Tuesday 30, September 2008
Thousands of people of Paataali Makkal Katchi (PMK) supporters wearing black uniform led by Dr. Ramadoss protest in front of the Deputy High Commission office in Chennai in support of Sri Lankan Tamils and demand the DMK Party leader, and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu come out of the silence and support the Sri Lankan Tamils and urge Indian government to intervene on behalf of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Thursday, 02 October 2008
CPI organizes fasting campaign in Tamil Nadu's capital city Chennai and other district capitals in the southern state demanding
Several Tamil leaders, including CPI National Secretary D. Raja, Tamil Nadu CPI Joint Secretary C. Mahendran, Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Secretary N. Varadarajan, Chairman of Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam led by Actor Vijayakanth, Panruti S.Ramachandran, MDMK General-Secretary Vaiko, Tamil National Movement Leader Pala Nedumaran, Viduthalai Chiruththaikal Kadchi (VCK, Liberation Panthers Party) President Thol. Thirumavalavan,
Friday, 04 October 2008
Jayalalitha Jayaram, General Secreatry of Tamil Nadu, main opposition party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) issues statement castigating the central government for collaborating with Sri Lanka in the alleged genocide of minority Tamils in the island nation and calls for immediate stoppage of all military aid to it - especially in the view of its navy allegedly carrying out attacks against Indian fishermen.
Sunday, 06 October 2008
Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Eelam Tamils and urge Indian intervention on behalf of Eelam Tamils, in Mylapoore Chennai, which was organized by the Tamil Nadu ruling party led by the veteran politician and leader of the DMK and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Karunanithi.
Karunanidhi addresses the meeting and declares DMK would have to think whether the government at the Centre should continue if its warning to Sri Lankan government to stop the attacks on Tamils there went unheeded.
Monday 07, October 2008
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi issues an official communiqué urging Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to condemn
Karunanidhi in the communiqué demands that the Sri Lankan high commissioner be summoned by
Monday 07, October 2008
National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan summons the Sri Lankan deputy high commissioner in
Wednesday 08, October 2008
The Political Division of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), releases a statement expressing gratitude to the leaders and the masses of Tamil Nadu on behalf of the Eelam Tamils for the solidarity shown from Tamil Nadu.
The statement says Eelam Tamils hoped that the solidarity extended by all the leaders of Tamil Nadu would transform into concrete political action.
Thursday 09, October 2008
The AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa issues statement declaring her party’s support for Eelam Tamils right to self determination and traditional Tamil Homeland, two of four
The statement says: “We recognise their demand for equality before law, equality in educational institutions and equality in employment. We recognise their just struggle for self determination. We also recognise their struggle for an autonomous Tamil homeland within the federal set-up of
Jayalalithaa also urges the Union government to mobilise relief materials for Sri Lankan Tamils who were suffering without food, clothing, shelter or medicines.
Friday 10, October 2008
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) stages massive rally in Chennai in support of Eelam tamils and to condemn Indian involvement in the Sri Lankan military.
Vaiko, General Secretary of the MDMK and a staunch supporter of the cause of Eelam Tamils, courts arrest along with thousands of his cadres
Vaiko addressing thousands of MDMK supporters warns: "In the name of safe-guarding
Tuesday 14, October 2008
The Tamil Nadu Government organizes an All Party Meeting at the State Secretariat in Chennai. The parties pass a resolution that demanded that
DMK warns the Union Government of India that all forty members of the Indian parliament representing Tamils would resign en masse if
The AIADMK, MDMK and BJP boycotted the All Party Meeting but gave an external pressure to the central and state government on the Eelam Tamils issue.
Wednesday 15, October 2008
DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi submits her resignation from the Upper House to party chief and her father Karunanidhi in line with the decision of an all-party meeting to put pressure on the Centre to call for a ceasefire in
Wednesday 15, October 2008
The MDMK General Secretary Vaiko issues a statement demanding
Thursday 16, October 2008
17 DMK members of parliaments including 2 Central ministers hands their resignation letters Friday to Chief Minister Karunanidhi in Chennai.
