Shankar (Tamil militant)
Colonel Shankar | |
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சங்கர் | |
| Born | Vaithilingam Sornalingam September 1949 |
| Died | 26 September 2001 (aged 51–52) Sri Lanka |
| Other names | Mukilan |
| Known for | Founder and leader of the air wing and marine division of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Vaithilingam Sornalingam (September 1949 – 26 September 2001; Tamil: வைத்தியலிங்கம் சொர்ணலிங்கம், alternative spellings include Vythilingam Sornalingam; often referred to by his nom de guerre Colonel Shankar) was the founder of the air wing and marine division of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and a relative of the militant group's leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.
He was educated in Sri Lanka, and worked for some time in Canada before returning to Sri Lanka and joining the LTTE.