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Mario Arulthas
Mario is the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The North-Eastern. He was previously the Advocacy Director for PEARL and a Co-Editor for the Tamil Guardian. He completed his PhD at SOAS, University of London in 2026.
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Changing of the Guard
Fifty years after the Vaddukkoddai Resolution, the Sri Lankan state’s efforts to destroy Eelam Tamil nationalism have failed. Since the end of the war in 2009, everyday Tamils have taken over from the stagnant institutions that positioned themselves as successors to the armed resistance. Today, the people lead a thriving resistance that takes on cultural, social and political forms.
