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India, PoliticsPressure Mounting in Southern India to Stop LTTE-Sri Lanka War
Cadres of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, a Dalit political front in Southern India led by its president Thol. Thirumavalavan on Thursday, Jan 15th began a hunger strike agitation in Chennai in Tamil Nadu protesting the “lethargic attitude” of the Indian government for failing to protect the interests of Tamils in Sri Lanka. They also charged the government with failing to prevent the violence unleashed on the Tamils by the Sri Lankan Army.
After four days of hunger strike, On Sunday Jan 18 at 5:00 pm heeding to the request of the state Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu state Mr. M Karunanidhi, Mr Thol Thirumavalavan gave up the hunger strike.
Even as Mr Thol Thirumavalavan called off his indefinite fast, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr S Ramadoss called an indefinite hartal in Tamil Nadu.
Times of India reported yesterday:
Tamil Nadu will come to a standstill. Except basic services like milk and health, nothing should move in the state. Until the Centre intervenes to effect a ceasefire in Sri Lanka, the state will be paralysed,” Ramadoss said after Thirumavalavan gave up his fast in Maraimalainagar in the city suburbs.
Jay Shankar and Paul Tighe who had a telephonic interview with the Indian leaders, report in Bloomberg:
Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam party has “impressed” on the federal government that it should step in and stop the war, spokesman T.K.S. Illangovan said in a telephone interview from Chennai. The party wants Pranab Mukherjee, India’s foreign minister, to hold talks with the Sri Lankan government to “stop the genocide,” he said. “Civilian Tamils are affected in large numbers,” Illangovan said. “This has to be stopped.”
Public outcry and protests started since October last year. Starting with the Communist Party of India’s protest meeting in mid October, Movie Directors protest, All party Human Chain protest, Movie Actors protest, All Tamil Nadu Traders Union protest bandh, Dalit Panthers Rail Roko protest, MDMK’s protest meetings, TV Actors protest, FEFSI film workers protest, Actor Vijays fast protest, IT Engineers human chain protest with actor Surya and Karthi, Artists Exhibition to express solidarity, Lawyers protest, Doctors protest – almost everybody from every walk of like have shown their solidarity towards stopping the war in Sri Lanka.
As a culmination of the protests, a team of Tamil Nadu MP’s lead by the Chief Minister Mr. M Karunanidhi subsequently met the Indian Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh in December and urged immediate action. The Prime Minister gave his personal assurance that the Indian government will appropriately exert pressure on Sri Lanka to stop the war. However many view that India is playing double game by supporting Sri Lanka in its war to defeat the Tamil resistance.
Mr. V S Subramaniam a citizen journalist reports in Merinews:
Delhi’s deceptive tactics to cover betrayal
The foreign minister Pranab Mukerjee was shadow acting to extricate Manmohan Singh from his promise to Tamil Nadu leaders on December 4, 2008. The assurance was to send Pranab Mukherjee to Colombo to pressurise Sri Lanka into a ceasefire. The foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon’s role was to sell Pranab’s fake wares to ‘gullible’ Tamil UPA partners. There is deception aplenty in Pranab’s role and India’s belief in the sanctity of SL’s ’sovereignty’, ‘non-involvement’, ‘hands-off’ and commitment to a ‘political over a military solution’ to the SL conflict.
Delhi’s agenda to ‘kill’ Tamil cause
However, M Veerappa Moily, the Congress media chief expressed an uncontrolled euphoria when Kilinochchi fell. He asked the Lanka government to hand over the resistance leadership, wanted by the Indian authorities in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, as quid pro quo for its military support for the Lanka genocide. “We are giving full support to the Sri Lanka government, for which it has to hand over the fugitive to India”.
Delhi’s agenda is to destroy Tamil cause for good by neutralising or eliminating the Lankan Tamil resistance leadership. Moily’s forthright statement exposes the hypocrisy of Pranab’s fake wares. The Congress-Delhi’s double-talk (Pranab vs. Moily) underpins the “greatest betrayal” of Tamilians on the Lanka Tamil issue.
