Sri Lanka, May 13 -- The leader of the Tamil National People's Front, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, stated that 18 May remains declared as "Mullivaikkal Genocide Day" every year since 2009 to remember the alleged genocide committed by the Sri Lankan government against the Tamil people. In a letter addressed to the newly appointed Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Joseph Vijay, he referenced a resolution unanimously passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 2013 that supported the struggle for justice for Tamils.

The resolution emphasised that a genocide occurred against the Tamil people and that an international criminal investigation is essential. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam requested that this resolution be passed again during the first ...