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Who was the main leader of LTTE?

Who was the main leader of LTTE?

Prabhakaran
Prabhakaran was the supreme leader of LTTE, which waged a 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka against the Sri Lankan government.

Which LTTE leader still alive?

Synopsis. Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is still alive, the pro-rebel website Tamilnet reported on Friday, days after video of what appeared to be his corpse was shown on Sri Lankan television.

Is LTTE still active in Tamilnadu?

Victory over the Tigers was declared by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 16 May 2009, and the LTTE admitted defeat on 17 May 2009. Prabhakaran was killed by government forces on 19 May 2009.

Is LTTE still active in India?

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist-cum-insurgent organisation is dead.

Is Velupillai Prabhakaran still alive?

May 18, 2009Velupillai Prabhakaran / Date of death

Do Tamils support LTTE?

The LTTE receives significant funding (often through charitable “fronts”) from Sri Lankan Tamils overseas. With the largest Tamil diaspora in the world, Canada is a significant source of such funding.

Will LTTE rise again?

But even after their death, the Tigers seem to have the ability to keep tormenting Sri Lanka’s Tamils. Ever since the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was militarily crushed in May 2009, it has been asked repeatedly: Can the group be resurrected by Sri Lankan Tamils?

Who supplied weapons to LTTE?

The LTTE,vanquished by the Sri Lankan Army in May after a three-decade long bloody civil war,procured most of their arms from the former Soviet Republic of Ukraine as well as China,a former rebel commander has said.

What happened Prabhakaran body?

The cause of death was believed to be a single shot to the head at close range. The army had two former Prabhakaran allies turned government mercenaries visually ID the body; they also took a DNA sample. Then they cremated him. With Prabhakaran’s death, the bloody 26-year Sri Lankan civil war came to an abrupt end.

Does Canada support LTTE?

The Canadian International Development Agency has supported activities in LTTE territory for many years without such a diversion, and will continue to do so.

Did Rajiv Gandhi support LTTE?

Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination Support for the LTTE in India dropped considerably in 1991, after the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by a female suicide bomber named Thenmozhi Rajaratnam.

Did Pakistan help LTTE?

Military Assistance & Training Pakistan over the years has provided military munitions and systems to assist Sri Lanka in its Civil War with the LTTE.