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PhD candidate @soaspolitics , working on nationalism. Tweets in தமிழ்/Deutsch/English Dortmunder Jung' Support my work here:

Thornton Heath - Toronto

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Joined May 2011

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Dr Rasaratnam and I wrote in @Himalistan about Sampanthan's legacy and his utter failure in fulfilling his role as a Tamil leader - the reason for the almost apathetic response to his death in Tamil circles.

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Tamil politics in Sri Lanka after R Sampanthan, the elder statesman that never was

“I will make my people ungovernable!” Rajavarothiam Sampanthan exclaimed, banging on the table. He was at a private meeting with diplomats of a powerful Western

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2 years

There was someone singing Tamil songs in Croydon town centre who is this legend

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Growing up in the 80s as Eelam Tamil refugees in rural Germany, our only connection to Tamil popular culture was Tamil Nadu’s movie industry. My parents had to go to this uncle’s house in another village, from which he ran a VHS racket to get movies and cassettes lol.

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British Tamils have projected the Tamil national flower and remembrance messages onto Westminster palace, the British Houses of Parliament, on the eve of Maaveerar Naal, the Tamil National Remembrance Day

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"We typically refuse to identify as Sri Lankan because that would mean claiming a country that tried to wipe out our people. 'That’s not my country. My country is Canada. But my culture is definitely Tamil.'” - Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

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Meet the Tamil-Canadian starring in Mindy Kalings Netflix series - NOW Magazine

How Maitreyi Ramakrishnan went from producing a high school play in Mississauga to the lead role in a Hollywood series while proudly representing her culture

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#OnThisDay 05.05.1976: 44 years ago, 21 year old Veluppillai Prabhakaran founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to liberate the Tamil people from Sri Lankan state oppression

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Still the worst Tamil household chore, but I’m an expert now

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LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's 12 year old son Balachandran was captured and executed by the Sri Lankan army 13 years ago. Sri Lanka’s def sec Kamal Gunaratna himself is thought to have pulled the trigger, on the orders of Gotabaya Rajapaksa

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Watch what happened to the Sri Lankan flag in Jaffna today.

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Best day of my life #eelamtamilwedding

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SPB was a legend for many reasons. His songs gave some solace and a connection to Tamil art, while Eelam Tamils were subjected to oppression and displacement. By lending his voice to Eelam liberation songs, he cemented the special place he occupied in Eelam Tamil lives #ripspb

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Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day procession making its way from PTK to Mullivaikkal

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Thileepan memorial event in Toronto, with a replica of the monument that was destroyed by the military in Jaffna.

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A statement by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 1986 in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Published in SOLT’s magazine.

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Thrilled to announce my first published paper, co-authored with @kcroninfurman - a case-study on the LTTE's rise to become the dominant Tamil movement in the 1980s.

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Sinhalese who are cheering this on - there are a few statues and monuments celebrating the genocide and its perpetrators in various locations across the North-East. Please feel free to go and tear them down. I have a list if you need

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Sarah Turnnidge

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The moment a statue of slave trader Edward Colston toppled into Bristol’s harbour. ‘It’s what he deserves. I’ve been waiting all my life for this moment’ someone told me in the moments after.

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The surprise and shock amongst Sinhalese about this sort of footage is interesting. Tamil journalists and papers, have covered these sort of incidents for years and this is shared widely on SM. Yet it was always ignored/covered up in the south. Will that change now, is the q.

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It was quite common in the North & East , these motorcycle Armed men will intimidate the Tamils whenever they fight for their rights

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LTTE poster from the mid-80s, asking for the support of the people of Tamil Eelam in smashing the racist Sri Lankan state. (SOLT, 1985)

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At our wedding last Monday, Kirthika wore the same sari her mum wore at her own wedding in Navatkiri in June 1987. Her mum says because the Sri Lankan army was shelling the area, they conducted the wedding at night with white flags flying.. #eelamtamilwedding 1/2

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader Prabhakaran holding a magazine proclaiming a “Tiger Hunt” and a newspaper that claimed he had died (with “Yogi” Yogaratnam) Photos: @TamilGuardian

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Oh looks like Sri Lankans CAN understand oppressor vs oppressed/state vs resistance etc. Just not when it happens in Sri Lanka

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How? Did it spontaneously combust?

