Tamil is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Chindians, and Douglas. Tamil is an official language in three countries: India, Sri Lanka and Singapore. In India, it is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Furthermore, Tamil is used as one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin. Tamil is spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.
The frontrunner in Sri Lanka's presidential race this weekend is a man accused of widespread human rights abuses against the Tamils. Here, Tamils living in limbo in Australia tell SBS News they fear.. SBS - Published
Peter Dutton has labelled the children of a Biloela-based Tamil family facing deportation 'anchor babies' and expressed frustration about their legal battles. SBS - Published
Biloela locals have travelled to Parliament House to present a petition signed by 250,000 Australians urging the government to allow a Tamil family to stay in Australia. SBS - Published
Federal police officers have been sent to Christmas Island ahead of a court decision that will determine the fate of a Tamil family trying to stay in Australia. SBS - Published
Federal police officers have been sent to Christmas Island ahead of a court decision that will determine the fate of a Tamil family trying to stay in Australia. SBS - Published
A Tamil family desperate to remain in Australia is set for another legal bout, with the Federal Court to consider their two-year-old's case. SBS - Published
Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has questioned why Peter Dutton intervened to save two au pairs from deportation, but won't allow a much-loved Tamil family to stay. SBS - Published
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says granting an exception to a Tamil family because of a "public reaction" would encourage more people to come by boat. SBS - Published
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says granting an exception to a Tamil family because of a "public reaction" would encourage more people to come by boat. SBS - Published
Australia's military intercepted a Sri Lankan boat carrying 13 asylum-seekers last month, Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Monday, as Canberra sought to defend the relocation of a Tamil.. Reuters - Published
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says supporters of the Tamil family fighting their deportation from Australia have made false claims. SBS - Published
The Tamil mother embroiled in a dramatic asylum case is pleading with the prime minister to show compassion and allow her family to stay in the country. SBS - Published
SBS News wraps-up all the national and international news including: violent clashes ramp up in Hong Kong, the latest deadly shooting in the US state of Texas and a Tamil mother's desperate plea to the.. SBS - Published
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has been accused by the Greens of taking pleasure in others' suffering, after refusing to let a Tamil asylum seeker family stay in Australia. SBS - Published
Hundreds of people are rallying around Australia to protest the possible deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker family who have been taken to Christmas Island. The Age - Published
Rallies will be held in all capital cities in Australia and the town of Biloela on Sunday, calling on the federal government to save a Tamil family from deportation. SBS - Published
Rallies will be held in all capital cities in Australia and the town of Biloela on Sunday, calling on the federal government to save a Tamil family from deportation. SBS - Published
Hundreds are expected to rally around Australia on Sunday to protest the possible deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker family who have been taken to Christmas Island. The Age - Published
A Tamil family from Biloela has been granted another temporary reprieve from deportation after the Federal Circuit Court extended an injunction until 4 September. SBS - Published
The hashtag #HometoBilo has become the top trending topic on Twitter, as thousands of Australians ask the federal government to stop a Tamil refugee family from being deported to Sri Lanka. SBS - Published
A Tamil family from Biloela has been granted another temporary reprieve from deportation after the Federal Circuit Court extended an injunction until 4 September. SBS - Published
The hashtag #HometoBilo has become the top trending topic on Twitter, as thousands of Australians ask the federal government to stop a Tamil refugee family from being deported to Sri Lanka. SBS - Published
Labor's Kristina Keneally has called on the Prime Minister to act as a Christian and stop the deportation of a Tamil family whose two children were born in Australia. SBS - Published
A Tamil family at the heart of a long battle against deportation must accept that they do not qualify for Australia's protection, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says. SBS - Published
A Melbourne judge has granted a last-minute interim injunction to stop a family of four Tamil asylum seekers from being deported to Sri Lanka. SBS - Published
Protesters addressed the demonstration to speak about how the Tamils from Biloela, in central Queensland, were suffering while in detention and could be at risk of deportation. The Age - Published
Melburnians have gathered in the heart of the city, calling on Australia's federal immigration minister to save a Tamil asylum seeker family from deportation. SBS - Published
Melburnians have gathered in the heart of the city, calling on Australia's federal immigration minister to save a Tamil asylum seeker family from deportation. SBS - Published
Supporters of a Tamil family facing imminent deportation have stepped up the fight to keep them in Australia, by urging Qantas, Virgin and other airlines to refuse to fly them to Sri Lanka. SBS - Published
The asylum seeker family of an injured Tamil toddler has urged the Home Affairs Minister to allow their to return to the Queensland community of Biloela. SBS - Published
The asylum seeker family of an injured Tamil toddler has urged the Home Affairs Minister to allow their to return to the Queensland community of Biloela. SBS - Published
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