Shanmuganathan Ravishankar
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Shanmuganathan Ravishankar, also known as Colonel Charles (from Jaffna
), the Head of LTTE Military Intelligence wing, was killed on the 6th of January 2008 by Sri Lankan Army LRRP unit. His death was called a major setback for the Tamil Tigers.
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 civilian casualties.
Jaffna
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
), the Head of LTTE Military Intelligence wing, was killed on the 6th of January 2008 by Sri Lankan Army LRRP unit. His death was called a major setback for the Tamil Tigers.
He led the Bandaranaike Airport attack
Bandaranaike Airport attack
The Bandaranaike Airport attack was an assault by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Bandaranaike International Airport, on July 24, 2001...
and other prominent attacks in Southern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. In the Bandaranaike Airport attack
Bandaranaike Airport attack
The Bandaranaike Airport attack was an assault by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Bandaranaike International Airport, on July 24, 2001...
Charles has been credited with zero civilian casualties.