@rott @manlion
There are a few posts in this thread by couple of people that all the Tamils are against independence from Indian rule.
I have to explain. The half dozen Tamils here are not an ideal sample of Tamil population. Some of these people do not know anyone outside their fa,ilies and friends. As evidenced from the false history tghey posted, they were brain washed by Indian gov history books.
I have been in the field, traveled through every district for decades. There is substantial support for Tamil Nadu independence. Whenever there is a problem with Indian goivernment, not only politicians but ordinary people raise Tamil Nadu independence. We had problem with a nuclear reactor. Some people shouted "Tamil Nadu is our country, Indians get out". During Jallikattu marches in Madiuri people shouted "H=in-dians get out". During 2009 when Indian gov helped Sri Lankan army massacre of Tamils, hundreds of grafitti occured stating need for Tamil Nadu independence.
In 2014, the most popular Tamil politician alive today (after the death of Jayalalithaa) wrote "reasons for TN indep has not changed but we will not be able to get it now but times will change".
The Tamil magazine independewnce from Thenmozi advocated TN indep from 1957 to 1994 (when its editor died) and had a dedicated fioollowing. His fumeral was the 4th largest funeral in Chennai.
The internet magazine TAMIL TRIBUNE advocates TN indep for 2 decades and is read all over tyhe world not only by Tamils but otghers including gov officials and scholars in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, China, Canada, America, Russia.
Now, do majority of Tamils want indep, I do not know. One way to know is to hild a vote asking do you want indep or not. India refuses to do so. If India is so cond=fident that no one wants indep, hold a vote. Come on.
Alternately allow people like me to contest elections. Indian law passed in 1962 bans people calling for indep from contesting election. If India is so certain allow us to contest elections and show our popularity.
IN SUMMARY if majority Tamil want indep but it is very large percentage not miniscule as some posters here say.
We know it is not easy to get independence. When the opportunity arises, we will declare independence