T. Kumar, Rights Activist Who Was Shaped by His Time in Prison, Dies at 76

The New York Times | Jan. 31, 2026, 5:01 p.m. | Original
After being jailed as a resistance organizer for the Tamil minority in his native Sri Lanka, he spoke out against governmental repression worldwide.
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