Eelamism, As Livelihood
By Rasika Jayakody -July 5, 2013 |
Rasika Jayakody
Almost 14 months after the JVP insurrection in 1971, Eelamist Tamil Student League Leader Sathyaseelan attempted to murder A. Tiyagarajah, a Tamil Congress MP who dissented from the party, joined the ruling coalition and extended his support to the constitution of 1972. That was one of the earliest landmarks as far as the Eelamist struggle in Sri Lanka is concerned.
The first Police force member to be killed by the Eelamist militants was A. Karunanithy, a Tamil constable attached to the Kankesenthurei police station. That was almost two years after Sathyaseelan’s attempt to murder Tiyagarajah.
