Comments on: Jaffna: Tears, blood and terror http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/ Groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Thu, 24 May 2012 11:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vikalpa » So As You Look, So Shall You See http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2241 vikalpa » So As You Look, So Shall You See Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:44:39 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2241 [...] I read, with great pain of mind, Ruki’s article on “Jaffna: Tears, Blood and Terror” posted on ‘Groundviews” on December 11, 2007. The comments on the article were no less moving. I agree with all that has been said. [...] [...] I read, with great pain of mind, Ruki’s article on “Jaffna: Tears, Blood and Terror” posted on ‘Groundviews” on December 11, 2007. The comments on the article were no less moving. I agree with all that has been said. [...]

]]> By: Sam http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2240 Sam Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:51:07 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2240 "People like Chanaka need to know that they can’t eat the cake and have it as well." Well, I think that people like you also should learn that lesson, I don't think it's fair to recommend that to only on side. For example, the LTTE is claiming 60% of the coastline and 30% of the land area for 12.6% of the population. Does that sound fair to you? It is a demografically unjust demand, but it is a Tamil nationalist claim that continues to be put forward. The proponents want to enjoy all the rights in the rest of the country, and yet have an exclusive preserve for Tamils. Now that is wanting to have the cake and eat it too, don't you think? It's rather like the 50:50 proposal. Please note that today Tamils can live anwhere they want to in Sri Lanka, but non-Tamils are barred from areas of their own country. I would like to put the some question to you: I don’t know if you are a believer in HInduism and rebirth - what is the guarantee you won’t be born as a Sinhalese? Lack of understanding isn't just a problem the Sinhalese have, it is quite prevalent among the Tamil community as well. “People like Chanaka need to know that they can’t eat the cake and have it as well.”

Well, I think that people like you also should learn that lesson, I don’t think it’s fair to recommend that to only on side. For example, the LTTE is claiming 60% of the coastline and 30% of the land area for 12.6% of the population. Does that sound fair to you? It is a demografically unjust demand, but it is a Tamil nationalist claim that continues to be put forward. The proponents want to enjoy all the rights in the rest of the country, and yet have an exclusive preserve for Tamils. Now that is wanting to have the cake and eat it too, don’t you think? It’s rather like the 50:50 proposal.

Please note that today Tamils can live anwhere they want to in Sri Lanka, but non-Tamils are barred from areas of their own country. I would like to put the some question to you: I don’t know if you are a believer in HInduism and rebirth – what is the guarantee you won’t be born as a Sinhalese?

Lack of understanding isn’t just a problem the Sinhalese have, it is quite prevalent among the Tamil community as well.

]]> By: Simple minded http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2239 Simple minded Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:43:43 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2239 We know that both sides pretend that they are protecting the innocent members of the community and that is the only reason for their involvement. However, out of the two opposites we have, who cares for at least a minimum level of wellbeing of the community in Jaffna and other parts of North East? LTTE at least a self interest in this - they need the community, otherwise they are a noboby. This Government on the other hand has already shown that they wouldn't mind wiping out this community. Perhaps it has stopped even pretending! BEFORE it does anything in the area this community lives in (the land belongs to the community!) - the Government has to declare what they have in mind for the future of this community. It has no right to rule that part of the world if it does not take any responsibility for the wellbeing of the community living there. It is otherwise a straight OCCUPATION! If Chanaka and people with similar mentality believe this is their country (and not the Tamils'), please say so to the international community so that they get to know that there is no democracy in OUR country. Let's stop pretending.. People like Chanaka need to know that they can't eat the cake and have it as well. Just, for a moment, put yourselves in the Tamils' place and THINK! I don't know if you are a believer in Buddhism and rebirth - what is the guarantee you won't be born as a Tamil? I am sorry for being a little personal here - but couldn't help feeling frustrated at the lack of understanding.. The Tamils are still ready to live like brothers - so do many Sinhala friends.. We know that both sides pretend that they are protecting the innocent members of the community and that is the only reason for their involvement.

However, out of the two opposites we have, who cares for at least a minimum level of wellbeing of the community in Jaffna and other parts of North East? LTTE at least a self interest in this – they need the community, otherwise they are a noboby. This Government on the other hand has already shown that they wouldn’t mind wiping out this community. Perhaps it has stopped even pretending!

BEFORE it does anything in the area this community lives in (the land belongs to the community!) – the Government has to declare what they have in mind for the future of this community. It has no right to rule that part of the world if it does not take any responsibility for the wellbeing of the community living there. It is otherwise a straight OCCUPATION!

