Today: May 21, 2013

Memory of the Day: Important Incidents

1991
Rajiv Gandhi killed in a bomb explosion in Madras, alleged to be by the LTTE. Theories still persist that several Indian interests were involved in the assassination. (He's the one responsible for the killings of more than 7,000 Tamils in Tamil Eelam)
1997
Mrs. Murugesapillai ,mother of four children was brutally raped in her home in front of her two year old child by about 20 Sinhala army personnel and later killed by exploding a grenade placed near her genitals.

Memory of the Day: Human Rights Violations

1998
Shelling kills two civilians
Two persons were killed at a village in the Poovarasmtheevu grama seveka (GS) division, in the Aalenkerni area, near Kinniya, 14 km south of Trincomalee, due to intense shelling from a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camp and police station in the area, said sources in Trincomalee.

Memory of the Day: Innocent People Killed

1997
Koneswary Murugesapillai [ 35 F from Batticaloa ]
Koneswary Murugesapillai was Raped and Killed in Batticoloa!

Thirukural - திருக்குறள்

Kural: 405
கல்லா ஒருவன் தகைமை தலைப்பெய்து
சொல்லாடச் சோர்வு படும்.
As worthless shows the worth of man unlearned,
When council meets, by words he speaks discerned.

TamilCanadian News Archives

2006
Displaced Allaipiddy people tell their story in Vanni
[ 20:19 GMT, May. 21, 2006 ] [ LTTE Peace Secretariat ]
2006
Sri Lanka's ruling party fails to win local election in capital
[ 07:53 GMT, May. 21, 2006 ] [ Xinhua Net ]
2005
Woman killed in Grenade attack on LTTE Batticaloa office
[ 21:45 GMT, May. 21, 2005 ] [ TamilNet ]
2005
Sri Lankan JVP leaders leave for Japan visit
[ 21:37 GMT, May. 21, 2005 ] [ XinhuaNet ]
2005
Toronto: Dangerous medicine
[ 12:55 GMT, May. 21, 2005 ] [ The Toronto Star ]
2004
One rebel killed in Sri Lanka's volatile east
[ 13:37 GMT, May. 21, 2004 ] [ Reuters ]
2004
Sinhala political enmity will thwart peace
[ 13:25 GMT, May. 21, 2004 ] [ TamilGuardian ]
2004
Satellite Television Piracy : Dealers Arrested by the RCMP
[ 02:57 GMT, May. 21, 2004 ] [ Canada News Wire ]
2004
Beware of RAW - not Sonia
[ 02:37 GMT, May. 21, 2004 ] [ TamilCanadian ]
2003
Sri Lanka's Tigers undecided on donor conference
[ 13:19 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ Reuters ]
2003
Substantial autonomy or separate state?
[ 11:00 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ TamilCanadian ]
2003
Hundreds Still Missing from Sri Lanka Floods
[ 10:50 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ Reuters ]
2003
Tamil Tigers join flood effort
[ 10:49 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ BBC ]
2003
Rescue Efforts Pick Up as S.Lanka Flood Toll Rises
[ 10:48 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ Reuters ]
2003
Australia sends flood relief money to Sri Lanka
[ 10:47 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ AFP ]
2003
LTTE seeks premier's response on interim administration proposal
[ 09:36 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ TamilNet ]
2003
Indian Media’s fishing expedition in Sri Lankan troubled waters
[ 09:01 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ Ilankai Tamil Sangam ]
2003
Sri Lanka Tamil Rebels Want Interim Administration Prior to Peace Talks
[ 21:13 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ VOA ]
2003
Tamil Tigers lend a helping hand after floods
[ 16:41 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ Daily News - South Africa ]
2003
Tamil Tigers seek share of power to revive Sri Lanka talks
[ 16:30 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ Radio Australia ]
2003
Tearful father recalls son's death
[ 13:55 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ Toronto Star ]
2003
TNA delegation meets LTTE leadership in Kilinochchi
[ 03:17 GMT, May. 21, 2003 ] [ TamilNet ]
2002
Mental Hospital at Manthikai seek assistance
[ 12:18 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ The World Mirror ]
2002
Rebel leader enters army-controlled area
[ 12:13 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Gulf News ]
2002
Faulty microphones close Sri Lankan parliament
[ 12:09 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Reuters ]
2002
A shifting problem for refugees
[ 10:22 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ The Hindu ]
2002
India moves army from Gujarat to Pakistan border
[ 10:11 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Reuters ]
2002
Sri Lanka pro-peace ruling party wins local polls
[ 10:07 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Reuters ]
2002
Tamil Tigers says peace bid Sri Lanka's last chance
[ 09:59 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Reuters ]
2002
Sri Lanka foes hold direct talks
[ 21:16 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ BBC ]
2002
Patterns of Global Terrorism - 2001(Excerpt on Sri Lanka)
[ 20:57 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ US State Department ]
2002
One month ahead of Govt-LTTE negotiations in Thailand: Direct talks in Vanni
[ 20:46 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ CDN ]
2002
`Peace initiatives in Sri Lanka and forces of disruption' - P Nedumaran, leader of the Tamilar Desiya Iyakkam
[ 03:39 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ NewInd Press ]
2002
U.N. says 71,000 Sri Lankan refugees return home
[ 17:21 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Reuters ]
2002
Sri Lanka 'poised' for IMF aid
[ 17:18 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ BBC ]
2002
Vadamarachchi students to protest against army camp at Hartley college
[ 17:16 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ The Academic ]
2002
Pandemonium in Sri Lanka Parliament over local polls
