The father of the LTTE's political head for the Trincomalee district, Sasitharan (alias Elilan), died yesterday yearning for his disappeared son.
Elilan was handed over to the Sri Lankan army by members of his family during the end of the armed conflict in 2009.
His father has been searching for his son since then along with Elilan's wife, Ananthy Sasitharan.
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