“Walk For Justice” To The UN
Banner decrying the Sri Lankan President
- British Tamils Call For Justice For War Crimes In Sri Lanka
By Faraz Shauketaly
British Tamils on Friday, July 23 embarked on a rally through London calling for justice for victims of war crimes in Sri Lanka. In an effort to appeal to the wider public and make a symbolic peaceful show of unity and hope, a “midnight vigil” took place at 9 pm from Tothill Street (behind Westminster Methodist Church) to Downing Street.
Organisers of the march said, from here a “Walk for Justice” will commence from the UK, through France and Switzerland to the UN.
The first of its kind to be held by a minority group in London, thousands were expected to attend the vigil, to appeal for an independent international investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka.
The vigil coincides with the recent appointment of a UN advisory panel by Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. The Sri Lankan government has shown clear opposition to any prospect of independent monitors investigating alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.
Government backed blockade outside UN office in Sri Lanka and possible denial of visas to the appointed UN advisory panel reflect a hostile reaction to a body that only has an advisory role, organisers told The Sunday Leader.
Sri Lanka must be reminded it is a democratic country which has subscribed to UN covenants and Geneva Conventions and is obliged to comply with the obligations to which it has signed up to, they said. British
Tamils reiterated their calls for boycott of Sri Lanka until it respects international laws.
The two-week walk to the UN aims to raise calls for the UN to instigate an independent international probe into war crimes committed in Sri Lanka, allow access to prisoners of war and for all internally displaced persons to be resettled into their own homes in Sri Lanka. Tamils across the UK and Europe hope the wider community will join with them to highlight the need for UN to uphold international laws to ensure universal justice.
Cross-party MPs, councillors, solidarity groups and well-wishers attended the vigil on Friday and signed the ‘war crimes book’ to pledge their support for an international independent investigation.
no one should cease until war criminals be punished regardless of their race or politics
unfortunately all war criminals were killed like a bunch of dogs final face of war. now ponna prabaha rotting in hell
@ Raj, Totally agree with you mate, and also the War crimanal’s supporters. In that case you should be punished too
Losers will lose for another time ..!!! poor refugees :))))
Despite the carefully orchestrated propaganda of the groups of ethnic Sri Lankan Tamil professionals in Western capitals for decades endeavoring to convince the lawmakers and foreign offices of those countries that there was a wide spread suppression of the minority Tamils in Sri Lanka and that they were subjected to tremendous discrimination and a systematic genocide; the officials in those nations since late have realized the ground situation that the ‘propagandists’ have presented the ‘Tamil cause’ was out of proportion.
Stop falsely complaining Raj. You know who the real war criminals were? – your Tamil Tiger LTTE buddies who sank deep in the mud in the Nandikanthal lagoon – the invincible ones, now rotting in hell. At least now stop your false propaganda because the more you lie, the more of the international community is realizing that they have been taken for a piggy ride. So go get yourself a life or go and do some amma okering.
Though you are using a Tamil name you are not a Tamil. If LTTE are the war criminals why did Wimal put the drama about the panel? why was GPS + stopped if world is not listening to Tamils? Tamils are asking for an investigation. They are not asking to exclude LTTE’s actions.
Tamils will get nothing .This will be a another day dream.UN yet to accept Goldstone report on Israel..
Vathy, Get a reality check. Majority of the tamils are glad to see the end of LTTE.
The other day acting British Prime Minister Nick Clegg had declared in the British Parliament that the war against Iraq was illegal. That means over half a million killed in that war were murders. And those who gave the order to wage that war are killers. That means, Bush, Blair, Sarcosy and et al are all ‘war criminals’.
The war criminals were punished on 18 May 2009. There are no war criminals to punish.
On- “……reflect a hostile reaction to a body that only has an advisory role” – what the writer /editor and all Sri Lankan’s should ask is whether this illegal body is a precursor for something else.
Agree but I have a question. Can any one say why such a war crimes panel was not established or why was the UN, the international community and the diapsora silent when for 30 years LTTE was killing innocent civilian inculding the leaders of the Tamil people?
If such a pressure was there on LTTE especially during RW”s Peace negotiations, this would not have taken place. Why did LTTE not take that opportunity? Why didnt the UN, IC and Diaspora bring pressure on LTTE to take the that path?
Nobody asked for ???? That;s the whole problem. We bark at Moon now .What for?? Where were Deshapremiyas, Mahindayas at that time ?
Remember 1956, 1977 riots against Tamils were before LTTE’s birth. LTTE was a birth child of the past atrocities committed against Tamils by the past governments and the Sinhalese thugs. Why did the government of Sri La nka did not find a solution through negotiations with Selva who was a non violent campaigner? Most of the time, it was the government of Sri Lanka who broke promises and agreements before LTTE’s birth. 1983 riots against Tamils and burning the Jaffna library legitimized LTTE’s campaign. Before 1983, no sinhales were killed by ordinary Tamils though they used to live in Tamil areas. I condemns both side’s violence equally. I strongly believe both races shold naturally integrate with each other, and not by military force. Look at US, Obama has been elected as a president of US though he is a black man. Can you tell me when a national party ever nominated a Tamil as its leader, and made him/her Prime Minister?. It could not happen becasue of the racism that exists in Sri Lanka. German people went to street to condemn the attacks against Turks in Germany. Did Sinhalese ever demonstrated against any of the riots against Tamils. Though I do not believe in violence, I strongly believe that people who ordered to shell on hospitals and no-war zone, and those who held innocent civilians as human shield should be charged as war criminals and punished regardless of their race.
