What is the Tamil Nadu Liberation Army?
Q: What is the Tamil Nadu Liberation Army?
A: The Tamil Nadu Liberation Army (TNLA) is a militant separatist movement in Tamil Nadu that seeks an independent nation for Tamil people.
Q: When did the TNLA begin?
A: The TNLA began around 1985 as the military part of the Tamil Nadu Communist Party Marxist-Lenisist.
Q: What were the TNLA's campaign strategies?
A: The TNLA began a campaign of murders and bombings which they said were aimed at enemies of the people. They put up posters to explain their reasons for these attacks.
Q: Who was the first leader of the TNLA?
A: Thamizharasan was the first leader of the TNLA.
Q: How did the next leader of TNLA, Lenin, expand the group?
A: Lenin increased the number of members in the group and they started bombing police stations and stealing police weapons.
Q: Who did the TNLA take prisoner in July 2000?
A: The TNLA took a movie actor, Dr. Rajkumar, prisoner in July 2000.
Q: What are the TNLA's objectives?
A: The TNLA has said it wants a Greater Tamil Homeland which would include all of Tamil Nadu, the Laccadive Islands, Minicoy Island, the 'Tamil Eelam' in Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, and Mauritius.
