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16 June 2026

In Pictures - Colonel Shankar memorial sports tournament 2026 held in Switzerland

A memorial sports tournament commemorating Colonel Shankar, the Special Commander of the Tamil Eelam Air Force (Sky Tigers) who was killed in an attack carried out by Sri Lankan deep penetration forces in Ottusuddan, Mullaitivu, on 26 September 2001, was held in Switzerland on 7 June 2026. Organised by the Sports Division of the Swiss Tamil Coordinating Committee, the event took place at the…

Thileepan remembered 25 years on

Sep 30, 2012

Students at Ryerson University remember the anniversary of Thileepan's fast unto death 25 years on.

Second annual Kilithattu tournament takes place in Canada

Aug 31, 2012

MC Sai's ascent to The Throne

Aug 23, 2012

Photograph courtesy of Rebelstar Records

American Tamil pioneer of pop-up robotics named top innovator

Aug 22, 2012

Photograph http://popularkinetics.wordpress.com/category/pop-up-books/

British Tamil youth take centre stage at London 2012 Olympics

Aug 15, 2012

Six times gold medallist and Britain's most successful Olympian Chris Hoy and British Tamil Nila Natkunan lead Team GB into the Olympic stadium at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics

Tamils protest against Sri Lanka at London2012 on final day

Aug 11, 2012

Marking the final day of the London 2012 Olympics, Tamils stood in solidarity with the hunger striker, Gobi Sivanthan, and protested against Sri Lanka's inclusion.

Crowds gathered to the spot in Stratford, by the Olympic stadium where Sivanthan had been on hunger strike since 22nd July, as he broke his protest fast at 4pm of the final day, as planned.