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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rapa" data-source="post: 164711" data-attributes="member: 212">Self proclaimed Tamil National Leader Velupillai Pirabakaran andPresident of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse.The media reported that the President Mahinda Rajapakse's second sonYoshitha Rajapakse has decided to join the Sri Lanka Air Force. Hefaced a preliminary test at Welisara navy base. "It will be the first inseveral tests," a military spokesman said adding, "If successful, he wouldbejoining the executive branch of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN)".Yoshitha RajapakseA senior navy spokesman said that this would definitely help theongoing recruitment drive to strengthen the SLN. The armed forces areengagedin a major effort to attract youth as security forces clash with the LTTE onseveral fronts with the focus on a campaign to weaken Sea Tigers."We are proud to have a son of President Rajapakse in our ranks," theofficer said, expressing the belief that this would be an example toother parents and an encouragement to youth.President with wife and children.The President is the first leader to break the trend in Sri Lanka'sSouthern politics to engage his son in the military service. When the warwas atits peak six years ago, the Colombo media was critical of the Sinhalapolitical leadership that their words does not match the deeds when theirchildren were not encouraged to join the military services whilst childrenofpoor families were induced to join.Reversal has happened with the LTTE since signing the CeasefireAgreement in 2001. The ceasefire agreement was used as a respite by the LTTEleadership to send their children to Western world for safety and betterprospects.Children of Pirabakaran, Nadesan, Balakumar, Thamilchelvan etc., leftthe shores of Sri Lanka to four corners of the world for better prospectsand safety.LTTE Supremo was singled out by the democratic Tamil politicalleadership and the media for sending his children overseas for highereducationand safety.Pirabakaran, wife and two childrenIn fact, LTTE Supremo Pirabakaran's son Chareles Anthony is said to beinterested in taking some role in the LTTE functions. He is said tohave asked his father to make him responsible for the finances of the LTTE.His preference to engage in the financial affairs of the LTTE is said to bedue to handling of some of the LTTE finances by the mother MathivathaniPirabakaran. Pirabakaran had bluntly told his son that he cannot takeon any important positions in the LTTE without facing the battlefront.At the crucial age when Charles Anthony should have infused into theLTTE military machinary, he was slipped away from Vanni by the mother withhis sister Duwaraka whilst children of Tamil nation are forced to undergomilitary training.'Blood is thicker than water' said a mother in anonimity who lost herdaughter to the LTTE in their forceful recruitment of children.<img src="http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9301/image001zn5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1306/image002rq0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9270/image003za6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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