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Somasundaram Nadesan QC will be remembered for his brilliance as a lawyer, as an indefatigable fighter for human rights and for taking up public causes. He was an extraordinary ...

Nadesan was born on 11 February 1904 in Anaicottai, Jaffna. He attended Jaffna Hindu College and won the Governor’s scholarship to attend Royal College, Colombo. After a short spell at Royal College, ...
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The “Rajadurai Amendment”: How President JR Jayewardene Amended his new Constitution Enabling TULF Batticaloa MP C. Rajadurai to Cross Over from the Opposition and Join the ...

Chelliah Rajadurai a veteran politician of Sri Lanka – perhaps the oldest among former Parliamentarians – passed away on 7th December 2025 at the age of 98. Rajadurai hailing from Batticaloa was a ...
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The Rajinikanth Saga: From Bengaluru Bus Conductor to Tamil Cinema Superstar.

Friday 12th December 2025 was a special day for millions of Tamil movie fans. It was the 75th birthday of popular Tamil cinema actor Rajinikanth. The evergreen filmstar has in a film career spanning ...
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The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) extends it’s sincere gratitude to the Government of Canada and to the people of Canada for their timely and compassionate humanitarian ...

The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) extends it’s sincere gratitude to the Government of Canada and to the people of Canada for their timely and compassionate humanitarian assistance in response to the ...
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JVP General -Secretary Tilvin Silva’s Negative and Positive “Encounters” with Two Different Tamil Diaspora Groups in London.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or People’s Liberation Front,founded and led by Rohana Wijeweera is not the same party of which Anura Kumara Disanayake is the current leader .For one thing the ...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Flags off 950 Tonnes Of Massive Humanitarian Aid From Tamil Nadu State To Cyclone-Hit Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Saturday flagged off a massive consignment of humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka, which is reeling under the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah. A total ...
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We accepted the English language and English education, but never became English “in taste, opinions, morals or intellect”.

(Mani Shankar Aiyar served 26 years in the Indian Foreign Service, is a four-time MP with over two decades in Parliament, and was a Cabinet Minister from 2004 to 2009.) On November 17, our Prime ...
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Devastating Impact of “Cyclone Ditwah” on Sri Lanka : At least 334 dead and 370 missing, Over Eleven Lakhs of people affected with Nearly Two Lakhs Displaced Accommodated ...

At least 334 people have died so far, and 370 remain missing as Sri Lanka reels from the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah. A large number of fatalities were reported on Sunday (November 30, 2025) ...
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For a language that had almost a continuous association with music since the Silapathikaram, Tamil was sidelined in Carnatic concerts — until visionaries of the “Thamil ...

During the height of the Tamil Isai movement, when Sabhas, musicians and patrons were daggers drawn and hurling imprecations at each other, the Madras Music Academy invited Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar ...
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President Dissanayake Declares Emergency as Devastation Caused by Cyclone Ditwa Unfolds,59 dead,203 missing. Over 800,000 People Affected with More than 100,000 Accommodated in ...

The death toll from the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka climbed to 159 on Saturday (November 29, 2025), while President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency to ...