Dr. Thusiyan Nandakumar
@Thusi_Kumar
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Handed a snack and then executed. On this day in 2009, 12-year-old Balachandran was detained by the Sri Lankan Army. They gave him a snack, then killed him. Not a single person, from those who gave the orders to those that pulled the trigger, has ever been held accountable.
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This is the first time a former Sri Lankan head of state has ever been taken into custody. More to come. .
🚨 BREAKING – Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested. Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested after arriving at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Colombo today to record a statement in connection with an ongoing
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RT @TamilGuardian: 💫 More than half a million flock to Our Lady of Madhu. Over 500,000 pilgrims from across the island gathered in Mannar l….
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Nallur Ther Thurivizha is one of the most iconic sights in the Tamil homeland.
💫 In pictures - Nallur chariot festival draws tens of thousands from around the globe. The iconic Nallur Kandasamy temple in Jaffna has drawn thousands of devotees for its annual chariot festival, ther thiruvizha today. Read more ⬇️.
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RT @TamilGuardian: 💫 In pictures - Nallur chariot festival draws tens of thousands from around the globe. The iconic Nallur Kandasamy templ….
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Even in the heart of Sri Lanka’s capital - there are mass graves.
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RT @krishnaambalav1: @Thusi_Kumar Rev. Fr. Jim Brown, a priest from the Jaffna Diocese, disappeared on August 20th 2006, while serving war-….
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Another one of the thousands of Tamils forcibly disappeared by the Sri Lankan state.
✍️ FEATURE - Father Jim Brown’s disappearance and Sri Lanka’s enduring impunity. On 20 August 2006, a young Tamil Catholic priest Father Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown disappeared along with his lay assistant in the Sri Lankan military occupied Jaffna peninsula. Nineteen years
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RT @MaryLawlorhrds: Hearing disturbing news from #SriLanka: HRD & journalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan was interrogated by the Counter Terror….
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In the words of this convicted murder - Chandrika Kumaratunga knew about the torture camps, deaths and disappearances in Jaffna under her command.
🚨 Convicted Sri Lankan soldier reveals more mass graves and political cover ups. Somaratne Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan soldier convicted in the 1996 rape and murder of Tamil schoolgirl Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, has revealed further details of mass graves in Jaffna, implicating
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RT @kumanan93: Yesterday, I was interrogated by the Sri Lanka Police Counter Terrorism Investigation Division (CTID) 6 hours and 45 minutes….
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In case you missed it - Sri Lanka's former navy chief has admitted that *foreign nationals* were detained at a torture camp. For Colombo, citizenship seemingly does not matter when it comes to torture.
🚨 Former Sri Lankan Navy chief admits ‘Gun Site’ torture camp detained up to 60, including foreign nationals. Former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugetenne has admitted to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that “Gun Site”, an underground torture facility located within
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RT @TamilGuardian: 🚨Sri Lanka’s CTID hold veteran Tamil journalist for 7 hour interrogation . Kanapathipillai Kumanan was summoned by Sri L….
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RT @nirosh_bala: செம்மணி மனித புதைக்குழி பற்றிய செய்திகளை அறிக்கையிடும் ஊடகவியலாளர் @kumanan93 CTIDயில் 4 மணித்தியாலங்களுக்கு மேலாக விசாரி….
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Eelam Tamils, including in the diaspora, have long expressed solidarity with the Palestinian cause. And they continue to do so, in the homeland and the diaspora. Pretending they do not is more than just deliberate ignorance.
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You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Photographs from 2014, 2021, 2023 and 2024. Do you want more?
Why are Tamil Diasporas silent on #Gazagenocide ? That is the relevant question today.
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RT @TamilGuardian: 🪔 35th anniversary of Veeramunai massacre commemorated in Amparai. Tamils gathered in Amparai this week to mark 35 years….
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RT @hebh_jamal: More and more I am realizing that the genocide of the Palestinians is not unique. We’re not “special” in anyway. In 2009 th….
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RT @TamilGuardian: 🚨 Psychiatrist exodus pushes North-East mental health crisis to breaking point. The military occupied Tamil homeland, wh….
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Exactly why those protesting in Colombo today should be just as, if not even more, outraged about the genocide of Tamils.
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