British Tamils gather outside parliament in remembrance of Mullivaikkal genocide

British Tamils gather outside parliament marking the 13th anniversal of the Mullivaikkal genocide.

British Tamils gather outside parliament in remembrance of Mullivaikkal genocide

'North and East Tamil homeland'
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— Tamil Guardian (@TamilGuardian) May 18, 2022

Marking 13 years since the genocide in Mullivaikkal, the UK's Labour leader has called for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International Criminal Court noting that "the perpetrators of these atrocities still have not been brought to justice".

In 2009, as the Sri Lankan military continued its assault on the Tamil homeland, British Tamils gathered outside parliament demanding an immediate intervention to end the genocide.

^{British Tamil students protest in London in 2009}

A student protester Siva told TamilNet at the time.

“The whole world is now well aware of the plight of the Tamils under the chauvinistic Sinhala-dominated Sri Lankan state. Hundreds of Tamils being massacred or starving to death each week, Sri Lanka’s slow genocide has is accelerating. Yet the continued inaction by some powerful states, while other states support Sri Lanka, is allowing this to continue.”

British Tamil students added,

“what is needed right now is action by the international community, not merely words of sympathy.”

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