Matter of great pride that Tamil is oldest language in the world, says Narendra Modi

Tamil Affairs Jan 10
Narendra Modi emphasised the pride of Tamil as the world’s oldest language and its growing global influence on his monthly radio show
Criminal Investigation Department complaints pile up for the NPP
Tamil Affairs Jan 10
Several NPP members have filed complaints with Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in recent weeks.
SAS accused of war crimes in Afghanistan
International Affairs Jan 09

SAS

A former senior UK Special Forces officer has told a public inquiry into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan that the SAS had a "golden pass allowing them to get away with murder"

19th anniversary of Trinco 5 student massacre commemorated
Tamil Affairs Jan 09

Trinco 5

The 19th anniversary of the massacre of five Tamil students in Trincomalee in 2006 was commemorated at the site of the killings last week. 

Signature campaign for release of political prisoners gains momentum in North-East
Tamil Affairs Jan 09
A petition demanding the release of Tamil political prisoners has drawn widespread reach across the North-East.
Sri Lanka clamps downs on international meetings and statements in new circular
Tamil Affairs Jan 09
Media statements, conferences and all meetings must now go through the foreign ministry, in a circular issued by the government
Former Sri Lankan presidents honour architect of Sinhala Only Act
Tamil Affairs Jan 09

Former Presidents Chandrika Kumaratunga and Maithripala Sirisena were seen presiding over a ceremony to mark the 126th birth anniversary of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike in Colombo this week, a former Sri Lankan prime minister and architect of legislation that spurred decades of anti-Tamil violence.

Conference at the French National Assembly discuss plight of Eelam Tamils
Tamil Affairs Jan 09
A conference focusing on the plight of Eelam Tamils was held at the French National Assembly last month.
Sri Lankan Navy arrests more Indian fishermen as numbers held break records
Tamil Affairs Jan 09
535 Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lanka in 2024, more than double the previous year.
Racist monk Gnanasara sentenced to nine months in prison
Tamil Affairs Jan 09
The sentence follows remarks made by Gnanasara in 2016, where he referred to Islam as a 'cancer that must be eradicated'. 
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