Velupillai Prabhakaran
Leader of militant Tamil organisation in Sri Lanka (1954–2009)
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Velupillai Prabhakaran was an Eelam Tamil revolutionary. 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. Under his direction, the LTTE undertook a military campaign against the Sri Lankan government for more than 25 years.
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Video of woman claiming to Prabhakaran's daughter surfacesA video of Dwaraka, the daughter of slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, has surfaced on social media. In the video, she proclaims to continue the struggle for political freedom of Sri Lankan..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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