Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) is an Eelam Tamil organisation which campaigned for the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam in the northeast of Sri Lanka during 1972-1987 which later accepted the December 19th proposals. The TELO was originally created as a militant group, and functioned as such until 1986, when most of its membership was killed in a conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Its surviving members reorganised themselves as a political party, and it continues to function as such today.
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization தமிழீழ விடுதலை இயக்கம் දෙමළ ඊලාම් විමුක්ති සංවිධානය | |
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| President | Selvam Adaikalanathan |
| Secretary | G. Karunakaran |
| Founder | Nadarajah Thangathurai, Selvarajah Yogachandran (Kuttimani) |
| Founded | 1969 (organisation) 1987 (political party) |
| Headquarters | 34 Ammankovil Road, Pandarikulam, Vavuniya |
| Ideology | Tamil nationalism |
| National affiliation | Tamil National Alliance |
| Parliament | 3 / 225
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| Election symbol | |
| Light House | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| telo.org | |
The TELO currently has two Members of Parliament. It is part of the Tamil National Alliance, a coalition of Tamil parties which won 2.9% of the popular vote and 14 out of 225 seats at the 2010 parliamentary election in Sri Lanka.