Comments on: Personal experience of the Vanni today http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/ Groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:35:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: crazy horse http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3746 crazy horse Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:35:45 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3746 never give up, that fight is the WAR! we are fighting the devil in its most unabashed incarnation! never give up, that fight is the WAR! we are fighting the devil in its most unabashed incarnation!

]]> By: We never give up http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3734 We never give up Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:47:48 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3734 Reading the response remind me a famous quote from Jesus " If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand". It is very pity to realise that we have not learned from our past and continue towards our own destruction. We continue to stand divided and speak on behalf of our communities and our own selfish motives. We will only see our country moving in a right direction when we understand that every human who live in Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan. We need to feel the pain of our fellow Sri Lankan despite of our ethnicity and religion. My dear fellow Sri Lankans I urge you that we create a new society that will respect and response to the need of every other Sri Lankan despite our differences. We as Sinhalese need to fight for the right of a Tamils who is been abducted in Colombo, we as Tamils need to fight for rights of the Sinhalese farmers who live in south killed by LTTE. We as Sinhalese and Tamils need to fight for the rights of the Muslims who live in the East who are suffering. Let's stop blaming systems and our leaders, and let's begin to change ourselves first. So that we can dream a better tomorrow. Reading the response remind me a famous quote from Jesus ” If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand”. It is very pity to realise that we have not learned from our past and continue towards our own destruction. We continue to stand divided and speak on behalf of our communities and our own selfish motives. We will only see our country moving in a right direction when we understand that every human who live in Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan. We need to feel the pain of our fellow Sri Lankan despite of our ethnicity and religion. My dear fellow Sri Lankans I urge you that we create a new society that will respect and response to the need of every other Sri Lankan despite our differences. We as Sinhalese need to fight for the right of a Tamils who is been abducted in Colombo, we as Tamils need to fight for rights of the Sinhalese farmers who live in south killed by LTTE. We as Sinhalese and Tamils need to fight for the rights of the Muslims who live in the East who are suffering. Let’s stop blaming systems and our leaders, and let’s begin to change ourselves first. So that we can dream a better tomorrow.

]]> By: Lahiru http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3730 Lahiru Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:19:43 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3730 Nandasena according to your argument Tamils should not exist in Colombo aye ;) Because they're all mysteriously abducted! Word around Colombo is that one of them space ships like the one in Independence Day came hovering over Colombo and beamed all the Tamils then torchered them. Now they're all gone 8-! Sad but true story. Please I beg you to come and visit Colombo!! Instead of spamming web logs from Canada. Nandasena according to your argument Tamils should not exist in Colombo aye ;) Because they’re all mysteriously abducted! Word around Colombo is that one of them space ships like the one in Independence Day came hovering over Colombo and beamed all the Tamils then torchered them. Now they’re all gone 8-! Sad but true story. Please I beg you to come and visit Colombo!! Instead of spamming web logs from Canada.

]]> By: iresham http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3727 iresham Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:51:31 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3727 nadasena - well i am being practical. you talk as if everyone of them is being abducted, but any fool who travels the galle road can see its not true. you belive its well known (your view) but i belive the stats and facts stick with me. where do u live? what i say is what observe. what you say is heresay. i think my argument is more logical. lol nadasena – well i am being practical. you talk as if everyone of them is being abducted, but any fool who travels the galle road can see its not true. you belive its well known (your view) but i belive the stats and facts stick with me. where do u live? what i say is what observe. what you say is heresay. i think my argument is more logical. lol

]]> By: Nandasena http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3726 Nandasena Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:42 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3726 May be Iresham does not understand English or pretends not to understand. He/She repeatedly says the same thing. It is a well known fact that the Tamils are being abducted, killed, tortured, and "dissapeard" In Colombo and other areas. They are expected to have a reason to come to Colombo or other sinhalese dominated areas. Somebody has to write in Sinhala!! May be Iresham does not understand English or pretends not to understand. He/She repeatedly says the same thing. It is a well known fact that the Tamils are being abducted, killed, tortured, and “dissapeard” In Colombo and other areas. They are expected to have a reason to come to Colombo or other sinhalese dominated areas. Somebody has to write in Sinhala!!

]]> By: lionheart http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3723 lionheart Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:27:07 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3723 Genocidal! this has become a word for monkys with i knife like thing. yes i think you have to some times check 100 to fine that one terrorists. i have tamil friends and they all want to move on and live the life we all had before 1983. so please stop going feeling sorry for your selfs stop helping terrorists and lets all move on. Genocidal! this has become a word for monkys with i knife like thing. yes i think you have to some times check 100 to fine that one terrorists. i have tamil friends and they all want to move on and live the life we all had before 1983.

so please stop going feeling sorry for your selfs stop helping terrorists and lets all move on.

