Stranded Solent cargo ship run aground on purpose - owner
SUNDAY 04 JANUARY 2015A cargo ship stranded on a sandbank off the Isle of Wight was run aground deliberately after it started listing badly, the owner says.
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First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam
A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Bushfire response: disaster spending faces overhaul amid calls for climate action
Coalition signals funding focus could shift from disaster recovery to reducing risks as Greens call for government to ‘put their climate denial behind them’
The federal government has signalled it wants to reduce spending on natural disaster recovery and shift its focus to reducing the risks before an event strikes.
The Greens renewed their calls for the government to take strong action against climate change while fire crews worked to contain blazes in South Australia and Victoria on Sunday.
The justice minister, Michael Keenan, did not directly respond to the climate change criticism, but said the government would speak to state and territory leaders about shifting spending from post-disaster support to upfront mitigation activities.
Keenan and his South Australian counterpart, Zoe Bettison, announced emergency grants of up to $280 per adult and $140 per child, up to a maximum of $700 per family, would be available to people affected by the Sampson Flat bushfire for essential items such as food and clothing.
He indicated the federal government wanted to overhaul future funding arrangements based on a yet-to-be released Productivity Commission report.
“I actually think we do need to look at how we are going to make sure we are spending the money we do spend on disasters in Australia in the most effective way,” Keenan said.
In April 2014 the government commissioned a review into the funding system, including Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) under which the commonwealth reimburses up to 75% of the state and territory recovery bill.
The Productivity Commission’s final report is due to be released early this year, but the draft version said the federal government contribution to mitigation was only 3% of what it spent after disasters in recent years.
Keenan said on Sunday the commission had confirmed “that we have a small amount of money being spent on mitigating the threat of a disaster and the vast majority of the money spent on dealing with the after-effects”.
“Clearly I think we need to have a conversation with the states about whether we can spend that money more effectively to mitigate the effects of a disaster before it were to occur rather than just deal with the aftermath,” he said.
Earlier, the Greens leader, Christine Milne, said the government “really must put their climate denial behind them” because such an approach was “costing the country dearly”.
“Every year, we are going to face these extreme weather events which are going to cost lives and infrastructure. Enough is enough,” Milne said.
“The Abbott government has to stop climate denial and help to get the country prepared to adapt to the more extreme conditions.”
Milne began her remarks by saying her thoughts went out to thecommunities currently threatened by bushfires and to the firefighters and emergency services risking their lives to save people, houses and communities.
She said the government should “look at the suffering” and commit to strong climate action.
Asked whether it was too soon to make such comments given that homes and lives remained under threat, Milne said: “It’s absolutely true that many more homes are at risk in South Australia and as I stand here it is still unclear how many homes have already been lost. It is absolutely the time to talk to Australians about the need to prepare for this.”
Milne said actions needed to prepare for extreme heat included “looking at the adequacy of our emergency services, increasing the number of firefighters, improving our health response, our emergency response”.
“We have to do these things, but if you refuse to acknowledge you have got a problem [with climate change], you don’t prepare for it and then the situation is worse,” she said.
The Productivity Commission’s draft report said natural disasters since 2009 had claimed more than 200 lives, destroyed 2,670 houses and damaged a further 7,680.
The report said increased costs of natural disasters had “mainly been driven by population growth, increased settlement in areas that are exposed to disaster risks and increased asset values” but also warned that “projections suggest that climate change could increase the frequency and intensity of some extreme weather events and potentially natural disasters”.
Over the past decade the federal government had spent around $8bn on post-disaster relief and recovery, the report said, with another $5.7bn earmarked over the four-year budget cycle. State and territory governments had spent $5.6bn on relief and recovery over the past decade.
Between 2009-10 and 2012-13, the federal government spent just $115m on mitigation work through the National Partnership Agreement on Natural Disaster Resilience.
“Current government natural disaster funding arrangements are not efficient, equitable or sustainable,” the draft report said.
“They are prone to cost shifting, ad hoc responses and short-term political opportunism. Groundhog Day anecdotes abound.”
The draft report called for states to shoulder a greater share of recovery costs and for the federal government to increase mitigation funding to the states.
It also said households and businesses should be relied on to manage disaster risks to their assets with insurance. It called for greater transparency on potential hazards, raising concern that land-use planning was “not always incorporating natural disaster risk”.
The Best Health Foods, Ranked In (Totally Subjective) Order
Flax Seeds
-12/31/2014
Anyone who pays attention to health food trends knows that they are ever changing. Some trends fall off the radar forever (think Slim Fast), some classics never seem to fade (wheatgrass is here to stay), and others fall in and out of favor with the passing years. The pendulum swing of popularity sometimes makes these health trends feel completely arbitrary. With that same attitude, we decided to rank the most popular health food trends of the past decade.
We know that quinoa has tons of protein. And we are aware of the fact that an ounce of wheatgrass equals the nutritional content of 2.5 pounds of vegetables. But none of that knowledge goes into our completely subjective ranking of the most talked about health food trends. No, instead we judged these foods purely on like-ability, because why not?
Behold, the best health food trends -- ranked from most enjoyable to most annoying.
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Saturday, January 3, 2015
Joint Opposition Leads In Colombo With Huge Margin – Survey
[Joint opposition draws huge crowds]
03/01/2015
A survey conducted on patterns of voter behavior at the next presidential election by Prof. Gunapala Nanayakkara, Academic Advisor, Graduate School of Management has shown that joint opposition presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena leading in Colombo district,
The survey covered 735 respondents from three electoratesWhere the current president received over 60% at the lastPresidential election. The survey was personally coordinated by him and their professionals. Prof. Gunapala Nanayakkara, certifies the accuracy of the survey.
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. There is 23% shift of voter preference away from President towards Opposition candidate
2. Voter interest in the election is high and hence a higher voter turnout is expected.
3. The main reasons deciding voting are ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and LEVEL OF CORRUPTION. The first factor favors the President, and the second favors the Opposition candidate
4. Voters focus on Candidate’s suitability than his political party.
5. Employed persons and the self-employed tend to favor opposition candidate.
1. There is 23% shift of voter preference away from President towards Opposition candidate
2. Voter interest in the election is high and hence a higher voter turnout is expected.
3. The main reasons deciding voting are ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and LEVEL OF CORRUPTION. The first factor favors the President, and the second favors the Opposition candidate
4. Voters focus on Candidate’s suitability than his political party.
5. Employed persons and the self-employed tend to favor opposition candidate.
Full report as a PDF:PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2015 SURVEY REPORTdoc
Presidential Election 2015:
COLOMBO DISTRICT: SURVEY RESULTS
COLOMBO DISTRICT: SURVEY RESULTS
| Hon. Maithreepala Sirisena | 48.3% | 355 |
| Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse | 39.5% | 290 |
| Undecided | 11.2% | 82 |
| Not voting | 0.9% | 7 |
| Total valid sample | 100% | 735 |
Presidential Election 2010:
| Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse | 52.9% | 616,740 |
| Hon. Sarath Fonseka | 45.9% | 533,022 |
| Total valid votes | 100% | 10,393,613 |
[ சனிக்கிழமை, 03 சனவரி 2015, 12:23.53 PM GMT ]
தோல்வியை ஏற்றுக் கொண்டுள்ள ராஜபக்சவின் அடிவருடிகள் தமது பெறுமதியான ரேஸ் பந்தய கார்களை யாருக்கும் தெரியாமல் வெளிநாட்டுக்கு அனுப்பியுள்ளதாக ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சியின் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் சுஜீவ சேனசிங்க தகவல் வெளியிட்டுள்ளார்.
கடந்த 31ம் திகதியே 4 ஆடம்பர கார்களை வெளிநாட்டுக்கு ஏற்றப்பட்டதாகவும் அவர் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.
அதேவேளை இன்று கொழும்பில் நடைபெற்ற ஊடகவியலாளர் சந்திப்பில் உரையாற்றிய ஜாதிக ஹெல உறுமயவின் பொதுச் செயலாளர் சம்பிக்க ரணவக்க, சமையல் எரிவாயு ஒப்பந்த பேரங்களுடன் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட இரண்டு பிரதான அதிகாரிகள் மூல கோப்புகளை எதிர்க்கட்சிக்கு கிடைக்கச் செய்து விட்டு நாட்டில் இருந்து தப்பிச் சென்றுள்ளதாக குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.
இந்த நிலையில், எதிர்வரும் 9ம் 10ம் திகதிகளில் இலங்கையில் இருந்து புறப்பட்டுச் செல்ல உள்ள ஸ்ரீலங்கன் எயார்லைன்ஸ் விமான நிறுவனத்திற்கு சொந்தமான இரண்டு விமானங்கள் பயணச்சீட்டுகள் விற்பனை செய்யப்படாமல் புளொக் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தெரியவருகிறது.
விமான பயணச்சீட்டுக்கள் விற்பனை செய்யப்பட்டு விட்டது என பயணிகளுக்கு கூறியே அந்த விமானங்கள் புளொக் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன.
விசேட குழுவொன்று நாட்டில் இருந்து செல்லவே இந்த விமானங்கள் இவ்வாறு புளொக் செய்யப்பட்டு வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.
Vote To Save Democracy - Jaffna U
| Jaffna University Science Teachers’ Association
( January 3, 2014, Jaffna, Sri Lanka Guardian) The forthcoming Presidential Electionis the last chance to save democracy in Sri Lanka. This is the time to prevent the country slidinginto the mire where the ordinary people endure huge privations for the benefit of a band of rulers.
Development projects are planned to secure fat commissions rather than to benefit the people. The money spent on development and the money the ruling clique gets as commissionsis money that lawfully belongs to the people.
The rulers’ boast that they have carried out huge development projects, while in reality taking an inordinate share of the money as commissions, is an ongoing farce that is enacted to fool the masses.
Tax money belonging to the people is spent on luxurious living by a small powerful group. Interference in the administration of justice, destruction of law and order, corruption and complete misuse of power has reached unprecedented heights. Those who are paid by the people to serve them have virtually become parasites with scant intention of service.
This can be seen from the fact that the peoples’ representatives in the North elected by popular vote are powerless and cash-strapped, while those who have minuscule support enjoy limitless power, cash and privilege.
It is true that the minorities’ question has been placed on the back burner against the need to protect and revive democracy that is in imminent danger of being lost forever.
Neither of the two major candidates nor their strongest supporters showed any indication that they understood the national question. It is thus clear that they have no answer to this question that has sapped, misdirected and wasted the energies of generations since independence and not just of Tamils. However, it is a great blunder to ask Tamils to boycott the presidential election for this reason. Democracy should first be saved for the Tamils to have a voice to demand and fight for their rights. When a democratic dispensation dawns on the entire country, the Tamils too can enjoy its benefits. We must exercise this opportunity that is our right and duty as citizens to cast our ballot at the forthcoming election to secure broader options for the future.
Therefore the Tamils should cast their vote without fail to demonstrate our intention to prevent misuse of our tax money, and to secure justice,law and order and, above all, democracy in this our country.
Default in not casting our vote would strengthen dictatorship that would lead the country towards irreversible destruction. This is the lesson we learn from the history of nations that went down the path of dictatorship.
Even if our numbers are small they may be the determining factor in the choice between democracy and dictatorship. Had the Tamils used the power of their ballot at the 2005 presidential election rather than boycott it; we may have secured a happier and less destructive course of events.
We therefore urge the Tamil people to get the value of their ballot by enabling the victory of the candidate who shows a markedly better prospect of placing democracy in this country on a healthy footing.
Sri Lanka's Violent Buddhists
Stop the extreme Bodu Bala Sena
BANGALORE, India - When I met Watareka Vijitha Thero in early 2014 in a suburb of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, he had been in hiding for nearly five months. The gentle-voiced monk had spoken out against…
BANGALORE, India — When I met Watareka Vijitha Thero in early 2014 in a suburb of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, he had been in hiding for nearly five months. The gentle-voiced monk had spoken out against anti-Muslim fearmongering by a hard-line group called the Buddhist Power Force, known by its Sinhalese initials B.B.S.
Now, with the country’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, facing a challenger in elections on Thursday, hard-line Buddhist groups have mobilized to support him. A wave of populist chauvinism has engulfed the country and sidelined the Tamil and Muslim minorities that make up over a quarter of the population. If it continues unchecked, Sri Lanka will face more instability, ethnic polarization and suppression of dissent.Three years ago, the B.B.S and other hard-line groups were fringe elements. Today, they are a powerful force, and their aggressive assertion of Sinhalese Buddhist dominance, in a country that is 70 percent Buddhist, is increasingly mirrored in government-approved revisionist histories of Sri Lanka.
More perniciously, a nostalgia for Buddhist supremacy is now widespread. Today, a revisionist version of history is celebrated in films, books, TV programs and state-run newspapers. In the Tamil-dominated north, and in the east, where most of the country’s Muslims live, national monuments have been erected to honor Buddhist kings. Government offices frequently announce “rediscoveries” of long-lost Buddhist temples and Buddha statues are placed in areas sacred to Muslims or Tamils. In the Kanniya hot springs in the east, a sign in Sinhalese and English explains that the site — considered among Tamils to be linked to a Hindu myth— had been part of an ancient Buddhist monastery. In Kuragala in the central hills, the culture ministry built a Buddhist stupa at a Sufi Muslim cave, declaring it an ancient monastery site. These claims aren’t based on new archeological findings; the Sri Lankan government is simply rewriting history with a more politically expedient narrative.By instruction or apathy, the police and army look away when hard-line monks incite riots, and fail to thoroughly investigate complaints. While the B.B.S. is not the sole voice of Sri Lankan Buddhists, its recourse to violence has increasingly forced secular liberals and pacifist Buddhists into silence.
Stop the extreme Bodu Bala Sena
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Say No to Hatred
Jan 2, 2015 — "No matter who wins in January, the message is unmistakable: To be truly considered Sri Lankan these days, one must accept the primacy and glory of the country’s Sinhalese Buddhist past. Unless it is challenged, this mindset will pose a far greater danger to Sri Lanka than the blows of hard-line thugs."
-Rohini Mohan-
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/03/opinion/sri-lankas-violent-buddhists.html?_r=0
-Rohini Mohan-
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/03/opinion/sri-lankas-violent-buddhists.html?_r=0
Sri Lanka’s Violent Buddhists
BANGALORE, India - When I met Watareka Vijitha Thero in early 2014 in a suburb of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, he had been in hiding for nearly five months. The gentle-voiced monk had spoken out against…BANGALORE, India — When I met Watareka Vijitha Thero in early 2014 in a suburb of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, he had been in hiding for nearly five months. The gentle-voiced monk had spoken out against anti-Muslim fearmongering by a hard-line group called the Buddhist Power Force, known by its Sinhalese initials B.B.S.
Mr. Vijitha’s car was attacked in retaliation, and he narrowly escaped. “What does it mean for Buddhism if those that speak for communal harmony have to hide in fear?” he asked me. “What does it mean for my country that the government lets these lawless thugs have a free run?”
Six months later, Mr. Vijitha was found on a road near Colombo stripped naked and bloody, his hands and legs bound. The B.B.S. denied involvement. When the monk filed a complaint, the police threw him in jail for 12 days on charges of self- inflicted violence — a warning to others who dared to criticize hard-line Buddhists.
Now, with the country’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, facing a challenger in elections on Thursday, hard-line Buddhist groups have mobilized to support him. A wave of populist chauvinism has engulfed the country and sidelined the Tamil and Muslim minorities that make up over a quarter of the population. If it continues unchecked, Sri Lanka will face more instability, ethnic polarization and suppression of dissent.Three years ago, the B.B.S and other hard-line groups were fringe elements. Today, they are a powerful force, and their aggressive assertion of Sinhalese Buddhist dominance, in a country that is 70 percent Buddhist, is increasingly mirrored in government-approved revisionist histories of Sri Lanka.
Extremist Buddhist monks are confounding; they directly contradict a canonically nonviolent religion often perceived as apolitical. Like radical monks in Thailand and Myanmar, Sri Lankan hard-liners reserve special ire for Muslims. The B.B.S. and its counterparts have incited mobs to demolish mosques. A June speech by the B.B.S. chief Galagodaththe Gnanasara triggered anti-Muslim rioting in Sri Lanka’s southern villages; thugs burned homes, four people were killed and at least 80 were injured. But instead of arresting Mr. Gnanasara, the president simply urged “all parties concerned to act in restraint.”
In Sri Lanka, monks have long been involved in efforts to bolster Buddhist primacy. In the 19th century, amid fears that European colonizers and Christian missionaries were diluting Sri Lankan identity, monks led a Buddhist revival, followed by a cultural movement for the dominance of the Sinhalese language over English. These efforts produced a Buddhist nationalism that persisted after independence in 1948 (Buddhism itself is accorded primacy in the Sri Lankan Constitution).
In the last decade, activism by Buddhist monks has grown more overtly political. In 2004, they founded the National Heritage Party, known by the initials J.H.U., and contested elections for the first time; nine monks won parliamentary seats. Though it never espoused violence, the J.H.U. supported the Sri Lanka Freedom Party of Mr. Rajapaksa. As the government intensified its battle against the separatist Tamil Tigers, the monks’ backing gave religious legitimacy to the state’s claim of protecting the island for the Sinhalese Buddhist majority.
The defeat of the Tamil rebels in 2009 ended the country’s nearly 30-year-long civil war. The B.B.S. emerged during this postwar high, deploying a selective reading of Sri Lanka’s origins — excluding the contributions of indigenous and non-Sinhalese communities — to fan fears of an existential threat to Buddhism and justify its acts of violence.
At a rally in 2012, the B.B.S. leader Mr. Gnanasara likened the Sri Lankan military’s victory to the ancient conquest of a Tamil chief by a beloved Sinhalese king. The spectators knew the story and cheered at the comparison. “Tamils have been taught a lesson twice,” he said; so would other minorities if they tried to “challenge Sri Lankan culture.”
In the past two years, hard-line groups have consolidated their political power. The B.B.S. has even used the state-owned cellular network to raise funds. Sri Lanka’s defense secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president’s brother, has attended some of their events. The government, meanwhile, denies any links to them.
More perniciously, a nostalgia for Buddhist supremacy is now widespread. Today, a revisionist version of history is celebrated in films, books, TV programs and state-run newspapers. In the Tamil-dominated north, and in the east, where most of the country’s Muslims live, national monuments have been erected to honor Buddhist kings. Government offices frequently announce “rediscoveries” of long-lost Buddhist temples and Buddha statues are placed in areas sacred to Muslims or Tamils. In the Kanniya hot springs in the east, a sign in Sinhalese and English explains that the site — considered among Tamils to be linked to a Hindu myth— had been part of an ancient Buddhist monastery. In Kuragala in the central hills, the culture ministry built a Buddhist stupa at a Sufi Muslim cave, declaring it an ancient monastery site. These claims aren’t based on new archeological findings; the Sri Lankan government is simply rewriting history with a more politically expedient narrative.By instruction or apathy, the police and army look away when hard-line monks incite riots, and fail to thoroughly investigate complaints. While the B.B.S. is not the sole voice of Sri Lankan Buddhists, its recourse to violence has increasingly forced secular liberals and pacifist Buddhists into silence.
In November, Mr. Rajapaksa’s health minister, Maithripala Sirisena,unexpectedly defected and announced his candidacy for president. The B.B.S. denounced him as a Western stooge and gave its support to Mr. Rajapaksa, but the J.H.U. has said it will oppose Mr. Rajapaksa’s undemocratic ways by backing his opponent.
Mr. Sirisena is likely aware that he must play up his Buddhist allegiances if he hopes to defeat Mr. Rajapaksa — a strategy that will only strengthen chauvinist groups. He has sworn to preserve Buddhism’s constitutional prominence, and rejected Tamil demands for greater autonomy. With little choice, Tamil and Muslim parties now back Mr. Sirisena.
No matter who wins in January, the message is unmistakable: To be truly considered Sri Lankan these days, one must accept the primacy and glory of the country’s Sinhalese Buddhist past. Unless it is challenged, this mindset will pose a far greater danger to Sri Lanka than the blows of hard-line thugs.
Rohini Mohan is the author of “The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka’s Civil War.”
எமது புதிய தேசிய அரசாங்கத்தில் தமிழ் மக்கள் ஒதுக்கப்பட மாட்டார்கள் : ராஜித சேனாரத்ன
Sat, 01/03/2015
ஜனாதிபதி மஹிந்த ராஜபக் ஷ அரசாங்கத்தில் தமிழ் மக்களுக்கு தீர்வு கிடைக்காததன் காரணத்தினாலேயே கடந்த பத்து ஆண்டுகளாக தமிழ் பிரதிநிதிகள் போராடிக் கொண்டிருக்கின்றனர். தமிழ் மக்களின் பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு தீர்வு பெற்றுக்கொடுக்க விரும்பாமல் பிரிவினையினை அரசாங்கம் தூண்டி விடுகின்றது என தெரிவிக்கும் பொது எதிரணியினர், எமது தேசிய அரசாங்கத்தில் தமிழ் மக்கள் ஒதுக்கப்படமாட்டார்கள். அவர்களின் பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு தீர்வு எட்டப்படுமெனவும் குறிப்பிட்டது.
பொது எதிரணியுடன் தமிழ் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு இணங்கி செயற்படுவது தமிழ் மக்களின் பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு கிடைக்கும் தீர்வுக்கான சந்தர்ப்பத்தினை இழக்கும் செயலென அரசாங்கம் குற்றம் சுமத்தியுள்ள நிலையில் இது தொடர்பில் பொது எதிரணி உறுப்பினர் ராஜித சேனாரட்ன எம்.பி.யிடம் வினவிய போதே அவர் மேற்கண்டவாறு தெரிவித்தார்.
அவர் மேலும் குறிப்பிடுகையில்;
கடந்த முப்பது வருடங்கள் நாட்டில் யுத்தம் நிலவிய சூழ்நிலையில் பாதிப்புக்கள் மூவின மக்களையும் சார்ந்திருந்தது. எனினும் யுத்தம் முடிவடைந்து இன்று நாட்டில் சிங்கள முஸ்லிம் மக்கள் சுதந்திரமாக செயற்பட்டாலும் தமிழ் மக்கள் இன்றும் அச்சுறுத்தலான சூழலிலேயே வாழ்ந்து வருகின்றனர். வடக்கு கிழக்கில் இன்றும் தமிழ் மக்கள் புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றனர். தமது காணிகள் சொத்துக்கள் இன்னமும் உரிய நபர்களுக்கு சென்றடையவில்லை. யுத்த காலகட்டத்தில் இடம்பெயர்ந்த மக்கள் இன்னமும் குடியமர்த்தப்படவில்லை.
கடந்த முப்பது வருடங்கள் நாட்டில் யுத்தம் நிலவிய சூழ்நிலையில் பாதிப்புக்கள் மூவின மக்களையும் சார்ந்திருந்தது. எனினும் யுத்தம் முடிவடைந்து இன்று நாட்டில் சிங்கள முஸ்லிம் மக்கள் சுதந்திரமாக செயற்பட்டாலும் தமிழ் மக்கள் இன்றும் அச்சுறுத்தலான சூழலிலேயே வாழ்ந்து வருகின்றனர். வடக்கு கிழக்கில் இன்றும் தமிழ் மக்கள் புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றனர். தமது காணிகள் சொத்துக்கள் இன்னமும் உரிய நபர்களுக்கு சென்றடையவில்லை. யுத்த காலகட்டத்தில் இடம்பெயர்ந்த மக்கள் இன்னமும் குடியமர்த்தப்படவில்லை.