@ Raj, First of all Obama is not black. He’s only half black. Secondly, great Lashman Kadirgamar easily would have been the Prime Minister under the Rajapaksha government. Oh He was killed by your god father Prabahkaran.
get ur facts right RickJ . sounds like u watch ITN News daily :-) . there’s a clear discrimination against the Tamils in Sri Lanka . for your information CBK technically appointed Late.Mr.Kadiragarmer by signing an appointment letter but it was those JHU (hela karumaya) racists opposed it by saying they do not want to see a Tamil becoming the PM .
whom your trying to fool ?
actually, 1983 sinhaleese people had done some unwanted things. anyway both of us suffered a lot because of war. now it has been terminated . just go to jaffna tamil people are carry on thier daytoday activities properly. sinhaleese also enjoy in jaffna
more than two thosand five hundred people were killed by ltte. we have already forgotten every things. now we should not worry about past . we have to make our children s future.
answer is simple..you called them terrorists..who are not bound by any law..but an elected govt….runn under a costitution has to obey by local and intnl law…so rebels dont have to answer but the elected govt.which should guard the life and property of the citizens….have to answer many questions…now modayas are going to drag poverty India……many years ago when Lalith Athulatmudali was minister in a seminar students asked him why dont you bomb north-east and finished this one day…Lalith said ..a war has to be conducted according to Intnl.law..therefore he cant do that..Lalith a laywer also a law Prof. know the results of this….but modayas dont care about any law…..this is why this UN PANEL….the game has just started…jayawewa…
first we need to punish ‘tamil forum’ terrorists live in LOndon who handled most of suicide bombers to kill innocent sri lankans.
Is there any parallel between no. of killings alledgely happend in the last week of war against past long period.
A few questions for Raj:
1.Without starting mid-way, can you relate to us the history of discrimination regarding Sinhalese and Tamils from the time of British occupation of Ceylon?
2. Wasn’t there an earlier attempt by some Tamils to do a similar march that was videoed and showed just a dejected looking few comprising the marchers?
3. Wil those Cross-party MPs, and councillors disclose how much funding they got from the Tamil Diaspora?,
4. Have Faraz Shauketaly and the British Tamils already determined finally that War Crimes have been committed in Sri Lanka, and if so, by whom?
5. Can you define a “War Crime” according to accepted international rules and the scope of such international rules?
here in Nandi KADAL BANNED CHEMICAL WEAPONS WERE USED TO CARBONISE THE PUBLIC AND REBELS….AFTER ANURADHAPURA AIRPORT ATTACK…THE SECURITY WHICH COULDNT CHALLENGED STRIPPED THE DEAD REBELS TO NAKED BOTHE BOYS AND GIRLS AND PARADEDE IN ANURADHAPURA TOWN……NO CIVILISED SOCIETY WILL DO THIS….THIS IS ALSO A WAR CRIME….ALSO THEY HAVE BURIED THE BODIES IN UNDISCLOSED PLACE….THIS IS ALSO WAR CRIME…RAPING THE GIRLS AT CAMPS AND PRISON BY THEIR OWN SECURITY FORCES IS ALSO WAR CRIME…REFUSING WATER AND MEDICAL CARE TO THE VICTIMS IN A WAR IS A WAR CRIME….NOT DISCLOSING THE NUMBER OF DETAINEES…OR NOT ALLOWING RED CROSS TO MEET THEM IS ALSO A WAR CRIME..KILLING SURRENDERD PEOPLE IS ALSO WAR CRIME.NEED MORE EXAMPLES???????
Koopu, you talk of having been in Nandikadal during the military offensive against that butcher Prabha. Then, how did you escape the so called massacre? Did you throw your weapons into the lagoon and pretend to be an innocent member of Praba’s Human Shield? Obviously you are deaf and blind so that you have not heard of or seen the brutal massacre of helpless and innocent men, women and children (Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim) including priests and pregnant mothers by the LTTE men and women cadres?.
You try to show that during British times the Sinhalese were brainless idiots who did not study English and that the Tamils were brilliant. This shows the level of your own intelligence and knowledge of Sri Lanka’s Social Development. Do you know that during that period the wily British with their Divide and Rule Policy did not have any missionary schools to teach English and Christianity in the Sinhala areas? Have you heard of schools like Jaffna Central, St. Patricks and St. Michaels being established in Sinhala areas? In fact the only schools available to the poor Sinhalese were the village temples? You talk of the Tea Plantations. Do you know that the British Rascals forcibly acquired the lands of Kandyan villagers by passing a Law called the Waste Lands Ordinance and gave them for a pittance to their countrymen and stooges to start the plantations.
