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The following is the list of Senior Commanders of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), a militant Tamil nationalist/separatist organization in Tamil Eelam, northern and eastern Sri Lanka. Some of the names are aliases that don't reflect the person's religious background.

  • Shanmugalingam Sivashankar
  • Thillaiyampalam Sivanesan
  • Balasegaram Kandiah
  • Vaithilingam Sornalingam
  • S. P. Thamilselvan
  • Sathasivam Krishnakumar
  • Thileepan
  • Ramalingam Paramadeva[1][2] was one of the architect of 1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak. After his escape he joined the LTTE. Later on behalf of the LTTE he successfully carried out the 1984 Batticaloa Jailbreak to release a female political inmate who was left behind in the first one. He was one of the senior leaders of the LTTE in Batticaloa and was killed[3] in 1984 at Kaluwanchikudy.
  • Colonel Jeyam (or Jayam)[4] is a senior LTTE commander, originally from the East of Sri Lanka. He is one of the LTTE official who attended the Geneva peace talks[5] between the LTTE and the government of Sri Lanka. He is not to be confused wih a TMVP commander by the same name, who is also from the East of Sri Lanka.
  • Colonel Theepan[6][7] is a militant and a self-styled colonel of the LTTE. He is the Northern Front commander[8] and leads the tiger forces in the Jaffna front of Sri Lankan Civil War and has been credited by the tiger supporters with thwarting two major Sri Lankan Army offensives from the Muhamalai Forward Defence Line, once in 2006 and again in 2007.
  • Kandiah Ulaganathan also known as Colonel Ramanan[9][10] was a senior commander of the LTTE, with some even alleging he was the No. 2 figure in the organization.[11] He was from Palukamam, Batticalo District, Sri Lanka. Colonel Ramanan was killed by a Sri Lankan army sniper along Vavunathivu forward defence line on 21 May 2006.
  • Colonel Bhanu[12][13] (or Banu) is a Senior Commander of the LTTE. He led the LTTE artillery unit in the Second Battle of Elephant Pass and hoisted the LTTE flag at the Elephant Pass base in year 2000.
  • Shanmuganathan Ravishankar also know as Colonel Charles (from Jaffna), was the Head of the LTTE Military Intelligence wing, was killed on the 6th of January 2008 by Sri Lankan Army LRRP unit.[14] His death was called a major setback for the LTTE.[15] He led the Bandaranaike Airport attack and other prominent attacks in Southern Sri Lanka. In the Bandaranaike Airport attack Charles has been credited with zero[16] civilian casualities.
  • Maria Vasanthi Michael (20 September 1963 - 11 January 1990), also known as Sothiya[17] or Sothia, was a senior cadre of LTTE who died of illness in 1990. One of the LTTE's female fighting formations, the Sothiya Regiment, was named in the honour of her.
  • Marcelin Fuselus, also known as Lt. Colonel Victor,[18] was a Mannar District LTTE commander; he was killed in 1984 by the Sri Lankan army. The LTTE's Victor Anti Tank and Armoured Unit was named in honour of him. The LTTE claims him to be one of the 'foundation stones'[19] of Tamil Eelam.
  • Sathasivam Selvanayakam, also known as Lieutenant Sellakili,[20] was the only LTTE cadre to be killed in an attack that killed 13 Sri Lankan Army soldiers, on the 23 Jul 1983. This incident happened in Thirunelveli, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is claimed Sellakili was the architect[21] behind this attack. The LTTE claims Sellakili to be one of the 'foundation stones'[19] of Tamil Eelam.
  • Charles Lucas Anthony, also know as Lt. Colonel Seelan,[22] was from Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka, was a close associate of LTTE leader Vellupillai Pirapaharan, and was killed in a close encounter with Sri Lankan Army soldiers in Meesalai area on 15 July 1983. Velupillai Prabhakaran named the Charles Anthony Brigade as a tribute to his close friend. Prabhakaran also named his eldest son Charles Anthony. The LTTE claims him to be one of the 'foundation stones'[19] of Tamil Eelam.
  • Captain Pandithar[23] (S. Ravindran), of the LTTE was killed by the Sri Lankan Army on 09 January, 1985. The LTTE claims him to be one of the 'foundation stones'[19] of Tamil Eelam. He was a childhood friend of Velupillai Prabhakaran and was the LTTE's accredited vice captain.[24]
  • Yogaratnam Kugan, also known as Lt. Colonel Ponnamman,[25] of the LTTE was killed in 1987 in an explosion during an attempt to attack the Sri Lanka Army camp in Navatkuly, Jaffna. The LTTE claims him to be one of the 'foundation stones'[19] of Tamil Eelam.
  • Lt. Colonel Santhosham[26](K. Umainesan), was one of the senior commanders of the LTTE who was killed on 21 October, 1987, at Kondavil in Jaffna in a battle with the IPKF. He was active in Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka. The LTTE claims him to be one of the 'foundation stones'[19] of Tamil Eelam. He was from Ariyalai, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.
  • K. Dharmarajah (? – Oct 10, 1987), known by his nom de guerre Pulendran or Lt. Colonel Pulendran was one of early members of the LTTE. At the time of his death by suicide, he was the military commander for the rebels in the Trincomalee district in the east of the island nation. He was apprehended while leading a group of 17 rebel members, refugees and exiled Tamil political leaders from India to Sri Lanka in mid-sea by the Sri Lankan Navy. Sri Lankan Navy claimed that the tip-off came from the Indians. They were brought to Sri Lankan Army base in Palali. When the Army attempted to take them to Colombo for interrogation , Pulendran, Kumarappa and 10 others committed suicide by swallowing cyanide. This incident happened two months after the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) arrived in the northeast of Sri Lanka under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord. Indians had attempted to prevent the airlift of rebels from the Jaffna peninsula to Colombo under pressure from the LTTE, but failed. Mass suicide of the rebels was considered to be turning point in relationship between Indian and the rebels and it led to full scale hostilities to breakout between the IPKF and the LTTE.[27][28]
  • Lt. Colonel Kumarappa[29] (B.Ratnapalan) of the LTTE was taken into custody by SL Navy along with 16 others in the mid sea, they were brought to SL Army base in Palali. When SL Army attempted to take them to Colombo for interrogation, Colonel Pulendran, Colonel Kumarappa and 10 others committed suicide on 05.10.1987. This incident happened two months after the Indian Peace Keeping Force arrived in the northeast of Sri Lanka under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord. The LTTE claims him to be one of the 'foundation stones'[19] of Tamil Eelam.
  • Lt Colonel Appaiah[30] (I.Rasiah) was a senior LTTE official; he died on 24 December 1997. He was known as "Scientist of the LTTE". The LTTE claims him to be one of the 'foundation stones'[19] of Tamil Eelam.
  • Thambirasa Kuhasanthan, also known as Lt. Colonel Nizam,[31] was the LTTE's Military Intelligence Wing leader for the East of Sri Lanka, he was killed by the Sri Lankan Army LRRP unit in 2001. He was responsible for all suicide bombings in Batticaloa before his death.[32]
  • Major Mano[33] was the LTTE head of Eastern Communications, he was killed by the Sri Lankan Army LRRP unit in 2001.
  • Gangai Amaran (LTTE)[34] was the Deputy LTTE-Sea Tigers commander.[35] He was killed along with his family by the Sri Lankan Army LRRP unit in year 2001.
  • Mr Cheliyan[36] was the LTTE Sea Tigers Deputy Leader. It has been claimed that the Sri Lankan Army LRRP killed him in October, 2008.
  • Irasaiah Ilanthirayan (alias Marshall),[37] is the LTTE's military spokesperson.[38] He is believed to be from the east of Sri Lanka.
  • Colonel Ramesh
  • Colonel Vithusha
  • Colonel Thurka
  • Lt. Colonel Ratha
  • Colonel Pathuman
  • Keerthi
  • Ambalavanar Neminathan, also known as Colonel Raju,ref>"Thousands mourn LTTE Col.Raju" (PDF). TamilGuardian. 2002-09-18. Retrieved 2009-01-10.</ref> had served as the special commander of the LTTE's elite Leopard Commandos and had played a key role in developing the Tigers’ artillery division, died on 25 August due to cancer. He was also the chief technical officer of the LTTE artillery division. He was from Elalai, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. He joined the LTTE after Black July in 1983.

