Tamil Nadu parliamentarian Thamizhachi Thangapandian said she would apologise to Velupillai Prabhakaran - “the honourable Tamil national leader” – for the Mullivaikkal genocide which saw tens of thousands killed by the Sri Lankan army in 2009.

Tamils gathered in Almere, Netherlands to commemorate Maaveerar Naal.

Tamils across Germany gathered together in Dortmund to mark Maaveera Naal. 

Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister, Kanchana Wijesekara, has admitted that the country use of the oil tanks in Trincomalee hinges upon Indian approval due to an agreement signed in 2022.

Leader of the Tamil Makkal Thesiya Kootan (TMTK), CV Wigneswaran, accused Sri Lankan authorities of supporting Sinhala settlers to displace native Tamils in the North and East.

Responding to the arrest of 7 Tamils by Sri Lankan police during Maaveerar Naal commemorations, British MP Siobhain McDonagh stressed the need to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and respect the right of Tamils to remember their loved ones.  

Very concerned by the Sri Lankan govt preventing Tamil memorialisation, and the arrests of Tamils in the North-East.

They were arrested under the PTA for wanting to remember their loved ones. 

The U.K. govt must push for the repeal of the PTA and for Tamils’ right to remember

Sri Lanka has arrested and detained at least 7 Tamils under the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), as part of a crackdown against Maaveerar Naal remembrance events this week.

The arrests, which came mainly in the East, were carried out as Tamils carried red and yellow flags or speakers, to take to Maaveerar Naal commemorations, which remember those who died fighting for the liberation of Tamil Eelam.

Tamils in Scotland joined Tamils in the homeland and across the diaspora in marking Maaveerar Naal. 

The podcast miniseries ‘You Have Been Told a Lie - Blood, Borders and Biloela’ has won best podcast in the News and Current Affairs category. Centring around the Nadesalingam family, who hit the headlines and became referred to as the ‘Biloela family,’ the miniseries deconstructs the narrative over six episodes.

Hundreds of Tamils gathered in Auckland, New Zealand to commemorate Maaveerar Naal and pay tribute to those who died for the liberation of Tamil Eelam.

The National Flag of Tamil Eelam was hoisted by The Mother of Captain Thithipirai. Major Siva's mother lit the sacrificial lamp.

Later, at the end of the event, the New Zealand National Flag was lowered by Suntharajan, President, New Zealand Tamil Sangam.