The Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students, also known as the Eelam Revolutionary Organisers, was a Tamil militant group in Sri Lanka. This is a list that documents the numerous groups of Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups that were formed to fight the state of Sri Lanka to create an independent Tamil Eelam. ...

Origins

The EROS was formed in London in 1975 by Eliyathamby Ratnasabapathy and Nesadurai Thirunesan (also known as Shankar Rajee). It started as a think-tank, strongly influenced byMarxism, to analyse Tamil issues. Much of its early membership was drawn from the eastern districts of Batticaloa and Amparai, and also the Jaffna peninsula. EROS was the first political group which recruited Sri Lankan Muslims as well and was also concerned with the question of the Sri Lankan Muslims than any other group had been. They drew up a four phase programme to co-opt the Tamil-speaking Muslims of the eastern province into the Eelam struggle, by working closely with them, and understanding and espousing their grievances. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Marxism refers to the philosophy and social theory based on Karl Marxs work on one hand, and to the political practice based on Marxist theory on the other hand (namely, parts of the First International during Marxs time, communist parties and later states). ... Batticaloa (මඩකළපුව in Sinhala, மட்டக்களப்பு in Tamil) was the provincial capital of the eastern province of Sri Lanka. ... Ampara is a remote city on the East Coast of Sri Lanka, about 320km from the capital city of Colombo. ... Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, Jaffna Jaffna (யாழ்ப்பாணம் in Tamil meaning யாழ்=harp, பாணம்=town of harper, යාපනය in Sinhala) the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. ... Mosque in Galle, Sri Lanka Islam in Sri Lanka is practiced entirely by Sri Lankan Muslims, who make up approximately 8% of the population, comprise a group of minorities practicing the religion of Islam in Sri Lanka. ...

Links with Palestinians

In 1976, the EROS established links with the Abu Jihad of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and began planning the setting up of camps to train Sri Lankan Tamils in military and guerrilla warfare. EROS even opened up their training camp for the LTTE where Prabhakaran had his initial training. The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), EPRLF and PLOTE sent their own men to the PLO's camps for training under the request of EROS, and EROS also organised for men of other groups to be sent. A number of Tamils, including many who would later form the core of the other Tamil militant groups, started their militant careers in these camps. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Khalil El-Wazir (Abu Jihad), (1935-1988) Khalil Al-Wazir (October 10, 1935–April 16, 1988), better known by the kunya Abu Jihad (Arabic: father of Jihad) and Al-Wazir (the top minister), was a founder of the Palestinian armed group Fatah, and later a top aide to Yassir Arafat. ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the... The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization is a political party in Sri Lanka. ...

Splinter groups

Despite being the most ideological of all the Tamil groups, and its strong revolunationary nationalism, the EROS never became as militarily active as later groups such as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), largely because its leadership continued to be based in London. Their most notable military actions was the bombings in Sri Lanka in 1984 and 1985, and the kidnapping of British journalist Penelope Willis. Tamil Tigers emblem The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, is a military and political organization that has waged a violent secessionist campaign against the Sri Lankan Government since the 1970s in order to secure independence for the Tamil portions of Sri Lanka. ... The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization is a political party in Sri Lanka. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Partly as a result of this, differences arose in 1979 among the cadre in Sri Lanka. The result was that the student wing of the EROS, the General Union of Eelam Students, split away from the EROS in 1980 to form a new organisation, the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF). EROS was also one of the main forces behind the attempt to form a united front, the Eelam National Liberation Front, in 1984, and remained the major driving force behind the front until it fell apart in 1986. This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Eelam Peoples Revolutionary Liberation Front is a political party in Sri Lanka. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

LTTE association

During the IPKF period, EROS was one of the few groups to support the LTTE and was infact their main political advisory body as the EROS and LTTE worked in alliance with one another. In the late 1980s, EROS split over the question of whether or not they should militarily support the LTTE. In 1990, the group was effectively disbanded. One of its two top leaders, V. Balakumaran, together with a large portion of its members, left EROS to join the LTTE, saying it was a betrayal of the Tamil cause not to take up arms. The remnants of the group, led by Shankar Rajee, formed a political party, which they also called EROS. This party won 13 seats at the following general election, but steadily declined in through the 1990s as the party decided that they no longer had confidence in the Sri Lankan government. Following the death of Shankar Rajee (also known as Nesadurai Thirunesan) in 2005,Shankar Rajee's son Nesan Thirunesan took over as its new youth leader and is continuing his father's work and legacy by promoting peace and democracy amongst all the Sri Lankan Tamil and ex-patriate community and encouraging friendly and peaceful relations with the Sri Lankan Sinhala and Muslim communities in Sri Lanka and abroad. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about the year. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

NGO links

The late Shankar Rajee's son is popularly known as "EROS Nesan or Shankar Rajee Junior" plays an active role helping and assisting the Tamil community suffering in Sri Lanka through various charitable projects and NGO's. EROS Nesan remains neutral when it comes to politics and is a staunch advocate in supporting democracy, however he feels that the LTTE must continue to function in order to act as a deterrent towards the Sri Lankan army.

EROS in popular culture

Rapper Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A., is the daughter of Arul Pragasam, a founding member of EROS. In her music, M.I.A. makes frequent references to the war in Sri Lanka and her father's participation in EROS. Popular West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg performing for the US Navy. ... This article is about the British singer M.I.A. For the acronym MIA, please see MIA. Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (born on July 17, 1977 in Hounslow, London, England)[1] is a Sri Lanka-raised rapper, singer, and artist. ... Arul Pragasam was active in the Tamil independence movement, and is the estranged father of musician M.I.A. (Maya Arulpragasam). ... The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is an ongoing conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and a minority terrorist group consisting of Ethnic Sri Lankan Tamils on the island-nation of Sri Lanka. ...