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  2. 3 days ago · A Sri Lankan Tamil war survivor is consoled by another as she cries for her deceased family members during a remembrance ceremony on a small strip of land where thousands of civilians were trapped during the last stages of the country’s civil war in Mullivaikkal, Sri Lanka, Saturday, May 17, 2024.

  3. 3 days ago · An ethnic Tamil war survivor is consoled by others as she cries for her deceased family members during a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the bloody end to Sri Lanka's civil war [Eranga ...

  4. 13 hours ago · The Sri Lankan Tamils are an ethnic minority group native to the island nation, distinct from their Indian Tamil counterparts. While they share linguistic and cultural ties with Tamils in India, particularly those from Tamil Nadu, the Sri Lankan Tamils have developed their own unique identity, shaped by their experiences and struggles within ...

  5. 4 days ago · Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation's civil war on Saturday in an emotional ceremony that proceeded despite fears authorities would attempt to prevent its staging. Public events celebrating the Tamil Tigers separatist group -- which fought a no-holds-barred battle to establish an ethnic ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TamilsTamils - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · There are two groups of Tamils in Sri Lanka: the Sri Lankan Tamils and the Indian Tamils. The Sri Lankan Tamils (or Ceylon Tamils) are descendants of the Tamils of the old Jaffna Kingdom and east coast chieftaincies called Vannimais.

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  7. 3 days ago · Ethnic Tamils commemorated the 15th anniversary of the bloody end to Sri Lanka’s civil war, lighting lamps and offering flowers at the site where thousands of people are said to have been killed ...

  8. 3 days ago · Tamil, people originally of southern India who speak Tamil, one of the principal languages of the Dravidian family. Numbering about 64 million in the early 21st century (including about 3 million speakers in northern and eastern Sri Lanka ), Tamil speakers make up the majority of the population of Tamil Nadu state and also inhabit parts of ...

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