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Realignment of Sinhala Nationalist forces spells trouble for SL Peace- Gajendrakumar
[ TamilNet ] [ 06:28 GMT, Nov. 5, 2005 ]
"Radicalisation of Sri Lanka polity resulting in the realignment of Sinhala Nationalist forces as witnessed by the coalitions for Sri Lanka's presidential elections, raises the spectre of nationlist politics of the 50s and is leading towards imminent collapse of the peace process," said Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian, addressing a forum on Sri Lanka's Peace prospects, held in Washington D.C Friday at the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS). The forum on "The Sri Lanka Peace Process: Dead end or is there hope?" organized by CSIS in collaboration with East-West Center (EWC), an education and research organization, was addressed by Hon. Bernard A B Gunatilleke, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the US, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, and Dayan Jayatilleke, Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University.
Expulsion of Jaffna Muslims; part 1 - The Numbers
[ Illangai Thamizh Sangam ] [ 12:23 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Many Tamils would be wondering what happened to the token Tamil pontificator D.B.S.Jeyaraj, if they bothered to read his contribution entitled 'Fifteenth anniversary of the Muslim expulsion from Jaffna' (Sunday Leader, Colombo, Oct.30, 2005). I did. Either Jeyaraj has gone nuts or he has elevated his profile as a slick and slimy agent from the adversaries of Tamils. Jeyaraj's role as a writer-agent reminds me of the villainy role of Vaithi, played by ace comedian C.K. Nagesh in that enchanting Tamil movie, Thillana Mohanambal (1968). Agent Vaithi was a slick, slimy schemer who was always with extended hands to fill his pockets.Agent Vaithi was a slick, slimy schemer who was always with extended hands to fill his pockets. In that movie, Nagesh played this nasty agent role with aplomb - combining his skills for comedy with the needs this character role of a seamy schemer demanded.
SLA groups in civilian clothes patrol at night, causing fear among Jaffna residents
[ LTTE Peace Secretariat ] [ 14:03 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Sri Lankan Army (SLA) forces in civilian clothes have been patrolling areas in Jaffna at night, arbitrarily questioning pedestrians. The groups of SLA soldiers arrive to various villages in Jaffna by motorbike and subject civilians to unnecessary questioning, causing fear among residents. Residents of villages in Meesalai and Sarasalai are afraid to leave their homes at night in fear of being confronted by SLA forces. Residents in Vallikamum North are also experiencing similar treatment by the SLA. Civilians in the villages of Chunnakam, Mallakam, Tellipallai and Alaveddi have reported SLA forces traveling in civilian clothes with EPDP members and paramilitary groups. Many residents feel threatened by the group's mysterious activities at night and have stopped leaving their homes after nightfall.
Unidentified gunmen kill Tamil man in Sri Lanka's volatile east
[ AP ] [ 14:40 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Unidentified attackers in volatile eastern Sri Lanka on Saturday fatally shot a man believed to be a former Tamil Tiger rebel, the military said. Thurairaja Kannan, 30, was shot three times near his home in the town of Trincomalee, 230 kilometers (140 miles) northeast of the capital, Colombo, said military spokesman Brig. Nalin Witharanage. The spokesman said Kannan is believed to have been a former member of the Tamil Tiger guerrillas. He said it was not known who was behind the killing, or what the motive was. Scores have been killed in recent months - including government soldiers, Tamil Tigers and politicians opposing the rebels - despite a 2002 cease-fire between the government and rebels.
Ranil promises resolution of conflict with tigers, better army
[ PTI ] [ 14:42 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Sri Lanka's opposition Presidential candidate today promised to resolve the conflict with Tamil tigers in "two to three years" as also to modernise armed forces with the help of countries like India if he is elected in the polls scheduled later this month. "We cannot have peace in a day or two. A permanent peace will take two to three years. Yes, I can promise you peace... In two to three years we can realistically solve the problem," Ranil Wickremesinghe, seen as the leading candidate in pre-poll surveys, told troops in Palay military complex maintaining a fragile truce with tigers in Jaffna peninsula, the rebel heartland. "But we need to make progress now. We need to move forward," he said during the trip ahead of the November 17 polls for a successor to Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Rebels say Tamils not interested in Sri Lanka's coming presidential election
[ AP ] [ 14:43 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
A senior Tamil Tiger rebel said Saturday that Sri Lanka's minority ethnic Tamils will not be interested in the coming presidential election because both main candidates are unconcerned about their problems, a pro-rebel Web site reported. "This election conveys a message to the world. That is the Tamil people have nothing to do with the Sri Lanka presidential election," the Puthinam Web site said Saturday, citing a speech it said was made on rebel radio by senior Tamil Tiger K.V. Balakumaran. "Our position is that both the candidates have not shown the least consideration toward the Tamil people's problems," Balakumaran said.
LTTE neutral as Tamils may tip scales in Sri Lanka presidential vote
[ AFP ] [ 14:47 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have decided to remain neutral in the presidential election this month, a pro-rebel website reported as minority Tamil voters emerged as potential king-makers. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will not pressure minority Tamils to take part in or to boycott the November 17 election, C. Ilamparithi, a leader of the LTTE based in the northern city of Jaffna, said on the Tamilnet website. "The LTTE will not exert any pressure on Tamils on this issue," he said on Sunday. The LTTE's political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan told AFP in a recent interview that they were uninterested in the election because all majority Sinhalese leaders of Sri Lanka had let them down in the past.
