“Book Review: Spy Tiger – The 05 File – A child soldier turned double agent” by Natasha Fernando (South Asia Democratic Forum)

We are please to share a book review of “Spy Tiger – The 05 File ” written by Natasha Fernando for South Asia Democratic Forum.

“The 05 File,” a self-biography of the life of Kagusthan Ariaratnam, co-written with award-winning journalist Michael Bramadat-Willcock, is an intimate look into the inner workings of the LTTE intelligence wing and the Directorate of Military Intelligence in Sri Lanka. It recounts the harrowing details of the recruitment of Mr. Ariaratnam as a child soldier into the LTTE and how he was later blackmailed into working as an informant for Indian, Sri Lankan, and Canadian intelligence services at different points in his life. The book was self-published in 2024 and made accessible to all audiences in both electronic and print formats, available for purchase on Amazon.