Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation

• DMK holds protest over Lankan Tamils issue and attacks on Indian fishermen

  Raising the pitch on the Lankan Tamils issue and attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen, DMK chief M Karunanidhi-led Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation staged protests across the state on Thursday demanding that the Centre boycott the Commonwealth meeting slated to be held in Colombo this November.

• Demand for cancellation of Katchatheevu agreement with Sri Lanka

  Holding that there was no legislation for ceding Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in 1974, DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) today said it would move the Supreme Court against the agreement.

• DMK-backed strike evokes partial response

  A dawn-to-dusk general strike called on Tuesday by a DMK-backed group in Tamil Nadu evoked partial response as public vehicles were plying on the roads while some shops downed their shutters.

• Only disappointment from govt on Lankan Tamils issue: Karunanidhi

  Stepping up pressure on the Centre, key UPA ally DMK today said it has received 'only disappointment' from the Union government with regard to its stand on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

• DMK calls for general strike in Tamil Nadu on March 12

  The DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporter's Organisation or TESO has called a general strike in the state March 12 to urge the central government to support the anti-Sri Lanka resolution to be brought by the US in the United Nations' human rights body.

• Stalin, DMK workers arrested for trying to picket Sri Lanka Commission

  DMK leader M K Stalin and thousands of party workers were arrested today when they attempted to picket the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai, demanding a probe against the island government over alleged war crimes.

• Karunanidhi slams Lankan President Rajapaksa for refusing autonomy to ethnic Tamils

  DMK chief M Karunanidhi has slammed Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for ruling out political autonomy for Lankan Tamils and said the Indian government should "at least wake up now".

• DMK to hold Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation meeting today

  The DMK will hold a consultative meeting of Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) today to fine tune its representation to the United Nations on the Lankan Tamils crisis.

• TESO meeting on October 3: DMK

  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Friday announced that a meeting of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation would be held in Chennai on October 3.

• DMK steps up pressure on UPA government on Lankan Tamils issue

  The DMK sponsored Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation's conference (TESO) has tacitly asked for a separate homeland for Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka, without explicitly defying the Union Home Ministry.

• DMK conclave on Lankan Tamils: Karunanidhi seeks UN intervention

  After Chennai Police denied permission to hold a public meeting of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO), the DMK is holding a conclave on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue at a private hotel in the city ahead of the conference. DMK chief M Karunanidhi today called for 'short, medium and long-term solutions' to address the various aspects of Sri ...

• DMK challenges Chennai Police's decision to deny permission for public meeting

  The DMK has challenged the Chennai Police's denial of permission to hold a public meeting in the city on Sunday as part of its Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO). The Madras High Court will hear the party's petition on the issue today.

• Karunanidhi backs Eelam demand; seeks revival of TESO

  Backing a separate Eelam (homeland) for Sri Lankan Tamils, DMK President M Karunanidhi has reiterated his demand for India's role in this regard as he sought reviving Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO). Addressing a public meeting at Kolathur, the constituency of his son and party treasurer MK Stalin last night, he called for a peaceful and...