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Sixteen years after Sri Lanka’s civil war officially ended, the people of Valikamam North remain barred from returning to their ancestral lands. The issue reverberated in Parliament this week when Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) president-elect and Jaffna–Kilinochchi MP Sivagnanam Shritharan demanded answers from the government on why resettlement continues to be delayed.. A Question to the House Raising a special statement under Standing Order 27(2) during Wednesday’s sitting, Shritharan

Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna has leveled serious corruption allegations against Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar in Parliament, demanding his resignation if the charges are proven. Speaking during a recent parliamentary session, Archchuna accused the minister of failing to take action against illegal fishing practices and overseeing widespread corruption within the fisheries sector. Allegations of Inaction on Illegal Fishing The controversial MP questioned what concrete

The newly opened library at the NPP/JVP office on Palaly Road, Jaffna. In the background, portraits of JVP founder Rohana Wijeweera are displayed alongside leftist icons. The newly opened, small yet symbolically significant public library at the National People’s Power (NPP) / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) headquarters in Jaffna has already stirred controversy within the local Tamil community. While it may be the first library in Jaffna to house a notable collection of leftist literature, wha

What some political observers described as a “naïve question,” Batticaloa District parliamentarian Shanakiyan of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) recently asked in Parliament whether JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva had effectively become the country’s President. His query came during the debate on the motion to approve a trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, where he noted that Silva’s pronouncements often contradict those of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, yet still emerge