Velupillai Prabhakaran
Rebel leader

Sri Lankan Valvettithurai, Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Quick Info

Profession	Rebel leader
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Date of Birth	26/11/1954
Age	71 years
Birthplace	Valvettithurai, Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

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Bio/Wiki

Names earned	Thamizh Thesiya Thalaivar (Tamil National Leader) Sooriyathevan (Sun God)
Other name	Pirapaharan
Nickname(s)	Thambi Anna Thambiyanna

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Government College, Batticaloa Chidampara College, Valvettithurai
Educational Qualification	He dropped out of school to partake in underground activities.

Personal Life

Place of Death	Nandikadal, Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka
Age (at the time of death)	54 Years
Death Cause	Killed in a firefight with the Sri Lankan Army
Religion	Atheist
Caste	Karaiyar
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading and Cooking

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Marriage Date	01/10/1984

Family

Wife

Mathivathani Erambu (deceased; May 2009)

Children

Son(s)	Charles Anthony (elder, head of the Information and Technology department of the LTTE, died on 18 May 2009) Balachandran Prabhakaran (younger, reportedly shot dead by the Sri Lankan Army in May 2009)
Daughter	Duvaraga (deceased; May 2009)

Parents

Father	Veerasamy Thiruvengdam Velupillai (district lands officer, died on 10 January 2010)
Mother	Vallipuram Parvathy (deceased)

Siblings

Brother	Manoharan Velupillai
Sister(s)	Jagdeswari Mathiyaparanam Vinodini Rajendran (moved to Toronto, Canada in 1997)

Favourites

Food	Pittu Coconut Sambol Fried Shrimp
Cuisine	Chinese
Book	Ponniyin Selvan

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Velupillai Prabhakaran founded the LTTE in 1975.
2. He ordered the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.
3. Prabhakaran was killed in a gunfight with the Sri Lankan Army in May 2009.
4. His teacher Navaratnam inspired him to fight against anti-Tamil laws.
5. He left school for underground activities.
6. Prabhakaran was from the Karaiyar caste.
7. He was an atheist.
8. He was married to Mathivathani Erambu and had three children.
9. His wife and daughter were found dead in May 2009.
10. His son Charles Anthony was head of LTTE's IT department and was killed in May 2009.
11. His younger son Balachandran was reportedly shot dead in May 2009.
12. His father was a district lands officer, and his mother was deceased.
13. He had one brother and two sisters.
14. His favorite foods were Pittu, Coconut Sambol, and Fried Shrimp.
15. He enjoyed Chinese cuisine and reading Ponniyin Selvan.
16. Controversies exist about Prabhakaran's exact date of death in May 2009.
17. His body was found in Nandikadal in Mullaitivu District by a sergeant.

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