Tamils

Chennai court convicts Vaiko in 2009 sedition case; MDMK chief gets one-year jail term for pro-LTTE speech

According to the prosecution, Vaiko's speech on 15 July, 2009, while releasing the Tamil version (Kutram Saaturgiren) of his English book 'I accuse' on the Sri Lankan issue, was against the Indian government, attracting the offence of sedition.

Sri Lanka struggles with north-south divide 9 years after end of civil war

As the South struggles with debt, and the North with the effects of the three-decade-long civil war, reconciliation seems a long way off for Sri Lanka

Mahinda Rajapaksa seeks snap parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka after party backed by him sweeps local polls

Sri Lanka's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for snap parliamentary elections after the party he fielded as a proxy swept local elections over the weekend in a major blow to the reformist government elected just three years ago

Sri Lanka parties, including TNA agree to accept country as unitary state: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

The new Constitution was a key promise of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena during the 2015 elections

27 Indians arrested in Sri Lanka for overstaying tourist visas, say immigration officials

At least 27 Indians, including five women, have been arrested for overstaying their tourist visas in Sri Lanka, immigration officials said on Sunday.

Sri Lankan Army returns 54 acres land to 190 Tamil families, ends control over port

Sri Lankan military on Tuesday said it has released 54 acres of land to nearly 190 families from the minority Tamil community and ended its control over a major fishing harbour after almost 30 years in the former war zone of Jaffna.

MK Stalin to United Nations Human Rights Council: Protect rights of Sri Lankan Tamils

Chennai: DMK working president and Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader MK Stalin Sunday sought the intervention of the United Nations Human Rights Council to "protect" the rights of Sri Lankan Tamils living in the island nation.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena says he is committed to Tamil reconciliation

Lashing out at critics, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday said his government was "determined and dedicated" to achieve national reconciliation with the minority Tamils despite the work of some opportunists.

Tamils in Sri Lanka feel pessimistic due to lack of reconciliation efforts by Sirisena: UK group

Tamils in Sri Lanka are feeling pessimistic due to lack of progress in reconciliation efforts by President Maithripala Sirisena who had promised to reach out to the minority community more vigorously than his predecessor, a UK-based diaspora group said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka to recognise 65,000 people who went missing during civil war as dead

In Sri Lanka, huge numbers of minority Tamils went missing during the war after being arrested by security services.