Mario Arulthas

Mario Arulthas is a PhD candidate in the department of politics and international studies at SOAS, University of London.

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The veteran politician R Sampanthan (left) at a 2017 vigil in Colombo organised by the families of disappeared Tamils. The muted responses to his death from within the Tamil nationalist polity, of which he claimed leadership, reflect the limits of Sampanthan’s “pragmatic” politics. Photo: IMAGO / ZUMA Press

Tamil politics in Sri Lanka after R Sampanthan, the elder statesman that never was

10 Jul 2024

All of this fit a familiar pattern: the destruction of Tamil memorials to those who died in the war, the arrests of organisers and harassment of participants at remembrance events, have continued year after year since the end of the war in 2009, and are intended to stamp out Tamil commemoration by increasing the risks of participation. Photo: IMAGO / Xinhua

Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka defies state repression

07 Jul 2023

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