Silencing our voices by Indu November is a time of remembrance. It is a time that we, Eelam Tamils, come together to reflect on our history, our identity and our resistance. It is also a time we remember the sacrifices that our heroes made for the freedom of Tamil Eelam and to pledge to them …
“Our maaveerar took it as their duty to fight for our homeland and our nation. It was their courage and valour that challenged the Sri Lankan state of their wrongdoings towards our nation. It is vital to remember our great heroes as we continue our fight for liberation. “ FULL SPEECH Maaveerar Naal 2020 speech Vanakkam, …
The Tamil Youth Organisation (TYO) United Kingdom and 29 University Tamil societies held a virtual Maaveerar (great heroes) week commencement event on Friday 20th November 2020. The event premiered live via the TYO YouTube channel, website and Zoom webinar. The event began with the hoisting of the national flag of Tamil Eelam at City University …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
On the morning of the Sunday 27th September 2020, TYO UK gathered in 3 different locations across London (Mitcham, Harrow and Ilford) for an organised food drive in the name of Lt. Col. Thileepan anna. To remember his role in the struggle and the sacrifice “Thiyaga Theepam”, sacrificial light, Thileepan committed to by holding a …
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 …
This is not just any other loss. This is a loss which aches many hearts and touches the soul of thousands. He was a fighter, he was persistent and determined for his life was to be significant for the salvation of Tamils, for us to get our liberation. He starved for 12 days and sacrificed …