The Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran
Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran called for justice and accountability for Tamil victims of the 2009 final war, referring to Mullivaikkal commemorations and the continuing demands of survivors 16 years later. He welcomed the unveiling of a Tamil Genocide Memorial in Brampton, Canada, and statements by Canadian leaders supporting truth, accountability, and justice, and appealed for international assistance to secure justice for the Tamil people.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I urge justice for the Tamil people. On the 18th, many thousands in Mullivaikkal commemorated the Tamil genocide and their lost loved ones. Sixteen years have passed since that genocide in 2009. Survivors, bearing scars of the final war, live on that land as witnesses. They seek justice and accountability for the perpetrators and those who aided them. Yet justice has not been delivered.
¶ 02 In this context, the unveiling on May 10 of a Tamil Genocide Memorial at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton, Canada, by Mayor Patrick Brown, gives new hope to victims who have waited 16 years. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s condolence statement recognizing the community’s pain and his support for international efforts to uncover truth, ensure accountability, and secure justice is heartening. As a representative of the afflicted, I thank the Canadian Prime Minister and the Mayor of Brampton, and I appeal from this House: help deliver justice for our people.
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Cite as: The Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 May 2025. No. 1750228312097834. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23967