The Tamil diaspora and support for the LTTE
BEGINNING in 1983, the effects of the war,
prompted hundreds of thousands of Tamils to flee Sri Lanka. As of
2001, the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora was estimated at
600,000-800,000, accounting for approximately one-quarter of the
global Sri Lankan Tamil population.
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Developing local identities
EXCEPT for Venice, I had not been on the eastern
coast of Italy at all, so I was delighted when, in the course of
promoting the Italian translation of 'Acts of Faith' in Italy, I was
able to arrange lectures at the University of Lecce.
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'International community should stand up for Prof. Hoole'
LTTE propaganda machinery is up in arms against
the appointment of Prof. Hoole as the new Vice Chancellor of the
University of Jaffna. LTTE's agents in Sri Lankan Parliament, the
TNA MPs, and the pro-LTTE websites like Nitharsanam and Sangathi in
concert with Jaffna based newspapers such as Sudaroli and Uthayan
have launched a virulent campaign to prevent Prof. Hoole taking up
his appointment.
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