Most Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) fighters left Sri Lanka and took refuge in India in 1990 when the Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF) retreated (Documentation-réfugiés 19-28 Aug. 1992, 8). In June 1990, 14 EPRLF leaders were assassinated in Madras, southern India, allegedly by a Tiger commando (Current History Mar. 1992, 131). Following that incident, dozens of EPRLF cadres were reportedly hiding abroad, fearing attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka or India (AFP 24 Jan. 1992). Unlike the Tigers, the EPRLF collaborated with the IPKF between 1987 and 1990 and has been allied with the Sri Lankan government in order to combat the LTTE (Documentation-réfugiés 19-28 Aug. 1992, 8). Documentation-réfugiés further states that EPRLF members in Sri Lanka are eliminated by LTTE fighters with cruelty and efficiency (Ibid.).

In October 1991, the EPRLF produced a report on various incidents in eastern Sri Lanka, accusing the Tigers of having massacred several villagers in the region (Sri Lanka Monitor Oct. 1991; Xinhua 13 Oct. 1991). Later in October, the EPRLF, along with other opposition parties in Sri Lanka, protested against the return to parliament of the Eelam Revolutionary Organization of Students (EROS), allegedly an LTTE ally (All-India Radio Network 1 Oct. 1991). The EPRLF leadership feared that the these pro-Tiger forces would further divide the Tamil community and would resume attacks against Tamils in Colombo who oppose the LTTE (AFP 29 Oct. 1991). Soon after the controversy over the return of EROS to parliament, the EPRLF, along with other opposition parties, boycotted a meeting presided over by the parliament speaker (All-India Radio Network 22 Oct. 1991).

In February 1992, the EPRLF, reportedly "opposed to the government of President Ranasinghe Premadasa but at the same time bitterly against the LTTE," accused the Sri Lanka security forces of having massacred Tamil civilians (AFP 9 Feb. 1992; Ibid. 10 Feb. 1992). In March 1992, the EPRLF was reportedly attempting to re-enter Sri Lanka militarily, by way of a compromise with either the LTTE or, "more realistically", with the Sri Lankan government (Documentation-réfugiés 19-28 Aug. 1992, 8). In parliament, the EPRLF demanded that the government-sponsored Muslim Home Guards be disbanded after that militia abducted two Tamil women in eastern Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Monitor Mar. 1992).

The EPRLF withdrew from its alliance with the opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) in June 1992 and announced that it would thereafter function as an independent group in parliament (Lankapuvath 3 June 1992). In late July 1992, the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO) called for talks between the government and the LTTE (The Island International 5 Aug. 1992). The EPRLF distanced itself from the TELO iniative, although it did want an end to hostilities (Ibid.).

Agence France Presse (AFP). 10 February 1992. "La guérilla tamoule contre un camp stratégique situé dans le Nord-est." (NEXIS)

. 9 February 1992. "Tamil MP Joins in Accusing Military of Killing 72 Teenagers." (NEXIS)

. 24 January 1992. Amal Jayasinghe. "Tamil Refugees Under Pressure in the West." (NEXIS)

. 29 September 1991. "LTTE Members Reportedly Filling Parliament." (FBIS-NES-91-190 1 October 1991, p. 50)

All India Radio Network [Delhi, in English]. 22 October 1991. "Four Major Parties Decide to Boycott Speaker." (FBIS-NES-91-206 24 October 1991, p. 29)

. 1 October 1991. "LTTE Ally's Parliamentary Return Decried." (FBIS-NES-91-190 1 October 1991, p. 50)

Current History [Philadelphia]. March 1992. Robert C. Oberst. "A War Without Winners in Sri Lanka," p. 131.

Documentation-réfugiés [Paris]. 19-28 August 1992. No. 193. "Sri Lanka: Partis et mouvements, légaux et illégaux, jouant ou ayant joué un rôle important au cours des vingt dernières années," p. 8.

The Island International [Colombo]. 5 August 1992. "TELO Wants Peace Talks Started."

Lankapuvath [Colombo, in English]. 3 June 1992. "Tamil Party Severs Links with Opposition SLFP." (FBIS-NES-92-108 4 June 1992, p. 44).

The Sri Lanka Monitor [London]. March 1992. "Time Bomb." . October 1991. "Gun Law."

Xinhua. 13 October 1991. "Over 6,000 Tamils Killed or Missing in Eastern Sri Lanka." (NEXIS)

Agence France Presse (AFP). 10 February 1992. "La guérilla tamoule contre un camp stratégique situé dans le Nord-est." (NEXIS)

. 9 February 1992. "Tamil MP Joins in Accusing Military of Killing 72 Teenagers." (NEXIS)

. 24 January 1992. Amal Jayasinghe. "Tamil Refugees Under Pressure in the West." (NEXIS)

. 29 September 1991. "LTTE Members Reportedly Filling Parliament." (FBIS-NES-91-190 1 October 1991, p. 50)

All India Radio Network [Delhi, in English]. 22 October 1991. "Four Major Parties Decide to Boycott Speaker." (FBIS-NES-91-206 24 October 1991, p. 29)

. 1 October 1991. "LTTE Ally's Parliamentary Return Decried." (FBIS-NES-91-190 1 October 1991, p. 50)

Current History [Philadelphia]. March 1992. Robert C. Oberst. "A War Without Winners in Sri Lanka," p. 131.

Documentation-réfugiés [Paris]. 19-28 August 1992. No. 193. "Sri Lanka: Partis et mouvements, légaux et illégaux, jouant ou ayant joué un rôle important au cours des vingt dernières années," p. 8.

The Island International [Colombo]. 5 August 1992. "TELO Wants Peace Talks Started."

Lankapuvath [Colombo, in English]. 3 June 1992. "Tamil Party Severs Links with Opposition SLFP." (FBIS-NES-92-108 4 June 1992, p. 44).

The Sri Lanka Monitor [London]. March 1992. "Time Bomb."

. October 1991. "Gun Law."

Xinhua. 13 October 1991. "Over 6,000 Tamils Killed or Missing in Eastern Sri Lanka." (NEXIS)