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  BJP slams Rahul Gandhi after Vijay 'commemorates' LTTE founder Prabhakaran: 'For slice of power'

  May 19, 2026 18:05 IST

  Notably, reference to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is politically sensitive in India, as the group was banned for its role in terrorism and was responsible for the 1991 killing of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

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  Sri Lanka dismisses Tamil Nadu leader's claim that LTTE supremo Prabhakaran is 'still alive'

  World | February 13, 2023 20:37 IST

  The statement from the island nation came after Pazha Nedumaran, a noted nationalist leader in Tamil Nadu, claimed that the top leader of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) "is doing well".

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  Sri Lanka seeks Interpol red notice for arrest of LTTE leader

  World | April 13, 2014 21:51 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lanka today said it will ask Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of a Europe-based LTTE leader who directed actions of three key operatives of the banned outfit killed in