Eelam Tamil Sovereignty – Tamil Genocide (Post 2009)
Please refer to the following for the introduction and prior to 1948 and for all documents visit https://tamilgenocide.com/te
2009–2010 Tamil Eelam independence referendums
During 2009-2010, a number of referendums were held in Tamil diaspora communities to ascertain support for an independent Tamil Eelam, as reported by Tamil nationalist TamilNet, the website also claims that the Government of Sri Lanka and its supporters tried to prevent these referendums. The referendums have been held in ten countries (Norway, France, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, and Australia).
| Country | Yes Votes | Yes % | No Votes | No % | Valid Votes | Valid % | Rejected Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway[3] | 5,574 | 99.11% | 50 | 0.89% | 5,624 | 100.00% | 9 | 5,633 | c8,500 | c66% |
| France[4] | 30,936 | 99.86% | 43 | 0.14% | 30,979 | 100.00% | 169 | 31,148 | c35,000 | c89% |
| Canada[5] | 48,481 | 99.82% | 85 | 0.18% | 48,566 | 100.00% | 17 | 48,583 | c100,000 | c49% |
| Switzerland[6][13] | 16,357 | 99.80% | 32 | 0.20% | 16,389 | 100.00% | 52 | 16,441 | c25,000 | c66% |
| Germany[7] | 22,904 | 99.41% | 136 | 0.59% | 23,040 | 100.00% | 49 | 23,089 | c25,000 | c92% |
| Netherlands[8] | 2,728 | 99.67% | 9 | 0.33% | 2,737 | 100.00% | 13 | 2,750 | c4,000 | c69% |
| United Kingdom[9][14][15] | 64,256 | 99.71% | 185 | 0.29% | 64,441 | 100.00% | 251 | 64,692 | c100,000 | c65% |
| Denmark[10] | 4,072 | 99.49% | 21 | 0.51% | 4,093 | 100.00% | 54 | 4,147 | c6,500 | c64% |
| Italy[11] | 3,596 | 98.79% | 44 | 1.21% | 3,640 | 100.00% | 40 | 3,680 | c4,500 | c82% |
| Australia[12] | 8,154 | 99.38% | 51 | 0.62% | 8,205 | 100.00% | 67 | 8,272 | c15,000 | c55% |
| Total | 207,058 | 99.68% | 656 | 0.32% | 207,714 | 100.00% | 721 | 208,435 | c323,500 | c64% |
- “France goes for referendum on Tamil Eelam this weekend”. TamilNet. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ “Eezham Tamil mandate picks up global momentum”. TamilNet. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “99 percent Norway Tamils aspire for Tamil Eelam”. TamilNet. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “99% assent Tamil Eelam in overwhelming turn out of 31,000 in France”. TamilNet. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c “99.9 percent say yes to Tamil Eelam in Canada referendum”. TamilNet. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Referendum conducted in exemplary way in Switzerland”. TamilNet. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Overwhelming turnout of voters in Germany, 99% mandate Tamil Eelam”. TamilNet. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “99.2 percent voters consent Tamil Eelam in Holland”. TamilNet. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Largest possible turnout, 99.33 percent British Tamils aspire Tamil Eelam”. TamilNet. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Denmark silences detractors of Tamil referendum”. TamilNet. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Italian Eezham Tamils conduct referendum, form country council”. TamilNet. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c “99.4 percent vote for Tamil Eelam in Australia”. TamilNet. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ “Results”. Coalition for Tamil Election Switzerland. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ “Final Result”. Tamil Eelam Referendum GB. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ Jones, Sam (1 February 2010). “British-based Tamils vote for independent state in Sri Lanka”. The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- “Nearly 65,000 members of the British Tamil diaspora turned out to vote in the weekend poll organised by the Tamil National Council. Voters were asked whether they endorsed the principles contained in a 1976 resolution that called for an independent Tamil state in the north of Sri Lanka.Polling took place in 65 booths across London and in major towns and cities throughout the UK. The final count revealed that 64,256 voters (99.33%) backed the resolution, 185 (0.29%) opposed it and there were 251 (0.39%) spoilt papers. Similar votes have already taken place among the Tamil disapora in France, Norway, Switzerland, Holland, Germany and Canada.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/01/british-tamil-state-sri-lanka
- Feb 23, 2010, “Both young and old had taken time to volunteer. Determined that no one should be denied the opportunity of democracy, volunteers arranged a makeshift transport service, driving elderly voters to and from the polling stations.Due to the unexpected influx of voters at polling stations such as South Harrow, volunteers were drafted in from other areas to assist. Independent observers declared that the referendum, organised by the Tamil National Council, and conducted with the cooperation of a number of British Tamil organisations, had run very smoothly. As Sunday evening drew near, those who had been unable to vote earlier flocked to the polling stations. Queues were building up outside, as voters glanced nervously at their watches.” https://tamilguardian.com/content/9933-british-tamils-say-yes-independence
- “In the referenda, people of Sri Lankan origin were asked to vote “yes” or “no” on the following statement: “I aspire for the formation of an independent and sovereign state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east of the island of Sri Lanka on the basis that the Tamils in the island of Sri Lanka make a distinct nation, have a traditional homeland, and a right to self-determination.” https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2009/1220/Tamils-in-Canada-vote-for-independent-homeland-in-Sri-Lanka
- “Now their leaders are vowing to make their fight a political one, and say they are planning to hold a referendum on whether Tamils should declare independence from Sri Lanka.The planned December vote could put political pressure on Sri Lanka to carve out a role for Tamil representation as the country prepares for parliamentary and presidential elections likely to be held in January.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tamil-group-calls-for-global-vote-on-independent-state-1.803519
- “”As a government official in the city of Toronto, I think that is incredibly important to recognize the importance of democratic process, of the fact that close to 50,000 people from the country — many of them right here in Toronto — have got out, got informed and stood with the elections when they went out and voted in the free and fair elections,” Tamilnet.com quoted Giambrone as saying.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tamil-canadians-vote-for-independent-state-in-sri-lanka-1.810846
- “Canadians of Tamil descent were asked whether they still support the Vaddukkoaddai Resolution of 1976, which called for the recreation of an independent sovereign state for the Tamil people in the northern and eastern portions of Sri Lanka.Saturday’s referendum was run by the Coalition for Tamil Elections Canada, a non-partisan group created exclusively to run surveys and opinion polls to measure the political pulse of Canada’s Tamil population.” https://web.archive.org/web/20230707163244/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctvnews.ca%2Ftamils-vote-on-support-for-state-within-sri-lanka-1.466200
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100107053447/http://tamilmandate.de/
