President will offer viable political solution:
TNA MP pledges support to Govt
by P. KRISHNASWAMY
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Vavuniya district Parliamentarian Sivanathan Kishore castigated the LTTE saying that the outfit’s rhetoric of heroism and valour over the past several decades had achieved nothing other than leading them to their present plight.
Wanni District TNA MP Sivanathan Kishore who abstained from voting during the vote on the extension of the Emergency in Parliament recently told the Sunday Observer that he and certain other TNA parliamentarians would be meeting President Mahinda Rajapaksa shortly to pledge their support and cooperation to the Government’s rehabilitation and resettlement programs for over 250,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
The bulk of the people now languishing as the IDPs belonged to his Wanni constituency and it was nothing but fair on his part to support the Government’s humanitarian welfare measures now being extended to them and other plans for their rehabilitation and resettlement, he said.
Asked to comment on Kumaran Pathmanathan’s proclamation in the pro-LTTE TamilNet website of a ‘provisional transnational government’, he said it was absurd and shameful for them to make such announcements after causing destruction of life and property for so long and ultimately leading the Tamil people to their present plight.
He did not dismiss speculation of the TNA joining the Government.
He strongly believes that President Mahinda Rajapaksa will offer a just and viable political package by way of a lasting solution to the Tamil problem and was not inclined in pressing any specific proposals, he said, adding that his objective was a life of dignity and independence for Tamils.
Explaining that the situation of the TNA parliamentary group was precarious during the LTTE regime which inhibited their independent stance on several vital issues concerning the Tamil people, he pointed out that all LTTE rhetoric of heroism and valour over the past several decades had achieved nothing other than leading them to their present plight.
“We cannot remain passive observers while the Government is engaged in measures for the welfare and rehabilitation of displaced Tamil people”, he said.
His party hierarchy had so far not raised any objections to his change of stance and he believed that his fellow parliamentarians will also support his stance in the best interests of the of Tamil people in the North, he said.
sundayobserver.lk
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE: US First Lady Michelle Obama..... WROTE ME...!!!
|First Lady Michelle Obama to me
7:23 PM (2 hours ago)
Happy Father's Day,
I’m writing to share a special video of Barack talking about fatherhood, but first I want to share some thoughts of my own.
My father, Frasier Robinson, was the rock of our family. Although he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his early thirties, he was our provider, our champion and our hero.
He worked tirelessly through good days and bad to make sure my brother and I had every opportunity he didn't -- to go to college and pursue our dreams. His example continues to guide me every day.
Barack didn't have my good fortune -- his father left when he was just two years old. But he has always been determined to give our daughters what he never had, and he values being a good father more than any other accomplishment in his life.
On Friday, Barack brought some men (and a bunch of kids!) to the White House to talk about fatherhood. Check out a video of the event:
We all know the remarkable impact fathers can have in our children's lives. So today, on this 100th anniversary of Father's Day, take a moment to celebrate responsible fatherhood and the men who've had the courage to step up, be there for our families, and provide our children with the guidance, love and support they need to fulfill their dreams.
Thanks,
Michelle
This email was sent to shanmugappirabunalliah@gmail.com
The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111
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Reply |shanmugappirabu nalliah to First Lady,WHITE HOUSE, USA
DEAR MADAM,
I AM DELIGHTED TO GET A LETTER FROM YOU!
AS A GOOD FATHER OF 3 WONDERFUL KIDS / AS A TAMIL LIVING IN NORWAY LAST 23 YRS,AS AN OBAMA CAMPAIGNER,
I WISH TO VISIT TO WH TO TELL MY PEOPLE'S SUFFERINGS,GENOCIDE,TORTURE,CON.CAMPS IN SRILANKA.
PLEASE,I BEG YOU TO GIVE ME A CHANCE TO COME AND TELL THE STORY OF MY VOICELESS,HELPLESS PEOPLE TO GET THEM FREEDOM,EQUALITY,JUSTICE AND HR! TAMILS ALWAYS SUPPORTED OPPRESSED PEOPLE! MLK,MG,NM!
IN GOD WE TOO TRUST! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
I PRAY GOD FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF POOR TAMILS!!!
SHAN NALLIAH http://worldtamilrefugeesforum.blogspot.com
LYNGV 3B,3041 DRAMMEN,NORWAY TEL.0047.32813416.MOBIL.0047-91784271
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On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 7:23 PM, First Lady Michelle Obama wrote:
7:23 PM (2 hours ago)
Happy Father's Day,
I’m writing to share a special video of Barack talking about fatherhood, but first I want to share some thoughts of my own.
