The Tamil Nadu government should take appropriate steps, so that the four Eelam Tamils acquitted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case can live a happy life outside prison, said the coordinator of the National Organization for the Release of Political Prisoners, Rev. Fr. M. Sakthivel.

The organisation has appealed to the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Central Government of India to take measures to ensure the released prisoners' freedom.

The parents of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)  cadres were honoured in Udayarkattu and Puthukkudiyiruppu in Mullaitivu District earlier  this week. 

In Puthukkudiyiruppu, over 100 Maaveerar families were honoured and given coconut saplings. 

Tamils in Iranaipalai and Alampil, Mullaitivu, have begun to clear the Maaveerar thuyilum illams (LTTE martyr resting places) ahead of Maaveerar Naal amidst a climate police and military intimidation.

Following the release of six individuals implicated in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, Tamil Nadu officials have maintained that four of them will be sent back to Sri Lanka, despite concerns over Sri Lanka’s human rights abuses.

The British Foreign Office has confirmed that three asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia are to be relocated to Rwanda for medical treatment, raising concerns that this may be a precursor to a larger deportation plan.

Tamil land owners protested outside this morning to oppose efforts by the military to acquire 617 acres of land for the Gotabaya naval base in Mullaitivu.

A memorial service was held for the victims of the St James’ Church bombings who were killed by Sri Lankan government airstrikes in the early hours of 13 November 1993.

Life is a tragedy seen in closeup, but a comedy in long-shot. Ranganathan is aware of this, and the switches between comedy and tragedy are executed masterfully.

Sri Lankan Major General Chandana Wijesundara has called on the people of Jaffna to support the army as they establish more checkpoints under the auspices of preventing drug trafficking.