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BREAKING NEWS THAT MEDIA WILL NEVER BREAK
DEPORTATION DEMAND IN HIGH COURT
Mr.Peter Heehs is an American historian living in
The counsel of the petitioner, highlighted in the High Court that Mr.Peter Heehs has breached all visa conditions in connivance with the third respondent, namely Managing Trustee of Aurobindo Ashram. The petitioner through her counsel demanded that the first and second respondents should cancel the visa and initiate immediate steps to deport him. The notable plea before the High Court was that the fourth respondent, namely Superintendent of Police North of Puducherry has failed to execute the live arrest warrant pending against Mr.Peter Heehs in Puducherry.
The counsel representing Mr.Peter Heehs expressed before the Court that Peter Heehs is a world renowned scholar and historian. He further added that for 35 years he had been in Ashram spreading the teachings of Aurobindo Ghosh.
[ The readers of this blog can visit www.peterheehs.com to know about this scholar and his works ]
The counsel of Peter Heehs pointed out that the Managing Trustee of Ashram had praised the invaluable contribution of Mr.Peter Heehs and that he enjoys the total support of the Managing Trustee of Aurobindo Ashram.
The legal counsel representing Manoj Das Gupta and Aurobindo Ashram Trust said that he was in full agreement with what had been said by the counsel of Mr.Peter Heehs, and the petitioner was motivated by personal animosity towards Peter Heehs as such the petitioner and her complaint had nothing to do with Aurobindo Ashram.
Legal Counsel representing Mr.Peter Heehs declared that the book “The Lives of Sri Aurobindo” is most authentic and academic portrayal of the life of Aurobindo Ghosh that has emerged out of the Ashram and its Archives headed by Mr.Peter Heehs. At this point the Chief Justice was keen to have a copy of the book. To which the legal counsel for Peter Heehs submitted that neither he nor his client were allowed to carry the copy of the book as the book has been proscribed within the
After arguments by both sides the legal counsel for petitioner conveyed strongly that this case was not about the book in any way but was about the breach of visa conditions by Peter Heehs and Manoj Das gupta.
The Chief Justice asked the legal counsel of the FRRO authorities their views regarding visa extension and deportation of Peter Heehs. The counsel for FRRO declared that based on documents available to them they were of the view that no further extension of visa of Peter Heehs was possible. But they could not take a decision his immediate deportation as there were several criminal cases pending against Peter Heehs in Orissa, and as such they would have to take into account before taking action for deportation or cancellation. They prayed for time to study and revert to the court on the matter.
Then the case was adjourned to January 18 th of 2010, on which date respondents were asked to submit written replies.
HEARING OF 19 th JANUARY 2010
Case instead of 18 th was taken up on 19th. The legal counsel for petitioner pointed out in strongest terms, that the four respondents have failed so far to give written depositions/submissions to the court regarding specific plaints made by the petitioner. He conveyed to the Court that the four respondents are delaying/avoiding written submissions as their failures are indefensible in the matter. He pleaded to the Court that no further arguments should take place till written are made by the respondents.
The Chief Justice of
MY APPEAL TO INDIAN AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS
This is a case about an American historian before High Court of
The scholar wrote a book which is sold throughout the world, yet in
At the same time what is happening within Aurobindo Ashram must be reported in media. Ashram has no Guru, hence it is not an Ashram as defined by Philosopher Aurobindo Ghosh. It is a Trust without a President, chair vacant for decades, and with no rules. My petition in local courts to frame proper rules for ashram trust was unnumbered but came up for nearly a decade before local court to die a natural death, hence one cannot pursue an unnumbered case for decade with 4 lawyers getting changed in mid way. The rule of law as it applies to Indian Prime Minister must apply to Trustees of Aurobindo Ashram. If Dr.Karan Singh thinks his clout can cover up , we say that democracy is strong, and everything should be debated in public domain, be what happens in Courts or closed door meetings.
Journalists of
N.Nandhivarman
General Secretary
Dravida Peravai
53 B Calve
Puducherry 605001
KARAIKAL UNION TERRITORY STRUGGLE GROUP
52,
Hon. President N.Nandhivarman Chairman .K.Subramanian Vice-Chairman V.S.Nallusamy, General Secretary A.S.T.Ansari Babu Treasurer : S.Radhakrishnan ,Deputy Secretaries : R.Sundarraj, O.S.Uduman, C.Raja , Public Relations Officer: A.A.Rahman, Propaganda Secretary.K.Krishnakumar ,Youth Wing Secretary N.P.Kumanan, Deputy secretaries R.Ayyamperumal, A.Raja Mohammed, T.Dharpareswaran ,Agricultural Wing Secretary M.Sheikh Mohammed. Joint Secretary M.Singaravelu, Minority Wing Secretary S.George, Joint Secretary A.Ahamed Maraicar, Organizers: Karaikal North: S.M.Faried, Karaikal South M.I.Samsudeen, Kottucherry: Subha.Sureshrajan Nedungadu: M.Singaravelu, T.R.Pattinam; Karai Jinna, Neravy: T.K.S.M.Kanagasundaram
OPEN APPEAL TO UNION GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE KARAIKAL AS SEPERATE UNION TERRITORY
Respected Leader
Subject: Karaikal people reiterate their demand for
Media reports suggest that in this winter session a bill to make the Union Territory of Puducherry into a full-fledged State is likely to be introduced. You may be aware that Union Territory of Puducherry was never a contiguous area. During French rule it was knit together in spite of being enclaves separated by miles and miles. In Bengal too French had an enclave, which too would have remained with us, but fortunately Chandranagore merged with
The Union Territory of Puducherry comprises of four coastal regions viz- Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. Puducherry and Karaikal are situated on the East Coast in Tamil Nadu, Yanam in Andra Pradesh.
Mahe is in the West Coast in Kerala. Mahe which is 647 kms away from Puducherry covers an area of 9 Sq. kms with 36,000 inhabitants. Mahe is situated on the West Coast of the Indian Peninsula between 11 Degrees 42′ and 11 Degrees 43′ Northern Latitude, and between 75 Degrees 31′ and 75 Degrees 33′ Eastern Longitude, just between Badagara and Thalassery, 58 kilometers from Kozhikode, 24 kilometers from Kannur in Kerela State, Mahe with just 9 square kilometers and speaks Malayalam is ruled by main enclave Puducherry. It should be noted that closer to Mahe, the Union Territory of Lakshadeep with a population 60595 of Malayalam speaking people exists. In the case of Puducherry main enclave becoming state Mahe has three options: 1]. To remain with Puducherry or 2] to have separate Union Territory Status for Mahe or 3] to join with Union Territory of Lakshadeep. It has to be decided by a referendum as per the wishes of people of Mahe.
