They say Tamils to change their beautiful language.
Tamils do have equal rights in SriLanka.
We Tamils are so proud of your brave foreign correspondent,
Marie Colvin.
By the 1990s, most Indian Tamils had received Sri Lankan citizenship.
Most Tamils in India live in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The Nagas who inhabited the Jaffna Peninsula were probably the ancestors of Sri Lankan Tamils.
Over a period of time, the Tamils developed tra-de links with ancient Egypt,
Greece and Rome.
If KORVO can't get the Tamils off the roof, I'm sending someone out there who can.
(In fact, despite the war being long over,
there are still over 90,000 displaced Tamils in refugee camps.).
If the refugees go back, this will help Tamils get more representatives in the Sri Lankan Parliament.
He was steadfastly committed to the welfare of Tamils and ensured that Tamil Nadu's voice was effectively heard.
He was undauntedly dedicated to the welfare of Tamils and guaranteed that Tamil Nadu's voice was successfully heard.
The four major ethnic groups are the Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims and Burgher, with the Sinhalese being the largest group.
Many Tamils attended English language schools which were
the passport to higher education and better employment in the colonial period.
As he put it,“Five hundred years ago, we Tamils had our own country, our own government, our own state.
The Tamil National Alliance(TNA),
the largest party representing Sri Lankan Tamils, won 16 seats, an increase of two from 2010.
Due to emigration(over 1 million Sri Lankan Tamils have left the country since independence), today they
are still a sizeable minority.
For example, there is a Visalakshi temple built by the Tamils for the consort of Lord Visvesvara at Kasi- Varanasi.
Sri Lanka also has a caste system which stratifies society into
two main social groups, which are the Tamils and the Sinhalese.
At various spots along the way,
they explained that this once-fertile land was destroyed during the war and that many Tamils fled.
The ruthlessness of this campaign
and the Indian army's subsequent anti-LTTE operations made it extremely unpopular amongst many Tamils in Sri Lanka.
The ruthlessness of this campaign,
and the Indian army's subsequent anti-LTTE operations, made it extremely unpopular among many Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Rights groups say some 40,000 ethnic Tamils were killed in mass atrocities as government
forces seized Sri Lanka s predominantly Tamil north.
It is always advisable to have a referendum to find out whether Tamils want a Unitary State or Federalism or Separation.
They tell the Tamils change your beautiful language,
they tell people of north-east we don't like what you eat, tell women dress properly.
He questioned why only migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and
Afghanistan will be given citizenship under the amended law and not the Sri Lankan Tamils.
They tell the Tamils change your beautiful language,
they tell people of northeast we don't like what you eat, tell women to dress properly.”.
They tell the Tamils to change their beautiful language,
they tell the people of the North East that they don't like what you eat.
The retired judge said that ever since 1983, many Tamils have not felt comfortable living in southern Sri Lanka,
with the exception of the capital.
Involvement was particularly strong in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu,
where ethnic kinship led to strong support for the independence of Sri Lankan Tamils.