Delhi Police yet to arrest culprits behind attack on Lankan missionOctober 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police on Friday said that they were yet to arrest persons responsible for the attack on the Sri Lankan High Commission here this afternoon. The incident took place around 3 p.m.
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.
Vaiko wants Sri Lankan Tamil American activist Sandar allowed to visit IndiaSeptember 25th, 2009 New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) founder V. Gopalswamy has said that the Sri Lankan Tamils' Protection Forum would take up the issue of Dr Elin Sandar, an American who has been fighting for the cause of the Tamils living in the island nation.
Tamil Nadu lawmakers request PM to intervene in Sri Lankan Tamil issueSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of lawmakers from Tamil Nadu submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday requesting him to intervene in the issue of Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka.
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.
Sri Lankan Tamils unhappy with India's stanceJune 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sri Lankan Tamils are unhappy with India's stand on Sri Lankan military action against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the island nation. These were the views expressed by a team of Sri Lankan journalists of Tamilian origin at a meeting hosted by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) here on Monday.
Karunanidhi urges PM to consider Sri Lankan Tamils' welfareMay 26th, 2009 CHENNAI - Though any interference in the internal affairs of another country has to be avoided, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to consider Sri Lanka as a "special case" and intervene to help the Tamils.
BJP distances itself from Eelam demandMay 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday distanced itself from the demand for a separate Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka and said instead that the Tamils needed 'peaceful honourable existence through self rule'. 'Both AIADMK and DMK have wrongly backed the formation of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka.
43-year-old Tamilian commits self-immolation in Tamil NaduApril 24th, 2009 COIMBATORE/NEW DELHI - Showing solidarity for the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils, a 43-year-old man, identified as Subramani alias Banrottimani, set himself on fire at hosiery town Tirupur in Tamil Nadu. He was seen talking as he was wheeled into a hospital.
Congress favours 'cessation of hostility' in Sri LankaApril 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Tuesday urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure 'cessation of hostility' in the island nation and allow Tamil civilians to move out of the conflict zone. 'The Congress is deeply concerned about the fate of innocent Sri Lankan Tamils.
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.
Jayalalitha keeps fast in support of Sri Lankan TamilsMarch 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and Leader of the Opposition J. Jayalalitha Monday said her party supported Sri Lankan Tamil's self-determination struggle within the island nation's constitutional framework.
UPA government should be sensitive to Sri Lankan Tamils: BJPFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of being 'insensitive' towards the cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils. 'The decades-old ethnic conflict of the country (Sri Lanka) can not be resolved by using brutal force and the central government is behaving insensitively towards the issue,' BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K.
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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