Newly elected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has written to Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar urging the Indian Union government to intervene diplomatically and secure the release of six Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy the same day.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of four men convicted in the 2015 abduction, sexual assault and murder of Tamil schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vithya, a case that sparked mass protests and demands for justice across the Tamil homeland.

 

Vanni Arasu, the legislative party leader of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), on Wednesday called on the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the newly formed government led by Chief Minister Vijay Joseph to take steps in support of Eelam Tamils

Preparatory cleaning and maintenance work commenced on Tuesday evening at the Mullivaikkal memorial site ahead of the 17th anniversary remembrance events for the victims of the Mullivaikkal genocide, which are set to be observed across the Tamil homeland on May 18.

Mullivaikkal Kanji was served across Batticaloa today in remembrance of the Tamils that were massacred by the Sri Lankan government and its armed forces 17 years ago.

Tamil families of the disappeared distributed Mullivaikkal Kanji in Mannar today to mark the second day of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week. 

A Mullivaikkal remembrance vehicle procession commenced on Tuesday morning from the Thiyaga Theepam Thileepan memorial site, as commemorative events marking the Tamil genocide remembrance week continued across the North-East.

Former Sri Lankan president and accused war criminal Mahinda Rajapaksa appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on Tuesday (May 12) to record a statement in connection with the controversial Airbus aircraft procurement deal involving SriLankan Airlines.

An event marking the beginning of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week commenced on Monday (May 11) in Valikamam South as the Tamil nation commemorates 17 years since the genocide at Mullivaikkal. 

The Tamil National Council (TNC) has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay to adopt a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly reaffirming that the mass atrocities committed against Eelam Tamils constituted genocide and calling for an international criminal investigation.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader, C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday during a ceremony held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.

An 88-foot Buddha statue newly constructed at the Nainativu Rajamaha Viharaya in Nainativu, Jaffna, was ceremonially unveiled this week, drawing large numbers of Sinhala Buddhist devotees from southern Sri Lanka.