COLOMBO — Douglas Devananda, a former minister and leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party, has sharply criticized fellow Tamil leaders for what he described as a missed opportunity during a recent meeting with C. P. Radhakrishnan, saying they failed to effectively press the needs of the Tamil people. Mr. Douglas Devananda said the discussions appeared to focus more on internal disagreements among Tamil politicians than on substantive demands affecting their constituents. Speaking to rep

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka — On the eve of a Tamil Nadu election that could reshape the southern Indian state’s political landscape, one of the most closely followed Tamil-language commentators has described the contest as a volatile three-way race with no clear frontrunner, as the entry of actor Vijay’s new party challenges the long-standing dominance of the state’s two Dravidian heavyweights. The assessment, first aired in a televised interview and later distilled into a social media post by Samas, ed

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka — India's vice president has privately voiced concern about the proliferation of Tamil political parties in Sri Lanka's Northern and Eastern Provinces, urging that the crowded field be brought to "some level of order," a senior Tamil leader said on Tuesday. C. V. K. Sivagnanam, the acting president of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) , said Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan made the remarks during a meeting with seven Tamil party representatives in Colombo on Sunday, on