Mohan Ramakrishnan

Throughout the ages the Tamil people in the island of Sri-Lanka lived as a distinct nation. Since 1948, Tamil people are going through genocide by Sri Lanka.

[Tamil Guardian @TamilGuardian]

🚨 Canadian mayor calls for release of Tamil rapper as international pressure grows

The mayor of Brampton, @patrickbrownont, has called for the immediate release of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar, known professionally as Hiphop Sangee, who has been imprisonmed since his arrest under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

In a statement posted on X, Brown described the arrest of the 24-year-old as a "flagrant violation of free speech" and criticised the Sri Lankan government's continued use of the PTA against the musician.

"Criminalizing an artist for expressing his identity and sharing music is a flagrant violation of free speech," he said.

[Mohan Ramakrishnan @solar331]

@patrickbrownont Thank you for raising this issue. Acts of Tamil Genocide in Sri Lanka directly affects the Tamil Canadians. All levels of governments in Canada have shown tremendous support to Tamil Canadians.

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Deeply concerned by the arrest of 24-year-old Tamil hip hop artist Sangeethsan Ganeskumar (known as Hiphop Sangee) in Sri Lanka under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Criminalizing an artist for expressing his identity and sharing music is a flagrant violation of free speech.

Freedom of expression is a fundamental pillar of any democracy. Yet, consecutive Sri Lankan governments have repeatedly promised the international community they would repeal the PTA, only to break those promises and continue weaponizing it to silence dissent.

Since the height of the Tamil genocide in 2009, Tamils still live under intense military surveillance and systemic oppression. Acts like this are a painful reminder of why projects like the Tamil Genocide Monument in Brampton are so vital. It is essential for community healing, remembrance, and raising global awareness about the ongoing plight of Tamils.

I call for the immediate release of Sangeethsan Ganeskumar and join global human rights organizations in demanding the total abolishment of the PTA. @ncctonline @AnitaAnandMP @gary_srp @TheThanigasalam @LoganKanapathi @NeethanShan

#FreeHiphopSangee #RepealPTA #HumanRights #TamilGenocideMonument

[CP24 @CP24]

Teen charged after Brampton’s Tamil Genocide Memorial defaced with derogatory messages: police
https://t.co/5m6Vv1qfrv

[Peel Regional Police @PeelPolice]

Arrest Made in Vandalism of Tamil Genocide Memorial in Brampton

For more; https://t.co/tuYc7GmGoo

[Tamil Guardian @TamilGuardian]

🪔 Tamil father dies after years searching for disappeared daughter

A Tamil father who spent years searching for his forcibly disappeared daughter and participating in protests demanding answers has passed away in Vavuniya.

The deceased, identified as Kasipillai (66), was a resident of Periyamadu in the Nedunkeni area. He was the husband of Jeyavanitha, President of the Association of Relatives of the Enforced Disappeared in the Tamil Homeland.

Kasipillai’s daughter, K. Jeromy, was abducted and forcibly disappeared in 2009 during the final stages of the armed conflict.

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https://t.co/ArMkzybYpo

[Oakland Institute @oak_institute]

Ahead of the 81st UNGA session, Tamil civil society warns of escalating land grabs in Sri Lanka’s North-East.

“Bim Saviya” titling + the Land Settlement Ordinance = loss of ancestral land for war-displaced Indigenous Tamil families.

@oak_institute joins calls for @UN_SPExperts to press for accountability, transparency & restitution.

https://t.co/ivqkNEMfvB

@VTamils @tamilsforum @francesharris0n @tamilsforum @UstpacAdvocacy @volker_turk @adequatehousing @NazilaGhanea @MichaelFakhri
@UNHumanRights @UNSriLanka @UN_SPExperts
@AlbertBarume @UN_HRC @Mittaloak

[Tamil Guardian @TamilGuardian]

🚨 Tamil priest challenges Dissanayake over illegal Buddhist temple

Social justice activist Rev. Fr. M. Sathivel has sharply questioned why Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who repeatedly claims there should be one law for both the South and the North, has failed to enforce that principle in the case of the illegally constructed Thaiyiddy Buddhist vihara in Jaffna.

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https://t.co/3PTV8SOcND

[Harkirat Singh @iHarkiratSingh]

Honoured to receive the Founding Partner Award and Leadership in Health Certificate from President Mohamed Lachemi for my role with TMU Medical School.

Proud of Brampton’s MedTech Task Force and its work advancing health innovation 👏🏽

[Tamil Americans United 🇺🇸 @Tamils_Action]

#Indian Member of Parliament #SasikanthSenthil @s_kanth calls on the Government of India @GovernmentIndia to press for an independent, internationally monitored investigation into the Chemmani mass graves, and to actively support justice, reconciliation, and the political rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka. @State_SCA @USEmbSL @TLHumanRights @UNHumanRights @UN @USAmbSL @amnestyusa @amnesty

[NCCT @ncctonline]

Tamil Canadians Collectively Condemn Xenophobic Rhetoric Targeting Honourable Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Tamil Canadians

[NCCT @ncctonline]

Tamil Canadians Collectively Condemn Xenophobic Rhetoric Targeting Honourable Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Tamil Canadians.

[NCCT @ncctonline]

Tamil Canadians Collectively Condemn Xenophobic Rhetoric Targeting Honourable Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Tamil Canadians.

[Melvin Mariathas @melvinroyce]

@gary_srp @MarkJCarney @PierrePoilievre @patrickbrownont @TheThanigasalam

[Melvin Mariathas @melvinroyce]

We should be proud when leaders with lived experience stand for justice, not question their loyalty. Let’s call this what it is: a dangerous double standard. This is what we face every day in our workplace and now it's been shown to the Minister.

[Melvin Mariathas @melvinroyce]

As a Tamil Canadian, I’m deeply disturbed by the framing of this article. It subtly implies that Minister Anandasangaree’s Tamil identity and past human rights work make him unfit to oversee national security — that’s not scrutiny, that’s coded racism.

[ரஞ்சன்ᴺᵀᴷ 🐯 @CivicRanjan]

இலங்கையின் யாழ்ப்பாண நூலக எரிப்பு தினம் இன்று.

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#நூலகப்_படுகொலை

[Tamil Guardian @TamilGuardian]

🚨 Sri Lanka arrests elderly UN-certified Tamil refugee at Palaly Airport

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a 75-year-old Tamil refugee as he returned to the island at Palaly airport, despite being recognised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and obtaining all necessary clearance.

Former Member of Parliament and general secretary of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), M. A. Sumanthiran, condemned the arrest and continued detention in a post on X this morning.

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https://t.co/kqYjdPPp5k

[LankaFiles @lankafiles]

Relatives of the Tamil disappeared marched on the streets of Sri Lanka's north and east on the island's longest ongoing protest running for over 3000 days seeking justice denied for over sixteen years. Video shows the march held today in the northern town of Mankulam.👇

[Tamil Guardian @TamilGuardian]

🚨 'We stand with Eelam Tamils' - Congressman Don Davis

In an address before Congress on 16th May 2025, US House @RepDonDavis commemorated the 16th anniversary of the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka.

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https://t.co/M87erdNYtw