Thursday 16, October 2008
Minister of External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee demands
Friday 17, October 2008
Chief Minister Karunanidhi says that
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Friday 17, October 2008
Tamil film industry shuts down for three days starting Friday 17, October 2008, to show solidarity with the Eelam Tamils.
Friday 17, October 2008
Lawyers boycott High Courts and District Courts across the state in support of Eelam Tamils.
The Tamil Nadu Advocates Association president S Prabakaran calls for the immediate intervention of the United Nations to stop atrocities against the Tamils in
Saturday 18, October 2008
Karunanidhi writing in party organ "Murasoli" expresses anguish over the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils, and says: "The future of Tamil race has become a question mark. I am unable to sleep, whenever I think of it. Let us save the Tamil race and its honour. Let us avoid the racial genocide in
Saturday 18, October 2008
Hundreds of fishermen from Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram lay siege on the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Tamil Nadu protesting against the continuous firing on Tamil fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy and expressing their solidarity with the Eelam Tamils.
Saturday 18, October 2008
Thousands lawyers across hold a famine protest to condemn
The fast in Chennai took place at N.S.C Bose ground from 10:30 to 5:00 p.m. under the leadership of Lawyers Association.
Famine protest by the lawyers in
Sunday 19, October 2008
More than two thousand artists from the Tamil Movie industry converge at the southern tip of Rameswaram (Raameasvaram), which is situated in the close proximity to the
Tamil Film Producer's Council, Tamil Film Director's Association, Film Employees Federation of South India and South India Film Artistes Association participates in the campaign.
Prominent personalities including Directors Balachandar, Seran , Parthibhan, Rama Nararayanan, K.S.Ravikumar, Popular poet and lyricist Vairamuthu , President of Tamil Film Producers Union, S.A.Chandrasekar, Amir, T.Rajenthar, President of All India Ilatchiya Diravida Munetra Kazhagam, actors Pandiyarajan, Livingston, Mansoor Ali Khan, Vadivel and presidents of various unions of Tamil Nadu film industry participate in the protest rally.
Sunday 19, October 2008
Cinemas across the state Tamil Nadu cancel showing in support of Eelam Tamils.
Monday 20, October 2008
Karnataka Thamizhar Makkal Iyakkam (KTMI) holds a sit in (Dharna) agitation in
Wednesday 22, October 2008
Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu (MPs) express concern over the ‘miserable plight’ of Tamils in
Raising the issue during the zero hour in the Upper House, AIADMK member Dr V Maitreyan alleged that innocent Tamil civilians of
Wednesday 22, October 2008
Protesting
Thursday 23, October 2008
VCK stages a state-wide railway blockade of a scale that has not been witnessed in recent years in Tamil Nadu.
VCK President Thol. Thirumavalavan courts arrest with thousands of his cadres urging the Indian Government to stop the genocidal war against the Tamils within the next twenty-four hours.
Thol. Thirumavalavan says that the ongoing war in the island was "clearly a proxy war being waged by the Indian Government through the Sinhalese forces" and he urges upon
Friday 24, October 2008
Braving a heavy downpour, people from all walks of life form a 60 km long 'human chain,' called by DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to prevail upon New Delhi to ensure a ceasefire between the Army and LTTE in Sri Lanka.
Volunteers of the DMK and its allies, including estranged ally PMK and members of the public formed the human chain, from Royapuram in
Karunanidhi inaugurated the human chain at Royapuram.
Friday 24, October 2008
Students across the state of Tamil Nadu boycott classes in an expression of solidarity with Eelam Tamils.
All India Students Federation (AISF), also organized for students to hold black flags in front of their educational institutions and stage awareness campaigns on the plight of Eelam Tamils.
