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Letter from Kudankulam

S P Udayakumar, leading the people’s movement against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, writes about the tense situation in Kudankulam following the police crackdown against protestors

Present tense

Tension has gripped Kudankulam and surrounding areas following the arrest of activists opposing the Kudankulam nuclear plant and the Tamil Nadu govt’s green signal to the project

Missing in action

Discussing the absence of TNA MPs at the UNRC meeting, Brian Senewiratne, wonders if there is truth in stories that Prez Rajapksa warned of a Tamil bloodbath in Colombo if they went to Geneva

Army rumblings

In an unprecedented development in the history of Indian Army, several ex-army officers have submitted a memorandum to President of India supporting Gen. V K Singh's claim on tenure

Silent collaborator

Why is India not keen on supporting the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet in Geneva? Sam Rajappa explains, saying that India too had a role in that war against LTTE

Adhocracy reigns

Expressing concern over India being overrun by adhocracy, M G Devasahayam says that it has permeated the Army, which is evident from the manner Gen V K Singh's been forced out a year early

 
Victims speak out

In its latest report on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, Amnesty International has recorded statements from Tamil torture victims who managed to escape from the Lankan army

United voice

AIADMK and DMK members of the Rajya Sabha demanded the Indian govt’s stand on the war crimes of the racist Sri Lankan regime and the US-backed resolution against the regime at the UNHRC

Bold declaration

S P Udayakumar, who is spearheading the people’s movement against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, discloses his personal assets and bank savings to the Indian public

Birthday pangs

When Army chief V K Singh’s real date of birth is in various army records, doubts were raised needlessly because the government wanted to promote Bikram Singh to the top job, says Sam Rajappa
 

Justice denied

For the Muslim victims of the 2002 riots in Gujarat, time has not been a healer. Mari Marcel Thekaekara finds anger, resentment and despair raging in the ravaged region, even10 years later

Royal snub

In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa has sent out a clear signal to the Sri Lankan racist regime that its officials are not welcome to visit the State

 
Rally for justice

The Coalition Against Genocide, which got the diplomatic visa of Narendra Modi revoked in 2005 for his alleged role in the post-Godhra riots, took out a rally against the BJP leader in New York

Mission Eelam

In an exclusive interview to The Weekend Leader, Fr. S J Emmanuel of Global Tamil Forum tells Paul Newman that the Eelam struggle is into its third phase post Mullivaikal massacre of 2009

Dangerous visit

Anti-nuke activists write ‘open letter’ to fellow Indians seeking their prayers and urging them to watch developments in Kudankulam a day after TN top cop’s visit to KKNPP project site

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