My father, Frasier Robinson, was the rock of our family. Although he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his early thirties, he was our provider, our champion and our hero.
He worked tirelessly through good days and bad to make sure my brother and I had every opportunity he didn't -- to go to college and pursue our dreams. His example continues to guide me every day.
Barack didn't have my good fortune -- his father left when he was just two years old. But he has always been determined to give our daughters what he never had, and he values being a good father more than any other accomplishment in his life.
On Friday, Barack brought some men (and a bunch of kids!) to the White House to talk about fatherhood. Check out a video of the event:
We all know the remarkable impact fathers can have in our children's lives. So today, on this 100th anniversary of Father's Day, take a moment to celebrate responsible fatherhood and the men who've had the courage to step up, be there for our families, and provide our children with the guidance, love and support they need to fulfill their dreams.
Thanks,
Michelle
This email was sent to shanmugappirabunalliah@gmail.com
The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111
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Reply |shanmugappirabu nalliah to First Lady,WHITE HOUSE, USA
DEAR MADAM,
I AM DELIGHTED TO GET A LETTER FROM YOU!
AS A GOOD FATHER OF 3 WONDERFUL KIDS / AS A TAMIL LIVING IN NORWAY LAST 23 YRS,AS AN OBAMA CAMPAIGNER,
I WISH TO VISIT TO WH TO TELL MY PEOPLE'S SUFFERINGS,GENOCIDE,TORTURE,CON.CAMPS IN SRILANKA.
PLEASE,I BEG YOU TO GIVE ME A CHANCE TO COME AND TELL THE STORY OF MY VOICELESS,HELPLESS PEOPLE TO GET THEM FREEDOM,EQUALITY,JUSTICE AND HR! TAMILS ALWAYS SUPPORTED OPPRESSED PEOPLE! MLK,MG,NM!
IN GOD WE TOO TRUST! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
I PRAY GOD FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF POOR TAMILS!!!
SHAN NALLIAH http://worldtamilrefugeesforum.blogspot.com
LYNGV 3B,3041 DRAMMEN,NORWAY TEL.0047.32813416.MOBIL.0047-91784271
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On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 7:23 PM, First Lady Michelle Obama
Over 100000 expatriate Tamils in Britain marched through London to express their outrage at ICs inaction over massacre of 1000s of Tamils..!!!
SIKHS TOO JOIN TAMILS ON SOLIDARITY!!!
100,000 Tamils march in London over Sri Lanka’s concentration camps
[TamilNet, Sunday, 21 June 2009, 02:25 GMT]
Over one hundred thousand expatriate Tamils in Britain marched Saturday through central London to express their outrage at international inaction over Sri Lanka’s massacre of tens of thousands of Tamils and the suffering of hundreds of thousands more enduring starvation, disease, disappearance, rape and torture in Colombo’s internment camps. Dressed in black, carrying placards and several hundred Tamil Eelam flags, the protesters marched from Hyde Park to rally at Embankment. The event was organised by the British Tamil Forum.
The protestors began forming up at midday and began their march at 2:00 p.m. By the time the lead protestors reached Haymarket, the hundred thousand-strong column stretched the mile-long length of Piccadilly and up Park Lane. The rally began at 5.30 p.m.
To facilitate the march, the Police closed off traffic in one direction along the three-lane Park Lane and Piccadilly roads and along Haymarket, past Parliament Square and one direction of the thoroughfare along the Embankment.
Hundreds of red and yellow Tamil Eelam flags fluttered in the summer breeze as the marchers chanted slogans, handed out leaflets to tourists and spectators crowding the pavements and balconies of central London. Several Union Jacks were carried by the protestors.
“The protests we have been doing [in the Diaspora centres], at last has opened the conscience of the Western world,” a BTF spokesman said. “For example, the mainstream media has begun to expose the scale of the tragedy suffered by our people.”
“Our struggle has now shifted to the hands of the Diaspora,” he said.
“We have gathered here today to begin the next chapter of our long struggle to come.”
Tamil expatriates were joined by delegations from Columbian, Kurdish, Palestinian and some Indian communities in Britain, as well civil liberties and social justice groups.
At the front of the protestors’ column were mobile street theatres depicting Sri Lanka’s militarized concentration camps where hundreds of thousands of Tamils are detained without access to sufficient food or medicine and suffering escalating abuse.
