Canadian Tamil Congress: Tamil Tiger Rebels

Government Forces Dept: David Poopalapillai, a spokesman for the Canadian Tamil Congress, said while he discourages people from making the "treacherous" voyage by sea, he understands they are doing it out of desperation, according to Montreal Gazette. "If you go really deeply into the Sri Lankan situation, right now Tamils are still a persecuted minority," he said. "They are still subject to torture and rape." News that another Thai cargo ship, this time carrying more than 200 illegal Sri Lankan migrants, is headed for Canada is raising concerns within Toronto's tight-knit Tamil community. While the civil war between government forces and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels ended little more than a year ago, he said ethnic tensions remain high. As reported in the news.
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