President Trump and Prime Minister Modi of India in Joint Press Statement

 

 

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
June 26, 2017
Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi of India in Joint Press Statement

Rose Garden
5:31 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT TRUMP:  Thank you very much.  Prime Minister Modi, thank you for being here with us today.  It’s a great honor to welcome the leader of the world’s largest democracy to the White House.

I have always had a deep admiration for your country and for its people, and a profound appreciation for your rich culture, heritage and traditions.  This summer, India will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its independence, and on behalf of the United States, I want to congratulate the Indian people on this magnificent milestone in the life of your very, very incredible nation.

During my campaign, I pledged that if elected, India would have a true friend in the White House.  And that is now exactly what you have -- a true friend.  The friendship between the United States and India is built on shared values, including our shared commitment to democracy.  Not many people know it, but both American and the Indian constitutions begin with the same three very beautiful words:  We the people.

The Prime Minister and I both understand the crucial importance of those words, which helps to form the foundation of cooperation between our two countries.  Relations between countries are strongest when they are devoted to the interests of the people we serve.  And after our meetings today, I will say that the relationship between India and the United States has never been stronger, has never been better.

I’m proud to announce to the media, to the American people, and to the Indian people, that Prime Minister Modi and I are world leaders in social media -- (laughter) -- we’re believers -- giving the citizens of our countries the opportunity to hear directly from their elected officials, and for us to hear directly from them.  I guess it’s worked very well in both cases.

I am thrilled to salute you, Prime Minister Modi, and the Indian people for all that you are accomplishing together.  Your accomplishments have been vast.  India has the fastest growing economy in the world.  We hope we’re going to be catching you very soon in terms of percentage increase, I have to tell you that.  We’re working on it.

In just two weeks, you will begin to implement the largest tax overhaul in your country’s history -- we’re doing that also, by the way -- creating great new opportunities for your citizens.  You have a big vision for improving infrastructure, and you are fighting government corruption, which is always a grave threat to democracy.

Together, our countries can help chart an optimistic path into the future, one that unleashes the power of new technology, new infrastructure, and the enthusiasm and excitement of very hardworking and very dynamic people.

I look forward to working with you, Mr. Prime Minister, to create jobs in our countries, to grow our economies, and to create a trading relationship that is fair and reciprocal.  It is important that barriers be removed to the export of U.S. goods into your markets, and that we reduce our trade deficit with your country.
 
I was pleased to learn about an Indian Airlines recent order of 100 new American planes, one of the largest orders of its kind, which will support thousands and thousands of American jobs.  We’re also looking forward to exporting more American energy to India as your economy grows, including major long-term contracts to purchase American natural gas, which are right now being negotiated, and we will sign them.  Trying to get the price up a little bit.

To further our economic partnership, I’m excited to report that the Prime Minister has invited my daughter, Ivanka, to lead the U.S. delegation to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India this fall.  And I believe she has accepted. 

Finally, the security partnership between the United States and India is incredibly important.  Both our nations have been struck by the evils of terrorism, and we are both determined to destroy terrorist organizations and the radical ideology that drives them.  We will destroy radical Islamic terrorism.  Our militaries are working every day to enhance cooperation between our military forces.  And next month, they will join together with the Japanese navy to take place in the largest maritime exercise ever conducted in the vast Indian Ocean.

I also thank the Indian people for their contributions to the effort in Afghanistan, and for joining us in applying new sanctions against the North Korean regime.  The North Korean regime is causing tremendous problems and is something that has to be dealt with, and probably dealt with rapidly.
Working together, I truly believe our two countries can set an example for many other nations, make great strides in defeating common threats, and make great progress in unleashing amazing prosperity and growth.

Prime Minister Modi, thank you again for joining me today, and for visiting our country and our wonderful White House and Oval Office.  I enjoyed our very productive conversation this afternoon, and look forward to its continuation tonight at dinner.  The future of our partnership has never looked brighter.  India and the United States will always be tied together in friendship and respect.
Prime Minister Modi, thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you.  (Applause.) 

PRIME MINISTER MODI:  (As interpreted.)  President Donald Trump and First Lady, Vice President, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen of the media:  Right from the opening tweet to the end of our talks, President Trump's welcome, which was filled with friendliness, his warm welcome to the White House by himself and the First Lady, I would like to thank both of you from the bottom of my heart for this warm welcome.

I would also like to give a special thanks to you, President Trump, for having spent so much time with me, for having spoken such kind words about me and my country.  And I would like to tell you that I'm eager to welcome your daughter to India for the Entrepreneurship Summit. 
 
President Trump, I'd once again like to thank you for the time that you have spent with me.  I'd like to give you special thanks for that.

