Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief Seeman has called on Tamils worldwide to unite as one, as the Tamil people are being forced to fight for its survival and that "political liberation" remains the only path forward.

Addressing a large crowd of tens of thousands of people to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Maraimalai Nagar, Chengalpattu district, on Monday evening (May 18), Seeman urged Tamils across the world to rally behind Tamil nationalism and pursue political revolution.

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.

Jaffna District Independent MP Archuna Ramanathan made the remarks on 19 May whilst speaking during a parliamentary debate on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill.

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.

The ceremony will take place on 19 May at the “National War Heroes’ Monument” in Battaramulla under the patronage of Dissanayake, according to the Ranaviru Seva Authority.

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.

A group of Sinhala Buddhist extremists attempted to disrupt a peaceful remembrance event to mourn "war victims" held at Wellawatte beach in Colombo on Monday, with participants subjected to racist and misogynistic abuse before Sri Lankan police intervened to prevent violence.

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.