New Ltte Chief

• Mahinda Rajapakse denies Sri Lankan army killed LTTE chief's son

  Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapakse has firmly denied that government troops had executed the 12-year-old son of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009.

• Sri Lanka denies LTTE chief's son was killed in cold blood

  New photographs have emerged claiming that the 12-year-old son of the LTTE leader Prabhakaran was killed in cold blood by Sri Lankan forces.

• Malaysian PM refuses to confirm new LTTE chief's arrest

  Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday refused to confirm whether the new LTTE chief was arrested in his country.

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  LTTE's new chief Pathmanathan arrested

  The new chief of LTTE, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, has been arrested in Thailand and brought to Colombo for questioning.

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  New LTTE chief seeks India's help over Eelam

  Selvarasa Pathmanthan has appealed to India to "understand" and help the Sri Lankan Tamils.

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  New LTTE chief vows to seek 'free Eelam'

  The LTTE has named alleged arms smuggler Selvarasa Pathmathan as its new chief to succeed Prabhakaran.