The Tamil Nadu state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the principal opposition party in India, organized a one day hunger protest on Monday, Jan 12th in Chennai to call on the Indian UPA lead government to stop the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka. The State President Mr L Ganesan said Tamils should get their equal rights looking after their own affairs and urged for an immediately Cease Fire to stop the war. A senior member of the state unit Mr. Vaithiyalingam asked the Indian government to lift the ban on the LTTE at the BJP’s state general meeting.
A popular regional magazine Kumudam conducted a televised interview last week with Mr K Thangabalu – The State Secretary of Congress Party. The event broadcast over the internet through the magazines Web TV site allowed callers to ask questions to Mr Thangabalu. The event saw Mr Thangabalu being blasted by every caller regarding the moral principles of the Congress party with respect to the Sri Lankan issue.
A caller questioned Mr Thangabalu on who the Congress party represents – Indians or the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka. Few Sri Lankan Tamils who called from Canada and USA questioned Mr Thangabalu on the respect the party has shown to the views and aspirations of not only the Tamils of Sri Lankan but that of Tamil Nadu. Mr Thangabalu was seen repeatedly attempting to defend the parties Sri Lankan policy and mentioned that Congress has every right to hold their opinion just like other parties.
The mounting pressure from southern India over the Sri Lankan issue is nearing its boiling point. Whether the Congress government will respect the democratic calls of India’s own citizens or continue its clandestine partnership with the Rajapakse government of Sri Lanka is yet to be seen and could very well determine the fate of the already declining popularity of the Congress party in South India.
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Jan 20, 2009
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Thangabalu is unfit to be a Congress leader. If Kamaraj is alive he would have been commited sucide seeing this shameless leaders like Thangabalu, EVKS Elongavan, SR Balasubramaniam. They receive money from Sri Lankan government. They lick the ass hole of Sonia Gandhi.
Apr 27, 2009
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Be real.Cant SINHALESE learn from INDIA how to live in a multi lingual society? Is it so imposible to lift their head and look at INDIA which is just 18 Km away?Cant they read newspapers about how NHERU & CO handled the language problem and reorganised INDIA on language lines?Cant they take a plane trip land in delhi and see for themselves How INDAIN languages and regional cultures are flourishing?How every state imparts school education in local languages?How higher education is done in ENGLISH? HOW because of ENGLISH we have become a software super power?How even though 70% INDIANS dont understand their PM speaking in parliament they vote in right governments that guard the cultural plurality of INDIA?
The answer is they know it perfectly well. BUT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING IT. WHY? They IDEALIZE the PAKISTANIS who imposed URDU on BANGLADESHIS and commited genocoide when they resisted it.There is practicaly no difference between them and PAKISTAN. THEY both are racists.They wish the destruction of INDIAN multi cultural nation.They were seeking support from US in the past and CHINA at present giving harbour facilities to CHINA
Sri Lankan Tamils are paying the price for the tamilian vote to UPA in the last election.The Hindus of Srilanka are being killed by Budhist sinhalese race with the help of Christian Sonia.Had the BJP was in power would they let it happen?Many half baked foolish north indians writing in these comments dont realize that more than 1000 Indian Tamil Fisher men have been killed by the SLA Navy as one of the largest Navies in the world Indian Navy stood watching by.Even pakistan only arrests Erring indiaan fishermen straying into the their waters.INDIAN CHANNELS has never ran a story on that.If iNDIAN CHANNELS began as a channel in the 90’s means should it not introspect about the past? Instead of calling useless talking heads like KAPIL SIBAL , SUDIP and ABISHEK MANU SINGVI for uniterrupted slanging matches why cant you dig for truth?
