Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- In a move likely to spark controversy, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Saturday pledged to intervene in resolving the Sri Lankan Tamil issue. He also praised the late Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, according to Indian media reports.

Many Sri Lankan Tamils, including refugees who fled to India during the civil war, remain a sensitive political issue in Tamil Nadu. The LTTE, banned in India since the 1990s, controlled large parts of Sri Lanka's north and east for decades in its bid to establish an independent Tamil state, until it was militarily defeated in 2009. Prabhakaran was killed by the Sri Lankan army in the same year.

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