Yanam is one of the regions in the
Whatever valid reasons the main enclave Puducherry advances to obtain statehood, is in no way endorsed by Karaikal enclave.
Karaikal region is far away from main enclave by 150 kms. It has an area of 161 sq. km. and population of 1, 70,640 as per the 2001 census.Karaikal region is made up of the Communes of Karaikal, Kottuchcheri, Nedungadu, Tirunallar, Niravi and Tirumalarajanpattinam.
This region since its merger with Indian Union and since it became a constituent of the Union Territory of Puducherry had received only step motherly treatment from the main enclave of Puducherry. Regional imbalances and continued neglect for five decades led to the birth of separate
To seek your support to de-link the enclave of Karaikal from the Statehood status, and to get the Union Governments nod for conferring
Goa, a tiny emerald land on the west coast of
At that time Daman, Diu and Dadra Nagarhaveli which has now a population of 1, 58,204 in 112 square kilometers were left to remain as separate
The number of union territories is dwindling with former union territories becoming states; hence there is historical necessity to create more number of
Yours sincerely
Hon.President Chairman Gen.Secretary
V.S.Nallusamy S.Radhakrishnan R.Sundarraj
Vice Chairman Treasurer Deputy Secretary
Dr. K. JAMANADAS PROVES
TIRUPATI TEMPLE AS A BUDDHIST SHRINE
Introduction by Prof. Dr. M. D. Nalawade,
M.A., B.Ed., LL. B., Ph. D.,
Ex- Registrar,
Retd. Professor and Head of History Dept. Pune University,
The book by K. Jamanadas “Tirupati Balaji was a Buddhist Shrine” has potential credibility to create controversies unknown to historical writing and the Hindu common folks who flock to worship Tirupati Balaji as one of the supreme deities. It is also a new challenge to indologist at a time when politically imbued scholars are engaged to wash out their hands by proving and disproving claims of Hindus and the Muslims against each other as they did over the issue of Ayodhya Shrines. The writing of K. Jamanadas, but stand to the test of researchers and it surpasses all controversial writings relating to Hindu Muslim difference.
Of course, a reader while going through this book requires to be equipped with relative knowledge of the Vedic forms and symbols of worship and the creation of monkhood, prayers and practice of Buddhist way of religious life. The author does not show at any place, his intention to religiously injure anybody and his presentation is purely of academic nature. Neither he intends to dethrone Tirupati Balaji from his present glory nor his popularity. He also does not make any comment on his devotees and his paraphernalia, he has with him. His research is to find out the truth hidden in the origin, growth and glory and his relation with the common man.
An eminent surgeon turned to be an indologist, K. Jamanadas stands for operational methods in the historical research. His study of Tirupati Balaji is the best in the science of architecture, theology and history. It seems from his book that all the essentially necessary and available sources and historical writings related to Balaji are carefully taken into consideration. Of course, one can not confidently say that a new evidence may not come up hereafter.
Religious life and socio-cultural interactions, so also their amalgamations on philosophical lines as well as in day today life among the people of this ancient land have created numerous problems for separating and identifying a particular set of features in a religious life either of the Buddhist or the Hindus except broad features and major differences. The land is the same and the people are also the same, naturally customs and traditions that they have carried on for ages together can not go far away from each other than they were in their previous religious life. There can not be a total change in the manners and etiquettes by changing and earlier religion. The walks of people in the earlier native religion, then to the Vedic which is named by the foreigners as Hinduism and then to Non-Vedic religions i. e. Buddhism and Jainism are through which this land is traveled and people have common following and practices even contradictory customs and philosophies they have through such livings of them although they learnt many things and have come across many images, idols and symbols of worships. The institution of the Viharas in Buddhist period is the first one of its kind as an institution of Temple which attracted the masses to keep its existence either in the manner the Buddhist have or the manner the Brahmin changed to their convenience to influence the masses.
Originally Brahmins and their religion are centered around the system of the institution of Yadyna. The Yadynas of various types such as Isthi, Pashu, Som, Chayan, Sava, Satra and others, for their selfish motives of seeking food, prestige and power. The very institution of Yadyna is to make commoners by way of traits, traps and tricks for sacrifices, the Brahmins are to loose nothing but in all the circumstances gain and gain much more beyond their demands and needs. This is how the institution of Yadyna works.
Nowhere it is found and no text of the Brahmin literature tells that in pre-Buddhist time the Brahmins are vegetarians. The offerings and oblations offered to gods and goddesses so also, the sacrifices made in the Yadynas are basically originated in the minds and tastes of the Brahmins. As being the non - vegetarians or the flesh eaters Brahmins ask the masses to offer such things to gods and to them also. History, therefore of the vegetarian gods in Hinduism opens a new avenue for fresh research in Indology. In pre-Buddhist times cow was never a pious animal and Brahmins of those days are found very fond of cow flesh. Rigvedas are genuine witnesses for that, and the river Charmnyavati is the best example. There is enough of information to know as to how both of her banks are covered over by skins and her waters are redden by the flesh blood of cows and other animals washed into her waters. The very name of the river Charmnyavati in a Rigveda tells many more things as Charm - means skin. The river banks of this river are used for performing Yadynas and the cows are used in sacrifices on large scale in the Yadynas. The whole delta of the river seems to have seen as how Cow Satra - Killing of cows is carried on and the name, therefore, of the river Charmnyavati in a Rigveda confirms the same.
