Jaffna Monitor

Maravanpulavu K. Sachithananthan, leader of the Ilankai Siva Senai organisation, has levelled serious allegations against Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) Acting General Secretary M.A. Sumanthiran, accusing him of systematically undermining the party through mass expulsions and attempting to impose a sectarian religious agenda. Speaking to the media, Sachithananthan claimed that Sumanthiran has been the driving force behind the removal of numerous ITAK members over the past twelve years, alle

T. Muthukumaarasamy, popularly known as Kumar, a veteran Tamil political activist and one of the early pioneers of Tamil political mobilisation during the pre-militant phase of the Eelam Tamil struggle, passed away in the United States, where he had lived for several decades. He was in his late seventies. Muthukumaarasamy, who hailed from Thirunelveli, was the youngest son of the late Magistrate Thambithurai, a well-known judicial figure of his time. He became politically active during his stud

In a classic case of Tamils undermining Tamil upliftment, nearly Rs. 169 million allocated by the Ministry for the construction of a world-class indoor sports stadium in the Jaffna District is set to be returned and transferred to the Buildings Department, as the funds remain unutilised due to ongoing legal obstacles. Jaffna Government Agent Maruthalingam Piratheepan disclosed this while responding to a query on the proposed indoor stadium at a recent District Development Committee meeting held

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) Political Committee has directed Member of Parliament Sivagnanam Sritharan to resign from his position on Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council, citing his repeated support for government positions, including on matters related to militarisation. The decision was taken at a recent Political Committee meeting in Vavuniya, attended by party leader C.V.K. Sivagnanam, General Secretary M.A. Sumanthiran, and other senior members. Sritharan did not attend the meeti