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What Dissanayake's JVP sweeping Sri Lankan parliament polls means for India
1 month, 1 week ago

What Dissanayake's JVP sweeping Sri Lankan parliament polls means for India

Firstpost  

To date, no single entity, whether global or otherwise, has extended funds and facilities to Sri Lanka the way India has done—and that too without strings For the third time in a row, Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha became the first foreign dignitary to call on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, AKD, after the ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-National People’s …

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Interview| I Think More People in the North and the South Will Vote for the NPP: Ahilan Kadirgamar
1 month, 1 week ago

Interview| I Think More People in the North and the South Will Vote for the NPP: Ahilan Kadirgamar

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 13, 2024 20:29 IST - 21 MINS READ Ahilan Kadirgamar, who teaches sociology at the University of Jaffna and has been a long-time human rights activist, has a keen eye on developments in Sri Lanka. Just as there have been major changes in politics in Sri Lanka’s south—who would have imagined that a coalition led by the …

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Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 12, 2024 21:15 IST - 6 MINS READ Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is selling hope ahead of the November 14 Parliamentary elections. “I invite all of you, the people of Jaffna, to join me in this effort to change the political culture of our country.” Restoring land and trust Saying what the people wanted to …

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When two Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu took to the beach in protest
4 months ago

When two Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu took to the beach in protest

The Hindu  

Chennai’s contemporary political history has seen many protests, fasts, and demonstrations. Some of them, such as the anti-Hindi agitation, have either changed the political course of the State permanently or left such an impact on people that the events — Jayalalithaa’s fast on the Cauvery in July 1993 and M. Karunanidhi’s fast on the Sri Lankan issue during the last …

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Tamil Nadu: politics, gang rivalries and revenge murders
5 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu: politics, gang rivalries and revenge murders

The Hindu  

On July 5, a group of men wearing the uniform of a food delivery app walked up to a man standing and chatting with a few people on a busy street in north Chennai and hacked him down with machetes. The Tirunelveli Sessions Court acquitted Thangapalam and four of his associates, but convicted four others of the charge of murder …

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A moderate voice for Sri Lankan Tamils
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A moderate voice for Sri Lankan Tamils

The Hindu  

The recent passing of R. Sampanthan, a veteran leader of the Tamil National Alliance in Sri Lanka, has created a vacuum in the political leadership of the Tamils, who are yet to exit the trauma of the civil war that ended 15 years ago. Chelvanayakam, who founded the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi in 1949, Sampanthan was first elected in 1977 …

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Bridge that could boost India and Sri Lanka ties
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bridge that could boost India and Sri Lanka ties

Hindustan Times  

Historically, India and Sri Lanka have shared robust ties through cultural exchanges, human connections and trade. In July 2002, the then Sri Lankan government proposed a land bridge between Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, and signed an agreement on the same. The then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms J Jayalalithaa argued that the issue …

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LTTE asked to explain why it should not be declared unlawful
5 months, 4 weeks ago

LTTE asked to explain why it should not be declared unlawful

The Hindu  

The Unlawful Activities Tribunal has issued a notice to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to explain why it should not be declared as unlawful. On June 5, 2024, the Union Government constituted the Unlawful Activities Tribunal, under section 5 of the Unlawful Activities Act 1967, comprising Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, Judge, Delhi High Court, for adjudicating whether or …

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UAPA tribunal issues show cause notice to LTTE
6 months ago

UAPA tribunal issues show cause notice to LTTE

Hindustan Times  

An Unlawful Activities Prevention Act tribunal has issued show cause notice to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE as part of a process to adjudicate the recently extended five-year ban on the Sri Lankan organisation. The tribunal at the Delhi high court, comprising justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, has given LTTE 30 days to reply to the notice …

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A poverty of hope among Sri Lankan Tamils
6 months, 4 weeks ago

A poverty of hope among Sri Lankan Tamils

The Hindu  

When Antony Jesurathnam Mariapushparani, 62, recalls the horrific final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war in striking detail, it is hard to believe it has been 15 years since its end. I saw the destruction with my own eyes,” she says of the time when tens of thousands of Tamils, including women, children, and infants, were killed in the Sri …

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Sri Lankan govt rejects Canadian PM Trudeau's 'genocide' claims during LTTE war
7 months ago

Sri Lankan govt rejects Canadian PM Trudeau's 'genocide' claims during LTTE war

Hindustan Times  

The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday hit out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for engaging in electoral vote bank politics by making an "outrageous allegation" of a "genocide" during the island nation's brutal armed conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam that ended in 2009. In 2023, we imposed sanctions against four former Sri Lankan government officials in …

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Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: How India's 6th PM Was Assassinated On May 21, 1991
7 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: How India's 6th PM Was Assassinated On May 21, 1991

ABP News  

“Saab is gone ma.” A knock on the window at night, a policeman waiting outside with grim news. This is how former Union minister Margaret Alva found out about the demise of former PM Rajiv Gandhi, according to a piece she wrote in Hindustan Times on his 28th death anniversary. Tuesday marks 33 years since Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by …

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Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow
7 months ago

Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow

Al Jazeera  

Today we mark the 15th anniversary of the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s three-decades-long civil war. Subsequent UN investigations concluded that the Sri Lankan military’s campaign amounted to the “persecution of the Vanni population”. At the end of the war, the Sri Lankan authorities summarily executed LTTE cadres and others who surrendered and herded the remaining civilians into barbed wire-ringed …

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Sri Lanka’s Tamils face arrest as they remember the dead
7 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s Tamils face arrest as they remember the dead

The Hindu  

The recent arrest of four Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province — when they commemorated their loved ones killed in the final phases of the civil war in 2009 — has put Tamils’ right to memorialise in sharp focus yet again. The police said the arrests were based on magistrate court orders that ruled against holding such commemorative events, citing …

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Centre extends ban imposed on LTTE for 5 years
7 months, 1 week ago

Centre extends ban imposed on LTTE for 5 years

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday extended the ban imposed on the LTTE by five more years for fostering a separatist tendency amongst the masses and enhancing the support base for it in the country, particularly in Tamil Nadu, besides threatening the territorial integrity of India.The Union Home Ministry imposed the ban invoking the sub-sections and of section 3 of …

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Govt. extends ban imposed on LTTE for five years
7 months, 1 week ago

Govt. extends ban imposed on LTTE for five years

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for another five years as the group “continues to foster a separatist tendency amongst the masses” and as its affiliates “enhance the support base for the LTTE in India, and particularly in Tamil Nadu,” which will impact the territorial integrity of the country. The …

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On This Day: Key events in history on May 14, From India banning LTTE in 1992 to Mark Zuckerberg’s birthday
7 months, 1 week ago

On This Day: Key events in history on May 14, From India banning LTTE in 1992 to Mark Zuckerberg’s birthday

Live Mint  

On This Day: On May 14th, a tapestry of important events unfolded across various realms, such as India banning the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 1992; the declaration of the ‘state of Israel’ in 1948, marking a pivotal moment in Middle Eastern history and the Jewish people's journey toward independence. Have a look: India bans LTTE, 1992 On May …

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Padma Rao Sundarji | India-Sri Lanka tussle: Let sleeping islands lie
8 months, 1 week ago

Padma Rao Sundarji | India-Sri Lanka tussle: Let sleeping islands lie

Deccan Chronicle  

The silly season is on in full swing. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declined to attend even a Commonwealth summit, only because it was being held in Colombo.A year later, Mr Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister.In January 2015 and in response to an RTI query, Mr Modi’s government reaffirmed that Katchatheevu island was a part of Sri Lanka. …

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On the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Explained
9 months, 2 weeks ago

On the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Explained

The Hindu  

March 07, 2024 10:51 pm | Updated March 08, 2024 10:26 am IST The story so far: On February 5, an unlikely visitor landed in Delhi from Sri Lanka on an official invitation. Over its five decade-existence, the JVP, which calls itself Marxist, but has been mostly a Sinhala nationalist party, has viewed India as an expansionist power seeking to …

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NIA chargesheets Tamil film industry production executive in LTTE revival conspiracy case
10 months ago

NIA chargesheets Tamil film industry production executive in LTTE revival conspiracy case

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency has chargesheeted one more in the revival of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka and India case, according to a statement from the NIA on Saturday. “Adilingam had also acted as an agent for collection of hawala money obtained from the sale of narcotic drugs which were being further distributed to promote LTTE …

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NIA conducts multiple raids, seizes LTTE related papers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

NIA conducts multiple raids, seizes LTTE related papers

Hindustan Times  

Chennai Raids were conducted at the premises belonging to suspects, including functionaries of the Naam Tamilar Katchi The National Investigation Agency on Friday carried out a series of raids across Tamil Nadu in a LTTE inspired arms seizure case, NIA said in a statement on Friday. Raids were conducted at the premises belonging to suspects, including functionaries of the Naam …

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Tamil Nadu Today | Actor Vijay enters politics
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Today | Actor Vijay enters politics

The Hindu  

Actor Vijay takes the political plunge Ending all speculations about his political plunge, Tamil actor Vijay, who is now the most popular and highest-paid actor in Kollywood announced his foray into politics and named his political party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam. In a statement, Mr. Vijay said the party would contest the 2026 State Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. NIA searches …

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NIA searches premises of Naam Tamilar Katchi functionaries in TN including Saatai Duraimurugan over LTTE links
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NIA searches premises of Naam Tamilar Katchi functionaries in TN including Saatai Duraimurugan over LTTE links

New Indian Express  

In July 2022, the case was taken up by the NIA, and later, another person A Kabilar, alias Kabilan, was arrested for helping the duo. “Extensive searches by the agency led to the seizure of one laptop, seven mobiles, eight SIM cards, a few memory cards and four pen drives, along with documents and books related to the terror organisation …

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Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil community's demand for political autonomy
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil community's demand for political autonomy

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on January 5 backed the India-mooted 13th Amendment as a solution to address the minority Tamil community's long-pending demand for political autonomy. Addressing a group of professionals in Jaffna, the capital of the Tamil-dominated Northern Province, Mr. Wickremesinghe said the devolution of power shouldn’t merely be a political concept but an economic reality. The 13A …

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