Karuna forms a new party; Tiger name dropped

Karuna forms a new party; Tiger name dropped

The simmering crisis between Karuna and Pillaiyan loyalists of the Tamil People’s Liberation Tigers (TMVP) has pave

d way to the formation of a new party by Karuna Amman in the Tamil Makkal Liberation Alliance (Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Koddani alias TMVK). The significance of the new party is the shedding of Tiger name.

Pillaiyan registered the TMVP while Karuna was in custody in UK. Although Karuna was named as the leader of the party, he had no official power in TMVP. TMVP chairman was Raghu who was recently assassinated at Athurugiriya. After that Karuna and his loyalists wanted him to be appointed as t

he Chairman of the party, but the Pillaiyan group opposed the move.