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“Yesterday my campaign learned of a blatantly homophobic radio ad being aired on the Canadian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation (CTBC) radio station, which states: “Take Rob Ford for example. His wife is a woman.” The ad urges voters to vote for Rob Ford. My campaign recorded the ad and had it translated – the full transcript [...]

Tamil Community Statement Condemning Racism and Homophobia 

We condemn unequivocally the racist and homophobic campaign message that was recently broadcasted in support of mayoralty candidate Rob Ford on the Canadian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation (CBTC). Following widespread public condemnation by Tamil Canadians and community leaders, the CTBC has removed this inflammatory message from its broadcast. We thank [...]

Away in Edmonton on work, when I got half a dozen calls about a disgusting radio ad in a Tamil radio CTBC- Canadian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation, run by Illaybharati, I was puzzled.

When I heard the recording of the ad in YouTube, I felt like puking. This is disgusting in many ways. By placing such an [...]

The Junta in Burma knows one thing well,- don’t bite the hand that feeds you! But for Chinese journalists, Burma has banned international observers and journalists from monitoring and covering the upcoming election.  It is clear that the Junta is coming under severe international pressure and agreed to host elections, though flawed from the beginning. Suu Kyi release [...]

Dear Merkel:

It was disappointing to hear your say Attempts to build a multicultural society in Germany have “utterly failed”

It failed because you thought Multiculturalism is a cookie that you throw at immigrants to keep them happy, when it can be your future bread and butter… Politicians always confuse between Multiculturalism and diversity. Multi-culturalism as it [...]

Burma VJ monks in town

 Two Burmese Buddhist monks, U Pyinya Zawta and U Agga Nyana, who played a leading role in the 2007 Saffron Revolution, will be in Canada to tell their first-hand stories and discuss the current political situation in Burma when the Academy Award-nominated documentary on their movement – Burma VJ – is [...]