Two brothers killed in Canadian hit-and-run
Two Tamil brothers were killed by a speeding car following a dispute outside a Canadian night club, press reports said.
The Nagulasigamany brothers, Chandrasekar (Chandru), 21, and Soumiyan (Soumi), 19, died in Waterloo early Friday at the climax of a dispute between two groups, police said.
Police will not specify whether both groups were of Tamil origin, the Toronto Star said.
The brothers were attending a back-to-school party at the Revolution Night Club. A dispute began between two sides and both groups met again in an industrial area.
At 1:15 a.m., three men were struck by a vehicle. The brothers were pronounced dead in hospital. The third man, whom police have identified as the target, was released the same day from hospital.
The motorist fled and is wanted for homicide.
“What a devastating loss to our family,” Path Sithamparanatham, an uncle to the brothers, told the funeral gathering. “Two of them at the same time.”
“I request that everybody do the right thing,” he said. “Come forward with any bits of information.”
The family arrived in Canada in 1994 from the village of Jaffma in the predominantly Tamil region of Sri Lanka, he told the Toronto Star. The couple’s only other child, their firstborn son, died as an infant in Sri Lanka.
“The world lost two model youths,” the Tamil Youth Organization of Canada said in a statement distributed at the funeral.
Tamil boy missing in London
British police say they are increasingly concerned for the well being of a 14 year old Tamil boy who went missing in London last week.
Kajandgan Annanathuri was last seen around 08:15 last Thursday, outside North Primary School in Southall, which is the London district of Ealing, police said.
Kajandgan does not attend this school, but he walked there with his cousin, who is a pupil there.
Police described the Kajandgan as 5’2” tall, thin built, with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black or blue t-shirt with two leaves on front, with dark jeans or trousers.
“He does not speak any English and has only been in the country for three months. He has not gone missing before and his disappearance is out of character,” Chris Mullally, the Ealing Police’s press liason officer said in a statement.
Police believe Kajandgan does not have any access to money of travel cards and described his disappearance as “totally out of character.”
Anyone with information that may assist the inquiry should call the Missing Person Unit at Southall police station on (0) 20 8246 1040, (or out of hours the control room at Ealing police station on 020 8810 1212).
Denmark Tamils hold volleyball competition
Ten clubs of Tamil expatriate youth took part in the annual volleyball competition hosted by the Tamil Coordinating Committee of Denmark Sunday.
The Great Heroes’ Challenge Cup competition got underway at 9am with the lighting of the traditional flame and the observation of a minute’s silence in tribute to the Tamils who fell in their people’s struggle for self-determination.
The Set-up category of the competition was won by Alkmaar Tamils Sports Club. Its namesake from Beverwijk came third while Rainbow SC from The Hague took second spot.
The Over-game tournament was won by Tamil SC’s first team from Beverwijk, while the second team from the same club took third place. Alkmaar’s Tamil SC came second.
Awards and prizes for the leading teams were handed out by officials from the Tamil Coordinating Committee. The all-day event, the first of many cultural and sporting events held each year to mark Heroes’ Day, concluded at around 7pm.
Two Tamil brothers were killed by a speeding car following a dispute outside a Canadian night club, press reports said.
The Nagulasigamany brothers, Chandrasekar (Chandru), 21, and Soumiyan (Soumi), 19, died in Waterloo early Friday at the climax of a dispute between two groups, police said.
Police will not specify whether both groups were of Tamil origin, the Toronto Star said.
The brothers were attending a back-to-school party at the Revolution Night Club. A dispute began between two sides and both groups met again in an industrial area.
At 1:15 a.m., three men were struck by a vehicle. The brothers were pronounced dead in hospital. The third man, whom police have identified as the target, was released the same day from hospital.
The motorist fled and is wanted for homicide.
“What a devastating loss to our family,” Path Sithamparanatham, an uncle to the brothers, told the funeral gathering. “Two of them at the same time.”
“I request that everybody do the right thing,” he said. “Come forward with any bits of information.”
The family arrived in Canada in 1994 from the village of Jaffma in the predominantly Tamil region of Sri Lanka, he told the Toronto Star. The couple’s only other child, their firstborn son, died as an infant in Sri Lanka.
“The world lost two model youths,” the Tamil Youth Organization of Canada said in a statement distributed at the funeral.
Tamil boy missing in London
British police say they are increasingly concerned for the well being of a 14 year old Tamil boy who went missing in London last week.
Kajandgan Annanathuri was last seen around 08:15 last Thursday, outside North Primary School in Southall, which is the London district of Ealing, police said.
Kajandgan does not attend this school, but he walked there with his cousin, who is a pupil there.
 Kajandgan Annanathuri |
“He does not speak any English and has only been in the country for three months. He has not gone missing before and his disappearance is out of character,” Chris Mullally, the Ealing Police’s press liason officer said in a statement.
Police believe Kajandgan does not have any access to money of travel cards and described his disappearance as “totally out of character.”
Anyone with information that may assist the inquiry should call the Missing Person Unit at Southall police station on (0) 20 8246 1040, (or out of hours the control room at Ealing police station on 020 8810 1212).
Denmark Tamils hold volleyball competition
Ten clubs of Tamil expatriate youth took part in the annual volleyball competition hosted by the Tamil Coordinating Committee of Denmark Sunday.
The Great Heroes’ Challenge Cup competition got underway at 9am with the lighting of the traditional flame and the observation of a minute’s silence in tribute to the Tamils who fell in their people’s struggle for self-determination.
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The Over-game tournament was won by Tamil SC’s first team from Beverwijk, while the second team from the same club took third place. Alkmaar’s Tamil SC came second.
Awards and prizes for the leading teams were handed out by officials from the Tamil Coordinating Committee. The all-day event, the first of many cultural and sporting events held each year to mark Heroes’ Day, concluded at around 7pm.
