![]() ![]() The groups had not yet begun to murder each other, so the person telling me the story did not mention which one, only that the militants wanted to make clear their dominance over the politicians. Perhaps there was more than one because my brothers went without me, I can only tell you what I heard over the years. Just beyond that, a gunman from one of the Tamil militant groups lurked. Just beyond them, at the edge of the crowd and also at the edge of the stage, stood several policemen. The hall, which was almost in Jaffna town proper, barely contained the people who had come old men and young men and a few young women spilled out onto the edges of each hallway and entrance, craning their necks to see the TULF speakers. Ganeshananthan is the author of "Brotherless Night." (Sophia Mayrhofer) Book excerpt: 'Brotherless Night' Ganeshananthan about her novel " Brotherless Night," which centers around a Tamil family caught up in Sri Lanka's civil war. Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with V.V. ![]() The cover of "Brotherless Night." (Courtesy of Penguin Random House) ![]()
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