Karikala Cholan, Ellala Cholan Raja-Raja Chola, his son, grandson and the last Pandya Kings all ruled parts of SL ...
After that in 1215 .. Arya Chakravarthi Kings started ruling from Jaffna ..
North and East belongs to Tamils ... 5 Shiva Temples are on the Coasts .. more than 2500 years old ..
Whether LTTE wins or not .. North and East will be liberated by the Tamils again because historically it is Tamil Land ... Unless Sri Lanka gives some form of autonomy ...
So really, LTTE's methods may be wrong but they are in the right.. its their land..