No doubt you would have been the happiest if that rascal Praba could have become President or Prime Minister.
Wise up Koopu! Wise up! Forget the past and become a real citizen of this country.
oh ho stil boasting about bata worrriers..
koopu if you are a tamil iam shamed & saddened that racist like you excist in our community. pls stop this stupid sayings as it will only creat trouble for us as we are peacefully getting along with all.
I am going to send a comment wriiten for other article about black July by DBS Jayaraj in this news paper. He did not publish this comment in his dbsjeyarj.com website yet. It goes like this.
Well, my opinion is that we have to remember Black July similar to White May.
Both Victory celebration and remembrance of all victims of the conflict in Sri Lanka from 1958 to May 2009 are equally important. I appreciate that your conclusion about the black July was well organized one and waited for triggering event like killing 13 soldiers by the LTTE. I still have a doubt whether both LTTE and well organized UNP Sinhala mobs were coordinated by the same international intelligence organization. Incidents occurred after July 1983, showed US backing on JR Jayawardena and his extreme right approach in South Asia. This tragedy paved the way to keep these intelligence services to keep their influence in Sri Lanka. One party was USA, the other party was INDIA. However, India was quick to react before US, and hence the famous by force Rajiv-JR accord in 1987.
I see four parties are mainly responsible for this conflict and tragedies from 1958 to May 2009.
(1). England. They divided the people and neglected the majority Sinhalese like in South Africa, educated mostly minority Tamils, made them in higher positions to make Sinhalese people enemies of Tamils. They did it intentionally. Tamils were happy at that time did not realize that they are also eating the portion of PIE that some others belong. At the time of liberation both educated Sinhalese and Tamils fought together to have the independence. They received the independence but the Sinhalese got the right share of the PIE. That is the end of the living together with Sinhalese. Educated Tamils were disappointed and started the struggle for 50:50 shares. England and those who started this unfair struggle is one party mainly responsible for this tragedy.
(2).Sinhala racist politicians who misguided Sinhalese and robbed their votes by showing Tamil politicians unfair intention.
(3). Various international actors tried to use this island as their playground for testing strategies and put Sri Lanka into their long term agenda
(4).LTTE They used the situation, terrorized and used a wrong militarily strategy to fight assuming that no living together in a one country.
Therefore it is very important to realize that public apologizing and public forgiving is the only way to the genuine reconciliation. It has to be brought by parliament Act.
I say once again whenever we celebrate we should also remember the victims of the whole conflict.
Thanks
I am living in sri lanka with all dignity, eqality and freedom and have same rights as sinhalese. If I anser Mr Raj, Yes there was a possibility of a tamil becoming the priminister of sri lanka. But Barberic LTTE killed him. He was Mr Lakshman Kadiragamar. He would have been the PM of Sri Lanka. Also I have to say that there were so many sinhalese people demonstrated agains the war. I know ordinary sinhalese people are very friendly and still trust tamil people as their own. But I doubt about some tamils living abroad. I wish one day we all start thingking like one nation, As Sri Lankans!!!
Dear Shanmugam, your first sentence……, you must be a rare specimen. Other Tamils in Sri Lanka think just the opposite. However I agree that, in general, Sinhalese are nice people. Tamils have problem with the way successive Governments are treating them.
bala as a tamil i can say we faced no descrimination from present govt & you can see why many of us support great leader mahinda. all you guys who have gone overseas creat problems for us. pls mind your own biz so we can live peacefully
nayagam, I do not know where you live. If you are a Tamil come to Killinochi. then you will see what your great leader is doing for us Tamils.
YES SHUNMUGAM TERE WERE TAMILS AS IGP…ATTORNEY GENERAL DURING TAMIL MASSCARE IN 1983 BUT THESE PEOPLE WERE HELPLESS ALMOST UNDER HOUSE ARREST….THIS IS UST A SHOW..IT DOESNT MEAN THAT TAMILS HAVE RIGHTS HERE….SO DURING 1983 ONLY YOU HAVE ESCAPED BECAUSE YOUR WIFE WAS A SINHALESE..EH????
Hello Shanmugam, If there are freedom and equal rights for the tamils what was the reason for the government to slaughter the tamil civilians and other tamils running away to other countries and demanding a war crime investigations. Why didn’t the tamil leaders and the sinhalese government come with some solutions so that the LTTE was not born. Why did they allow tamil grievances to carry on for 30 years and then it erupted into war? Why was there the Black July? Unless, the government change their racist policies and follow true democracy there will not be peace in Sri Lanka. Tamils are not going to give up until justice is achieved because people want answers to all these cruelties. I give respect to those Sinhalese people that have good heart and god bless them.
Tamils and Sinhalse’s inability to find a solutions keep the prolonged ethnic problem alive. As a result, country is ethnically divided. There is no natural integration. Tamils and Sinhalease mistrust each others. How can they live together in a country?
