Mu’l'livaaykkaal: The Slaughter Unheard And Unpunished By Nirmanusan Balasundaram -May 19, 2012 Listen to what they did. Don’t listen to what they said. What was written in blood has been set up in lead. Lead tears the heart. Lead tears the brain. What was written in blood has been set up in lead. The heart is a drum. The drum has a snare. The snare is in the blood. The blood is in the air. Listen to what they did. Listen to what’s to come. Listen to the blood. Listen to the drum. James Fenton Nirmanusan Balasundaram Mu’l'livaaykkaal, is the soil, where the worst crimes and massive human catastrophes of this century have been carried out against the Tamil people by the Sri Lankan regime. Criminal goals of ethnically cleansing as many Tamils by orchestrating the slaughter of at-least 40,000 unarmed Tamils in Mullivaaykaal during the finals day of the war. The denial of food and medicine prior to the final assault was intentionally and strategically coordinated by the regime. It is tragic and unfortunate that powerful actors in the international community could not prevent or stop the slaughter of Tamil civilians through any means. During the Mullivaaykaal slaughter, the solemn cries of the Tamil civilians were unheard. Now, three years remembrance of this immense tragedy marks, but there are no credible and constructive mechanisms to take forward and bring the perpetrators to justice. The worst crimes of the present century remain unpunished. “The international community cannot wait while the Sri Lankan government makes empty promises amid smoke and mirrors. It must establish an independent international investigation immediately. Only then will victims have a real chance at realizing their right to truth, justice and reparations,” Frank Jannuzi, the head of the rights group’s Washington office, said in a statement.[1] / Read More