More Insight to KP arrest
Mr. S Pathmanathan, the new LTTE head
Earlier yesterday the state department reported quoting military sources as saying a top LTTE official has been arrested The identity of the Tiger who was arrested was however not reveled. The suspect is believed to have carried out several key attacks in the country.
Following this story the Daily Mirror published on the arrest of KP in their report it was stated.
Tamils to Endure Three Years of Barbed-Wire Incarceration
Tamils and human rights activists are panicked and shocked at Colombo’s decision to keep the Tamils in internment camps in Vavuniya and even more so with New Delhi’s direct support to keep the Tamils in the camps for the next three years.
Advisory Committee discuss the structure of TGTE and road map
The continued detention of 300,000 Tamils belies the argument of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) that its military action was against the LTTE and not against the Tamil people, the Advisory Committee for the formation of the Provisional Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam said in its press release.
The Advisory Committee for the formation of the Provisional Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam met in Zurich on 2nd and 3rd of August 2009 and discussed several issues.
Tamils for Obama sends letter to Jewish organizations, seeks link and common cause with Jews
Tamils for Obama sent a letter to major international Jewish organizations in which the Tamil American organization cited ancient and modern connections between Jews and Tamils and suggested that they make common cause against problems and enemies they both face, according to press release of Tamils for Obama.
Some thoughts on a political programme of Eelam Tamils in the current context of our homeland
Writing in these pages, last week, I pointed out that it is not easy to travel the path of politico-diplomatic path. I have also underlined the fact that the journey would be long, arduous and would require immense patience.
I stressed the importance of the political programme for this journey and indicated that we would discuss issues related to our political programme this week.
TNA coming out with political formula soon – R. Sampanthan
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is coming out with a political formula soon attaching importance to self-determination, distinct and comprehensive autonomy to the historical homeland of Eelam Tamils to solve the ethnic problem in Sri Lanka.
Tamil’s will never get anything from Sri Lankan State Terrorists – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
“Tamils should be vigilant of President Mahinda Rajapakse’s intentions. He says that there is no minority race in the country but only a majority race. It is clear that his intention is to assimilate the Tamil race into the Majority Sinhala race in Sri Lanka,” Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Jaffna district parliamentarian, told TamilNet Saturday in an interview in Jaffna.
”The methods of our war has been changed; not our destiny” – New LTTE Chief
The new LTTE Chief in an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, asserts the Tamil’s struggle is on. “Until the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka are restored their quest (for Eelam) does not change. It is true that the LTTE has met with a military setback… But the Tamil struggle has not ended,” he said.
Excerpts from the interview:
‘We Will Become A Power Centre’ – LTTE’s legal adviser Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is trying to regroup following its military defeat by the Sri Lankan army in May 2009. Though routed militarily, the LTTE claims its international network remains intact. Selvarasa Pathmanathan, a former arms procurer for the LTTE chief, operating from an undisclosed location, has vowed to take forward the struggle for Eelam through democratic methods. By roping in various legal experts, the LTTE has formed a team under US-based Tamil legal adviser Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran to work on the formation of a provisional Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE).
