Prabhakaran, as per reports, died more than a decade ago. He was killed by the Sri Lankan Army during the last phase of the civil war. His body was even identified by Karuna Amman, LTTE’s former leader. A picture of his body was also released back then.
Nedumaran, however, claims that not only is the LTTE chief alive but will also appear in public. He claimed that the former LTTE chief’s family was also in touch with him and that he was sharing the news about Prabhakaran’s survival with their permission.
However, Pazha Nedumaran has not shared any details regarding the LTTE leader’s present location.
Nevertheless, the Media Director of the Ministry of Defence in Sri Lanka emphasized that the relevant statement is devoid of truth, highlighting it was confirmed through DNA testing that Prabhakaran was dead.
Furthermore, he mentioned that Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias ‘Karuna Amman’ and also Daya Master, who were former members of the LTTE organization, confirmed that the LTTE leader Prabhakaran is dead, after observing his body.
Prabhakaran was a prime accused in the assassination of India’s former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur, India in 1991 after which he was declared a proclaimed offender. He was also charged in some other assassination cases in the country, and LTTE was declared a banned terror organisation.
What began as a liberation movement with few other groups opposing decades of discrimination against Tamils in Sri Lanka, LTTE leader Prabhakaran had later switched to armed struggle, known for its guerrilla warfare and suicide attacks. The LTTE became the first terror group to have an air force.