I respect Mr. Kadiragarmar a lot, and he would have been an ideal prime minister for Sri Lanka. But now come to think of it, do you think the LTTE killed him?
I think this Shunmugam, Bala and Nayagam are all Sinhalese posing as Tamils under false names. Any tamil person will not talk like these guys.
Thank you brother Shan, that’s the way it should be. Let me add that Sharvananda was Chief Justice, Kamalasabayson was Attorney General, of this country and we respected and admired both of them.
anyhow tamils didnot got proportional share. There are more Muslim ministers, Chairmans, Directors than their proportion. All this due to unplan & unwise moves of the governments which are run by small group of sinhalese. Generally Sinhalese are good..
..25% of the Foreign Ministry staffs are Muslims..thanks to Mr.Hamid….but how many Tamils are at this Ministry…remember a guy who had a Tamil name was a Foreign Minister (never elected by voters)….
Why not ask the current government to have referrundum to find out whether Tamils want to live in a united Sri Lnaka or want to separate from Sri Lanka to escape from tangible and intangible attrocities committed against them. If Sri Lankan government think Tamils as a citizens of Sri Lanka are happier, the government can held the referrundum. If most Tamils vote in favor of living within united Sri Lanka, then easily government of Sri Lanka can negate all propoganda against it from different corners. Will that happen? If not, it is the acknowledgement that Tamisl are discriminated.
Without media freedom, there is no real democracy. What happened to Lasantha Wickramasinha? Very honourable person. I respect him very much regardless of his ethnicity.
What about many years of discrimination of the Sinhaleese by the British colonial rulers and favoring Tamils of top jobs during the colonial era?
Oh that’s simple. Tamils were better educated and more qualified. That’s not Tamils’ mistake. I am sure the British would have recruited Sinhalese too if they had been up to it. After the British left the Sinhalese are having a go at Tamils because they cannot have a go at the British for sidelining them.
he he tamils better educated bunch of bathroom koolies!! can u see how the sakkiliya behave in uk/canadaq
HAVE YOU BEEN IN NAPLES-IN ITALY..MAJORITY OF SINHALESE IN EUROPE LIVE IN ITALY..ANS SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING????
Because only Tamils were given good education at that time by british .Now what has happened to tamils ?Despite all the free marks given by tamil markers, struglling to compete with sinhala students.
good one Ajit you inbred faawk wit! The only way half you idiots get a doctorate is through bogus Unis and then too an honorary doctorate like DR. MERVYN. Admit it…as a race and especially given the number of you in Lanka you guys and not the smartest lot!!! Your elected leaders are a true testament to that. Nough said!
SO AKS FOR ANOTHER UN INQUIRY FOR THIS…..WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN ALL THESE DAYS IN ANOTHER PLANET?..YOUR MODAYAS WERE NOT READY TO WORK IN TEA PLANTATIONS….NOT READY TO STUDY IN ENGLISH..SO WHAT ELSE BRITISH COULD HAVE DONE…..REMEMBER ARMY COMMANDER..NAVY COMMANDER WERE TAMILS IN THOSE DAYS…BECAUSE THINGS WENT ON PURELY MERIT BASIS…..TODAY?????
Thats the difference sinhalese thought this is their country and never wanted to have any connection with british invaders.But for Tamil this is not their country so they didnt have any problem.And sinahalese army has been proved they have superior brain than Tamil commanders from Dutugemunu days to today.And only merit tamil had those days were licking boots of British..
Hello Rohan, Don’t talk about colonial era, talk about the 21st century, here and now. People are more educated now compared to colonial times unless they have got a evil and selfish heart. We should be thinking of equal rights for everyone and sense of humanity and not butchered like animals. Animals too need to be respected and not treat them with cruelty.
I am a Sri Lankan living in London, this walk is organised by a few Tamils who had a lavish life style while the conflict continued in Sri Lanka, now their resources/ money is drying up, they are looking for a way of taking money from the hard working Tamil people in the UK.
I too live in London. A large number of Tamils and mostly the hardworking type are in this. They are not asking for money from you.
SO YOU WORK IN A COMPANY OWNED BY A TAMIL…????
These are not peace loving Tamils, these were the criminal element of the LTTE supporters who demanded protection money from the hard working Tamils.
If the govenment stop the war after catching kilinotchi and went to the talk with the upper hand present situation could not have arrised. Lot of money would have saved spent for arms and amunition & reconstruction works of almost all the building in that area
Sadly I have to agree with you. These criminals did not support the LTTE either but themselves. They enjoyed a lucrative lifestyle with protection money they were able to elicit from the hardworking Tamils and the LTTE provided them the means for it. Therefore it is not surprising they don’t want to let go.
but Sri Lnaka get helps and money from around the world, and that money too from hard working cizens. This money end up in war criminal’s hand
those tamil people who came who were about to become primeminister were puppets…greedy…they will not realise the problems face by a normal tamil..for example land in vanni being taken by defence…future seems like those children in north and east have no future…
EVEN THERE ARE FULL…HALF…1/4 MINISTERS FROM TAMIL COMUNITY NOW……THESE DIRTS ARE NOT EVEN PREPARED TO GO AND MEET THEIR OWN PEOPLE IN IDP CAMPS OR CHALLENGE THE THUGGERY OF SECURITY FORCES AND ORDINARY SINHALESE WHO HAVE FORCEFULLY OCCUPIED TAMIL HOUSES AND DO WHAT THEY WANT IN NORTH-EAST….BUT FOR HOW LONG??????
