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குறிப்பு: காணொளியைக் காண உருவப்படத்தில் இரு இடதழுத்தம் செய்க

How India secretly helped Lanka to destroy the LTTE

By the end of November 2008, the script was no longer in LTTE chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran's hands.
It was being written by the Sri Lankan forces tacitly supported by India and openly assisted by China and Pakistan.
How exactly did Prabhakaran meet his end?
In the last two days, the Sri Lankan army had intelligence that all the top LTTE leaders were in a narrow lagoon. They knew this from people who were coming out, and also one of his bodyguards who was captured.
The LTTE had tried to break through that lagoon. They launched waves of attacks, like they are known to do. The idea was to come out of the lagoon and get into the jungles of Mullaitheevu.
Prabhakaran's son Charles Anthony died in the first wave of attacks.
If the rest of the top leaders had managed to escape, the war would have been extended. But the army had deployed two defence lines and one of the reserve forces.
When they spotted some movement in the mangroves, they engaged in a gun battle and the top leaders were killed. When President Mahinda Rajapakse [ Images ] addressed the nation, he didn't mention anything about Prabhakaran.
Then Colonel Karuna was flown in to identify the body. It took three hours for a positive identification, as they call it.(Read More)

சிவத்தம்பி தலைமையில் "சிரத்தையுள்ள சிறீலங்காத் தமிழர்கள்" குழு

இலங்கையில் மோதல்கள் முடிவடைந்து நான்கு மாதங்கள் ஓடிவிட்டபோதும் நாட்டில் இனங்கள் இடையே கருத்து இணக்கத்தை ஏற்படுத்துவதற்கான குறிப்பிடத்தகுந்த நடவடிக்கைகள் எதுவும் எடுக்கப்படவில்லை என்று 'சிறிலங்காவின் துன்பப்படும் தமிழர்கள்' அமைப்பு அதிருப்தி தெரிவித்துள்ளது.-செய்தி புதினம் (முழுமை அறிய)

Tamilvany's UK Guardian Interview

'As the shells fell, we tried to save lives with no blood or medicine'

Damilvany Gnanakumar witnessed Sri Lanka's bloody conflict from a Tamil hospital - then spent months detained in a camp. She tells Gethin Chamberlain her story.
Gethin Chamberlain guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 15 September 2009 21.58

"The mother couldn't bring the dead body and she doesn't want to leave it as well. She was standing … holding the baby. She didn't know what to do … At the end, because of the shell bombing and people rushing – there were thousands and thousands of people, they were rushing in and pushing everyone – she just had to leave the baby at the side of the road, she had to leave the body there and come, she had no choice. And I was thinking in my mind 'What have the people done wrong? Why are they going through this, why is the international government not speaking up for them? I'm still asking."

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ஒரு தேசத்தை அடக்கி ஆளும் எந்தத்தேசமும் தான் சுதந்திரமாக வாழமுடியாது: கார்ல் மார்க்ஸ்

இலங்கையில் அச்சமான சூழல்; கேரளாவில் சந்திரிகா கவலை
2009-09-16 02:35:06
இலங்கையில் அச்சமும் சுதந்திரமில்லாத சூழலும் கலந்து காணப்படு கின்றன என்று முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி சந்திரிகா குமாரதுங்க தெரிவித்துள்ளார். இந்தியாவின் கேரள மாநிலத்திற்கு விஜயம் செய்துள்ள அவர் அங்கு செய்தியாளர்களிடம் கருத்துத் தெரிவித்தபோதே இதனைத் தெரிவித்தார்.
மேலும் அவர் கூறியவை வருமாறு,
நானே எனது உயிர் குறித்து அஞ்சுகிறேன். எனது கட்சி ஆட்சியில் உள்ள போதிலும் எனக்கு ஆபத்து இருக்கிறது.இலங்கையில் ஒட்டுமொத்த சுதந்திரமின்மையும் அச்சமும் காணப்படுகின்றன.அடிப்படை மனித உரிமையும் ஊடக சுதந்திரமும் மீறப்பட்டுள்ளன என்றார் சந்திரிகா.

எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவர் நாட்டுக்கு எதிராக செயற்படுவதாக ஜனாதிபதி குற்றச்சாட்டு

2009-09-16 02:49:46

நம் நாட்டுத் தலைவர்கள் சிலர் சர் வதேசநாடுகளுக்குச் சென்று நாட்டை விற்பனை செய்யும் முயற்சியில் ஈடுபடுகின்றனர். இதில் எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவர் ஒருவர் இருக்கின்றார். அவர் எதிர்க்கட்சிகளுக்கு தலைமைத்துவம் வழங்குவதில்லை. மாறாக நாட்டின் எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவராக இருக்கின்றார். நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் மக்களுக்கு எதிராக மேற்கொள்ளப்படுகின்ற
விடயங்களை எதிர்ப்பதற்கே எதிர்க்கட்சி தலைவர் இருக்க வேண்டும். நாட்டுக்கு எதிராகச் செயற்படக்கூடாது.இவ்வாறு ஜனாதிபதி மஹிந்த ராஜ பக்ஷ தெரிவித்தார்.அலரி மாளிகையில் நேற்று செவ்வாய்க் கிழமை அம்பாந்தோட்டை மாவட்டத்தின் ஸ்ரீலங்கா சுதந்திர கட்சி செயற்பாட்டாளர் களை சந்தித்த நிகழ்விலேயே ஜனாதிபதி மேற்கண்டவாறு
குறிப்பிட்டார்.நாட்டுக்கு உதவிகள் கிடைப்பதற்கு இடமளிப்பதில்லை. உதவிகளை வழங்கவேண்டாம் என்று கூறப்படுகின்றது. நாட்டின் தொழிலாளர் வர்க்கத்தை வீதியில் இழுத்துப் ÷பாடுவதற்கும் நாட்டின்
நற்பெயருக்கு களங்கம் ஏற்படுத்தவும் முயற்சிக்கப்படுகின்றது இவ்வாறான எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவர் நாட்டுக்குத் தேவையில்லை. வேறு நாடுகளில் என்றால் இவ்வாறான சந்தர்ப்பங்களில் அரசியலை மறந்துவிடுவார்கள் என்றும் ஜனாதிபதி கூறினார்.