[ TamilNet ] [ 06:28 GMT, Nov. 5, 2005 ]
"Radicalisation of Sri Lanka polity resulting in the realignment of Sinhala Nationalist forces as witnessed by the coalitions for Sri Lanka's presidential elections, raises the spectre of nationlist politics of the 50s and is leading towards imminent collapse of the peace process," said Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian, addressing a forum on Sri Lanka's Peace prospects, held in Washington D.C Friday at the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS). The forum on "The Sri Lanka Peace Process: Dead end or is there hope?" organized by CSIS in collaboration with East-West Center (EWC), an education and research organization, was addressed by Hon. Bernard A B Gunatilleke, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the US, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, and Dayan Jayatilleke, Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University.
Expulsion of Jaffna Muslims; part 1 - The Numbers
[ Illangai Thamizh Sangam ] [ 12:23 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Many Tamils would be wondering what happened to the token Tamil pontificator D.B.S.Jeyaraj, if they bothered to read his contribution entitled 'Fifteenth anniversary of the Muslim expulsion from Jaffna' (Sunday Leader, Colombo, Oct.30, 2005). I did. Either Jeyaraj has gone nuts or he has elevated his profile as a slick and slimy agent from the adversaries of Tamils. Jeyaraj's role as a writer-agent reminds me of the villainy role of Vaithi, played by ace comedian C.K. Nagesh in that enchanting Tamil movie, Thillana Mohanambal (1968). Agent Vaithi was a slick, slimy schemer who was always with extended hands to fill his pockets.Agent Vaithi was a slick, slimy schemer who was always with extended hands to fill his pockets. In that movie, Nagesh played this nasty agent role with aplomb - combining his skills for comedy with the needs this character role of a seamy schemer demanded.
SLA groups in civilian clothes patrol at night, causing fear among Jaffna residents
[ LTTE Peace Secretariat ] [ 14:03 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Sri Lankan Army (SLA) forces in civilian clothes have been patrolling areas in Jaffna at night, arbitrarily questioning pedestrians. The groups of SLA soldiers arrive to various villages in Jaffna by motorbike and subject civilians to unnecessary questioning, causing fear among residents. Residents of villages in Meesalai and Sarasalai are afraid to leave their homes at night in fear of being confronted by SLA forces. Residents in Vallikamum North are also experiencing similar treatment by the SLA. Civilians in the villages of Chunnakam, Mallakam, Tellipallai and Alaveddi have reported SLA forces traveling in civilian clothes with EPDP members and paramilitary groups. Many residents feel threatened by the group's mysterious activities at night and have stopped leaving their homes after nightfall.
Unidentified gunmen kill Tamil man in Sri Lanka's volatile east
[ AP ] [ 14:40 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Unidentified attackers in volatile eastern Sri Lanka on Saturday fatally shot a man believed to be a former Tamil Tiger rebel, the military said. Thurairaja Kannan, 30, was shot three times near his home in the town of Trincomalee, 230 kilometers (140 miles) northeast of the capital, Colombo, said military spokesman Brig. Nalin Witharanage. The spokesman said Kannan is believed to have been a former member of the Tamil Tiger guerrillas. He said it was not known who was behind the killing, or what the motive was. Scores have been killed in recent months - including government soldiers, Tamil Tigers and politicians opposing the rebels - despite a 2002 cease-fire between the government and rebels.
Ranil promises resolution of conflict with tigers, better army
[ PTI ] [ 14:42 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Sri Lanka's opposition Presidential candidate today promised to resolve the conflict with Tamil tigers in "two to three years" as also to modernise armed forces with the help of countries like India if he is elected in the polls scheduled later this month. "We cannot have peace in a day or two. A permanent peace will take two to three years. Yes, I can promise you peace... In two to three years we can realistically solve the problem," Ranil Wickremesinghe, seen as the leading candidate in pre-poll surveys, told troops in Palay military complex maintaining a fragile truce with tigers in Jaffna peninsula, the rebel heartland. "But we need to make progress now. We need to move forward," he said during the trip ahead of the November 17 polls for a successor to Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Rebels say Tamils not interested in Sri Lanka's coming presidential election
[ AP ] [ 14:43 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
A senior Tamil Tiger rebel said Saturday that Sri Lanka's minority ethnic Tamils will not be interested in the coming presidential election because both main candidates are unconcerned about their problems, a pro-rebel Web site reported. "This election conveys a message to the world. That is the Tamil people have nothing to do with the Sri Lanka presidential election," the Puthinam Web site said Saturday, citing a speech it said was made on rebel radio by senior Tamil Tiger K.V. Balakumaran. "Our position is that both the candidates have not shown the least consideration toward the Tamil people's problems," Balakumaran said.
LTTE neutral as Tamils may tip scales in Sri Lanka presidential vote
[ AFP ] [ 14:47 GMT, Nov. 6, 2005 ]
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have decided to remain neutral in the presidential election this month, a pro-rebel website reported as minority Tamil voters emerged as potential king-makers. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will not pressure minority Tamils to take part in or to boycott the November 17 election, C. Ilamparithi, a leader of the LTTE based in the northern city of Jaffna, said on the Tamilnet website. "The LTTE will not exert any pressure on Tamils on this issue," he said on Sunday. The LTTE's political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan told AFP in a recent interview that they were uninterested in the election because all majority Sinhalese leaders of Sri Lanka had let them down in the past.