Backing Delhi's stand on Sri Lankan ethnic conflict, ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on February 3 urged the Sri Lankan government to ‘extend its full cooperation’ to ‘work out a permanent solution which will ensure full devolution of powers and autonomy to Tamils living in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka’ while washing its hands off the ceasefire demand saying the state government had no right to interfere in the internal affairs of a foreign country.

After decades of strong-arming tiny neighbour Sri Lanka, India finds itself jostling for influence as the civil war nears an end, its power blunted by the island nation's growing ties with Pakistan and China.

Globally Tamils rally in unprecedented numbers condemning the war

Over 50,000 Tamils took to the streets of Toronto, Canada, on January 30 to protest against the "genocide of innocents in Sri Lanka's conflict zone."

More than 10,000 French Tamils participated in a demonstration protesting against the killing of several hundred civilians by Sri Lanka military in the past week, and urging Pakistan to stop military and other assistance to the Sri Lanka Government to prosecute war against Tamils, sources in Paris said

Journalist Muthukumar distributed a 4-page statement in Tamil before he self-immolated in Tamil Nadu. This is an edited version of the English translation provided by TamilNet.

Concerned by New Delhi's inaction and driven by the need to bring about change in the prevailing tragic scenario in Vanni, five leaders of prominent Tamil Nadu parties, jointly launched the Eelam Tamils Protection Movement (ETPM) following a consultative meeting in Chennai Wednesday.

The Sri Lankan government issued a stark warning to Tamil civilians living in Vanni, raising fears that the Sri Lankan military is planning to step up artillery and aerial bombardment leading to even more civilian casualties.

A mother and father lay on the floor, their two young children cradled between them. Floral pillows and other bedding were strewn about: They were apparently sleeping when an artillery shell hit their makeshift shelter in northern Sri Lanka, instantly killing them all

Tamil Nadu prepared for a total shut down on February 4, Sri Lanka’s Independence Day to protest against the killing Tamils in Sri Lanka.

As Sri Lankan Army repreatedly targeted the last two functioning hospitals in LTTE controlled territory in Vanni killing and maiming scores of civilians, the country’s Defence Secretary declared that hospitals are legitimate targets in the ongoing conflict.

The 48-hour deadline served by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the LTTE on Thursday, January 29, to allow the displaced to move to safer areas expired on Friday with very few civilians taking up the offer.

The Sri Lankan government which is adamant that the local currency, Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR), will not be devalued continued spending large sums of its already dwindling foreign reserves trying to prop up the Rupee at its current levels against the US Dollar.

Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen to little more than enough for six weeks of imports. And Japan, traditionally the island’s biggest donor, is cutting aid globally.