[1] The TGTE has been called a "ploy to perpetuate terrorism" by the Government of Sri Lanka,[2] which itself is under international pressure for war crime probes.

[12] After the end of the war the UN urged the Sri Lankan government to address "the legitimate concerns and aspirations of the Tamil people".

[5] Initially it was Selvarasa Pathmanathan, who had become the leader of the Tamil Tigers after Velupillai Prabhakaran had been killed by the Sri Lankan Army, who proposed that a government in exile be established.

[citation needed] One of the main recommendations of the advisory committee was that a Transnational Constituent Assembly of Tamil Eelam be formed consisting of 135 members.

[citation needed] The distribution of the 115 elected representatives is: Australia 10; Benelux 3; Canada 25; Denmark 3; Finland 1; France 10; Germany 10; Ireland 1; Italy 3; New Zealand 2; Norway 3; South Africa 3; Sweden 1; Switzerland 10; UK 20; and USA 10.