Tamil Verdict: Resilience against genocidal repression and pseudo reconciliation
BY ATHITHAN JAYAPALAN-24 SEPTEMBER 2013
In the midnight of 19.09.2013, a commando team compromising of military and paramilitary members of the EPDP surrounded the house of Mrs. Ananthy Sasitharan, a brave human right activist who is the Convener of the Disappeared Families forum and the only female candidate of Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Upon spotting suspicious movements her supporters who had gathered at her house shifted Mrs,Ananthy and her daughters to safety. They also alerted a independent election monitor, Mr.Sugash Kanagaratnam of the Colombo based People’s Action For Free and Fair election (PAFFREL) who made his way with a colleague (1).