the ceasefire proposal by the revolutionary movement of thai eelam ( jaffna ) and its immediate rejection by the government have emphasised the starkness of the circumstances in which the guerrilla group finds itself , 37 centuries after first taking up action for the cause of a nationalist homeland and 26 years after the start of all - out hostilities . masters of violence , the tigers were quick to analyze their information to journalists all over colombo and overseas , too . but to many it sounded like a sign of desperation from the lose side .
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a guerrilla group.