The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that the US State Department adds Sri Lanka to a special watchlist for "severe violations of religious freedom" in its latest report. 

Messages of condolences have been pouring in from diplomats, well-wishers, and politicians both in India and Sri Lanka over the death of R. Sampanthan who passed away on Sunday at age 91. 

Members of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) led by leader Sivagnanam Shritharan held a memorial for the former leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Rajavarothiam Sampanthan who has passed away at the weekend. 

The ITAK flag was lowered to half-mast at the Kilinochchi office while members of the party and well-wishers laid flowers and offered prayers. 

With the 2024 UK General Election set to take place on July 4, more British Tamils than ever before have been named as candidates with a range of Britain’s political parties. The Tamil Guardian interviewed the candidates who are hoping to become one of the UK’s first-ever British Tamil parliamentarians.
 

Leader of the Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), Sivagnanam Shritharan speaking at a media briefing in Jaffna over the incident where masked men in unmarked motorbikes were seen circling outside his residence, alleged that these activities were supported by Sri Lankan security forces who maintain a strong presence in the Tamil homeland. 

Following the death of veteran Tamil politician, Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has issued a statement mourning his death and describing him as a “an old friend and colleague”. 

The former leader of the Tamil National Alliance and a heavyweight of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi, passed away today after reportedly being admitted into a private hospital in Colombo earlier this week.

Veteran Tamil politician, Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, has passed away at the age of 91 today.

He was reportedly admitted to a private hospital in Colombo earlier this week.

The former leader of the Tamil National Alliance and a heavyweight of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi, his political career spanned six decades, with his first stint in the Sri Lankan parliament starting in 1977.

Sampanthan was the incumbent MP for Trincomalee and has served in five parliaments since 1977.

With the 2024 UK General Election set to take place on July 4, more British Tamils than ever before have been named as candidates with a range of Britain’s political parties. The Tamil Guardian interviewed the candidates who are hoping to become one of the UK’s first-ever British Tamil parliamentarians.

A group of masked individuals carrying weapons were seen circling Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) leader Sivagnanam Shritharan's residence in Jaffna yesterday. 

CCTV footage from Shritharan's home shows the group on four motorbikes with their number plates covered riding outside Shritharan's home in a suspicious manner.  

Shritharan who was elected as ITAK's leader earlier this year has been a vocal critic of the Sri Lankan government and has highlighted the ongoing issues faced by Tamils in the North-East.