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Latest news from and about the homeland

Good Bad Ugly - Grand, baseless, underdeveloped
Following his recent hit, 2023’s ‘Mark Antony,’ Adhik Ravichandran returns to the screen having teamed up with his idol Ajith Kumar for ‘Good Bad Ugly.’ Fanboy cinema has yielded interesting results for the industry recently: Karthik Subbaraj collaborated with Rajinikanth for 2019’s ‘Petta’ and Lokesh Kanagaraj worked with his idol Kamal Haasan for 2022’s ‘Vikram.’ These films are primarily…

Tamil Eelam U14 reach quarterfinals in Denmark football cup

Aug 25, 2014

An Under-14 Tamil Eelam football selection reached fourth place in the Vildbjerg Cup in Denmark earlier this month.

The team won their first two games, but lost the quarterfinal 2:1.

Tamil youth mark Black July raising awareness of ongoing genocide

Jul 25, 2014
Piccadilly Circus, London. Photograph TYOUK


Tamil youth commemorated the 31st anniversary of the anti-Tamil pogrom of Black July, raising awareness about the on-going genocide of Tamils in the North-East.

Main train station at Bern. Photograph TYO Switzerland

In street performances, flash mobs and drama sketches, condemning the rape, torture and murder of Tamils by the Sri Lankan state security forces, Tamil youth took to the streets of London by the iconic Piccadilly Circus, as well as in Bern, Switzerland, and in the German cities of Berlin, Frankfurt, Hanover and Landau, on July 23.

Tamil Eelam defeats Darfur United

Jun 6, 2014

In the last game for the team at this tournament, Tamil Eelam defeated a weakened Darfur United by ten goals to nil.

The Darfurians, all of whom live in a refugee camp in eastern Chad, started the game with 10 players, and as expected, Tamil Eelam controlled the game from the start.

Sápmi defeats Tamil Eelam in closely contested match

Jun 4, 2014

The Tamil Eelam football team managed to net their first goals of the 2014 World Football Cup tournament, but succumbed to a 4-2 defeat to hosts Sápmi.

A minute of silence was held before the match, in remembrance of the death of Pon Sivakumaran 40 years ago, while he was detained by Sri Lankan security sources.

Taking on the host nation in a placement match this morning, the Leopards came in searching for their first goal of the tournament. The highly rated Sápmi team, which has the distinction of having had former Norwegian internationals play on their squad , were clear favourites and were always going to be tough to score against.

Heavy defeat for Tamil Eelam against current world champions Kurdistan

Jun 2, 2014

The Tamil Eelam football team suffered a heavy 9-0 defeat today, at the hands of VIVA World Cup holders Kurdistan, at the 2014 World Football Cup in Sweden.

The match was always going to be tough for the Leopards, with the highly rated Kurdistan team coming into the match as clear favourites. In a setback for the Tamils, regular starter Ronsan Valli was not able to play due to illness.

Tamil Eelam at World Football Cup 2014

Jun 1, 2014

The Tamil Eelam Football Association will play their first match of the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup today against Arameans Suryoye.

The players trained for the first time since their arrival from their training camp in Norway on Sunday, with all the players fit for the big match.

Tamil Eelam lose first match to highly rated Arameans Suryoye

Jun 1, 2014
 
Starting lineup of Tamil Eelam (Pictures: Tamil Guardian)

The Tamil Eelam football team put up an impressive display against Arameans Suryoye, despite losing their opening match at the ConIFA World Cup 2-0.

The match, taking place at the Jamkraft Arena in Ostersund, Sweden, was a lively encounter between the two teams, as they played each other for the first time.

Tamil Eelam concludes training camp ahead of ConIFA World Football Cup

May 30, 2014
Picture: Tamil Guardian


The Tamil Eelam national football team has concluded its training camp in the Norwegian capital Oslo, ahead of the World Football Cup in Sweden, commencing on Sunday.

 

Tamil Eelam FA arrives in Sweden for ConIFA World Football Cup

May 30, 2014
Pictures: Tamil Guardian

The national football team of Tamil Eelam has arrived in Sweden for the ConIFA World Football Cup.

Players and staff attended the opening ceremony in the town of Ostersund, along with the other teams playing in the tournament.

In Memoriam - Songs from the Purananuru - Song 192

May 28, 2014
During this month of May, as Tamils remember their loved ones that were killed as the armed conflict ended in 2009, we publish selected Poems from the classical Tamil anthology, the Purananuru (the 400 Puram poems) as we have done in previous years. This is the last in our collection this year.

Song 192 - Kaniyan Poonkunran sings
Tinai – Potuviyal (General heroism)

Every Town a Home Town

Every town a home town
Tamil Eelam U14 reach quarterfinals in Denmark football cup
Tamil youth mark Black July raising awareness of ongoing genocide
Tamil Eelam defeats Darfur United
Sápmi defeats Tamil Eelam in closely contested match
Heavy defeat for Tamil Eelam against current world champions Kurdistan
Tamil Eelam at World Football Cup 2014
Tamil Eelam lose first match to highly rated Arameans Suryoye
Tamil Eelam concludes training camp ahead of ConIFA World Football Cup
Tamil Eelam FA arrives in Sweden for ConIFA World Football Cup
In Memoriam - Songs from the Purananuru - Song 192
Tamil Eelam U14 reach quarterfinals in Denmark football cup
Tamil youth mark Black July raising awareness of ongoing genocide
Tamil Eelam defeats Darfur United
Sápmi defeats Tamil Eelam in closely contested match
Heavy defeat for Tamil Eelam against current world champions Kurdistan
Tamil Eelam at World Football Cup 2014
Tamil Eelam lose first match to highly rated Arameans Suryoye
Tamil Eelam concludes training camp ahead of ConIFA World Football Cup
Tamil Eelam FA arrives in Sweden for ConIFA World Football Cup
In Memoriam - Songs from the Purananuru - Song 192