Tag: Tamils

When Zheng He came to Sri Lanka with his armada, the Tamils were a force in South, Central and North Sri Lanka ,says Dr. Nirmala Chandrahasan

Biographer Panneerselvan says that the Tamil Nadu leader’s interventions were not partisan but “refined and nuanced”

Systematic efforts are being made to change the Tamil area's demographics, alleges Batticaloa MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam

Colonial administrator James Emerson Tennent says “no”

Courts could order up to one year of de-radicalization or rehabilitation in lieu of detention

In the Early Historic Era, Sri Lanka had flourishing trade with India and many parts of the world, says Prof. K.Rajan archeologist and historian at Pondicherry University in India

The residents, all Tamils, ask government to stop making their little island a graveyard

Accountability cannot be established in the absence of credible and verifiable data says security expert Prof.Rohan Gunaratna

The Pottuvil-Poligandy long march united antagonistic Tamil parties and brought together disparate Tamil-speaking communities including Muslims

Muslims in the North and East ,who also have serious issues with the Sri Lankan government, joined the march at various places.