The UK-based Diaspora Tamil organization, Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has urged all the citizens of Sri Lanka including the Tamils to vote carefully at the upcoming parliamentary elections to consolidate the progressive changes and gains made after the January 8th presidential election.
A leading Tamil Diaspora group has urged the Tamil community and all citizens of Sri Lanka to consolidate the recent progressive changes in the country.
GTF strongly urges the Tamil people and all citizens of Sri Lanka to do their historic duty at the upcoming Parliamentary elections by carefully voting for the parties and candidates with the main objective of consolidating the progressive changes and gains made during the recent past.
As the Government closes shop and prepares to face what is likely to be a hard fought battle at the Parliament election, the Tamils in the North will be looking back at the past six months to see what President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister have done for them before deciding on their vote.
The UK headquartered Global Tamil Forum (GTF) had been ‘in the thick of things’ when the US moved a resolution, against Sri Lanka, at the 19th session of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in March, 2012.
President Maithripala Sirisena has set the stage for an early general election, ahead of the next session of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in early September.
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) welcomes the recent report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on the “Situation of Human Rights in Sri Lanka” and the subsequent dialogue at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. The report highlights ongoing human rights abuses and calls for national and international actions to advance accountability and reconciliation in Sri Lanka.
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) extends its congratulations to Anura Kumara Dissanayake on being elected as the 9th President of Sri Lanka. Starting from a humble origin and remaining as a peoples’ person all through his political journey, President Dissanayake’s achievements will inspire a new generation of youth from all backgrounds to dream big.
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) is saddened by the passing of Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne and would like to extend its condolences to his family and all those who were fortunate to have crossed path with him.
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) is deeply saddened by the passing of the Tamil elder statesman R. Sampanthan on June 30, 2024. We express our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the departed leader and all those mourning the loss of Mr. Sampanthan.
The Sangha for Better Sri Lanka (SBSL) and the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) are saddened by the untoward incidents that took place during the Maha Shiva Rathri Event (March 8, 2024) at Vedukkunari Aathi Sivan Temple in the North of Sri Lanka.