தமிழ் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு இது தொடர்பில் பல தடவைகள் அரசுடன் பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடத்தியும் பலனேதும் கிடைக்கவில்லை என்பதை நானும் ஏற்றுக் கொள்கின்றேன். ஜனாதிபதி மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ தமிழ் மக்களின் பிரச்சினைக்கு தீர்வினை பெற்றுக் கொடுப்பதில் உண்மையிலேயே அக்கறை காட்டவில்லை. ஒரு சிலர் அரசில் இருந்து கொண்டு பேச்சுவார்த்தைக்கு தயாராகிய போதிலும் குடும்ப ஆட்சியாளர்களின் அழுத்தங்கள் அவை அனைத்தையும் தடுத்து விட்டது. எனினும் தற்போது பொது எதிரணியொன்று உருவாகியிருப்பது சிறுபான்மை மக்களுக்கு மிகப் பெரிய நம்பிக்கையாக மாறிவிட்டது. தமிழ் முஸ்லிம் மக்கள் தமது உரிமைகளை வென்றெடுக்கவும் சுதந்திரமாக வாழவும் நல்லதொரு சந்தர்ப்பம் ஏற்பட்டு விட்டது.
அதேபோல் தமிழ் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு தற்போது எடுத்துள்ள தீர்மானம் வரவேற்கத்தக்கதுடன் தமிழ் மக்களின் எதிர்காலத்தினை கருத்தில் கொண்டு நல்லதொரு தீர்மானத்தினை எடுத்துள்ளனர். எனவே தற்போது எம்முடன் சிங்கள தமிழ் முஸ்லிம் தலைமைகள் அனைத்தும் ஒன்றிணைந்து விட்டது. தமிழ் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு ஸ்ரீலங்கா முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரஸ் உள்ளிட்ட மலையக தமிழ் கட்சிகள் மற்றும் ரிசாத் பதியுதீன், பைசர் முஸ்தபா போன்றோர் பலர் எம்முடன் கைகோர்த்து சிறுபான்மை மக்களின் பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு தீர்வினை பெற்றுக்கொடுக்கும; ஒரே நோக்கில் அதற்கான நம்பிக்கையில் கைகோர்த்துள்ளனர்.
எனவே இன்னும் ஒரு வார காலத்தில் உருவாகவிருக்கும் தேசிய அரசாங்கத்தில் தமிழ் முஸ்லிம் மக்களின் பிரச்சினைகள் அனைத்திற்கும் தீர்வு எட்டப்படும். சிறுபான்மை மக்களையும் இந்த நாட்டின் உண்மையான நாட்டுப் பற்றுள்ள பிரஜைகளாக வாழ இடம் ஏற்படுத்திக் கொடுப்போம் எனவும் அவர் குறிப்பிட்டார்.
Cat is out of the bag ! Dr. Harsha and Anusha Pelpita election computer fraud plan and Longden place premises exposed
(Lanka-e-News- 02.Jan.2015, 11.30PM) It has come to light just as Lanka e news reported on the 31 st under its caption ‘Victory that cannot be secured through clean elections to be sought via computer fraud’, it has fully come to light that the Rajapakse regime’s computer fraud specialist Dr. Harsha Wijewardena along with the chairman of the Sri Lanka Telecomunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) Anusha Halpita are getting ready to commit this computer fraud in respect of the results of the upcoming Presidential election .
They have for this purpose selected , No. 30/75 , Longden place , Colombo 07 as the secret location. ( the video footage herein depicts this location). 40 computers and 40 telephone lines have been provided , as well as four persons who can identify the TRC terminal line passwords have been employed at this secret location
Dr. Harsha Wijewardena is the individual who had introduced the computer structure system to the Elections commissioner’s office via the Colombo University.
He is the advisor in regard to the computer network that is being run at the Temple Trees . 20 employees who were serving at Temple Trees have been summoned to work at this secret location.
It is reported that this group is aiming at rigging the final results in between when they are being received by the elections commissioner. The opposition had been able to lay hands on all the details in connection with this intended election fraud , and to combat the fraud ,methodologies and counter operations have been adopted after informing the elections commissioner.
