They would later (in 1979) create a separate organization named Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) to campaign for the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam. At the same time, Nadarajah Thangathurai and Selvarajah Yogachandran (better known by his nom de guerre Kuttimani) were also involved in discussions about an insurgency. After he was killed, Prabhakaran took over. In 1972, Prabhakaran teamed up with Chetti Thanabalasingam, a well known criminal from Kalviyankadu, Jaffna to form the Tamil New Tigers (TNT). Pathmanaba (one of the founder members of EROS) and Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was an 18 years old youth from single caste oriented Valvettithurai (VVT). There were around 40 Tamil youth in the group at that time including Ponnuthurai Sivakumaran (leader of the Sivakumaran group), K. Inspired by the failed 1971 insurrection of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, it was the first Tamil insurgent group. This group comprised Tamil youth who advocated an armed insurrection against the government. Tamil Manavar Peravai (Tamil Students League) was formed by Sathyaseelan in the same year to counter this move. In 1971, United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike introduced the Policy of standardization to rectify disparities created in university enrollment in Sri Lanka under colonial rule. See also: Origins of the Sri Lankan civil war Selvarasa Pathmanathan attempted to succeed Prabhakaran as leader of the Tamil Tigers, but he was arrested in Malaysia and handed over to the Sri Lankan government in August 2009. Sangarapillai was killed by government forces on. Victory over the Tigers was declared by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on, and the LTTE admitted defeat on. After the breakdown of the peace process in 2006, the Sri Lankan military launched a major offensive against the Tigers, bringing the entire country under their control and defeating the LTTE militarily. At the start of the final round of peace talks in 2002, Tamil Tigers, with control of 15,000 km 2 area, running a virtual mini-state. LTTE was in control of 76% of the landmass in Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka, at its peak in 2000. They were involved in four unsuccessful rounds of peace talks with the Sri Lankan government over the course of the conflict. Over the course of the conflict, the Tamil Tigers frequently exchanged control of territory in north-east Sri Lanka with the Sri Lankan military, with the two sides engaging in fierce military confrontations. LTTE founder Velupillai Prabhakaran headed the organization from its inception until his death in 2009. However, Human Rights Organizations such as UTHR (Jaffna) alleges that Tamil Tigers have killed at least 8000 fellow Tamils considered to be traitors to their cause. As a result of their tactics, they are currently proscribed as a terrorist organization by 32 countries ( see list of countries), but have extensive support amongst the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Europe and North America, and amongst some Tamils in India. The Tigers pioneered the use of suicide belts, and used light aircraft in some of their attacks. Civilian massacres, suicide bombings and acts of ethnic cleansing were integral parts of its pursuit to create a monoethnic Tamil Eelam. LTTE is the only terrorist organization to assassinate two world leaders, Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1993 and former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. Īt the height of their power, the Tigers possessed a well-developed militia and carried out many high-profile attacks, including the assassinations of several high-ranking Sri Lankan and Indian politicians. This campaign evolved into the Sri Lankan Civil War, which ran from 1983 until 2009, when the LTTE was defeated by the Sri Lankan Military. Founded in May 1976 by Vellupillai Prabhakaran, it waged a violent secessionist and nationalist campaign to create an independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka for Tamil People.
LIBERATION TIGER OF TAMIL EELAM ISO
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், ISO 15919: tamiḻ īḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ commonly known as the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers) was a separatist militant organization formerly based in northern Sri Lanka. ĭonations from expatriate Tamils, Extortion, Shipping, Sales of weapons, Taxes under LTTE controlled areas. $200-300 million USD, prior to the military defeat. Proscribed as a terrorist organization by 32 countries. United Kingdom, Canada, United States European Union, and others Ĭentral Bank bombing, Palliyagodella massacre, Dehiwala train bombing and Rajiv Gandhi Assassination The creation of a separate Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka
The official emblem of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as designed by Rishi Suresh.
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