I just wanted to remind all the people who is hailing Prabhakaran as a hero, that he is a terrorist declared by 32 countries including India. He died in a battle with the army of a country which has a democratic ruler. Its arguably not wise to fight against a country by the minority people who has migrated there only in last century. It should be a political decision to accept the minority, probably the only way. To those who argue about redrawing the border should agree with the same thing in our country too. Its almost the same thing happening in Kashmir right, will those who support LTTE would support the militants in Kashmir?? I think its the same goal they both have. Kashmiries want freedom from both the nations don't they?.
To those who see only the act of violence done by the military should not close their eye to the LTTE cruelties, their suicide bombers have killed thousands or women children and innocent people over the last 26 years. Its so evident that collateral damage in a military action can be avoided. Why the eyes are open only to the causalities in a military operation. Why not to the causalities CREATED by keeping the fellow civilians as shield. Indian Peace Keeping Force's commando es who brought rations to tamilians were killed by strapping burning tires on their neck. To me it sound funny when some one says the person who ordered this (personally) is a hero. This war between the Govt and LTTE has killed 70,000 people. Do you think the existence of an outfit which created this (whatever their goal may be) is still justified. Do you think the situation was that crucial before birth of LTTE to outweigh the lives of those 70,000 people.
There have been other organizations who also wanted to have a say over tamilians. What happened to them? "He decimated rival groups TELO and EPRLF and hunted down their founders, like TELO's Sri Sabaratnam. His gunmen assassinated TULF leader A Amirthalingam in Colombo in 1989. PLOTE leader Uma Maheswaran was shot dead by an LTTE hit squad. Another squad killed EPRLF leader K Padmanabha and 13 others in a Chennai apartment complex in 1990." - Times Of India.
Not all people who has an aim or a motto - like any mujaheddin outfits - should be respected. You respect some one when you find some quality in those people which you wish you had - this may be a very different way of seeing what respect is, but if you think more you would find this is true. People should be respected for their principles. The incorrect way a man take to achieve a good goal is not justified. The way he choose defines himself. There should be some principles he should follow to achieve it. Isn't it selfish to kill the people who had the same goal but different ways. Netaji never did that, Bhagat Singh never did that. We can not compare him with the extremist heroes of our country like Bhagat Singh. There is not even a single incident when some innocent civilians were killed by them, they never forced children and women to join the force. They never sent suicide bombers and they never created any collateral damage. They never hid themselves when their fellow followers or others lives were at stake, they were not cowards. They never used civilians to hide themselves and cover them so that they can enjoy safety.
If Prabhakaran turned himself down when the people he stood for are dying - I would have at least thought about him as a hero. That could be heroism (if I could forget that he killed one president and injured another president; killed a former Indian prime minister and another thousand innocents). He standing next to the suicide bombers photo is available over net. Is that heroism. I wish at least now people of Sri Lanka will have a peaceful life ahead. I hope President will respect tamil feelings and re inhabit them soon. If war crimes happened it should be brought to light.
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Does the Indian Government deny education for the Kashmiries ?. Did not we give equal right to vote for the kashmir people ?. Above all we have given tax benifit and many other benifit , to retain kashmir with India. But this is not the case in srilanka my dear friend.
Ever since independence in 1948, government policies have systematically violated the social, economic and cultural rights of Tamils: through the disenfranchisement of the Indian Tamils, through state sponsored colonization of the North-East by Sinhalese settlers, frequently accompanied by forceful eviction of Tamils, through a discriminatory language, education and recruitment policy which pursued but one aim: the Sinhalization of the state.The Tamils have first sought to redress the long-standing systemic violation of social, economic and cultural rights by peaceful means. However, promises made by primeministers were broken, increasingly bloodier pogroms, occasionally with offical connivance, were carried out against the Tamils. Thus, having exhausted all peaceful means and fearing for their survival as a people, arms were taken up in the aftermath of the pogrom of 1983.
I found you very innocent and good from your below words.
“I hope President will respect tamil feelings and re inhabit them soon”
But do you think, Lion will become vegetarian? How the world community could forgot the beautiful promises given by the Sinhala leaders since 1950? Were not those words are like the words written in air?
We can wake up a sleeping man. But we can’t, if he is pretending. Understand the aim of Sinhala leaders who want to eliminate the trace of tamils from lanka.If rajapakshe wanted to do good, he must have announced equal rights to tamils before he waged the war. He would have started giving good education to tamils, when he came to power. But he did not, why ??? Bcoz that is not his aim my dear friend.
Have not you read about the mass genocide of tamils in lanka ?
Why these magazines who raise voice in support of Rajapakshe, did not raise voice when Lankans destroyed the world famous tamil library in Yalpanam ? How could you expect everyone to be a Gandhi, when lankan animals opened fire against the Tamils during Research scholars’ conference in Jaffna (1974). Is this not evident that the Sinhala race trying to eradicate the tamils by destroying their culture. How can we say to lankan tamils to be silent like US blacks, even after their great leaders who launched sathyagraha in front of the parliament against the Sinhala only act, were killed by the thugs with the help of SLA ?. Still those innocent people did not take violence even after the Mass genocide happened. It was only from 1976, tamil youths who could not see the destruction of tamil community took violence and formed the organization named LTTE. It was Tamil refugees who funded LTTE. To safeguard the remaining tamil population women took weapons in their hand. The girls who were rapped and the children who were made orphans joined the Tamil military force. Yes of course It is heroism, If one could stand as the suicide Bomber against the Lankan army who uses the phosphorus Bombs and other arms and ammunition provided by china and India.(Indian government urges srilankan Govt to resolve the Issue by negotiation :) :)). Yes of course it is Heroism if one could sacrifice his life to save the Tamils from its enemies. Just think what made a Tamil orthodox Hindu shaivite family (Vegetarians) to choose the path of Netaji? My friend LTTE never killed innocent people; they fought against sri lankan army and killed traitors and srilankan leaders who wanted to destroy the Tamil community. Dont you know that the LTTE is the only disciplined rebel group (as described by media) in the world. Is it not heroism that he sacrificed his own family in the war against lankan forces who were using Bombs that were prevented by UN? He could have led a happy life in Europe or Australia, why did he bring his own son from Europe? Is it right to support the mass genocide of SLA in thirunelveli, thirukonamalai and Kandy Just because they are Govt forces? Have not you read about the arrest and killings of good Sinhalese reporters by the lankan govt ? Is it difficult to understand that the press and media of srilanka are in the hands of lankan govt ???. How can we believe Hitler?. I believe in you word that violence is not the solution.But, as long as Rajapakshes are there, there will not be peace. I believe that, one day your hope for peace will come true. Lets pray to god for peace .
I understand your feelings, I understand the sufferings of srilankans. What I didn't like is the 'way' some organization took to achieve PEACE(?) I dont think any human lover would agree killing people would resolve racism or discrimination or for that matter killing itself. It just leads to more and more killing and revenge and ultimately ends to what happened right now. You can be supportive to humanity not murder. Discrimination is not worse than murder, I guess you would agree with me on that. The same global influence LTTE had could have been used (instead of buying weapons) to isolate the Govt internationally and get the right for the tamils - what Dalai Lama is trying to do in Tibet is that. But the agenda was only for a different country; it was no longer for equal rights from what I understand. You asked me why none of the magazines are supporting LTTE or showing the other side. I am also asking why not??
I dont want to have any followup arguments on this topic as I am not an extremist and am a sypathetic person against all sort of violence.
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