Thousands of Eelam Tamils reunited in London

London, 04.02.2025 – Thousands of Tamils took to the streets of London to protest against Sri Lanka’s so-called Independence Day, marking it as a Black Day for Tamils.

For Tamils in Tamileelam, Sri Lanka’s so-called Independence Day is not a day of celebration—it is a day of resistance. Since gaining independence from British colonisation in 1948, successive Sri Lankan governments have systematically oppressed, marginalised, and committed atrocities against the Tamil people. From the stripping of citizenship to the Tamil genocide, our community has endured decades of injustice, cultural erasure, and violence and continous to do so! This protest is our call to the world: to recognise the plight of Tamils, to hold Sri Lanka accountable for the genocide, its human rights abuses, and to stand in solidarity with the Tamil people. We are here to remind King Charles III and the international community that Sri Lanka’s independence is not ours - it is a Black Day.