One Tamil responds to the Canadian government’s terrorism ban on the WTM.
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In the 1980s, Canada faced the similar scenario as what is happening in Sri Lanka in Quebec, but a civilized and mature Canadian leadership very peacefully resolved the issues and provided adequate powers to Quebec. If Canada had banned the Bloc Quebec, the situation may be similar to Sri Lanka. It is always better to learn from history.
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by Vel Velauthapillai
(June 22, Toronto, Sri Lanka Guardian) I read your latest announcement about 'Terrorism" and the ban on the World Tamil Movement, a 20 years old cultural organization on Monday.
I am surprised to see that the Tories are bringing Canada to what feels like dictatorship. While US Democratic candidates Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton are showing maturity and expressing a willingness to reconsider their "list of terrorists", you are encouraging state terrorism and rewarding human right violations.
After the Tories banned the LTTE in 2006, Sri Lankan government waged war against Tamils and killed more than 5000 Eelam Tamils. Now, the Sri Lankan government may plan to execute more massacres with newly pledged financial support from Iran.
In Sri Lanka, the problem is state terrorism and the Sri Lankan government is killings Tamils in much larger numbers than the civilians you mention in your public statements. Please ask the UN or ask HRW for reports.
Please remember you used the same HRW reports to support your decison to ban the LTTE in 2006. Why don't you use their recent reports to ban the Sri Lankan government and close their terror funding embassy in Ottawa?
In fact, in the reverse, several Canadian UN officials, notably UNHCHR Louise Arbour, have been branded as 'terrorists' by the Sri Lankan government.
Tamils democratically decided to free themselves from Sri Lanka in 1977, long before the LTTE came into the picture. The problem is similar to Kosovo, Tibet, or Bangladesh where a separation is needed to solve the problem.
Tamils were waited for help from International community more than 30 years until 1977, then they decided to go separate and started to fight against Sri Lankan state terrorism.
In Canada, Tamils are a successful hardworking community with many thousands of doctors, professors, engineers, business leaders and other skilled professionals. It is true that many Tamils came to Canada as refugees, but they immediately started to contribute to the Canadian economy and very quickly joined with the Canadian mainstream, including in politics.
It is very hard to believe such a educated community could be threatened by the LTTE for money. Even if that is the case, I believe the Canadian police and the RCMP are capable of handling the situation with available laws.
In fact, there are many Tamils who have worked for the police, army, and the RCMP as well. Please recruit more Tamils to the police if you want to know more about what is happening in the community.
Branding Tamil organizations as terrorists, shutting down public voices or threating the Tamil community will not help in any way. In fact, it will be counter productive.
On the other side, those who really want to help Tamils back on the island, will do so underground. Is this what the Tories want to achieve?
In the 1980s, Canada faced the similar scenario as what is happening in Sri Lanka in Quebec, but a civilized and mature Canadian leadership very peacefully resolved the issues and provided adequate powers to Quebec. If Canada had banned the Bloc Quebec, the situation may be similar to Sri Lanka. It is always better to learn from history.
Tamils know how the Sri Lankan government has denied their rights using anti-terror laws. It was the US who armed the Taliban, and it was the US who armed Iraq. Now, it is the US and Canada who help Sri Lankan state terrorists.
Dictatorship or governance using fear will cause more problems. Please don't play political games at the expense of a young fast-growing, productive, law-abiding community.
I believe Canada still honors freedom of speech. Please don't apply any criminal charges to me for directly writing to you.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
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In the 1980s, Canada faced the similar scenario as what is happening in Sri Lanka in Quebec, but a civilized and mature Canadian leadership very peacefully resolved the issues and provided adequate powers to Quebec. If Canada had banned the Bloc Quebec, the situation may be similar to Sri Lanka. It is always better to learn from history.
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by Vel Velauthapillai
(June 22, Toronto, Sri Lanka Guardian) I read your latest announcement about 'Terrorism" and the ban on the World Tamil Movement, a 20 years old cultural organization on Monday.
I am surprised to see that the Tories are bringing Canada to what feels like dictatorship. While US Democratic candidates Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton are showing maturity and expressing a willingness to reconsider their "list of terrorists", you are encouraging state terrorism and rewarding human right violations.
After the Tories banned the LTTE in 2006, Sri Lankan government waged war against Tamils and killed more than 5000 Eelam Tamils. Now, the Sri Lankan government may plan to execute more massacres with newly pledged financial support from Iran.
