Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin ordered a crackdown on this group six years after attending a fundraiser for them. Anton Balasingham has served as a spokesman for this group, and they're rivals of the PLOTE. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic was badly damaged by the "black" offshoot of this (*) group in 1998. This group had a stronghold at Kilinochchi and they briefly gained control over most of the Jaffna Peninsula. One member of this group hid a bomb in a basket of flowers that ended up killing Rajiv Gandhi. For 10 points, name this guerrilla organization that agitates for independence for the Sinhalese in Sr
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin ordered a crackdown on this group six years after attending a fundraiser for them. Anton Balasingham has served as a spokesman for this group, and they're rivals of the PLOTE. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic was badly damaged by the "black" offshoot of this (*) group in 1998. This group had a stronghold at Kilinochchi and they briefly gained control over most of the Jaffna Peninsula. One member of this group hid a bomb in a basket of flowers that ended up killing Rajiv Gandhi. For 10 points, name this guerrilla organization that agitates for independence for the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin ordered a crackdown on this group six years after attending a fundraiser for them.
Tamil Tigers [or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE]