Towards Planning A Better Future For Eelam Tamils

Colombo Telegraph reports that the Toronto-based Federation of Global Tamils organized the Global Tamil Research Conference 2026 at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. The three-day gathering included Tamil scholars from around the world, among them professors from the universities of Jaffna and Vavuniya and Eastern University in Batticaloa.

Colombo Telegraph says an objective was to explore ways to help Tamil victims of the war achieve greater economic independence, including through job creation. It reports that sessions also examined the preservation and future of the Tamil language internationally.

According to Colombo Telegraph, 600 papers were received and the research committee selected 96 for presentation. The outlet names Nimal Vinayagamoorthy as chair of the steering committee and K.S. Kugathasan, the Trincomalee MP, as its vice-chair.

Colombo Telegraph places the event in the context of Tamil efforts to seek justice since the war ended on May 18, 2009, and of continuing suffering linked to the period from 1983 to 2009. The outlet says diaspora organizations have tried to support affected Tamils economically, but argues that government policies, military presence and high-security areas have hindered efforts in the North and East compared with the South.

Colombo Telegraph says the government that came to power in 2024 had not provided justice or moved the Tamil community toward reconciliation and rebuilding. The report identifies the UN Human Rights Council as the highest-level forum through which the community has sought justice.