My dear shanmugam, I am a Tamil living in Sri Lanka but I do not feel free in my own land. I do not know where you live but I live in Jaffna and I fear for my life because of my views on political freedom to the Tamils. I believe in the Tamil people right to self determination and it is this political view that make me a target by the Sri Lankan death squads. If you consider this position acceptable your definition of freedom is different to mine.
As for Lakshman Kathirkamar’s appointment as PM, when the opportunity arose on 6 April 2004 he was sidelined and Mahinda Rajapaksa was made the prime minister. At that time LK was the more deserving candidate and he was not appointed because he was a Tamil. So do not fool yourself into believing that you enjoy equality in this island.
Dear Mr Ratnum
How many Tamils live among Sinhalese. I think the verymuch more than the tamils who live among tamils. If there so mcuh why does the majority of Tamils live among Sinhalese?
Also please for my knowledge I would be happy if you could list the discriminatory things yu face which a normal sinhalese or muslim do not face in the country . That is, are there any discriminatory acts which is exclusivley for a normal tamil person. (Of course I’m not referring to former LTTE who need to be prssecuted) .
IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE ALL OVER THE WORLD IN CAPITALS…THE ETHINIC BALANCE IS DIFFERENT…..IN LONDON NOW MORE FOREIGNERS THAN WHITES……WHO THE HELL STOP SINHALEASE LIVE IN COLOMBO AND START BUSINESS…???? TAMILS BY HARD WORK HAVE MADE THIS CAPITAL POPULAR MOST OF THE BIG COMPANIES ARE OWNED BY TAMILS AND GIVE JOBS TO YOUR SINHALEASE…BY THE WAY WHERE IS ..HPT GROUP…THE FINANCE…MERCANTILE GROUP…UPALI GROUPS MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS….??????
You should clarify what you meant by self determination.It has a broad meaning.If you are trying to claim a separate Eelam you should be legally prosecuted.I agree you should not be a victim of death squads, since LTTE is no more we should apply state law and give chance for everybody to defend themselves.
You should clarify what you meant by self determination.It has a broad meaning.If you are trying to claim a separate Eelam you should be legally prosecuted.I agree you should not be a victim of death squads, since LTTE is no more we should apply state law and give chance for everybody to defend themselves…
You should clarify what you meant by self determination.It has a broad meaning.If you are trying to claim a separate Eelam you should be legally prosecuted.I agree you should not be a victim of death squads, since LTTE is no more we should apply state law and give chance for everybody to defend themselves…
What political freedom you want my dear. you want to rule jaffana or you ant to make it separate from sri lanka and call it eelam? I live in Kandy among lot of sinhalese. No body bother me becos Im a tamil. I live better than some sinhalese around me. As long as you have this racist mentality you wil have problems.Think like a sri lankan. not like a tamil or any other.Did you enjoy political freedom when prbhakaran was unofficially ruling this area. be honest to yourself first. If you live like a good citizen abide by the law you wont have any problem. I can loudly say that there is no discrimination for tamils in Sri Lanka.There are lot of tamils holding higher positions in the govenment. Dont foget we had tamil IGPs, chief justice, Attoney generals and ministers (who were elected by sinhalese people also) and so on. If there is discriminations how they get these positions. Are any tamils living in europe and other foriegn counries asking political freedom? They just live like pigs cleaning there boots. Why they cant come to this country and live with dignity.
yes we “HAD” …..IGP s…Attorney-Generals and top diplomates in western capitals…..but today……you are AN INDIAN TAMIL…..this is why “SHUNMUGAM”…..ENOY YOUR LIFE ….in Kanday district 80,000 Tamils have votes but Sinhala thugs prevent them from voting during every election…enjoy…this freedom….dont talk about your upcountry thalivers….they are available for sale..lease…etc.,
Some very good & intelligent comments above. But the sad thing is still people give priority to their own race. This is the major problem. One shouldnt be appointed for certain position because of his or her race. This has to be changed. If late Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar was suggested or considered for the PM post does that mean the tamil problems are solved or equal rights are goven to the tamils. LK was actually suggested by the JVP for the said position purely for his diplomacy, education & experience. Which indeed a very good suggestion and thats an answer from JVP to keep many people’s mouth shut, who called JVP a racist party.
