Whilst in India Thangathurai had contacts with Sri Lankan Tamil militants , including Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) leader V. Prabhakaran . Thangathurai returned to Sri Lanka in 1988 to serve the people of Trincomalee District during a difficult period . Thangathurai was one the TULF 's candidates for Trincomalee District at the 1994 parliamentary election . He was elected and re-entered Parliament . Following the massacre of 24 civilian in Kumarapuram on 11 February 1996 , Thangathurai blamed the army for the killings and called for an independent public inquiry . Important information about the perpetrators of the massacre , including Colonel Nihal Silva , was provided to Thangathurai by the Sinhalese villagers of Dehiwatte
massacre of 24 civilian
Kumarapuram massacre
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