[ 17:00 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ TamilNet ]
2002
Sri Lankan government official meets Tamil Tigers
[ 15:37 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Reuters ]
2002
Sri Lanka Gov't., Rebels Hold Talks
[ 15:33 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ AP ]
2002
Glimmer of hope in bloody conflict
[ 13:24 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Toronto Star ]
2002
Sri Lankan Family Members Visit Rebel-held Relatives
[ 13:10 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ People Daily ]
2002
Sri Lanka Tigers, government Begin talks
[ 12:57 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Xinhua ]
2002
Vision for a new Lanka
[ 12:55 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ Daily Mirror ]
2002
A Forgotten Generation - The effect of civil conflict on Tamil children in the north and east of Sri Lanka
[ 03:28 GMT, May. 21, 2002 ] [ CTC ]
2001
India: Visas to be Issued on Arrival
[ 11:49 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ BBC ]
2001
Bomb blast injures three
[ 10:58 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ TamilNet ]
2001
Sri Lanka May Lift Ban On Tamil Rebels For Fixed Period
[ 10:53 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ AP ]
2001
Sri Lanka police find bombs in seized truck after four years
[ 06:45 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ AFP ]
2001
Lanka environmentalists express concern over Kundankulam atomic power plant
[ 06:43 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ AFP ]
2001
Concern in Sri Lanka over Indian nuclear power plant
[ 04:34 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ The Hindu ]
2001
Eelam gun on Gen. Janaka misfires
[ 04:10 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ Sunday Times - SL ]
2001
Sri Lanka police find bombs in seized truck after four years
[ 03:57 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ AFP ]
2001
Suresh appeal comes for hearing before Supreme Court of Canada
[ 18:42 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ WTCWA ]
2001
A world of pain
[ 12:38 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ The Guardian,UK ]
2001
" I deserted the army with six others to take revenge from rapists of my mother "
[ 12:30 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ LakBima ]
2001
Canada court to examine deportee torture fears
[ 03:51 GMT, May. 21, 2001 ] [ Reuters ]
2000
29 killed; troops repulses LTTE bid to break into Jaffna - SL Government Version
[ 12:37 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Indian Express ]
2000
Tigers 'take key Jaffna town: Chavakachcheri'
[ 12:27 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ BBC ]
2000
Lankan troops say ‘we won’t leave Jaffna’
[ 04:37 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Indian Express ]
2000
Sri Lanka battles escalate as army rejects surrender call
[ 04:34 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ AFP ]
2000
Norwegian team to visit Lanka in quest of peace
[ 04:28 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Rediff ]
2000
TamilNadu: Karnataka's intransigence over Cauvery upsets TN
[ 04:25 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Rediff ]
2000
Analysis: India's Sri Lanka dilemma
[ 04:23 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ BBC ]
2000
Troops in Jaffna facing defeat by Tamil Tigers on two fronts
[ 04:21 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Independent News ]
2000
Now, Sri Lankan deputy foreign minister visits Sathya Sai Baba!
[ 14:01 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Rediff ]
2000
Tiger manoeuvres pressure SLA
[ 12:47 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ TamilNet ]
2000
Fighting in Sri Lanka ahead of peace mission
[ 12:45 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ AFP ]
2000
Fighting round key town near Jaffna
[ 12:43 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ BBC ]
2000
Fierce fighting rages in Sri Lanka's Jaffna
[ 12:42 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Reuters ]
2000
No withdrawal even if I am killed: Chandrika
[ 12:39 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Indian Express ]
2000
India assures UNHCR it won't turn back refugees: AFP
[ 04:16 GMT, May. 21, 2000 ] [ Rediff ]
1999
Sri Lankans want peace talks started
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ Times of India ]
1999
Sri Lanka leftist claim media framed to rig key elections
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ Yahoo Asia ]
1999
INDIAN AMBASSADOR''S RESIDENCE DAMAGED IN NATO RAID
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ TamilCanadian ]
1999
Singapore Opposition Fights Closure
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ The Las Vegas Sun ]
1999
Indian PM escapes bomb plot
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ BBC ]
1999
Through the Eyes of an American Student - by Arjunan L. Ethirveerasingam
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ TamilCanadian ]
1999
India's Congress Party Faces Dangerous Split
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ Contra Costa Times ]
1999
"South Africa, we Tamils support you"
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ TamilNet ]
1999
Majority opinion for political solution - report
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1999 ] [ TamilNet ]
1998
Asia's nuclear coming of age
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1998 ] [ BBC ]
1998
S.Lanka expects $700 million at aid group meeting
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1998 ] [ Reuters ]
1998
IMF says Sri Lanka needs more reforms
[ 11:11 GMT, May. 21, 1998 ] [ Reuters ]
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