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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, commonly known as the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers, is a separatist organization formerly based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in May 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran,
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LTTE chief Prabhakaran is alive, will emerge in public soon, claims Tamil Nationalist Movement Leader Pazha Nedumaran - BusinessToday
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Army combat uniform 'distinctively different' from LTTE; filters used to distort appearance on social media, say Govt sources | Law-Order
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