interpol.int/Public/Data/Wanted/Notices/Data/1994/43/1994_9043.asp POTTU AMMAN, Sivershankar, Interpol] ] He has been indicted by the Indian government's Jain Commission for involvement in the assassination of the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.He was accused by Colonel Karuna of being a terrorist and having undue influence over Prabhakaran. [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/03/13/stories/2004031303881200.htm The Hindu : Rajiv assassination the gravest mistake: Karuna ] ]

Pottu Amman is the head of the intelligence wing of the LTTE and also is the head of the Black Tiger squad. He joined the LTTE in 1981 along with Colonel Soosai, and is second in LTTE's military wing after leader Velupillai Prabhakaran . Pottu Amman was trained and was the head of a coastal camp in Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu where he was kidnapped by rival PLOTE cadres and later freed in 1985 [ [http://www.flonnet.com/fl1821/18210570.htm Death of a Tiger ] ] He is also believed to be in charge of planning the LTTE's covert operations and is the brain behind most of the LTTE successful military operations and is seen as a hardliner in favour of an independent Tamil Eelam. Pottu Amman is known for his military expertise. [ [http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/08/01/fea04.html Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse newspapers ] ] He is an "introvert," who is rarely seen in public and is known to the public by his nom de guerre rather than by his real name.

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* [http://www.outlookindia.com/diary.asp?listsubsec=t&fodname=20040405 Uncle Incognito]


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