Re: Naked, bound and shot: how ‘Tamil rebel’ was killed by Sri Lankan soldier
Losers, empty heads, supporters of LTTE,Stupids, >>>
oh I could not resist to acquire these noble titles,,
let us go to the period that Sri Lanka Freedom Party Ruled, 1956-65
Some of the first actions taken by the new SLFP government reflected a disturbing insensitivity to minority concerns. Shortly after its victory, the new government presented parliament with the Official Language Act, which declared Sinhala the one official language. The act was passed and immediately caused a reaction among Tamils, who perceived their language, culture, and economic position to be under attack.
The passage of the Official Language Act precipitated a current of antagonism between the Tamils and the Sinhalese. The Sri Lankan Tamils, represented by the Federal Party, launched a satyagraha (nonviolent protest) that resulted in a pact between S.V.R.D. Bandaranaike and S.J.V. Chelvanayakam. The agreement provided a wide measure of Tamil autonomy in Northern and Eastern provinces. It also provided for the use of the Tamil language in administrative matters. The Bandaranaike Chelvanayakam Pact also promised that "early consideration" would be extended to Indian "plantation" Tamils on the question of Sri Lankan citizenship. But the pact was not carried out because of a peaceful protest by Buddhist clergy, who, with support from the UNP, denounced the pact as a "betrayal of Sinhalese-Buddhist people."
In May 1958, a rumor that a Tamil had killed a Sinhalese sparked off nationwide communal riots. Hundreds of people, mostly Tamils, died. This disturbance was the first major episode of communal violence on the island since independence. The riots left a deep psychological scar between the two major ethnic groups. The government declared a state of emergency and forcibly relocated more than 25,000 Tamil refugees from Sinhalese areas to Tamil areas in the north.
*www.lankalibrary.com/geo/postcolonial_history.htm
This is the Srilanka academicians officials site, so your complaints about that I am posting from LTTE text hold no water.
The distinct lack of protection for the rights of minorities in the new constitution dismayed many sectors of the population. The Tamils were especially disturbed because the 1972 constitution contained no elements of federalism. Instead, a newly conferred status for Buddhism replaced the provisions for minorities provided by Article 29 in the 1948 constitution. The constitution also sanctioned measures that discriminated against Tamil youth in university admissions. Tamil youth were particularly irked by the "standardization" policy that Bandaranaike's government introduced in 1973. The policy made university admissions criteria lower for Sinhalese than for Tamils.
According to earlier constitution the Tamils were able to compete with Singalese in all civil examination including University admission..
Further more there was no development work taken place neither schools were build in Tamil areas. Thus with arid land no industries, and commerce existed the Tamils go to colombo for earning and further studies but the new rules restrict it..
By denying the even a basic livelihood for the minority peoples Singalese are only pushing the Tamils in confrontation mood..
The fact LTTE is only born after 1976 but your ascertain that I read 50 years of LTTE text only show the level of your understanding ..
In fact you are only confirming what I am saying about Srilanka's Unitary ,BUDDHISM only and Singalese majority only with the justification that the majority religion and majority language got preference over others...if this is not discriminatory what it is name?
From 1947 to 1977 three decades Tamils participated in elections in the hope to get equal justice , equal rights for them..
the decades belong to chelvanayakam, and Amirthalingam and other moderate leaders..and you equal them to LTTE political goons?..
Even among Singalese political leaders of worst Tamil citics, are still ruing the not utilising chances provided by moderates in during the post independence era..
You spoke about justice of Singalese..
Let me show one example of the Tamil journalist convicted for writing article by criticising the Government for 20 years hard labour..
*www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4a9f78321e.html
On two accounts
firstly that he was sentenced, 'He has criticized the Government war on Tamil thus promoted hatred between two communities.
Secondly, 'he received money from LTTE to run his web sites.
In the first case not only he but also several other Singalese journalists express unhappiness over civilians killings by the army in the guise of liberating ..particularly the 'Pudukudiyirruppu' bombing which was designed safe area by the Singale Govt.
Nowhere we seen that Government designed safe havens are bombed by own government on its civilians.
Even the article in the question was written in 2006 in a magazine no longer exit..but the war started only in the end of 2008.Tissainayagam is the first Sri Lankan journalist to be convicted under the anti-terrorism law. In fact, he is one of the few journalists anywhere in the world to be accused of terrorism because of their reporting.
The second charges is that he received fund from LTTE to establish his website.GOVt has produced a custodial confession signed by him in a court as evidence, which he told the court, it was obtained from third degree methods, and denied the statement completely.
The court anyway overruled him and sentence given for 20 years hard labour in prison.
But I am not saying that the judge is biased.. he was not.. he is acting what the law enacted by the majority singalese is saying..according to the law , the burden of proof is with the accused...
Give you some example..
let us pretend we are in Srilanka...I wrote this post... immediately you are accusing me I am LTTE agent.. on the basis I am arrested..Your statement is enough that I get arrested... police will record your statement and you will require to attend to court only one time.. You need not give any evidence that I am LTTE agent in the court... I should prove I am not LTTE how..unless the original LTTE itself give recorded statement that I am not one their.. or the LTTE has recorded database of its member and supporter and later the police traced it and found that my name is not there...that is 100% conviction on the basis of accusation...
It is not only Tamils suffered but some singalse Journalist who exposed the GOVT extra judicial killings are also executed by the GOVT forces (bringing conviction of singalse supporting Tamils rights is very difficult in court.
The assassination of Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wikrematunge (51) on January 8, 2009 was more chilling(he was also ciritical of Srilanka extra judicial killings)
So a Government sponsored pogroms is still continuing...and you want to give more teeth to this government..
Very nice..
When I am giving Government sponsored pogrom nightmares, you are countering Indias natural disasters as supporting your argument..
India sent Milk and the food items but singale govt is delaying the distribution.. monsoon is ravaging the Manik farm camp... and children are worst affected..
You are advocating let them die why poke our nose..
So our cultures are different and we see a problems in different side..
You are looking for the trunk..
I am looking for the root...
You are looking for the smoke and chasing it...but I am looking for the fire and its source
You are looking for the Voilence of armed conflict..but I am looking for the cause of it..
It was the people like you caused the Kashmir, Punjab, Assame, Manipur in to blames for petty political gains..
exactly the Chinese wanted the people like you should rule the border states so the discontent spread and India can be weak!”
“We must build our state without the Jews. They can be only stateless foreigners among us, with no legal permanent standing.Germany will not founder on the racial question; to the contrary, the future of our people depends on solving it. As in so many other areas, here we also shall be pathfinders for the world. Our revolution is of enormous significance. We want it to find the key to world history in the solution of the racial question.
-Joseph Goebbels at 1933 Nuremberg rally
Substitute above word Jews with Tamil, now you got Mahinda
History tell us how Hitler solve the Jew problems in Germany-then the world did nothing to stop this..because this is another Govt problems.. Mahinda is following his mentor's foot steps..and his students are glorifying him...
Well done!!!
gratias ago tibi !!