London, Oct. 18 (ANI): The senior most surviving Tamil Tiger leader, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, also known as "KP", is now a free man, Sri Lankan authorities have confirmed.
Officials said that they no longer have plans to lay any charges against him.
Most of the rebel leadership of Tamil Tigers, or also known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), including the militant organization's founder, Velupillai Prabhakaran, were killed Sri Lankan Civil War, which ran from 1983 until 2009.
Pathmanathan was named the rebels' leader after the death of Prabhakaran, who had also served as the Tamil Tiger's weapons procurement chief, the BBC reports.
According to the report, Interpol, which has Pathmanathan on its "wanted" list, says he is sought by India on charges of terrorism and of crimes involving the use of weapons or explosives.
The Sri Lankan Government confirmed that Pathmanathan is not being kept under detention anymore, and now runs a development charity in the north and has been travelling in that region from time to time, the report said.
"Practically, there is no detention now," said Media Centre for National Security head, Lakshman Hulugalle. (ANI)
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