Vadukkoddai Referendum

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The Australian Tamil Congress is proud to endorse the Vadukkoddai Referendum and express our support for this initiative. We ask our members and others to participate and support the resolution. We also ask our members to help with organising the referendum by contacting the Tamil Referendum Council of Australia.

Please kindly forward this email to your family and friends and encourage their participation.

 

The Vadukkoddai Resolution (VKR) is a landmark decision made by all Tamil political parties in 1976 to reclaim our traditional homeland and exercise our right to sovereignty. This is the culmination of the Tamil struggle for equality for over three decades before that time. This was a referendum in Sri Lanka, which confirmed that the Tamils in Sri Lanka have their right to self-governance.

VR was made in 1976 by Tamil Political leadership. In 1977, in a general election people (in Tamil Electorates) gave their mandate in support. This was the last free and fair election held in Tamil Eelam (North- East of the island of Sri Lanka).

The presence of the Tamil Diaspora in the host country is a direct consequence of the illegal unitary constitution of Sri Lanka (1972 and subsequent amendments), which has deprived Tamils of their nationhood in its constitution. Furthermore, the VKR-1976 also clearly states that Tamils of Eelam origin, living in any part of the world, have a say in the nationhood and statehood of Eelam Tamils.

This referendum will be held on 17th and 18th April 2010 all over Australia. It is important to register your names with Tamil Referendum Council of Australia through the volunteers or by filling out  the attached registration form. You may obtain more information about VKR by reading the attachment of VKR 1976 (Tamil Referendum Australia 2010) and by visitingwww.vkr1976.com.au.

We urge every Eelam Tamil and their descendants to come forward and register to vote in this historical event to tell the world about our aspiration.

Please feel free to forward this email to your relatives and friends.

Anpudan
Admin - TRCA

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