Groups of Tamil people, including – elderly, children, families, dressed in blood-stained clothing and bandages marched within squares of barbed wire bearing signs with names of known concentration camps. Other protestors dressed in military uniform threateningly wielded batons to symbolize the ongoing brutality.
Leaflets handed out set out the protestors’ demands about Sri Lanka’s abuses: “[1] Stop the disappearances, rapes and torture occurring daily at the internment camps, and find all those who have already gone missing [2] Free people from the camps immediately so that they can return to their normal way of life [3] Bring the perpetrators of the genocide against the Tamils to justice.”
Protestors marching as inmates of internment camps of all the districts of North-East
Another leaflet stated: “The Tamil community, disappointed and embittered by the failure of the UK and other international powers to prevent the recent carnage despite constant and repeated warnings, are demanding that the international community must at least now act decisively to save the estimated 300,000 civilians in these camps, who remain in grave danger.”
The protestors gathered on Embankment by Blackfriars Bridge where a stage had been set up, decorated in Tamil colours of red and yellow and a banner demanding “Free Tamils from Nazi style concentration camps! Prosecute the war criminals of the Sri Lankan State!”
The rally was addressed by British political personalities, including Tony Benn, Simon Hughes MP and Jeremy Corbyn MP, as well as Tamil and British human rights and social justice activists.
Veteran politician Tony Benn condemned the Sri Lankan state’s violence against the Tamils as crimes against humanity in which Britain continues to play an unacceptable. He also criticised the British media for the woeful lack of coverage the conflict in Sri Lanka has received, compared to similar conflicts around the world.
Raji Nesaraja, representing the Tamil Youth Organisation (TYO), said the recent events in Sri Lanka were “nothing short of genocide”.
In a stirring speech that illustrated the strong feelings amongst young Tamils in the UK, she went on to say that, following repeated and desperate warnings of an impending bloodbath, young Tamils were left dumbfounded and disappointed by the UN’s complete lack of response.
She however expressed her optimism in the awakening of all sections of the British Tamil community in the past few months, and, observing that “we are witnessing a global uprising of Tamils,” vowed the Tamil struggle would be taken forward.
Jan Jananayagam, who stood as an independent candidate at the 4 June European election, winning a historic record of 50,000 votes for an independent, urged everyone to work tirelessly until the Tamils of Sri Lanka enjoy the same rights that Tamils take for granted in the UK.
She also reminded the crowd of the power of their vote in a genuine democracy, and urged them to ensure they make their individuals vote count during the next UK general election towards the cause of stopping Sri Lanka’s genocide..
Andy Higginbottom, secretary of the Columbia Solidarity campaign and lecturer in human rights at Kingston University, called claims that the LTTE used civilians as human shields during the conflict the “first lie of the international media” and the “first propaganda victory of the Sri Lankan government”. He went on to denounce the inaction of the UN during the conflict, and the pitiable resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council following the conflict, an “absolute and utter disgrace”.
Simon Hughes MP, a senior Liberal Democrat and long-time supporter of the Tamils, praised the “fantastic courage and determination” that UK Tamils have shown in the past few months, and assured the crowd that there were many non-Tamils that supported them in their aspirations.
Cllr Julian Bell, leader of the Ealing Labour Party and researcher for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils (APPG-T) admitted that members of the APPG-T share the Tamil community’s feelings of being let down by Britain’s Labour government.
He said the APPG-T were working hard to ensure that the food and medical aid that UK Tamils collected and sent to Sri Lanka on board the Mercy Mission ship, which was recently turned away by the Sri Lankan authorities, would still reach the desperate Tamil civilians there.
Dan Mayor, national organiser for the Socialist Worker Party, angrily dismissed complaints about the alleged police cost during the 73 day Tamil protest at Westminster, saying that the Britain had made much more money through the sale of military equipment to Sri Lanka.
He blamed the US/UK led ‘War on Terror’ for masking the political question in Sri Lanka and weakening the Tamils’ position and making possible Sri Lanka’s brazen onslaught against the Tamils.
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Labour politician and chairman of the human rights organisation Liberation, called for a complete economic boycott of Sri Lanka, saying “the tourism must stop, the arms must stop, the trade must stop”.
