The leader of the Tamilaga Vazhvurimai Party (TVK), T. Velmurugan, has strongly condemned mainstream North Indian media for a deliberate attempt to misrepresent expressions of solidarity with Eelam Tamils as support for terrorism.

Nine-year-old Kayal Vijay, a British Tamil chess player from Bishop’s Stortford in the United Kingdom, has been crowned Under-9 Girls Champion at the European Schools Chess Championship 2026 after representing England at the prestigious tournament in Croatia.

Human Rights Watch’s Asia director Elaine Pearson has come under criticism after calling for a “domestic accountability mechanism” whilst attending Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day commemorations in Mullivaikkal this week, despite repeatedly stating that the organisation stood in “solidarity” with Tamils.

Sri Lanka’s current government has moved to abolish the country’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) position, publishing draft legislation to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act No. 35 of 2009, which was introduced shortly after the end of the armed conflict.

An event commemorating the Tamil genocide was held outside Bern parliament in Switzerland on May 18. 

Hundreds gathered outside the parliament building to remember the victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Sri Lankan government.