 36 civilians were killed and 27 were disappeared in the first fortnight of January 2007 by Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse's war on Tamils to eradicate the minorities from the Island. Eight civilians in Batticaloa, five civilians in Trincomalee , two civilians in Mannar, eight civilians in Vavuniya and thirteen civilians in Jaffna were killed. A further 27 civilians were disappeared by the Sri Lankan operated forces in Tamil homeland.
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 By: Professor Aaron Rajah
Dear Mr. Blake,
I had an opportunity to review your later dated Janurary 18th, 2007 to the Island newspaper. Earlier, the Island newspaper (on January 16th) and an editorial (on January 17th) carried out lead news articles claiming that LTTE, with the help of some underground gangs, used information from the United States Entrance Visa application to abduct Sri Lankan citizens for ransom money based on the financial statement given by the Visa application. The Island newspaper futher claimed that this was done under your leadership with your full knowledge at the US Embassy.
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 Indian actress Shilpa Shetty may appear lost and out of depth as she prepares half-cooked chicken on the reality show 'Big Brother', but desi voyeurs in Britain have flooded broadcasting authorities with complaints of racism by others in the house against her. Britain's broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is investigating nearly 200 complaints about alleged racism against her even as strong opinions are being expressed on Asian radio stations and websites in her support. Asian radio station Sunrise received several calls on a phone-in on Sunday from viewers, complaining about racism against Shetty.
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 Sri Lanka troops today invaded key tamil town (Vaharai) in East and Officially declare war against tamils, political analysts said. BBC's full acount of the invation by war savy Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse follows,
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The Sri Lankan military says troops have captured a key Tamil Tiger stronghold in the east of the country.
Thousands of Tamil civilians are fleeing the town of Vakarai, which has been the focus of heavy fighting for several weeks. |
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 "Pokiri will be a real entertainer for the audience and would keep my fans in good spirits," says Vijay. The actor, in an exclusive chat with Indiaglitz, said, "The movie is a sincere remake of the Telugu blockbuster hit (Pokiri). We have not experimented anything. But the film has come out really well. With all ingredients for an entertainer finding its place in the movie, Pokiri will be a value-for-money film." Pokiri, directed by choreographer-actor Prabhudeva features Vijay and Asin in prominent roles.Vijay, who uses his words with utmost caution, said he has imitated Prabhudeva's body language for the role. |
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Vaharai hospital complex and surrounding areas came under artillery attack by the Sri Lankan armed forces on 18 January 2007 from morning till afternoon. Six civilians, who had taken refuge in the hospital complex, were injured. when the SLA fired artillery from Mankerny and Kajuwatta military camps. |
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 "..And later that fall came the bombing and shelling of Tamil areas, including Kallady, and the murder of 17 ethnic Tamil aid workers employed by the French aid group Action Against Hunger. Much of the Tamil population, along with the families of the 17 murder victims, point to undisciplined government troops as the likely culprits. The shelling of Kallady destroyed several homes in the village and caused all 600 residents to flee to Vaharai, a town a two-day walk away and with a fresh population of thousands of internally displaced Tamils..." |
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