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கறுப்பு ஜூலை கற்றுத்தரும் கடும் எச்சரிக்கை![Wed, 23 Jul 2025, 15:17 GMT] 1983 வெலிக்கடைச் சிறைப் படுகொலையும், 1995-96 செம்மணி மனிதப் புதைகுழி உள்ளிட்டு தமிழர் தாயகத்தில் பல இடங்களில் வெளிப்படும் மனிதப் புதைகுழிகளும், 2009 முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் வரையான போரில் இடம்பெற்ற பெருந்திரள் அட்டூழியங்களும் (mass atrocities) இன்ன பிற சர்வதேசச் சட்ட மீறல்களும் இன அழிப்பு (genocide) என்ற முதன்மையான சர்வதேசப் பெருங்குற்றத்துக்குரிய முகாந்திரம் (plausibility) கொண்டவை என்ற நோக்குநிலையில் (orientation) அணுகப்பட்டு சுயாதீன, சர்வதேச விசாரணைக்கு உட்படுத்தப்படவேண்டியவை. இந்த நோக்குநிலையில் ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசத்தினர் தமது அறிவையும் உணர்வையும் ஆற்றுப்படுத்தவேண்டும். இந்த நோக்குநிலையை வெளிப்படையாக மறுதலிப்போருக்கும் அதிலிருந்து நுட்பமாகச் சமூகத்தை வழுவச் செய்வோருக்கும் இடையே எத்தகைய வேறுபாடும் இல்லை. Full story >>
2ND LEAD (Adds relevant links) அமெரிக்க வியூகத்துள் இந்திய-இலங்கை பாதுகாப்பு உடன்படிக்கை[Sun, 18 May 2025, 01:31 GMT] இந்திய-இலங்கை அரசுகள் 2025 ஏப்ரல் மாதம் தமக்கிடையே செய்துகொண்டுள்ள 'பாதுகாப்பு' புரிந்துணர்வு உடன்படிக்கையின் பிரதி ஆங்கில இணைய ஊடகம் ஒன்றில் சில சிங்களத் தரப்புகளால் அண்மையில் கசியவிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. உடன்படிக்கையின் உள்ளடக்கத்தை அதிகாரபூர்வமாக ஒத்துக்கொள்ளவோ மறுதலிக்கவோ இந்திய இலங்கை அரசுகளின் இரண்டு தரப்புகளும் தவிர்த்துவருகின்றன. இருப்பினும், கசிந்துள்ள பிரதியும் இன்றுவரை கசியவிடாது பேணப்பட்டுவருகின்ற 2017 ஆம் ஆண்டில் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்ட அமெரிக்க அக்சா ஒப்பந்தமும் ஒட்டுமொத்தமாகத் தமிழர்களுக்குச் சொல்லும் செய்தியின் ஆபத்தின் ஆழம் எத்தகையது, அதன் புவிசார் அரசியற் தார்ப்பரியம் தான் என்ன, அது எவ்வாறு தமிழ்நாட்டிலும் ஆக்கிரமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள ஈழத்தமிழர் தாயகத்திலும் புலம்பெயர் ஈழத்தமிழர் மத்தியிலும் அடுத்த கட்டச் செயலாற்றல் நோக்கிப் புரிந்துகொள்ளப்படவேண்டும் என்பது முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் இன அழிப்பு நினைவேந்தல் காலத்தில் சிந்தனைக்குரியது. Full story >>
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2013: 2013 Sep 17 23:25 House of TNA politician in Kaarainakar stoned 2013 Sep 17 23:07 Senior Jesuit priest in East harassed after mee... 2012: 2012 Sep 17 07:51 Tamil Nadu activist attempts self-immolation to... 2012 Sep 17 00:36 Blake clings to LLRC while Rajapaksa scoffs at ... 2011: 2011 Sep 17 23:53 STF presence prevented students attending Batti... 2011 Sep 17 23:50 Disappearances again on increase in Jaffna 2011 Sep 17 20:17 Weiss's "The Cage" adds to Colombo's war-crime ... 2010: 2010 Sep 17 14:49 LLRC member Prof. Jiffry passes away 2010 Sep 17 10:34 Questions raised on Ban's handling of Sri Lanka... 2010 Sep 17 08:34 UN, EU reps discuss development with Batticaloa... 2010 Sep 17 08:15 62 killed, 100 wounded in Batticaloa blast, off... 2010 Sep 17 06:24 Properties of uprooted families in Vadamaraadch... 2010 Sep 17 05:51 TNA parliamentarians to visit Valikaamam North HSZ 2010 Sep 17 01:31 Guatemalan ex-soldier jailed in US for 1982 mas... 2010 Sep 17 01:20 90% of mines in Mullaiththeevu remain uncleared 2009: 2009 Sep 17 23:35 Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs meets T... 2009 Sep 17 16:47 Lynn Pascoe visits IDP detention camps in Jaffna 2009 Sep 17 16:05 Tamil political prisoners in Colombo on hunger ... 2009 Sep 17 10:32 3 Tamil youths arrested in Vavuniyaa 2009 Sep 17 10:28 UN top official arrives in Colombo, due to visi... 2009 Sep 17 10:20 Body of Tamil woman recovered in Vavuniyaa 2009 Sep 17 09:52 Two Up-Country Tamil girls molested by Sri Lank... 2009 Sep 17 08:23 Butenis sworn in as new U.S. Ambassador to Sri ... 2009 Sep 17 05:55 Students detained in Vavuniyaa camps to be used... 2009 Sep 17 05:23 Jaffna youths disinterested in joining police f... 2008: 2008 Sep 17 15:25 SLA blocks humanitarian supplies to Vanni 2008 Sep 17 14:07 NEIAP engineer shot dead in Batticaloa 2008 Sep 17 13:59 SLN imposed ban starves 550 fisher families in ... 2008 Sep 17 13:50 3 corpses of women washed ashore in Nainaatheevu 2008 Sep 17 13:42 Ex-SLA soldier imprisoned for molesting child 2008 Sep 17 13:17 British FM meets Tamil expats in London 2008 Sep 17 08:28 Female shot dead in Batticaloa 2008 Sep 17 07:20 SLAF attack in Vaddakkachchi targets civilians,... 2007: 2007 Sep 17 21:38 Two STF commandos killed in Tiger ambush in Amp... 2007 Sep 17 21:23 2 families with children seek protection with H... 2007 Sep 17 10:41 Abducted youth in Ragama left blindfolded in Da... 2007 Sep 17 10:37 Tamil youth reported missing in Colombo 2007 Sep 17 06:41 SLA reimposes curfew hours in Jaffna 2007 Sep 17 02:21 Swiss Tamil children hone drawing skills 2006: 2006 Sep 17 19:59 Armed men shot dead a Tamil youth, a child in A... 2006 Sep 17 17:48 UN rights body faces test over Sri Lanka, Darfur 2006 Sep 17 14:17 Claymore explosion injures four in Thampalakamam 2006 Sep 17 13:01 IDPs cannot be resettled against their wishes -... 2006 Sep 17 12:27 SLN closes land route Jaffna islets 2006 Sep 17 10:08 SLA guns down father of four in Valaichenai 2006 Sep 17 06:06 CEB vehicle attacked, one killed, 2 injured 2005: 2005 Sep 17 12:42 SLMC to reveal stand after nomination day- Hakim 2005 Sep 17 05:13 Mannar has become a garrisoned city, says Citiz... 2004: 2004 Sep 17 16:53 UNDP officials review Jaffna projects 2004 Sep 17 15:27 Sinhala journalists visit Jaffna IDP families 2004 Sep 17 14:18 Tigers to meet SLA in Batticaloa Wednesday 2004 Sep 17 10:59 Solheim discusses peace impasse with editors 2004 Sep 17 00:02 UK martial art expert to teach in Kilinochchi o... 2003: 2003 Sep 17 19:45 SL Defense Ministry to hold conference on Jaffn... 2003 Sep 17 19:20 Police bans Thileepan commemoration in Jaffna s... 2003 Sep 17 17:23 Mines prevent resettlement in 39 Mannar villages 2003 Sep 17 17:03 Bhikku Front protests against IA for Northeast 2003 Sep 17 15:34 Norwegian peace team arrives in Colombo 2003 Sep 17 13:47 UNICEF's training on mine risk concludes 2003 Sep 17 11:29 Sri Lankan hospital workers strike 2003 Sep 17 11:00 Armed forces to cover for striking health workers 2003 Sep 17 08:26 Sports competitions mark women’s upsurge day 2003 Sep 17 00:05 SLA, SLN firing exercises hamper fishing in North 2002: 2002 Sep 17 18:22 Resettled families lack basic facilities 2002 Sep 17 15:02 SLA restores Anagarika’s propaganda vehicle 2002 Sep 17 14:57 NE local government polls postponed 2002 Sep 17 09:57 UN, US, EU hail Thailand talks 2000: 2000 Sep 17 18:08 Conflicting claims over Chavakachcheri 2000 Sep 17 18:06 No compromise with LTTE promises PM 2000 Sep 17 17:56 SLMC meets to choose new leader 2000 Sep 17 13:42 SLMC, Fowzie request crash probe 2000 Sep 17 10:46 Fresh SLA offensive in Jaffna 1999: 1999 Sep 17 15:57 Intact skeleton unearthed at Chemmani 1999 Sep 17 14:23 Opposition blames govt for latest army losses 1999 Sep 17 12:30 Passenger ferry to transport troops 1999 Sep 17 12:19 New PLOTE military leader held 1999 Sep 17 10:39 Amnesty questions Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing raid 1998:
1998 Sep 17 23:15 Judge arrested on charge of conspiracy 1998 Sep 17 23:00 Clashes in Batticaloa 1998 Sep 17 22:55 Girl arrested over blast 1998 Sep 17 17:54 LTTE to observe Polio truce 1998 Sep 17 13:17 Minority parties reject UNP - G.L. Pieris 1998 Sep 17 12:05 Police officer cleared of charges 1998 Sep 17 09:39 Tamil speakers neglected - Minister ![]()
