LTTEのプラバカラン司令官関連

明石康氏のスリランカ訪問が、本日のBBCワールドサービスで報じられている。同人によると、LTTEのプラバカラン司令官はかつてキリスト教徒であった。（明石氏談、2004年）

2003年には、空手六段に昇段したとの報道がなされた。

http://www.asianage.com/main.asp?layout=2&cat1=4&cat2=37&newsid=77112&RF=
DefaultMain  (21 Nov 2003)

"LTTE chief gets sixth black belt," AP,12 Nov 2003.

Colombo, Nov. 12: The reclusive leader of the separatist Tamil Tigers, who is
credited with perfecting human bombs, has won his sixth black belt in karate,
according to a pro-rebel newspaper.

The Tamil Guardian carried a picture of Velupillai Prabhakaran wearing his black
belt along with a gold medal. It did not say how and where he won the honours.
Prabhakaran, 48, has a posse of trusted cadres known as the "black tigers," or
suicide bombers.

The Tamil Guardian said Prabhakaran appeared at a ceremony to honour Tamil
karate grand master Shiham Bonnie Roberts, who is said to have eight black belts.