Tamil people should reject both Mahinda and Maithiripala: Gajendrakumar

The global and regional powers locked in a geopolitical gambling have brought a contest between Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maithiripala Sirisena. Rajapaksa is backed by China while the West and possibly India back Rajapaksa’s former associate Sirisena, said Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, the leader of Tamil National Peoples Front (TNPF) on Thursday. Declared that there is no use… Continue reading Tamil people should reject both Mahinda and Maithiripala: Gajendrakumar

SL presidential race brings violence between EPDP, TNA in Jaffna

A District Development Council (DDC) meeting, which was co-chaired by Northern Provincial Council (NPC) Chief Minister C.V Wigneswaran and SL Minister Douglas Devananda, ended in violence at Jaffna District Secretariat on Tuesday, when the EPDP paramilitary leader Mr Devananda faced objections from the NPC councillors of the TNA for turning the DDC meeting a venue… Continue reading SL presidential race brings violence between EPDP, TNA in Jaffna

1,500 acres of lands seized for Sinhalicisation in Mullaiththeevu

In a closed-door meeting held at Mullaiththeevu District Secretariat on Friday, the divisional secretaries of Mullaiththeevu district were informed that 1,500 acres of lands belonging to Eezham Tamils had been transferred to Sinhala settlers in Kokkuththoduvaay of Karai-thu’raip-pattu division of Mullaiththeevu district. While the Tamil landowners, chased away from their villages in 1980, are in… Continue reading 1,500 acres of lands seized for Sinhalicisation in Mullaiththeevu

Arundhati misses Buddhist casteism, Wigneswaran massages Hindu imperialism

Brilliantly exposing the legacy of Hinduism in the political, social, cultural and economic oppression committed in India by a small section against the vast majority of the masses, Indian writer Arundhati Roy in an article last month said: “Now, the caste system is up for export. Wherever Hindus go, they take it with them. It… Continue reading Arundhati misses Buddhist casteism, Wigneswaran massages Hindu imperialism

SL TID investigates Heroes Day lighting in Jaffna University

27 November. The SL military was deployed in front of the destroyed Heroes memorial statue inside the campus on that day. It had even occupied storied houses and buildings in the neighbourhood of the Jaffna University to keep an eye on the campus. But, the students went on lighting the common flame of sacrifice at… Continue reading SL TID investigates Heroes Day lighting in Jaffna University

Colombo stages ‘excavation’ of massgrave in Mullaiththeevu

The occupying Sri Lankan military on Tuesday brought down a large number of journalists from Colombo and staged a in-camera ‘excavation’ of an alleged burial site in Puthukkudiyiruppu of Mullaiththeevu district in Vanni, describing the site as a place where Tigers had slain prisoners of the SL military persons. As there was no skeletal remains… Continue reading Colombo stages ‘excavation’ of massgrave in Mullaiththeevu

Heroes Day marked in occupied Tamil Eelam

Amidst hundreds of Sri Lankan soldiers deployed surrounding the University of Jaffna, a group of students who were inside the premises of the university lit the common flame of sacrifice at the Selvanagam Block. A selected group of journalists witnessed the event. Defying threats from the occupying Sri Lanka Army soldiers, bells were tolled at… Continue reading Heroes Day marked in occupied Tamil Eelam

Tamils mark Pirapaharan’s 60th birthday

While Tamil poets, students and activists belonging to all Tamil nationalist movements in Tamil Nadu marked LTTE leader Velupillai Pirapaharan’s 60th birth anniversary, political activists marked the day with planting trees at the birthplace of Mr Pirapaharan at Valveddithu’rai in Jaffna. The birth anniversary was also observed in several cities in the West. Eezham Tamil… Continue reading Tamils mark Pirapaharan’s 60th birthday

Tamil youth interrogated for alleged possession of Heroes Day poster

Sri Lankan ’Terrorist’ Investigation Division (TID) is interrogating a youth Tamil activist, S. Sulaxan, from Meesaalai in Thenmaraadchi for alleged possession of Tamil Eelam Heroes Day posters, according to SL police in Thenmaraadchi. In the meantime, relatives of the detained youth said SL military intelligence operatives had seized a laptop computer from the youth, who… Continue reading Tamil youth interrogated for alleged possession of Heroes Day poster

SL military deployed everywhere, Jaffna University shut down

The occupying military of genocidal Sri Lanka has deployed armoured vehicles at the entrance to the University of Jaffna since Tuesday evening when the university administration was forced to announce that the university has been shut down from 25th of November till 01st of December. The US-trained commander of the SL military in Jaffna, Major… Continue reading SL military deployed everywhere, Jaffna University shut down