Shiva,

one of the first blows for human rights activists came from the LTTE. I am referring to Rajani Thiranagama.

The LTTE started taxing ngos long before the government of MR did. The LTTE taught a leeson or two to the MR government on taxation.

““LTTE never had a real censorship on media, journalists, diplomats, NGOs and Human Rights groups””

I think Shiva was trying to say that the LTTE made sure to kill anyone who disagreed with Prabakaran before they could talk to the media, diplomats, and human rights groups.

“LTTE never had a real censorship on media, journalists, diplomats, NGOs and Human Rights groups”

Your entire comment is a gem, but that one sentence really does take the cake.

LTTE never had a real censorship on media, journalists, diplomats, NGOs and Human Rights groups but the Rajapakse regime has denied access to all these independent bodies to the Tamil areas and meeting Tamil politicians as the Rajapakse regime has been committing unspeakable crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing of Tamils with the collaboration of the Congress Indian regime.

The Buddhism in Sri Lanka is different and full of hate, crimes, sex scandals, chauvinism, racial bias than the real Dalai Lama Buddhism.

Now the Tamil struggle for freedom and independence has moved to global capitals and Tamil Nadu and one has to wait and see how the accountability for the war crimes and justice to the victims are delivered.

Tamil Diaspora young, vibrant, powerful, gaining momentum and even may take on the Congress regime of India that has made a mockery and historical blunder in supporting an alleged war criminal Rajapakse regime and undemocratically voted against the UN war crimes and human rights investigation in Geneva.

That means you haven’t read Mahavamsa. Dushta Gramini aka Dutta Gemunu was congratulated by Theras for killing a Tamil Elara.

The only fault of Elara was that he was not a buddhist. Though he was accepted as a just king by all, Mahavamsa glorifies his treacherous murder as some sort of sacred duty which was carried out by dutta gamini.

This is embedded in the psyche of sinhalese and hence such justifications crop up often.

Ravana
Essentially it is about prohibited phosphorous bombs dropped by SLAF on a hamlet in Puthumaathalan; how people suffocated and collapsed due to lack of oxygen. The implication is that these are ordinary civilians. As for proof, you as well as I know that the area is out of bounds for public. So the proof can come from some of the 330K IDPs who could bear witness to this, who I am sure will testify under the right conditions (of impartiality, witness protection etc). That’s why a strongly constituted war crimes investigation is required, which is out of the question by any Sinhala regime in binary SL. Thanks for your interest (and the balanced comment at the lead).

Can you provide a translation for those who cannot read Tamil. Are the photographs of victims of LTTE or SLA fire? Can proof be provided that this is a “war crime”?

“Treading the middle path in Sri Lanka: Killing terrorists with loving kindness”

OR

“Sticking it out to the Christian West: How Buddhists should learn patronise themselves”

@Groundviews: shouldn’t the “Banyan News” banner supposed to be on this article?!?

Editor: an extra inverted comma has crept in at the very end of the link (after 329). Could you pls correct this? Thanks

Though I wasn’t inclined to read the full article, if Buddhism can be cited to justify the war strategy followed that will be a sad exposition of how Buddha’s preaching can be misappropriated.