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  1. A number of questions were asked about LTTE's commitment towards the erstwhile peace process and Prabhakaran and Dr. Anton Balasingham jointly answered the questions. Repeated questions about his involvement in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination were only answered in a sober note by both Balasingham and Prabhakaran. They called it a "tragic ...

  2. Feb 15, 2023 · Sri Lankan Tamil journalist DBS Jeyaraj wrote in 2021, “Prabhakaran’s body was discovered before dawn on Tuesday. The bodies of six bodyguards were found nearby. All indications were that Prabhakaran had committed suicide by placing a gun inside his mouth and firing upwards.”.

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  3. At 54, he was killed in action during a gunfight with the Sri Lankan Army in May 2009. Velupillai Prabhakaran was born into a Hindu Tamil family in Sri Lanka. He belonged to the Thirumeni Kudumbam (Thirumeni Family). His ancestors constructed the Hindu temple of Sivan at Valvettithurai.

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  4. May 19, 2009 · JYOTI THOTTAM / NEW DELHI. May 19, 2009 12:00 AM EDT. V elupillai Prabhakaran, 54, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who was declared killed by the Sri Lankan government on ...

  5. May 13, 2020 · Family and childhood. Thiruvengadam Velupillai Prabhakaran was born on 26 November 1954. There were two boys and two girls. Since he was the youngest in the family of four children, Prabhakaran’s pet name became “Thamby” or younger brother. Prabhakaran’s pet name “Thamby” stuck to him throughout his life.

  6. Velupillai Prabhakaran (November 26 1954 — May 18 2009) [16] was the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. He fought the Sri Lankan Civil War to make an independent state for the Tamil people in the north of Sri Lanka. Under his leadership, the Tamil Tigers became one of the most deadly guerilla groups in the world.

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  8. Feb 13, 2023 · LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran is alive, claims Pazha Nedumaran The LTTE head was declared killed by the Sri Lankan government troops on May 18, 2009 in Mullaivaikkal in the northern ...