by B. Sivarajan(May 13, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) One of the successful Tamil businessmen involved in the Tamil Nadu film distribution industry has paid millions of rupees in ransom to the Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda. The owner of Iynkaran International which has a strong international network was demanded millions of rupees as ransom by Minister Douglas Devananda eighteen months ago.
The said Sri Lankan born multi-millionaire in US Dollar term Kumarasamy Karunamoorthy (known as Iynkaran Karuna) was met in the transit lounge by Douglas’s men on the fateful day and the money was taken away. Karunamoorthy proceeded from there to London. According to information the victim has now given up flying on Sri Lankan Airline.
Karunamoorthy is said to be targeted by Tamil groups and he has been even creamed by the LTTE. He and his business receive extensive publicity in the LTTE media for the support he gives to the group. He was responsible for producing ‘Oli Veechu’ video cassettes in large scale for the LTTE.
It is unclear what made Douglas to demand money from the millionaire. It is believed Karunamoorthy was threatened dire consequence and exposure of his involvement with the LTTE by Douglas.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
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