Tamil Canadians mark 40 years since Black July – July 24, 2023

At a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, members of the Tamil-Canadian community mark the 40th anniversary of Black July, an onslaught of anti-Tamil pogroms carried out by the Sri Lankan government in 1983. Providing remarks are MP Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough–Rouge Park, Ont.), Akshara Suresh (communications assistant for MP Anandasangaree), Sarujan Kanapathipillai (Canadian Tamil Congress), Sarika Navanathan (People for Equality and Relief in Lanka), and Venoth Navajeevanantha (Quebec Tamil Community Centre).

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