1983 ACTS OF GENOCIDE AGAINST SL TAMILS

Tamils everywhere on the island were attacked by mobs of Sinhala rioters in July & August 1983.

"Clearly this was not a spontaneous upsurge of communal hatred among the Sinhala people - nor was it as has been suggested in some quarters, a popular response to the killing of 13 soldiers... It was a series of deliberate acts, executed in accordance with a concerted plan, conceived and organised well in advance."

- Paul Sieghart; 'Sri Lanka: A mounting tragedy of errors';
International Commission of Jurists Report, March 1984

A Sinhalese mob stopping cars looking for Tamils
(July 1983)"Motorists were dragged from their cars to be stoned and beaten with sticks... Others were cut down with knives and axes."
-London Daily Telegraph 26 July 1983
A Burnt Out Mini Bus
(July 1983)

'A mini bus full of Tamils were forced to stop in front of us in Colombo... A Sinhalese mob poured petrol over the bus and set it on fire. They blocked the car door and prevented the Tamils from leaving the vehicle...'

- Mrs. Eli Skarstein (a tourist from Norway) reported in the London Daily Express
29 Aug 1983

Dr. Rajasunderam, Mr. Kuttimani and Mr. Thangathurai, were among the 52 Tamil political prisoners murdered under government custody in a maximum security prison.
(August 1983)

Kuttimani, a nominated member of Sri Lankan parliament... was forced to kneel in his (prison) cell by his assailants and ordered to pray to them. When he refused, he was taunted by his tormentors about his last wish... He had willed that his eyes be donated to someone so that at least that person would see an independent Tamil Eelam. The assailants then gouged his eyes... He was then stabbed to death and his testicles were wrenched from his body.'

-Madras Hindu 10 August 1983
A Sinhala mob looting a Tamil shop, with uniformed policemen looking on
(July 1983)

"Army personnel actively encouraged arson and looting of business establishments and homes in Colombo and absolutely no action was taken to apprehend or prevent the criminal elements... In many instances army personnel participated in the looting of shops."

-The London Times 5 August 1983
Buildings on Fire, Cars overturned and looters walking away with goodies
(July 1983).

"Throughout the early hours of the violence it was clear that neither police nor defence forces had been given orders to re-establish control... At one point several army vehicles drove through the city, packed with troops who shouted encouragement to the rioters."

-London Daily Telegraph 26 July 1983
Tamil properties thrown out of shops and being burnt
(July 1983)

"Mobs of Sinhala youth rampaged through the streets, ransacking homes, shops and offices, looting them and setting them ablaze, as they sought out members of the Tamil ethnic minority."

- London Daily Telegraph 26 July 1983

A spring tries to spring back once it is compressed. So does all the human beings. Our brothers and sisters living there have experienced nothing but oppression, torture, dictatorship and brutal killings. There have been many ceasefires and wars, and many speak about peace, but for these people the word peace does not exist in their dictionary. The worst of all is that people in Yazhpanam now are facing a artificial famine and are awaiting death due to hunger. I would like to recall Anton Balasingham’s statement when he was ill. His words were “it is a great personal tragedy that I am confronted with this illness. But , when compared with the vast ocean of sorrow that my people face, this is not even a drop.”

For tamilans, problems where never a problem! We have always come out of that easily. There is nothing to stop us! Let us stand together again to confront this critical situation.

“War is the art of doing politics with weapons!
Politics is the art of warfare without weapons!”
Be it war or politics, let peace prevail for those human beings in that island!!
Lets fight united!!

Long live Classical Divine Tamil

Quotable Quotes

Hello folks!!

it has been a long time since i scribbled something in my blog. so i thought it wud be
Better if i pen down something. i was searching for some quotes for the sake of my interviews and i came upon some damn good ones. i thought it wud be better if u read it. as usual ur comments are most welcome.:)

Here we go........

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, ONLY THE TOUGH GET GOING.

This was said by one of our seniors after we came first in one of our cultural events as usual:)

A MINUTES SUCCESS PAYS OF THE FAILURE OF YEARS.

Nice one isn’t it? I remember Hitler’s saying when I read this

IF YOU WIN, YOU NEED NOT EXPLAIN. IF YOU LOSE, YOU MUST NOT BE THERE TO EXPLAIN.

Wah!! The fuhrer in form again! Doesn’t this explain his taste for success? HAIL THE FUHRER.

THE ONLY PLACE WHERE SUCCESS COMES BEFORE WORK IS A DICTIONARY.

I am thinking of nominating this fella for noble prize for such a discovery. But he didn’t think of this.. in the same dictionary hard work comes before success! How’s that? CDK na summava??

THE WORLD IS DIVIDED INTO PEOPLE WHO DO THINGS AND PEOPLE WHO DO THINGS AND PEOPLE WHO GET THE CREDIT. TRY, IF YOU CAN, TO BELONG TO THE FIRST CLASS. THERE’S FAR LESS COMPETITION.

This was said by Whitney Morrow an US politician. That guy must have been really frustrated coz of politics

We all know very well about Martin Luther King. He was a great orator and some of his quotes follow.

THE ULTIMATE MEASURE OF A MAN IS NOT WHERE HE STANDS IN MOMENTS OF COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE, BUT WHERE HE STANDS AT TIMES OF CHALLENGE AND CONTROVERSY.
THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE ANY PROBLEM IS TO REMOVE ITS CAUSE.

The best saying which inspires me a lot is this:

IF A MAN HASN’T DISCOVERED SOMETHING HE WOULD DIE FOR, HE ISN’T FIT TO LIVE.

