the ceasefire declaration by the liberation war of tamil eelam ( kumaratunga ) and its rapid rejection by the government have emphasised the starkness of the situation in which the guerrilla line finds itself , 37 years after first taking up arms for the benefit of a tamil homeland and 26 ages after the start of all - out war . masters of communication , the tigers were beginning to disseminate their communication to journalists all over lankan and overseas , too . but to many it seemed like a cry of desperate from the losing group .
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a guerrilla group.