Tamil MP warns of Sri Lankan “state-sponsored erasure”

Tamil Affairs Oct 20
Vanni District parliamentarian Thurairasa Ravikaran has condemned what he described as a “deliberate act of Tamil erasure” by the Sri Lankan Department of Archaeology, after new display boards falsely linking the Tamil heritage site of Kurunthurmalai to Buddhist history were installed earlier this month.
The dead and the living
Tamil Affairs Oct 20
There was a time when it was the tradition of Eelam Tamils to regard the thuyilum illams, (LTTE cemeteries) where the heroes they saw as guardian deities rested, as temples.
Sri Lankan military conducts controversial blood donation drive in Mullaitivu
Tamil Affairs Oct 20
The Sri Lankan military has come under renewed criticism after organising a blood donation drive in Mullaitivu, a Tamil district that remains one of the most heavily militarised regions on the island.
ITAK presses Northern Governor to uphold local governance in Nallur Park dispute
Tamil Affairs Oct 19
ITAK Leader Sivagnanam urges Governor to address jurisdictional issues over Nallur Sangilian Park
Remembering Nimalarajan Mylvaganam 25 years on
Tamil Affairs Oct 19

Today marks 25 years since Tamil journalist Nimalarajan Mylvaganam was murdered in his Jaffna home.

Nimalarajan contributed to the BBC for over six years, as well as the Tamil daily Virakesari and Sinhala weekly Ravaya.

He was murdered as he was writing for the BBC at home one evening. According to the BBC,

Bison - Off game
Tamil Affairs Oct 18

Maari Selvaraj has written and directed some of the most memorable films for the Tamil industry in the last decade. His most recent feature ‘Vaazhai’ was one of the best of 2024 as well as amongst the director’s career. His latest film ‘Bison Kaalamaadan’ is a political sports drama with a heavy dose of gangster action starring Dhruv Vikram and Pasupathy. 

Sri Lankan military shuts down Karaitheevu camp after 38 years of occupation
Tamil Affairs Oct 16
Sri Lankan military camp in Karaitheevu closed after 38 years, with occupied lands returned to local authorities and residents
Illegal encroachers shoot Tamil farmer’s cattle in Batticaloa, police refuse to file case
Tamil Affairs Oct 16
Illegal land encroachers in Batticaloa’s Mayilanthamadu–Mathavanai area have reportedly opened fire on cattle belonging to local Tamil farmers, in yet another incident highlighting growing lawlessness and state indifference in the region.
Tamil teenager crowned Foyle Young Poet of the Year
Tamil Affairs Oct 16
A Tamil teenager from Reading has been named one of the winners of the prestigious Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, triumphing over tens of thousands of entries from across the globe.
Sri Lankan police evicted from occupied land after six-year court battle
Tamil Affairs Oct 16
Sri Lankan police officers were evicted from the occupying police station in Koppay this week following a court order that ruled the land they had occupied for decades belonged to private Tamil owners. 
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