Tamil villagers in Mullaitivu are demanding release of their land by the Sri Lankan military and have marched one army camp to another in Keppapilavu.

On July 5, Eelam Tamils across the world remember and mourn the sacrifices made by the LTTE's elite women and men, the Black Tigers. “Karumpuli Naal” marks the sacrifice made by the first Black Tiger, Captain Miller, or Vallipuram Vasanthan, 36 years ago.

In 1987, he attacked a Sri Lankan Army garrison in Nelliyadi in the Jaffna district, by driving a small truck with explosives into it. Forty Sri Lankan soldiers were killed in the attack.

'Karumpuli Naal' or 'Black Tigers Day' was marked in Jaffna and Mullaitivu today.

Black Tigers Day marks the sacrifice made by the first Black Tiger, Captain Miller, or Vallipuram Vasanthan, 36 years ago.

A group of residents from Keppapulavu, Mullaitivu protested in front of the District Secretariat Office on June 28th, demanding to be included in a government welfare program.

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Sinhala Buddhist monks continued their worship Mullaitivu Magistrate Court Judge, Hon. T. Sravanarajah conducted a field visit to the Kurunthurmalai site, following the second court hearing regarding the ongoing illegal construction of a Buddhist temple at the site. 

Human remains were discovered in the Mullaitivu Kokkuthoduvai area on June 29, when workers employed by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board were replacing water pipes.

Despite serious concerns over the human rights record of Sri Lanka's military, the Sri Lanka's army has deployed 170 troops, out of a full contingent of 243, to support a UN peacekeeping force in Mali.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ali Sabry, has concluded his diplomatic visit to China, during which he agreed with Chinese Minister of Finance, Liu Khan, to expand economic cooperation between the two countries.

Following a fantastic debut and sophomore feature with 2018’s ‘Pariyerum Perumal’ and 2021’s ‘Karnan,’ Mari Selvaraj returns with his latest endeavour, the political family drama ‘Maamannan.’ Selvaraj focusses on tackling caste issues through his filmography, revealing the inhumanity and obstacles the Dalit community face under oppression and marginalisation.

Speaking to the British Tamil diaspora, Tamil Nadu President of Bhartiya Janata Party, K Annamalai, maintained that he would never forget the atrocities committed against Tamils in 2009 and pledged that India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, would deliver a political solution for Tamils.

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