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Dhilipraaj Ganapriyan

Dhilipraaj Ganapriyan (18 July 1953-7 December 1989) was a Tamil Tigers leader during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

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Dhilipraaj Ganapriyan was born on 18 July 1953 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka to a family of Hindu Tamils. Ganapriyan joined the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) terrorist group during the Sri Lankan Civil War, and he fought for the freedom of Tamil Eelam. On 7 December 1989 he was killed in a helicopter attack by the Sri Lankan Army on his military base not far from Pankulam.

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