]]> By: iresham http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3720 iresham Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:54:37 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3720 young tamil girls and boys in love, listing to their i-pods, going to tution classes, wele carts going around in wellawatta, flims of south indian being shown and housefull, laughter , chatter, take look sarwan and see the beauty of being liberated. young tamil girls and boys in love, listing to their i-pods, going to tution classes, wele carts going around in wellawatta, flims of south indian being shown and housefull, laughter , chatter, take look sarwan and see the beauty of being liberated.

]]> By: Sinthaamani http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3718 Sinthaamani Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:27:06 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3718 Sri Lanka is on an irreversible path to separation or total subordination of Tamil under a "master-slave" configuration. Pirapaharan, aided by Rajapakse brothers, rooted by the Sinhala south, is charting Sri Lanka's march inexorable march towards this yet undecided destiny. Sri Lanka is on an irreversible path to separation or total subordination of Tamil under a “master-slave” configuration. Pirapaharan, aided by Rajapakse brothers, rooted by the Sinhala south, is charting Sri Lanka’s march inexorable march towards this yet undecided destiny.

]]> By: Jack Point http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3717 Jack Point Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:26:06 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3717 Iresha LTTE is keeping the population there by force, something Human rights Watch and Amnesty International have documented. The government however does not want the Tamils to come to Colombo - witness the latest census and other measures such as the permit to enter the Western province (there are also permits necessary to leave either the North or the East, as anyone who has visited Trinco can testify. The attitude that 99% of terrorists are Tamils therefore all Tamils are under suspicion is hardly welcoming and translates to repeated instances of detention and harassment such as repeated searches in the middle of the night etc. The press reports these in passing and no one pays much attention to these since we are unaffected but putting oneself in the shoes of the other man makes one realise just how horrible this can be. There are also numerous reports of abductions all of which leaves the Tamil population fearful and resentful. Iresha

LTTE is keeping the population there by force, something Human rights Watch and Amnesty International have documented.

The government however does not want the Tamils to come to Colombo – witness the latest census and other measures such as the permit to enter the Western province (there are also permits necessary to leave either the North or the East, as anyone who has visited Trinco can testify.

The attitude that 99% of terrorists are Tamils therefore all Tamils are under suspicion is hardly welcoming and translates to repeated instances of detention and harassment such as repeated searches in the middle of the night etc. The press reports these in passing and no one pays much attention to these since we are unaffected but putting oneself in the shoes of the other man makes one realise just how horrible this can be.

There are also numerous reports of abductions all of which leaves the Tamil population fearful and resentful.

]]> By: iresha http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3716 iresha Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:58:04 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3716 why are u saying that, tamils are getting raped in wellawatta? when i go through Col 5-6 i see only lot of smiling faces. tamil teenagers in love, a wele cart and a procession. tution classes for tamil people, films being over and tamil people coming out. !!!!!!!!!! i just want the rest of them to come out from wanni and see what their own liberated brethran are enjoying. why are u saying that, tamils are getting raped in wellawatta? when i go through Col 5-6 i see only lot of smiling faces. tamil teenagers in love, a wele cart and a procession. tution classes for tamil people, films being over and tamil people coming out. !!!!!!!!!!

i just want the rest of them to come out from wanni and see what their own liberated brethran are enjoying.

]]> By: Sarwan http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3714 Sarwan Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:43:18 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3714 Iresha, Do you ask Tamils to come out and get murdered, disappeared, raped and displaced by the state? You are active in the genocidal game !!!! Iresha,

Do you ask Tamils to come out and get murdered, disappeared, raped and displaced by the state?

You are active in the genocidal game !!!!

]]> By: Justin http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3713 Justin Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:38:48 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3713 Recently I read "you live once love it" printed on a T shirt. Those who love living will love to help others who are suffering. Good hearted people trying to serve and help the afflicted to live, please be conscious that we are facing a barbarous, cruel, criminal and genocidal government and its armed forces. Please take care of yourselves so that you can serve others well. May God bless you with protection and courage. Recently I read “you live once love it” printed on a T shirt.

Those who love living will love to help others who are suffering.

Good hearted people trying to serve and help the afflicted to live, please be conscious that we are facing a barbarous, cruel, criminal and genocidal government and its armed forces.

Please take care of yourselves so that you can serve others well.

May God bless you with protection and courage.

]]> By: iresha http://groundviews.org/2008/10/10/personal-experience-of-the-vanni-today/#comment-3712 iresha Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:17:29 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1003#comment-3712 look at how your bretheran enjoyes the tution classes , films , skathi FM in wellawatta. all people shouldget togther and breakfree and come to government conrolled area. Unless the LTTE are keeping them by force? whats the writers view on that? look at how your bretheran enjoyes the tution classes , films , skathi FM in wellawatta. all people shouldget togther and breakfree and come to government conrolled area. Unless the LTTE are keeping them by force? whats the writers view on that?

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