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Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka (C) offers flowers at the Buddhist temple in Anuradhapura on May 23, 2012. Fonseka, who left prison on May 21, decried the 'vendetta' perpetrated against him, two years after being locked up following an unsuccessful bid to unseat the president. Fonseka led security forces to victory over Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009 but then fell out with President Mahinda Rajapakse.

Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka (C) offers flowers at the Buddhist temple in Anuradhapura on May 23, 2012. Fonseka, who left prison on May 21, decried the 'vendetta' perpetrated against him, two years after being locked up following an unsuccessful bid to unseat the president. Fonseka led security forces to victory over Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009 but then fell out with President Mahinda Rajapakse.