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India deliberately aggravated Sri Lanka's ethnic crisis. It destabilized Sri Lanka [by training and arming Tamil militants, including the Tigers] so that it could play a dominant role in bringing Sri Lanka within its sphere of influence.

Velupillai Prabhakaran

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Velupillai Prabhakaran
Age: 54 †
Born: 1954
Born: November 26
Died: 2009
Died: May 19
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Thiruvenkadam Velupillai Prabhakaran
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