References

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  2. ^ "Second Jailbreak". SangamOrg. 2004-10-15. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. ^ "The Eastern warlord". Frontline. 2004-04-09. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  4. ^ "Peace sacrificed for counter insurgency by Colombo - Col. Jeyam". Tamilnet. 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  5. ^ "Northern LTTE puts command changes to the east on hold". AsianTribume. 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  6. ^ "LTTE's military strength key to Tamils' future- Theepan". Tamilnet. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  7. ^ "SLMM hosts talks on Jaffna east coast road opening" (PDF). TamilGuardian. 2002-09-18. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  8. ^ Prabhakaran meets area commanders Asian Tribune - September 24, 2003
  9. ^ "Col. Ramanan". Tamilnation. 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  10. ^ "Ramanan, an accomplished Planning Commander- Balraj, Pottu". Tamilnet. 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  11. ^ Norway envoys push for Sri Lanka peace talks Times of India - May 26, 2006
  12. ^ "The taking of Elephant Pass". HinduOnNet. 2000-05-13. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  13. ^ "What happened to Colonel Bhanu?". AsianTribune. 2005-10-11. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  14. ^ "Vanni pays homage to Col. Charles". Tamilnet. 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  15. ^ "LTTE intelligence chief 'colonel' Charles killed". ExpressIndia. 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  16. ^ "Vanni pays homage to Col. Charles". Tamilnet. 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  17. ^ "Maria Vasanthi Michael - Sothia". TamilNation. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  18. ^ "Women & the Struggle for Tamil Eelam". Tamilnation. 1998. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tamil Hero Turned into a Zero". SangamOrg. 2004-03-17. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  20. ^ "The loss of Sellakili". SangamOrg. 2004-04-30. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  21. ^ "The loss of Sellakili". SangamOrg. 2004-04-30. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  22. ^ "First Heroes' Day Celebrations in Trincomalee". Tamilnet. 2002-11-24. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  23. ^ "Limbo between war and peace". AsiaTimes. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  24. ^ After Prabha, who? - D. B. S. Jeyaraj
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  26. ^ "Death anniversary of Lt. Col Santhosham observed". Tamilnet. 2002-10-23. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  27. ^ "Kumarappa, Pulendran Eighteenth anniversary held in Jaffna". Tamilnet. 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  28. ^ Krishna, Sankaran (2005). Postcolonial Insecurities: India, Sri Lanka, and the Question of Nationhood. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-3330-4. p.182-183
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  30. ^ "One Hundred Tamils of the 20th century". Tamilnation. 1999-04-21. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
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  32. ^ Key military secret becomes public Sunday Times - January 6, 2002
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  34. ^ "LRRP infiltration demolishes impregnable Tiger terrain myth". LRRP WordPress. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  35. ^ LTTE leaders come under bomb attacks The Hindu - August 16, 2001
  36. ^ "Cheliyan – Deputy Sea Tiger Leader killed". LankaDailyNews. 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  37. ^ "War Worsens as Sri Lanka Puts Pressure on Rebels". NYTimes. 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  38. ^ Sri Lanka fears for school safety BBC News - August 14, 2006

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