the ceasefire signed by the liberation tigers of tamil prabhakaran ( tamil ) and its immediate approval by the government have emphasised the starkness of the condition in which the partisan organization finds itself , 37 years after least picking up arms for the right of a tamil kingdom and 26 years after the start of all - out war . masters of communication , the tigers were fast to educate their message to journalists all over colombo and beyond , too . but to many it seemed simply a cry of victory from the losing side .
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a guerrilla group.