Captain Miller (Tamil militant)

Captain
Miller
மில்லர்
Born
Vallipuram Vasanthan

(1966-01-01)1 January 1966
Died5 July 1987(1987-07-05) (aged 21)
Nelliady, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Years active1983–1987
OrganizationLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Known forFirst Black Tiger

Vallipuram Vasanthan (Tamil: வல்லிப்புரம் வசந்தன்; 1 January 1966 – 5 July 1987) commonly known by the nom de guerre Captain Miller, was a Sri Lankan Tamil member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka. He was the LTTE's first Black Tiger.[1][2][3][4]

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