Monday, October 19, 2009

Sri Lanka claims Rajaratnam gave Tamil Tigers ‘millions’

By James Fontanella-Khan in Mumbai

Published: October 18 2009 22:39 | Last updated: October 18 2009 22:39


Raj Rajaratnam, the New York-based billionaire and hedge fund manager charged in an alleged insider trading scheme on Friday, was funding the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which is considered a terrorist group by the US, the Sri Lankan government claimed on Sunday.


Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, spokesman for the Sri Lankan defence ministry, told the Financial Times that the government had been monitoring Mr Rajaratnam for several years.


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