The army said that its special forces had encircled Prabhakaran, Pottu Aman and Soosoi, who were boxed into a 100m x 100m area. The killing of Prabhakaran came as officials confirmed that more than 220 frontline rebel cadres, including his elder son Charles Anthony, LTTE political head Balasingham Nadesan and LTTE peace secretariat chief S Pulidevan had been killed in fierce battles in the last 12 hours.
The other slain top LTTE leaders include Black Tigers' chief Ramesh, Tigers' police wing chief Ilango and senior leaders Sundaram and Kapil Amman. The body of 24-year-old Anthony, chief of LTTE's air wing, was found during mopping up operations in the last rebel-held territory in the no-fire zone this morning, the defence ministry said.
An undated photograph supplied by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence shows the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran standing with his wife Mathivathani, his son Balachandran and his daughter Duwaraka from a collection of photographs that government soldiers said they discovered recently in a hideout in northern Sri Lanka.
An undated photograph supplied by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence shows LTTE leader Prabhakaran playing with his son Balachandran as soldiers from the LTTE watch
Prabhakaran with his son Balachandran and wife Mathivathani
Prabhakaran (left) and his son Charles Anthony (second from right)
Prabhakaran swimming in a pool with his son Balachandran
Prabhakaran with his wife Mathivathani, son Charles Anthony and parents
Prabhakaran with wife, son Charles Anthony and two unidentified relatives
LTTE leader Prabhakaran with wife Mathivathani, son Balachandran and daughter Duwaraka
Prabhakaran with wife Mathivathani
Prabhakaran (Centre) and his wife Mathivathani (front row, Centre) sitting with LTTE soldiersSource: Rediff
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