People were relieved that IPKF was coming back: Shanthan K. Thambiah

Описание: In this second and final part of Latitude at Frontline’s special on the 38th anniversary of the Indo–Sri Lanka Accord, we examine a key consequence of India’s intervention in Sri Lanka—the assassination of EPRLF leader K. Padmanabha in Chennai, just 11 months before Rajiv Gandhi’s killing.

Senior journalist Nirupama Subramanian speaks to veteran journalist Bhagwan Singh and former EPRLF member Shanthan K. Thambiah about the 1990 killing of K. Padmanabha. They discuss how the LTTE carried out the attack, the political failures that led to it, and its impact on both Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil politics.

The episode looks at the events that followed India’s intervention—political shifts, the fall of the North-East provincial council, and the larger consequences of the Indo–Sri Lanka Accord.

The political backdrop to Padmanabha’s murder also features in "The Hunt", the recently released Sony LIV series on the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.

Highlights:
-How the IPKF withdrawal led to EPRLF’s collapse
-The LTTE’s expanding network in Tamil Nadu
-Political complicity, police inaction, and intelligence failures
-The link between Padmanabha’s murder and Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination
Padmanabha’s murder and the fallout of India-Sri Lanka relations
-Why the 13th Amendment still matters

Perfect for:
-Researchers of South Asian conflict and diplomacy
-Students of political science and Tamil nationalism
-Viewers interested in India’s foreign policy and Tamil Nadu politics

Credits:
Host: Nirupama Subramanian
Camera: Kavya Pradeep M. and Mridula Vijayarangakumar
Producers: Kavya Pradeep M. and Mridula Vijayarangakumar
Editing: Razal Pareed

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