Sri Lankan Tamil Issue

Lanka vote: Revival of Tamil chauvinism is ruinous

The hotheadedness of Tamil chauvinists has done the utmost damage to the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils over the decades. The worms that are even now crawling out of the woodworks of linguistic chauvinism should be swept aside.

Lanka Tamils issue: DMK threatens to pull out of UPA govt

DMK chief M Karunanidhi turns up the heat on the UPA government at a time when there is palpable anger in Tamil Nadu over India's failure to articulate a coherent stand on the upcoming UNHRC vote against Sri Lanka.

India for forward-looking solution on Lankan Tamils: PM

The Prime Minister informed Karunanidhi that India attaches "high priority" to the safety, prosperity and well-being of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.

Rajapaksa double-speak holds Sri Lanka captive to its history

Sri Lanka's tortured history is a tale of broken promises. President Mahinda Rajapaksa is continuing that tradition by reneging on his commitment to power devolution to Tamils.