My visit and our talks today will mark a very important page in the history of the collaboration and cooperation between our two nations.  The talks between his Excellency, President Trump, and myself today have been extremely important from all points of view, for several reasons:  Because they were based on mutual trust; because of the convergence and similarities they revealed in our values, and our priorities, and in our concerns and interests; because they focused on the highest levels of achievement in our cooperation, and mutual support, and partnership; because our two countries are global engines of growth; because the all-around or comprehensive economic growth and joint progress of both countries and both societies is the main objective for both the President and myself, and will remain so; because the top priority for both President Trump and myself is to protect our society from global challenges like terrorism; and because our aim is the strengthening of India and the USA -- two great democracies in the world -- friends.

Our robust strategic partnership is such that it touches upon almost all areas of human endeavor.  In our conversation today, President Trump and I have discussed all dimensions of India-U.S. relations at length.  Both nations are committed to a bilateral architecture that will take our strategic partnership to new heights.

In this relationship, in both countries, increased productivity, growth, job creation, and breakthrough technologies -- an engagement towards all these are, and will remain, strong drivers of our cooperation, and will give further momentum to our relationship.

     We consider the USA as our primary partner for India's social and economic transformation in all our flagship programs and schemes.  I am sure that the convergence between my vision for a "new India and President Trump's vision for "making America great again" will add new dimensions to our cooperation.

I am very clear about the fact that India's interests lie in a strong, and prosperous, and successful America.  In the same way, India's development and its growing role at the international level are in the USA's interest. 
 
One of our common priorities will be the development of trade, commerce, and investment links.  And in this regard, in the technology, innovation, and knowledge-economy sectors, the expansion and deepening of cooperation is also among our priorities.  Towards this end, we shall take steps to further strengthen our successful digital partnership. 

Friends, we are not just partners by chance.  We are also partners in dealing with current and future challenges that we may be faced with.  Today, during our meeting, we discussed the serious challenges of terrorism, extremism, and radicalization, which are the major challenges facing the world today.  And we have agreed to enhance our cooperation in fighting against these scourges.  Fighting terrorism and doing away with the safe shelters, sanctuaries, and safe havens will be an important part of our cooperation.

With respect to our common concerns on terrorism, we will also enhance our sharing of intelligence, and exchange information to deepen and expand our policy coordination as far as possible. 

We also spoke at length on regional issues.  The increasing instability, due to terrorism, in Afghanistan is one of our common concerns.  Both India and America have played an important role in rebuilding Afghanistan and ensuring its security.  In order to attain our objectives for peace and stability in Afghanistan, we will maintain close consultation and communication with the U.S. to enhance coordination between our two nations.

In the Indo-Pacific region, in order to maintain peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, this is also another objective of our strategic cooperation in this area.  The increasing possibilities for enhancing cooperation in order to protect our strategic interests will continue to determine the dimensions of our partnership.  We will continue to work with the USA in this region.

With regard to security-related challenges, our enhanced and growing defense and security cooperation is extremely important.  We have spoken at length on this subject as well.
 
The strengthening of India’s defense capabilities, with the help of USA, is something that we truly appreciate.  We have also decided to enhance maritime security cooperation between the two nations.  President Trump and I have also spoken about strengthening bilateral defense technology and our trade and manufacturing partnership, which we believe will be mutually beneficial to us.
We also discussed international issues and our common strategic interests.  In this context, we are extremely grateful for the continued support of the United States for India’s membership of international institutions and regimes.  We truly appreciate the support, because this is also in the interest of both our nations.

President Trump, I thank you for your feelings of friendship towards India and myself.  I deeply appreciate your strong commitment to the enhancement of our bilateral relations.  I am sure that under your leadership, our mutually beneficial strategic partnership will gain new strength, new positivity, and will reach new heights, and that your vast and successful experience in the business world will lend an aggressive and forward-looking agenda to our relations.
 
In this journey of India-America relations, I think I would like to thank you for providing great leadership.  Be assured that in this joint journey of our two nations towards development, growth and prosperity, I will remain a driven, determined, and decisive partner.

Excellency, my visit today and the extensive talks I have held with you have been very successful, very fruitful.  And before leaving this mic, I would like to invite you to India, along with your family.  And I hope that you will give me the opportunity to welcome you and host you in India. 

And at the end, once again, I’d like to thank you for the warm welcome extended by you and the First Lady to myself and my delegation, from the bottom of my heart.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  
PRESIDENT TRUMP:  Thank you very much, everybody.  I appreciate it.  Thank you.

END               
 5:51 P.M. EDT

கூலி முறை ஒழிக!

