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Melbourne Tamils Pay Homage to the ‘Voice of the Nation’ : Sri Lanka

Over 700 Melbourne Tamils, intellectuals and community leaders gathered at Holy family Hall, Mt Waverley on Sunday(17/12/06) 5.30pm, to remember the life of the late Dr.Anton Balasingham, theoretician and chief negotiator of the LTTE, who passed away last Thursday. Mrs. Betty Wilby, mother of Mrs. Adele Balasingham, inaugurated the meeting by lighting the candle, and Nithy Kanagaratnam, well known songwriter and singer led the tributes with his newly composed song “Closer walk with thee …”

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Sri Lanka’s military continued its assault against the LTTE-held Vaharai region over the weekend, killing scores of Tamil civilians with air and artillery strikes. The United Nations and international ceasefire monitors protested the targeting of civilians.

Ever since tens of thousands of Tamils who fled earlier Sri Lankan military offensives in Trincomalee arrived in Vaharai, in northern Batticaloa, the government has cut off supplies of food and medicine to the impoverished region, creating a humanitarian crisis.

Asian Tribune online web blog is often popular for twisting news and closely working with Sri Lankan Intelligence establishment & its paramilitary outfit like Karuna Group. The main behind this secret operation is Mr.K.T.Rajasingham, a failed tamil politician currently based in Thailand (House No: 8/6, Muban Amoronpan Nakorn, Sukapibal Road 2, Suan Siam, Bangok 10230, Thailand) and who is also alleged to be on the pay list of Sri Lanka.

Sachi Sri Kantha, a senior political analyst and scholar describes his true face as follows,

Sydney Tamil Australians remembers Voice of Tamil Nation Anton Balasingham - Photos
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Sri Lanka: Failure of governance and destruction of democracy

Sri Lanka claims to be a democracy and the Sri Lankan Constitution says that the country ‘shall be known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka’. The claim is ludicrous in light of events in the island. Ordinary people in Sri Lanka at the heart of events, experience the wrecking of democratic principles and democratic institutions every day. The Sri Lankan government continues to violate every democratic principle and shows little regard for democratic institutions. Some of these institutions have been forced to become subservient to the politicians. Fear lurks the land and the people are unable to exercise their legitimate rights and carry on their daily lives in freedom and dignity without interference. The following statement clearly expresses the seriousness of the situation in Sri Lanka:

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's appointment as a Consultant for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for South Asia has been suspended by the world body due to complaints over violations of human rights and press focus.
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The Times’ UK Obituary to Australian Freedom Fight (Sri Lanka) Activist Adel's husband Balasingham

In an obituary Friday, The Times of London described Mr. Anton Balasingham, the husband of Australian Freedong Fight (Sri Lanka ) Activist Adel (Melbourne) who passed away Thursday, as “the one man the Tigers could trust with their destiny in what looked like being a breakthrough in talks.” At one stage in the Norwegian peace process, the British broadsheet noted, Mr. Balasingham had steered the Tigers away from their demand for independence. However, it said, “everybody underestimated the determination of hardcore Sinhalese organisations like the JVP and hardline Buddhist clergy to scuttle any deal that gave the Tamils even a hint of autonomy.”
The full text of the obituary follows:

Sydney Tamils pay tribute to Anton Balasingham - Voice of Tamil Nation Venue: Ukranian Hall, Lidcombe Time: 3.30 - 5.30 Date: 17th Dec 2006
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American Ambassador in Sri Lanka meets Tamil Legislators in Sri Lanka

Tamil National Alliance met Robert.O.Blake, American Ambassador in Sri Lanka, at the Parliamentary complex on Thursday(Dec 14) and appealed to him to recognize the justice in the cause for which the Tamil people are struggling on the basis that America is a country that had fought and won freedom for its people.
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Eastern University (Sri Lanka) Vice Chancellor (Tamil) abducted by Sri Lankan Military paramilitary

S. Raveendranath, the Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka (EUSL), who was forced to resign his post recently following threats from paramilitary Karuna Group that abducted a Deen of the EUSL demanding the resignation of the Vice Chancellor, was reported missing since 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dehiwale Police in Colombo said. The VC was reported missing in High Security area in the Bauddhaloka mawatta.

Tamil Tigers officials in Kilinochchi announced a 3-day mourning period, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, for the death of LTTE's theoretician and political advisor Anton Balasingham. Meanwhile, representatives of the Australian Tamil Organisations, expressing condolences following the demise of Mr. Anton Balasingham, have also announced a 3-day mourning, according to sources close to ATO said.
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Tamil National Leader, Sri Lanka - V Pirapaharan salutes 'Voice of the Tamil Nation'- Balasingham

LTTE leader V. Pirapaharan in his condolence message following the demise of Anton Balasigham Thursday said that a "source of unwavering strength in the political and diplomatic efforts of our freedom movement, and the light of our nation is extinguished," and conferred the title "Voice of the Nation." LTTE leader, in his messasge further said: "Bala Annai has a permanent historic place in the growth and the spread of our movement. He was its elder member, its ideologue, its philosopher and, above all, my best friend who gave me encouragement and energy. He shared my sorrows, my anxieties and my travails."

Anton Balasingham, theoretician and political advisor of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), has passed away in London Thursday. Mr. Balasingham has been associated with the Tamil liberation struggle for more than 30 years and participated as chief negotiator on behalf of the Liberation Tigers in almost all political negotiations, beginning with the Thimpu talks in 1985. He was diagnosed with bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma), a rare and aggressive malignancy of the biliary system, in the middle of November.

With violence once again erupting in Sri Lanka, Rear Vision traces the historical roots of the conflict. Australian ABC's Annabelle Quince speaks with Jonathan Spencer, Dr. Jayadeva Uyangoda & Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu .
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Jaffna Tamil Daily Uthayan nominee amoung 2006 RSF Media Award - Novaya Gazet won First Place

Jaffna Tamil Daily Uthayan 2nd nominee amoung 2006 Reporters Without Boarders Media Award - Novaya Gazeta won Top Award.
"..At least five staff on the paper were killed in 2006, two of them murdered in a raid on its premises on the eve of World Press Freedom Day. In September, the printers of the Colombo edition was torched by unidentified attackers, while in Jaffna armed men have twice forced staff to print their press releases. The pro-government Tamil militia, responsible for most of the attacks, takes advantage of the passivity of the army which dislikes the daily..."

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