The institution of Yadyna and sacrificing or killing cows in it is very much vital if it is understood against the agricultural background of those times. In those days no other animals but bullocks are used mostly for tilling the soil. Killing of the cows means no bullocks and no bullocks means no farming, no agricultural products. As a result there is starvation and then submission to enemies or the rulers of the religion. The pre-Buddhist times, therefore, are worse in a regard to atrocities and injustices carried on, on the Peasant communities. Fortunately but lord Buddha understands the grave situation and stops cow sacrifices in the Yadynas and prevents the slaughtering of cows. He, thus becomes the First saviour of cows who preached farmers in ancient times not to offer cows to Brahmins and in the Yadynas. Under the circumstances it is very safe to hold a view that the adoption of cow as a pious one in later days and vegetarian food for gods and to the Brahmins for themselves is one of the greatest achievements of Buddhism, but it has to pay its cost in return of that achievement because the Brahmins adopted their means and methods to attract and lure the farming communities and attack Buddhism. It is thus the Hindus and the academicians have to admit that the creation of non - vegetarian gods is not the creation of the Brahmins. Therefore, it is in vain to trace out the origin of gods who are vegetarians in pre-Buddhist times. Morality and non-violence are never the cardinal principles of Brahminical teaching and religion. They are the Buddhist and they are most unacceptable for the Brahmins in those early days.
The institution of Temple that the Brahmins practice and which exists at ‘Tirupati Balaji’ and at all the places of the Hindus is origin in Buddhism as K. Jamanadas rightly states that there are a good number of evidences to prove those facts. The walks of people in the ancient times from one sect or religion to another, from native religion to Vedic, Vedic to Non-Vedic religions that is Buddhism and jainism and then back to Mixed- Vedic or Brahminical religion, although, outwardly, have changed them in adopting different religious names and ultimately, the Brahminism to which popularly called as Hinduism, they continued to practice many of the customs and traditions they liked most and were most difficult for them to unalienate. And to their convenience Brahmins have very skillfully converted Buddhists forms of worship and prayers quite in consonance to Brahminical or Hindu ideals. Therefore, separation and identification of many images, idols and temples have become to show exactly that they either belong to Buddhists or Hindus but as Buddhism is made to disappear, Brahmins claimed them, in totality as the Hindus. And the history of Hindu vegetarian gods is certainly hidden in such changes and conversions from Buddhism to Hinduism.
The book is divided into four parts, but the main theme is dealt with in the second and third parts. Part first naturally begins with earlier findings and interpretations about the strife between Buddhism and Brahminism. The mature saintly opinion of Swami Vivekanand that ” Buddhism was mainly responsible for stopping or lessening the customs of drinking wine and killing living animals for sacrifice or for food in India” during the dominance and arrogance of the Brahminical period is given at very appropriate instance. “Buddhism and Vaishnavism are not two different things” as is stated by the Great Swami to make clear that, “During the decline of Buddhism in India, Hinduism tool from her a few cardinal tenets of conduct and made them her own, and these have now come to be known as Vaishnavism”. The author, not out of vindictive mood, but purely from academic interest collected sources and evidences, that too again from the Hindu saints and scholars to reveal the truth and truth alone as the proud heritage of this ancient land.
Brahmin’s usurpation and imitation of the Buddhist customs, traditions and ideals, so also of forms of architecture , art and sculpture are very common and long back indologists and historians like R. G. Bhandarkar and D. D. Kosambi have brought all those thing to light. The sites at Ter, Aihole, Undavali, Ellora, Badrinatha, Ayodhya, Sringeri, Buddha Gaya and other religious important places have ably been shown as how richly influenced by Buddhist religion and culture and Brahmins have adopted them to their tastes to make the masses feel religiously at home as the Hindus. A fresh touch is given to reascertain for the proved facts by R. G. Bhandarkar, R. C. Dhere and others that the temples of Lord Jagannatha of Puri, Vithalla of Pandharpur, Ayyappa of Kerala, Srisailam of Karnataka and many others as they were originally the Buddhist temples.
The real task of discovering Lord Tirupati as the Buddhist Shrine starts in the Second part. The history given of the worship of Vishnu needs to be added by the information of hymns in Rigveda. Max Muller, Muir and Wilson who have well explained the importance of Vishnu and his Three Strides - Trivikrama. In the Purnsha - Sukta of the Yajurvda (1-31-32) has his description. And to collaborate the original concept of his creation and creating his three different images and the necessities of the Brahmins to convert him in appearance like lord Buddha are not unintentional and without any selfish motive. The author has ably proved that such efforts of the Brahmins have expected good results for them to show their superiority over Buddhism. The chapters- Hindu Shilpa Shastra on Vishnu Images, Nature Image of the Lord of Tirumalai, Is the Image of a Female deity, Is the Lord A Harihara Murthi, and the Account In Venkaechala Itihas Mala, are interesting and thought provoking. They make even commoners to think twice whether he is worshiping Buddhist images or Hindu images and what is his place in such a controversies The reference from a book of Shri. Sitapati P., on Shri. Venkateswara is of great importance in support of author’s theory on Tirupati Balaji. The reference runs -”The image (of Lord Tirumalai) bears some resemblance to the famous Budhisattva Padmapani painting in cave I of the Ajanta Hills”. This statement, is thus, self explanatory to record the attempts.
Part third of the book has debased old challenges of the Hindu claims in South India. How “not only ideals and morals but also temples were taken over by Brahmins” has been aptly shown quoting well known authorities in the field and interpreting the original sources. It is very interesting to know the even Tirtha Yatras are started by the Buddhists and the Brahmins followed them from the Buddhist traditions to forget their earlier Buddhist religion and traditions. The Kalavars and Kalabhras, the names of clans and families quite in resemblance to Kalewar, kalawad or Kalawade and kalbhor, Bhor, Kalmegh and even Kale in Maharashtra are not without their historical roots. The Kalabhras mentioned by the author belonged to Chola country and are the Buddhist, but later on converted to Brahminism.
The claim put forth by the author on Lord Tirupati Balaji as a Buddhist Shrine is based on sound theory and the evidences approved and accepted by the academicians. The fundamental questions which needs to be correctly answered to prove Tirupati Balaji as a Buddhist Shrine have the following points and which are well taken into account–
1. Yet why the attributes of Murthi are not allowed to be discussed openly and publicly?
2. Tirupati has no parivar devatas, his family members as gods. why?
3. And as to why it is the only ek-devata temple in whole of India.?
4. There was no regular worship of this Tirupati till 966 A. D, Why was it?
5.Why the various murthis are not recognised in this temple by their Agamic names?
