But there is one thing that disturbed this writer’s sleep. She said, there are those who have lost their livelihood owing to the state enforced restrictions - say for instance, the fishermen are tabooed to fish in the Tamil waters! Why not?
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by Fr. Chandiravarman Sinnathurai
(June 22, Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka Guardian) “I am not worried about the opinion of the Tamil people. Now we cannot think of them, not about their lives or their opinion. The more you put pressure on the north, the happier the Sinhala people will be here. Really if I starve the Tamils out, the Sinhala people will be happy”. (President JR Jayawardene quoted in Daily Telegraph, UK 11th July 1983) The first Executive President of Sri Lanka, the late Hon. JR Jayawardene’s vision was to create a dharmista (righteous) Sinhala society. But unfortunately, the word society, in his mind was too narrow in its definition - in that, it meant Sri Lanka is exclusively for Sinhala Buddhist.
This thematic progression has not changed one iota, if not increased in its emphasis - particularly in the mind of the Sinhala Buddhist State. In the back drop of state-sponsored racist pogroms against the Tamils, JR spoke the brutal truth - perhaps it was a Freudian slip: “Really if I starve the Tamils out, the Sinhala people will be happy”. How truly profound these words are!
Presidents may come and go, power will change hands, governments will come up with spin doctored rhetoric. But the fact remains constant. The state of Tamils hardly ever change. Even the armed struggle for freedom and self-determination of Tamils have been clouded by the terror theme.
It was only a few days ago, this writer had a telephonic conversation with a woman who had returned from Yarlpanam (Jaffna). She related many horror stories of human rights abuses perpetrated by the state forces in the peninsula.
But there is one thing that disturbed this writer’s sleep. She said, there are those who have lost their livelihood owing to the state enforced restrictions - say for instance, the fishermen are tabooed to fish in the Tamil waters! Why not?
When there is hardly any decent social security or unemployment insurance available for such as these to fall back on…when human rights organisations including social action charities have been ordered to pull out…what is left is starvation. In the midst of starvation in society, survival instincts kick-in with vengeance.
Young women, including underage girls are forced to practice the age-old profession. Despicable it might be, but at least it feeds the family! These women fall prey to the feeding frenzy of the Sinhala military men…
Dharmista society. What an irony.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
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by Fr. Chandiravarman Sinnathurai
(June 22, Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka Guardian) “I am not worried about the opinion of the Tamil people. Now we cannot think of them, not about their lives or their opinion. The more you put pressure on the north, the happier the Sinhala people will be here. Really if I starve the Tamils out, the Sinhala people will be happy”. (President JR Jayawardene quoted in Daily Telegraph, UK 11th July 1983) The first Executive President of Sri Lanka, the late Hon. JR Jayawardene’s vision was to create a dharmista (righteous) Sinhala society. But unfortunately, the word society, in his mind was too narrow in its definition - in that, it meant Sri Lanka is exclusively for Sinhala Buddhist.
This thematic progression has not changed one iota, if not increased in its emphasis - particularly in the mind of the Sinhala Buddhist State. In the back drop of state-sponsored racist pogroms against the Tamils, JR spoke the brutal truth - perhaps it was a Freudian slip: “Really if I starve the Tamils out, the Sinhala people will be happy”. How truly profound these words are!
Presidents may come and go, power will change hands, governments will come up with spin doctored rhetoric. But the fact remains constant. The state of Tamils hardly ever change. Even the armed struggle for freedom and self-determination of Tamils have been clouded by the terror theme.
It was only a few days ago, this writer had a telephonic conversation with a woman who had returned from Yarlpanam (Jaffna). She related many horror stories of human rights abuses perpetrated by the state forces in the peninsula.
But there is one thing that disturbed this writer’s sleep. She said, there are those who have lost their livelihood owing to the state enforced restrictions - say for instance, the fishermen are tabooed to fish in the Tamil waters! Why not?
When there is hardly any decent social security or unemployment insurance available for such as these to fall back on…when human rights organisations including social action charities have been ordered to pull out…what is left is starvation. In the midst of starvation in society, survival instincts kick-in with vengeance.
Young women, including underage girls are forced to practice the age-old profession. Despicable it might be, but at least it feeds the family! These women fall prey to the feeding frenzy of the Sinhala military men…
Dharmista society. What an irony.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
The rev. Father only preach the hatred towards Sinhala society. Why not he thinks of an country without terrorism. Sinhala people too had the same experiences till the southern terrorism wiped out. But now it is over.
This article has started by "Tamil waters" and I would like to ask this priest where is this Tamil waters? If he and the brain washed woman canoot accept that Sri Lanka has been always one country and it will be the same.
This priest is another enemy of the innocent Tamils as he is also promoting Psychopath Prabha's songs. Why don't you for a change accept the inevitable and work with the government for the benefit of the Tamils in the North after the psychopath and his goons are wiped out.
This so called priest who wants us to believe that he is a man of God is preaching the worlds most ruthless Terrorist organisation who has killed innocent babies, pregnant women, children, old ad young innocent Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims. They have used pregnant women as suicide bombers. What did you have to say about it? Have you asked your killers to stop that or you have a justification for that too. Are you aware that LTTE has killed more Tamil people than anyone. Why is that your friend LTTE kill any Tamil person if they are against Terrorism?
I can you so many questions but it is a waste on idiots as they will never accept the truth either they are too scared or too stupid.
Good luck with your Adharmista LTTE.
Where are these tamil waters? Can you point to them on an internationally recognised map?
It is indeed saddening to hear the plight of the Tamil fishermen living along the Northern and Eastern shores but unfortunately it is a necessary security arrangement to minimise the threat to shipping from the sea tigers!
I can only ask you to understand this...but judging from the language used by the author he won't be willing to put the blame on LTTE naval activities for this ban!
Oh Father,
What a broad view? All young women in Jaffna are into old profession then. I know you are going to defend your insight with a familiar line - I didn't mean all.
No wonder you belong to a sect that almost sent Galileo Galelei to gallows - just for saying that the earth goes round the sun.
You are referring to the hardship endured by the Tamils in Jaffna. How about poor folks in the rural areas of Killinochchi and Mulathive?
They are too rural to be caught in your moral telescope.
Is it just the state that is responsible for the horrors in Jaffna.
Velupillai Prabhakaran and his henchmen are accumulating merits for the sainthood then. I am sure, you will not hesitate make that move to your superiors in the Vatican when the time is ripe.
You may be an economic migrant to priesthood when you were young, propelled not by your pious instincts, but by other circumstances.
Peopel of your calibre, when in robe, makes the a lethal mixture of racial hatred by combining gullibility of your ignorant audience, misplaced religious sentiment and selfish racial bearings.
The country in general and Tamils in particular pay a price for that because we collectively took that capsule by accident - for fun.
I am sure the good Lord that you so fondly worship did not forget to make a place called hell too. He knew people of your calibre were going to enter priesthood.
You take special care; his wrath can come in so many different forms.
"Tamil waters" very interesting. I guess the 54% of Tamils of Sri Lanka who live in the South, Central province, Colombo and thrive are all breathing and drinking "Sinhala air and sinhala water" then. This man who identifies himself as a "Father" is defending terrorism now by trying to quote that bungling buffoon JR.. He probably lives comfortably in Canada and cannot see the lurking terrorist even in Govt offices these days like the Director of the Film Corporation who was arrested. In the US he would be given water torture... And where does he have proof of Tamil girls falling victim to the oldest profession, when it is Anuradhapura that now has become ther center for sex for sale because of the troops? This guy has some hatred and using it to attack Sinhalese defend Tamil racists and tamil terrorists. The East is coming to life and people are living and breathing and fishing in "SRILANKAN eastern waters" now. Tamil racists are the ones who want a racially exclusive homeland for a minority while still wanting to live breathe and work (and they should rightfully do it under his God's laws and under man's laws) in the rest of the country. For them they see it as racially superior and caste wise superior tamils having to suffer with those "inferior sinhalas" who surprise surprise are also amazingly resilient and their army is knocking on the Tamil sunGod's territory now. Those who force Tamils at gunpoint to fight and wear cyanide capsules and brainwash kids and pregnant women to blow themselves i reckon are Saints!
After reading these comments above, I understand why VP is doing what he is doing. You lot don't seem to understand anything else other than killing.
You will have your wish soon.
It was very interesting to read your comments. It is an unfortunate that people like you are helping Mr. President to destroy young innocent sinhalese lives. By the time you understand the real problem in Sri Lanka the game would have been over long before. This is a curse for Sri Lanka! Because of people like you specially from south.
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