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Who were the Tamil Tigers?

356K views · Apr 6, 2023 · Travel & Events

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  • @Lost_in_Context · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

    CORRECTION: At <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79RY-ouoWR8&amp;t=221">3:41</a> I say that half the population of Jaffna had been Sinhalese. This is incorrect. On looking back at my sources I found this from Gordon Weiss: &quot;Prior to the rise of the Tamil Tigers, around 10 per cent of the population of Jaffna had been Sinhalese who had peacefully coexisted with their neighbours for generations&quot;. Other sources (e.g. Wikipedia) put the number lower than that. I&apos;ve tried to put in a correction card on the video itself but it hasn&apos;t worked. My apologies and thank you to those people who pointed this out.<br><br>Secondly, there are many comments on this video accusing me of bias. While of course it is impossible to be completely neutral, and on such a sensitive issue it is probably inevitable that many people think I have a bias one way or another, the one thing I would point out is that this video is meant to be watched as part of a series. Of course this video focuses on the LTTE and what they did, and spends comparatively less time on the actions of the Sri Lankan army. That is because in the next few videos I will be focusing on the other combatant in this conflict. After that I will, no doubt, get accusations coming from the other side. <br><br>Ultimately, I hope, I will have achieved some sort of balance and, I must say, I still stand by almost all of the information presented so far in this series (with the exception of the correction above).

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  • @viduraherath4008 · 3 years ago

    As a sri lankan who moved to Australia, i will tell you that while i may not have much understanding on the diplomatic and political environment of this war, as many people seem to call out misinformation and have different stories, that this is the problem with 3rd world and second world countries. The political figures can take advantage of the people and start meaningless conflicts for their own benefits. Neither the sri lankans nor the tamils benefitted from the war and deaths were caused for no reason other than to line the pockets or ego of some corrupt politician.

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  • @nthurai6414 · 2 years ago

    In 1981 Jaffna Library was burnt by the government forces. In this planned attack nearly 100000 Tamil books were burnt ashes. In July 1983 more than 4000 Tamils were massacred and all of their assets worth millions of dollars were burnt and looted by thugs backed by then president JR Jayawardene in Colombo. More than 60 Tamil prisoners were killed in Colombo prisons by the government in this planned attack by the government. Alex failed to mention these incidents.

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  • @assassinsbrotherhood4827 · 2 years ago

    Bro hands down one of the best documentaries &nbsp;regarding the topic I’ve enjoyed watching after journeyman documentaries . Everything from narration , editing and the video shots you took were great and respect for visiting Sri Lanka . 🫡

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  • @tonnylim4388 · 3 years ago

    Some of my co-worker &amp; customer from Sri &nbsp;Lanka&apos;s.. they&apos;re &nbsp;really very friendly peoples...I&apos;m sad to see the situation there..and sincerely hope that no more war will happen again.. strongly suggest this document &quot;No fire zone&quot; you can have better understanding about the conflict about the Sri Lanka&apos;s

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  • @tomsoldan9484 · 1 year ago

    Another brilliant video. I&apos;m binging your channel mate. Excited to discover the other playlists!

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  • @mr.paanaa3765 · 3 years ago

    நாம் சிங்களவராக இருந்தாலும் சரி, தமிழராக இருந்தாலும் சரி, நாம் அனைவரும் மனிதர்கள். &nbsp;நாங்கள் போரை விரும்பவில்லை. &nbsp;எங்களுக்கு ஜாதி வேற்றுமை வேண்டாம், மத பேதம் வேண்டாம்.<br><br> &nbsp;இதற்கெல்லாம் ஆரம்பம், அரசியல் விளையாடுபவர்கள், தேசிய நோக்கத்திற்காக வாக்குகளைப் பெறுவதற்கு, நாட்டின் ஒட்டுமொத்த சமூகத்திற்கும் கொடுத்த தவறான உதாரணம். &nbsp;நாம் சிந்தித்து, அவர்களின் தவறுகளை புத்திசாலித்தனமாகப் பார்த்து, இது போன்ற போர் இனி நடக்காமல் இருக்க ஒற்றுமையாக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று நம் இதயத்தில் எடுத்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும்.<br><br> &nbsp;இந்த நாடு நம் அனைவருக்கும் சொந்தமானது. &nbsp;சிங்கள, தமிழ், முஸ்லிம் மற்றும் கத்தோலிக்க நாடு. &nbsp;நாம் அனைவரும் மனிதர்கள். &nbsp;நாங்கள் சண்டையிட்டு பிரிந்து செல்ல விரும்பவில்லை. &nbsp;யுத்தம், பொருளாதாரப் பின்னடைவு, அப்பாவிப் பொது மக்களின் குழந்தைகள் அகால மரணம் என எதைப் பெற்றோம். &nbsp;அந்த அரசியல்வாதிகளின் பிள்ளைகள் போருக்குச் செல்லவில்லை. &nbsp;எங்களைப் போன்ற சாதாரண தமிழர்கள் மற்றும் சிங்கள மக்களின் பிள்ளைகள் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். &nbsp;இந்த வீடியோவை பார்த்து வெறுப்பை அடைய வேண்டாம். &nbsp;இந்த விஷயங்களை மீண்டும் வேண்டாம் என்று புத்திசாலித்தனமாக வேலை செய்யுங்கள். &nbsp;மதப்படி வேலை செய்யுங்கள்.<br><br> &nbsp;நான் சிங்களவன். &nbsp;ஆனால் எனக்கு தமிழ் நண்பர்கள் இருக்கிறார்கள். &nbsp;நாங்கள் ஒன்றாக சாப்பிடுகிறோம், ஒரே படுக்கையில் தூங்குகிறோம், ஒன்றாக பயணம் செய்கிறோம். &nbsp;எங்களிடம் தமிழ் அன்பர்கள் உள்ளனர், தமிழ் நண்பர்களுக்கு சிங்கள காதலர்கள் உள்ளனர். &nbsp;உங்களால் நேசிக்க முடிந்தால், ஏன் போர்? &nbsp;இலங்கை இராணுவம் மற்றும் விடுதலைப் புலிகள் இருபுறமும் எங்களுடைய சொந்த மக்களைக் கொண்டிருந்தனர். &nbsp;போர் முடிந்துவிட்டது. &nbsp;மீண்டும் போரை முடிவுக்கு கொண்டு வர மத, இனவாதத்தை தூண்டாமல், அரசியலில் ஏமாறாமல் பாடுபடுவோம்

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  • @chasingnirvana4671 · 2 years ago

    I&apos;m reading The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida and couldn&apos;t understand any references to the civil war, didn&apos;t understand the ideologies and perspectives of the sides, which led me to this series. I am so grateful. Being a Nepali, I was shamefully clueless about the sri lankan history but now I feel much more capable of understanding the context and situation. Love this series. So well made. Thank you so much Alex.

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  • @SnapshotS2U · 3 years ago

    Very good documentary. Nice to see Trincomalee and Batticaloa after 10 years

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  • @Neil00841 · 3 years ago

    You missed the part where Indian government trained, armed and sponsored Tamil militants back in the 80&apos;s. Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) set up 32 training camps all over India to train 6 Sri Lankan Tamil insurgent groups.

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  • @shakespeare098 · 3 years ago

    Wow, so much untold information. Thanks alex, a great video.

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  • @humanbeing-_-_- · 1 year ago

    Your videos are phenomenal. Your storytelling is excellent both visually and verbally.

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