Election Results 2014: Armed with Massive Victory, Narendra Modi Meets His Mother

The India map wears saffron this morning as Narendra Modi, a former RSS pracharak, leads the BJP to the strongest showing by a political party since 1984. (India Decides 2014: Track Live Results Here) That year, the Congress had swept the general elections in a strong sympathy wave after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira… Continue reading Election Results 2014: Armed with Massive Victory, Narendra Modi Meets His Mother

Eezham Tamils in Canada evolve common position on Tamil activism

In a move interpreted as a sharp response to Sri Lanka’s war on Tamil diaspora, more than 80 Tamil community organizations from across Canada have come together in an initiative to create a consensus outlining their collective position and guiding principles on Tamil struggle-centric engagement. The Tamil Assembly rejected the proscription of 16 Tamil diaspora… Continue reading Eezham Tamils in Canada evolve common position on Tamil activism

Dormant diaspora rises up against US draft, demands genocide investigation, plebiscite

In an unprecedented gathering after May 2009, around 10,000 diaspora Eezham Tamils gathered in Geneva on Monday demanding international investigations on genocide and a UN plebiscite on independent an sovereign Tamil Eelam. Disappointed with the discourse in Geneva and losing their trust in the pro-Establishment lobbyists, the Eezham Tamils have begun to rally behind the… Continue reading Dormant diaspora rises up against US draft, demands genocide investigation, plebiscite

Tamils in UK protest against British role in EU ban on LTTE

Tamil activists in UK gathered at 10 Downing Street, London, on Friday condemning Britain’s lead role in the suppression of independent Tamil political opinion, both before and after Sri Lanka’s genocidal onslaught in 2009. While the UK itself has stated that the LTTE is defunct for the past 5 years, it continues to justify the… Continue reading Tamils in UK protest against British role in EU ban on LTTE

Tamil Nadu protest on Sri Lanka CHOGM targets New Delhi, London

Do not conduct Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka and suspend Sri Lanka from Commonwealth till a referendum on independence of Eezham Tamils is held under UN supervision, demanded protestors belonging to 12 political parties and movements that participated in a protest in front of the British Deputy High Commission in Chennai… Continue reading Tamil Nadu protest on Sri Lanka CHOGM targets New Delhi, London

Youth conference in Chennai condemns staging CHOGM in Sri Lanka

A day long international conference of youth held last Saturday in Chennai raised its voice against the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in November this year. The conference decried Colombo government as a fascist, genocidal force that killed over 150,000 Eezham Tamils in the last phase of… Continue reading Youth conference in Chennai condemns staging CHOGM in Sri Lanka

Navi Pillay taken through backdoor to avoid public in Jaffna

Many among more than a thousand people gathered in front of the Jaffna Public Library on Tuesday morning to personally convey their feelings to the visiting UN Human Rights Commissioner Ms Navi Pillay, started shedding tears when they found out that Ms Pillay was taken away, through the backdoor, by the Sri Lankan officials. The… Continue reading Navi Pillay taken through backdoor to avoid public in Jaffna

Tamil Nadu students burn 13th Amendment, call for referendum

Tamil students burnt symbolic copies of the 13th Amendment at a protest at Va’l’luvar Koaddam, Chennai on Sunday, urging that only an internationally monitored referendum could provide a solution to the national question of the Eezham Tamil nation. The protestors also called for the expulsion of genocidal Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth. The protest was… Continue reading Tamil Nadu students burn 13th Amendment, call for referendum

Theatres in Tamil Nadu unlikely to screen controversial ‘Madras Cafe’

The screening of contraversial film ‘Madras Cafe’, which has been declared as ‘anti-Tamil’ film by Tamil activists in Tamil Nadu, is facing protests across Tamil Nadu State and in Mumbai, Indian media reports said Thursday on the eve of the release of the film adding that the theatres in Tamil Nadu are unlikely to screen… Continue reading Theatres in Tamil Nadu unlikely to screen controversial ‘Madras Cafe’

Tamil Nadu activists condemn India, USA for imposing 13A on Eezham Tamils

“Northern Provincial Council election is a farce. Conduct UN referendum for Tamil Eelam, NPC elections is only a step further in structural genocide” said an influential section of Tamil activists in Tamil Nadu on Saturday when they came together to stage a protest at Va’l’luvar-koaddam in Chennai organized by the May 17 movement. Condemning the… Continue reading Tamil Nadu activists condemn India, USA for imposing 13A on Eezham Tamils