Jaffna University Precinct Comes Alive with Preperation for Pongu Thamil Celebrations
"Please return to your homes so that we can return to ours" is the cry aimed at the Sri Lanka Security Forces and the theme for the forthcoming second Pongu Thamil celebrations to be held on Friday, 27 June 2003. The Jaffna University student community has transformed the University precinct into a festive locale. The whole area and streets in Jaffna are decorated with red and yellow flags and posters advertise the event.
The first Pongu Thamil event held in 2001, amidst a highly tense atmosphere and military excesses, highlighted to the world the unyielding desire for freedom amongst the Tamil people. In a similar vein, this second event is set to involve numerous village groups and civilian organizations parading their culture and expressing our commitment to self determination. The Jaffna University student activists are working tirelessly to maximize the participation of ordinary Tamil people in this event. Parents, students and politicians from the East, Vanni and Upcountry are expected to participate in this year's Pongu Thamil celebrations. Invitations have been extended to overseas missions in Colombo, journalists and international organizations.
23 June 2003
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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