May 24, 2009
India
The Tamil Tigers admitted Sunday “with heavy hearts” the death of their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, almost a week after Sri Lanka announced he had been killed. “We announce today, with inexpressible sadness and heavy hearts, that our incomparable leader and supreme commander … attained martyrdom fighting the military oppression,” the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [...]
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May 18, 2009
World
A new democratically-minded and non-violent group is needed to win the aspirations of Tamils in Sri Lanka following the defeat of the LTTE, a leading member of the Tamil diaspora in Britain said Monday. “At the moment, there is mourning everywhere among the (Tamil) diaspora, but once we have had time to mourn and hold [...]
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