13 ஆவது திருத்தத்துக்குக் குறைந்த அதிகாரமே நமது கோரிக்கை-சம்பந்தன்

 

13ஆவது திருத்தத்தை நாம் ஒருபோதும் ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளவில்லை. இதனை பலமுறை தெரியப்படுத்தியும் உள்ளோம். மங்கள முனசிங்க அறிக்கை, சந்திரிக்கா அம்மையாரின் தீர்வுப் பொதி, மகிந்த காலத்தில் அமைக்கப்பட்ட சர்வகட்சிக் குழு, இவற்றில் அதிகாரப்பகிர்வு தொடர்பில் வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவற்றின் அடிப்படையிலான அதிகாரப் பகிர்வை நாம் ஏற்கத் தயாராக இருக்கின்றோம் என்று இரா.சம்பந்தன் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

கூட்டமைப்புடன் சு.க. நேற்றிரவு முக்கிய பேச்சு

அரச தலைவர் மைத்திரிபால சிறி சேன தலைமையிலான சிறி லங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சிக்கும், தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்புக் கும் இடையே நேற்றிரவு இரண்டரை மணி நேரம் நடை பெற்ற பேச்சு சுமுகமாக - இணக்க மாக முடிவடைந்துள்ளது. புதிய அரசமைப்பு உருவாக்க விடயத்தில் முன்னேற்ற கரமான நிலைப்பாடு எட்டப்பட்டுள்ளதுடன், இரு தரப்பும் பேச்சுக்களில் திருப்தி வெளியிட்டுள்ளன.

புதிய அரசமைப்பு உருவாக்க விவகாரத்தில் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள தேக்க நிலை - தடங்கலைச் சீர் செய்வதற்காக, தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்புடன் பேச்சு நடத்துவதற்கு சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி கோரிக்கை விடுத்திருந்தது. இதற்கமைவாக நேற்றுப் பேச்சு நடைபெற்றது. அரச தலைவரின் இல்லத்தில் நேற்றிரவு 8 மணிக்கு ஆரம்பமான பேச்சுக்கள் இரவு 10.30 மணி வரை நீடித்தது.

தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பின் சார்பில் வழிநடத்தல் குழுவில் பங்குபெறும், கட்சியின் தலைவர் இரா.சம்பந்தன், நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் எம்.ஏ.சுமந்திரன் ஆகியோர் பங்கேற்றிருந்தனர். சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி சார்பில், அரச தலைவர் மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன, அமைச்சர்களான நிமல்சிறிபால டி சில்வா, சுசில் பிரேமஜயந்த, தயாசிறி ஜயசேகர, துமிந்த திசாநாயக்க, மகிந்த அமரவீர, லக்ஸ்மன் யாப்பா அபேவவர்த்தன, டிலான் பெரேரா, வடக்கு மாகாண ஆளுநர் ரெஜினோல்ட் குரே ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண்டுள்ளனர்.

பண்டா - செல்வா உடன்பாடு

தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பின் தலைவர் இரா.சம்பந்தன், கூட்டத்தின் ஆரம்பத்திலேயே சில விடயங்களைச் சுட்டிக்காட்டினார். பண்டா - செல்வா உடன்பாடே, தமிழர் பிரச்சினை குறித்து முதலாவதாகச் செய்து கொள்ளப்பட்ட உடன்படிக்கை என்பதை அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சியின் நிறுவுனரான பண்டாராநாயக்கா, தந்தை செல்வாவுடன் செய்து கொண்ட உடன்படிக்கையை நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்பட்டிருந்தால் இன்று இவ்வளவு தூரம் நாட்டில் பிரச்சினை ஏற்பட்டிருக்காது என்றும் அவர் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.

13ஆவது திருத்தத்தை நாம் ஒருபோதும் ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளவில்லை. இதனை பலமுறை தெரியப்படுத்தியும் உள்ளோம். மங்கள முனசிங்க அறிக்கை, சந்திரிக்கா அம்மையாரின் தீர்வுப் பொதி, மகிந்த காலத்தில் அமைக்கப்பட்ட சர்வகட்சிக் குழு, இவற்றில் அதிகாரப் பகிர்வு தொடர்பில் வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவற்றின் அடிப்படையிலான அதிகாரப் பகிர்வை நாம் ஏற்கத் தயாராக இருக்கின்றோம் என்று இரா.சம்பந்தன் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

ஒற்றை ஆட்சி இல்லை

புதிய அரசமைப்பு ஒற்றை ஆட்சி என்ற சொல் நீக்கப்படக் கூடாது என்று வழிநடத்தல் குழுவில் வலியுறுத்தியிருந்த சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி நேற்றைய பேச்சுக்களின் போது தனது நிலைப்பாட்டில் தளர்வை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு, கூட்டாட்சி என்ற சொல் பதத்தை புதிய அரசமைப்பில் உள்ளடக்க வேண்டும் என்பதைக் கைவிடுவதால், ஒற்றை ஆட்சி என்ற சொல் உள்ளடக்கப்படுவதை கைவிடுவதாக சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

