Lttes master surrenders

amp;149;Daya went on to become the chief LTTE media coordinator. He was one of the few Tiger leaders to travel to Colombo for medical treatment during peace talks with the Government. In July 2006,he underwent heart surgery at a private hospital near the capital,which also sparked a controversy and protests by ultra-nationalist groups outside the hospital.

amp;149;The Lankan military website says Masters decision to surrender in will come as a rude shock to rebels.

V K Pancharatnam better known as George was a close aide of slain Tiger political wing chief S P Tamilchelvan and worked as the translator of the LTTE.

amp;149;Before joining the LTTE,George served in the Sri Lanka Postal Service as a postmaster.

amp;149;Fluent in Sinhalese and an excellent communicator in English,George was in the LTTE delegations which travelled to Thailand,Japan,Norway and Germany for six rounds of abortive peace talks with the government between 2002 and 2003.

amp;149;He was also part of the LTTE delegation in 2006 and travelled to Geneva for two further rounds of failed talks.