October 2020 edit

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April 2022 edit

  Hello, I'm Hey man im josh. I noticed that you removed topically-relevant content from Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War. However, Wikipedia is not censored. Please do not remove or censor information that directly relates to the subject of the article. If the content in question involves images, you have the option to configure Wikipedia to hide images that you may find offensive. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:56, 18 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

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July 2022 edit

  Hello, I'm Jusdafax. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Jusdafax (talk) 18:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

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August 2022 edit

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June 2023 edit

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  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary, as you did at Koviyar. Tommi1986 let's talk! 16:26, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

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October 2023 edit

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CS1 error on Naam Tamilar Katchi edit

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