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Dozens of youth in India called for a boycott of all Sri Lankan products, at a demonstration held in Tamil Nadu this week.
The Tamil Youths and Students Federation organised a protest in Chennai, calling for Sri Lankan products to be banned from the country due to the government massacres of Tamils in 2009 and the ongoing human rights violations on the island.
“Even the state government has passed a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Assembly calling for ecconomic sanctions on Sri Lanka,” said co-ordinator V Prabhakaran, accusing Sri Lanka of carrying out genocide.
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Highlighting the presence of Sri Lankan products such a Damro furniture, Munche biscuits, Samahan, Dilmah tea and Ceylon tea, Mr Prabhakaran told the Tamil Guardian that he was “ashamed” these products were still available in Tamil Nadu.
“On the road to Eelam, our next step on the agenda should be implementing a complete ban of all products from genocidal Sri Lanka,” he added. “The Tamil Youths and Students Federation will take all possible steps to ensure this.”
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