The term “self manifested” applied to Tirumalai means that the Murthi or idol is existed earlier and it is at that place only. It is found by one Shudra Rangadasa. Then it is resurrected and worshiping it began. Before the Muslims came, Buddhists are the only people who opposed the Brahmins. But no Buddhist King nor Buddhist people are intolerant towards the Brahmins and no evidence is yet produced by any scholar proving that the Buddhists or any Buddhist King made efforts for destroying Brahminical images, idols or places of worship. In fact the Brahmins have done hundreds of such things and they are in reality the enemies of the Buddhists. Hence allowing the Murthi or idol of Tirumalai uncared, then the quarrel over its possession in between the Vaishnavism and Shaivism, all such matter never happens in case of the original idols of Hindu or Brahminical gods. Fortunately till this day this Lord is mistaken and misunderstood as Shiva or Vishnu and as the Vaishnavaites and Shavaites claim him as if he belongs to one of the two, he grows in eminence. In reality the place and the idol are the Buddhist one, which eternally convey the message of well being to all people.
Temple institution is the creation of the Buddhist people and to grab that glory the Brahmins have usurped the Buddhists Temples for their selfish purpose and to attract the masses and then have converted those temples into Hindu forms making necessary changes and alterations. A good number of authorities have proved long ago and many of the authorities on the subject like R. G. Bhandarkar, Percy Brown, G. S. Ghurey, L. M. Joshi, D. D. Kosambi, K. A. N. Sastri, K. R. Vaidyanthan and others have been taken into consideration in the spirit and letters they presented numerous sources and evidences.
So far the story of Lord of Tirumalai stands historically and on the basis of the available sources it is a Buddhist Shrine. Right from its name, fashions and styles, so also customs like the Tonsure, offering of hair and Rathyatra it is all in one - the Buddhist way. Rathayatra is not originated in the Brahminical life due to caste system and observance of untouchability and touch no one those who even from your kin and kith if they are unbathed and the women of their blood also. Under the circumstances Rathayatra tradition is certainly of the Buddhist origin and where ever it is carried on, the places and gods are the Buddhists, without any doubt. The author K. Jamanadas has maintained throughout his work a very high standard of argument and at all instances he placed either the authorities or the evidence in support of his argument and statements.
Although in the socio-cultural life of this country, it introverts all of those who have their origin in this land, to positively come up for better understanding as if it is vicissitude as the times and culture demand. A good lesson will also be derived out of the reading of this thesis for making this land as if of one people with an appeal to both the Hindus and the Muslims to know their best of heritage and noble humane way of life in Buddhism as one people, blessed and guided eternally by that Great, Supreme Lord, Bhagawn Buddha, the Great.
[ The bloodthirsty neo-hitler Rajapakshe who demolishes Hindu temples in Tamil land visited Tirupathi. Why did he visit ? My search began, I found this article. I will search further, you readers too must go deep into this matter... N.Nandhivarman]
UNEARTH SUBMERGED CHOZHA PORT POOMPUHAR:STOP COAL BASED POWER PLANT: TAMILNADU URGED
The Collector of Nagapattinam Districtcalled for a public hearing on23.09.2009 but cancelled at eleventh hour. Then public hearing took place on 28.10.2009 at Keezhaperumpallam village near Poompuhar.I was in New Delhi hence I missed it. But I handed over the following memorandum in person to the District Collector on 3oth.
Respected Collector
Subject: Historical and Environmental reasons cited to oppose the proposed Thermal Power plant regarding
We appreciate the District Collector of Nagapattinam for calling for this public enquiry. Our views will be in Tamilfs historical interest and the traditional rights of indigenous communities like fishermen and farmers of Tamilnadu.
Pichavaram to Kodikarai is highly important area for unearthing our civilization since ancient harbours existed in this belt with hidden heritage at sea. It needs to be subjected to researches highly important for marine archaeology and coastal archaeology.
Already 250 km out of 1076 km of Tamilnadu coast is without fishermen. The need for preserving the catamaran people and their traditional knowledge is important. Hence all development projects must aim at protecting indigenous communities like fishermen and farmers and should not uproot them from where for centuries they made a livelihood. In fact more assistance to these communities with new scientific equipments would enable them to earn more foreign exchange to our countryfs coffers than offering soaps at the cost of public exchequer to projects of plunder. Generating alternative renewable energy like ocean thermal energy, ocean tidal energy will be more helpful. Developed countries have bid adieu to thermal power. Coal bearing ships and conveyer arrangement will be hazard for the coastal area and will stimulate global warming through carbon discharge. The waste generated from plant will create pollution at sea .Thoothukudi lost its pearl culture of the past cultural heritage by the non ocean oriented people. Bearing these in mind we urge the Government of Tamilnadu to stall all thermal power projects coming up in Nagapattinam District, more particularly the one near Poompuhar.
We all are aware that apart from the
Graham Hancock wrote many books out of which Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization by Crown Publishers, New York 2002 containing 760 pages ISBN 1400046122 hardback priced $ 27.50 is of relevance to our Poompuhar. He undertook marine archaeology in 2002 and brought out as reported in Dinamani that a city with 9500 year old civilization remains hidden off coast of
Inundation maps created by Dr.Glen Milne of
We like parrots were repeating 2000 years as time limit of our ancient civilization, and when Graham Hancock updated Tamil history with fresh facts, the Government of Tamilnadu which is going to celebrate World Tamil Conference, must take pains to employ more scuba divers and marine archaeologists to find out about our Kaveripoompattinam. We should honour Graham Hancock in that Conference.
