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Which of the following statements is incorrect about the LTTE? |
From 1983 onwards, the militant organization, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has been fighting an armed struggle with the army of Sri Lanka. The LTTE demanded ‘Tamil Eelam’ or a separate country for the Tamils of Sri Lanka. At one point of time, the southeastern part of Sri Lanka was controlled by LTTE. None of the above |
At one point of time, the southeastern part of Sri Lanka was controlled by LTTE. |
The correct answer is option 3: At one point of time, the southeastern part of Sri Lanka was controlled by LTTE. CORRECTION IN OPTION 3: At one point of time, the northeastern part of Sri Lanka was controlled by LTTE. After its independence, politics in Sri Lanka (it was then known as Ceylon) was dominated by forces that represented the interest of the majority Sinhala community. They were hostile to a large number of Tamils who had migrated from India to Sri Lanka and settled there. This migration continued even after independence. The Sinhala nationalists thought that Sri Lanka should not give ‘concessions’ to the Tamils because Sri Lanka belongs to the Sinhala people only. The neglect of Tamil concerns led to militant Tamil nationalism. From 1983 onwards, the militant organisation, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was fighting an armed struggle with the army of Sri Lanka in pursuit of their demand for a ‘Tamil Elam’ or separate country for the Tamilians of Sri Lanka. At one point of time, the northeastern part of Sri Lanka was controlled by LTTE. |