In Sri Lanka, the problem is state terrorism and the Sri Lankan government is killings Tamils in much larger numbers than the civilians you mention in your public statements. Please ask the UN or ask HRW for reports.
Please remember you used the same HRW reports to support your decison to ban the LTTE in 2006. Why don't you use their recent reports to ban the Sri Lankan government and close their terror funding embassy in Ottawa?
In fact, in the reverse, several Canadian UN officials, notably UNHCHR Louise Arbour, have been branded as 'terrorists' by the Sri Lankan government.
Tamils democratically decided to free themselves from Sri Lanka in 1977, long before the LTTE came into the picture. The problem is similar to Kosovo, Tibet, or Bangladesh where a separation is needed to solve the problem.
Tamils were waited for help from International community more than 30 years until 1977, then they decided to go separate and started to fight against Sri Lankan state terrorism.
In Canada, Tamils are a successful hardworking community with many thousands of doctors, professors, engineers, business leaders and other skilled professionals. It is true that many Tamils came to Canada as refugees, but they immediately started to contribute to the Canadian economy and very quickly joined with the Canadian mainstream, including in politics.
It is very hard to believe such a educated community could be threatened by the LTTE for money. Even if that is the case, I believe the Canadian police and the RCMP are capable of handling the situation with available laws.
In fact, there are many Tamils who have worked for the police, army, and the RCMP as well. Please recruit more Tamils to the police if you want to know more about what is happening in the community.
Branding Tamil organizations as terrorists, shutting down public voices or threating the Tamil community will not help in any way. In fact, it will be counter productive.
On the other side, those who really want to help Tamils back on the island, will do so underground. Is this what the Tories want to achieve?
In the 1980s, Canada faced the similar scenario as what is happening in Sri Lanka in Quebec, but a civilized and mature Canadian leadership very peacefully resolved the issues and provided adequate powers to Quebec. If Canada had banned the Bloc Quebec, the situation may be similar to Sri Lanka. It is always better to learn from history.
Tamils know how the Sri Lankan government has denied their rights using anti-terror laws. It was the US who armed the Taliban, and it was the US who armed Iraq. Now, it is the US and Canada who help Sri Lankan state terrorists.
Dictatorship or governance using fear will cause more problems. Please don't play political games at the expense of a young fast-growing, productive, law-abiding community.
I believe Canada still honors freedom of speech. Please don't apply any criminal charges to me for directly writing to you.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
Here this foreigner tries to give very wrong impression on the eyes of the Canadians.
It is not after Tories ban the Sri Lanka started war against LTTE terrorists. After observing the much violated ceasefire agreement by the LTTE and after the fed up of all brutalities of terrorists. One classic example of killing the Sri Lanka's foreign minister (who is also a Tamil) during the cease fire period.
I do not think one can ever make similarities between LTTE terrorists and Quebec. LTTE is a bunch of terrorists who have killed two state heads (India and Sri Lanka) and promoters of the sucide bombs.
The Canada and other societies would only now understand the damage done by these Tamil elements to their countries.
It was indeed highly progressive of the then Canadian leadership to grant Quebec autonomy after Quebec had initiated a violent secessionist campaign using suicide bombers and massacres....NO WAIT!!!
Quebec NEVER resorted to such actions!!! The writer insults the peaceful Canadians and worse still denigrates the people of Quebec by the writer's comparison to the LTTE!!!!
THE TIME HAS COME TO BRING THE RAJAPAKSE BROTHERS AND GENERAL FONSEKA TO JUSTICE, ESPECIALLY DEFENCE SECRETARY GOTABAYA & BASIL WHO ARE UNITED STATES CITIZENS OWN MANSION HOUSES IN CALIFORNIA.
THE GOVT. OF SRI LANKA (GOSL) HAS BEEN INTERNATIONALLY REPUDATED FOR ITS GENOCIDAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST SRI LANKAN TAMILS.
SRI LANKA HAS BEEN EXPELLED FROM UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.
SRI LANKA HAS BEEN DENOUNCED BY NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES.
SRI LANKA HAS BEEN ASSAILED BY EVERY HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SURVEYED SRI LANKAN'S BLEAK HUMAN RIGHTS LANDSCAPE.
SRI LANKA HAS PLACED EVERY TAMIL OUTSIDE THE LAW WITH ITS PREVENTION OF TERRORISM ACT. AND LEAGALISZATION OF ASSASINATION SQUADS AUTHORISED TO SHOOT, KILL AND SECRETLY BURY MURDERED TAMILS.