If Chanaka and people with similar mentality believe this is their country (and not the Tamils’), please say so to the international community so that they get to know that there is no democracy in OUR country. Let’s stop pretending..

People like Chanaka need to know that they can’t eat the cake and have it as well. Just, for a moment, put yourselves in the Tamils’ place and THINK! I don’t know if you are a believer in Buddhism and rebirth – what is the guarantee you won’t be born as a Tamil? I am sorry for being a little personal here – but couldn’t help feeling frustrated at the lack of understanding..

The Tamils are still ready to live like brothers – so do many Sinhala friends..

]]> By: sarath Fernando http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2238 sarath Fernando Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:55:36 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2238 I donot intend to compare the sufferings of the people in Jaffna and other places affeted by war and killings of civilians. Thank you for this report which helps us to undertand the plight of such people at least to some degree. Looking for solutions i feel it is important to recognize that all people, where ever they are or to what ethnic community they belong should be given the right to self government. Governments today, whether they are elected or not donot represent the interests of the people. They are just tools in the hands of greedy powers, national and international, who are making use of the "authority" that they have accuired to suppress and plunder all people and all nature's resources. The worst of terrorists are supported by such powers, as long as such terror agrees with this process of plunder. Therefore all people, the tamils in Jaffna, the muslims, the plantation workers, the fisher people, whose right to the sea and the beaches are being taken away in the name of rebuilding after Tsunami, the peasants in the country, the people all over the country who are now suffering impossible cost of living are all being suppressed and victimised for the purpose of this plunder and destruction by a few. So, the solution is in the recongnition that all these people should have their own self government, instead of agreeing to be under any form of centralised government. Can we all being to fight for such self rule, to be free of suppression and plunder by the "illegitimate powers" that claim to be legal governments. I say this as a person who was born a Sinhala and have lived in the Sinhala areas all my life- not by choise. I donot intend to compare the sufferings of the people in Jaffna and other places affeted by war and killings of civilians. Thank you for this report which helps us to undertand the plight of such people at least to some degree. Looking for solutions i feel it is important to recognize that all people, where ever they are or to what ethnic community they belong should be given the right to self government. Governments today, whether they are elected or not donot represent the interests of the people. They are just tools in the hands of greedy powers, national and international, who are making use of the “authority” that they have accuired to suppress and plunder all people and all nature’s resources. The worst of terrorists are supported by such powers, as long as such terror agrees with this process of plunder.

Therefore all people, the tamils in Jaffna, the muslims, the plantation workers, the fisher people, whose right to the sea and the beaches are being taken away in the name of rebuilding after Tsunami, the peasants in the country, the people all over the country who are now suffering impossible cost of living are all being suppressed and victimised for the purpose of this plunder and destruction by a few. So, the solution is in the recongnition that all these people should have their own self government, instead of agreeing to be under any form of centralised government. Can we all being to fight for such self rule, to be free of suppression and plunder by the “illegitimate powers” that claim to be legal governments. I say this as a person who was born a Sinhala and have lived in the Sinhala areas all my life- not by choise.

]]> By: groundviews » Present situation in Jaffna: A video interview in English and Sinhala http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2237 groundviews » Present situation in Jaffna: A video interview in English and Sinhala Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:39:09 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2237 [...] A video interview on the present situation in the embattled city of Jaffna in the North of Sri Lanka with Ruki Fernando from the Law and Society Trust. Ruki recently wrote to Groundviews on his experiences from a trip to Jaffna (read Jaffna: Tears, blood and terror). [...] [...] A video interview on the present situation in the embattled city of Jaffna in the North of Sri Lanka with Ruki Fernando from the Law and Society Trust. Ruki recently wrote to Groundviews on his experiences from a trip to Jaffna (read Jaffna: Tears, blood and terror). [...]

]]> By: JM http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2236 JM Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:13:18 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2236 Similarly, Nandasena, the Sinhalese have to deal with terrorist attacks, assassination of political leaders, tourist travel warnings, Tamil plantation trade unions, a massive defence expenditure, pressure from Tamil Nadu and all that. Sri Lanka would be hostile to a self-governed, independent Tamileelam, so it is unlikely that there would be any trade via A9 anyway. So it as much a level playing field as it ever could or would be. Yet the Sinhalese have prevailed, and the Tamils have run themselves into the ground. Similarly, Nandasena, the Sinhalese have to deal with terrorist attacks, assassination of political leaders, tourist travel warnings, Tamil plantation trade unions, a massive defence expenditure, pressure from Tamil Nadu and all that. Sri Lanka would be hostile to a self-governed, independent Tamileelam, so it is unlikely that there would be any trade via A9 anyway. So it as much a level playing field as it ever could or would be. Yet the Sinhalese have prevailed, and the Tamils have run themselves into the ground.

]]> By: nandasena http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2235 nandasena Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:41:21 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2235 What does JM means by "self governed" Northern Tamils? Northern Tamils are restricted in fishing, farming, livestock rearing, even doing labouring jobs by the "OCCUPIED FORCES". By closing the A9, they are unable to market their produce. With curfews and the security forces occupying their houses and farm lands they are unable to persue their traditional occupation of fishing and farming. Even their livestock are being stolen by the "occupied forces" and eaten. Have they been allowed to "SELF GOVERN" in the true sense, they would have been the envy of the people in the rest of the country. May be JM is not aware of the contribution of the Tamils to the economy of Sri Lanka before the "occupied forces" came into being. What does JM means by “self governed” Northern Tamils? Northern Tamils are restricted in fishing, farming, livestock rearing, even doing labouring jobs by the “OCCUPIED FORCES”. By closing the A9, they are unable to market their produce. With curfews and the security forces occupying their houses and farm lands they are unable to persue their traditional occupation of fishing and farming. Even their livestock are being stolen by the “occupied forces” and eaten.

Have they been allowed to “SELF GOVERN” in the true sense, they would have been the envy of the people in the rest of the country. May be JM is not aware of the contribution of the Tamils to the economy of Sri Lanka before the “occupied forces” came into being.

]]> By: JM http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2234 JM Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:24:38 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2234 Funny fact - Sinhalese are not "facing poverty". Sri Lanka has the highest per capita income in South Asia and is now a middle income country. This may break your heart but it's the "self-governed" Northern Tamils who are behind in terms of both income and quality of life. Sinhalese have done well. Funny fact – Sinhalese are not “facing poverty”. Sri Lanka has the highest per capita income in South Asia and is now a middle income country. This may break your heart but it’s the “self-governed” Northern Tamils who are behind in terms of both income and quality of life. Sinhalese have done well.

]]> By: Bala http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2233 Bala Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:53:11 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2233 sure, sinhales are facing poverty which is delibretly created by the people who they select to govern them, unlike jaffana which is occupied by the GOSL against the will of tamil people. If they are not under the occupation , still face poverty, then the blame will fall into people who govern them, which is most likley LTTE. sure, sinhales are facing poverty which is delibretly created by the people who they select to govern them, unlike jaffana which is occupied by the GOSL against the will of tamil people. If they are not under the occupation , still face poverty, then the blame will fall into people who govern them, which is most likley LTTE.

]]> By: Des http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2232 Des Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:09:32 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2232 Lets not forget the suffering faced by the Sinhalese people in this country. Suffering is not relative. We can't compare suffering of people in Rwanda to people in Jaffna and think it must be worse. In the same way we cant think of suffering of people in Jaffna to people in the south and think its worse (though thats a harder one to get one's head around) If you listen to what extremist Sinhalese like the JVP (or the group who was supposed to be pro-LTTE and arrested recently) say, they talk about extreme poverty faced by Sinhala people in the South. They talk about how some people go on one meal a day with the same despair that Ruki does. The arrested Sinhala youth (who's interview is available on the net http://defence.lk/videos/20070208_01.wmv) talks about the extreme poverty he faced in his life which pushed him to take up arms. Lets throw that into the mix to get an even sadder situation in this country. I think if we pay more attention to the JVP, JHU it will shed more light on how what they say is relevant and how their policies are trying to address those problems. Lets not forget the suffering faced by the Sinhalese people in this country. Suffering is not relative. We can’t compare suffering of people in Rwanda to people in Jaffna and think it must be worse. In the same way we cant think of suffering of people in Jaffna to people in the south and think its worse (though thats a harder one to get one’s head around)

If you listen to what extremist Sinhalese like the JVP (or the group who was supposed to be pro-LTTE and arrested recently) say, they talk about extreme poverty faced by Sinhala people in the South. They talk about how some people go on one meal a day with the same despair that Ruki does.

The arrested Sinhala youth (who’s interview is available on the net http://defence.lk/videos/20070208_01.wmv) talks about the extreme poverty he faced in his life which pushed him to take up arms.

Lets throw that into the mix to get an even sadder situation in this country.

I think if we pay more attention to the JVP, JHU it will shed more light on how what they say is relevant and how their policies are trying to address those problems.

