LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, on October 31, conferred Awards of Valour for the Tiger commandos who excelled in their performance in the operation against the Vanni Headquarters, as well as on the Tiger pilots and operators who took part in consecutive and successful attacks against targets in the south and the bases of the Sri Lankan military. The Air Tiger pilots who had participated in three consecutive successful air attacks received the Warriors Award of Tamil Eelam ("Thamizheezha Ma'ravar Viruthu") and the Air Tiger pilots who had participated in five consecutive successful air attacks received the Blue tiger Award of Tamil Eelam ("Thamizheezha Niilappuli Viruthu"), while Kiddu artillery formation received special awards for their performance in this specific attack.