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Horror of a pogrom: Remembering “Black July” 1983 

by D.B.S. Jeyaraj

The tragic history of post – independence Sri Lanka records that the Tamils of Sri Lanka have been subjected to mass –scale mob violence in the years 1956, 1958, 1977, 1981 and 1983. The anti-Tamil violence of July 1983 was the most terrible and horrible of them all. It remains etched in memory even after 27 years. [dbsj]

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Activist apprehended due to information given by LTTE sources

by D.B.S. Jeyaraj

Subramaniam Sivakumar alias Rajan a top LTTE activist abroad was "arrested" in a South-eastern country & brought to Sri Lanka today (Jan 28).

Sivakumar alias Rajan is reportedly the deputy chief of tiger overseas operations & was apprehended due to information given by LTTE sources.

It is suspected that Selvarasa Pathmanathan(KP) who succeded Prabhakaran as LTTE head may have collaborated with govt in this "arrest".

KP who was himself captured in Malaysia&brought to Colombo last year is under custody in Sri Lanka now &allegedly collaborating with SL govt. [ http://twitter.com/dbsjeyaraj ]

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