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Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰

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#OnThisDay 1981 Jaffna Public Library was burned & destroyed. One of the saddest day in history of Sri Lanka 😥 Say No to Racism 🙏 #LKA #SriLanka #OTD #OnThisDaySriLanka

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Wonder what was happening in Sri Lanka in the 80s when they “immigrated”

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Ambassador Julie Chung

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DYK that VP @KamalaHarris ’ Domestic Policy Advisor Rohini Kosoglu has 🇱🇰 heritage? Her parents immigrated to 🇺🇸 from 🇱🇰 in the 1980s. She was previously VP Harris’ Chief of Staff in the US Senate, the first South Asian-American woman to hold that position. #ImmigrantHeritageMonth

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Best day of my life #eelamtamilwedding

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In addition to Vanni Avenue and Trinco Way, Markham in Canada is adding Mullai Drive and Yarl Road to it’s list of streets named for its Eelam Tamil community

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Independence Day thread Sri Lanka is a racist country, both institutionally and societally. Sinhala supremacy has been the leading ideology amongst the majority for 71 years - killing over 100,000 Tamils. For Tamils, independence from the UK only meant subservience to Sinhalese

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27 years ago to the day, CBK’s government bombed Navaly church, killing over 140 Tamils who were seeking refuge there

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My strongest condemnation of the torching of the PM Mr.Ranil W’s house . The Aragalaya does not need violence to achieve it’s goal of sending away a Bad government and establishing a viable,People’s have shown extreme maturity and restraint until now.

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Going Tamil grocery shopping in Scarborough, Toronto in November #MaaveerarNaal

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Racism runs deeeeep in Sinhala culture. “Demala Saniya” means “Tamil demon”. Also note the skin tone, the vibuthi and turban. This is Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

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Married :)

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Eelam Tamils and Tamil Nadu Tamils should get together and make our own version of the Muralidharan biopic and provide a factual account of how his acceptance and support of Sinhala supremacy was THE most significant aspect of his career - talent alone isn’t enough in Sri Lanka

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Be grateful to Tamils for getting his movie cancelled

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Tamils went to this Gota Go Home rally in Melbourne, sharing information about the forthcoming Mullivaikkal genocide remembrance. They we’re mocked, abused and had their leaflets ripped up

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15 May Today in Melbourne, Australia In solidarity with the protest movement in Sri Lanka.

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Bookmarking this for the next time I teach on the Tamil struggle

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Heroic Ukrainian soldier blows himself up on bridge to prevent Russian advance

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Survivors of genocide and those continuing to face oppression raise legitimate concerns. Radikaa’s response is “do these people have no work??” 🙄

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#muthaiyamuralitharan biopic &asking @VijaySethuOffl not to act😡do these people hav no work??why not ask @SunRisers why he is the head coach, team belongs to a Tamilian with political affiliations?VSP is an actor, and do not curb an actor. VSP&cricket both don’t warrant nonsense

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- Concretised Sinhala-Buddhist supremacy in the constitution - made Sinhala the only official language - Oversaw anti-Tamil violence

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🇱🇰 World's first female Prime Minister: Sri Lanka's Sirimavo Bandaranaike - Strengthened ties with China & Soviet Union, - One of the first leaders to recognize Palestine - Shut down the Israel embassy in support of Palestine - Opposed the apartheid in South Africa

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We always hear the stories about the Sinhala saviours..where are the Sinhala perpetrators? Hundreds took part in these genocidal acts. Many of those would now be in there 60s and 70s and still living freely, going about their day in Colombo.

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⬛️Remembering Black July 40 years on Today marks 40 years since the horrors of the anti-Tamil pogrom of 1983, when thousands of Tamils were killed by Sinhala mobs backed by the then UNP government and state forces.

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“Tamil Eelam Cyber Force” Hacks Sri Lankan websites சிறிலங்கா இணையத்தளங்கள் மீது தமிழீழம் சைபர் போர்ஸ் தாக்குதல்! – தாரகம் – தமிழ்ச் செய்தி ஊடகம்

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சிறிலங்கா இணையத்தளங்கள் மீது தமிழீழம் சைபர் போர்ஸ் தாக்குதல்!

