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Velupillai Prabhakaran was born in the northern coastal town of Valvettithurai on 26 November 1954, the youngest of four children. [26] [27] His parents, Thiruvenkadam Velupillai and Vallipuram Parvathy, belonged to the Karaiyar community. [28] [29] [30] Thiruvenkadam Velupillai was the District Land Officer in the Ceylon Government.
It covers several incidents that occurred during the Sri Lankan Civil War, including the killing of Velupillai Prabhakaran. Major General Kamal Gunaratne was the commander of the 53 Division in Sri Lanka Army , that is believed to have killed the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran .
In 2002, Judge Sarath Ambepitiya issued an open warrant to arrest LTTE's exclusive leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran in connection with the 1996 Central Bank Bombing. [11] The judge found him guilty on 51 counts and sentenced him to 200 years in prison.
Pictures have surfaced of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the 12-year-old son of LTTE founder and leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, alive, unharmed and in custody of the military. A photo from a few hours later shows the boy's dead body shot in the chest five times. [8]
2 from CTB buses; 1 from a van; Rs. 15,000 from a travelling salesman [1] In September a CTB bus is set on fire. [1] Later schoolteacher salaries were robbed in Point Pedro. [1] On September 7, 1978 a bomb is planted on an Air Ceylon plane flying from Kankesanturai to Colombo. It exploded after landing while in the hangar. [1]
Methagu 2 was released on 19 August 2022 on the OTT platform tamilsott.com. [4] [5] Kalki of Tamil Guardian noted "despite its flaws, Methagu 2 is an important film in archiving the history of man who grew to be the leader of both the Tamil Tigers and of a movement that continues to have significant impact on the Tamil homeland and around the world".
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Methagu (transl. His Excellency) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film based on the life of Velupillai Prabhakaran.The release of the film was postponed several times due to legal issues, but finally had the digital release through OTT platform 'BS Value' on 25 June 2021 with positive response.