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A regional political leader of Karuna faction has been shot dead in eastern Sri Lanka, police said. Officer in Charge (OIC) of Uppuveli police, Ranjith Maligaspe told BBC Sandehaya that the body of the Karuna faction leader was found in a house near Ambalipuram. Thambalagamuva leader of Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP), Nadaraja Kumaran alias Murali, 24, was found shot dead on Wednesday. Police said a member of LTTE pistol gang has carried out the attack. The house was identified as a resting place for the TMVP leader. Re-capturing the east Sri Lanka government last month announced re-capturing the east from the Tamil Tigers. Deputy Inspector General (DIG -east) Upali Gunasekara said he was not aware of the presence of any other armed group in Trincomalee district. Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan alias Karuna, a senior military strategist of the LTTE, broke away from the Tigers in March 2003. The Karuna faction is accused by human rights groups of gross human rights violations including child recruitment. The Karuna faction denies accusations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils