Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government must demonstrate that they will uphold human rights and rule of law, and ensure that Sri Lanka sustains its international obligations and commitments to justice and accountability, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today.
Gotabaya
Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces credible allegations of involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity that took place during the country’s armed conflict.
“The election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, after a highly polarizing campaign, has alarmed human rights defenders in Sri Lanka and abroad, who have little reason to believe that someone facing such serious allegations of perpetrating human rights violations can be relied upon to meet the country’s obligations under international law,” said Frederick Rawski, ICJ Asia Pacific Director.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who won the presidency with 52.25% of votes, served as Sri Lanka’s Secretary of the Ministry of Defence from 2005 to 2015 during the tenure of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, at the height of the armed conflict against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Both the military and LTTE perpetrated war crimes and gross human rights violations during the conflict, and particularly during its bloody final stages. As Defence Secretary, Gotabaya was accused of ordering the killing of surrendering LTTE fighters, ordering strikes on civilians and hospitals, and authorizing attacks on human rights defenders.
International condemnation of atrocities committed during the conflict led to the UN Human Rights Council demanding that the Sri Lankan government commit to a process of transitional justice, in view of the systematic failures of accountability mechanisms in Sri Lanka in the past, as documented by the ICJ in its submission to the Human Rights Council, and others. Despite commitments from the Sri Lankan government, the transitional justice process has effectively stalled and impunity has prevailed.
“The ICJ is deeply concerned that even the limited strides made over the past five years in Sri Lanka on transitional justice, positive constitutional amendments and institutional reform will be reversed,” said Rawski.
The ICJ urged the Government to deliver on its commitment to the transitional justice process, including by holding those responsible for human rights violations and abuses accountable, and complying with the obligations set out in United Nations Human Rights Council Resolutions 30/1, 34/1 and 40/1. (ICJ)
Rohan / November 20, 2019
It is true that singing of the national anthem in Tamil the mother tongue of 25% of the population and also the national and official language in par with Sinhalese ( sic at least on paper too fool the international community but not in practice) has been banned again and now only to be sung in Sinhalese. The leopard has shown his true spots. This means he is stating Tamils and Muslims do not belong , and their language or mother tongue will not be respected
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Real Revolutionist / November 20, 2019
Rohan
Check other countries, whether the national anthem is sung by many languages.
There’re Tamils living in Canada & England & are they allowed sing the national anthem in Tamil in their functions?
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Sri Lankan / November 21, 2019
Tamils in Canada & England are living there only for maximum 50 years.
But there are many countries that the national anthem is sung by many languages.
Canada (French & English), Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa are the simple examples.
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Rohan / November 21, 2019
Stupid racist ,the Canadian national anthem is sung in English and French and Tamils who live there are recent immigrants but Sri Lankan Tamils are native and indigenous to the island with a far older history than the Sinhalese . They have lived in their own land and ruled it until European colonisation. Despite all the large scale ethnic cleansing and stealing their lands both the Sinhalese and Muslims , they still own around 30% of the land . They have the same right to the island as the Sinhalese and their culture , language and customs are as indigenous as the Sinhalese and should be respected and given the same status. Only Sinhalese racists like you will come up with the such silly excused about Tamils living in Canada . Lots of Sinhalese live in the west too is the national anthem sung in Sinhalese? I could as something stupid like that. What you are trying to do is cunningly trying to say Tamils living in Sri Lanka do not belong but are recent immigrants to the land. Lying racist bigot,
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kumarajith / November 22, 2019
We all know that you are using a Sinhalese name to masquerade your identity, nevertheless, with your laughable statement Sri Lankan Tamils are native and indigenous to the island with a far older history than the Sinhalese. ” You have to prove it and it is an utter nonsense and you do not know the history of Sri Lanka. Last but not least, if a person who also belongs to the majority of the folk of the land who is defending his national rights which are dangerously attacked by the enemies should not be called as a racist/Lying racist bigot.”These types of wordings a used by the western imperialists to manipulate you and those countries people are just spatting such words like parrots! Again, Sri Lanka is a Sinhalese-Buddhist” country, whether you like it not, it is a fact.
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Rohan / November 24, 2019
My name is Rohan and from when did Rohan become a Sinhalese name? All your so called Sinhalese names are derived from Sanskrit Pali and Tamil . Rohan means in Sanskrit ascending and is a popular Indian name. Sinhalese indeed.
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lal / November 23, 2019
Rohan, No problem if National Anthem is sung in Tamil/Sinhala/English. Do not rewrite history. Tamils have not lived in Sri Lanka longer than the Sinhalese. Europeans brought millions of cooli Tamils to do their dirty work. Tamils are recent immigrants who escaped poverty from the filthy state of Tamil Nadu. Sinhalese will treat Tamils as equals but will not tolerate the murderous Tamil Terrorists. You know that, You need to believe that!
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Liz / November 21, 2019
There are many Tamils and Chinese in Malaysia and the National Anthem is only sung in Malay and not in Tamil or Chinese
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Sura / November 21, 2019
Tamils are not demanding for a separate state in England, Australia, Canada etc.., at least not yet.. so it is tolerable that these countries allow the national anthem to be sung in Tamil (or other different languages). When Tamils stop demanding for “EELAM” in Sri Lanka, then the country could allow that ! Time for the Tamils to learn to co-habit amongst all other communities and respect them for what they are. Only then will they see how the ‘bad guys’ will reciprocate. .
Of course the majority of Sri Lanka Tamils are very descent and humble, its those who agitate, bicker, bark for preferential treatment who will be disappointed. !
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Manel Fonseka / November 21, 2019
RR
Until recently, the Swiss national anthem was sung in any of the 4 national languages people spoke. I believe a new anthem was being introduced with each verse in a different language.
It seems we are going to go over this ridiculous argument yet again; we just cant learn from our obtuseness of the past & the tragedy & chaos it has brought upon us.
I despair of this country!
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jayt / November 21, 2019
Canadian and European history different. Sri lanka has to be done everything in Sri lanka’s historical context
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Nanda / November 21, 2019
Tamils are not migrants in Sri Lanka.
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John Silva / November 24, 2019
Why not. Tamils are invaders from Tamil Nadu. The original inhabitants had been Yaksa and Naga gothrika, who later on evolved into Sinhalese race, who built a flourishing civilization in the entire country including North and East. Tamils from South India invaded this country several times and ultimately in the 13th century destroyed the Sinhalese civilization in the North never to regain its old glory. This is the historical fact. Racist Tamils keep distorting history to claim they are the original inhabitants. This is pure invention.
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Native Vedda / November 26, 2019
John Silva
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“Tamils are invaders from Tamil Nadu. “
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Of course they are.
The Sinhala/Buddhists are the descendants of Tamil invaders from Tamil Nadu who chose ancestors converted to Sinhala/Buddhism.
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“The original inhabitants had been Yaksa and Naga gothrika, who later on evolved into Sinhalese race, who built a flourishing civilization in the entire country including North and East. “
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Were they, did they, …………..?
Everything came from India, including, language, religion, technology, fashion, culture including caste, art, music, cinema, Ithikas, ………………………
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Why don’t you stuff your false pride wherever you see holes.
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Sundar / November 22, 2019
Dear Real Revolutionist,
Canada has two official languages, English and French. Hence the National Anthem can be sung in these languages. In fact the original anthem was in French and later translated to English. Tamil is not an official language of Canada. Hence the anthem is not sung in Tamil.
Similalry Switzerland has four national languages and the anthem can be sung in those languages.
A nation’s anthem forges unity among the diverse people who share that land. Hence it is not a tool to be used by ill informed revolutionists to saw enmity and deepen fissures within a nation.
Having said that as I understand the news that there is a ban to sing in Tamil is yet to be confirmed by reliable sources.
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Uthungan / November 22, 2019
SL Tamils living in Canada and England are recent immigrant arrivals and not native English people. They arrived there from SL as refugees to live safely and self respect after being expelled from the island by the likes of yourself and your government denied their native ethnicity in the land where they had lived for centuries along with the Sinhalese majority and historically suffered colonisation by various European imperialist countries until 1948.
The SL constitution still recognises Tamil as an Official Language language and provides no impediment in the exercise of equal status to their culture and traditions that is afforded to the majority community.
If the Gotabaya administration that has been sworn in yesterday has denied the Tamils singing the National Anthem in their own tongue that is a matter to be dealt with ASAP.
Both the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils who are natives of the island cannot be in denial about the adjacent Indian sub-continent’s linguistic and cultural impact on their respective faiths and the religious practices which conditions their outlook and thinking.
The common links that exist between the two communities can only be denied only by the most rabid demagogic racists.
As such to ask, if Tamils who live in U.K. and Canada can sing the national anthem in Tamil is frivolous and absurd. Sinhalese too live alongside Tamils in these countries and they too do not sing the National anthem in Sinhalese.
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Sinhala_Man / November 23, 2019
Dear Uthungan,
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As usual you write sense.
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However, you’ve made a slip: it is strange that Navive Vedda and Amarasiri have not pounced on it.
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How on earth can your first sentence hold water? “English people . . . natives of Canada.” A common perception that Caucasians are entitled to occupy America, Australia and New Zealand.
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That may be the de facto position. However, these Caucasians, as usual, “replaced” the real Natives. One needs euphemisms like “replaced”! Usually a pretty gory process.
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This was all that I found of the kid of the Jaffna origin kid who was a member of the Parliament there:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathika_Sitsabaiesan
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No longer in Parliament. Why did I go searching for her? Well, I remember some monstrously pretty photographs of her. They may still be somewhere on the web, but I’m not looking for them tonight. She doesn’t look so stunning now, and she’s not in Parliament any more. Well, we all age, and politics moves on.
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Seriously, though: never mind the rights and wrongs of Colonialism. Rathika’s being elected to Parliament shows how well they cope with life – compared with the horrors here!
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Sinhala_Man / November 21, 2019
Dear Rohan and Real Revolutionist,
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I find this talk absolutely disgusting because it is so unnecessary. What should bind us together, in fact, divides us. I’m not wasting time on this. Real Revolutionist, please go through what this link brings you. It refutes what you claim.
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https://rising.globalvoices.org/blog/2011/12/27/singing-the-national-anthem-in-their-own-language/
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How I wish we could get rid of all anthems and have this as the World Anthem.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo_-KoBiBG0
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No, not because I admire Caucasians, but because I always adored Beethoven.
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I could recite an English version of the entirety of this fifty-five years ago. What matters is the universality of the language.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Joy
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If you are humans, study it. I don’t want to help anyone, with this, who won’t take the trouble to think!
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Those who don’t want to think must be considered animals who can’t be educated.
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The original words, of course, were by Schiller. I understand no German.
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As for the Symphony, I have it downloaded and listen to it as often as its length will allow it. I don’t have this particular version. Probably a hundred versions on the web.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj-raECjwGE
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However, I wouldn’t find fault with anyone who finds it difficult to respond to Western Classical Music. It is an acquired taste.
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Vanguard / November 21, 2019
Maybe someone can explain why it is needed to sing the national anthem in Tamil, is it to express commitment to Mother Lanka its current unitary non federalist state? If so that should be welcome. I think a proper explanation will help.
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jayt / November 21, 2019
Proper and simple explanation is Tamil Tigers want to add as much features as possible to legalize their bogus claim for Sri lanka. Tamil Tigers are not dead and they got the bogus refugees status in western countries by promoting war and establish permanent footing in the western countries to carry the conspiracy into the future from the West.
And if they were only in India, they have no power and cannot carry international campaign against Sri lanka. Tamil population is huge in India and all Western groups exited to have Tamil in the West which give them full access to control Sri lanka first and then India.
But Sinhalese are the major target because Tamil Tigers are exited by Western support and have original idea of Tamil Nadu to conquer Sinhalese Buddhists majority.
That is why I said non of those leaders in Sri lanaka not qualified to fight Tamil.
I get back to you later with more detail about this subject.
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Sinhala_Man / November 26, 2019
Dear Vanuard,
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Five days after you have asked, nobody has explained. So, I shall give my “explanation.”
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If those whose First Language is Tamil, voluntarily sing the anthem in Tamil, which is the language that they understand best, they are indeed affirming their commitment to a Mother Lanka (“matha” means mother.). We sing this anthem too often, and it has become mechanical. However, each time it is sung, even mechanically, it reinforces the conditioning of the mind.
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Singing it, because forced to, in a language that is not understood, and knowing that there once was a Tamil version which has been suppressed, will only result in the individual singer, saying under his/her breath, that they cursed the whole process.
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Growing up, there are a handful of Sri Lankan children, citizens actually living in the country, who have English as their First Language. All of them understand some Sinhalese or Tamil. We need make no concession for them – and they have not, so far, asked for it. No other language matters. The Vedda language, Arabic, archaic Portuguese (in pockets close to Batticaloa), Malay, etc. don’t matter at all. They are artificially kept going for cultural reasons.
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Not directly relevant: do you realise that after the assassination of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, in September 1959, the opening words were considered to have brought ill-luck to the country, and they were changed from “Namo, Namo, Matha” to the present “Sri Lanka Matha”?
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The man who wrote the National Anthem, Ananda Samarakoon, committed suicide.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananda_Samarakoon
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Isn’t that enough?
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wannihami / November 22, 2019
National Anthem of India is not sung in Tamil either, why not cry about that as well..what nonsense!
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Native Vedda / November 26, 2019
Aiyo wannihami
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“National Anthem of India is not sung in Tamil either, why not cry about that as well..what nonsense!”
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It is not sung in Hindi either, nor in Sanskrit.
It is written and sung in Bengali minority language.
Therefore why don’t we sing it in Malay a minority language of this island, or in Esperando.
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Kadirkammar / November 20, 2019
I wonder, the so called Moor (Arabs of Algeria, Moroccco, Dunisia etc not berbers) speak tamil as mother tongue, after having migrated from TN Ramanathapuram just few centuries ago, they are not native people of ceylon like eelam naagaar tamils, veddda, iyyekya singlese. They cannot claim lands in North and East as matter of their right denying natives land there. Why the same so called Moors (gupsaa) claim as Tamils in TN and buurrs in lanka. Double action!
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ko / November 20, 2019
In how many languages Indian national anthem is being sung? Is it sung in Tamil ? Tamils also must slough their complexities and learn it. Racism is inherently engraved in Tamil political leaders.
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vithura / November 21, 2019
Indian national anthem was composed by a Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore with the aim of uniting all parts of the country and to this day it is sung not in Hindi, but in a regional language that is Bengali! Also, if you care to listen to the lyrics of the anthem all regional cultures are celebrated in it, which is not the same with the Sri Lankan anthem. So, please do not compare the Sri Lankan situation with that of India. Further, just so that you are enlightened, there are regional state anthem’s too sung at state functions, in the case of Tamilnadu it is Thamil Thaai Vallthu! So, in light of the above, how could one justify the denial of the right to sing the Sri Lankan national anthem in one of the two official languages of the country viz. Tamil, by Tamils!
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wannihami / November 22, 2019
No it does not mention all states, and how about the newly formed state? Are they going to revise the National Anthem to include those? Sri Lanka is not a Federal country we do not have states, so we don’t need a state anthem, if the Indian National Anthem to be sung in the official language it should be sung in Hindi.
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Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam / November 24, 2019
It mentions the following : Punjab, Sindh, Gujerat, Maratha, Dravida (Southern states), Uthkala (Orissa) and Bengal. Though the majority are Hindi speaking states, it does mention about them.
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Native Vedda / November 26, 2019
wannihami
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Please fact check before you start typing.
It is impossible for you to grasp information which is freely available on internet simply because you are permanently blinded by your conversion and adherence to Sinhala/Buddhist fascism, more so after the victory of a racist psychopath.
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Listen to Tamil Version of Indian National Anthem and learn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1jkzr3e7Es
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State Song of Tamil Nadu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CqywCQOCwY
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Another musical interpretation of Tamil State song
Tamizhanange – State Anthem Of Tamil Nadu | Karthik Charan | IndoSoul
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A. R. Rahman Meets Berklee – Vande Mataram (16 of 16)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss-kLGW2pHQ
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Narrowly defined little island, run by nasty leaders and supported by noisy fascists and sure you will not take this island beyond your nose. Pull your head wherever it is now.
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Sri Lankan / November 21, 2019
National anthem of India sung only in Bengali which is a minority language.
National anthem of Singapore sung in Tamil too.
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Rohan / November 21, 2019
The Indian national anthem is sung in Sanskritised Bengali and not in Hindi. Each Indian state have their own l anthem and they use this for all purposes . India has many languages not one Sri Lanka has only two and the national anthem can be sung in both languages or one verse in one language and the other in the other , just like the South African national Anthem. Most countries that have two to three languages , sing the national anthem in all these languages . Do not make stupid statements
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Sri Lankan / November 21, 2019
The Indian national anthem is being sung in Bengali, which is a minority language. Also Singapore national anthem is being sung in Tamil too.
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Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam / November 24, 2019
Singapore national anthem “Majula Singapura” is in Malay only, though 75% of the population are Chinese. This is the vision of Lee Kwan Yew to ensure justice.
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jayt / November 21, 2019
Optimistic Tamil tigers do not want bring India as example for this case. Why they European countries? because Tamil Tigers want to claim Tigers have history in Sri lanka same as European.
That’s why I said Tamil Tigers are product of original Tamil Tigers from Tamil Nadu who missed opportunities to claim for Sri lanka and desperately adding features to get legal right to claim Sri lanka
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Vanguard / November 21, 2019
Hypocrites! I dare you to make the same statement when the American President is elected. Human rights? More like inhuman.
Do you know who many people he American presidents have killed?
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Nimala / November 21, 2019
“Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces credible allegations of involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity that took place during the country’s armed conflict.” SAYS WHO ? YES WE KNOW WHO.
GR will prove, all those hell bent on discrediting him and Sri Lanka WRONG !
Go ask the people living in the North, not the diaspora, NGOs, Pro EELAM Politicians charged by illegal funding’s etc etc. , these people sitting in armchair comfort are still trying to bring more misery to innocent Tamils in Sri Lanka as they try to put back their messed up lives together.
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jayt / November 21, 2019
then, of Cause, All the Jews in US, Europe and Israel have to face crime charges because they were in Sri lanka for more than 30 years and were guiding former Prez. Rajapakse and general Fonsaka and had open and secret contact with Gota until today. Jewish group have contact with Tamil Tigers at the same time then and now. And if there is any hearing take place, thousands of evidence will come to surface to prove that Jewish groups have had contact with Tigers all time. British were openly supporting Tigers. They did not make secret about it.
Who ever trying to subjugate Sinhalese Buddhists majority should know that Western countries will not be able to make any friendship with Sri lanka and Tamil Tigers’ supporters in the west going to face same fate.
I know Sri lanka hearing coming into Western countries no good at all. And Western governments like to avoid it at all cost, mainly to protect the Jews
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jayt / November 21, 2019
I like to see this chapter end. I do not want to create any situation that create hatred between Sri lanka and Western countries or Jews. However. people have control over certain limit over certain things, rest control by divines.
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kumarajith / November 22, 2019
You hit the nail on the head!
Well done!
One could easily see the enemies of the Sinhelse are angry about it making thumb down click!
This place place is heavily haunted by such heinous zombies and I think this is not the place to visit again!
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Karthigesu M Nirmalan-Nathan / November 21, 2019
This man is no reformer this was obvious then and is prevalent now. Leaches and parasites like Douglas Devananda and Karuna were supporting him and quite obviously the majority of Sinhala Buddhists. It would take a miracle for Sri Lanka to be reformed and be a caring society. We have to decide how to combat this murderer and his brothers from destroying the country.
To start Chandrika Kumaratunga must make a public apology and disband the bloody Sri Lanka Freedom Party. So should UNP, both UNP and SLFP has ruined the country and have corrupted the Democracy itself. People like Anura Kumara Dissanayake must take over reigns.
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jayt / November 21, 2019
My friend if you write books about “democracy in Sri lanka” “Jealousy Sinhalese Modayas” who harmed millions of poor families like us, books will file up and existing libraries will not be enough to store them. These Modayas have been teaching Sinhalese children to hate against one another to promote political parties and stay in power.
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charles / November 21, 2019
That is the difference between a lion and a dog
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Sam / November 21, 2019
Discrimination on language right. Tamil language has been declared as official language of the country. GR the new president elected by sinhala.Tamil and muslims in the democretic socialist republic of Sri lanka has declared to sing the national Anthem only in Sinhala Language which is violating the human rights of the citizens of the country and real discriminating
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Nanda / November 21, 2019
Tamils are not migrants in Sri Lanka.
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Surendran / November 21, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUvT0v3ylPs
Canadian National Anthem in Tamil
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Nimala / November 21, 2019
“Tamils are not migrants in Sri Lanka.”
Of course Not.. To prove the point, just look at farther North. .. Do you see TAMIL NAADU ! Do You ?
That is where they came from .. or am I wrong.. did they come from USA, Europe, or perhaps by spaceship from another planet.. Sure they are immigrants, as are all other communities in Sri Lanka. .
Thankfully only a few managed to descend on this land from Tamil Naadu, if not Sri Lanka would have been another NAADU by now !!
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Native Vedda / November 23, 2019
Nimala
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“That is where they came from .. or am I wrong.. did they come from USA, Europe, or perhaps by spaceship from another planet..”
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I am told the Tamils came from Sumeria, Harappa, Iran, Balochistan, Kumarik Kandam, South India, …………. may be as you say from outer space, perhaps the Black Hole, …… possibly by Tamil Speaking Ravana’s Pushpak Vimana.
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I am also told the Sinhalese came from Mohenjo Daro, Gujrat, Bengal, LaLa land, …. South India, ….. Helsinki, Hela Province in Papua New Guinea, ………… and their origin is traced to a lion, the homeless Dharmapala thought and said he (the Sinhalese) was part of the Aryan race, hence closely related to Hitler, (Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, Ginger Beard).
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Now I am confused.
Will you help me weed out the fake history?
Thanks.
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Lester / November 23, 2019
Recently I saw a program on Al Jazeera about Hong Kong. The human rights champion (white lawyer) was quick to mention “rape”, “torture”, etc. However, when the guest from China asked for proof, the champion did a quick 180, admitting that these were only allegations. It’s the same with Sri Lanka. There are many allegations against GR, but the proof is entirely lacking. GR should not waste his time conducting useless investigations, as the people who want it will not be satisfied until interested parties have a separate state. That is their real goal – a separate state – not bringing perpetrators to justice. Who remembers Solheim and his NGO friends drinking arrack with VP in Kilinochchi?
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Tony D / November 23, 2019
Well said, A ‘reporter’of The Guardian is also making claims as if she witnessed all the activities. These are all BLACK PROPAGANDA and it starts again. Even the Al-Jazeera, foreignpolicy.com, ndtv – all are acting on consort! Looks like all of them have a same funding ‘source’.
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Native Vedda / November 23, 2019
Tony D
The Kalla T(h)ony D(emela)
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“These are all BLACK PROPAGANDA and it starts again.”
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You are a racist pig.
Could you not bring yourself restraint from calling all bad things BLACK?
Why not, white propaganda, brown propaganda, yellow propaganda, pink propaganda, ……..
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You have an Aryan sick mind.
