The Prabhakaran saga : the rise and fall of an Eelam warrior
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The Prabhakaran saga : the rise and fall of an Eelam warrior
Sage Publications, 2012
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the story of the man who defined the armed struggle for an independent Eelam for over three decades and who lived by the gun and died by the gun-Velupillai Prabhakaran. A home-grown guerilla who built the LTTE into a ruthless war machine and controlled its world-wide network from his hideout and ruled territories under his control with an iron fist; who defied the world and eliminated whoever came in his way, including former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi; who had fighters ready to kill and die in thousands for him ... yet he failed, leaving the future of Sri Lankan Tamils a big question mark.
The book is a first-person account by the author based on his innumerable visits to Sri Lanka during its turbulent years. He looks at the Prabhakaran era, a critical phase in the country's history, objectively, without being judgemental.
Table of Contents
Foreword V Suryanarayan
Preface
THE ACCORD THAT FAILED
When Colombo Was in Flames
Uneasy Peace in Jaffna
The Deep Ethnic Divide
Sympathy for Tamils, Not for Their Cause
Delhi Cracks the Whip on Prabhakaran
Battle for Jaffna and Operation Food Drop
India's Vietnam
IPKF's Strategy
Jaffna under IPKF Rule
Progress to North-east Provincial Council
Enters Premadasa ... and IPKF Is Caught in a Bind
IPKF Gets Quit Notice
Jaffna-A Town in Transition
Murder, Most Foul
Thondaman Averts a Crisis
Uneasy Peace in North, Reign of Terror in South
End of a Misadventure
EELAM WAR II
Thirteen-month Honeymoon Ends
The VIP Treatment
Pathmanabha Murder
Dismissal of Karunanidhi Government
The Turning Point
The Impeachment Drama
India Hits Back, Gets Isolated
Assassination of Premadasa
Wijetunga's Uninspiring Tenure
CHANDRIKA ERA
Short-lived Hope of Peace
From PM to President
Short-lived Truce
The Battle for Jaffna
The Bloody Aftermath in Colombo
The Peace Package Diluted
The Mullaitivu Attack
Unceasing Battles
Chandrika Gets a Fresh Lease of Life
The Siege of Jaffna
Devolution Package Falls Through
Short-lived PA Government
THE LONG AND UNEASY TRUCE
United National Party Wins on Peace Plank
Prabhakaran in the Dock
Prabhakaran Puts a Cat among Pigeons
Peace Talks Begin
Ups and Downs in Talks
LTTE Opts Out, but Ranil Does Not Give Up
A Missed Opportunity
Chandrika Steps In, Norway Steps Out
Karuna Splits LTTE
Yet Another Split Verdict
When Tsunami United Lanka
Post-tsunami Unity Crumbles
THE LAST PHASE
Mahinda Wins, with a Little Help from the LTTE
Undeclared War
Operation Watershed
Accord Eludes Geneva II
Mahinda Strengthens His Hands
Goodbye Bala!
LTTE Takes to Wings
Tit-for-tat Air Raids
Echo in Tamil Nadu
Lanka Ends Truce
Tentative Moves for Solution
LTTE Offers Truce, Colombo Spurns It
Prabhakaran's Last Hurrah
LTTE Citadels Fall
The Final Battle
The Bitter End
Epilogue
Index
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