Channel: Education
Uploaded: July 26, 2008 at 5:25 am
Author: eelamstate
Length: 09:50
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Black July 83: Holocaust of Tamil by Sinhala State Governmet Over two thousand people, largely Tamils turned up with a relatively short notice outside the British Parliament on 23 July 2008 between 8 pm and 10 pm holding candles to mark respect and as remembrance ofover 3,000 Tamils who were slaughtered during Sri Lankan State sponsored riots, 25 years ago.This show of strength and will of the Tamil Diaspora was organised by the British Tamils Forum in associationwith the Tamil Councillors & Associates. Age, Religion, Language or Gender were no barrier as from grandparents to babies in push chairs, Christians, Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus to Tamils, Sinhalese were all presentat the scene. People from all walks of life made an effort to participate. Through a series of chain mobile textsand emails people were contacted since last Sunday to inform of this candlelight vigil. To have reached over twothousand people in just over two days is a remarkable achievement and it also shows the feelings amongst theTamil Diaspora wanting to show solidarity, resolve and strength with its brethren back in Sri Lanka.