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Lester / November 24, 2019
They want Sri Lanka to investigate cases going back to 2006, but they will never punish Saudi Arabia for openly beheading a journalist in Turkey. The only thing they did is cancel a one day summit with the Saudis. But now the Western banks are lined up for the sale of Saudi Aramco! EU put tariffs on Sri Lankan garment exports to increase the pressure, but the same EU is still doing good business with Saudi selling them millions worth of weapons. These weapons are used by the Saudis to illegally bomb and invade Yemen. At least Sri Lanka did not invade other countries or sponsor terrorist groups like ISIS to do their dirty work.
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Tony D / November 23, 2019
As usual the LTTE terrorists under the guise of being Sinhalese are condemning Sri Lanka. The foreign NEWS papers (probably funded by the LTTE or other governments) are already slinging mud at the new president and Sri Lanka. There is no need to compare Sri Lanka to Canada, etc. This is Sri Lanka, the majority is Sinhalese and the National anthem should be sung in Sinhalese(it was the duly elected Executive President’s decision). If Tamils or Muslims want a different version please reproduce and bring your respective populations to above 35%. It is as simple as that(no need to kill anymore sons and daughters for the weapon cartels’ profits!).
My message to foreign NEWS outlets (which seem to be) on the LTTE payroll and the LTTE Diaspora: You LOST! Live with it. Your plan was to eliminate the Executive Presidency in Sri Lanka and start a war. It won’t happen! Your attempts to discredit the Archbishop of Sri Lanka, prior to the bombings of churches, by ‘NGOs’ was thwarted! Again you lost, you will NEVER be able to destabilize Sri Lanka again and start a war so that you can collect Kappam from peace loving Tamils (my friends and relatives) and live off the back of hardworking and peace loving Tamils in Canada, Europe, U.K, USA, etc…FYI: Your respective adopted governments are also aware of this, do you seriously believe that Sri Lanka could have ended the war without the support of the G7, Russia and India? China and Pakistan have always been great friends of Sri Lanka.
To the moderator of this page: Please publish this comment. I have stated (which I believe) facts, analysis, opinions and solutions for peace, or I will have to, reluctantly, assume that you are also pro-war!
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Native Vedda / November 23, 2019
Tony D
The Kalla T(h)ony D(emela)
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“As usual the LTTE terrorists under the guise of being Sinhalese are condemning Sri Lanka. “
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Good guess however you are utterly wrong.
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“The foreign NEWS papers (probably funded by the LTTE or other governments) are already slinging mud at the new president and Sri Lanka.”
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Again good guess however you are utterly wrong again.
Do you think any Tom Dick Harry could buy every Tom Dick and Harry?
Unlike the Fascist Sinhala/Buddhists you will be surprise to learn there are many honest, compassionate, law abiding Sinhalese and Buddhists who do really care about fellow human beings. If you haven’t met them that is because you seem to follow fascists ghetto builders and unfortunately you chose not to meet the real people. In this island no one has to sling mud on others I am confident you are capable doing it to yourself and being proud about it as well.
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Native Vedda / November 23, 2019
Tony D
The Kalla T(h)ony D(emela)
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“This is Sri Lanka, the majority is Sinhalese and the National anthem should be sung in Sinhalese(it was the duly elected Executive President’s decision).”
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1. Gota the national hangman the executioner was born on 20 June 1949 aged 70 years. Tamil was being used in politics, trade and temples many hundred years before his birth, another blot in the history of this island. Languages such as Pali, Prakrit, Portuguese, Dutch, Sanskrit, Arabic, ……. Malay, Persian, ….. were also in use at times. Mahawamsa was written in Pali, ………..
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2. If you go by majoritarian rule you will do well to remember you have more Sinhala/Buddhists stupid people than all the rest of the people put together (you included).
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“no need to kill anymore “
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Of course it is Gota’s and his goons job.
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“You LOST! Live with it”
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Well, sure they lost it, however there is no sign of you winning it. .
You lot keep digging.
You lot race to the bottom.
Wake up before you crash.
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wilmot / November 25, 2019
Good luck with that.
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