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Topic: LTTE

LTTE’s ‘plan B’ to eliminate Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi using human bomb Athirai

In '90 Days', Anirudhya Mitra writes about the thrilling chase of Rajiv Gandhi's assailants and gives a first-hand account of those turbulent days.

In besieged Lanka, war-hit Tamils miss something more precious than petrol: kids & spouses

Every year on 18 May, Tamil families gather in Mullivaikkal, where thousands of Tamil civilians were trapped & killed in 2009, during last leg of offensive by Sri Lankan military against LTTE.

Women suicide bombers evoke a ‘special’ fear. But it’s about patriarchy, not bombs

Exactly like men, women suicide bombers kill and die for causes, good or evil. They too are motivated by political grievances, revenge, and rage.

China’s bare-chested turn to Sri-Lankan Tamils is India’s new headache

Anti-China sentiment among the Sinhalese allows China to influence the Tamil north. This time, through the fishermen crisis.

India has an upper hand over China in jostle for foothold in Sri Lanka. But it can slip away

A proactive New Delhi has increased its vigil and speeded up strategic cooperation with Colombo to counter Beijing’s movements so far. But it needs more.

What is Mullivaikkal war & why has the demolition of memorial for its victims triggered a row

University of Jaffna has decided to raze a war memorial erected in memory of the victims of the 2009 Mullivaikkal massacre. The decision has triggered protests.

Sri Lanka varsity warns pupils protesting against demolition of memorial for Tamil war victims

Dozens of students, politicians and locals have been protesting at the university after the memorial erected in memory of Tamil war victims was demolished Friday night.

What LTTE chief Prabhakaran told me about women writing for newspapers

‘In the Shadow of a Sword’ is a memoir by Thamizhini, a former LTTE leader in Sri Lanka who gave an inside account of the brutality of it all.

Perarivalan, LTTE sympathiser who got the batteries for the bomb that killed Rajiv Gandhi

Perarivalan was a teenage sympathiser of LTTE when he was arrested 29 years ago for being a part of the group’s conspiracy to kill former PM Rajiv Gandhi.

‘Betrayer of Tamils’ — Muralitharan biopic becomes flashpoint in Tamil Nadu, actor slammed too

The movie is titled 800 — the number of wickets taken by Muralitharan in test cricket — and stars popular Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi in the lead.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.