Tirunelveli, April 19, 2011
A youth committed suicide by immolating himself, allegedly for the Sri Lankan Tamils issue at Seegampatti village in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu last night.
According to reports reaching here today, the deceased R Krishnamurthy (25), an engineer, doused himself with kerosene oil and set himself ablaze in his house. He died on the spot.
Unconfirmed reports said Krishnamurthy had reportedly written a letter before taking the extreme step stating that he was upset "with the plight of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka and the diatribe unleashed against the innocent Tamils by the Rajapaksa government in the Island nation."
Marumalarchi DMK (MDMK) General Secretary Vaiko visited the house of Krishnamurthy this morning and paid his homage.
Seegampatti village was very near to Kalingapatti, the home-turf of the firebrand politician and pro-Tamil activist Vaiko. Full Story>>>
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23-year-old R. Krishnamurthy, an electrical and electronics engineer
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Engineer immolates self for Sri Lankan Tamils' cause
Suicide note
The suicide note stated that the Tamils, who were tortured by the Sinhalese, should be compensated adequately.
“The new government in Tamil Nadu should not assume office until a separate State for Sri Lankan Tamils is ensured.”
The letter admired the “valour” of Muthukumar, who killed himself in Chennai in protest against the killing of Sri Lankan Tamils.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The Australian
UN called to account on war in Sri Lanka
Amanda Hodge, South Asia CorrespondentFrom: The AustralianApril 20, 2011A DAMNING UN report on Sri Lankan war crimes has accused the UN itself of failing to take action that could have saved civilian lives.
The independent report estimates "tens of thousands" of civilians died in the final bloody months of the three-decade conflict., contradicting the UN's own strongly contested estimate of 7000 civilian deaths from January to May 2009, and the Sri Lankan government's initial claim that no civilian blood was spilled in its military campaign.
The three-member panel, commissioned by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, found "credible allegations" that the government committed war crimes, including shelling its own no-fire zones and hospitals, as about 330,000 people became trapped on a strip of land between the two forces. Full Story>>>