On the other hand Tamils are living every nook and corner of the country. There are some low level 3rd grade people with racist nature. But majority of the Srilankans, irrespective of their race are peace lovers. We all can live in harmony without any trouble if we are intelligent enough to avoid politically motivated violence. We were in the dark for 30 years which is an irreparable crime. Thousands invaluable of lives billions of dollars and properties are wasted.
All these violence, hatred & war are not really based on ones religion or race. Its because of the language. If ‘English language’ had been kept as ‘the’ medium in schools today Srilanka is a very different country. We been devided from the age of 6 or even below. I really wish that those ‘Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim & Catholic’ colleges and Maha Vidyalas arnt there (must be renamed). Thats when we learn division and seperation at that tender age. Its sad that so called interlectuals and pundits dont realise where the problem is. We are very good in putting plasters and cover the wound rather than treating it propery.
Mistakes been made in the past from all sides, some were unfortunately horrible and deadly but are we still going to point fingers at each other? When are we going to correct ourselves and live like normal human beings.
All we need is a GOOD LEADER. We dont have to become a Singapore, we can make Srilanka a Switzerland.
at rajan ,
You can hold any opinion you want.But you cant divide this country.If you try to do so you should be legally prosecuted.And Lakshman Kadiragamar was never elected by a election so he is not fit to be PM.
All the Tamil businessmen are frauds..Drug dealers, human smuglers be it in West or East.
sinhala businessmen are very honest…….The Finance….Mercantile Finance..HPT Finance…..list will go on…
KOOPU are you joking?
Will these crooks self immomalate again??
,,YOU SHOULD HAVE GUTS TO DO THIS……..HOW WAS THE FAST TO DEATH BY YOUR HERO…..???? EARLIER BY AYATULLAHS IN FRONT OF FORT RAILAWAY STATION????
How pathetic are some of these British tamils? While I donot want to defend every thing done by govt. forces in the final phase it is important to remember the outcome of the war has given peace to the whole county.
Where were these British tamil jokers when the LTTE
-Killed their own tamils in thousands? The so called saviours were the biggest killers of tamils during the conflict period!!! Did they oppose the LTTE!
- Where were they when LTTE kidnapped thosands of poor tamil kids from the arms of parents while VP sent his kids abroad?
- Where were they when for 30 yrs all tamil freedom ( speech, expression, movement etc) was taken away by megalomaniac psychopath? Did they protest ???
- Where were they when the LTTE forced every thing on tamils at gunpoint?
- Did you protest against the LTTE who was preaching freedom, treated tamils as puppets in areas they controlled?
- Where were they when the LTTE despite collecting billions did not even give a grain of rice or a panadol to poor tamils while built luxury swimming pools , had posh vehicles and homes for the leaders?
- Where were they when the LTTE destroyed all industry, jobs and economy of tamil areas in the pretext of freedom??
- Where were they when the psychopath VP destroyed every thing and every one in his path ? Didn’t they praise him!!!!
- Did you protest when the poor tamils were trampled, squashed, squeezed, disgraced by the psychopathic VP???
Hence disgraceful British tamil jokers…. If you did protest against all LTTE barbarismin the same vigor, you certainly can protest against the govt.
Do not try to comment on the spec in your opponents eye when you have a log in yours!!!!!
The SL government acting like the LTTE, terrorizing it all of it’s citizen( Sinhala , Tamil and Muslims). The current regime did a good job eliminating the LTTE because the International community would have never backed a terrorist organization for separate state but it would back the elected Tamil representative.
The Tamils have been terrorist by successive governments since independence 1956, 1958, 1977, 1981 , 1983 and 2009 but know was punished for the SL terrosit act but this time we will make sure the SL will get punished .
Two weeks ago the SL issue was tabled in UN, this is the begging and end of current regime along with racist sinhala policy. I want be surprise if there is economic embargo SL . SL cricket team should start training Chinese convicts to play cricket.
Different View,
The Tamil people who live in the south live in constant fear of being visited by another 1956, 1958, 1977, 1983. They live on a knife edge all the time knowing in the back of their mind that thye can be dragged out of their house and burnt alive any time and that the Sri Lankan police or the armed forces will not protect them from the murderous thugs when they visit them. The fact that majority of Sinhalese are good natured did not and will not protect the Tamils when another progrom against them is unleashed. That is the reality for the Tamil people. Now tell me do the Sinhalese face the same threat. Even when the LTTE was active the Sinhalese had the S/L forces to defend them. But when the Sinhalese thugs attack the Tamils S/L police and the armed forces join in rather than protecting them.
With regards to the Sinhalese being discriminated against pre-independence please note that there was no discrimination in the British system. In that system the Sinhalese and the Tamils had the same opportunity but the Tamil people mainly from the north gave much importance to education compared to the rest of the island. This was because the north was mainly arid and was not as fertile as the rest of the island where people lived off their land. This is true for the Tamils from the east too. It is because of this that there were many Tamils in the British run civil service. It was not discriminatory as there were many more Sinhalese educated people as well as Tamil educated people in the British run administration. It is a racist propaganda to suggest that the Sinhalese were discriminated against. It was the Sinhalese elite who kept the Sinhala working class as an underclass by describing them as “modayas” and making them believe in that myth so that they did not even try to reach to the top. Tamils on the contrary believed in themselves and reached to the top through education.
