The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have renounced violence permanently (as reported by the BBC, hat tip to Doug Saunders in the Globe and Mail), and plan to pursue their goals of Tamil self-determination through democratic means.
Coincidentally, this change in strategy comes at a time when violence has proven to be a spectacular failure for the organization, but the statement does seem more categorical than, say, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams’ comments earlier this year regarding violence as tactic in the conflict Northern Ireland.
