Tamil Eelam Freedom Charter to be Declared on May 18th - the 4th Anniversary of Mass Killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
• As Tamils envision the future and look forward to the fruition of Tamil Eelam, the Freedom Charter containing the Freedom Demands of Tamils worldwide, would be a cornerstone of Tamil’s Freedom.
- Tamil Eelam Freedom Charter will be declared on May 18, 2013. May 18th marks the 4th anniversary of the killing of tens of thousands of Tamil civilians and sexually assaulting Tamil women by the Sri Lankan Security forces during the final months of the war.
Tamil groups from around the world, coordinated by the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), initiated the process of drafting the Freedom Charter, through extensive consultation from Tamils worldwide.
Several renowned international personalities and dignitaries are attending this event to give their support for this initiative. A three day conference will take place in the run up to the declaration, where several research papers dealing with varies issues relating to Tamil’s freedom, are going to be submitted by leading academicsfrom around the world.
This declaration will take place in the historic city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the USA, where Mr. Thaddeus Stevens played a leading role in legally abolishing slavery. He was also instrumental in US President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves.
“As Tamils envision the future and look forward to the fruition of Tamil Eelam, the Freedom Charter containing the Freedom Demands of Tamils worldwide, would be a cornerstone of Tamil’s Freedom,” said Mr. Rudrakumaran, the Prime Ministerof Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE).
“Aspiring to take the Vaddukoddai Resolution - which called for the creation of Tamil Eelam - forward, taking inspiration from Britain’s Magna Carta, the Freedom Charter of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Palestinian National Charter, the Tamil Eelam Freedom Charter will enshrine the Freedom Demands of our people”, continued Mr. Rudrakumaran.
Tamil groups from around the world, coordinated by the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), initiated the process of drafting the Freedom Charter, through extensive consultation from Tamils worldwide.
Several renowned international personalities and dignitaries are attending this event to give their support for this initiative. A three day conference will take place in the run up to the declaration, where several research papers dealing with varies issues relating to Tamil’s freedom, are going to be submitted by leading academicsfrom around the world.
This declaration will take place in the historic city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the USA, where Mr. Thaddeus Stevens played a leading role in legally abolishing slavery. He was also instrumental in US President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves.
“As Tamils envision the future and look forward to the fruition of Tamil Eelam, the Freedom Charter containing the Freedom Demands of Tamils worldwide, would be a cornerstone of Tamil’s Freedom,” said Mr. Rudrakumaran, the Prime Ministerof Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE).
“Aspiring to take the Vaddukoddai Resolution - which called for the creation of Tamil Eelam - forward, taking inspiration from Britain’s Magna Carta, the Freedom Charter of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Palestinian National Charter, the Tamil Eelam Freedom Charter will enshrine the Freedom Demands of our people”, continued Mr. Rudrakumaran.
Rs.6000 million loss to country by importing luxury cars for VVIPs
THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
The government has taken steps to import 12 Rolls Royce cars and 100 BMW cars stating it is for the transport facilities of state leaders who are scheduled to arrive here for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in November in Sri Lanka say reports.
Normally a Rolls Royce car would cost Rs. 60 million and a BMW 7 Series Sedan would cost about Rs.18 million.
Accordingly, Rs.2500 million will be spent to import cars for the summit. The figure is without taxes and if taxes are added the cars would cost the country Rs.8750 million.
There is no clear decision as to what would be done with the cars once the CHOGM is over but the talk going round in political circles is that the cars would be taken over by strong men in the government.
However, the tax lost to the public in importing the cars would be Rs.6250 million. Cars were imported in this manner for the IFFA festival held in 2010 but no one knows what happened to those cars.
Recently, ultra luxury racing cars including Lamborghinis were imported without taxes and in import papers it was mentioned that the cars would be taken back once the races were over.
Getting down luxury cars spending billions for a summit that is limited only for three days is an unnecessary spending say political analysts pointing out that limousines could be got down on hire to be used for such occasions. They say the decision to get down luxury cars without taxes has been taken by several individuals who are at the helm of the government.
