Who wanted to form a separate state called Tamil Eelam?

Tamil Tigers, byname of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), guerrilla organization that sought to establish an independent Tamil state, Eelam, in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The LTTE was established in 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran as the successor to an organization he had formed earlier in the 1970s.

What is Tamil Eelam movement?

Tamil Eelam (Tamil: தமிழீழம் tamiḻ īḻam, generally rendered outside Tamil-speaking areas as தமிழ் ஈழம்) is a proposed independent state that many Tamils in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora aspire to create in the north and east of Sri Lanka.

Why did LTTE want separate state?

After 1948, the Tamils also became the targets of numerous riots that swept through the island nation. Believing that these riots were instigated by the Sinhalese authorities, Tamils began calling for an independent state and for an organisation to protect their rights.

Do Indian Tamils fight for Tamil Eelam or Tamilnadu?

There are Indian Tamils who live in the state of TamilNadu in India. They neither fight for independence of Tamilnadu nor fight for Tamil Eelam. its really simple in India Tamil nadu has been granted the right to live and die equally with opportunities present as a equal citizen and not as a second class citizen as in Tamil elam.

Do Tamil Tamils fight for independence from Sri Lanka or Tamil Nadu?

SriLankan Tamils fight for a separate country (not state) Tamil Eelam from the country SriLanka. There are Indian Tamils who live in the state of TamilNadu in India. They neither fight for independence of Tamilnadu nor fight for Tamil Eelam.

Why do Tamil people in Tamil Nadu want their own ancient homeland?

After independence tamils in Tamil Nadu are living in peace and harmony with the indians. But in Tamil Eelam it turned to be another Rwandan Genocide or more simmilar to the nazis and the serbs in the bosnian civil war. Thats why the tamil people here wants their own ancient homeland back How this 19-year-old earns an extra $3600 per week.

Was there any persecution of Tamils in Sri Lanka?

Demand for a separate Tamil eelam began in early 1922 and that was 26 years prior to Sri Lanka gaining independance hence it is not a result of any persecution of Tamils in Sri Lanka rather a power struggle by Tamil political elite.