. Srilankans helped PAKISTANI AIRFORCE planes to refuel and fly to bangladesh against the warnings of indira’s government during 1972 indian war with pakistan. Guess who whre on these planes? PAKISTANI MILITARY PERSONNEL in civilian clothes.Once they landed in DHAKA they changed their clothes and killed indian soldiers and commited genocoide of lakhs of Bengalis in BANGLADESH.
Srilanka always supported American proposal for nuclear free zone in south asia nuch to india’s chargin.They never supported INDIAN stand on kashmir.Now they are openly filrting with CHINA.Why your channel never goes back in history to dig the truth?
Now they are giving the HAMBANTOTA deep sea port to CHINA. for what? to refuel the chinese navy ships like GWADER port in PAKISTAN.PAKISTANIs supplied emergency military aid to srilanka during the height of KARGIL war. Now a genocoidal leader like RAJAPAKSE is glorified as a soverign head of state.
RAJIV GANDHI was misled into SRILANKA by a coterie that includes ROMESH BANDARI and others.The whole INDO-SRILANKAN accord is a trap,because it doesnit mentions any specific rights to Tamils.PRABHAKARAN was coerced into the agreement by virtualy jailing him inside DELHI’s HOTEL ASHOKA.
NO senior tamil politician was consulted.The then foreign seceretary VENKATESWARAN saw through the SINHALA plot and adviced against it. Guess what? He was dismissed.Such was the influence of the coterie around the inexperienced RAJIV that he dismissed a seasoned diplomat thinking that SRILANKA was desiring genuine freindship with INDIA.
Once IPKF went there they showed their true colours. They did every thing to sabotage the fake accord.Theyploted to turn INDIA against LTTE.14 senior leaders of LTTE were arrested by Sri Lankan Army in peace time and deported to COLOMBO in gross violation of the accord and they all commited suicide.Did the INDIAN government raise any voice? no. why? because the entire INDO,-SRILANKAN accord was a Clever bait by sinhalese.
They feigned to lease TRICONAMALEE port to US allow VOA staion there.When INDIA confronted them they baited INDIA by saying OK we wont do that, But we will send you some papers regarding a few proposal to TAMILS , We will sign a peace accord throwing some false promises to Sri LANKAN TAMILS.And SRILANKA will fall into indian camp. INDIA fell for this bait. The late JEYAWARDHANE has openly talked about it later in his life.MORONS like SONIA who cant even can hold a proper press conference, who cant even complete a degree in LONDIN during 3 years stay will never comprehend the treacherous minds of SINHALA FOXES.
When LTTE protested to IPKF they couldnt do anything about it.LTTE too is guilty in opposing indians. But what will they say to their cadres when 14 senior commanders were killed right under the nose of IPKF. They remained silent only.Waves of protestsa in srilanka followed .DHILEEPAN took a fast unto death in jaffana.After many months the IPKF installed its puppet PADHMANABHA as chief minister of the NORTH EAST state in a bogus election.And LTTE took on the IPKF only after that.
THE TAMIL-SINHALA divide is an old running sore.Tamils of srilanka went to there 1000 years before.The sinhalese are also migrants form kerala,bengal and bihar areas of india.just a hundred years before them.The Sinhala lies that they are the true sons of soil is white lie.Sri LANKA is just 18 Km away from Tamil Nadu.And the waters are shallow.There is an evidence of abridge type natural formation from NASA photos. Wont Tamils cross this just 18 Km in 2000 years?
