▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁K itt u ▁was ▁trav elling ▁in ▁a ▁je ep ▁to ▁meet ▁his ▁girl friend ▁C yn th ia , ▁a ▁medical ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁J aff na , ▁when , ▁on ▁Second ▁Cross ▁Street , ▁J aff na ▁a ▁gun man ▁fired ▁at ▁the ▁je ep ▁and ▁threw ▁a ▁gr en ade ▁inside ▁it . ▁Two ▁of ▁K itt u ' s ▁body gu ards ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁injured ▁seriously . ▁K itt u ' s ▁right ▁leg ▁was ▁seriously ▁dam aged ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁am put ated . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁his ▁military ▁career ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁The ▁L T TE ▁bl amed ▁rival ▁milit ant ▁groups ▁E el am ▁People ' s ▁Revolution ary ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁and ▁TE LO ▁for ▁the ▁attempted ▁assass ination ▁and ▁quickly ▁" r ounded ▁up " ▁members ▁of ▁these ▁groups . ▁ ▁K itt u ▁then ▁re - located ▁to ▁Mad ras ▁where ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁L T TE ' s ▁propag anda ▁office . ▁During ▁the ▁L T TE - Ind ia ▁conflict ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁K itt u ▁met ▁with ▁Research ▁and ▁Analysis ▁Wing ▁agents ▁for ▁tal ks ▁aim ed ▁at ▁bringing ▁peace ▁and ▁implementing ▁the ▁Ind o - L anka ▁Acc ord . ▁K itt u ▁sent ▁L T TE ▁cadre ▁Joh ny ▁back ▁to ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁get ▁instructions ▁from ▁P rab h