Maj Gen Harkirat singh wsa the GOC   of IPKF and he was reportedly asked by High commissioner of India in Lanka (  Dixit  )  to shoot  in the back  and  kill  Prabhakaran and his aide who were meeting the.Gen for discussions under the white flag, but the Gen flatly refused saying that he belongs to  a professional  and prestigious Army and such actions would bring bad name to the organisation. As per the Gen in his book that he wrote later,, the orders came from Rajiv Gandhi, The Gen was very quickly posted out of Lanka.  HE RETIRED AS   MAJ GEN  and had no regrets. He was supported by the overall commander of IPKF in Lanka  and the director Gen of mil operationa at Delhi although Army chief Gen Sunderjee was much angry.