Malayagha Tamils abandon Thai Pongal celebrations to protest for rights

Marginalised Tamil tea plantation workers took to the streets of Colombo on Wednesday, abandoning Thai Pongal celebrations to demand land rights, secure housing, and rehabilitation after recent climate disasters devastated their communities.
Gammanpila celebrates US ambassador’s exit with milk rice and insults
Udaya Gammanpila, a hardline Sinhala nationalist and former Sri Lankan minister, publicly celebrated the departure of outgoing United States Ambassador Julie Chung this week, describing her tenure as a “curse” on the country and staging a media spectacle to mark her exit.
Dissanayake critiques racism, even as as Sinhala Buddhist colonisation accelerates
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake seemed to launch a critique Sinhala Buddhist expansionism in Jaffna this week, even as monks continued colonise various parts of the Tamil homeland under his tenure. 
Shritharan calls out double standards as Tamil temples and churches destroyed
Tamil parliamentarian Sivagnanam Shritharan has once again drawn attention to what he described as entrenched discrimination in the Sri Lankan state’s handling of land disputes and places of worship in the North-East, highlighting the destruction of Saiva temples and Christian churches under military occupation.
Tamil objections ignored as Sri Lanka presses ahead with Mannar wind farm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake laid the foundation stone for a controversial 50-megawatt wind power project in Mannar, despite sustained opposition from Tamils who say the initiative threatens their lands, livelihoods, and environment.
US ambassador bids warm farewell to leaders accused of war crimes
Outgoing United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has held farewell meetings with former Sri Lankan presidents, including Mahinda Rajapaksa and Chandrika Kumaratunga, two political figures widely accused of presiding over grave human rights violations against the Tamil people.
UN court begins hearing on Myanmar Rohingya genocide case
This week, the charge that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya went before the International Court of Justice for three weeks of testimony. 
Remembering Colonel Kittu

Today marks 33 years since the death of Sathasivam Krishnakumar alias Colonel Kittu, and nine other LTTE cadres, who committed suicide after being surrounded by Indian navy warships in 1993.

The nine other cadres who passed away with Col. Kittu were:

- Lt.Col. Kuttisiri: Rasaiah Sri Ganesan from Suthumalai, Jaffna

- Sea Tiger Captain Jeeva: Nadarajah Mark Jeyarajah from Pashaiyoor, Jaffna

ITAK boycotts Sri Lankan president’s pongal event in Jaffna
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) boycotted events attended by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his visit to Jaffna, citing serious concerns over the establishment of political structures operating parallel to state institutions.
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