18.2.2008
Military sources say that Prabakaran's official photographer
Thavam has died in Kilinodhdhi hospital yesterday.
He
has succumbed to the injuries of a military attack. LTTE
has honored him with a name given only to special persons
posthumously and his rank has also been elevated to Lt.
Colonel, says a Tamil language website.
Thavam,
born in Trincomalee, joined the LTTE in 1981. Previously
he served as the chief of a Tamil language website and
the technical chief of the Voice of Tiger radio.
One
of Prabakaran's most trusted regiment named 'Ratha' regiment
was damaged in an Air Force aerial attack in the morning
of February 14 killing three leaders of the regiment.
'Ratha' regiment was assigned to counter the aerial attacks
of the Air Force. Thavam is believed injured in this attack.
Courtesy - LeN
