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COLOMBO: Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead a government official on Monday amid escalating violence in Sri Lanka's volatile east, the military said. T Kailanathan, 55, a director at the Ministry of Vocational Training, was having lunch when suspected guerrillas opened fire, said military spokesman Brig. Daya Ratnayake. The ministry falls under Douglas Devananda, who is also leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party or EPDP, which bitterly opposes the Tigers. The attack was allegedly the third targeting EPDP supporters in less than a week.