Eliyathamby Ratnasabapathy
Eliyathamby Ratnasabapathy (November 3, 1938 – December 12, 2006) was one of the founding member of the
Biography and political career
He was born in a small town called
ethnic conflict
.
Eelam Revolutionary Organization of Students (EROS) was founded on January 3, 1975, at
PLO sent many people including one Arul Pragasam who became a leader of EROS to be trained in guerilla tactics in Lebanon
.
It was later alleged that it was
PLO that trained the early batch of Tamil militants from Sri Lanka. He contested the parliamentary elections in 1989 and was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament along with nine other members of EROS, but later resigned.[3][2]
He died in London at age 68 after a long illness.[2]
Reactions
In a tribute to Mr. Ratnasabapathy, the Tamil Information Center (TIC) in London said:communist ideals and as a visionary leader who campaigned resolutely throughout the major part of his life. Many members of the various Tamil militant groups regard him as a pioneer in the Tamil struggle for equality and justice and look upon him with great respect.
See also
- Sri Lankan civil war
- Human Rights in Sri Lanka
- State terrorism in Sri Lanka
- Black July pogrom