GOVERNMENTS REPULSED BY THE RAJAPAKSE BROTHERS AND GENERAL FONSEKA ARE EAGER TO PROSECUTE WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, TORTURE OR EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS. BUT THEY HAVE BEEN STYMIED BY THE RELUCTANCE OF THE TAMIL DISPORA TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONEY.
THE TAMIL’S RELUCTANCE TO BE IDENTIFIED AS A WITNESS AGAINST THE GOSL IS UNDERSTANDABLE THE RAJAPAKSE BROTHERS AND GENERAL FONSEKA ARE RUTHLESS. THEY HAVE RETALIATED AGAINST MANY OF THEIR CRITICS. TAMILS WHO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THEM ENHANCE THE RISK THAT THEY OR THEIR RELATIVES IN SRI LANKA WILL BE DETAINED, ROBBED OR OTHERWISE MALTREATED.
“SILENCE ONLY EMBOLDENS THE RAJAPAKSE BROTHERS AND GENERAL FONSEKA TO GREATER TAMIL ATROCITIES”
Writer doesent have any idea of terrorisom or what is LTTE. How you justify brutial clamore mine attacks against civilians at Kabithigollawa, Moratuwa and various babaric behaviour of LTTE.
so what you have tell about this.
“Ninety percent of people, even if they don’t support the LTTE, they are scared. The killing doesn’t just happen back home in Sri Lanka. It happens in Paris and Canada. They burned the library; they broke the legs of DBS Jeyaraj. They tried to stop the CTBC radio from organizing. A journalist was killed in Paris. The threat is not only in Sri Lanka. It’s everywhere, all over the world”
—Tamil community activist, Toronto, January 2006.
Politicians, Intellectuals, Journalists and activists in the Tamil Diaspora who openly criticize the LTTE or are perceived to be anti-LTTE have been subject to severe beatings, death threats, smear campaigns, and fabricated criminal charges.
Some were told that if they didn’t pay the requested sum, they would not be able to return to Sri Lanka to visit family members. Others were warned they would be “dealt with” or “taught a
lesson.”
Some families have received as many as three visits in a single week. Fundraisers may refuse to leave the house without a pledge of money, and have told
individuals who claim not to have funds available to borrow the money, to place contributions on their credit cards, or even to re-mortgage their homes.
. Following are some details of funds collected by the LTTE:
a. USA - US $ 3.0 million per month.
b. Canada - US $ 12 million per month.
c. France - US $ 4.0 million per month.
d. Germany - US $ 5.0 million per month.
e. UK - US $ 4.0 million per month.
f. Switzerland - US $ 6.0 million per month.
g. Australia - US $ 1.0 million per month.
h. Norway - US $ 75,000 per month.
i. Denmark - US $ 30,000 per month.
j. Netherlands - US $ 4.0 million per month.
k. New Zealand - US $ 20,000 per month.
So is this so called human rights. Above facts are the findings after a reserch.
What they do with this money. have they invest those money for protection of human rights,
Are they recruting child solders for protection of human rights.
Drug traficking , Human smugling . arms traficking is it for protection of human rights.
So think before you comment. if you want more details contact me. i will give the human right record of LTTE.
Finally terrorisom is any where terrorisom. Terrorist of ones counttry does not become a freedom fighter in another country. No where there is good terrorisom
You dont have to teach what Canadian goverment should do. So dont create problem in canada and live in peace
It is true that LTTE is one of the most brutal terrorists organization in the world. people can say manny things but facts remain same as sumal said, for what reasons they collect money for betterment of the tamil people, no where; it is mainly for PRABAKARAN benifits. Just see the present day in Sri lanka, how manny tamil people lived in colombo and other areas with peace and harmony. see the present political development in Eastern province are they suffering. See the progress of the chief minister same community, same ethnic group representing the tamil diaspora. why prabakan? this is mainly due to the power hunger. He is a dicteter, according to the sigmon freuid, psyco analysis he is now suffering on PTSD. He is a mad, psyco man who is killing his own community for his own vission. Finally, what I can say is: it is evident that prabakaran need Eeelam not the peace. Terrorist is a terrorist should not give any space to active his brutal behaviour. I personally request from the international community, "pleace help prsent government in order to evic the prabakaran and give long lasting peace to sinhalees and tamils in Sri lanka".
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