The coast or sea near Poompuhar should not be plundered and kept free from industrialization if our ancient glory brought out powerfully by Dr.Kalaignar had to be proven scientifically. Mr.Graham Hancock investigated about our gKumari Kandam, an anti-diluvia civilization said to have existed thousands of years ago around
Coinciding to our Poompuhar, in
Dravida Peravai hence appeals to the District Collector of Nagapattinam in the public hearing on Public Hearing on the proposed 2×500 MW Coal Based Power Plant by M/s. PEL Power Ltd to stop this power project. Allowing such plants to be set up here with whatever technology will disrupt the scientific and historical research that is needed to unearth our past beneath
This is an indication of how much more land would have been submerged for centuries running into thousands of years back. My article Save the Coast in New Indian Express is enclosed.Letting out effluents or dumping waste into rivers and seas had been going on unabated though technically they will promise to use clean technology and blinded by that promise our environmental agencies will give them clearance. First of all we should bear in mind what all technology we get is outmoded and unwanted in developed countries, hence such technologies are dumped on developing countries like
Coal based power projects are being set up in Tamilnadu coast. There seems to be a policy which permits setting up of power plants near coal mines, so that through National Power grid equivalant quantum of power can reach the power seeking State. Under this policy a current Union Minister of State before he came to power got a Coal Block allotted in Orissa.In this project of a Tamilnadu politician Puducherry Governmentfs PIPDIC is a partner. This joint venture plans to set up power project in Orissa to generate power and pass on to the grid so that Puducherry Government will get power without polluting the Union Territory of Puducherry. If a tiny state like Puducherry could follow this route, what compulsion prevails for Tamilnadu to bring coal all the way by ships to set up a power plant in the Nagapattinam coast that too near ancient Port city of
There seems to be a race to set up more and more ports without planning what products could be brought in or exported from these ports. The Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee when he visited Kanyakumari announced a scheme called Sagar Mala, which means Garland of the Seas. In fact I mooted the suggestion to create a National Seaway on the lines of National Highways to introduce ship connectivity to all the 138 minor or intermediary ports to bring inland cargo that was coming by Lorries and to ferry passengers. This suggestion through Planning Commission reached then Prime Minister who wanted to make use of existing infrastructure to connect all ports in Indian coast. At that time only
Interestingly the National Institute of Oceanography , Chennai had announced that its scientists in collaboration with Experimental Design Bureau of Oceanological Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences had developed a vehicle named ROSUB 6000 capable of exploring the ocean up to a depth of 6 kilometers and can be remotely operated. Though we have to go further deep not only off the coast of
International Seabed Authority has allocated 150,000 square kilometers of seabed in the Indian Ocean to
With Regards
Yours sincerely
N.Nandhivarman
General Secretary Dravida Peravai
CHINA : BIGGEST THREAT TO INDIA
copy of the letter sent to
Honble Thiru.Manmohan Singh 19.10.2009
Prime Minister of
Honble Thiru.S.M.Krishna
Minister for External Affairs Government of
Respected Prime Minister and External Affairs Minister
Subject: China-phobia justified and appeals to counter Chinese expansionism detrimental to world peace. regarding
We from
1. Beware of attack on Dollar regime:
Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the Chinese Central Bank on the eve of G-20 summit suggested that dollar should be replaced with SDRs as the new reserve currency. The huge dollar reserves held by Central Banks and other global investors would be severely eroded if the dollar were to suddenly depreciate. Yet these investors cannot easily diversify away from the dollar since this itself would trigger dollar depreciation. The Chinese are particularly concerned that an estimated 1 trillion dollars of their total reserves of around 2 trillion are held in dollar asset. The SDR exchange rate is a weighted average of exchange rates of the major convertible currencies. Accordingly under Zhous proposals,
If
2. Beware of Counterfeit currencies:
The crime of counterfeiting currency as a means of warfare, such as in the War Between the States in the
3. Unilateral Maritime Boundary by
4.
The location of the
We appeal to ASEAN summit to think about their sea-lanes and its safety in case of differences with
5.
As late as October 2000, Pakistani and North Korean nuclear and metallurgical scientists were invited to observe the mating of miniaturized nuclear warheads and missile systems at
Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to and from radicalized, nuclearized and volatile
6.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung pledged to properly handle border and
7. MONOPOLIZING
A pragmatic and internationally accepted way found in the 1995 Mekong Agreement, which
But you all are aware that
8. DIVERTING
Yangtze, Indus and Brahmaputra originate in
Hence, Dravida Peravai urges Indian Prime Minister and Indian External Affairs Minister to discuss threadbare with ASEAN leaders the River Waters Issue, which is more serious than any other issue in their agenda.
With Regards Yours fraternally
N.Nandhivarman General Secretary Dravida Peravai
The Collector of Nagapattinam District 30.10.2K9
Officials of Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board.
Respected Representatives of the Government of Tamilnadu
On the eve of the public hearing on the proposed1820 MW Coal Based Power Plant by M/s. Tridem Port and Power Co. Ltd., & 150 MW Coal Based Power Plant by M/s. Nagapattinam Energy Pvt. Ltd, we are submitting our views to oppose the coal based thermal power plants.
We would like to bring to your notice that within Union Cabinet there is difference of opinion which came to public light after The Hindu, a daily carried out the following news:
The Hindu, English daily reported on July 5 th of 2009 that Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde seeking to put an end to laying of foundation stones for projects without proper and formal clearances and advising all state power PSUs like National Thermal Power Corporation, National Hydro Power Corporation , Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation to show greater sensitivity to environmental concerns at the highest level.
Under such situation we would urge the Nagapattinam District Administration and Tamil nadu Government to have a re-think on all coal based thermal power projects.
Recent news from our neighbor China as reported in China Daily dated October 28 th of 2009 states that Chinese Environment ministry had suspended or rejected 29 applications of new construction in petrochemical, steel-making and electricity-generating industries with a total investment of 146.7 billion yuan (US$21.5 billion).Chinese government has promised that its economic stimulus plan would not compromise anti-pollution efforts and policies would not be loosened to allow more projects to pass environmental examinations. Environmental Protection Minister Zhou Shengxian said the government would abide by strict environmental standards when evaluating new projects.
Unfortunately Tamilnadu is not observing strict environmental standards. It craves for power at all costs.
►Tamilnadu has 4 major thermal power plants producing 2970 MW of power. The Hindu, daily dated 6 th February 2009 carries a confession by the Chairman of Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board. Mr.R.Balakrishnan admits that thermal power plants in coastal areas of the state are not meeting pollution control standards. If truth could come out of Chairmans mouth, our voices in protesting power plants stands justified by international, national and regional yardsticks.
► Thermal Power Plant in Tuticurin, a joint venture between Neyveli Lignite Corporation 89% and Tamilnadu Electricity Board with 11% stake is a 4000 crore project aiming to generate 1000 MW. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Tamilnadu Electricity Board have joined together to start 1600 MW power project at a cost of Rs.8700 crore in Tuticurin District.