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3000+ Tamils in 1983 didn’t have Sinhala saviours. Make a documentary about how they were killed #BlackJuly

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Thinking about doing a documentary about those who provided refuge and saved the lives of people during the ‘83 Black July Riots.

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As Eelam Tamils prepare to mark the 11th anniversary of the end of the war on May 18, @instagram has blocked the #tamileelam hashtag. Amidst covid restrictions, many Tamils across the world were planning virtual commemorations. This is censorship - no doubt due to mass reporting

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Once again Tamils are suffering consequences for decisions they didn’t make and votes they didn’t cast. This is where the demands for autonomy and then a separate state came from.

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புட்டும், சேற்று கல் நண்டோட வைச்ச குழம்பும் (முல்லைத்தீவு, மே 2019) Puddu and mud crab curry (Mullaithivu, May 2019)

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GGG will take a decisive turn this week. It’ll either stand in solidarity Tamils remembering genocide and speak up against the militarised oppression that’s ongoing. Or it won’t.

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Wait till these people hear about how police and security forces treat Tamils

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Disappointed to see #SriLanka police fire tear gas and water cannons at their own people. This is a #citizensprotestlk #lka

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The censorship by @instagram of Tamil posts, including art and news, is absolutely ridiculous. Initially they banned anything with the flag or photos of cadres, now even posts of art about resistance to the (still genocidal) state are flagged, such as this one by @houseofThulasi

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Good news: I‘m thrilled to have accepted an offer to do a PhD with @soaspolitics . I’m very excited to join SOAS and get started with this new chapter later this month.

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New in the south. Normal for Tamils in the North-East.

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Marlon Ariyasinghe 🇵🇸🍉

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So I guess I completely lost it. but it was infuriating to witness @GotabayaR and his hired goons trying to break up a peaceful protest using guns. There were children, youth, and elderly in the crowd!Why bring guns into their midst?Who are you trying to shoot? #GoHomeRajapaksas

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Terrible that messages blaming “Islamic extremism” are already circulating. Before people unfamiliar with Sri Lanka jump to conclusions - the country has a long history of attacks against Christian targets by the Buddhist majority - most recent just a few days ago.

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Is Cassilingham hiding somewhere? Thambi @CassilingamG Okyo?

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Genocide denial is kinda a Sri Lankan thing

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Owner of the @warriors 🏀 says he doesn’t care about the Uyghurs. The conversation goes downhill from there. @chamath … - questions whether a genocide is actually happening - says the CCP isn’t a dictatorship - says the US is no better than the CCP

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Canada has a minister of Eelam Tamil origin! Congratulations @gary_srp !!

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Your final new Cabinet Minister, Scarborough MP Gary Anandasangaree. #cdnpoli

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Amidst all the (very justified and very overdue) outrage against Gota amongst the Sinhala people, it is very hard not to be astonished that his worst crimes, atrocities against Tamils, do not get mentioned. He committed his by far worst acts in 2009.

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Sri Lanka War Criminal "Gota" May Avoid Accountability Yet Again

Developments in two human rights cases in U.S. court may delay war crimes accountability for Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapakse.

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“BuT WHy DonT DamiLs cOMe tO GgG?”

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' #GoHomeGota ' protestors in Australia tear up Tamil Genocide flyers As Tamils handed out flyers they were harassed and subjected to racist abuse with at least one man tearing up their flyers – all of which was caught on camera this week. @TRCOZ #lka

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My take in @AJEnglish on the ongoing #GotaGoHome protest - #GotaGoToTheHague . In the eyes of many Tamils, the demands of the protests in the south do not go far enough. #SriLanka

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Sri Lanka: Gota needs to go – but so does the ethnocratic state

In the eyes of the long-suffering Tamils, the demands being made at the ongoing protests do not go far enough.

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No it isn’t. They just displaced refugees because of their bigotry. They have been attacking Christians for years. They’ve been attacking Muslims for years. They committed genocide against Tamils. Don’t create your BS feel good videos just so you can promote some fake ideal

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Sri Lanka is stronger than hate 🕯

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Murali asks @VijaySethuOffl to withdraw from 800, as he doesn’t want him to get “affected” by the negative publicity. His statement still fails to acknowledge and dismisses the legitimate concerns. For VJS to QT it, rather than make his own statement is a cop out.