Ratnam, you statement is utter waste and false. No Tamils live in fear. Go and see in dehivela. It is like a small Jafna.
Oh with all the bombs and bullets hurled at each other above, no wonder we are not able to live as brothers in this paradise isle of ours! Let those guys over there have their walk for all we care.
Faza … i am sure you are the only sakili bathroom kuuli in this forum ,, along with some other un educated singhalese . you guys are a bunch of pathetic blood thirty animals.
please please give me some brains
Yes I can give you some brains but they will be Tamil brains. is that Ok
The comments are a good reflection of what is essentially ‘a hell of a paradise’!
I guess you havn’t seen the comments on Obama’s white house you tube channel …..
British Tamils must not meddle in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. They are British citizens and passport holders. UK government must take appropriate actions against the UK citizens (Registered or born) who collect money and wage campaign against another soveriegn country, especially a member of the commonwealth.
The Tamil Diaspora who was supporting LTTE financially over the last thirtry years has blood in their hands. International Court should bring Prabhakaran, Anton Balsingham and the top heirachy of LTTE for war crimes posthumously and not the GoSL for defeating LTTE.
International western community and the UN made a big hallbaloo when Sri Lankans including a minister when demonstrated in front of the UN. Now the Tmail Diaspora is planning a demo infront of UN in Geneva and we are waiting to see what the response would be from the international community and the UN administration.
the difference between two demonstrations is one for war criminals and the other for against war criminals!
first bring the buthchers of nadi kadal…minimum 50,000 Tamils.to intnl criminal court …then inquiry about sinhala politicians…journalists…buddhist ayatullahs…who have flamed anti-Tamil riots since 1948. and responsible for Tamil masscare till 1983…after let us talk about others….ok?
LTTE MILITARY TACTICS WAS WRONG.BUT THE STRUGGLE FOR TO REGAIN THE OCCUPIED TAMIL HOMELAND IN NORTH IS RIGHT.PRABAKARAN BECAME ONE MAN RULE,THAT IS NOT THE TAMIL IN NORTH WANTED.SO,PRABA LOST THE FIGHT BUT TAMILS ARE THERE,THEY WILL DO WHATEVER NECESSASARY TO ACHIEVE THE VICTORY FOR THO GET BACK THEIR LOST COUNTRY,TO PORGESE,HOLLAND,BRITISH AND SINHALESE.
by reading these comments I can see how Tamils and Sinhalease waste their time in confronting with each others. Instead, both should work together for racial harmony. If not, this country will be wasting more time. One that suppress others rights wasting time in justifying that. Likewise, one that is suppressed is fighting against suppression. No use
i have seen a lot of tamils whose refugee claims are pending in the USA courts are very happy when their areas are bombed by the sri lankan forces to kill the terrorist tigers. their faces are brimming with happinesss because it will give strength to the false claim of army brutality and eventually lead to the granting of refugee status. now, the war is history. the pending claims will be rejected to those liars who are looking for some other ways to stay in those tiger loving territories. let them march to UN. no use. those liars will be sent back to sri lanka soon. no more refugees. UN SAY SO.
WHAT ABOUT MUSLIMS FROM VARIOUS PARTS FROM YOUR COUNTRY SEEKS REFUGEE STATES IN THE WEST? SOME ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED …WHAT IS THEIR PROBLEM????????????????? SIMPLY THEY SPEAK TAMIL….ONLY FOR THIS THEY GO WITH TAMILS ..EH???
TAMILS MUST FOLLOW THE MUSLIMS. FOR EXAMPLE;
MUSLIMS ARE IN ALL POLITICAL PARTIES. MUSLIMS ARE LIVING IN ALL PARTS OF SRI LANKA. MUSLIMS SPEAK TAMIL IN TAMIL AREAS AND SINHALESE IN SINHALA AREAS. IN KANDY TOWN MUSLIMS ARE OWNING ALL THE LEADING SHOPS. FORM THE TIME OF INDEPENDENCE ATLEAST ONE MUSLIM IS A CABINET MINISTER.
THE SINHALESE ARE SCARED TO TOUCH THE MUSLIMS BECAUSE OF REPRISALS FROM ARAB COUNTRIES.
if their case are rejected, they will be handed over to war criminals. That’s what you want? Some like to see other’s suffering!
PLEASE DONT INSULT THE PEOPLE BLESSED BY TRIPLE GEM…..ACCORDING CON BOOK MAHAVAMSA..
