Prabhakaran: the man is dead, the myth destroyed..
Velupillai Prabhakaran (Tamil: வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்; November 26, 1954 – May 18, 2009 was the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. LTTE and many other secessesionist movements were born in the 1970's as a result of discriminatory policies passed by successive Sri Lankan governments against ethnic Tamils. LTTE waged a violent secessionist campaign in Sri Lanka that led to them being designated a terrorist organization by 32 countries...
Prabhakaran was wanted by Interpol for terrorism, murder, organized crime and terrorism conspiracy. He also had arrest warrants against him in Sri Lanka and India. On May 18, 2009, the Sri Lankan Government announced that Velupillai Prabhakaran had been killed while trying to escape advancing troops in an ambulance.[9][10][1][2] However, UK-based Tamil Tiger spokesperson Selvarasa Pathmanathan claims that Prabhakaran is "still alive." On May 19, Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry revealed a body by the shore of Nandikadal lagoon and had been identified to be that of Prabhakaran. Sri Lanka media also showed video of the body.
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