seeman is a campaigner for the rights of the sri lankan tamil people and the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, braving several counts of intimidation and detention. he is a devout follower and an acquaintance of the ltte founder and leader velupillai prabhakaran whom he affectionately refers to as "annan" (elder brother). he believes that prabhakaran is the national leader of all tamils, and the icon for tamil liberation.