ஆங்கிலத்தில், யுனைர்ரரி என்ற வார்த்தையைப் பயன்படுத்துவதில்லை என்று முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஏக்கிய ராஜ்ஜிய என்பது ஒரு பிளவுபடாத - பிரிக்கமுடியாத நாட்டை மாத்திரமே குறிக்கும். அது ஆட்சிமுறையைக் குறிக்காது என்றும் தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இடைநடு நிலைப்பாடு தேர்தல் முறைமை கலப்பு முறையாக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளது. தேர்தல் முறைமை தொடர்பில் கூட்டமைப்புக்கு ஆட்சேபனை இல்லை என்று தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

நிறைவேற்று அரச தலைவர் அதிகார முறைமை தொடர்பிலேயே நீண்ட நேரம் பேச்சு நடத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. அரச தலைவர் மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன,

 

“நிறைவேற்று அதிகார அரச தலைவர் முறையை நீக்குவதாக மக்களுக்கு நான் வாக்குறுதி கொடுத்துள்ளேன். எனது நிலைப்பாடும் அதுதான். ஆனால் கட்சி, இதற்கு எதிர்மாறான நிலைப்பாட்டில் உள்ளது. நிறைவேற்று அரச தலைவர் முறையை நான் நீக்க முடியாது. மக்களும், நாடாளுமன்றமுமே அதனைச் செய்ய முடியும்” என்று தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

நிறைவேற்று அரச தலைவர் முறைமை என்ற ‘லேபிள்’ தேவையா? என்று நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் எம்.ஏ.சுமந்திரன் கேட்டுள்ளார். அதற்கு சுதந்திரக் கட்சியினர் அப்படித் தேவையில்லை. அரச தலைவரிடம் சில அதிகாரங்கள் இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளனர். இறுதியில், நிறைவேற்று அரச தலைவர் முறைமையை முற்றாக நீக்குவது என்றும் இல்லாமல், தொடர்ந்து அதனை அதே வடிவத்தில் வைத்திருப்பது என்றும் இல்லாமல், இரண்டுக்கும் இடைப்பட்ட - நடு நிலைப்பாட்டை எடுப்பதற்கு சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி இணங்கியுள்ளது.

யு.என்.பி, ஜே.வி.பி பேச்சு

புதிய அரசமைப்பு உருவாக்கத்துக்கான இடைக்கால அறிக்கையில், நிறைவேற்று அதிகார அரச தலைவர் முறைமை தொடர்பில், சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சியின் நிலைப்பாடு உள்ளடகப்பட வேண்டும் என்று அந்தக் கட்சி தெரிவித்துள்ளது. அதற்கு கூட்டமைப்பு இணக்கம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

இதற்கு அமைவாக, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி மற்றும் மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணியுடன் தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு விரைவில் பேச்சு நடத்தவுள்ளது. பெரும்பாலும் வழிநடத்தல் குழுவின் அடுத்த அமர்வுடன், இடைக்கால அறிக்கை நாடாளுமன்றில் சமர்பிக்கப்படும் என்று தெரிய வருகின்றது.

நன்றி:உதயன் 24-06-2017

India and the First World War

India and first world war

போயர் யுத்தம்: போலிச் சுதந்திரமும் போக்கிரி காந்தியும்

 

Meet Sergeant Major Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
 Manimugdha S Sharma
| TNN | Oct 2, 2014, 09.11 PM IST

NEW DELHI: British steamer SS Kinfauns Castle had reached the English Channel from Cape Town in South Africa in August 1914 when one of the passengers received important news: the British Empire was at war with Germany. Upon reaching Britain, he would declare unconditional support to the British war effort and propose to raise an Indian volunteer unit. He was barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi*

(*Born: 2 October 1869, Porbandar, India Assassinated: 30 January 1948, New Delhi, India ENB)
























Historians and political pundits have forever struggled to explain why the apostle of peace and non-
violence had rendered support to the British Empire in the First World War*(*28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.ENB)

Some say Gandhi was a loyalist who had great faith in the British; some say Gandhi was an opportunist who tried to use the Great War to extract political concessions from Britain. Gandhi himself struggled to explain it and gave contradictory statements to justify his stand right up to the mid-1920s. But until the end of the war, Gandhi understood Britain's cause to be a righteous one and worth fighting for.

 "We have to understand that Gandhi was a politician back then, and like all politicians, he did contradict himself several times. But at that time in India, there was no demand for total independence or 'poorna swaraj' but dominion status. So it wasn't just Gandhi but most political leaders of that time, cutting across party lines, supported in varying degrees the British war effort," says military historian Squadron Leader Rana T S Chhina (Retd).

