Protest against Sri Lankan diplomat over "irresponsible" commentOctober 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - Hundreds of Tamils and pro- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters staged a demonstration in Chennai on Thursday, demanding the Indian government to initiate steps to immediately send back Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner Vadivel Krishnamoorthy. Krishnamoorthy was recently involved in a controversy over his comment that the camps of displaced Tamils in Lanka were not zoos to be visited by outside people.
S Ramadoss wants Sri Lankan envoy to be sent backOctober 4th, 2009 CHENNAI - Pattali Makkal Katchi's founder S Ramadoss has demanded that the Indian Government should take steps to send back Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner Vadivel Krishnamoorthy. "The Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner here is functioning like Karuna and others there (in Sri Lanka).
Vijayakant to observe fast for cause of Sri Lankan TamilsSeptember 28th, 2009 CHENNAI - Actor turned politician Vijayakant, president of DMDK, and his cadres will Tuesday observe a day-long hunger strike in Delhi demanding protection to Indian fishermen from attacks by the Sri Lankan navy and full freedom to Sri Lankan Tamils on the island. Vijayakant and his supporters will fast from 8 a.m.
MDMK leader Vaiko slams Government for inaction on easing Lankan Tamils plightSeptember 11th, 2009 CHENNAI - Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader V Gopalswamy, on Friday blamed the Government for failing to ease the plight of Sri Lanka's minority Tamil population. Gopalswamy accused it of maintaining double standards in dealing with the issue.
Chennai rally to project cause of displaced TamilsSeptember 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Hundreds of activists of Dravidar Kazhagam party took to streets here against central government blaming it for not taking enough measures to urge Sri Lankan government in the resettlement of displaced Tamilians. The activists of the Dravidar Kazhagam party led by its President K Veeramani marched from the party office to the Chennai Central Railway Station raising slogans to stop the atrocities on their community member in Sri Lanka.
Karunanidhi asks for more relief for Tamilians in Sri LankaAugust 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Saturday asked the Central Government to ensure more help for Sri Lankan Tamils. "The relief and rehabilitation steps being provided to Sri Lankan Tamils are not enough, many of the Tamilians in Sri Lanka are facing hardships and struggling with rain and therefore we demand more attention of the government towards this issue," Karunanidhi told reporters in Chennai.
MDMK chief Vaiko wants UN to intervene in Sri LankaJuly 25th, 2009 CHENNAI /COIMBATORE - Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief V. Gopalswamy has urged the UN to intervene in Sri Lanka for the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the island nation.
Safety, welfare of Sri Lankan Tamils most important: KarunanidhiJuly 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - Safety and proper living conditions are the most important issues for the Tamil community in Sri Lanka at the moment, even if it means a change of stand for parties in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said in the assembly Wednesday.
Law makers evicted from Tamil Nadu assemblyJune 30th, 2009 CHENNAI - Members of the opposition AIADMK, MDMK and PMK were evicted from the Tamil Nadu assembly Tuesday when they sought to raise the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils. Trouble started when AIADMK members wanted the house to pass a resolution asking the Indian government to bring Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the International Court of Justice.
Karunanidhi wants India to help Sri Lankan Tamils with reliefJune 19th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has sought the central government's intervention after the Sri Lankan Navy turned away a ship carrying relief materials from Europe for the internally displaced Tamils in the island nation.
UN chief urges war crimes probe in Sri Lanka, cautions against 'triumphalism'June 6th, 2009 UN chief urges war crimes probe in Sri LankaUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief lent credence Friday to the possibility of war crimes in Sri Lanka, saying an international investigation is needed to examine the military actions of the government and defeated Tamil Tiger rebels during the civil war.
DMK would welcome creation of a separate Eelam, says KarunanidhiMarch 30th, 2009 CHENNAI - Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) would welcome creation of a separate 'Eelam', a homeland for the Sri Lankan Tamils provided it is created by a democratic process, said M Karunanidhi, DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. Talking to the reporters here today, Karunanidhi said, "We will be glad if a separate Eelam is created (in Sri Lanka) by people voting for it."
He accused the opposition parties of spreading rumours that DMK does not support Sri Lankan Tamils.
Jaya goes on hunger strike to support Lankan Tamil causeMarch 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - AIADMK Chief and former Tamil Nadu chief Minister Jayalalithaa has decided to go on a hunger strike for the Lankan-Tamil cause. Her huger strike will start in Chennai on Monday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Jayalalitha on fast for Sri Lankan TamilsMarch 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and a staunch critic of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) J. Jayalalitha Monday observed a day-long fast, demanding 'equal status' for Sri Lankan Tamils in the island nation.
Congress worker dies over Sri Lankan Tamils, day after setting himself ablazeFebruary 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - A Congress party worker in Tamil Nadu Saturday succumbed to burn injuries a day after he set himself on fire. The death trigerred a protest by opposition parties in the state, who said the immolation was over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
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