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Prabhakaran was a major figure of Tamil nationalism, and the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE was a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka in reaction to the oppression of the country's Tamil population by the Sri Lankan government .
Translator of LTTE leader Prabhakaran and S. P. Thamilsenvan: Surrendered to the Sri Lankan Army towards the end of the war. [22] [23] Brigadier Gadaffi † 1961 5 April 2009 (aged 48) Aanandapuram: Head of LTTE military school: Senior commander of the LTTE. He was from Nelliyady. He was killed in early April 2009 in Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu).
Yassin, a Malay nationalist, [216] has been accused of using the ban to mastermind the "politically motivated" arrests of Indian Tamil members of the Democratic Action Party over alleged LTTE links. [217] The LTTE leader Prabhakaran contested the terrorist designation of his organization, asserting that the international community had been ...
Established in 1972, Tamil New Tigers (TNT) was the precursor to the LTTE. After it was renamed as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and restructured under the leadership of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the group staged low key attacks against various government targets, including policemen and local politicians. [1]
In March 2004, the Jeyanthan Brigade suffered its biggest setback when Col.Karuna staged his rebellion against Prabhakaran. Karuna had one battalion of the brigade under his leadership and when the split occurred, one battalion remained loyal to LTTE leader Prabhakaran while the other stayed loyal to him.
The slain Black Tiger cadres were highly glorified and their families were given the "Maaveerar family" status. Those cadres were given a chance to have his/her last supper with the LTTE leader Prabhakaran, which was considered a rare honour in the LTTE controlled area. This, in turn motivated LTTE cadres to join the Black Tiger wing. [12]
In 1998 a court in India presided over by Special Judge V. Navaneetham found the LTTE and its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran responsible for the assassination. [22] In a 2006 interview, LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham stated regret over the assassination, although he stopped short of outright acceptance of responsibility for it. [23] [24]
Mayor of Jaffna Alfred Duraiappah is shot to death by LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in the first major attack by the group. Jaffna, Jaffna District: 1: 1: 1976.