Lankan government step out from the lands of Tamil people: Canadian Tamil people
[ Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 03:05.30 PM GMT +05:30 ]
Migrated Tamil people residing in various parts of the world stage protest against the illegal land grabbing programme carried out by the Lankan government in the lands of Tamil people in SriLanka. Part of this protest Tamils in Canada stage protest at two difference cities such as Toronto and also in Vancouver cities yesterday.
People in Toronto stage protest against land grabbing in front of the Lankan embassy and raise slogans such as “Lankan government step out from the lands of Tamil people”.
People also showed their support towards relatives in SriLanka.
Large number of people present at this protest, representatives from the various Canadian Tamil organizations was also present at this protest.
Second protest stage at North Side Art Gallery in Vancouver city.
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