▁( Se eth al ak sh mi ) ▁from ▁Val v ett ith ur ai ▁in ▁northern ▁C ey lon . ▁S ath as iv am ▁owned ▁the ▁K umar ▁Ach ch ak am ▁printing ▁press ▁in ▁N elli ady . ▁Raj al ux my ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Ill ank ai ▁T amil ▁Ar as u ▁K ach chi ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁sat y ag ra ha . ▁ ▁Kr ish nak umar ▁had ▁one ▁brother ▁and ▁two ▁sister s . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ch ith amb ara ▁College , ▁Val v ett ith ur ai ▁and ▁Vel aut ham ▁Mah a ▁Vid yal ay am . ▁V . ▁P rab h ak aran ▁and ▁Mah att aya ▁were ▁also ▁educated ▁at ▁Ch ith amb ara ▁College . ▁P rab h ak aran ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁close ▁relative ▁and ▁friend ▁of ▁Kr ish nak umar . ▁ ▁L T TE ▁Kr ish nak umar ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁helping ▁T amil ▁refuge es ▁who ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁J aff na ▁pen ins ula ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁anti - T amil ▁ri ots . ▁Deep ly ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁suffering ▁of ▁the ▁refuge es , ▁Kr ish nak umar ▁joined ▁the ▁milit ant ▁Liber ation ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁( LT TE ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁nom ▁de ▁guerre ▁K itt u . ▁He ▁then ▁travel led ,