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"To us all towns are one, all men our kin.
Life's good comes not from others' gift, nor ill
Man's pains and pains' relief are from within.
Thus have we seen in visions of the wise !."

- Tamil Poem in Purananuru, circa 500 B.C 

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Tamils: a Trans State Nation - Tamil Nadu
Veerapandiya Kattabomman in the National Movement in Tamil Nadu, 1905-1914 - Agitational Politics and State Coercion, N.Rajendran
The Demand for Dravida Nadu (1938 to 1944) in Tamil Renaissance and Dravidian Nationalism - Professor K.Nambi Arooran, Madurai Kamraj University "...the Justice Party Confederation in which E.V.R. put forward his demand for a separate Tamilnad was held at Madras in December 1938.... (Later) The Justice Party was renamed the Dravidar Kazhagam at a conference held in Salem in September 1944, when the demand for Dravidanad was given substance and a definite scheme for establishing the new state was put forward...The creation of Dravidanad as a separate sovereign state continued to be the main object of the Dravidar Kazhagam and its offshoot the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (founded in 1949) till 1963 when the Indian Constitution was amended specially to make a demand for secession a criminal act, and since then the demand was given up"
Caste, nationalism, and ethnicity : an interpretation of Tamil cultural history and social order - Jacob Pandian "...Among the Tamils, Tamil language is the emblem of Tamil ethnic identity. ...although language constitutes the single most characteristic feature of a separate ethnic identity...ethnicity is frequently related more to the symbol of a separate language than to its actual use by all members of a group...  Tamil language functions as the emblem of Tamil identity because of the existence of the various symbols of boundaries in Tamil culture...... it is the use of the symbols of chenthamil, karppu, and tamilakam which enables the denotation of Tamil language as the emblem of Tamil collective identity..."

Guna, a Tamil writer from Karnataka on What Caused Veerappan? "...The States’ Reorganisation in 1956 led to the marginalisation of Tamils in the areas, which were acceded to from the erstwhile Madras Presidency to the new-found Greater Mysore.  The city of Bangalore, which itself was founded by a Tamil of Vanniyar caste, Kempe Gownden, from Ālūr near Kānchipuram in 1537, was predominantly Tamil in its demographic composition.   Kollegal, which was largely Tamil, was acceded to Greater Mysore, as Chittoor district was annexed to Andhra Pradesh and the huge Idikki district to Kerala...."

 

tamil nadu
& Tamil Eelam strugglE for freedom

"..On behalf of our people, I wish to express my affection and gratitude to the people and leaders of Tamil Nadu for voicing passionately their support for the Tamils of Eelam who are struggling for their liberation against the genocidal oppression of the Sinhala regime. The waves of sympathy that sweeps across Tamil Nadu whenever  Eelam Tamils are repressed has always been a deterrent to our ruthless enemy and a great source of hope and relief to our aggrieved people. It also impresses upon the world that the Eelam Tamils are not alone and not without support..." Velupillai Pirapaharan, Leader of Tamil Eelam, to the People and leaders of Tamil Nadu, 15 December 1995 

செந்தமிழ்  நாடெனும் போதினில
இன்பத் தேன் வந்து பாயுது காதினிலே
எங்கள் தந்தையர் நாடென்ற பேச்சினிலே
ஒரு சக்தி பிறக்குது மூச்சினிலே..
 
27 August 2008 பழ.நெடுமாறன் கட்டுரைக்கு கருணாநிதி கவிதையில் பதிலடி
20 March 2008 India abetting Tamil genocide: Vaiko
9 February 2008   இலங்கை அரசு பயங்கரவாத அரசு! ஈழத் தமிழருக்காக யார் அழுவது? - புலமைபித்தன்
10 January 2008 சுயநல இலங்கைக்கு தோள் கொடுக்கலாமா? - ரவிக்குமார் எம்.எல்.ஏ.
31 December 2007 சிறிலங்காவின் சுதந்திர நாள் நிகழ்வில் பங்கேற்க இந்தியப் பிரதமர் மன்மோகன் சிங் செல்வதற்கு எதிர்ப்புத் தெரிவித்து திராவிடர் கழகம் நடத்திய அறப் போராட்ட நிகழ்வில் திராவிடர் கழகத் தலைவர் கி.வீரமணி ஆற்றிய உரை
31 December 2007 'LTTE shifting base to Tamil Nadu' says AIADMK Leader Jayalalitha
8 December 2007

