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19
Mar

AL JAZEERA’S HEAD-TO-HEAD PROGRAM EXPOSED THE DUPLICITY OF RANIL WICKREMASINGHE

PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS Sri Lanka has a long history of setting up “commission of inquiry” whenever there is a national issue that needs addressing – it is the very first thing the Government does. Yet to date, none of these commissions have led to any meaningful legislative or executive reform whatsoever. The recommendations of each successive commission have never been implemented.

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20
Jan

பா.ஜ.க.வின் தேசிய மகளிரணி தலைவி திருமதி வானதி சீனிவாசன் அவர்களுடனான இந்திய – ஈழத் தமிழர் உறவுப் பாலம் இந்திய – ஈழத் தமிழர் உறவுப் பாலம் எனும் முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்த  நிகழ்வானது 17-01-2025 வெள்ளிக்கிழமை மாலை 6 மணியளவில் லண்டனில் உள்ள கிறிஸ்ரல் மண்டபத்தில் இடம் பெற்றது. பிரித்தானிய தமிழர் பேரவையின் அழைப்பினை ஏற்று இந்தியாவிலிருந்து பிரித்தானியாவிற்கு தமிழர் மரபுத் திங்கள் மற்றும் தைப் பொங்கல் விழாவை பிரித்தானியப் பாராளுமன்றத்தில் கொண்டாடுவதற்கான சிறப்பு விருந்தினராக வருகை தந்திருந்த, பா.ஜ.க.வின் தேசிய மகளிரணி தலைவரும், கோவை தெற்கு தமிழகச் சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினருமான கௌரவத்திற்குரிய திருமதி

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19
Jan

Barry Gardiner MP for Brent North, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade

The Tamil Community in the UK is grateful for Barry Gardiner MP Brent North and the Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade for joining us in our the Thai Pongal celebration held in the Parliament on Wednesday 15th January 2020. Mr Gardiner is calling for an independent investigation into the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka goes ahead as

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1
Dec

Clarification on the Conservative Party 2019 Manifesto – Statement on page 53 about the Two State Solution

The British Tamils Forum would like to state that we are a politically neutral organisation working with cross parties to promote our values and aspirations, and also would like to impress on the entire community that we the BTF support a two-state solution. However, it has come to light that there have been some serious misrepresentations of the conservative party

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11
Aug

Tamil Diaspora Organizations Pay Homage to Smt Sushma Swaraj

President, Bharatiya Janata Party, 11 Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110001. INDIA. Dear Sir Tamil Diaspora Organizations Pay Homage to Smt Sushma Swaraj It was with great sadness and emotion that we learned of the death of former External Affairs Minister of India Hon. Sushma Swaraj, a great leader who has left a lasting impression on the people of India and

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2
Aug

Black July 1983 – 36th Year of Remembrance – 2019

Stop the Cycle of Violence and Genocide against Tamils in Sri Lanka Panel discussion by BTF in association with APPG for Tamils Black July 1983 Remembrance Day event was hosted by British Tamils Forum (BTF) in association with All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils (APPG for Tamils), on the 23rdof July 2019 at the UK parliament’s committee room. Since its

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14
Jul

Outcome of the ‘Trinco 5’ case is emblematic of Sri Lanka not delivering justice for serious crimes committed against Tamil civilians

GENEVA, July12,2019: The Australian Tamil Congress (ATC), the British Tamils Forum (BTF), the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) and the US Tamil Action Group (USTAG) are dismayed at the reports that the thirteen Sri Lankan Special Task Force and Police personnel charged with the killing of five Tamil youths in Trincomalee on January 2, 2006 were acquitted of all charges and

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12
Jul

Common Ground Award accorded to former President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Bandaranaike

The 2019 Common Ground Award accorded to former President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on the 17th of June 2019 has created an uproar amongst the victimised Tamil community worldwide. Intractabilityof Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict as it is today is a legacy of Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Her lack of vision and unwillingness to pursue a sustainable political solution during her tenure

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19
May

Candian MP Gary Anandasangaree expresses continued commitment on 10th Year Mullivaikkal Remembrance

Elorukkum vanakkam. Good afternoon everyone. My name is Gary Anandasangaree, member of parliament for Scarborough, Rouge Park in Canada. I’m very pleased to join you for this 10th year Commemmoration of the genocide in Mullivaikkal taking place at Trafalgar Square organised by the British Tamils Forum. For the past 10 years, the tamil community around the world has been engaged

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19
May

Director of Oakland Institute, Anuradha Mittal sends message for Mullivaikkal 10 Years Commemoration

I am Anuradha Mittal, I am very sorry that I am unable to join British Tamil Forum and all of you who have gathered at Trafalgar Square to remember the horrendous crimes that were committed against the Tamils of Sri Lanka May 18th marks the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, when the Sri Lankan army indiscriminately bombed

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