- Pottu Amman
Shanmugalingam Sivashankar (Tamil: சன்முகலிங்கம் சிவசங்கரன், Sinhala: ෂන්මුගලින්ගම් ෂිවශන්කර්), also known as Pottu Amman (Tamil: ொபட்டு அம்மான், Sinhala: පොට්ටු අම්මාන්) is a
Sri Lanka n TamilMilitant . He is currently in the wanted list ofInterpol 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 theIndia n government's Jain Commission for involvement in the assassination of the former Indian Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi .He was accused byColonel 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 in1981 along withColonel Soosai , and is second in LTTE's military wing after leaderVelupillai Prabhakaran . Pottu Amman was trained and was the head of a coastal camp inVedaranyam inTamil Nadu where he was kidnapped by rivalPLOTE 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 theLTTE successful military operations and is seen as a hardliner in favour of an independentTamil 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 hisnom de guerre rather than by his real name.References
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