Assassination
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On the day of his assassination, Mr Ponnambalam had been accompanied in his car from home by a Sinhalese man, known only as Shantha, who had become acquainted with him recently. He was shot twice in his car. His body was later found in the car on Ramakrishna Lane in the suburb of Wellawatte. Shantha was never apprehended. A previously unknown group, the National Front Against Terrorism, has claimed responsibility.
His wife and the rebel group LTTE accused the government of ordering the murder. International groups such as the International Commission of Jurists demanded an immediate impartial investigation.
Subsequent to the assassination, Tamil prisoners in the Kalutara prison rioted as a protest and two were killed in the process of quelling it.
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