Tim Martin, former aid worker and director of the charity Act Now, was loudly cheered by the crowds as he thanked them for the huge support he received from UK Tamils during his recent 21-day hunger strike in Parliament Square. Revealing that Bob Geldoff and several other international celebrities have begun pledging their support for the Tamils struggle against Sinhala oppression, he urged UK Tamils to “keep on fighting” for the freedom of their people in Sri Lanka.
Police presence was light throughout the event. Officers closing off side roads, so protestors could pass and guiding tourists and others seeking to reach places on the other side of the column of marchers.
Officers worked with several hundred Tamil volunteers to keep the crowd moving steadily and there were no riot police, in contrast to some other major protests in London. Media helicopters and police chopper remained aloft for the duration.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
MAY 18 : TAMIL HOLOCAUST DAY!!! PRESIDENT GAINED LAND,BUT FAILED TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS OF TAMILS!!!
May 18: National Victory Day
Ranil WIJAYAPALA in Mullaitivu
Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka said yesterday that the ‘National Victory Day’ which falls on May 18 to mark the liberation of the country from the clutches of LTTE terrorism will be celebrated in much grandeur than the Independence Day celebrations on February 4.
He said President Mahinda Rajapaksa is of the opinion that the celebrations of the National Victory Day should be given much prominence than the Independence Day celebrations as it gives a special prominence to the nation in the present day context.
“May 18 will be considered as the National Victory Day in which the Security Forces were able to liberate the entire land from LTTE terrorism unifying the entire country under one flag,” the Army Commander said.
The Army Commander said the great achievement by Sri Lanka against the most ruthless terror outfit in the world would be added to the history of the military books since the victory against the LTTE was the first one against any terror group after the Malaysian Government’s victory against a terror group in the 1950s.
He said the Army will establish a museum to mark this glorious victory with the weapons and equipment captured from the LTTE to depict the military victories against the LTTE.
DAILYNEWS.LK
Ranil WIJAYAPALA in Mullaitivu
Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka said yesterday that the ‘National Victory Day’ which falls on May 18 to mark the liberation of the country from the clutches of LTTE terrorism will be celebrated in much grandeur than the Independence Day celebrations on February 4.
He said President Mahinda Rajapaksa is of the opinion that the celebrations of the National Victory Day should be given much prominence than the Independence Day celebrations as it gives a special prominence to the nation in the present day context.
“May 18 will be considered as the National Victory Day in which the Security Forces were able to liberate the entire land from LTTE terrorism unifying the entire country under one flag,” the Army Commander said.
The Army Commander said the great achievement by Sri Lanka against the most ruthless terror outfit in the world would be added to the history of the military books since the victory against the LTTE was the first one against any terror group after the Malaysian Government’s victory against a terror group in the 1950s.
He said the Army will establish a museum to mark this glorious victory with the weapons and equipment captured from the LTTE to depict the military victories against the LTTE.
DAILYNEWS.LK
ARMY CHIEF WANT ANOTHER 100000 SOLDIERS!!! MUST RECRUIT FROM NESL TAMIL SPEAKING PEOPLE!!!
Completion of de-mining process, strengthening of Army must for civilian resettlement
Ranil WIJAYAPALA in Mullaitivu
The completion of the de-mining process and the strengthening of the Army to hold the entire North and East to avoid any type of terror raising its ugly head are pre-requisites for the resettlement of displaced civilians in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts, Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka said yesterday.
Army Commander Fonseka also paid tribute to troops of the 53, 55, 59 Divisions and Task Force 8 who contributed to the victory achieved by the Army against the LTTE, on the date of completing one month to that great victory.
The Commander said the strength of the Army has to be increased to hold the entire area captured by the Army during the past three years.
“The number required is very much higher than that at the time of offensive operations against the LTTE,” the Commander said.
General Fonseka made these observations addressing the media personnel at the 59 Division headquarters in Mullaitivu during his visit to Mullaitivu for the first time after it was captured by the troops.
The Army Commander said the Army had a strength of 116,000 at the time they started offensive operations against the LTTE and it has been increased up to 200,000 with 84,000 youth being recruited to the Army during the past two and half years.
The Army Commander said that according to his assessment the strength of the Army has to be increased to at least to 300,000 to cater to all requirements in the post conflict scenario to hold the entire areas liberated from the LTTE, and for the Army to have a proper deployment plan with a decent leave period for soldiers.
However, he said no final decision has been reached regarding the increase of the strength of the Army further.
