The Pillayan faction is said to be holding and interrogating the killer of one of its associates, Pillayan sources told the Daily Mirror yesterday. It said the killing last morning was the result of an internal rift and was not carried out by the LTTE.

However a TMVP source, speaking to the Daily Mirror on condition of anonymity, said the killing was a result of the internal split between Karuna Amman and Pillayan which exploded earlier this year and added that Pillayan cadres had captured the suspect identified as Anal and were in the process of interrogating him.

“The victim was a very close ally of Pillayan and was removed from his post at the time we split from Karuna. The news of reconciliation between Pillayan and Karuna is not totally true.

We did meet in an attempt to resolve issues but we were yet to reach an agreement. This incident has further soured relations,” the Pillayan source said.

The source further said that as a result of the latest incident and continuing tensions between the Karuna and Pillayan camps there were fears of internal clashes erupting in the near future.

Meanwhile the body of Murali was taken to Batticaloa from Trincomalee last night accompanied by armed Pillayan cadres. The STF in Batticaloa had also been placed on high alert to prevent any possible clash between Karuna and Pillayan factions.

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