Dr. Thusiyan Nandakumar
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▪️Editor-In-Chief @TamilGuardian ▪️ NHS GP ▪️Covering Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka, human rights & politics ▪️Views my own
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‘I love who I am as a Tamil Eelam woman’ Maitreyi Ramakrishnan explaining what her identity means to her. I’m so glad that these experiences and sentiments are being discussed on such huge platforms. Many around the world will be able to relate. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
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How refreshing it is to hear this distinction being made on the big stage. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan speaks about her Eelam Tamil identity and how she does not identify as Sri Lankan, as part of her new Netflix film out tomorrow. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan via Brown Girl Magazine
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The woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize today once stood with the Tamil dead of Mullivaikkal. On 19 May 2020, the eleventh anniversary of the genocide, Navi Pillay recorded this remembrance statement. “I join in remembrance of the Tamil victims of the war that ended on the 18 May 2009.” She added that some 146,000 Tamils had died “across the six decades struggle for self-determination”. “It is important that we honour the Tamil victims and we inspire ourselves to continue their struggle for justice, freedoms and reparation.” Today she is a Nobel Peace Laureate. Her words to Tamils in 2020 still stand. 📹 Tamil Guardian
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Bodies were laid out on a London hill on Sunday. Hundreds of British Tamils lay down on Primrose Hill under white sheets, one for every set of human remains excavated so far from the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna. It is the largest mass grave ever uncovered on the island. At the centre of the field lay a bloodstained white school uniform. Krishanthi Kumaraswamy was 18 when soldiers detained her at an army checkpoint in Jaffna, gang raped her and killed her. Her mother, her brother and their neighbour were killed for going to ask where she was. All four were buried at Chemmani. The killers thought the bodies and their crimes could be forgotten. But no matter how long has passed, the Earth will not forget. Head to the Tamil Guardian and make sure you follow for more.
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Nishan Velupillay was asked what it means to be the first player of Tamil heritage at a FIFA World Cup. He spoke about his family and pride. For millions of Tamils around the world, seeing the name Velupillay on the biggest stage in football means a lot. 📹 via SBS Sport
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I asked Ranil Wickremesinghe about Sri Lanka’s double standards towards Palestinians and Tamils. He supposedly supports Palestinian self-determination and applauded action against Israel at ICJ. Why not the same for Tamils? His answer – as expected - was a whole lot of nothing.
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A reminder of Vijay’s praise of Prabhakaran whilst campaigning. Politicians around the world, particularly in Tamil Nadu, continue to speak on Eelam Tamils and the independence struggle in the run up to elections. They must be held accountable for their words.
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May 2009. Tamil Eelam. This is what the No Fire Zone looked like. These images are seared into the psyche of the Tamil nation. The entire world watched. Some even took notes. 17 years on there has been no accountability. No justice. No answers. We have not forgotten.
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📹 Rare footage from captures the moment Thileepan passed away. Doctor Sivakumar goes to examine him. He puts a stethoscope to Thileepan’s chest and listens for signs of life. There was no breathing and no heartbeat. He places the stethoscope on the ground and walks to Thileepan’s feet. He clasps his hands together and bows down before them. After 12 whole days of no food and no water, Thileepan’s body had finally shut down. The tens of thousands of people who had gathered to witness his historic and nonviolent struggle for his people, burst into tears. Grief and anger had swept across the Tamil homeland. Every single home was in mourning. The loss was monumental.
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Jon Snow is a veteran British journalist, who recently opened up about his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In 2013, he bore witness to Tamil women breaking police cordons in Jaffna - pleading for answers about their disappeared loved ones. He made sure the world saw it.
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I’ve spent years writing about Eelam Tamil politics, our losses, our resilience. In all that time, one absence has been particularly glaring. Tamil cinema has never allowed us to be the protagonists of our own story - not in any meaningful way. Kollywood can sometimes have an exploitative relationship with Eelam Tamils. We’ve been portrayed as sympathetic refugees at best, criminals as worst. There are a few films about us, but never have any been made by us. ‘Neelira’ is a step in a different direction. Directed by someetharan and produced by karthik subbaraj, it is the first Eelam-centred film to be made within Kollywood and released globally. Set entirely in Jaffna and directed by an Eelam Tamil. That is not a small thing. The Indian censor board and wider film industry in general is still extremely problematic. But for those who grew up seeing stories told about us but never with us, this film is something to hold onto. An Eelam story on a Kollywood platform, with a global release. Go watch it. A fuller piece with my thoughts is coming soon. #Neelira #Eelam #Kollywood #TamilCinema #TamilEelam
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