Rally for justice
The Coalition Against Genocide, which got the diplomatic visa of Narendra Modi revoked in 2005 for his alleged role in the post-Godhra riots, took out a rally against the BJP leader in New York
Mission Eelam
In an exclusive interview to The Weekend Leader, Fr. S J Emmanuel of Global Tamil Forum tells Paul Newman that the Eelam struggle is into its third phase post Mullivaikal massacre of 2009
Dangerous visit
Anti-nuke activists write ‘open letter’ to fellow Indians seeking their prayers and urging them to watch developments in Kudankulam a day after TN top cop’s visit to KKNPP project site
Sponsored struggle
Fishermen donate 10 percent of their income to the anti-nuclear plant protest in Kudankulam, say activists, who have issued a statement of accounts to prove that their struggle is self-funded
Interesting deals
With lakhs of crores of rupees ready to be spent on nuclear projects in deals with countries like the US, Russia and France, Sam Rajappa wonders in whose interest the PM is working for
Battle lines drawn
The protest against the Kudankulam nuclear plant is a classic case of a battle between David and Goliath with the mighty Indian State pitting itself against ordinary citizens, says Udayakumar
Good job, guys!
KravMaga Sreeram, the man who drew the sketch of the prime suspect in the Chennai bank robbery cases, justifies the recent police encounter that killed five suspects, in this exclusive article
Search for truth
Two Tamil activists, Yogi Yogaratnam and V Balakumaran, are in secret custody of the Lankan government, according to a British Tamils Forum activist, who spoke to Radhika Giri recently
Teaching India
A former IITian, after obtaining a PhD from US, decided to reach out to the poor, mostly in rural areas, to help them learn. Marie Banu meets Balaji Sampath to find out about his ‘Aid India’
Holistic conservation
Aaranyak, a bio-diversity group in Assam, helps people living in the fringes of Manas National Park find ways of alternative livelihood as part of its conservation project, says Anup Sharma
Review Lanka
As Sri Lankan navy continues to attack Tamil Nadu fishermen, what would be India’s stand at the UNHRC session, wonders Paul Newman, as he urges New Delhi to review its Lanka policy
Space for food
With India’s population expected to cross 1.6 billion by 2050, renowned space scientist U R Rao feels remote sensing technology needs to be tapped more to meet the nation’s growing food demand
The T factor
In the final part of his article on Sinhalese racism in Sri Lanka and the ethnic conflict it started, Brian Senewiratne blames the British for sowing the seeds of trouble in the island nation
Why this kolaveri
In a hard-hitting article that explores the Sinhalese racist mindset starting from Anagarika Dharmapala to Mahinda Rajapaksa, Brian Senewiratne evaluates the failed State of Sri Lanka
Blacked out
The Weekend Leader’s domain name was blocked for over 24 hours on an alleged issue of spamming. The charge against us was that we were found to be “involved in spamming."