Major Groups
- LTTE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - was the only remaining armed Tamil nationalist group, after successfully liquidating other groups. LTTE was defeated militarily by the Sri Lankan armed forces in May 2009.The leader was V.Prabakaran
- EPRLF Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front - a part of the TNA.The leader was K.Padmanaba
- EPDP Eelam People's Democratic Party - pro-government group and a political party accused of being a paramilitary The leader is Douglas Devananda
- TELO Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization -once decimated by the LTTE, part of TNA The leader was Sri Sabaratnam
- PLOTE People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam - a minor standalone political party accused of being a paramilitary; the PLOTE, unlike other groups, vehemently denies this. The leader was Uma Maheswaran
- ENDLF Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front - created with the help of the IPKF, now active in India in refugee settlements in Orissa. The leader was Paranthan Rajan
- EROS Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students - largely active in the 1970s and 1980s.The leader was V.balakumar
- TMVP - a LTTE splinter group, a pro-government group accused of being a para-military organization
- ICMM - Indo Ceylon Merger Movement (Inththiya Ilanggai Innaippu Iyakkam). (1971–1980)
- TNT - Tamil New Tigers (Puthiya Thamil Pulikal). (1972–1976) predecessor to LTTE
- TLO - Tamil Liberation Organization. (1974–1978)
Read more about this topic: List Of Sri Lankan Tamil Militant Groups
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