Thirunelvely ambush, 23 July 1983 / Said to have triggered /Black July, 1983
The column says the killing of the 13 soldiers triggered the anti-Tamil pogrom of Black July. It adds that Tamil youths then joined militant groups in large numbers, India trained and armed these groups, and the LTTE became the dominant Tamil group.21 May 2025 · Daily FT · From Valvettithurai to Nandhikkadal: Rise and fall of LTTE