Portal:Tamil Eelam
Tamil Eelam (spelled "Thamizh Ezham (தமிழீழம்)" and pronounced "Thaml Erlam") is the homeland and nation of the ethnic Tamil people. It is located below the Tamil Nadu state of India and in the North East of Sri Lanka. Tamil Eelam is also the home land of Tamils who are of the Hindu, Christian and Islamic faiths. Tamils of Eelam from the ancient times, known for their trade, arts, and warfare. Tribes, kingdoms, and sub-kingdoms ruling throughout history were the Nagas, Cholas, and Pandyas. Template:/box-footer
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished was an investigatory documentary about the final weeks of the Sri Lankan Civil War broadcast by the British TV station Channel 4 on 14 March 2012.[1] It was a sequel to the award winning Sri Lanka's Killing Fields which was broadcast by Channel 4 in June 2010. Made by film maker Callum Macrae, this documentary focused on four specific cases and investigated who was responsible for them. Using amateur video from the conflict zone filmed by civilians and Sri Lankan soldiers, photographs and statements by civilians, soldiers and United Nations workers, the documentary traced ultimate responsibility for the cases to Sri Lanka's political and military leaders.[2] The documentary was made by ITN Productions and presented by Jon Snow, the main anchor on Channel 4 News. The Sri Lankan government has denied all the allegations in the documentary. more...
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Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam (also spelt Chelvanayagam, March 31, 1898 - April 26, 1977, Tamil: சாமுவேல் ஜேம்ஸ் வேலுப்பிள்ளை செல்வநாயகம்) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament. He was the political leader and father figure of the Sri Lankan Tamil community for more than two decades. By 1976 the TULF had restyled itself as the Tamil United Liberation Front and was openly calling for an "free, sovereign, secular, socialist state of Tamil Eelam." more...
- May 19: Tamil Nadu begins campaign for UN referendum on Tamil Eelam. TamilNet)
- May 19: TGTE and GTF issue symbolic message via joint statement(News.TGTE)
- May 19: Clinton urges Sri Lanka to prosecute war criminals(Washington Times)
- May 19: Sri Lanka president rejects U.S. calls to close army bases(Reuters)
- May 19: Three years after the war in Sri Lanka: To celebrate or mourn?(Groundviews)
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Old map depicting Tamil Eelam of the Northeast, also known Cey Lao in Portuguese. Three kingdoms during their rule was the Tamil kingdom Eelam in the North, and Sinhala kingdoms of the Central Kandy, and South Kotte
- ...that in 1976 S. J. V. Chelvanayakam of Sri Lankas Federal Party called for a referendum of a independent Tamil Eelam?
- ...that Mike Wilson (Swami Siva Kalki) discovered archaeological remains of king Ravanan of the Ramayana in Trincomalee harbor?
- ...that, Rajaraja Chola of the Chola Empire ruled Tamil Eelam during 10th century CE?
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