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US Ambassador, Mr. Blake, plays Politics with Tamil newspaper:Professor Aaron Rajah,California,USA

By: Professor Aaron Rajah, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Being a bit shy in not responding to US tax payers repeated concerns regarding human rights violations in Sri Lanka, the United States Ambassador for Sri Lanka, Mr. Blake, took the Tamil daily newspaper “Thinakkural” on his standard lip service trip. In his rare and exclusive interview with the Tamil daily newspaper, Mr. Blake once again mislead and misrepresented some of the core issues concerning the troubled island’s human rights violations and made contradictions regarding the American people value of human rights.

Following the success of the Geethavani Awards 2006, Jaffna Hindu College Old Boys’ Association of Australia, NSW branch (JHC OBA Sydney) is hosting the second Tamil singing competition in Australia for the Geethavani Awards in 2007, similar to the well known TV show ‘Australian Idol’, and are being sponsored by Tharisanam TV (www.tharisanam.tv). “Tharisanam TV commits to provide high quality television service to portray and reflect the aspirations and cultural identity of the Tamil people of this world, in Australia”, says Benkamin Xavier, Asst Operations Manager, Tharisanam TV.

Sydney Thurkai Amman temple Festival 22 Feb to 03rd March
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Tamil Parlimentarian's (Legislators) condemn Sri Lankan State sponsored violance against Journalists

"..The Tamil national Alliance strongly condemns Mr. Gananathan, the President of Tamil News and Information centre, being shot dead on the next day an indirect threat to his life was issued in the Sri Lanka National Radio on 31.02.2007 and the unlawful intrusion into the independent news media institution Tamil News and Information Centre on 09.02.2007 by Sri Lanka Army Intelligence personnel and their attempt to seize at gun point information and photographs of Media coordinator Mr. Barathi and International Media coordinator Mr. K. Kadeepan. .."

Rajinikanth, after shooting for Sivaji in the US, is back in India.Though there is no official word on Sivaji, the general belief is that the shoot for Sivaji seems to be over.The small portions shot in the US seem to be the last few portions. But you never know with Shankar. A stickler for form and content, he will re-shoot if he finds any scene not to his liking.
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The man behind Sri Lanka's Black Propaganda Unit Asian Tribune from Sweden -KT Rajasingham's Profile

[2nd Lead: Reader Comments Updated]
A Newsblog Titled AsianTribune.Net recently published an unverified profile of KT Rajasingham. One of TamilSydney.com reader, who happened to be the classmate of KT Rajasingham confirms as follow, "...In the 1980s he functioned as an organiser of the SLFP in Point Pedro; he threatened teachers and was a "catcher " for the SLFP.iI suppose he must have made money doing political-related favours for innocent people, who did not know that they were dealing with a bribe -master...."

Full Text from asiantribune dot net is for Our Reader's Judgement;
Place of Birth: Point Pedro, Jaffna.
Marital Status: Married twice (to sisters), and has two daughters with first wife.

Reporters Without Borders voiced deep concern today about the disappearance last night of Subramaniam Ramachandran, the correspondent of the Tamil dailies Thinakural and Valampuri in the Vadamaradchi region north of Jaffna. The organisation said it was worried about the cruel lack of protection for media personnel in this region.
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Ms N Selvy new spokesperson on humanitarian issues and human rights appointed : Sri Lanka , Tamil

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Friday appointed a spokesperson for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. Ms. N. Selvy, who earlier served as a Peace Secretariat official has been appointed to the post, LTTE officials in Kilinochchi said.
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Australia supports victims of crime in Sri Lanka, North East Tamils Ignored - Dr Greg French

In a Media Release issued on 14th Feb 2007, Australian High Commission, Colombo says it will spend 6 million rupees as part of its Grants Scheme in Norwood, Pottuvil, Puttlam and Colombo - All in south and ignore war torn North East.
Full Text of the Media Release;
The Australian High Commissioner, Dr Greg French, presented six million rupees to The Asia Foundation as part of the Australian Government’s Human Rights Small Grants Scheme to support the development of a “Psychosocial Resource Network for Victims of Crime”. A further four million rupees was given to four small non-government organisations as part of the High Commission’s Direct Aid Program.

Australian High Commissioner for Sri Lanka Dr.Greg French and some of his diplomatic officers visited war-torn North-East of Sri Lanka as part of Bilateral Donor Group field mission and highlighted the pathetic plight of tamils in Sri Lanka.
"In the Eastern districts it was reported that the military actions of the Karuna faction have become a major destabilising factor. The missions were informed of a steady increase this year of extra-judicial killings, abductions and disappearances. "
"..The situation in the Jaffna peninsula is of particular concern, where also the government controlled areas have been cut off since the suspension of commercial flights and the closure of the A9 in mid-August. "

[ Photo: Jaffna Judge Mrs. Srinithi Nanthasekaran in a Crime Scene - Headache to Mahinda]
Tamil judges who are exposing Sri Lankan state sponsored human rights violations in North-East of Sri Lanka are being transferred out of war zones by the instruction of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, sources said. Jaffna Magistrate Srinithi Nanthasekaran and Muttur Judge Manikkam Kanesaraja are the victims of these genocidely motivated transferes.

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