Captain Angayarkanni

Captain
Angayarkanni
Born
Pushpakala Thuraisingham

(1973-05-10)10 May 1973
Died10 August 1994(1994-08-10) (aged 21)
Sea near Kankesanthurai
NationalitySri Lankan
OrganizationLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Known forSuicide 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]

References

  1. ^ "Tamil parties honour female LTTE fighters on Women's Day". Tamil Guardian. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ ""LTTE emerged militarily strong because of Black Tigers"- Elilan". Tamilnet. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "முதல் பெண் கடற்கரும்புலி கப்டன் அங்கயற்கண்ணி!". World Tamil Forum. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "கடலன்னையின் முதல் பெண் குழந்தை கடற்கரும்புலி கப்டன் அங்கயற்கண்ணி". Eelamalar. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ Diego Gambetta (21 September 2006). Making Sense of Suicide Missions. OUP Oxford. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-0-19-929797-9. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ Michael Roberts (2006). "Pragmatic Action and Enchanted Worlds: A Black Tiger Rite of Commemoration". Social Analysis. 50 (1): 73–102. JSTOR 23181943.
  7. ^ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works (2007). Eco-terrorism Specifically Examining the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front: Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, May 18, 2005. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-0-16-079318-9. Retrieved 5 July 2021.