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நன்றி.. வணக்கம் 🙏🏻

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A four part explanation in how Sinhalese centre themselves when oppressed communities in Sri Lanka speak up against racism.

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Every year we see the huge efforts the Tamil people in the NE go through, amidst threats and intimidation by the military, to commemorate those that died fighting for the LTTE.

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குரக்கன் கீரைப் புட்டு, சூடை மீன் பொரியல், கணவாய் குழம்பு. Finger millet puttu, sardine poriyal, squid curry #ஈழத்துஉணவு #tamilfood #eelamfood

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It’s that time of the year! Independence Day thread Sri Lanka is a racist country - institutionally & societally. Sinhala supremacy has been the leading ideology for 72 years - killing over 100k Tamils. For Tamils, independence from GB only meant subservience to the Sinhalese

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Unpopular opinions Sri Lanka edition: A story in three parts

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முத்தையா முரளிதரன் காணாமல் ஆக்கப்பட்டோரின் தாய்மார்களின் போராட்டத்தை கொச்சைப்படுத்தும் காட்சி @VijaySethuOffl

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Tamil Genocide recognition on the congressional record

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Rep. Wiley Nickel

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On Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day we remember the lives lost, the families torn apart, and the enduring resilience of the Tamil people. May this day remind us of our responsibility to stand against injustice and work towards a world where everyone can live in peace and freedom.

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🙄 fine

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We were the 1st generation growing up in Germany. And for many Eelam Tamils in the diaspora, Ilayaraja’s music defined that era of forced displacement. From hearing it on the radio in Jaffna, to getting bootleg tapes from Nathan mama in Mettingen. His music travelled with us.

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Black July is also important because once again, but this time on a much larger scale, the North-East became a haven for tens of thousands of Tamils. This reiterated the claim to the Tamil homeland. The Sri Lankan state itself literally shipped them there.

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The lion and the bow leaves are the main problem. Remove that and have a constitution that reflects that flag - equal, decentralised, with each nation/community/region able to determine their affairs, and they may be on to something.

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Someone came up with an idea for a new flag 😍 #SriLanka #GoHomeGota2022

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And as problematic as the Tamil cinema industry is..for many of us growing up isolated in villages, that was all we had in terms of a connection to the Tamil people outside our immediate families. So I want to pay tribute to those artists who gave us that - especially Ilayaraja

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Police harassing a Tamil business owner in Vavuniya for putting up red&yellow flags. The Tamil man questioned the state’s hypocrisy of allowing the JVP and the military to commemorate, but not Tamils. He also asks why none of the several police that attended could speak Tamil.

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Someone tell him..

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Honoured to be a part of this landmark project. Update soon #MuthiahMuralidaran @MovieTrainMP #MuralidaranBiopic #MSSripathy #Vivekrangachari @proyuvraaj

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Just to restate the obvious, but any news story on Gota’s downfall that doesn’t mention his overseeing of mass atrocities against Tamils during the war misses the main reason why he was so popular amongst the Sinhalese (until relatively recently)

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Sri Lanka: Gota needs to go – but so does the ethnocratic state

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The Sri Lankan state has AGAIN vandalised a Tamil genocide memorial, this time the one at #Mullivaikkal , on the first night of the Remembrance Week. Particularly cruel, just ahead of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day on May 18.

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@mayurappriyan

mayurapriyan

3 years

நேற்று இரவு முழுவதும் இராணுவ , பொலிஸ் குவிக்கப்பட்டு நினைவு முற்றம் பகுதிக்கு எவரும் உட்செல்ல முடியாதவாறு பாதுகாப்பு பலப்படுத்தப்பட்டு இருந்தது. #tamilnews1 #TamilNewsSrilanka #மே18 #May18 #Mullivaikkal #Memorialization

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@MarioArul

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4 years

If by "social pressure" you mean genocide, then sure

@isura

isura

4 years

All young Sri Lankans I know, when they leave the country, I ask why leave the country.? Top 2 reasons: 1) Better salaries ( no surprise ) 2) To get away from parent/family/social pressure. Let that sink in.