Mount Road Vishnu, India & Tamil Eelam - Savithri Narayan, Chennai

"மக்களை தலைநிமிரச் செய்த தந்தை பெரியாரால் 'மவுண்ட் ரோடு மகாவிசுணு" என்று அடையாளம் காட்டப்பட்ட 'இந்து" நாளிதல், ஈழப்பிரச்சனை குறித்து மீண்டும் திருவாய் மலர்ந்திருக்கிறது. டிசம்பர் முதல் தேதி எழுதப்பட்டுள்ள தலையங்கம் 'பிரபாகரன் தலைமையேற்கும் வரை தமிழர் பிரச்சனை தீராது" என்று விதன்டாவாதம் செய்கிறது. "

18 November 2007

தமிழீழ ஆய்வாளர் மு.திருநாவுக்கரசு - தமிழீழ பிரச்சினையின் தீர்வுக்கான சர்வதேசப் பாதை திறப்பு "தமிழக"த்தில்தான் உள்ளது

"..தமிழக மக்கள் தான் தமிழீழ மக்களுக்கான இருதய சக்தி. அதேவேளை தமிழக மக்களுக்கும் தமிழீழப் பிரதேசமே முதற்தர பாதுகாப்பு அரணாகும் என்பதையும் கருத்திற் கொள்ள வேண்டும்..."

18 September 2007

Sign of the times in Tamil Nadu


 

2 May 2007 தமிழ்நாட்டில் ஈழத் தமிழர் ஆதரவைக் குலைத்திடும் சதிப் பின்னணியில் நிற்கும் மர்ம மனிதர் எம்.கே.நாராயணன் - 'விடுதலை' க.இராசேந்திரன்
11 March 2007 US views Tamil Nadu as 'gateway state' connected both to the east and the west
24 February 2007 இந்திய நலனை புறக்கணித்து இலங்கைத் தமிழர் பிரச்சினையில் தமிழகம் தலையிடாது - தமிழ் நாடு முதலமைச்சர் மு.கருணாநிதி
22 February 2007 Chennai Based Hindu on Tamil Nadu & 'LTTE Menace'
27 November 2006 Vaiko: "Sri Lankan Tamils want a Separate Nation"
17 June 2006 கனடிய தமிழ்ச்சோலை வானொலிக்கு  தமிழீழ விடுதலை ஆதரவாளர் பழ. நெடுமாறன் வழங்கிய நேர்காணல்
6 June 2006 India's Policy on Sri Lanka will be Tamil Nadu's Policy says Karunanidhi
25 May 2006 An Open Letter to Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi - Dr.K.Indrakumar & Others
29 December 2005  Vaiko on Tamil Eelam Struggle at Periyar Thidal, Chennai - in particular Vaiko Speaks-: Part 9
5 March 2005 திராவிடக் கட்சிகளின் தமிழ்த் தேசியம் - Sanmugam Sabesan  

“திராவிடன் என்ற மரபு இனத்தை தி.மு.க முன் வைத்தது, தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கோட்பாட்டிற்குப் புறம்பான நிலைப்பாடு. தமிழன் என்ற தேசிய இனத்தை மட்டும் முன் வைத்திருக்க வேண்டும். அது மட்டுமல்ல பிற்காலத்தில் இக்கழகம் நாட்டால் இந்தியன், இனத்தால் திராவிடன், மொழியால் தமிழன் என்று கூறிக் கொள்ளத் தொடங்கியது. இது தேசிய இனவரையறைக்குப் புறம்பான உளறல் மட்டுமல்ல, தமிழ்த் தேசியத்தை ஊனப்படுத்தும் போக்கும் ஆகும்.” more

8 December 2004 Dalit Panthers of India Leader T Tirumavalavan visits Jaffna to salute Tamil Eelam
4 December 2004 Bharathiraja moved by LTTE's sacrifices 

"..the people of Tamil Nadu had made great achievements" but they were dwarfed by those of the LTTE..."

