The war prompted nearly one-quarter of Sri Lanka’s Tamils to leave the country, many fleeing government abuses, creating a Tamil diaspora that now numbers approximately 600,000-800,000 worldwide.

Diaspora groups have slammed the Global Tamil Forum for not including them in a recent dialogue with a Buddhist delegation.

Funding and Support for the LTTE Approximately one-quarter of the global Tamil population lives outside of Sri Lanka. Most of the diaspora resides in Canada, the United Kingdom, and India.

The Government has sought the assistance of several countries to combat Tamil Diaspora elements allegedly behind the illegal fund raising for the outlawed LTTE and a spate of violent attacks on Sri ...

Sri Lanka is a lovely country, and we want the country to thrive with everybody’s input. If you take the Tamil Diaspora, there are some divisions, but mainly they all want peaceful solutions. A ...

Having grown up in the diaspora, she has always sought ways ... why did my parents—like many others in Sri Lankan Tamil communities around the world—ensure that my brother and I followed ...

So why did the LTTE and the Tamil diaspora miscalculate so badly the reaction of the “international community (read western nations) with regard to Sri Lanka? Observers and commentators cite several ...

Four members of a Sri Lankan Tamil family arrived in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, by sea on Monday (February 24, 2025). A couple and their two sons, all natives of Vavuniya in Sri Lanka, were dropped ...

The TGTE has been criticized for not being elected by Sri Lankan Tamils themselves, but Luxmy Viyapuri, another MP from Scarborough, said the situation on the island doesn’t allow it. “It’s the Tamil ...