 By late August, 1914, it had become clear to Gandhi that the Indian Army would be deployed on the Western Front and there could be many Indians wounded needing medical care.

So Gandhi proposed to raise an Indian ambulance corps that was soon sanctioned by the British war office. It was not the first time that Gandhi had appealed to Indians to join a British war: during the Second Boer War in 1899-1902 and Zulu War in 1906, Gandhi, then in South Africa, had raised an Indian ambulance corps in which he served as a sergeant-major of the British Army. In the next five months, Gandhi managed to inspire many Indians to join the corps, some of whom later served in hospitals in Southampton and Brighton where Indian war casualties were treated. In this cause, he was aided by his wife Kasturba and Sarojini Naidu, who also drew up a resolution for unconditional support to the British Empire.

Gandhi himself took nursing classes, though he soon fell ill with pleurisy and couldn't himself tend to the Indian wounded. "Gandhi is considered to be an icon in Indian military medicine. We still have a photo of him in military uniform at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune," says Brigadier MSVK Raju (Retd), formerly the head of psychiatry at AFMC.

In the next few years, Gandhi continued to espouse the cause of the British, though he also fought British imperialism through Champaran satyagraha in 1917 and the Kheda satyagraha in 1918. In fact, after Kheda satyagraha ended, Gandhi aggressively started campaigning for the war as a recruiting officer of the empire. This time, Gandhi wasn't recruiting non-combatants but fighters. Other leaders like Gopalkrishna Gokhale, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mohammed Ali Jinnah also endorsed the empire's cause in varying degrees.

 According to UK-based author Vedica Kant, who is in India for the launch of her first book, 'If I die here, who will remember me? India in the First World War', Gandhi was different from other leaders. "Like others who demanded or expected concessions from the British in return for support to the war, Gandhi, right from the beginning, gave unconditional support. Gandhi was also instrumental in expanding the recruiting bases of the Indian Army to Gujarat and other places: places that didn't have the so-called martial races as identified by the British. By 1918, the empire was in dire need of men and they had to look to Gujarat, Bengal, Madras etc for recruiting," Kant says.

 One of the many recruiting centres in Gujarat was set up at Pollen Dharamshala in Godhra (now mostly remembered for the Sabarmati Express burning incident of 2002). There, on April 16, 1918, a large gathering of Thakores of Rewa Kantha Agency and Panch Mahals, and common people heard Gandhi present a report on his recruiting work. He said Kaira area had contributed the most in Gujarat. Gandhi then donated a sum of Rs 102 from his own pocket for the war effort. At the end of the day, Rs 4,500 had been collected for the war; Rs 1,000 more came from a ticketed concert held in the evening. The government, in gratitude, awarded bonuses to both recruits and recruiters.

Then on June 26, 1918, Gandhi addressed a mass gathering in Borsad taluka and said, "Voluntary enlistment is the right key to self-government, to say nothing of the manliness and broadmindedness it confers. The honour of our women is bound up with it inasmuch as by enlisting ourselves, we shall acquire that capacity for self-defence, the absence of which at present makes us unable to protect our women and children... The opportunity for military training now open to us all will not present itself in the future... A man who is afraid of death is constitutionally incapable of passive resistance. For a proper appreciation of the true significance of passive resistance the power of physical endurance needs to be cultivated.

























After the alone can practise 'ahimsa' who knows 'himsa' not in the abstract but in fact."

he war, though, following the British government backtracking on its assurances of granting self-government to India and coming up with repressive measures, Gandhi lost faith in the empire. He and many others started seeing the Indian soldiers who volunteered for the war as mercenaries.

"That's where we went wrong. The Indian Army fought with the consent of the Indian leadership. And that's why our soldiers cannot be called mercenaries. Now, people today may not like it that so many Indians fought for the empire, but you can't just write them out of history," Kant says.

 It was this politics between the British and Indian leaders that robbed the Indian soldier of his rightful place in history.

(Write to this correspondent at manimugdha.sharma@timesgroup.com)

 

புதிய ஈழம்: ENB செந்தோழர் பச்சையப்பனுக்கு ஈழச் செவ்வணக்கம்

புதிய ஈழம்: ENB செந்தோழர் பச்சையப்பனுக்கு ஈழச் செவ்வணக்கம்: தோழர் பச்சியப்பன்  மறைந்தார். ``அவரின் இலட்சியம் மறையவில்லை. பாலக்கோடு - தமிழக உழைக்கும் மக்கள் மத்தியில் வாழ்ந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றத...

கட்சித் தோழர் பச்சியப்பனுக்கு கழக மக்கள் சிவப்பு அஞ்சலி!

