conditions of the civilian population, refusing at the time to rule out further missions. Within India, the actions were endorsed across the political diaspora In India, it was seen at the time as an act of support against the beleaguered and besieged Tamil population of the north – an opinion that was destined to undergo a drastic reversal after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by the LTTE in 1991. At that time, Colombo deemed it as a blatant show of support for the Tamil Tigers. The total supply air dropped by India during the operation amounted to little over 25 tons, and this was clearly not sufficient to sustain a besieged city. See also Indian Air Force No. 7 Squadron IAF Sri Lankan Civil War IPKF LTTE Raid on Jaffna University References 1987 in Sri Lanka History of the Indian Air Force 1987 in India Poomalai Poomalai Poomalai Poomalai