06/27/2011
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DBS Jeyaraj
Thousands gathered at Marina beach in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai on June 26th to observe candle light vigil for Sri Lankan Tamil war victims.
The commemorative event was held on Sunday as June 26th has been declared by the UN as “International day in support of victims of torture”.
06/14/2011
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IBN
CHENNAI: The Naam Tamilar party has thanked Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for passing the resolution in the Assembly calling for economic sanctions against Sri Lanka.
02/28/2011
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Colombo Page
Sri Lanka : Tamil Nadu leaders arrested while trying to stage protest against Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka - latest news stories and top headlines)
02/26/2011
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Tehelka
ON A cold January night, an hour before midnight, Jayakumar kissed his sleeping three-yearold daughter Bhumika’s cheek and walked out of the house, closing the door softly. On the dark beach about 100 metres away, his brother Senthil and uncle were already dragging their bright green fibreglass boat into the crashing waves. For four hours, they sailed quietly, their faces barely visible to each other in the moonlight. When the shoreline was out of sight, they cast their net. Just as they were pulling up their net heavy with fish and prawns, a blinding beacon flooded their boat. The Sri Lankan Navy was speeding towards them, filled with 10 men, machine guns in hand.
02/22/2011
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Hindustan Times
A Tamil Nadu MP and his two associates were deported from Colombo international airport early Tuesday after they attempted to enter Sri Lanka to attend slain Tiger chief V Prabhakaran’s mother’s funeral in Jaffna. President of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (Panther’s Party) T. Thirumavalavan, known for pro-LTTE sentiments, had taken an early morning flight from Chennai. He landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport at around 2 in the morning.
02/18/2011
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IBN
New Delhi: Sri Lanka on Friday released 138 Indian fishermen who were detained off the Jaffna coast yesterday. But the 112 fishermen held earlier are still in Lankan custody.
02/18/2011
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Sunday Times
The 136 Indian fishermen who were apprehended by their local counterparts while poaching in the country’s territorial waters are to be released later today, Naval Spokesperson Kosala Warnakulusuriya said.
02/18/2011
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The Hindu
Only hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said he was taking a “serious view” of the arrest of fishermen from Tamil Nadu who were at work close to the Sri Lankan shores, another batch of 24 fishermen was taken into custody in the same area.
02/17/2011
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Sify
New Delhi: Conveying its 'deep concern' over the detention of 136 Indian fishermen in Jaffna, India on Thursday asked the Sri Lankan government to take 'necessary' steps to set them free and regretted that some Lankan fishermen had taken the law into their hands.
02/16/2011
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Sify
New Delhi: India on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the fate of its fishermen, allegedly apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy, and said it has been conveyed to the Sri Lankan government that such actions by its navy were unacceptable.