கட்சித் தோழர் பச்சியப்பனுக்கு

கழக மக்கள் சிவப்பு அஞ்சலி!

தோழர் பச்சியப்பன் மறைந்தார்.

அவரின் இலட்சியம் மறையவில்லை. பாலக்கோடு - தமிழக உழைக்கும் மக்கள் மத்தியில் வாழ்ந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றது, அவரும் வாழ்ந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றார், என்றும் வாழ்ந்து கொண்டே இருப்பார்! பச்சியப்பன்  வித்துடல் கூட, எங்கே புரட்சித் தீயை பற்ற வைத்து விடுமோ என்று அஞ்சி ஆளும் வர்க்கத்தின் நக்சல் ஒழிப்பு பிரிவு இரங்கல் நிகழ்ச்சியைக் கூட வேவு பார்த்தது, வெட்கக் கேடானது.

போலிச் சுதந்திரம், போலி ஜனநாயகத்தை எதிர்த்து நாட்டின் விடுதலைக்கு, நிலப்பிரபுத்துவ  ஒடுக்குமுறையை எதிர்த்து கிளர்ந்தெழுந்த நக்சல்பாரி், தன்னியல்புப் புரட்சி இயக்கத்தில் தன்னை இளம் வயதில்  இணைத்துக் கொண்டு போராடிய போர் வீரர் தோழர் பச்சியப்பன் .

புரட்சிகர இயக்கத்தை ஒடுக்க  தமிழக காவல்துறை தொடுத்த பல்வேறு விதமான அடக்கு முறைகளை எதிர்த்து கதிகலங்க வைத்த களப் போராளி பச்சியப்பன் .

1980 ஆம் ஆண்டுகளில் நக்சல் ஒழிப்பின் ஒரு பகுதியாக, காவல்துறை தோழர் பாலனைக் கைது செய்து  படுகொலை செய்த, பாலக்கோடு சீரியம்பட்டி பொதுக் கூட்டத்தை தலைமையேற்று நடத்தியவர் தோழர் பச்சியப்பன்.

நக்சல்பாரி இயக்கத்தின் நரோத்தினிய* - தன்னியல்புத் தனிநபர் பயங்கரவாதப் பாதையை, விமர்சன சுயவிமர்சனம் செய்து மார்க்சிய லெனினிய வழியிலே,இந்திய மக்கள் ஜனநாயகப்  புரட்சியினை நிறைவேற்றப் போராடும் ம.ஜ.இ.க வின் முன்னணி செயல்வீரர், பிரச்சாரப் பீரங்கி.

தோழர் பச்சியப்பன் கலைப்புவாதம், திருத்தல்வாதம் , தொழிற்சங்கவாதம் போன்ற பல்வேறு விதமான மார்க்சிய விரோத போக்குகளை எதிர்த்துப் போராடிய பாட்டாளி வர்க்க போர் வீரன்!

இவ்வாறு தன் வரலாற்றுக் கடமையை நிறைவேற்றி விடைபெற்ற தோழர் பச்சியப்பனின் இறுதி ஊர்வலத்தில்  ம.ஜ.இ.க தோழர்கள்,கழக மக்கள்,உற்றார் உறவினர், நண்பர்கள் பெருந்திரளாக பங்கேற்று  சிவப்பு அஞ்சலி வீர வணக்கம் செலுத்தினர்.

தோழர் பச்சியப்பனின் இறுதி ஊர்வலக் காட்சிகள்;

 

தோழர் பச்சியப்பன் நாமம் நீடூழி வாழ்க!

கழகப் பணி தொடர்க!

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* நரோத்தியம்: ரசியப் புரட்சிகர இயக்கத்தில் 1860-70 ஆம் ஆண்டுகளிடையே தோன்றிய ஒரு குட்டி முதலாளித்துவப் போக்கு.நரோத்தியவாதிகள் எதேச்சாதிகார முறையை ஒழிக்கவும் நிலப்பிரபுக்களின் நிலத்தை விவசாயிகளுக்கு கொடுக்கவும் விரும்பினார்கள்.அவர்கள் தம்மைத்தாமே சோசலிஸ்டுக்கள் என்று கருதினார்கள்.ஆனால் அவர்களது சோசலிசம் கற்பனாவாதமானது......மக்கள் என்பதற்கு ரசிய மொழியில் நரோத் என்பர்.இதனால் நரோத்தியவாதிகள் என்ற பெயர் பெற்றனர். 1880-90 ஆண்டுகளில் நரோத்தியவாதிகள் ஜாராட்சியுடன் சமரசம் செய்து கொள்ளும் பாதையில் இறங்கினர்.பணக்கார விவசாயிகளின் -குலாக்குகளின்- நலன்களைவெளியிட்டனர்.மார்க்சியத்தை எதிர்த்துப் போராடினர்.