24 July 2004 "Greater Tamil Nation is the Aim" claims Jayalalitha
20 May 2004 LTTE still a threat to India's sovereignty says Indian Home Ministry Notification

"...The turbulence in Sri Lanka is being exploited by pro-LTTE forces to draw support for the LTTE and its cause by taking out processions, demonstrations etc, in spite of the ban, causing disquiet and threat to the security of Tamilnadu. Most of the criminal cases involving the LTTE and pro-LTTE groups like Tamil National Retrieval Troops (TNRT), Tamilnadu Liberation Army (TNLA) and Tamilar Pasarai, have ended in conviction but the Tamil Eelam concept still remains as a goal among the pro-LTTE groups in Tamilnadu.."

8 November 2002 `De-ideologisation of politics is the tragedy of Tamil Nadu' Professor K.Sivathamby
3 February 2001 Tamil Nation & the Unity of India - Nadesan Satyendra

 "...The growing togetherness of the Tamil people, is but a step in the growth of a larger unity. We know that in the end, national freedom can only be secured by a voluntary pooling of sovereignties, in a regional, and ultimately in a world context. ... we recognize that our future lies with the peoples of the Indian region and the path of a greater and a larger Indian union is the direction of that future..."

27 November 2000 London based "The Guardian" November 27, 2000, quoted by the Tamil Tribune  

"the latest, and most insidious, threat to India's territorial integrity comes not from the north but from the south. To be precise, Tamil Nadu, a region of some 60 million Tamils, who ostensibly have little in common with their Hindi-speaking northern neighbours."

1 July 2000 Marumazharchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) Rally - Erode, Tamil Nadu

MDMK Rally - Kittu
 

14 May 2000 Tamil Eelam has to be the final solution - V.Gopalasamy, MDMK
7 March 1999 A.P.Venkateshwaran, former Indian Foreign Secretary  at Eelam Tamils Solidarity Conference  Madurai

Madurai Conference

19 October 1998 Human Rights of the Tamil People in Sri Lanka
Memorandum submitted by V.Gopalasamy (VAIKO)

General Secretary,
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (MDMK)
2 October 1998 U.S. Congressman Edolphus Towns in the United States Congress

"..It looks like Mr. Pawar is on to something. India’s breakup is inevitable. I think I speak for most of us here when I say that I hope it happens in the peaceful way that the Soviet breakup did. Otherwise, there is the risk of another Yugoslavia in South Asia. ..It has been American policy to preserve the current artificial stability in South Asia, but let us remember that we pursued a similar policy with regard to the Soviet empire and it collapsed anyway.."

7 August 1998 PTI Report in  India-West

 "The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sharad Pawar on 2 August expressed the fear that the country might go the erstwhile Soviet Union way unless concerted efforts are taken to strengthen its economy in the wake of international reaction to its carrying out nuclear tests... Pawar said though the erstwhile USSR was a nuclear power it collapsed.."

11 June 1998 AIADMK Front MPs  to Indian Prime Minister on Genocide in Tamil Eelam 
8 June 1998 International Federation of Tamils  to Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu
August 1997 Jain Commission Report - Growth of Sri Lankan Tamil Militancy in Tamil Nadu: Background | 1981 to 1988 | 1989 to 1991 | 1989 to 1991
15 October 1992 Ram! O Ram!   "Eelam is a pipe dream"
15 August 1983

Complaint of Acts of Genocide  Committed Against the Tamils of Sri Lanka - M.Karunanidhi, President Dravida Munnetra Kalagam (DMK)

   
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