Commemorative events were held today across the Tamil homeland to remember the 35,000 victims of the catastrophic tsunami on December 26, 2004. 

Defending the controversial citizenship bill, BJP senior leader, La. Ganesan, has stated that Eelam Tamils residing in Tamil Nadu should return to Sri Lanka despite human raised human rights concerns.

The BJP leader stated on the matter;

Former Sri Lankan Health Minister, Rajitha Senaratne, was not present at his residence when CID (Criminal Investigation Department) officials came to arrest him in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The assassinated Tamil MP Joseph Pararajasingham was remembered across the Tamil homeland today, on the 14th anniversary of his killing.

Christmas was celebrated across the Tamil homeland today.

Thousands of Christians attended midnight mass and special services in churches across the North-East, while celebrations were held in homes and workplaces too.

The Sri Lankan government confirmed that its national anthem will be sung in Sinhala only for next year's independence day celebrations in Colombo. 

As in previous years, an elaborate military parade is set to be held through Colombo's Independence Square, with thousands of troops and military hardware on display.

Malaysia’s High Court will now take over the case of six Tamil men, who have been charged with posting supportive material of the LTTE on Facebook.

The charges come with serious implications under Section 130J(1)(a) of Malaysia's Penal Code, which can lead to punishments such as a 30 years jail sentence or even a life sentence.

In addition, as the defendants were arrested under the 2012 Security Offences Act, they were denied the ability to record their plea. 

Senior Sinhala Buddhist monks called on the public to support Sri Lanka’s new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week, as he met with members of the clergy in Colombo.

The BJP’s Tamil Nadu state secretary warned that if citizenship was granted to Eelam Tamil refugees then Sri Lanka would become a “a complete Buddhist land” and claimed that the DMK was conspiring with Sri Lanka’s prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.