( லெனின் தேர்வு நூல்கள் 12(4) பக்கம் 274-5)

மஹியங்கனையில் முஸ்லிம் கடைகள் தீக்கிரை!

Source: Jaffna Muslim

நல்லாட்சி நாடகமாடும் சிங்களமே, நல்லிணக்க எதிரி ஞானசார தேரரைக் கைது செய்!

June 6, 2017   /
author: COLOMBO TELEGRAPH/

Muslim-Owned Shop Torched In Wijerama

Another Muslim-owned shop in Wijerama, Nugegoda has been petrol bombed at 1 AM on June 6th. While the police have deployed 4 teams to arrest Galagoda Atte Gnanasra, this is the 5th big shop that has been set on fire.

“Fortunately, the shop owners have adopted a brilliant fire protection system by filling water into plastic bottles behind the front door so that if petrol bombs are throw, the plastic bottle will burst and the fire would be doused,” a ship owner in Wijerama told Colombo Telegraph.

Speaking to Colombo Telegraph, a member of the Muslim Council said: “While the President is talking about discussions among religious leaders to resolve ethnic conflicts, the Muslim economy is being set on fire on a daily basis. The president must immediately order the arrest of these arsonists or force the IGP to resign if he cannot do his job.”

The following is a documentation of the violence against Muslims during the last 5 weeks:

1) 16th April, 2017 – Petrol Bombs thrown at shops in Godapitiya

Four shops owned by Muslims were attacked with petrol Bombs in Godapitiya, Porruva,. This incident went unreported due to the pressure brought in by the local police. This was not even reported in the social media by local residents, fearing further police intimidation. Even after a month, the police have still not been able to investigate and apprehend the perpetrators of this act of violence.

20th April, 2017 – Land Grab at Irrakamam in Mayakkali

 2)  1/2 Acres of Muslim land was forcible taken over in Irrakamam in Mayakkali. No police action has been taken even after complaints have been lodged.

25th April 2017 – Incitement by Ven. Gnanasara Thero in Irrakamam.

Ven. Gnanasara thero visited Irrakamam and made a very provocative speech violating his bail conditions. Police complaints have been made and no action has been taken up to todate.

8th May 2017 – Myanmar Boat People

Ven. Gnanasara Thero claimed at a press conference that refugees from Myanmar had arrived in Sri Lanka with the intention of invading our land. These refugees were arrested at sea by the Sri Lankan navy while they were attempting to flee to Australia by boat due to the astrocytes of the racist Myanmar government. This statement was purely meant to provoke the Sinhala Buddhists.

10th May 2017 – Vesak celebrations

Vesak celeberations with Bodhi pujas were undertaken in Irrakamam in Mayakkali which is a predominantly Muslim area to provoke them, but the Muslims showed much restraint and no untoward incidents were reported.

May 14th 2017 – Theratening Muslims in Onegama in Pollonaruwa

A group of Buddhist monks led by Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero threatened Muslims in Onegama in Pollonaruwa and broke their huts and livelihood means. The Police who were present did not attempt to stop this mob from causing this violence. Hiru TV showed the destruction of the huts of the Muslims. Here again, Ven. Gnanasara Thero insulted Allah subahanauwa ta’aala in the most demeaning words by talking about Allah’s balls. His exact words were, ” They have placed Allah’s Balls here. They say there is no physical being called Allah and yet, they have kept his balls here”. Defaming of Allah subahanauwa ta’aala, is the most blasphemous insult that no Muslim will tolerate. Police complaints have been made with video evidence and the they have failed to take any action yet.

15th May 2017 – Attack on the Muslim Village of Selvanagar in the Trincomalee District.

The entire Muslim population of Selva Nagar in Thoppur (Tricomalee District, bordering Seruvila and Muthur electorate) has been threatened by a mob from outside led by Buddhist monks.  A large number of Muslims have fled the area due to this intimidation. The local temple (Pansala) currently owns six acres and they are now attempting to claim 49 acres of Muslim lands insisting that these are archeological sites. Muslims have been living and in possession of these lands for over a hundred years. Residents claim that these extremists are trying to drive them out as the LTTE did during the ethnic conflict.

15th May.2017 – A fire had broken in Panadura Mosque .

It is suspected that extremist elements may have attempted to set the mosque on fire using a petrol bomb. This is the second petrol bomb attack. They had also set alight a garbage dump close by. No police action has been initiated.

15th May 2017 – Masked men attack Kohilawatta Ibrahim Jumma Mosque – Unidentified men had arrived on motorbikes and attempted to attack the mosque. When some workers who were doing some renovations came out, they had left on their bikes..