So this is it for now. Meet you all in my next entry. And don’t forget to pen down your comments.bye…….

october the 13th

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It was October 13th 2006. The day local body elections were to be conducted in Tamilnadu. I was very eager the day before, as this was the first time that I decided to actually see how these processes were taking place. I am 20 years old and have the right to vote. But the officers said that my name was not in the electoral list though I had given the application two years before. I wonder why the chief election officer and other intellectuals give a hue and cry that people do not have any interest in voting and the voting percentage is very low!!

As I was not allowed to vote, I decided to stay here in my hostel in Coimbatore and roam about the city on the day of the elections. On 13th I woke up at 7.00 am, me being the first to wake up in the hostel!! I heard some faint whispers and initially I thought I was just dreaming things as I was still feeling sleepy. But now, I could hear them more clearly. I looked at my roommate who was fully covered with the blanket. I thought he was blabbering in his sleep and gently tapped him. “Machan* are you alright?” I asked. He removed his blanket and I realized that he was speaking in the mobile!! I remembered seeing him attend a call at around 11 pm from his dear one and from that time he is speaking continuously for 8 hours in the same position!! If the Guinness people come to my hostel, they may get many world records like this! Maximum time over the phone, maximum time of sleeping, (36 hours is the record by my classmate), maximum days without bath etc., after all what is hostel life for?? The problem with guys like me is though I am not interested in talking over the phone for hours and hours or not interested to beg a girl for her friendship for that matter, guys like my room mate make us feel guilty!! At times I have wondered why do we really have a cell phone in which I have never messaged to any girl or called. But later I convince my self and say that there are more things in life precious than this.

I had my bath and came back to my room, dressed up and got ready. I was about to leave when my roommate said “GOODNIGHT MACHAN!!!!!” I smiled and then left the room!!

While passing my friend’s room I remembered that he had a vote and in order to ask when he is going to cast the vote I entered his room just to find that he was sleeping too. I woke up and asked “when are you going to vote da?” He said “Vote?? F**k u I am going to sleep throughout the day!” I expected this answer and said “this is a democracy da!!”. He replied “Is this goddamned democracy going to change just because I vote? Now let me sleep!!” I was in no mood to argue with him and continued walking.

Once I came out of my hostel, the atmosphere was so calm and peaceful. I went to some polling booths and found that people were waiting in queue to cast their votes and everything was in perfect order! That was a wonderful scene! I asked a police constable nearby “So? How is the election going?” He said “very peaceful in Coimbatore. Thank god I am posted here” and went. I called up a relative of mine who is a police officer. He did not pick up for the first three times. Fourth time he picked up and spoke in a very rapid and panicked voice! I asked “so? The elections are very peaceful??” He shouted “are you kidding? Look at the news and call me back tonight”. I sensed that something was wrong and rushed to my hostel immediately and went straight to the TV room. Already many were there and I peeped in to look at what’s happening!

The news was shocking!! It showed a mob trying to capture a polling booth!! Ballot papers were scattered. Some were severely hurt and many were shouting and running. There were chaos and the whole place was like pandemonium. The newsreader said that this was the worst election in the history of Tamilnadu and the worst violence witnessed so far. I was not able to look at that any more and returned to my room.

Later that night, I called up that police officer and asked him

“is this how elections take place every time??”

“Yes. This is new to you”

“Why do we need to conduct elections if it is going to be like this?”

“Because, this is a democratic country!!”

“Where is the democracy? It was worse than a dictatorship! Can’t you do anything to stop the violence?”

“We can but we will be transferred the next day. If we do not worry about getting transferred and continue to be honest and perfect at the place where which we are transferred, we will again be transferred before we can think of doing any good to the people. So we cannot do anything except to watch silently. This is new to you. You will get used to it soon. Bye.”

I really didn’t know what to say. I imagined what the chief minister was going to say the next day! “oh! We were just trying to increase the poll percentage you know?” one more thing which I forgot to mention is all the rowdies who were involved in this act were uniformly dressed in black and white!!! Fantastic na?? I remembered my friend saying that Chennai is a very peaceful place to live and Chennai only witnessed the maximum violence!!

This wouldn’t have happened if the leaders have a confidence that they would win. For that they should have been very pure, honest and must have done least welfare to the people. Unless and otherwise they do that the same situation will prevail!!

HAIL OUR DEMOCRACY!!!!!!

about me

hello people!!

i ve dreamed to have a own space for me in www for a long time!! and finally, here it is!! i am a mechanical engineering student in a reputed institution in coimbatore!! and to say more abt me.. it follows..

i me myself!!

i am just a kid...

who was brought up in a such a way such that he is capable of facing
any hurdles in his way!

who was rejected all his oppurtunities jus coz he was over talented or was born in a forward caste but still
strongly believes in Darwin's survival of the fittest!!

who would prefer to watch a documentary abt poverty and politics rather than a romantic movie!!

who was born in a country where traitiors are called patriots and patriots are named traitors!

who exploits every chance he gets thro scripts & speeches to express his anger, joy, quest to the society,
and is quite succesful in that!

who admires

hitler for his patriotism and oratory skills
saddam hussain and netaji for their pride and valour
che guearea for his principles and warfare!!
the list goes on!!

some sayings i like abt wat these generation call as love!!

1.padiyil payanam nodiyil maranam! kathalil payanam nodiku nodiku maranam!!

2.indru aval siripal! naalai nee sirippai! naalai marunaal oore sirikum!! beware of love!!

if anybody says "if u dont get wat u love then love wat u get", slap him rite across his face! plan like a terrorist,
work like a ghost and ultimately u r goin 2 land in ur dreams!!

tats al folks!!