Tamil's protest against land acquisition at London Black July rally

British Tamils Forum will hold a mass rally opposite Downing Street from 4pm to 7pm on Tuesday 23 July 2013 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Black July anti-Tamil pogrom of 1983.

An estimated 3000 Tamils were killed in July 1983 at the hands of Sinhalese mobs and military personnel, in an island-wide pogrom that was initiated and aided by the Sri Lankan state. Although Black July was not the first anti-Tamil pogrom to occur since Sri Lankan Independence, it marked a turning point in the history of the island – as the unprecedented frenzy of violence forced Tamils across Sri Lanka to confront the reality that they would never be safe within a Sinhala-dominated state. Protesters demanded British Prime Minister David Cameroon and price Charles to boycott the commonwealth heads meeting in SriLanka .They also raise slogans and stressed to stop genocide attacks reports in the Tamil areas, militarization and land acquisition. Members of the British Forum obtain signatures in the petitions from visitors on demanding British parliamentarians’ to impose pressures on David Cameroon and also distributed leaflets to people. Addressing gathering Tamil Eelam activist Mr.Rajamanoharan shared his fearful experiences on 1983 riots . He also stressed Tamil people should work hard to inform international community on their problems. British Tamil Forum has taken various steps to inform international community this regard. General Secretary of BTF Mr. Ravikumar commenced new protest campaign named “ Stop Uprooting Tamils From Their Land” yesterday.