The people must be rallied at this juncture to lay siege to this secret premises ,stage agitations against it, and see to it that it is closed forthwith.
This same Dr. Harsha , the MaRa stooge and crony had also visited the finger print department recently , and obtained a list/report of the fingerprints of those Sri Lankans who are overseas . At first , the finger print registrar had refused to give the finger print report to Dr. Harsha , when the latter had shown him a written order from Gotabaya ,(criminal defense secretary) thereby compelling the registrar to give him the report .
On this occasion , Harsha had been accompanied by two other individuals by the name of Kapila and G.D.B. Silva .However , as Lanka e news warned in its earlier report , fortunately for the country and voters , Dr. Harsha the shameless Rajapakse lackey and lickspittle was unable to escape from the opposition eagle eyes and surveillance net
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Sri Lanka: Let Us Take A Principled Stand For The Future Of Our Country!
| by Lionel Bopage
( January 3, 2015, Sydney, Sri Lanka Guardian) As we move towards the presidential election on January 8, two years ahead of schedule, we need to carefully consider what we are standing for.
This Presidential Election Is Unique; Tamils Should Vote For The Survival Of Democracy: GTF
January 3, 2015
This presidential election is unique in that it does not even speak a word about the decades of conflict or war or the post-war atrocities but only about failure of democracy and rule of law in the country, says Rev FatherS J Emmanuel, President of Global Tamil Forum.
Rev. Dr S.J. Emmanuel
Issuing a statement today he said; “I prefer to give only one answer as to why Tamils are asked by GTF to vote and that for the survival of democracy and rule of law.
“We Tamils of Sri Lanka are unfortunately caught up in a pseudo democracy bequeathed by the British colonials to the then Ceylon, namely a a Sinhala-Buddhist-majoritarian democracy, which from the beginning was an exclusive sinhala buddhist nationalism detrimental to all minorities.
“For the last 66 years we have been victims of the worst human right violations and our democratic protests as well as our militant struggle have been crushed and even today we are labeled as separatists and terrorists and considered scape-goats for all evils in the Country.
“This presidential election is unique in that it does not even speak a word about the decades of conflict or war or the post-war atrocities but only about failure of democracy and rule of law in the country.
“Hence Tamils, though victimised for decades and even marginalised in this election, still have the good of the country and of all peoples at heart and wish the triumph of democracy and rule of law. It is in this spirit that Tamils have been called to exercise their franchise for the survival of democracy and rule of law.”
Significance And Challenges Of The TNA Decision
By S. I. Keethaponcalan –January 3, 2015
Dr S.I. Keethaponcalan
Sri Lanka’s main Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA)made the decision to back the opposition common candidate Maithripala Sirisena about ten days before the election. The decision was not easy as the party was under pressure from internal as well as external groups to either boycott the election or to stay neutral. The party finally came out and announced the decision on December 30, 2014. This was a significant move.
First, the boycott call came from within the Tamil community in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in the West. Locally, rival Tamil parties such as the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF), leading members of the TNA, and Tamil civil society groups resisted the idea to participate in the election. Some of them wanted the TNA to stay neutral and other advocated for a boycott. In a way, the TNA strengthened the call for a boycott and thus the pressure on itself through earlier pronouncements that the party had no confidence in either (major) candidates. Sanity however, prevailed. Now we know that the party is not boycotting the election and not staying neutral. The TNA has become a partner in the common opposition alliance.
In the last few years Tamil politics was stalemated due to the attitude and policies of the Sri Lankan government and the TNA. Now, the party has decided to vote for a change. Therefore, if the opposition alliance wins the election, the TNA will have an opportunity to play a more proactive role in the Sri Lankan politics and promote the interest of the community that it represents within accepted parameters. A decision to stay neutral or boycott the election would have further isolated the party from mainstream politics. The decision has the potential to undo the isolation the party faced thus far, which in turn could solve some of the major problems. If elected, the new government led by Sirisena and the TNA just need to be reasonable.Read More
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