el am ▁struggle , ▁he ▁faced ▁several ▁severe ▁repr essions . ▁Crime ▁report ▁submitted ▁by ▁Q ▁branch ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁stated ▁that ▁He ▁sp ends ▁his ▁own ▁money ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁E el am ▁reb els … … ▁He ▁has ▁dedicated ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁amb ition ▁of ▁E el am ▁reb els . ▁ ▁Ve er app an ▁issue ▁People ▁in ▁fo oth ills ▁and ▁villages ▁in ▁forest ▁faced ▁opp ression ▁during ▁the ▁search ▁operation ▁for ▁Ve er app an ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Special ▁Task ▁Force ( ST F ) ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁– ▁K arn ata ka ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Near ly ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁shot ▁dead ▁by ▁ST F . ▁More ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁sever ely ▁affected ▁by ▁their ▁tort ure . ▁More ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁women ▁were ▁sex ually ▁assault ed . ▁In ▁Mad hes war an ▁hills , ▁ST F ▁had ▁a ▁dedicated ▁place ▁to ▁tort ure ▁the ▁people ▁called ▁“ work shop ”. ▁In ▁addition , ▁ 1 2 4 ▁people ▁were ▁arrested ▁under ▁T AD A ▁and ▁in car cer ated ▁in ▁Central ▁j ail , ▁Mys ore . ▁They ▁were ▁all ▁innoc ent ▁people ▁who ▁don ’ t ▁even ▁know ▁the ▁reason ▁behind ▁their ▁imprison ment . ▁He ▁lod ged ▁a ▁habe as ▁pet ition ▁in ▁High ▁Court , ▁Chen na i ▁to ▁free