MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka — A Tamil mother who spent nearly 17 years searching for her two sons and son-in-law, who disappeared after surrendering to Sri Lankan military forces during the final days of the country’s civil war, has died without learning their fate. Murugesupillai Sellamma, 74, from the Muthaiyankattu area of Mullaitivu District, died on April 27, according to relatives and local advocacy groups. Her death comes after years of public protests, appeals, and activism demanding truth an

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka — The family of Arul Payas, the youth killed in a police shooting in Jaffna’s Allaipiddy area earlier this year, publicly accused Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday of denying them justice, alleging intimidation, institutional indifference, and political abandonment in the months following his death. Speaking through tears at a press conference held at the Jaffna Media Centre, relatives said their efforts to seek accountability, including a visit to Colombo in hopes of meetin

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has formally congratulated Tamil film star-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay on his election as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, praising his rise as a “remarkable achievement” and expressing hope for stronger ties between Sri Lanka and the southern Indian state. In a letter dated May 6, 2026, addressed to Vijay, Kumaratunga acknowledged his electoral victory and highlighted the longstanding relationship between Ta