SRI LANKA: Brief Comments on Happenings – Update No. 180
Col R Hariharan
Battling Channel 4:
It appears Sri Lanka is not in a mood to allow the ‘Channel 4 execution video’ controversy to die down. An official briefing was organised for diplomats to prove the video was a doctored one with malefide intentions. The diplomatic briefing was carried in the www.defence.lk official website of the defence ministry with the ominous caption “Rebut or Regret.” While the government was said to be thinking of suing Channel 4, the TV channel also appeared to be in no mood to relent. On September 7 it screen on yet another video allegedly taken by mobile phone camera showing the appalling conditions in which the displaced Tamils are living in the temporary camps in Vanni. The video said to have been taken by a group calling itself War Without Witness is likely to further heat up the confrontation.
Moreover, this confrontation could add fuel to the continuing polemical relations between Sri Lanka and UK. The deteriorating state of relations was evident when the media reported that Dr Palitha Kohona, Foreign Secretary, was not issued a visa by the British High Commission in Colombo for reasons not known. According to the report, the British wanted the Foreign Secretary to come in person to collect the visa!
International ripples on Tissanayagam conviction
As expected the conviction of Tissanayagam has continued to cause adverse international reaction particularly in India and the western world. The pressmen in Chennai had protested against the conviction and wanted him released. Guardian and the Boston Globe have written about it; the UN has also made noises about it. Arrest and subsequent release of three journalists of the pro-JVP ‘Lanka’ on bail has further focused on the perilous state of media men. They also face possible terrorism charges.
However, no change is visible in the mood of the government and the Tissanayagam story is likely to be kept alive. And Sri Lanka appears to be in no mood to change its hostile attitude towards free press.
This has also highlighted the continued use of draconian provisions of Prevention of Terrorism Act against media men although the war is over.
Parliamentary elections (amendment) Bill:
The Supreme Court has ruled that some clauses in the Parliamentary elections (amendment) Bill would require to be passed by parliament with a two thirds majority. The opposition UNP, TNA, and the SLMC had challenged the Bill which, proposes to outlaw parties signifying religious or communal identity, in the Supreme Court. The court had held that sub section 7(5) (6) and the words that signify ‘any religion or community’ in sub section 7 (6) and 9 (3) of the Bill in their present form were inconsistent with the Constitution.
After the end of 20 years of shooting war, ethnic reconciliation process is yet to start. In this environment the proposed enactment is likely to face two problems. Increase in the feeling of insecurity of minorities, who want structural changes in the constitution not implemented so far; The provisions of new bill are likely to affect parties with large minority following than large national parties which also have an ethnic veneer under the skin. Secondly, the ruling UPFA coalition does not enjoy two thirds majority and opposition parties are unlikely to extend their support to see the bill through. So the UPFA coalition has the option of keeping it in suspended animation to pass the bill in its present form when it musters adequate support in a new house or amend the bill as directed by the Supreme Court.

Continuing stand off with UN
Sri Lanka revoked the visa of .James Elder, spokesman for UNICEF in Sri Lanka and expelled him for what the Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona termed as spreading Tamil Tiger propaganda. UNICEF promptly denied the allegations. During the final stages of the war, Elder was accused of spreading news of exaggerated casualties among people trapped in the war zone due to Sri Lankan artillery shelling.
Ban Ki Moon, UN secretary-general strongly regretted the decision of Sri Lanka to expel Elder. According to U.N. spokesman Ban would raise the issue with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the earliest opportunity. This is only the latest episode in the on going stand off between UN agencies in Sri Lanka and the government. It came about due to the UN agencies’ strong criticism of Sri Lanka’s handling of human rights and humanitarian issues during the last few years.
Death of Prabhakaran & Pottu Amman:
Sri Lanka has not yet issued the death certificates of Prabhakaran and Pottu Amman to India which had requested for them. The two were indicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and the death certificates would enable the removal of their names from the list of absconding accused.
In this context it is significant that on September 9 the Colombo High Court has allowed the dropping of the names of Prabhakaran and Pottu Amman from the indictment in the Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar assassination case.
(Col. R Hariharan, a retired Military Intelligence specialist on South Asia, served as the head of intelligence of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka 1987-90.He is associated with the South Asia Analysis Group and the Chennai Centre for China Studies. Blog: www.colhariharan.org E-mail: colhari@yahoo.com )