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Two and the most important of them all, unlike what Prabhakaran had begun with, the armed forces were not a ceremonial troop of 15,000 men in all as in the early eighties, but a much larger troop battle-hardened personnel. It was pathetic at the time to see Balasingham refer to Prabhakaran as ‘national leader’, in the place of thambi, or younger brother, as he had always addressed the maverick killer all along, earlier.
His fetish for cleanliness became an obsession. Seelan, though begging for death, seemed wanting to be alive to continue to fight on for the cause." (p.4) Seelan was not only a close confidant of Prabhakaran, but also his good friend.
Three, Prabhakaran is susceptible to human emotions as any ordinary person notwithstanding his generous display of ruthlessness.
If all this appeared to foreshadow a man preparing himself for a life that demanded great levels of physical endurance, Prabhakaran added a twist to it by pricking insects to death with needles.... Narayan Swamy narrates few incidents that suggest that this could be the case. Naturally, Prabhakaran decided to strike back and he did it with the help of Chellakili, another close and trusted confidant.
The ‘Pirabhakaran Phenomenon’ Book
by Sachi Sri Kantha, November 25, 2022
Pirabhakaran Phenomenon, by Sachi Sri Kantha, 2005
Seventeen years had passed since my analytical biography ‘Pirabhakaran Phenomenon’ on Velupillai Prabhakaran (1954-2009) was published in a print version. After reading the book, the answer is apparent.
That opportunity came about in 2001, quite unexpectedly.
And any reader, informed or otherwise, can enjoy it as much as Narayan Swamy, who seems to have enjoyed scripting it.
The author's comments on the review.... |
When I read Mallika Joseph's review of my book Inside an Elusive Mind, I felt justifiably elated as I realized the result of my efforts spanning several years had been amply appreciated.
His retribution has been strongest when it involved betraying the cause of the Tamils. Dreaded LTTE chief and mastermind of ex-India PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination
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That way, despite the author repeatedly quoting ex-LTTE militants to argue the multiple failures of Prabhakaran that led to ultimate disaster, there is a vocal section of the Tamils from that generation, and possibly next, who want to be seen as swearing by him – but the numbers and commitment growing thin, as yet another new generation emerges, as now.
Decisive, conclusive
Narayan Swamy also credits the Mahinda-Gota combo for the ultimate success of the armed forces.
Due to lack of proximity, as of now, I haven’t interviewed him; but I have gathered assiduously documentary materials (for the past 20 years) generated by those who have interviewed him in person. Was this inherent insecurity, which he had developed first as a survival instinct, also behind his inability or unwillingness to accept Mahinda’s offer to make him the unelected yet officially-acknowledged leader of the Tamil people, which Narayan Swamy mentions?
It was known at the time that there were enough guns waiting to take him out, and hence Prabhakaran knew that he could not walk the streets of Jaffna as a popular leader – unlike a popular autocrat that he ultimately became.
Margaret Trawick and journalists S. Sivanayayagam and T. Sabaratnam. The book, Inside an Elusive Mind - Prabhakaran: the first profile of the world's most ruthless guerilla leader is not only a testimonial to the author's narrative talent, but also one of the finest descriptions of contemporary Eelam history and the crisis looming large over the small island country of Sri Lanka.
The narrative begins with the seemingly insignificant but emotive incident that eventually snowballs into the first anti-Tamil pogrom - Seelan's death.