Zero Hour | Veerapandian of the Dravida Iyakka Thamizhar Peravai, talks about the Eelam problems in Sri Lankan and clarifies that the DMK is not trying to deflect the real issue. He also justifies why DMK pulled out of the UPA government.
Tamil Nadu government passes a resolution in the state Assembly, which calls for a referendum on a separate eelam for Sri Lankan Tamils and also asks the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country. The resolution was moved by chief minister Jayala...
Zero Hour | Congress leader Vijayadharani talks about how student protests in Tamil Nadu could be a crucial development and play an important role in the relations between Sri Lanka and India. She also talks about the measures being undertaken by the party to ...
Massive protests have hit the streets of Chennai, in support of a human rights resolution against Sri Lanka. The protesters which saw the youth of the State, are demanding a separate Tamil Eelam and are protesting for the rights of Sri Lankan Tamils. The other...
Sri Lanka expresses hope that India will support the country during the voting of the US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Foreign Secretary Karunatillaka Amunugama says that India would back the country and not vote against it. Sr...
The indefinite hunger strike called by the students of Loyola college in Tamil Nadu Ten students demanding action against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes enters the second day. Ten students of Loyola College began their fast yesterday to press for their seven...
Achil Vandhavai | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh finally reacts to the UN resolution against Sri Lankan war crimes. Was his response very evasive? Also discussed, does America have selfish interests in passing a resolution against Sri Lanka and when will Kudank...
Sri Lankan government's announcement that the war against Tamils was over, was a war crime in itself, says DMK chief Karunanidhi. Despite announcing a ceasefire, the Sri Lankan government still continued killing innocent Tamils, alleges Karunanidhi.
In the wake of protests against Sri Lankan war crimes in Tamil Nadu, the Lok Sabha passes a motion allowing a short discussion on the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils. The discussion would be under a non-voting rule and would take place on Thursday. This decision w...
Even three years after the war, the Sri Lankan Army still continues to monitor Tamil regions. While the Tamils have demanded that the Army be recalled, the government is refusing to do so, because they believe that the areas are still sensitive.
Zero Hour | The two important political issues that are plaguing the nation at the moment are Eelam Tamil problems and the Cauvery water sharing issue. Will Sri Lanka ever agree to the human rights infringement that happened during the war? Will farmer suicide...
Honouring the war martyrs of Tamil Eelam, Heroes Day was celebrated all across the State. November 26, also the birthday of LTTE chief Prabhakaran, has been celebrated as Heroes Day for a while now. Several prayer meetings were organized across the State.
Vellupillai Prabhakaran's 58th birthday is celebrated in full swing across the world where Tamils reside. He is not just known as the LTTE chief but also a leader who stood for the rights of the Tamils. He was killed in the war between the SL government and th...
DMK leaders MK Stalin and TR Baalu leave for the US to hand over the resolutions undertaken at the TESO conference. The resolutions will be handed over to the United Nations and the leaders will also participate in a Tamil conference to be held on November 6 i...
UPA's key ally, the DMK, has demanded a more pro-active role from the government over the Lankan Tamils issue. The DMK is all set to move the UN for the protection of the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka. The party had organised a Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisat...
Claiming that Sri Lankan Tamils do not wish for separate Tamil Eelam, Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj slams Tamil Nadu politicians for fanning separatist state sentiments.
India voted for a US-backed resolution urging Sri Lanka to probe rights abuses in the war on the Tamil Tigers, but quickly underlined that it did so only to enable Sri Lankan Tamils to get justice.
With the DMK serving an ultimatum to the Centre on the UN resolution issue and Mamata Banerjee rejecting the Railway Budget, the UPA government has a lot more reason to worry.
The state government should be intimated about VIP visits from Sri Lanka, states TN CM Jayalalitha in her second letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.