Prabhakaran was 54 at the time. Pazha Nedumaran did not share any details about the LTTE leader’s present location. Prabhakaran was a prime accused in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur in 1991. He was also charged in some other assassination cases in Sri Lanka and LTTE was declared a banned terror organization.
Fourteen years after the Sri Lankan government declared LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran dead, veteran Tamil Nadu politician Pazha Nedumaran today claimed that he is alive and healthy, and that he will soon make a public appearance, reported NDTV.
Prabhakaran, who founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and led an extensive guerrilla campaign for a Tamil state in the island nation, was declared dead on May 18, 2009, following an operation by Sri Lankan army at Mullivaikal. The Lankan government was then led by Mahinda Rajapaksa as President.
Mr. Nedumaran, the president of the World Tamils Confederation, told media persons at Thanjavur, “LTTE chief Prabhakaran is alive and will appear soon. We are happy to announce this to the world. He would announce his plans for Tamil Eelam.”
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Explaining the timing of this announcement, the veteran politician said, “The fall of the Rajapaksa government after the Sinhala uprising in Sri Lanka has created a conducive situation. This is the right time for his (Prabhakaran’s) appearance.”
Following the Sri Lankan government’s announcement of Prabhakaran’s death in 2009, several photographs and videos of a body were shared. Many had then claimed these were doctored. Others had alleged that the LTTE leader was shot dead in violation of international conventions when he came to surrender under a pact.
Prabhakaran was 54 at the time. Pazha Nedumaran did not share any details about the LTTE leader’s present location. Prabhakaran was a prime accused in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur in 1991. He was also charged in some other assassination cases in Sri Lanka and LTTE was declared a banned terror organization.
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