Sri Lankan Tamils Current Affairs, GK & News
Sri Lanka Election: Gotbaya Rajapaksa to be sworn in as new President
The former wartime Defence Chief Gotabaya Rajpaksa of Sri Lanka has won the Presidential Election. He took 52.25% of vote against his rival Sajith Premadasa. Mr Rajapaksa won in Sinhalese majority areas and Mr Premadasa had scored in regions that were dominated by the Tamilians. Highlights National Security was seen as the dominant issue of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: China-Sri Lanka • Election Commission of Sri Lanka • India-Sri Lanka • Sri lanka • Sri Lankan Civil War • Sri Lankan Government • Sri Lankan Tamils
Indian Government Extends Ban on LTTE for Five Years
The Ministry of Home Affairs in a freshly issued notification extended ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also known as: Tamil Tigers) in India for a another period of five years. Key Highlights Ban: The Union Home Ministry notified extended ban (of 5 years) to LTTE under sub-sections (1) and (3) of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Topics: India-Sri Lanka • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam • LTTE • Ministry of Home Affairs • Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi • Sri Lankan Tamils • Tamil Eelam • Tamil Nadu • Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act