The coal from Neyveli has to be carried by congested roads to Tuticurion. It can be argued that it goes within our state from one part to other. Also by sea route coal may get transported. One can say within the source of raw material i.e. our state power project comes up.
Even this could be assimilated for argument sake but not bringing 4.6 million tons of coal annually from Orissa to Ennore port in order to enable Tamilnadu Energy Company, a joint venture between National Thermal Power Corporation and Tamilnadu Electricity Board to generate 1000 MW at Vallur in Tiruvallore District of Tamilnadu. The cost is 4500 crores.
There is a national policy to set up power plants near mine heads, where coal is mined. Under such policy instead of bringing coal from Orissa to Ennore, Tamilnadu could have planned to set up power plant in Orissa and pass on power to national grid and then draw equal quantum here through national grid. By this way Tamilnadu could have had power as well as avoided unnecessary construction of new harbors and unnecessary pollution of our soil.
Mind boggling statistics reveals that Ashok Leyland Project, First Corp Petrochem project, UTL Utility Systems project, Essar Power, GMR Power, Trichy Power Project and Coal and Oil Company of
Empee Power and Infrastructure Ltd aim generation of 1200 MW. A company from
We urge the Tamilnadu Government to re-think its energy policy. The Memorandum of Understanding signed with Tri-Sakthi Energy P Ltd for 525 MW of power. India Power project, SPIC Energy Private Limited, Chennai Power Company etc for 1000 MW each and Cuddalore Thermal Power Project to generate 1320 MW too are coal based. Reliance plans 3000 MW power project. All these projects are coal based environmental hazards.
☼☼►Dravida Peravai lauds only 2 initiatives of Tamil Nadu Power Minister. The Memorandum of Understanding signed with an American firm for generating sea solar power is welcome. The Project that comes in Udangudi of Tuticurin District to generate 100 MW of Solar Thermal Power is welcome. As on January 31st of 2009 out of total national production of 9756 MW of wind energy Tamilnadu produces 42 percent and this is a good development. We whole heartedly welcome these solar, wind, and ocean thermal power projects. But we oppose the Coal based Thermal Power projects that are coming up in Nagapattinam Districts, for which this public enquiry is called for.
►National Thermal Power Corporation of
► Dravida Peravai mooted an idea when the undersigned was Trustee in Tuticurin Port Trust, and took up with Planning Commission and through then Defence Minister Comrade George Fernandes apprised then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the need to create a National Seaway Authority like National Highways. Every state government has minor and intermediary ports under its control but they are idle monuments with no revenue generation with the exception of
Tamilnadu must give clearance to biomass power plants. Times of
If
International Seabed Authority under the auspices of United Nations has earmarked 1,50,000 square kilometers of sea bed in Indian Ocean for mining of cobalt, nickel , copper etc. We are not aware whether any such area is earmarked in
In precious stone rich Jharkand and Orissa, mining of this wealth which remained in the bowels of earth over which indigenous tribal peoples lived for millions of years is bartered to corporate world. Dravida Peravai had incorporated in its party manifesto that if a dam is constructed or project is set up uprooting people, such uprooted people and all villagers over which these projects come up must be made share holders in the projects that come up. Share the profits with the displaced people, compensate permanently elevating the lives of the deprived than throwing paltry pittance to political class, companies must be told. This includes the harbour and power project that comes up in Nagapattinam District. If a power project comes in Chief Ministers home village, all its villagers must be made share holders in that projects, all the jobs must be given to every educated youth forbidding total hiring of outsiders, and if talent is needed it should be only from Tamilnadu. No contracts labour system, because Chief Ministers home village must emulate a national model for development. Let Tamilnadu plan projects that will not aggravate our climate change. Let Tamilnadu go for clean technologies to generate power like
With Regards
Yours fraternally
N.Nandhivarman
General Secretary Dravida Peravai
Have you ever pondered over this question? Dont be in haste to answer. You should look into your past and present before jumping forward to answer.
Africa Addio or Farewell
Decolonization in
Jahaji Bhai is a documentary film with an Urdu title, which means brothers of the ship. These are not sailors of the same boat as the English idiom indicates but literally are slaves taken away in the same ship. These are bonded labour taken 167 years ago in ships to erstwhile colonies of the
The Song of Malabaries for
I had written in New Indian Express and ezine Voice of Voiceless about the Slaves, Tamils taken to colonies, but the necessity to update arose after Mr.Nagarathinam Krishna met me few days back. He hails from
I read last night a book on Ho Chi Minh written by Yevgeny Kobelev. In that book few passages I would like to quote. What civilization are you talking about? Have you not heard about colonialists cruelty? More prisons than schools and all of them crowded. Vietnamese have been stripped of elementary rights. We are oppressed but what is worse is that colonialists ply us with opium and drink. in order to make idiots out of us. You call that civilization. The book narrates about peasant revolutions in
Now what we see in Tamil Eelam has no comparison in history. Whole Tamil race is forced to become slaves before our own eyes. Every minute think of the plight of Tamil women in detention camps of Rakapakshe, the living Satan on Earth, the reincarnation of Hitler who forgot Jews and opted to persecute Tamils.
Yesterday I told my friends that I intend to write a book ALWAYS SLAVES: TAMILS. We cannot remain silent or should not remain silent. We cannot wait for reincarnation or resurrection of Prabakaran. Redeeming fellow Tamils is neither the sole responsibility of LTTE. World waits for resurrection of LTTE or dreams for them to descend from skies to end Tamil misery. Are we not made out of flesh, brain and willpower? Are we inferior slaves who cannot take up the humanitarian issues before global forums? Are we impotent Indians who cannot awaken the conscience of
N.Nandhivarman
General Secretary Dravida Peravai
[62 nd birthday message]
INDIANBUREAUCRATS DREAM :
We have just concluded a spectacular democratic exercise and are still showing it off to the world .But unfortunately when it comes to speaking up for the defenders of democracy in Myanmar our voice drops to a whisper. To put it bluntly
Tamils thank Times of India. The newspaper instead of dictator or neighbor had used plural which indirectly indicates the tin-pot dictator of Srilanka. These comments open a Pandoras Box. Indian foreign policy had let down its own citizens in past.
