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TYO UK hosted a workshop with ANBU UK on taboo topics within the Tamil community

On Wednesday 14th October, TYO UK hosted a workshop for 19 universities alongside ANBU UK on taboo topics within the Tamil community. Relationships and consents were covered for the first segment of the sessions for the committees to be trained in understanding what a healthy relationship consists of and how to maintain boundaries within relationships, …

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20th Amendment of SL Constitution

Constitutional change What this means? Constitutional Council (CC) replaced by Parliamentary Council (PC) -Increased powers for PM -PK members of parliament only – allies of PM –Limited representation Independent Commissions introduced by 19th amendment will be abolished -President has power to appoint and remove members of Public Service Commission – affects independence of commission -Undermining …

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2nd Lieutenant Malathy

Translation of part I of the article that was written for Malathy acca’s Remembrance Day in 1993 and published in the ‘Suthanthira Paravaikal’ newspaper. The first female fighter in the history of the liberation struggle to become a martyr, 2nd Lieutenant Malathy. Early 1985, whilst I was sitting on a boulder opposite our training camp, …

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Opinion: Immorality in impunity

This Bill allows executive power to use criminality to achieve its ends unchecked.  The loosening of due process, checks and balances, leads to disastrous ramifications that cannot be foreseen even by the most intelligent of analysts or strategists. OpinionBy K Sabapathy The Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill is an appalling move by the Conservative executive …

திலீபன் அண்ணாவின் 33ம் நினைவில்

 27ம் திகதி ஞாயிறு காலை, தமிழ் இளையோர் அமைப்பின் உறுப்பினர்கள் இலண்டனின் 3 வெவ்வேறு இடங்களில் உணவுப் பொருட்களை சேர்ப்பதற்காக கூடினர். இது லெப்டினன் கேணல் திலீபன் அண்ணாவை நினைவில் கொண்டு நடத்தப்பட்ட நிகழ்வு ஆகும். தியாக தீபம் திலீபன் அண்ணா தமிழீழத்தின் விடியலுக்காகவும் தமிழர்களுக்கு நீதி கிடைக்கவேண்டும் என்பதற்காகவும் சாகும்வரை உண்ணாவிரதத்தை மேற்கொண்டவர். அவர் தனது கொள்கையை அகிம்சை வழியில் வெளிப்படுத்தும் பொருட்டு  தன்னையே வருத்திக்கொண்டார். லெப்டினன் கேணல் திலீபன் அண்ணா தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகளின் அரசியல் பிரிவுத் தலைவர்களில் ஒருவர். ஶ்ரீலங்கா அரச பயங்கரவாதத்திடமிருந்து  …

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Two legendary heroes in our national liberation struggle

We have come together in a virtual remembrance to commemorate two legendary heroes in our national liberation struggle. Brigadier Balraj was an enigma, Eelam’s senior military commander known as சமர்க்கள நாயகன் and Lima. He was the first commander of the Charls Anthony Regiment.  A renowned battlefield genius that always led from the front.  Due to …

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The Reserved Heroes

Both, with wisdom, that spoke through their eyes,Who had risen through the ranks, with courage and skill.For all they fought for, was in the hope for our nation to equaliseThey lived their life for all that is, Tamil. Two, so superior, yet so humanFought besides many, to bring the justice that we deserve.Their leadership, success, …