Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
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 | Democratic Tamil National Alliance |
| Parliament | 1 / 225
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| Election symbol | |
| Light House | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| telo.org | |
The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) is a Sri Lankan Tamil political party and former militant group. Initially, the TELO campaigned for the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam in northeastern Sri Lanka from 1972 to 1987, until it later accepted the December 19th proposals. The TELO was originally established 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). The surviving members of the TELO reorganised themselves as a political party which continues to function as such today.
The TELO currently has one representative in Parliament. It is part of the Democratic Tamil National Alliance.