("Thanjam Adainthapin Kaividalaamo Thaayunthan Kulanthaiyaith Thallidap Pomo")
- Subramaniya Bharathiyaar (1882-1921)
The main Tamil Tiger group said those killed were supporters of a renegade
commander, V. Muralitharan, popularly known as Karuna. They said a Sri
Lankan military intelligence official was also among the dead. Police denied
that.
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Mr. Eelaventhan, a nominated Tamil National Alliance MP was turned back by
Indian immigration authorities Saturday. Indian government officials confirmed
that the TNA MP was refused entry to India at the Chennai International
Airport Saturday.
India deports 'King of Eelam'
Harrison bids adieu
[Sunday Observer]
mission [Radio Austarlia]
Protestors in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, have carried the body of a
murdered politician to the Norwegian embassy, in protest against Oslo's role
in the country's peace process.
In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Leader, Ambassador Akashi also
pointed out the international community does not have unlimited time for Sri
Lanka and that it was important for the parties to act with a sense of urgency
in resuming peace negotiations.
banker father and a
half-Pakistani,
England-born and bred
mother in London, and
married to an Iranian
whom she met when she
joined the BBC World
Service Radio (South
Asia region) in 1989,
does Frances feel she is
the right mixture of
hybridity to work in South
Asia, as she had done
for BBC in Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Kuala
Lumpur, and now, in the
Middle East?
Sri Lankan president apologizes for ethnic riots [Xinhuanet]
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has apologized for the ethnic
riots which sparked the country's two decades of ethnic war in July 1983, the
official Daily News said on Saturday.
On this day Ceylon elected world's first woman PM
Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike, widow of Ceylon's assassinated prime minister
Solomon Bandaranaike, has been elected the world's first woman prime
minister.
If you are seeking asylum in Canada, you may not want to present your claim
to Immigration and Refugee Board member Andrew Rozdilsky — he rejected
all 73 cases he heard from 2001 to 2003.
Only four other IRB members had a 100-per-cent rejection rate in this three-
year period, but several others had acceptance rates that wound up well
below the national average of about 42 to 47 per cent.
Passing By DBS Jeyaraj
The violence went on
for three days peaking
on Wednesday 27th
and ebbing on
Thursday 28th the day
that Indian Prime
Minister sent then
Foreign minister P.
Narasimmha Rao as
her special emissary to
Colombo. Friday 29th,
saw Colombo and
suburbs being terrified
by the rumour that the
Tigers had come to
town. The afternoon of
that fateful “Koti
Dawasa” saw the goon
squads massacring
Tamils again after
being “sure” that no
tigers were in town.
30th and 31st July saw
the violence diminish
gradually.[Sangam.org]
The lot of the surviving children is worse as they have to live with the
trauma. Their parents and relatives also have to go through emotional
turmoil.
21st death anniversary of senior leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam (LTTE) Lt. Sellakili was observed Friday in Jaffna, sources said. Lt
Sellakili led the guerilla attack on a group of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers
on 23rd July 1983 at Thirunelvely in Jaffna town. 13 SLA soldiers were killed
in the attack.
Professor K.Thevarajah, Head of the Commerce Faculty of the Jaffna
University lit the flame of sacrifice at the event held at the memorial of
Lt.Sellakili, which is located at the Thirunelvely post office junction.
press [Sunday Observer]
The JHU's wish to
have a dialogue with
the LTTE and the
killing of EPDP
Pradeshya Sabha
chairman by
suspected tigers -
An LTTE cadre identified as Mr. Seenithamby Mahalingam, 28, was shot
dead in Kandaladi, near Vakarai, 64 kilometres north of Batticaloa.
The LTTE cadre was shot dead by unidentified gunmen around 10.30 a.m.
sources said.
Many people throughout the ages have made the decision to forgo red meat
and it is fascinating to follow the evolution of the vegetarian life-style from
ancient to modern times, noting the varied reasons famous vegetarians had
for their eating styles.
Gandi, the famous Indian leader and pacifist felt such a strong kinship with
animal life he couldn't bear the thought of using innocent creatures for food.
Said he: "To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a
human being. I should be unwilling to take the life of a lamb for the sake of
human body".
H. C. P. Bell discovered some Siva bronzes at two Siva Devales (No 01 and
No 05) at Polonnaruwa in 1907 & 1908. This collection is displayed in the
Colombo National Museum to date. After fifty-five years, Dr. C. E.
Godakumbura discovered another collection of Hindu Bronzes at Siva devale
(No 05 at Polonnaruwa). This collection of bronzes was displayed at the
Anuradhapura museum.
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