Tamil politicians say Instagram’s censorship of Tamil Guardian contributes to the ‘decades of repression and attacks on the Tamil press’ – Tamil…

By banning @TamilGuardian, @Instagram and @Facebook are contributing to the decades of repression and attacks on the Tamil press. I condemn this act of censorship and call for the account to be reinstated. pic.twitter.com/nq96s7WbBR

Shritharan Sivagnanam (@ImShritharan) October 29, 2021

Tamil politicians from the North-East joined British and Canadian parliamentarians in denouncing Instagrams censoring of Tamil Guardians page.

Tamil Guardians Instagram account, was brieflyreinstated on Friday after itwas disabled on Wednesday without any prior warning or explanation.

However, just over 12 hours later, it was disabled again.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP S Shritharan tweeted that the censorship contributes to the decades of repression and attacks on the Tamil press.

Tamil National Peoples Front (TNPF) leader Gajen Ponnambalam also expressed his dismay and called the move disgraceful and outrageous.

.@Facebooks @instagrams actions against @TamilGuardian is not only disgraceful and unacceptable but must be condemned outright. The world pandered to the #SriLankan state to such an extent that it allowed a war that culminated in #tamil #genocide. (1) pic.twitter.com/n10HDZfcq5

Gajen Ponnambalam MP (@GGPonnambalam) October 29, 2021

These type of actions by Instagram will only embolden the Sri Lankan state in its culture of impunity and make the victims to continue to be voiceless," he added.

Despite reaching out toFacebook and Instagram through various channels, theyhave not provided an explanation as to why the page has been disabled or why posts are repeatedly removed.

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