A former LTTE cadre committed suicide in his home in Batticaloa on Wednesday according to Kaluvanchikudy police.
The cadre was identified as 45-year-old Thisaveerasingham, a father of five.
Thisaveerasingham had attempted suicide in the past but had been resuscitated by family members, police said.
He reportedly suffered from seizures as a result of shrapnel which had not been removed from his body, despite the injuries being sustained over nine years ago during the war.
Police said investigations were ongoing.
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