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Reality Joke: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse & Abductions unleashed on Tamil civilians

Mahinda Rajapakse goes to a primary school to talk about the war.

After his talk, he offers time for questions.

One little boy puts up his hand and MR asks: What is your name?
Amara
And what is your question, Amara?

Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) from its Head Quarters in Vanni on Monday released a statement condemning the Indian 'State welcome' extended to Sri Lanka Army Chief Lt. Col. Sarath Fonseka and the statements made by Indian military chiefs in this context. "[The] Indian State must take the responsibility for the ethnic genocide of the Tamils that will be carried out by the Sinhala military, re-invigorated by such moves of the Indian State," the statement said. "LTTE wishes to point out to the Indian State that by this historic blunder, it will continue to subject the Eelam Tamils to misery and put them in the dangerous situation of having to face ethnic genocide on a massive scale."

Tamil: Memorial Meeting for K Sivanesan, MP, in Sydney - Tuesday 11 March 7pm - 9pm 11th March 2008 ( Tuesday ) Strathfield Community Centre, 1B Bates Street, Homebush. "Tamil Legislator Maamanithar K Sivanesan MP assasinated by Sri Lankan Government Security Forces"
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The name is Rajinikanth – The first official biography of Tamil superstar Rajini

The first official biography of Tamil superstar ‘Rajinikanth’, written by Dr. Gayathri Srikanth, was released in Chennai on Thursday at Hotel Taj Connemera.Titled ‘The name is Rajinikanth,’ the book has been published by Om Books International, and is priced at Rs 460.Well-known journalist plus dramatist Cho Ramaswamy released the book and presented the first copy to Rajini’s daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth. In a short speech, Soundarya said, “It’s a tribute and he's very happy that someone has taken this effort.”

Malaysia's long-serving Tamil Minister Samy Vellu was on Saturday handed down a surprise defeat in Malaysian snap polls seen as a "litmus test" for the ruling coalition, which faces the danger of getting its majority dented. Though Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's Barisan Nasional party won all the six seats for which results were announced, it may lose in provincial polls in Penang and Kelantan. Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) President Vellu, who had served eight terms in Parliament and was Works Minister of Malaysia for long, was given the worst birthday gift on a day he turned 72.

More than thirty international leftwing political parties and organisations who met last week as part of a conference organized by Fourth International in Amsterdam made an appeal to “left wing and progressive forces to come forward in defence of the just cause of the Tamil people.” In a public statement they demanded that the Sri Lankan government “stop imposing its will militarily on the Tamil people.”

"..Unfortunately, serious human rights abuses continue throughout the world, and we expect these to be addressed during this session. At the UN World Summit in 2005, the international community recognised the basic principle that governments have a ‘responsibility to protect’ their citizens. The Council, as the UN’s principal human rights organ, has a critical role to play as a forum for early warning and prevention of gross and systematic human rights violations. There is no excuse for inaction in this forum, and Australia looks forward to helping the Council achieve its objectives. The lives of countless people depend on it..."

Bruce Fein challenges Bernard Goonetilleke to open debate in the U.S
By Satheesan Kumaaran
Who could have seen this coming? Former U.S. Associate Attorney General Bruce Fein has called upon an eminent Sri Lankan diplomat and present ambassador to the U.S. to an open debate at the National Press Club on American soil. Does the call challenge the intellectuality of our Sri Lankan generations? Will Sri Lankan Ambassador to the US Bernard Goonetilleke accept this call to show that Sri Lankans are prepared for any challenge?

By SOMINI SENGUPTA,COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 9, 2008 FOR 25 years, the dirty little war on this island in the Indian Ocean has stretched its octopus arms across the world. The ethnic Tamil diaspora has provided vital funding for separatist rebels; remittances from Sri Lankan workers abroad have propped up the economy; the government has relied on foreign assistance to battle the insurgency.
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Sri Lanka - A Failed State, International Independent Group of Eminent Persons quits probe

"...The Eminent Persons have all come to Sri Lanka a number of times and met a large variety of
personalities involved in the process of protection and promotion of human rights. They have visited
different locations in the country where alleged violations have taken place and have diligently
followed the proceedings of the Commission. The IIGEP representatives, a group of highly qualified
Assistants to whom the Eminent Persons have delegated authority, have been following the
investigations and inquiries on a full-time basis in Colombo and in the field. The IIGEP is satisfied
that the activities and reports of their representatives have met the highest standards of quality and
professionalism...."

Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations condemns the killing of yet another Tamil Parliamentarian in Sri Lanka on 6 March 2008.
The Associated Press (AP) reported on 6 March 2008 from Sri Lanka that Mr. K. Sivanesan, 51, was the third lawmaker from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the Tamil political front to be killed since 2005.
Mr. Suresh Premachandran, a fellow lawmaker from the alliance had told the Associated Press that Mr. Sivanesan had attended Parliament on Monday 5 March and left Colombo early on 6 March to visit home in the north. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan accused the Sri Lankan Government Special Forces soldiers belonging to what have come to be known as the deep penetration units, of infiltrating LTTE territory and setting off the blast alongside Sivanesan's car as it travelled through a village.

By Professor Aaron Rajah, San Diego, California.
Unethical journalistic quests took another nose dive this week. This time Bloomberg dove all the way to rock bottom. The article in question is titled, “ Sri Lanka Army Offensives Erode Rebel Potency Gunaratna Says”. In the article, Bangalore based pay-per view writer Jay Shankar takes the readers on a wild goose chase about LTTE’s attack capability and then spins out of control about the so called “military victories” of the Sri Lankan Army.

A group of eminent international personalities who had been overseeing the Sri Lankan government's efforts to curb human rights abuses Thursday resigned from their role.Complaining of a lack of will on the part of the government to investigate the abuses, the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) headed by former Indian chief justice P.N. Bhagwati said in a statement that most of its suggestions in regard to the functioning of the government's Commission of Inquiry (COI) had been ignored or rejected.

Jaffna District Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian, K. Sivanesan, was killed in a Claymore attack carried out by the Sri Lanka Army Deep Penetration Unit on A-9 road, 30 minutes after he crossed into Vanni through Oamanthai / Pu'liyangku'lam entry point Thursday. The Claymore attack has taken place between Pu'liyangku'lam and Maangku'lam around 1:20 p.m., according to initial reports. The MP's vehicle was targeted when he was returning to his residence in Mallaavi, after attending the parliamentary sessions in Colombo. His driver was also killed in the attack. The DPU attackers have exploded four Claymore mines in a row, Tamileelam Police officials told TamilNet.

Ileana, the hottest girl of Telugu film industry, could not make a come back into Tamil films after her forgettable debut in 'Kedi', which did not do well at box office. Ileana then went to Andhra Pradesh and became a big star. Now she is the most wanted actress of Tollywood and her salary has touched one crore.
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