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Prabhakaran was born on November 26th 1954. In the process he became a powerful, vibrant symbol of the Tamil armed struggle. The LTTE leader in a way personified the Liberation tigers. “The LTTE is /was Prabhakaran, Prabhakaran is/was LTTE”. Likewise the same could be said of Prabhakaran and the LTTE too. The Congress president of the time DK Baruah publicly proclaimed “Indira is India, India is Indira”. There was a time when nearly 34 outfits-big and small-existed.Īmong all these, the single organization that kept the Tamil armed struggle alive was none other than the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led by its charismatic leader Thiruvengadam Velupillai Prabhakaran.įrom its de-jure birth on May 5th 1976 to its de-facto death on May 18th the LTTE under Prabhakaran fought on relentlessly towards its avowed objective of a separate Tamil state until the very last.ĭuring the emergency period of 1975-77, Indira Gandhi the Prime Minister of India was praised to the skies by sycophantic partymen. The evolution and growth of the armed struggle for the goal of Tamil Eelam saw many Tamil militant groups emerge across the politico-military horizon. Prabhakaran: Powerful symbol of Tamil armed struggle

But I am not revising or updating the article and instead am posting it as it was written in 2009 under the same heading. When I wrote this Prahakaran’s parents were living. Since this is not possible at such short notice I am reproducing this earlier article on my blog again today This article was first posted on my blog on May 29th 2009.Īs today is Prabhakaran’s birthday many readers have been requesting me to write something on him. This was for my weekly “DBS Jeyaraj Column” published on Saturdays in the Colombo English daily”Daily Mirror”. I have written extensively about Prabhakaran in the past. Prabhakaran was killed in battle on May 18th 2009 and body discovered on May 19th. Incidently today is also the birthday of former National Security minister Lalith Athulathmudali. Had he been living Prabhakaran would have celebrated his 64th birthday today. Today November 26th is the birthday of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE)Leader Thiruvengadam Veluppillai Prabhakaran.