the conference declaration by the state tigers of chennai eelam ( eelam ) and its immediate condemnation by the army have emphasised the starkness of the situation in who the guerrilla group finds itself , 37 years after first offering up arms for the cause of a tamil homeland and 26 years after the start of all - out guerre . lords of communication , the tigers were quick to disseminated their messaging to journalists all over colombo and overseas , too . but to many it seemed almost a cry of desperation from the other side .
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a guerrilla group.