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1987
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How to Cite

Crenshaw, M., & Robinson, K. (2025). Mapping Militants Project. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25613/G0K4-WF70
Mapping Militants Project. “Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front.” Last modified . https://mappingmilitants.org/node/367/

Profile Contents

Narrative

Narrative of the Organization's History

Organization

Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations

Strategy

Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics

Interactions

Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences

Maps

Mapping relationships with other militant groups over time in regional maps

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Overview
Formed: 
January 1, 1987

The Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front (ENDLF) was created in 1987 by the merger of Three Stars, a PLOTE splinter group led by Paranthan Rajan, and other ex-PLOTE and ex-EPRLF members. The merger was facilitated by RAW, the external unit of Indian’s Intelligence Services. After the IPKF left Sri Lanka in 1990, Rajan and the ENDLF shifted their base to India. In 2004, the ENDLF aligned itself with the anti-LTTE Karuna faction and actively recruited cadres for this group in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu, India. Today, the ENDLF is a pro-government paramilitary group and a minor political party.

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