]]> By: Bala http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2231 Bala Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:59:59 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2231 [Edited out - please address the issue instead of personal invective. <a href="http://www.groundviews.org/submission-guidelines" rel="nofollow">Please read the site guidelines</a>]. I don’t know why Sinhalese fail to realize, who is the real culprits for the situation in lanka and eelam. It was Sinhalese who created the LTTE by their words and deeds. It was Sinhalese who 1958, 1977 and 1983 who killed, raped and destroy Tamils properties systematically with the help of government. There are hundreds of other smaller riots, that only people who suffered knew this. I am writing about this because of my personal experience. When Tamils realized only language Sinhalese understands ``violence``, they created the LTTE .Even the Tamils who lived in Colombo for generations know why the riots in Sinhalese area disappeared significantly. I hope [edited out] will go and do some research and find out why Tamils are so bitter against the Sinhalese. [Edited out - meaning of sentence confusing with misinterpretation leading discussions away from the issue at hand] [Edited out - please address the issue instead of personal invective. Please read the site guidelines].

I don’t know why Sinhalese fail to realize, who is the real culprits for the situation in lanka and eelam. It was Sinhalese who created the LTTE by their words and deeds. It was Sinhalese who 1958, 1977 and 1983 who killed, raped and destroy Tamils properties systematically with the help of government. There are hundreds of other smaller riots, that only people who suffered knew this. I am writing about this because of my personal experience. When Tamils realized only language Sinhalese understands “violence“, they created the LTTE .Even the Tamils who lived in Colombo for generations know why the riots in Sinhalese area disappeared significantly. I hope [edited out] will go and do some research and find out why Tamils are so bitter against the Sinhalese. [Edited out - meaning of sentence confusing with misinterpretation leading discussions away from the issue at hand]

]]> By: Sam Thambipillai http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2230 Sam Thambipillai Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:16:09 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2230 The International Community could have broken the backbone of the strong will of the Sinhala genocidal government long ago, by punitive economic sanctions against Rajapakse government, and imposing a travel ban on all the cabinet ministers and the military personnel. But the USA, India, China, Russia, Pakistan and the EU were not in favour of either economic sanctions against Sri Lankan rebel government or travel ban of cabinet ministers because they desired to sell military hardware to the genocidal regime of Rajapakse and earn blood money. The UN has strictures on selling "blood diamonds". Why are there no similar strictures against the earning of "blood money" by supplying military hardware to genocidal regimes? Is that to rpomote genocide all over the world? The International Community could have broken the backbone of the strong will of the Sinhala genocidal government long ago, by punitive economic sanctions against Rajapakse government, and imposing a travel ban on all the cabinet ministers and the military personnel.

But the USA, India, China, Russia, Pakistan and the EU were not in favour of either economic sanctions against Sri Lankan rebel government or travel ban of cabinet ministers because they desired to sell military hardware to the genocidal regime of Rajapakse and earn blood money.

The UN has strictures on selling “blood diamonds”. Why are there no similar strictures against the earning of “blood money” by supplying military hardware to genocidal regimes? Is that to rpomote genocide all over the world?

]]> By: lanka patriotic http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2229 lanka patriotic Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:15:45 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2229 I will salute for your article slbud your article excellent, I suppose this is first article I have red after a longer period of time, you are a true patriotic Sri lankan and deserve to live under our national flag, but I am sorry to say we can,t change the mentality of the majority of our country, which has been spoiled by few lunatic politicians. I will salute for your article slbud

your article excellent, I suppose this is first article I have red after a longer period of time, you are a true patriotic Sri lankan and deserve to live under our
national flag, but I am sorry to say we can,t change the mentality of the majority
of our country, which has been spoiled by few lunatic politicians.

]]> By: lanka patriotic http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2228 lanka patriotic Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:19:03 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2228 very good article, timely written to understand humane sfferings very good article, timely written to understand humane sfferings

]]> By: True son of lanka http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2227 True son of lanka Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:16:36 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2227 well said chanaka, well said chanaka,

]]> By: s.s http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2226 s.s Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:13:14 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2226 Thank you Ruki for posting this. Thank you Ruki for posting this.

