Tamil Guardian
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| Categories | Politics, culture, Sri Lanka, Tamil |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Website | https://www.tamilguardian.com |
Tamil Guardian is an online, English language news site based in London. Published internationally for over 20 years, the media site was originally published as a print broadsheet newspaper in English from the UK and Canada.
The publication supports the creation of Tamil Eelam as an independent state.
It has run op-eds from several political figures including from the Tamil National Alliance, the leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband and the British Prime minister David Cameron.[1][2][3][4][5] The Tamil Guardian has also carried out interviews with celebrities such as Academy Award and Grammy Award nominated artist M.I.A.,[6] several Tamil politicians[7] and activists and senior US and British[8] officials. Writers and editors at the Tamil Guardian have provided commentary to several news outlets around the world on Sri Lankan and Tamil political and cultural affairs.
The Tamil Guardian was first published in London.
In 2011, the print edition of the newspaper ceased and the media outlet moved entirely online, publishing news on its website, as well as its various social media platforms.[citation needed][9][10]
Political views
The Tamil Guardian continues to support the creation of Tamil Eelam as an independent state after the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, perhaps through democracy.[11]
One Sri Lankan journalist accused the website of a being a news front of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in an article published in 2000. No evidence of any link to the LTTE has since been provided.[12][better source needed] The publication commemorates the death of LTTE cadres[13] and advocates for Sri Lankan military deoccupation.[14]