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Know the Etymology: 332 Place Name of the Day: (332 of 500 revised) Koyilā-maṉai/ Kōyilā-maṉai ![]() The temple house; or the house of the temple servants ![]() [05.03.18] FIU of CBSL emerges as networked Intel outfit against Tamils in homeland, Diaspora: The so-called Financial Investigative Unit (FIU) of the Central Bank of the unitary State of genocidal Sri Lanka (CBSL), which is led by a Colombo-based ‘Sri Lankan’ Tamil, Indrajith Coomaraswamy, is scheming rigid controls on Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) in the North-East with a ‘counter-insurgency’ role. Related Story >> ![]() [15.02.18] Wives of enforced disappeared exposed to nightmare on Valentine's Day: At a stage event organised by the so-called Families of Disappeared (FoD) operated by Colombo based NGO and diplomatic community, Tamil women from the East were exposed to the traumatic experience of narrating their love stories with their husbands. Related Story >> ![]() [20.01.18] STF, SL departments harass resettled Tamils in Madu: The guards and officials of various SL departments as well as the notorious commandos of the StF are repeatedly harassing the 300 resettled and poverty-stricken Eezham Tamils of Ira'ndaam-kaddai (2nd Mile Post), which is located between Madu Shrine and Sinhala militarised Madu Road Junction in Mannaar district. Related Story >> ![]() [15.01.18] Sinhala Buddhicisation stepped up in Trincomalee North: SL Presidential Secretariat in Colombo is exerting pressure on Tamil Divisional Secretary not to interfere in the affairs of extreme Sinhala Buddhist monks, who are engaged in cultural genocide in Kumpu'rup-piddi in Trincomalee North. Related Story >> ![]() [01.01.18] Colombo demonstrates ‘foremost place’ to Buddhism at Champoor: The SL Archaeology Department, extremist Sinhala Buddhist monks, Sinhala governor and his wife are all jointly working for Sinhala Buddhicisation of Champoor, where SL Navy, groomed by the U.S. Pacific Command under the notion of 'military-to-military' engagement, is having its training base for the marines of genocidal Sri Lanka. Related Story >> ![]() [25.12.17] SL Army wages Sinhala-Buddhicisaton of Baron's Cap in Batticaloa Northwest: With the collaboration of ministries of Fisheries and Tourism, 232 Brigade of the Army of occupying Sri Lanka is Sinhalicising the Kudumpi-malai area of Batticaloa district. Related Story >> ![]() [17.12.17] Enduring psychological disaster of families of enforced disappeared conveyed through film: The story writer and director of the award winning short-film, Uru (Trance), 49-year-old Gnanadas Kasinathar, narrates the depth of psychological disaster as witnessed by him on the ground. The film, shot in Batticaloa, is inspired by the stories of long enduring sufferings of the enforced disappeared families. Related Story >> ![]() [13.11.17] Factoring political solution more important than addressing human rights: Not only did the Sri Lankan regime won the war against the Tamil liberation force, it might even win the propaganda war if the problems of Tamils in the island are exclusively focused on human rights to the neglect of the fundamental question of a long lasting political solution, commented Deputy Chief Minister of Penang state in Malaysia, Professor P. Ramasamy, told TamilNet on Monday. Related Story >> ![]() [08.10.17] SL constitutional discourse seen coupled with ‘Vision 2025’ policy of genocidal Sri Lanka: The World Bank, the IMF and the WTO are behind the agenda that seeks to permanently lock Eezham Tamils into a Colombo-centric single-unit of genocidal Sri Lanka. The interim report on the constitutional discourse should be seen coupled with ‘Vision 2025’, launched by the Agent State in Colombo in September 2017. Related Story >> ![]() [20.09.17] Sathasivam papers on Sumerian-Tamil connections see the light of day: Four pioneering research papers on the Dravidian connections between ancient Sumerian and Tamil, written between 1964 and 1987 by Eezham Tamil scholar, the late Prof A Sathasivam, gain new significance today because of the current advancements in coupling linguistics with DNA studies. Related Story >> ![]() [04.07.17] Understanding ‘Quisling politics’ and facing it with ‘Navaratnam School of Thought’: Eezham Tamils should grasp the synthesis of the Colombo-centric Quisling politics, which is being