Right from the day British left the ISLAND the sinhalese are denying education in TAMIL for TAMILS and government jobs.They have a racist envy about educationaly forward TAMILIANS.They are denying all rights to them.MILLIONS of TAMILS live in foreign countries as a refugees. OUR country is also fighting many insurgencies.Is it using 120 mm guns,helicopter gunships,and airforce bombesrs on them? They are only used against foreign enemies.Thats how sinhalese regard Tamils.They know very well that their obsolete artillery and bombers will kill 100 more civilians for every LTTE killed.They relish the thougt.SO be it. Their true intention is commiting genocoide
the tamils like ABDUL KALLAM is makin missiles. Tamil Scientist CHIDAMBARM was the head of the atomic bomb division.The BRAHMOS missile chief is SIVADHANU PILLAI a TAMIL. The CHANDRIYAN project head MAYILSAMY ANNADURAI is a TAMIL also.hundreds of TAMILIANS have laid down their life for defence of INDIA in kashmir, KARGIL, even in AFGANISTAN. YET the INDIAN government under RAJIV GANDHI fell for the SINHALESE bait.Ignoring the wellfare of TAMIL RACE in SRILANKA.He didnt consult a single TAMILIA POLITICIAN on the accord.This is what happens when inexperienced charismatic leaders get into power.A security relationship was thrown as a bait by SRLANKANS and that was it.
Every NORTH INDIAN would have watched on the TV how a sinhalese soldier tried to kill RAJIV in SRILANKA.He is living free in SRILANKA today.SRILANKAN government has covered it up as an act of an individual.During IPKF time 1000 indians and 10000 Tamilians were killed. WHo was responsible for this?
The INDIAN TAMILS were completelt against the treacherous killing of RAJIV GANDHI. They annoited congress government of NARASHIMA RAO and MANMOHAN SINGH.
But still SONIA GANDHI’s help for the genocoidal srilankans illustrate that the LTTE’s fears on RAJIV was justified.LTTE feared that RAJIV will once again be fooled by LANKANS and they will be finished if he comes to power again.If you are in PRABHA KARAN’s shoes what will you do?
after that they never destabilised INDIA.During NARASHIMA RAO,VAJPAYEE,MANMOHAN regimes,How many INDIANS were killed by LTTE? Come SONIA GANDHI the SINHALESE are only gloating.Did they try to assasinate SONIA in the past 15 years? Every one knows they will die for a cause once they aim for it.They have the capability to do anything.But they didnt try.Now in gross violation of all constitutional norms She is helping the sinhalese to kill 20000 TAMILS.Is the death of 20000 TAMILS not enough of a punishment? SHE still wants more.Enacting a careful drama of forgiving NALINI ,an accomplice in RAJIV assasination, SHE is secretely assisting the SINHALESE in this genocoide of TAMILS.The US,BRITISH,CANADIAN,NORWEGIAN governments were urging Sinhalese to stop the genocoide.but INDIA is keeping quiet.WHY?
News Channels like you trivialze teh whole issue by superficial reporting.,
Apr 27, 2009
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Dear Mr. Sakthi, Greetings to you!
Thank you very much, for your contribution narrating the complete history of Tamils of Eelam (Ceylon) and the history of political twist and turns and events that occurred during the last 60 years and analyzing the tragic untimely demise of Rajiv Gandhi in different angles and proposing conciliatory justifiable ways to move forward to find solutions to struggle of Eelam people. I am really much appreciative of your keen interest, efforts and devotion of mind and time.
Still, Sir, I have small but significant correction and insertion. Hope you will not mind.
• It was not the late Mr. Padmanabah who became the Chief Minister – but it was Mr. Varatharajah Perprumal.
• Lately, the so called Provincial Council became functionless from day one. No powers were enacted for the Council. Office for the CM was assigned on paper but no chair for him sit, and no telephone and so many other things were deprived. Having witnessed all these episodes of the Accord, as window-dressing to hoodwink all those who concerned, it was the same Mr. Varatharajah Perprumal who declared ‘Independence of Tamil Eelam’ 1989. Consequently, he fled (Rescued) to India and became a ‘Guest of Political Blunder’ committed by India, still he is somewhere in north India and actively contributing in policy-making in Sri Lanka matters.
• Let’s bear in mind that Mr. Perumal’s declaration of Independence is alive. Only Sri Lanka denounced it- India is yet to denounce or rebuke and say something about it! With Regards. May God bless you!