We Indian citizens, who rediscover the past, are baffled at the statement tabled in Indian Parliament on July 23 1974 by then Indian External Affairs Minister Mr.Swaran Singh [Lok sabha debates cols 186-201] for Re-Agreement between
We would like to remind that one Member of Indian Parliament, speaking on the floor of the house on 23rd July 1974 raised a point or order. Mr.P.K.Deo, Member from Kalahandi of Indian State of Orissa said Nowhere the Indian Constitution provide for cession of even an inch of
The handing over of Coco island by the foreign policy experts of seventies to Myanmar had paved way for China obtaining its in lease from Myanmar and to build a harbour there apart from installing Russian made radars and satellites to spy on Indian Missile programme operated from Orissa, a state of India just facing Coco islands in the west of the Bay of Bengal. Sitting entrenched in Eastern side of Bay of Bengal that too just 40 nautical miles away from Indian Territory of Andaman Nicobar islands,
Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist Member of Parliament and contemporary of Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru urged that
The office of the Military Intelligence was almost closed down by Nehru. Anyway the Intelligence Bureau was pursuing the guidelines laid down by Nehru in his 1954 directive with single minded effort In this Mr.Mullick and the Intelligence Bureau he headed apparently had the support of the Prime Minister, steady and equally single-minded. As was the case with the Intelligence Bureaus cooperation with instructions to paper nor did he let even his Cabinet colleagues or senior officials into the secrets of his understanding with his Intelligence Director
These passages quoted indicate when and how
This culminated in Indian Cabinet headed by Mr.Manmohan Singh brushing aside his cabinet colleagues in the cabinet, misguided by National Security Adviser an extra-cabinet authority not accountable to public or Parliament, committing blunder after blunder in Indias Srilankan policy. The Himalayan blunder is joining hands with China and Pakistan and trying to get a certificate of good conduct to the worst ever barbarian dictator that history had even seen in neither past nor will tolerate one in future. Indian citizens, of Tamil ethnicity, fishermen who were fishing in Indian waters or contiguous waters were killed now and then, and Indian Prime Minister who should have sent Indian navy in hot pursuit of those killers from Srilanka, was busy pursuing single mindedly to take revenge for Rajiv Gandhis murder. Now having accomplished his revenge mission, Indian Prime Minister is duty bound to take revenge for the killings of Indian Tamils. The least he can do is to take the matter to International Court of Justice seeking compensation from Srilanka. Indian citizens, [who are not terrorists] hundreds of them, had been killed by Srilankan navy, and India shakes the blood soaked hands along with China, putting the conscience of India into suspended animation and making Mahatma Gandhi turn in his grave in shame.
Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the Chinese Central Bank on the eve of G-20 summit suggested that dollar should be replaced with SDRs as the new reserve currency. The huge dollar reserves held by Central Banks and other global investors would be severely eroded if the dollar were to suddenly depreciate. Yet these investors cannot easily diversify away from the dollar since this itself would trigger dollar depreciation. The Chinese are particularly concerned, an estimated 1 trillion dollars of their total reserves of around 2 trillion are held in dollar asset. The SDR exchange rate is a weighted average of exchange rates of the major convertible currencies. Accordingly under Zhous proposals,
Are we with
Our foreign policy must be debated in Indian Parliament. Few individuals should not decide the foreign policy of a continent like
N.Nandhivarman
General Secretary Dravida Peravai
UN SECURITY COUNCIL MUST DIRECT INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT OF JUSTICE TO PROBE TAMIL GENOCIDE
Dravida Peravai emailed to the Presidentof the Security Council, Un Secretary General and Permanent representatives of the Member Nations.All mails reached except that of Vietnam, Crotia and Costa Rica.
14.05.2009
The President
THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL
And
THE SECRETARY GENERAL,
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
UN Head quarters
Respected President of the Security Council
And Respected Secretary General
We are from
Today reports say some how overcoming the hurdles to arrive at consensus in the Security Council a unanimous resolution officially had been reached on the Tamils issue. We thank all members for this initiative and USA, UK, France behind this diplomatic breakthrough, though certain remarks on the freedom fighters makes us realize that Tamils have yet to diplomatically drive home our legitimate grievances.
During the battle of the Stalingrad, brave men and women of then Russia faced the siege of the Adolph Hitlers army, but while whole townspeople got killed leaving very few who withstood the siege eating even the human flesh of the dying ultimately defeating the Nazi army. It is unfortunate that such
The Communist Party of India which was in forefront of struggles against Srilanka in the Indian state of Tamilnadu remained totally silent. It could have appealed to Russian Communist party which would have brought a heart change of
Even a state declared by USA as terrorist state, had been backing the Srilankan terrorist state, yet to be declared so when the day worlds media and UN agencies gets access to the theatre of war.
We still remain depressed over the inaction of the United Nations to come to the rescue of our kinsmen.
The UN could have arranged for airdropping of food to the besieged Tamil people. In history nowhere we have seen people made to starve and starvation to death had been used as weapon in war, while worlds conscience was watching helplessly.
Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the
We now urge the UN Security Council to understand that Srilankan President Mr.Mahinda Rajapakshe is resorting to starvation of civilians, as a method of warfare, which constitutes an act of genocide as defined by Article II (c) of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
“Article 54(1) of Additional Protocol I to the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949 sets forth a rule of customary international humanitarian law that obligates every state in the world: “Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.” Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime. Every contracting party to the Geneva Conventions and Protocol has the obligation under Common Article 1 thereof “to respect” the Conventions and Protocol themselves and “to ensure respect” for the Conventions and Protocol “in all circumstances” by other contracting parties such as
“Furthermore, starvation of civilians as a method of warfare can also constitute an act of genocide as defined by Article II (c) of the 1948 Genocide Convention: “Deliberately inflicting Tamils conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.” Every contracting state party to the Genocide Convention has the obligation “to prevent” genocide by
Therefore, every state party to the Geneva Conventions and Protocols as well as to the Genocide Convention has the solemn obligation to terminate Srilanka’s starvation of Tamils as a method of warfare.
United Nations Peace Keeping Force must have been inducted before calling the freedom fighters to lay down weapons. Instead asking to surrender to the criminals sponsoring state terrorism is not natural justice, neither is it prudence.
