Sri Lankan president Rajapakse has extended the nations State of Emergency again today. The nation has been in a state of emergency for 27 years since 1983. The emergency laws provides exclusive powers to the President and allows the arrest and detention of suspects for long periods without trial.
Exit Fonseka seats Rajapakse firm
The incoming results of the Sri Lankan elections clearly point the exit of Sarath Fonseka from the political arena. Exit literal, as suggested by the news reported in Srilankagaurdian that “the Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse has given instructions to the Army Commander Jagath Jayasooriya to arrest the opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka and his family members [...]
Sri Lankan polls marred by violence
Reports of bomb blasts in Jaffna, early at dawn this morning seem to confirm allegations by the opposition and Tamil parties that the ruling party would indulge in violence and rigging in the ongoing Sri Lankan Presidential elections today. The bomb attacks are reported to have been hurled at the house of Subramaniam Sharma, an [...]
War crimes turned to war games in the Sri Lankan election campaign
Sri Lanka has once again come under international pressure to submit to a war crimes investigation in the wake of United Nations authenticating the video showing the brutal murder of prisoners by the Sri Lankan troops last year. Earlier, mid – December, the British daily The Times confirmed the video authentic, after an analysis by [...]
2010 – Top 10 events!
Note: The author of these futuristic observations is neither a political analyst nor an astrological adviser to any senior or junior politician. Hence, the readers are requested to take these random reflections on future events in their own spirit – damn seriously. 1. January 15. Our beloved Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu makes up his [...]
Sarath Fonseka – Resigned or Shown the door?
Precisely one week after the United States administration attempted to get a confession from Sri Lanka’s Chief of Defense Staff, Sarath Fonseka on possible war crimes by Gothabaya Rajapakse – the Defense Secretary of Sri Lanka, the Army General has submitted his resignation. The resignation letter submitted by Sarath Fonseka outlines the frustration he had to endure since the days he declared victory over the Tamil rebels.
Tamil refugee camps of Sri Lanka
Much has been written about the abysmal conditions of the Tamil refugee camps in Sri Lanka. Reports say people there are suffering due to shortage of water, and lack of proper sanitary facilities. Media has also reported outbreak of chickenpox and hepatitis in the military run camps, where an estimated 3 lakh Tamils are housed in overcrowded tents. Several international agencies have voiced their concern for the suffering masses, but no relief appears to be in sight.
10 Questions to World Leaders
Even after the SL government claims to have won the war, President Rajapakse is busy celebrating his victory, while the Tamils are struggling for their lives, living at the mercy of the Sinhalese prison guards, without food, water and medicine.
Yet, the IC, UN, Red Cross and all World Organizations are watching the happenings without any action.
If you could touch your heart and answer even one of these questions truthfully, you are justified to be in the seat that you occupy.
May 10 th 2009: One day, a record 3200 lifes prematurely terminated
by Ronin What happens to a community when it does not not have unity, awareness, strategic relationships with others, buried in film stars and divided on casteism? The phenomenon is not new. It is an old fermented wine tasted in history repeatedly, just offered in a new package for the new century. 10 May 2009 [...]
An intellect decides to boycott elections for the cause of Ealem Tamils
Mr. Manian further asks whether Indian Government shall recognize Ealem if the Government of Sri Lanka continue to press their Policies of “Sinhala Language only -Sinhalese people only – Buddhist religion only.” “If a voter comes with the above question in Tamil nadu, to whom he/ she will vote?” Mr. Manian asks and declares that “ I am not going to vote in favor of anyone.”
Sri Lanka plans to prolong war while UN calls it Nightmare
The seemingly inexplicable paradox of why the government would not include the elected members of the Tamil community to solve the crisis may hold the key to understanding the issue in its true sense and formulate a resolution to the crisis and possibly prevent the nightmare of the unfolding catastrophe.