Jaffna District Member of Parliament Archuna Ramanathan used proceedings in Sri Lanka’s parliament on Tuesday to issue violent threats against Tamil Nadu nationalist leader Seeman, declaring that he would have shot him had he been able to bring weapons into India and bombed him if Seeman had visited Jaffna.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to attend the state’s annual “National Victory Day Commemoration Ceremony” today, marking 17 years since the end of the armed conflict which culminated in the massacre of tens of thousands of Tamils.

Tamil across Denmark gathered in churches and temples this week to commemorate Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week, holding religious observances in honour of the tens of thousands of Tamils killed during the final stages of the armed conflict in 2009.

A Tamil man who had been summoned to the occupying Sri Lankan police headquarters in Jaffna for an inquiry has died after collapsing inside the station on Monday, raising fresh concerns over police conduct and the treatment of Tamils.

The Sri Lankan police have announced that legal action will be initiated against former Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa and a group of supporters over an incident that disrupted rehearsals for the Sri Lanka's "Victory Day" ceremony near the War Heroes’ Memorial in Battaramulla on May 18.

 

Mullivaikkal remembrance event held at Murugan Temple in Gummersbach with prayers, tributes, and kanji distribution

Tamils in London demonstrated through the city to mark 17 years since the genocide at Mullivaikkal. 

The rally began at Parliament Square, where Tamils staged weeks-long protests in 2009, urging the international community to intervene and halt Sri Lanka’s military offensive.

Political leaders across Canada mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day and renew calls for truth, accountability, and justice.

US Congress members expressed solidarity with Tamils commemorating Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day and renewed calls for justice and accountability. 

US Congressman Herb Conaway stated that he continues to "support a just and lasting political solution based on the Tamil people’s right to self determination."

Amnesty International has stated that Sri Lanka’s “entrenched impunity” continues to undermine prospects for justice, reconciliation, and durable peace, as the Tamil nation marks the 17th anniversary of the Tamil genocide. 

 

A senior leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the massacre of Tamils in Mullivaikkal was the "largest genocide carried out in a single day in world history" and referred to May 18 as a “Black Day”, in a statement marking Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.

University of Jaffna students marked the 17th anniversary of the Tamil genocide on campus today. 

The event began with a moment of silence for the Tamil people who were killed in Sri Lanka's genocidal offensive during the final phase of the armed conflict.

 

Commemorative events marking the 17th anniversary of the Tamil genocide were held in Batticaloa today.