URGENT PRESS RELEASE Head Quarters Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Tamil Eelam 06th March,2004 Karuna has been discharged from the LTTE and relieved of his responsibilities Mr. Karuna who was Commander, Batticaloa-Amparai, instigated by some malicious elements opposed to the Tamil Eelam liberation struggle, acting traitorously to the Tamil people and the Tamil Eelam National Leadership, has planned to secede himself from the liberation organization. The Commanders, Divisional Heads and cadres under him, unable to acquiesce with this traitorous act, have refused to comply with his orders and met with the National Leadership, explaining the ground reality prevailing there. In accordance with this, Karuna has been discharged from the Liberation Tigers organization and relieved of his responsibilities. The Tamil Eelam National Leadership has since appointed Mr. Ramesh as Special Commander, Mr. Ram as Commander, Mr. Praba as Deputy Commander and Mr. Kausalyan as Political Head of the Batticaloa-Amparai District. It is hereby informed that these officials will assume their positions and functions as the official representatives of our organization.