MUSLIM RELIGION IS SPREAD WORLD WIDE USING VIOLENCE. 9/11 IS ONE EXAMPLE. MOHAMED USED THE SWARD TO CONVERT PEOPLE TO MUSLIM RELIGION. THE HIGHEST BIRTH RATE IN THE WORLD IS KATTANKUDY INTHE EASTERN PROVINCE OF SRI LANKA. VERY SOON MUSLIMS WILL OVER RUN THE SINHALESE BECAUSE BOTH SINHALESE AND TAMILS DIED IN THE WARS FROM 1956
@ T. Joseph, you are real mutt living a hatred life… 9/11 is not to spread Islam and no proof Muslims lead this episode… any way Bin Laden does not fight USA to spread Islam. He fights USA for their style of policing the world for their advantage and supporting Israel which is occupying Palestine land… What Bin Laden is doing is not according to the teachings of Islam. Muslims live according to the Quran and Hadees, study this fully and correctly and then make your comments…if not shame on you for making comments ignorantly.
The placard holders are merely haunting prabhas memories and these diaspora members are trying to give oxygen for dead LTTErs or limping LTTErs. Since UN Moon cannot punish the real culprits for their war crimes (as they -socalled freedom fighters- died May 18th 2009 in Nadikadal lake), is aiming to punish our brave soldiers and leaders. Upon US forces victory in Afganistan or Iraq (whenever) will Mr.Moon punish US soldiers and it’s leaders?????
Why all of you fight like dogs.BE aware the ambulance has started moveing in the wrong direction!
The North and East provinces were dominated by tamil rule before 505 years ago and the tamil people were blessed well.Today the political motivated violences against to the tamils and making land grab in the tamil areas are injustice. The justice in srilanka is opposed to the devolution of power as the Sinhala and Buddhist aggression is in the country. Since the independence from the Britain, not a single government interrested to solve the unreasonable decision against to the tamil community and now the Sinhala parties are united to neglect the democratic vaules of the tamils.The tamil people were trusted the Indian govt ,but ultimately the tamil people were deceived by the Indian govt to the devolution of power too. The GOSL must comply to the UN covenant and the Geneva conventional act in order to bring peace in the country.
Koopu Dear
MAHAVAMSA is not a conning book.It’s genuine & unique.But these shaved headed culprits with the connivance of the corrupted politicians have changed the versions to suit their whims & fancies.That’s it!
As for Lakshman Kathirkamar’s appointment as PM, when the opportunity arose on 6 April 2004 he was sidelined and Mahinda Rajapaksa was made the prime minister. At that time LK was the more deserving candidate and he was not appointed because he was a Tamil. So do not fool yourself into believing that you enjoy equality in this island.
Now Chandrika is complaining that her mothers legacy is not respected.
Let us understand that power cracy goons now run Sri Lanka and the country itself is a refugee camp ask the Sinhalese who are getting out of that hellish place
Can Tamils make the same demonstrations in Sri Lanka? Answer is no. If ever Tamils make similar demonstrations in Sri Lanka, the government of Sri Lanka can put their life in danger by using either white van abduction or other method. How can Tamils live in the same country if they cannot at least demonstrate? No one can talk about white van abduction regardless of their race. I strongly believe in real democracy, and not in the fake democracy.
T. JOSEPH, you are a perfect example of what Prabhas ideas were. The way you are telling me that my home is Arabia means the same what Prabha did to Muslims in Jaffna. Ultimately he paid dearly for his arrogance but sadly his family also paid for your great leaders bloodthirsty ideas. You are a perfect example why we are treating tamils differently in sri lanka. We cannot let loose people like you as the cancer of racism will again spread in my motherland. GOD BLESS MOTHERLANKA.
Prabha asked for blood. He started the war. He killed innocent civilians all over sri lanka. He sent our country to the stone age Our Dear President as the leader of our motherland did his job well and annihilated the LTTE. He saved motherlanka. The war was not between tamils and budhdhists. It was between evil and good. Try to understand that. Budhdhism has nothing to do with this war. Do not insult any religion for no reason.
I dont know why my country men the people of Sri Lankan is so afraid of UN panel?. In every war there might be may be mis-conduct from both sides. But if some one violated the international law and commited war crimes and killed innocent Tamils / Sihalese/ Muslims whether he is LTTE member, Sarath fonseka, MR, Karuna or Gotha should be punished. In this as per opinion of many Sri lankan we should as one nation to support the UN panel. So let us wellcome the UN panel. let them find out any mis-doing if there was any. We as Srilankan should not care that much about this UN panel. if our hands are clean why should we worry. Who ever violated the international law and killed innocent people and commited war crimes, let them take the responsibilty. But Sri Lankan as a country will not take the responsibily for any charges of war crimes.
The British Goverment will not allow Muslims supporting Jihad to demonstrate. Why should Sri Lanka allow the supporters of terrorism to demonstrate? T. Joseph is lucky that he can write 40,000 Tamils were killed without any proof. In England he would have been asked to explain where he got his figures from.
T. Joseph, How many thousnad are killed in Iraq and afganistan by your so called load Jesus teaching?
The goodness creates a profusion of loving relationships and inspiring loyalties when the nation respect each other. But the govt is dominated by racist ideologues who promote the nation of the Sinhalese as a choice of people. Today humanity has been abused by some crooks.