Anadasangaree
TULF President V. Anadasangaree has been designated for the 2006
UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and
Non-Violence. He will be awarded the $100,000 prize in Paris on
November 16
UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura designated
Anandasangaree on the recommendation of an international jury
consisting Pastrana Arango, former President of Columbia, Bahia
Hariri, President of the Commission for Education, Science and
Culture of the Lebanese Parliament, Inder Kumar Gujral, former
Prime Minister of India Sergei Marakarov and Manu Dibango, both
UNESCO Artists for Peace.
Anandasangaree has contributed to raising awareness of the
Tamil cause in a spirit of dialogue, while seeking to promote
non-violent solutions to Sri Lanka and opposing terrorism
Mandanjeet Singh was an Indian writer and diplomat who is
also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. The prize is awarded once in
two years and in 2004 it was awarded to Bangladeshi writer and
journalist Taslima Nasreen.
When asked to comment on winning this prestigious award
Anandasangaree said his ambition is to unite all democratic
Tamils all over the world and he is already doing it.