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Mario Arulthas

4 years

Significant Muslim participation in the #P2P march that headed up the eastern coast yesterday, through Kattankudy, Batticaloa, Oddamavadi and Valaichenai #NotMyIndependance #SriLankaGenocide #srilankaindependenceday

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Mario Arulthas

4 years

Oh look it’s the new (but old) Sri Lankan flag, sans the token “minority” representation stripes, which were used as a fig leaf to cover up the flag’s racism for 70 years.

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

5 years

In Nallur, Jaffna, the names of 25,000 fallen LTTE cadres are displayed, as Tamils start to pay their respects. Defiance. #MaaveerarNaal

@Hamsanan

Hamsanan

5 years

யாழ்.நல்லூரில் 25,000 மாவீரர்களின் பெயர்கள் அடங்கிய நினைவாலயத்தில் மக்களின் அஞ்சலிகள் ஆரம்பம் #lka #Tamil #maaveerarnaal

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

2 years

A huge step.

@PEARL_Action

PEARL Action

2 years

PEARL welcomes the Canadian Parliament’s official recognition of #May18 as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. #SriLanka #TamilGenocide #TamilGenocideRemembranceDay #Mullivaikkal (1/4)

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Mario Arulthas

4 years

Perfect cartoon in the Uthayan - defiant remembrance across the North-East #MaaveerarNaal #RememberResist

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Mario Arulthas

2 years

A view on the Jafffna University protest against Gota, by a Tamil student:

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Mario Arulthas

3 years

When I say Tamil I mean Tamil, I don’t mean “Sri Lankan”, I don’t mean “South Indian”. When we speak about our food in Tamil we say “தமிழ் உணவு/சாப்பாடு - Thamizh saapadu”, not “தென்னிந்திய” or “ஶ்ரீ்லங்கா உணவு” It’s not an accident when others try to fit you in those categories

@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

3 years

Still the worst Tamil household chore, but I’m an expert now

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Mario Arulthas

2 years

Maaveerar Naal commemorations at @ExCeLLondon

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Mario Arulthas

3 years

The mayor of the Tamil cultural capital Jaffna was arrested on charges of ‘ideological reconstruction and support of the LTTE.’ This is a serious escalation in SL’s steadily increasing repression of Tamils. Mani is the most prominent Tamil figure to be arrested in recent years

@TamilGuardian

Tamil Guardian

3 years

BREAKING - Mayor of Jaffna, V. Manivannan was arrested and taken to Vavuniya by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) a short while ago.

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Mario Arulthas

3 months

Twice a year, on Nov 27 and on May 18, the strength of support for the Tamil liberation struggle becomes particularly apparent. And twice a year around those two dates, we see those opposed to the Tamil nationalist project pipe up with some expired hot-takes.

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Mario Arulthas

2 years

This is also why Tamils are so insistent on accountability for the crimes the military committed, including sexual violence. How scary it is to have anyone act like this, but especially someone heavily armed. Disgusting

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Kanapathy Iyer

2 years

See their body language I don’t know how they treat the girls in their families.

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

6 years

White people discover muddai kopi

@thisisinsider

Insider

6 years

Even if you're not a coffee person, this egg cappuccino could be your new favorite drink ☕️

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Mario Arulthas

6 years

“Tamil” and “Hindu” aren’t interchangeable. The tamil message says “tamil” and the English says “Hindu” - why? It’s the most important Tamil (not Hindu) festival. It’s not even contentious. It’s so basic.

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Maithripala Sirisena

6 years

தைத்திருநாளைக் கொண்டாடி மகிழும் இலங்கைவாழ் தமிழ் மக்களுக்கும் உலகெங்கிலும் வாழும் தமிழர்களுக்கும் எனது இனிய தைத்திருநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துக்களைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கின்றேன். My sincere greetings to all #Hindus in #SriLanka and around the world, a happy and a prosperous #ThaiPongal .