16th May 2017 – Insults Allah:

Once again, Ven. Gnanasara Thero insults Allah subahanauwa ta’aala in the most demeaning way at a press conference.

16th May 2017 – Attack on Muslim Selva Nagar in Thoppur

A large group of Buddhist extremists numbering about 200 had gone to Selva Nagar in Thoppur with clubs and swords and caused extensive damage to 16 houses and property. No police action has been taken despite several complaints.

16th May 2017 – Gang Attacks Kohilawatte Mosque

The Kohilawatte Mosque, in Sedawatte, was attacked with stones and clubs, around 1:30 p.m.  by an unidentified gang, resulting in extensive damage, Wellampitiya Police has been provided CCTV footage of the attack and no arrests have been made as yet.

May 17  2017 – Two Shops In Panadura Attacked

Two Muslim owned shops were attacked in Panadura and extensive damage caused to its furniture, equipment and fittings. One was a bakery and the other was a communications facility.

May 18th 2017 – Last Chance Electrical showroom burnt

The Last Chance show room in Wennappuwa has been set on fire and burnt down completely on the night of 17th May. The losses are estimated at several millions.

21st May 2017 – Mallawapitiya mosque in  Kurunegala  Attacked

A procession led by Ven. Gnanasra, which was going to Ibbagamuwa, was stopped by police. There after, Ven. Gnanasara and other Buddhist extremists claimed that they were being stopped at the call of the Muslims and abused in raw filth. They called on the crowd that had gathered to attack the Muslims. Six petrol bombs had been hurled at the Mallawapitiya mosque causing damage. Police have not arrested anyone yet.

21st May 2017 – A Cosmetic Shop in Elpitiya burnt.

A cosmetic store owned by a Muslim has been set on fire causing extensive damage and millions in losses. Police have still failed to make a comprehensive investigation.

22nd May 2017 – A leather Store in Wijerama Junction, Maharagama set on fire.

A leather store belonging to a Muslim at Wijerama Junction, Maharagama has been set on fire during the night and completely burnt. Losses are estimated to run in to millions.

22nd May 2017 – A shop been set on fire in Kahawatta.

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Sri Lanka continues hunt for controversial Buddhist monk
Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-07 16:39:25|Editor: xuxin

COLOMBO, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government said on Wednesday that the police were continuing search operations to hunt for a controversial Buddhist monk wanted for making alleged hate speeches and attacks against the minorities in the island country.

Cabinet spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne said according to information, the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena, Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thero, was in the country but was still in hiding.

"I do not know why there is a delay but police are continuing to search for him," Senaratne said.
He added that there was an arrest warrant against the monk.

Gnanasara Thero's party is accused of instigating a recent wave of hate attacks against the country's Muslim minority.

"He is wanted in connection with obstruction of justice, hate speech and several other crimes," the police said in a statement recently.

His party, the BBS, said Gnanasara had gone into hiding fearing he could be assassinated.
"The monk is at a secret location," BBS spokesman Dilantha Vithanage told reporters in Colombo last week.
"We have told him not to venture out as he could be assassinated after he is arrested."

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Govt. minister protecting Gnanasara Thera: Rajtha  


Cabinet Spokesman and Health Minister, Rajitha Senaratne said today a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena leader Galagodatte Gnanasara Thera and CID detectives have been deployed to take him into custody over allegations of inciting religious and racial hatred.

Responding to a journalist at yesterday’s weekly news briefing, he said it would be a difficult task for the police to arrest him if he was being protected by a minister.

Journalist: There are media reports that he is being protected by a minister.

Spokesman: Possible. That is why the police have been unable to arrest him. Sri Lanka is not such a big country nor were there so many hiding places for him to hide.

Journalist: Why only Gnanasara Thera. Why don't the police arrest Tamil and Muslim racists?
Minister: He has been directed to appear in Court to answer allegations made against him by the Police. His language is extremely insulting and he has called Muslims Thambiyas and Marakkalayas. He has also allegedly attempted to incite people against other ethnic groups. The Muslim and Tamil politicians have not done that but have demanded their rights. Talking about your rights or making a statement to that effect will not create divisions among people.

Journalist: Mosques have been attacked even after Gnanasara Thera has gone under ground. That means he is not responsible for the attacks.

Minister: True. But anyone who wants to prove his innocence can attack a mosque. He said some Eastern Muslim MPs met him recently to complain about the attacks on Muslims and he will discuss the matter with them shortly and appraise the President and the Prime Minister on this matter.
(Sandun A. Jayasekera)
 

பிரித்தானிய பிற்போக்குக்கு விழுந்த பேரிடி

 

Corbyn said May had called the election to assert her authority. “She wanted a mandate. Well the mandate she’s got is lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence. I would have thought that is enough for her to go.”