The majority of the party formed the EPRLF (Varathar) wing under the leadership of Varatharajah Perumal whilst the rest formed the EPRLF (Suresh) wing under the leadership of Suresh Premachandran. The party broke into two factions in 1999 when its General Secretary Kandaiah "Suresh" Premachandran made a deal with the Tamil Tigers. It took part in the 1998 local elections held in the peninsula and was able to win 13,140 votes (14.35%), winning 25 seats across 11 local councils. In 1997, after the Sri Lankan military had recaptured the Jaffna peninsula from the Tamil Tigers, the EPRLF re-opened its Jaffna office. Yogasangari and former North Eastern Province Finance Minister P. On 19 June 1990 the Tamil Tigers attacked an EPRLF meeting in Madras, murdering thirteen EPRLF members including leader K. The EPRLF's leadership fled to Madras (now Chennai), India. President Premadasa reacted to Permual's UDI by dissolving the provincial council and imposing direct rule on the province. On 1 March 1990, just as the IPKF were preparing to withdraw from Sri Lanka, Varatharajah Permual moved a motion in the North Eastern Provincial Council declaring an independent Eelam. 7 of the 10 alliance MPs were from the EPRLF. The alliance won 188,593 votes (3.40%), securing 10 of the 225 seats in Parliament.
The EPRLF formed an alliance with the Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization and Tamil United Liberation Front to contest the 1989 parliamentary elections. On 10 December 1988 Varatharajah Perumal became the first Chief Minister of the North Eastern Provincial Council. With the assistance of IPKF the EPRLF secured 41 of the 71 seats on the North Eastern Provincial Council. The EPRLF's first foray into politics came in the flawed 1988 provincial council elections. Political party Īfter its military defeat by the Tamil Tigers the EPRLF transformed itself into political party and allied itself with the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) who were occupying much of Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka.
It initially formed the Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front with a breakaway faction of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam led by Paranthan Rajan, but later transformed itself into the Eelam People's Democratic Party. In 1987 the EPRLF (Douglas) faction formally split from the EPRLF. Douglas Devananda was blamed for the debacle. Many of its cadres were killed or taken prisoner and its camps and weapons were seized by the Tigers. In late 1986 the Tamil Tigers attacked the EPRLF, inflicting heavy losses. In early 1986 disputes amongst the EPRLF leadership led to it splitting into two factions: EPRLF (Ranjan) and EPRLF (Douglas). The PLA is believed to have received military training by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. In 1982 the EPRLF formed a military wing, People's Liberation Army, headed by Douglas Devananda.
Pathmanabha (Padmanaba), Douglas Devananda, Suresh Premachandran and Varatharajah Perumal as a breakaway faction of the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students. 2.1.3 2010 Parliamentary General Election.2.1.2 2004 Parliamentary General Election.2.1.1 2001 Parliamentary General Election.
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