]]> By: slbud http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2225 slbud Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:11:03 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2225 Chanaka's comments very unfortunately represent many Sinhalese these days. This is a very bad omen for our country. War casualties, collateral damage, even crimes by criminals is one thing; trying to justify them as right for one or another reason is not pardonable. This group believe they are the true patriots of the country. As a Sinhalese myself, I can clearly say that this group are the ones that cause the largest devatation to our nation. Much more than LTTE. In fact, they and their ideology are the main sources of energy for LTTE. This is the group that make me feel ashamed of being a Sinhalese. This is the ideology that betrayed the civilisation that extracted good values from our main religion over centuries. Suppressing LTTE is one thing. Yes they are a group of terrorosts. But, imagine this situation. Go and tell a Tamil parent who's school age daughter has been sexually assaulted and killed by security personnel or their associate groups that "this is just another incident in a war situation and the fault of this eventually falls on LTTE; you must accept Sri Lanka as your mother country and become a loyal citizen of this land" while your own daughter goes to one of the best regional high schools in a foreign country. Your words would not recieve much respect. The ultimate stratagy of resolving this conflict is to make Tamils believe that Sri Lanka is their mother landnd, not part of that. For them to feel any loyalty to Sri lanka, they must feel protected and privileged in their mother land, If these crimes by 'the defenders' in the country happens in a mass scale, what is the hope of converting Tamils to 'Sri lankans' again? What are we going to win by suppressing LTTE? Those of us who are honest know well that The Sinhalese' paranoia and hatred towards the foreign organisations and forreigners who know these parts of our country are because these are the ones that bring the news of injustice and cruelty to some afflicted people. Chanaka’s comments very unfortunately represent many Sinhalese these days. This is a very bad omen for our country. War casualties, collateral damage, even crimes by criminals is one thing; trying to justify them as right for one or another reason is not pardonable. This group believe they are the true patriots of the country. As a Sinhalese myself, I can clearly say that this group are the ones that cause the largest devatation to our nation. Much more than LTTE. In fact, they and their ideology are the main sources of energy for LTTE. This is the group that make me feel ashamed of being a Sinhalese. This is the ideology that betrayed the civilisation that extracted good values from our main religion over centuries.

Suppressing LTTE is one thing. Yes they are a group of terrorosts. But, imagine this situation. Go and tell a Tamil parent who’s school age daughter has been sexually assaulted and killed by security personnel or their associate groups that “this is just another incident in a war situation and the fault of this eventually falls on LTTE; you must accept Sri Lanka as your mother country and become a loyal citizen of this land” while your own daughter goes to one of the best regional high schools in a foreign country. Your words would not recieve much respect. The ultimate stratagy of resolving this conflict is to make Tamils believe that Sri Lanka is their mother landnd, not part of that.
For them to feel any loyalty to Sri lanka, they must feel protected and privileged in their mother land, If these crimes by ‘the defenders’ in the country happens in a mass scale, what is the hope of converting Tamils to ‘Sri lankans’ again? What are we going to win by suppressing LTTE?

Those of us who are honest know well that The Sinhalese’ paranoia and hatred towards the foreign organisations and forreigners who know these parts of our country are because these are the ones that bring the news of injustice and cruelty to some afflicted people.

]]> By: Jack Point http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2224 Jack Point Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:22:22 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2224 A very interesting article, deserves wider publicity. Judging by this, it seems we have two states after all. A very interesting article, deserves wider publicity.

Judging by this, it seems we have two states after all.

]]> By: suntzu http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2223 suntzu Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:41:03 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2223 http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tamilnet.com%2Fart.html%3Fcatid%3D13%26artid%3D23974 Cellular services were suspended sometime back in Jaffna by the SLA. Today I read in the Tamilnet that telephone users at all Communication Centers have to complete a form issued by SLA before they take foreign calls. Some day soon Tamils in Sri Lanka might have to wear an armband with some symbol to make it easier for the armed forces to identify them like it was done to the Jews in Hitlers Germany. Seems like in Mahindas Sri Lanka its "Open season" on the Tamils http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tamilnet.com%2Fart.html%3Fcatid%3D13%26artid%3D23974

Cellular services were suspended sometime back in Jaffna by the SLA.
Today I read in the Tamilnet that telephone users at all Communication Centers have to complete a form issued by SLA before they take foreign calls. Some day soon Tamils in Sri Lanka might have to wear an armband with some symbol to make it easier for the armed forces to identify them like it was done to the Jews in Hitlers Germany. Seems like in Mahindas Sri Lanka its “Open season” on the Tamils

]]> By: palan http://groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2222 palan Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:25:17 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/12/11/jaffna-tears-blood-and-terror/#comment-2222 Thank you Ruki for your excellent article on current situation in Jaffna.It has to published in all sinhala and english newspapers on the front page. Then only people in other part of coutry will get to know the real situation. Thanks again Thank you Ruki for your excellent article on current situation in Jaffna.It has to published in all sinhala and english newspapers on the front page. Then only people in other part of coutry will get to know the real situation. Thanks again

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