DAILYNEWS.LK
Ranil WIJAYAPALA in Mullaitivu
The completion of the de-mining process and the strengthening of the Army to hold the entire North and East to avoid any type of terror raising its ugly head are pre-requisites for the resettlement of displaced civilians in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts, Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka said yesterday.
Army Commander Fonseka also paid tribute to troops of the 53, 55, 59 Divisions and Task Force 8 who contributed to the victory achieved by the Army against the LTTE, on the date of completing one month to that great victory.
The Commander said the strength of the Army has to be increased to hold the entire area captured by the Army during the past three years.
“The number required is very much higher than that at the time of offensive operations against the LTTE,” the Commander said.
General Fonseka made these observations addressing the media personnel at the 59 Division headquarters in Mullaitivu during his visit to Mullaitivu for the first time after it was captured by the troops.
The Army Commander said the Army had a strength of 116,000 at the time they started offensive operations against the LTTE and it has been increased up to 200,000 with 84,000 youth being recruited to the Army during the past two and half years.
The Army Commander said that according to his assessment the strength of the Army has to be increased to at least to 300,000 to cater to all requirements in the post conflict scenario to hold the entire areas liberated from the LTTE, and for the Army to have a proper deployment plan with a decent leave period for soldiers.
However, he said no final decision has been reached regarding the increase of the strength of the Army further.
DAILYNEWS.LK
BUTCHERS OF INNOCENT TAMILS IN MULLIVAIKKAL...!!! NOW SAY THEY KILLED 22000 LTTE MILITANTS !!! BUT SAID ONLY 500 LTTE LEFT IN MAY 2009 !!!
Army Chief pays glowing tribute to troops
Ranil WIJAYAPALAin Mullaitivu
Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka paid a glowing tribute to troops who contributed to the victory against the LTTE after visiting Vellamullivaikkal and Mullaitivu as the nation celebrates the completion of one month to the victory against the LTTE.
The Army Commander addressed the troops of the 53, 55, 59 Divisions and the Task Force 8 troops during his visit to Vellamullivaikkal and Mullaitvu.
The Army Commander reached the shores of Vellamullivaikkal where the LTTE faced its last debacle on May 18 and addressed the troops of the 53 Division commanded by Major General Kamal Gunaratne, 55 Division commanded by Brigadier Prasanna Silva,59 Division commanded by Brigadier Chagi Gallage and Task Force 8 commanded by Colonel G.V. Ravipriya during his visit to Mullaitivu yesterday.
He also inspected the submarine recovered by Task Force 8 troops closer to the wreckage of the Fara III ship in the Mullaitivu shores during his visit and posed for a group photograph with the troops who contributed to the victory against the LTTE.
The Army Commander also visited the 1 Sinha Regiment headquarters in the centre of Mullaitivu town which was his mother battalion in his Army career. He said it was the Sri Lanka Army which made a 95 percent contribution to achieve this victory after sacrificing the lives of 5,200 Army men whilst suffering 27,000 casualties. The Army Commander said 6,000 of the army men became disabled in the battle against the LTTE.
He said the Security Forces were also able to kill more than 22,000 terrorists and arrested more than 10,000 Tiger cadres and recruits.
The Army Commander said it was due to that commitment of the Army the nation could achieve this victory against the LTTE. The Army Commander said that it was the blood, sweat and the tears of the soldiers of the valiant troops that matters in this victory and it was due to their commitment the Army could achieve this great victory. He said through this victory the Sri Lanka Army has proved to the entire world that the Sri Lanka Army is the best in the world.
DAILYNEWS.LK
Ranil WIJAYAPALAin Mullaitivu
Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka paid a glowing tribute to troops who contributed to the victory against the LTTE after visiting Vellamullivaikkal and Mullaitivu as the nation celebrates the completion of one month to the victory against the LTTE.
The Army Commander addressed the troops of the 53, 55, 59 Divisions and the Task Force 8 troops during his visit to Vellamullivaikkal and Mullaitvu.
The Army Commander reached the shores of Vellamullivaikkal where the LTTE faced its last debacle on May 18 and addressed the troops of the 53 Division commanded by Major General Kamal Gunaratne, 55 Division commanded by Brigadier Prasanna Silva,59 Division commanded by Brigadier Chagi Gallage and Task Force 8 commanded by Colonel G.V. Ravipriya during his visit to Mullaitivu yesterday.
