Collaborative News Reports on the LTTE

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Collaborative news reports on the LTTE

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(B) Broadcaster

(PPL) Public(TT) Tamil tigers(G) Government (India and Sri Lankan)(P) Police

Part 1 Rise of the tigers, year 1976

(B) One of the political parties, The Federal Party, asked that the Tamilareas to be recognized as a federation for nearly 20 years. Today in1976, they reformed a new party called the Tamil United LiberationFront. It was requested that the Sri Lankan government could separate

the north and east of SL to a state called Tamil Eelam. This request wasnot fufiled.

[Footage of they reformed a new party Tamil Eelam. This request wasnot fufiled. ]

(B) Later on, the tamil youths formed a militant group, known as theLLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in short, Tamil Tigers. They will resortto violence when angered.

[Footage of TT training and attacks]

(TT) We will fight for a Tamil independent state.

(B) Currently, the Tamil Tigers are recognized as a terrorist organizationby 30 countries including India, the United States, United Kingdom andthe European Union.

[Raising signboards of No TT etc.]

Part 2 the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil war, year 1983

(B) This could be written in history as the Sri Lanakn Civil War in 1983.(B) Originally the island of Ceylon or modern day Sri Lanka, situatedbelow the tip of India, housed 2 important ethnic races, which were theTamils and the Sinhala. According to the Tamils, the Sinhalese resortedto torture, persecution and all kinds of harassment. Thus that promptedthe Tamil Tigers to attack the Sinhalese. This armed conflict has led to awar between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government.
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[Footage of attacks e.g. explosives fights between TT and P.][Footage of injured and dead]

(Tamil mother) Children see the Tigers as Saviours. The only way to getout of the house, to escape was to join the Tigers.

(TT Leader) We are not terrorists. We are fighting and sacrificing ourlives in exchange for freedom.

(B) The death toll estimation of the war had exceeded more than 60,000victims. The rules of the government strictly imposed the use of mediato provide coverage of the Sri Lanka Civil War.

Part 3 Intervention of India, year 1987

(B) On 3 June 1987, The Indian government sent 20 Indian ships to Jaffnato provide food and petroleum products to the Sri Lankan Tamils. When

the ships were turned back by the Sri Lankan navy, the Indian Air Forcedropped food and medical supplies the next day. This violated the SriLankan airspace.

[Footage of help from India]

(B) Later in June 1987, under pressure from India, Sri Lanka agreed tohelp sign a peace accord with India. Amongst the terms, the TamilTigers were to surrender their weapons. When they didnt, India resortedto violence in an effort to help peace-keeping. They withdrew in March1990.

[Footage of signing, and fights]

(TT) We will not agree to the peace accord and will never surrender.

(Sri Lankan G) We have already taken a step back. Its time for them[TT] to do the same.

(Indian G) We just want to maintain peace and harmony within thecountry.

(B) The Tamil Tigers were undaunted by foreign intervention and Indiawas unable to stop this bloodshed.

Part 4 Assassination of a world leader, year 1991


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(B) The Tamil Tigers have launched a successful attack on two worldleaders namely, the prime minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.

[Show Pictures]

(B) Rajiv Gandhi, Prime minister of India, was campaigning in TamilNadu for upcoming parliamentary elections when he and 16 others werekilled by a bomb concealed in a basket of flowers carried by a womanassociated with the Tamil Tigers. In 1998 an Indian court convicted 26people in the conspiracy to assassinate Gandhi. He died on May 21,1991 and was assassinated by LTTE suicide bomber ThenmozhiRajaratnam.

[People crying?? Act of the process of assassination]

(B) They have also assassinated Sri Lankan president Premadasa in 1993

Part 5 Suicide bomb blast, year 2004

(B) Tamil Tigers terrorize Sri Lankas capital, Colombo by launching theirfirst suicide attack this noon today right in the heart of the capital city ofColombo, since the ceasefire agreement signed two years ago withTamil Tigers. At least five policemen were killed and 11 wounded whena suspected female LTTE suicide bomber blew herself up inside a policestation in the Sri Lankan capital on Wednesday.

[Footage of bombing]

(P) We can't say for sure it's the work of the LTTE but they are the onlyones who used to carry out such bombings.

(B) Thiyagaraja Jeyarani was reportedly on a mission to assassinateCabinet Minister Douglas Devananda, a vocal critic of the LTTE.

Part 6 the conflict still continues

(B) The Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka are undoubtedly one of the most

organized, effective and brutal terrorist groups in the world. Theyinvented the suicide vest and, according to the FBI, is the only terrorist

group to have assassinated two world leaders. The Tamil Tigers are best

known for their suicide bombings, which are carried out by elite squads

called Black Tigers. They have committed about 200 attacks so far. The

rebels, based in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, have been waging a

violent offensive against the central government on and off for more


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than 20 years. The Tigers which include 5,000 to 10,000 guerillas

are fighting to secede from the island country of Sri Lanka. Through their

history, the Tigers have financed their operations with bank robberies

and drug smuggling, among other illegal acts. They are also believed to

get much of their support from ethnic Tamils living in Western Europe

and Canada. Some estimates say the LTTE raises more than $200

million a year.

[Footage]

[Interview with a Tamil tiger representative through the phone]

(B) And you spoke to him from this surrounded area, and he is ready to

surrender?

(TT) Not surrender. We are ready to lay down the arms not surrender.

(B) Why not surrender?

(TT)Actually its mainly a thing...about security...we take arms for

freedom struggle - why surrender to them? We ready to work with them

not surrender.

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