Velupillai Prabhakaran (Tamil: வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்; (November 26, 1954 - May 18, 2009) was the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the Tamil Tigers), a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. Claiming they have faced discrimination at the hands of the sucessive Sri Lankan governments, the Tamil Tigers have waged a violent secessionist campaign in Sri Lanka that has led to them been designated as terrorist organization by 32 countries. Prabhakaran was wanted by Interpol for terrorism, murder, organized crime and terrorism conspiracy. He also had arrest warrents against him in Sri Lanka and India. After evading capture for 25 years, the Sri Lankan government announced in May 2009 that Prabhakaran and several other senior Tamil Tiger leaders were trapped in a small stretch of land on the Mullaithivu coast. On May 18, 2009, AFP reported that Velupillai Prabhakaran was shot dead while trying to escape advancing troops. Prabhakaran was trying to flee in an ambulance along with two other close aides which tried to drive out of the battle zone, but was attacked and killed.
Personal Life
Little is known of Prabhakaran's personal life, either from his interviews or from cited media sources, although it is widely known that he is married to Mathivathani Erambu. Their marriage was held in Tirupporur, near Madras (now Chennai) on 1 October 1984. They have a daughter (Duwaraka) and two sons, Charles Anthony and Balachandran. Their whereabouts are not known, but it is widely believed that they are not in Sri Lanka.
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