He also inspected the submarine recovered by Task Force 8 troops closer to the wreckage of the Fara III ship in the Mullaitivu shores during his visit and posed for a group photograph with the troops who contributed to the victory against the LTTE.
The Army Commander also visited the 1 Sinha Regiment headquarters in the centre of Mullaitivu town which was his mother battalion in his Army career. He said it was the Sri Lanka Army which made a 95 percent contribution to achieve this victory after sacrificing the lives of 5,200 Army men whilst suffering 27,000 casualties. The Army Commander said 6,000 of the army men became disabled in the battle against the LTTE.
He said the Security Forces were also able to kill more than 22,000 terrorists and arrested more than 10,000 Tiger cadres and recruits.
The Army Commander said it was due to that commitment of the Army the nation could achieve this victory against the LTTE. The Army Commander said that it was the blood, sweat and the tears of the soldiers of the valiant troops that matters in this victory and it was due to their commitment the Army could achieve this great victory. He said through this victory the Sri Lanka Army has proved to the entire world that the Sri Lanka Army is the best in the world.
DAILYNEWS.LK
SINHALA SHREWD CRUEL BUSINESS MENTALITY....!!!
Canadian Tamils outraged over e.mail from Sri Lanka
Toronto, June 19: An e.mail by a Sri Lanka-based Sinhala to offer his services for a fee to Tamils to find their missing relatives has outraged the community in Canada.
Thousands of Tamil Canadian families are desperately looking for their relatives who have either died in the recent conflict or become ‘internally displaced people’ (IDPs).
In his e.mail two days ago to Tamil Canadians, he had asked them to register with him for $25 for "professional services" to help find their missing kin.
Under the banner of Internally Displaced People (IDP) Services, he said, "We try to find out IDPs: whose-who? In direct contact/communicate with the law enforcement authorities. Please inform us the full details."
Promising the Tamils to recover their lost homes, lands and properties, his "first come first served basis" service said: "All the work that we do is with government officers and law authorities, namely forces/security personal, ministries, our personal contacts, SMS, telephone calls, lawyer’s fees etc., involves travel and stay in the north or east (permit areas). So the expenses incurred are on a case by case basis."
Outraged at the e.mail, Canadian Tamil leaders said their 300,000-strong community is deeply disturbed over this development.
"How can anyone do business on people’s misery? This is an outrage. The international community, and Indian and Tamil Nadu governments in particular, should not allow this trade in Tamil misery," Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) leader David Poopalapillai said Thursday.
"Who is this man? Who is backing him? He cannot operate without the Sri Lankan government’s consent. This shows how low Sri Lanka can stoop to deal with Tamils," he added.
Asking the Tamil diaspora "Do you want to build a monument for your loved ones?", the e.mail said, "If you want to organise a thanksgiving mass for lost family friends/relatives or another person of any race or build a monument please let us have the details." (IANS)
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Toronto, June 19: An e.mail by a Sri Lanka-based Sinhala to offer his services for a fee to Tamils to find their missing relatives has outraged the community in Canada.
Thousands of Tamil Canadian families are desperately looking for their relatives who have either died in the recent conflict or become ‘internally displaced people’ (IDPs).
In his e.mail two days ago to Tamil Canadians, he had asked them to register with him for $25 for "professional services" to help find their missing kin.
Under the banner of Internally Displaced People (IDP) Services, he said, "We try to find out IDPs: whose-who? In direct contact/communicate with the law enforcement authorities. Please inform us the full details."
Promising the Tamils to recover their lost homes, lands and properties, his "first come first served basis" service said: "All the work that we do is with government officers and law authorities, namely forces/security personal, ministries, our personal contacts, SMS, telephone calls, lawyer’s fees etc., involves travel and stay in the north or east (permit areas). So the expenses incurred are on a case by case basis."
Outraged at the e.mail, Canadian Tamil leaders said their 300,000-strong community is deeply disturbed over this development.
"How can anyone do business on people’s misery? This is an outrage. The international community, and Indian and Tamil Nadu governments in particular, should not allow this trade in Tamil misery," Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) leader David Poopalapillai said Thursday.
"Who is this man? Who is backing him? He cannot operate without the Sri Lankan government’s consent. This shows how low Sri Lanka can stoop to deal with Tamils," he added.
Asking the Tamil diaspora "Do you want to build a monument for your loved ones?", the e.mail said, "If you want to organise a thanksgiving mass for lost family friends/relatives or another person of any race or build a monument please let us have the details." (IANS)
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