Tamil National Alliance (TNA)

Papal Visit Rekindles Hopes in Former War Zone

By Amantha Perera
Jessi Jogeswaran, a 20-year-old woman from Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district, waited over six hours with 18 friends in the sweltering heat just to get a glimpse of Pope Francis on Jan. 14.

Genocide Replaces Separatism in Tamil Diaspora Vocabulary

By Samuel Oakford
Sri Lankan Tamil hopes for a separate state – Tamil Eelam – in the north and east of the island were dashed when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were summarily defeated in May 2009 by government forces.


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