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They both did so. "[64], During the interview, he stated that the right condition has not risen to give up the demand of Tamil Eelam. Founded in 1976, the LTTE came to prominence in 1983 after it ambushed a patrol of the Sri Lanka Army outside Jaffna, resulting in the deaths of 13 soldiers. Prabhakaran, Founder of LTTE - CommandoWarfare.com A second group of tigers would contact the army and negotiate terms of surrender. However the initial identification of Prabhakarans body was based on the affirmative confirmation of Col Karuna and Daya master and not the DNA test findings. [96] They were taken into Sri Lankan military custody until Vellupillai's death in January 2010. LTTE Leader Prabhakaran's Family Photo Album - YouTube Charles Anthony, Prabhakaran`s heir dies young - Zee News [81][82][83] It focused single-mindedly on attaining an independent Tamil Eelam. Troops found 12 million rupees in his possession. His father was an electrical foreman from Mandur in eastern Ceylon and his mother was a midwife from Jaffna in northern Ceylon who met whilst they were both working at Batticaloa Hospital. [33] In 1972, he founded the Tamil New Tigers (TNT),[27][34] a successor to many earlier organizations that protested against the post-colonial political direction of the country, in which the minority Sri Lankan Tamils were pitted against the majority Sinhalese people. Medegoda. Indian intelligence officials call Anthony a latter day Prince Harry deployed in combat-of tremendous propaganda value, showing the Tiger supremo dedicating his own son to the cause, thus justifying more young recruits into the LTTE's 30-year-long struggle for a separate homeland. [85] Interpol described him as someone who was "very alert, known to use disguise and capable of handling sophisticated weaponry and explosives. Velupillai Prabhakaran (November 26 1954 May 18 2009) [16] was the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. He had three younger of us named Balachandran Prabhakaran, Duwaraka Prabhakaran, and Charles Anthony Prabhakaran.