Kerala rapper Vedan has raised the arrest of detained Eelam Tamil artist Sangeethsan Ganeskumar with Tamil Nadu's Social Justice Minister Vanni Arasu, as condemnation of the Sri Lankan government's use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against the young rapper continues to spread.

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has told ITAK parliamentarian S. Shritharan that no detention order has been issued against detained Tamil rapper Ganeshkumar Sangeethsan under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), as he continues to be held in prison.

Sri Lanka's Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala told parliament on 9 June that the government would not permit any activities that could be seen as promoting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), while also claiming that individuals remained free to observe commemorations for relatives who died during the conflict.

Former Sri Lankan Navy Commander Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne has been officially named as a suspect in connection with the abduction and disappearance of 11 individuals in Colombo and its suburbs, in incidents believed to have been carried out for ransom.

Bharathiraja sustained a record of public solidarity with Eelam Tamils that stretched from the ceasefire years to the final period of his life. It expressed itself as physical presence, political speech, open letters and legal demands, and it ran across more than two decades without interruption.

Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan has accused the National People's Power (NPP) government of hypocrisy over the arrest of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), pointing to NPP politicians who had themselves circulated songs glorifying the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during election campaigns.

A memorial event honouring veteran Tamil nationalist singer and lyricist Thenisai Sellappa was held in T Nagar, Chennai, on Saturday (June 6), bringing together supporters and members of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) to commemorate his life and contribution to the Tamil national cause.

Sri Lankan Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has called for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to be arrested and executed, in remarks that stand in sharp contrast to his own unaddressed record of alleged war crimes against Tamils.

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) Batticaloa District parliamentarian Gnanamuthu Srinesan has warned that a proposal by Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to establish a separate judicial mechanism for Buddhist clergy would undermine the rule of law and entrench a discriminatory legal order in Sri Lanka.

Nine skeletal remains, including those of eight children, were fully exhumed from the Chemmani mass grave on Tuesday (June 9) as excavations at the site continued to uncover further evidence of burials.

Artists, activists and members of the public gathered in Vavuniya on Monday to demand the immediate release of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeshkumar, who remains detained under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

The National Council of Tamil Canadians (NCCT) have called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar and stated that his arrest was not an "isolated incident" but forms part of the "ongoing genocide" against the Tamil nation. 

The Tamil Youth Organization (TYO) Canada and twelve Tamil Students' Associations have strongly condemned the arrest and detention of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar, known professionally as Hiphop Sangee, under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), calling for his immediate and unconditional release.