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Latest news from and about the homeland

11 April 2025

Good Bad Ugly - Grand, baseless, underdeveloped

Following his recent hit, 2023’s ‘Mark Antony,’ Adhik Ravichandran returns to the screen having teamed up with his idol Ajith Kumar for ‘Good Bad Ugly.’ Fanboy cinema has yielded interesting results for the industry recently: Karthik Subbaraj collaborated with Rajinikanth for 2019’s ‘Petta’ and Lokesh Kanagaraj worked with his idol Kamal Haasan for 2022’s ‘Vikram.’ These films are primarily…

Tamil Sangam formed in Indonesia

Aug 15, 2011

Over 400 Tamils came together in Jakarta to launch the Indonesia Tamil Sangam (ITS) last month, the Jakarta Post reported.

TYO raises awareness on Black July anniversary

Jul 24, 2011

British Tamils remember victims of 1983 pogrom

Jul 23, 2011

G-for Genocide Campaign widens in Toronto

Jul 20, 2011

Activists from the Tamil Youth Organization (TYO) in Canada extended their “G for Genocide Campaign” this week, going door to door in Toronto’s North York region to raise awareness of Sri

Malaysian Tamils raise $330k for humanitarian relief

Jul 20, 2011

A charity dinner held last weekend by the Tamil Diaspora in Malaysia raised a whopping million Ringgit (US$330,000) to support the humanitarian efforts of Tamil Forum Malaysia (TFM).

Boycott Sri Lanka campaign in Chennai

Jul 10, 2011

“Are you shopping at Big Bazaar or Mega Mart or Spencers? Check the product label. If it is from Sri Lanka, it is made of the blood of Tamils,” reads a pamphlet distributed by activists of ‘May 17 Movement’ in Chenai, Tamil Nadu.