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President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka was so afraid of a military coup after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers that he warned India to place its troops on high alert as recently as... More »
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Times Online - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Fonseka's claim without substance: Shashi Tharoor |
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India on Saturday dismissed former Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff Sarath Fonseka's claim that its troops were put on alert at the instance of President... More »
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Times of India - Nov. 14, 2009
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| I was replaced due to fears of coup: Fonseka |
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's former top general Sarath Fonseka has claimed fears that he could launch a coup had led President Mahinda Rajapaksa to sideline him and ask India to put... More »
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Times of India - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Lanka feared coup, reveals ex-army chief Fonseka |
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Colombo, Nov.14 : Days after General Sarath Fonseka resigned as Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff, his resignation letter reveals that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was so... More »
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Malaysia Sun - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Sri Lanka general: I was sidelined |
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Sri Lanka's outgoing military chief used his resignation letter to accuse the government of sidelining him on suspicion he was plotting a coup after leading the army to... More »
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The Independent - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Coup fears led to Fonseka's ouster? |
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Former Sri Lankan Army chief General Fonseka says that President Mahendra Rajapaksha dismissed him fearing a military coup by him. More »
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India Today - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Retiring Sri Lankan Gen. Contends Gov. Politicians Planted... |
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Sri Lanka's president Friday gave the country's top military figure permission to leave his post immediately, a day after the army general submitted retirement papers to his... More »
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VOA News - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Government accepts general's retirement |
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Sri Lanka has accepted the retirement of a top general who oversaw the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels after 25 years of war, an official said yesterday, leaving him free to run... More »
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Gulf Times - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Bitter criticism from Sri Lanka's war hero |
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's government sidelined top general Sarath Fonseka because of fears he would launch a coup, he wrote in a bitter resignation letter. More »
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Today Online - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Coup fears led to crisis: Sri Lanka's top general |
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COLOMBO (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's government sidelined top general Sarath Fonseka because of fears he would launch a coup, he wrote in a bitter resignation letter ahead of an... More »
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Tehran Times - Nov. 14, 2009
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