TGTE
The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) is a transnational organisation among the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora which aims to establish Tamil Eelam, a secular and democratic socialist state which many Tamils aimed to create in the North-East of Sri Lanka.
The TGTE has been called a “ploy to perpetuate terrorism” by the Government of Sri Lanka, which itself is under international pressure for war crime probes. For its part, the TGTE has maintained that it is a democratic organization, and intends to use soft power and not military power to its end.
The exact words found in TGTE constitution are: “Whereas the TGTE has guided us towards a democratic system of government, in order to establish an independent state of Tamil Eelam based on the principles of peace, non-violence, tolerance, pluralism, transparency and accountability”.
Formed following the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the end of the Srilankan Civil War.The TGTE is based internationally, including in the United states of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland.
Global elections were amongst Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora communities in May 2010 to elect members to the first Transnational Constituent Assembly of Tamil Eelam, the first step towards the formation of the PTGTE.
