Gopalaswamy Mahendraraja

Gopalaswamy Mahendraraja
Born	1956 Ceylon
Died	28 December 1994 Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Mahattaya
Occupation	Tamil Militant
Known for	High treason Death of Col Kittu

Gopalaswamy Mahendraraja (1956-28 December 1994), also known as Mahattaya was a member of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam who was killed for leaking secrets to India's RAW

Personnel life

Gopalaswamy Mahendraraja was related to Velupillai Prabhakaran, former LTTE leader. He was born in Point Pedro.

LTTE

Mahattaya joined the LTTE in 1978. In 1987 he became the deputy leader of the LTTE, and in 1989 he became the head of the short-lived People's Front of Liberation Tigers, a political party founded by the LTTE. Mahattaya was second in command at one time in the LTTE after Colonel Kittu who was originally second in command was killed during an encounter with the Indian Navy.^[1]

Velupillai Prabhakaran and Pottu Amman found out that he was leaking information to India's RAW. They were trying to make him the leader of LTTE. He was relieved of both posts in 1992. In 1993, the LTTE took him into custody. He was executed on December 28, 1994 by the LTTE.

See also

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

External links

• http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/DI07Df01.html

References

1. ^ http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/DI07Df01.html