Say what you want about the Tamil Tigers and their ways of fighting a Sri Lankan civil war. The Tigers and their founder/leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was killed two weeks ago, has been resisitng the government's troops for over 25 years.
Their aim was to create an independent Tamil state in the north east of Sri Lanka but, due to their cruel tactics, the Tigers was classed as a terrorist group in 32 different countries, before they recently gave up the fight. Velupillai Prabhakaran himself was wanted by Interpol and Indian authorities.
But his policies aside, Velupillai Prabhakaran was a man of style. Just look at this image of him in his uniform. Uniform patters are dictated by the different surroundings of a particular war zone and luckily for the Tigers, their landscape produced these gorgeously brown, beige and green shapes.
But his policies aside, Velupillai Prabhakaran was a man of style. Just look at this image of him in his uniform. Uniform patters are dictated by the different surroundings of a particular war zone and luckily for the Tigers, their landscape produced these gorgeously brown, beige and green shapes.
I also like his belt and gun, which seems very hi-tech compared to the rest of him. The hat and moustache nicely fits in and the 'necklace' which rests in his breast pocket makes me almost think he uses a stylist...
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That necklace would, I'd hazard a guess, be the one containing a cyanide capsule which he encouraged all Tigers to wear... So yes, very well put together if even your suicide kit is neatly tucked into your breast pocket...
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