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Mario Arulthas

9 months

வணங்குகிறோம் மாவீரரே…

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Mario Arulthas

2 years

You’ll see a lot of validation, explanation and justification for protestors’ behaviour by Sinhalese that is never afforded to Tamil protestors. Imagine the reaction in the south if the P2P or Ezhuga Tamil protestors had done any of this

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Mario Arulthas

3 years

I’ve changed my mind after wearing it for like 8 hours. Convenient yes but not as comfortable. And although no one asked, here’s a picture of Kirthika and me in the Velcro veti in full glory

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

3 years

I was sceptical initially but these velcro vetis are kinda good 👀

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Mario Arulthas

5 years

Inspired by @Roshni_Raveen , here are some books, nearly all of them written by Eelam Tamils/Tamil-speaking people from the island, the remainder from an Eelam Tamil perspective. It’s just not possible to understand the conflict without reading Tamil perspectives #eelamreads

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

2 years

Why Tamils reject the Sri Lankan flag: “The lion representing the majority community holds a sword, representing bravery, facing stripes, denoting minorities. The beastly flag represents a fundamental fact: To be a Sinhalese Buddhist has long outranked being Sri Lankan.” 🇱🇰

@ForeignPolicy

Foreign Policy

2 years

“To be a Sinhalese Buddhist has long outranked being Sri Lankan,” writes Neil DeVotta. Here’s the story of how ethnocracy fueled Sri Lanka’s economic crisis:

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

5 years

This is incredibly beautiful. @varathas instastory touched so many in our community. Anti-Tamil discrimination and shadeism amongst Asians is part of our lives but rarely gets attention outside our circles. In case you wonder why we aren’t “desi”:

'Dark and divine': Tamil community celebrate their heritage on Instagram

'Tamils have been considered too dark to be beautiful for long.'

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

3 months

This piece, on the hypocrisy of Sinhala solidarity with Palestinians while supporting Sri Lanka's genocide against Tamils, is very good.

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Nalin Jayathunga | Am I A Settler Too? Reflections of a Sinhalese from Sri Lanka after Gaza

Nalin Jayathunga is an independent researcher with interests in development studies and gender and sexuality studies.

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

4 years

If you are a journalist covering #SriLankaElections2020 - consider asking Tamils for their views. Along with Muslims, the impact of the election will be felt most strongly by them. Go beyond the usual suspects in Colombo and seek out the mothers protesting/other Tamil activists

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@MarioArul

Mario Arulthas

1 year

“I challenge you to have a referendum. Ask whether the Tamil people are willing to accept a unitary state, ask whether the Tamil ppl are willing to accept a federal state, and if you have the backbone, ask whether the Tamil ppl want a separate state!” @GGPonnambalam in Parliament

@Tamilkingdom1

Tamilkingdom

1 year

சுரேன் ராகவனின் பேசு்சுக்கு தக்க பதிலடி கொடுத்த @GGPonnambalam @iThamizhi @mrpaluvets @Mr_vandu @skajendren @NadarajarK @KuganY @sssiva100 @ErikSolheim @MASumanthiran

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Mario Arulthas

3 years

Supported by all major parties, this bill would proclaim the week up to May 18 as Tamil Genocide Education Week in Ontario. This is an important and meaningful move for Tamils in Ontario and elsewhere, particularly considering the repression of memorialisation by the SL state

@TheThanigasalam

Vijay Thanigasalam

@TheThanigasalam

3 years

Historic moment at Queen’s Park today. I will rise in the Ontario legislature at 1pm to deliver 3rd reading remarks for my private members bill, #Bill104 #TamilGenocideEducationWeek . Watch live at 1pm on

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Mario Arulthas

2 years

Many also hoped the Sri Lankan state could be reformed, but the past 12 years (without the LTTE to blame) indicate that India and the co-chairs were wrong in thinking the LTTE was the main obstacle to a settlement. Sri Lanka still isn’t a reliable partner to India.

@Constantinoeth_

Constantino Xavier

@Constantinoeth_

2 years

Norway mediated, many hoped the LTTE could be reformed. India wasn’t convinced: as one former official told me “we were willing to give it a chance but did not hold our breath; Prabhakaran was part of the problem.” 3 years later the deal was in ruin, by 2007 war ravaging 🇱🇰

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Mario Arulthas

4 years

Descendants of African enslaved people, the Kaffirs, still live in Sri Lanka and face marginalisation. They have had a huge impact on the cultures of the island, including though their music form, Baila. Check out the full documentary by @kamalakkannan on youtube.

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