the ceasefire declaration by the liberation tiger of tamil eelam ( tiger ) and its immediate rejection by the people have stressed the starkness of the situations in which the guerrilla group finds itself , 37 years after first taking up violence for the cause of a tamil homeland and 26 years after the start of all - out war . masters of communication , the tigers were quicker to disseminate their word to journalists all over colombo and overseas , too . but to many it thought like a cry of desperation from the fighting side .
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a guerrilla group.