File 12-25 - Tamil Prisoners of Welikada & Hunger Strike

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UTSC 014-S2-SS3-12-25

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Tamil Prisoners of Welikada & Hunger Strike

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  • June 1976 (Creation)

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File contains two letters written by Mavai Senathirajah and Kasi Ananthan from the Welikada prison to S. J. V. Chelvanayakam regarding their plans for a major hunger strike during the Non-aligned Countries Conference in Colombo in August 1976. Also includes draft brief press release/ notice [?] regarding the Tamil prisoners of Welikada and their hunger strike.

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  • Tamil

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