Captain Angayarkanni | |
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Born | Pushpakala Thuraisingham 10 May 1973 |
Died | 10 August 1994 Sea near
Kankesanthurai | (aged 21)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Organization | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Known for | Suicide Bomber |
Pushpakala Thuraisingham (10 May 1973 – 10 August 1994; commonly known by the nom de guerre Captain Angayarkanni) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka. She was the LTTE's first female Black Tiger (suicide bomber). [1] [2] [3] [4] She sunk a Sri Lankan Navy Surveillance Command Centre Ship in a suicide attack in the sea near Kankesanthurai. Her death is significant as later females joined the Tamil Tigers at all levels and played significant roles (including the Black Tigers). [5] [6] [7]