From my seat in the Telegraph's Westminster hutch, I can look out over Parliament Square to the spot where several thousand British Tamils are now into their third day of protest over the Sri Lankan government's offensive against the Tamil Tigers.

For three days, varying numbers of Tamils have been out there, banging drums, blowing horns, chanting and singing. They're accompanied by scores of police who have effectively surrounded them.

Now, you can say a lot of bad things about this protest. The police say it's illegal, because it wasn't authorised in advance. London travellers, me included, could complain about the traffic disruption caused on the first day when the Tamils blocked Westminster Bridge. And the few lonely souls here at the Commons during the recess might gripe about the noise.

But actually, the longer they're out there, the more I'm liking them. As far as I can see, they're an affable enough bunch: men, women and children, few if any of whom seem interested in confronting the police or doing anything. Whatever noise they make is less intrusive and irritating than the usual band of hysterical Trotskyites and political onanists who normally abuse their megaphones in my general direction the rest of the year. And they're clearly committed: this is Day 3 and there are once again a couple of thousand people present.

To be honest, I'm not quite sure what they want or what they think they're going to acheive. But as long as they want to stay out there, they'll have my admiration simply for sticking it out. Good luck guys. See you tomorrow?

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For three days, varying numbers of Tamils have been out there, banging drums, blowing horns, chanting and singing. They're accompanied by scores of police who have effectively surrounded them.

Now, you can say a lot of bad things about this protest. The police say it's illegal, because it wasn't authorised in advance. London travellers, me included, could complain about the traffic disruption caused on the first day when the Tamils blocked Westminster Bridge. And the few lonely souls here at the Commons during the recess might gripe about the noise.

அமைதியான ஆர்ப்பாட்டம் எல்லோராலும் விரும்பத்தக்கது, தயவுசெய்து கடைப்பிடியுங்கள், மாணவர்கள் இன்று கேட்டுக்கொண்டதுபோல் அமைதியாகவும் ஒற்றுமையாகவும் சேர்ந்து குரல் கொடுப்போம் நெஞ்சங்களே! தண்ணீரின்றி, உணவின்றி, கடும் குளிரையும் பொருட்படுத்தாது அமைதியான போராட்டத்திற்காகத் தம்மை அர்ப்பணித்துக்கொண்டிருக்க