The face that launched a thousand ships they say, but this one is of an innocent 12-year-old, Balachandran, the son of Velupillai Prabhakaran.
Written by Uma Sudhir Thursday MaOne of the first things that I noticed on the drive from Chennai's Meenambakkam airport to Chennai's IT hub,Tidel Park was the posters all along the route. Balachandran, son of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, has emerged as the face of the student protest movement for the Sri Lankan Tamil cause. Ironically, rival parties are groups are using the same face, of a 12-year-old boy, to score political points.
Written by Uma Sudhir Sunday MaA political poster war is playing out in Tamil Nadu over the Sri Lankan issue. Agence France-Presse Thursday NovemSri Lanka was to begin compiling a death toll from its ethnic conflict on Thursday as it seeks to fend off growing pressure over allegations of mass killings at the end of the war. Agence France-Presse Sunday Sri Lanka has banned public commemorations of Tamil Tiger rebels ahead of the fifth anniversary of rebel supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's killing which marked the end of the war, a military spokesman said Sunday. Press Trust of India Wednesday JSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that the Parliament will decide whether to allow a UN panel in the country to probe alleged human rights abuses during the final phase of the conflict with the LTTE.
Press Trust of India Sunday JA relative of LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran has entered the fray for Sri Lanka's parliamentary election to be held in August 17 to challenge former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Press Trust of India Monday AugWith some Tamil nationalists in Sri Lanka believing that Velupillai Prabhakaran may still be alive, a Tamil National Alliance leader has said the LTTE supremo's name could be reported to the newly setup Office of the Missing Persons (OMP).
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