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