brought into them by the global powers and regain their strength to address it through the school of thought embraced by enlightened leaders of Eezham Tamils in the past. Related Story >> ![]() [08.06.17] Netherlands-funded CEPA project wages political ‘counter-insurgency’ on Tamils: Colombo-based NGO outfit, Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), is tasked to recruit gullible and opportunistic sections of the diaspora expanding Rajapaksa-time ‘KP-Diaspora’ programme. The programme is funded by the foreign ministries of the USA, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Switzerland and Australia. Related Story >> ![]() [20.02.16] The Tamil Genocide by Sri LankaThe second edition with over 150 new pages traces the ongoing engagement in the Sri Lankan conflict of Professor Francis A. Boyle, an eminent American expert in international law, from the conflict’s last years to the present pursuit of UN recognition of the Tamil genocide and call for reparations. It is the first book to develop an authoritative case for genocide against the Government of Sri Lanka under international law. The book is available from Clarity Press, Amazon in soft cover or in Kindle version. ![]() [11.11.15] South Africa to Singapore: global Tamils grasping geopolitics to act: The South African conference held in Durban has come out with many demands that are dear to the heart of Tamils, such as demilitarisation, stopping Sinhala colonisation, repeal of the 6th Amendment to facilitate free negotiation etc. But the slip was still showing when the conference avoided the term genocide. What was more ironical that betrayed the deception was the slogan of the conference organizers that called the country they want to salvage as ‘Sri Lanka’, boldly written in Tamil. Related Story >> ![]() [04.11.15] Tamil leadership need not shy away or react to unfair challenge coming from Sumanthiran: Eezham Tamil polity seeking pardon from Tamil-speaking Muslims should be unassuming, but it should come in an enlightening way to the edification of the Colombo-centric agenda or the powers-guided agenda, pursued in the past as well as in the present. Otherwise, it may only amount to conferring impunity to the State in Colombo and its abettors. Related Story >> ![]() [06.05.15] Retired land commissioner of Eastern Province on Structural Genocide against Eezham Tamils: The systematic seizure of traditional lands belonging to the Tamil speaking people of the North-East have been widespread under the guise of archaeological, forest and wild-life conservations and subsequently carried out through the acts of demarcating these lands under the purview of the state apparatuses such as the Archaeological Department, Forest Department and the Wild-life Conservation Department, says retired Land Commissioner of the Eastern Province Karthirgamathamby Kurunathan, in an in-depth video interview to TamilNet. Related Story >> ![]() [05.05.15] TNPF rejects ‘domestic investigations’ upheld by USA: The fact that the United States and the US Secretary of State John Kerry would consider the post January 08th 2015 situation in Sri Lanka, with the new government favourable, is understandable. But, for him to suggest that there is a favourable condition for the Tamils, is stretching too far, said Tamil National Peoples Front (TNPF) Leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, responding to a question from TamilNet. Related Story >> ![]() [02.05.15] Sivaram, Wigneswaran saw futility in convincing Sinhala polity: senior editor: The failure of Sivaram and his transfer into a staunch Tamil nationalist is analogical to the political course and current stand of the NPC Chief Minister, Mr C.V. Wigneswaran, said veteran Tamil journalist and editor, Mr. V. Thevaraj, addressing the 10th assassination anniversary meet of Sivaram held in Batticaloa on Wednesday. Related Story >> |
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