TVK's Vijay Rakes Up Sri Lankan Tamil Issue, Hails Rajiv Gandhi Killer Prabhakaran
In a move that is likely to stoke controversy, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Saturday racked up the Sri Lankan Tamil issue and praised Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) late chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was the mastermind behind former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, and stressed the need to "give a voice to the Sri Lankan Tamils" living in the country.
The Sri Lankan Tamils, several are refugees who fled the neighbouring country to India during the civil war. The LTTE, which was banned in India isince the 1990s was an armed force that ruled in northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. It fought to set up an independent Tamil state for decades, until its defeat to the Sri Lankan state in 2009. Prabhakaran , was killed by the Sri Lankan army the same year.
