Prabhakaran's parents in government custodyMay 28th, 2009 COLOMBO - The parents of the now dead Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran are in the "protective custody" of the Sri Lankan government, a media report said Thursday. Thiruvenkatam Velupillai (76) and his wife Parvathi (71) surrendered to the army several days ago, The Island newspaper quoted a government official as saying.
Prabhakaran's body crematedMay 22nd, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan military spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanyakkara said that LTTE Supremo Prabhakaran's body was cremated in Mullaithivu on Wednesday. According to the military, his body was treated like any other terrorist.
LTTE chief Prabhakaran to be buried in a mass graveMay 21st, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan Government is to bury Liberation Tiger of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) chief V.Prabhakaran in a unmarked mass grave, Sri Lankan Army sources said. Prabhakaran will be burried along with all the other LTTE fighters who were killed in the final assault.
LTTE chief Prabhakaran is dead: reportsMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed Monday while trying to escape the war zone in the island's north, reports said quoting military officials. An ambulance ferrying Prabhakaran and some of his associates took a direct hit as Sri Lankan troops continued their mopping up operations for the last of the guerrillas in Mullaitivu district, the reports said.
LTTE defeated, Sri Lanka free from terror: army chiefMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan armed forces have 'militarily defeated the LTTE and freed the nation from three decades of terror', army chief Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka said Monday after Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed in the island's north. All top leaders had now been killed and the process of identifying the bodies was underway, the Sri Lankan military announced.
Sri Lankan President to address nation at 6 pmMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will address the nation today at 6 pm after the Lankan Army declared victory in his nation's over quarter of a century civil war with the Tamil Tigers rebels. Earlier in the day, the Sri Lankan Army claimed that Liberation of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was shot dead by Sri Lankan Special Forces, as he tried to stage a dramatic breakout from an army encirclement.
Prabhakaran still in Sri Lanka: Foreign ministerMay 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has said that LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran is still in the small strip of coastal land the rebels hold in the island's north.
Tamil Tigers on last leg declare truce, Sri lanka wants surrenderApril 26th, 2009 COLOMBO - The Tamil Tigers, who are now squeezed into an area of less than eight sq km in the island's north following a major military offensive, Sunday announced a 'unilateral ceasefire'. But the Sri Lankan government rejected it outright, saying that the rebels should lay down arms and surrender.
Prabhakaran will not surrender but fight till the death, claims former right hand manApril 26th, 2009 LONDON - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran will not surrender and fight till the death, despite being cornered by the Sri Lankan Army in a 10 sq. km patch, according to his former right hand man.
Sri Lanka Army confirms surrender of two top LTTE leadersApril 22nd, 2009 COLOMBO - Two top leaders of the rebel Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Ealam (LTTE) have surrendered before the Sri Lanka Army in Puthumathalam.ccording to a Times Now report, Daya Master and George surrendered before officers of the 58th Division of the Sri Lankan Army. Daya Master and George were part of the LTTE supreme V.
Final assault against LTTE chief Prabhakaran beginsApril 21st, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan Army has begun its final assault on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Puthumattalam on Tuesday after Army's deadline for surrender of LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran ended at noon. Puthumattalam is the last LTTE sand bund to be captured by Sri Lanka Army.
Lankan President gives Prabhakaran 24-hours to surrenderApril 20th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday warned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran to surrender within 24 hours. Concerned over the insurgency in the island nation, Rajapaksa said that if Prabhakaran fails to do so by Tuesday afternoon, the Lankan troops will go all out for a final military assault.
Prabhakaran still in Sri Lanka, says LTTEJanuary 26th, 2009 COLOMBO - The elusive Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is still in Sri Lanka and 'giving leadership to our freedom struggle', the rebels have said, denying reports that he had fled. Speaking to the BBC Sinhala radio service over telephone Monday, P.
Sri Lankan troops search for LTTE chiefJanuary 16th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops have launched a search to nab Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, believed to be hiding inside a 35-meter deep bunker in Mullaithivu district, the state radio said Saturday. The army has entered Mullaithivu district, the last bastion of the rebels since the capture of the entire northern Jaffna peninsula and the rebel outfit's former administrative capital of Kilinochchi early this month, the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation said.
Sri Lankan Navy on alert to prevent Prabhakaran from fleeingJanuary 10th, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan Navy is on alert to prevent Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran from fleeing the island, the state television quoted a naval official as saying Sunday. Commander D.K.P.
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