The former paramilitary leader who has been accused of war crimes, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan (alias Karuna Amman) on Saturday launched a new political party in Batticaloa - 'Tamil United Freedom Party'.
Spaking at the launch, Karuna who was previously a deputy minister under the previous government, said the party would be based in Batticaloa and would have branches across the North-East.
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