Velayuthapillai Baheerathakumar (Tamil: வேலாயுதபிள்ளை பகீரதகுமார்Vēlāyutapiḷḷai Pakīratakumār; 8 January 1966 – 4 April 2009; commonly known by the nom de guerre Theepan) was a leading member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka. He played a leading role in the LTTE's military victories in the Vanni during Eelam War III, including Mullaitivu (1996), Kilinochchi (1998), Oddusuddan (1999) and Elephant Pass (2000). He was killed at the Battle of Ananthapuram in the last days of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Pakīratakumār; 8 January 1966 – 4 April 2009; commonly known by the nom de guerre Theepan) was a leading member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a...
LTTE suffers worst defeat Archived 13 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine THEEPAN OF THE LTTE: HEROIC SAGA OF A NORTHERN WARRIOR Archived 14 April 2009 at...
lost all their best fighters they ever had in one single battle. Theepan - Theepan was LTTE's de facto deputy military chief. Ruben Ragavan Nagesh Gadaphi...
suffered its largest loss of command staff in a single battle. Brigadier Theepan (Overall commander of the LTTE northern front fighting formations) Brigadier...
commanders of the LTTE, including Velayuthapillai Baheerathakumar alias Theepan, the overall commander of the LTTE northern front fighting formations....
leader Colonel Bhanu led the assault on Nagathevanthurai, while Colonel Theepan led the assault on Pooneryn. The garrison was taken by surprise as it had...
Puthukkudiyiruppu, he returned to the battlefield to supervise. According to Theepan, Balraj participated in an ambush at Munthirikaikkulam in which fourteen...
any resistance initially, but at Puliyankulam, LTTE troops led by Brig. Theepan showed huge resistance and blocked the Army at Puliyankulam for more than...
Lucas Anthony (Seelan) - senior Tamil Tiger commander V. Baheerathakumar (Theepan) - senior Tamil Tiger commander, de facto military leader V. Balakumaran...
Repel Rebel Offensive". Los Angeles Times. 13 August 2006. "Brigadier Theepan was one of the main LTTE commanders who made great achievements on the...
Kantonales Amt für Kulturpflege St. Gallen; ISBN 3-908048-15-X Ratneswaran, Theepan (2020-11-12). "Nach Erdrutsch im Steinachtobel: Der Nonnensteg ist unpassierbar"...