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  April 29 th   is the day of remembrance of Tharakki Sivaram, a great soul. Many of us, including me, staunchly believed that Sivaram was murdered in cold blood then, to suppress the dissenting voice of Tamil nationalism. But when I look back and think about the dastardly event, I can now perfectly understand that the crime that was committed jointly by the genocidal Government of Sri Lanka and the international forces was indeed having a wider ramification and that was precisely their intention. In the stage of Tamil Nationalism, no one but Sivaram had ever attempted to put forward concepts and ideologies that were full of foresight and related wisdom. The direction of the world has undergone a radical change from the period between his murder and now. But his works and his ideologies stand the test of time in this contemporary world which is something astonishing. We live in the age of many analysts, and think-tanks whose research are either irrelevant or have changed their...

 Tamil Genocide Remembrance - Ottawa - 2010 As there may be some misunderstanding about the first-year commemoration title in Ottawa. This note can provide some details about it. The first anniversary of the Tamil Genocide Remembrance event held at Walter Baker and it was organized by the Ottawa Tamil activists.  Tamils Genocide Remembrance Day Sunday 6:00 pm MAY 16, 2010 Food Court, Walter Baker Sports Center, Ottawa The Tamil text circulated during that time was the following. = ஈழத் தமிழர்கள் பட்ட இந்த கொடிய துயரை நாம் நினைவுபடுத்திக் கொள்ளவும், எமது குழந்தைகள் வருங்கால சந்ததியினர் ஈழத்தமிழினம் அனுபவித்த இந்த மறக்கமுடியாத அவலங்களை என்றென்றும் மறக்காமல் இருக்கவும், உலகெங்கும் வாழும் தமிழர்களாகிய நாம் – மே மாதம் மாதம் மூன்றாம் வாரம் ஏதாவது ஒரு நாளில்   “தமிழின அழிப்பு நினைவு நாள்” (Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day ) எனப் பிரகடனப் படுத்தி அவர்களை நினைவுகூருதல் காலத்தின் தேவையும், கட்டாயமுமாகும். = Even though the CTC chapter closed in Ottawa in 2011, it existed in...