The author, Major General Kamal Gunaratne was a soldier and an infantryman who led the war from the forefront and was actively engaged in battles from its inception to the very end. This marked the end of terrorism in Sri Lanka and brought with it, a great sense of relief to each and every peace loving citizen of this island nation. On 19th May 2009, the valiant soldiers of 53 Division led by Major General Kamal Gunaratne, killed the Leader of the LTTE, Velupillai Prabhakaran and many of his senior leadership, on the battlefield at Nandikadal Lagoon. The 30-year long reign of terror finally ended victoriously in May 2009, when Sri Lanka Army defeated them militarily. Thousands of LTTE cadres were highly trained, skilled, experienced and ready to fight unto death. They ardently believed their leader and were dedicated to their cause. The members of LTTE were brainwashed and indoctrinated to follow its leadership unquestioningly.
Commencing as a small terrorist outfit, Prabhakaran transformed the LTTE into an extremely powerful and conventional military entity, replete with a Land Force, Sea Tiger Wing (Naval) and an Air Tiger Wing (Air Force). Even though the culture of "suicide missions" and "human bombs" has become the hallmark of terrorism around the world today, it was Velupillai Prabhakaran who first masterminded and used this most ruthless tactic in targeting both civilian and Government Forces. For three decades, the Sri Lanka Army battled against the most ruthless terrorist organization known to man in modern times, the "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam" (LTTE).
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