We would like to draw the attention of the United Nations Security Council that it is wrong to place all its responsibilities on
The Srilankan Government interpreted that the amnesty did not apply to persons who committed offences outside the north and eastern provinces of Srilanka and withheld amnesty to 1250 Tamil political prisoners. This made the LTTE suspend surrender of weapons. This past must be borne in mind, by President of United States Mr. Barrack Obama, who pleaded for general amnesty. Srilankan Government could never be trusted. Further then the IPKF which went as mediator handed over Tamils to Sinhalese for ceasefire violations, and those Tamils got killed, thereby the neutrality of IPKF became a question mark in Tamil minds resulting in clashes between IPKF and freedom fighters. The then Chief Minister of Indian State of Tamilnadu Dr.M.Karunanithi refused to receive the IPKF when it landed in Chennai, capital of Tamilnadu, registering the unhappiness of Indian Tamils over the failed mission where friends instead of saving Tamils from enemies turned towards the friends of India. In view of this UN Peace Keeping Force without Indian contingent alone will appear credible before the eyes of besieged freedom fighters of Tamil Eelam. If after sending UN Peace Keeping Force and if UN is in a position to guarantee the safety of those who surrender under General Amnesty, then UN can expect LTTE to comply with their request to surrender. Till such climate arrives mere lip service will not end Tamils agony.
The European Union Parliament on 12th March 2009 passed a resolution, with a large majority, calling for immediate ceasefire between the Sri Lanka Army and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in order to allow the civilian population to leave the combat zone. Condemning all acts of violence against civilians in the safe zone and expressing serious concern for the plight of the people in the refugee camps run by the Sri Lankan government, the EU Parliament demanded full and unhindered access to international and national humanitarian organizations, as well as journalists to the combat zone and to the refugee camps.
The EU resolution calling for immediate ceasefire without any conditions and expressing concern not only for the plight of civilians in the safe zone, but also for the inmates of the internment camps run by Colombo was passed by 358 votes to 232. This took place in March. Even after European Parliament took first step, UN Security Council belatedly today i.e. in May 2009 only had arrived at a unanimous resolution, and those lives of Tamils killed by chemical weapons and other weapons of mass destruction had to be paid as a price to open the eyes of the United Nations.
We perused few resolutions of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions. Resolutions 1897 of 2009 on Western Sahara, 1870 being Secretary Generals Report on Sudan, 1869 on Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1868 on Afghanistan, 1867 on Timor-Leste, 1866 on Georgia, 1865 on Cote d livorie, 1864 Secretary General report to President of Security Council, 1863 on Somalia, 1862 on peace and security in Africa, 1861 on Chad in Central African Republic and 1860 on Middle East i.e Palestine. These resolutions in the time every minute our Tamils being killed and Tamils protesting all over the world have no space for Tamils. And now the Security Council had at last passed a resolution, we urge Security Council to urge the International Court of Criminal Justice to probe the crimes of genocide aimed at total annihilation of Tamils in Srilanka.
UN website reports: The Lanka: Thousands Caught in Conflict
5 May 2009: According to reports from those remaining inside the conflict zone, fighting has intensified with both light and heavy weapons being used, according to OCHA quoted during the daily noon briefing at UN Headquarters in
In Vavuniya, there have been positive developments in addressing basic needs for the influx of IDPs. Among them, the World Food Programme has been able to accelerate food distribution in Vavuniya, and the Government of Sri Lanka has agreed that cooked meals should be provided at Omanthai screening point. In
Food, water and other basic supplies from United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations were en route on 30 April to help some 175,000 civilians, while 4,500 family-sized tents had been set up in the past four days by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes during a 29 April press conference in New York.
Mr. Holmes also said he had met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and key Government ministers in the nations capital,
Under Chapter XV of the United Nations Charter, the U.N. Secretariat, headed-up by the U.N. Secretary General, is one of six independent organs of the United Nations Organization itself. As such the U.N. Secretary General is obligated to implement the “Purposes of the United Nations” set forth in Article 1 of the Charter. There have been statements from UN Secretary General on Tamils plight but Sir; we are hurt to term it lip-service. The Secretary General should have found time to visit Srilanka, unfortunately for Tamils he has no time to spare, our Tamils express in anguish…
Prof. Boyle of University of Illinois College of Law and an expert in International Law, points out that “Article 1(3) of the Charter provides that one of these “Purposes of the United Nations” is: “To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.”
Boyle added, “In other words, the U.N. Secretary General has a U.N. Charter obligation “in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for” the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Consequently, the U.N. Secretary General has a Charter obligation to immediately visit Sri Lanka and do all in his power to prevent” the Government’s on-going genocide against the Tamils as required by the peremptory norm of international law set forth in Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
We Tamils from
We know that Srilanka and shamefully our
The Public Prosecutor through Rome Statute is conferred with proprio motu powers, but he cannot go ahead with a state that is not a signatory to the statute, hence we urge United Nations Security Council to ask the Public Prosecutor to start the investigations.
We are aware that crimes in
We are aware that for crimes committed after 1st July 2002 The International Criminal Court of Justice can act, though the evidences we submit will involve crimes committed more than three decades.
Crimes against humanity
Art. 7,
Murder, Extermination, persecution, enforced disappearances, torture, intentionally causing great hurt, great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health, deportation or forcible transfer of population…
We wanted to compile complete list of criminal actions of Srilankan Government. Fortunately North East Secretariat on Human Rights had complied a detailed list under the title :Lest we forgot : Massacres of Tamils 1956-2001.We are enclosing the pdf format of that genocide list up to 2001. In our subsequent mail by post we will be sending up to now along with the complaint to the Public Prosecutor of the International Court of Criminal Justice.
To substantiate the charges against Srilankan Government, instead of quoting Tamils who are inferior to animals as per the perception of Sinhalese, let me quote from a Sinhalese political leader. This is quoted to prove that Sinhalese governments have killed Sinhalese too in thousands in past, as told by the Sinhalese leader himself. State Terrorism is in their blood and viens, and for nations of the United Nations to forget this leads them to wrong conclusions. If probed in detail Srilanka can be branded as terrorist state. Their hatred for Tamils stands proven without an iota of doubt by their killing of hundreds of Indian Tamil fishermen over these years. The genocidal intent is proven here too. These Indian Tamils did not demand separate state. They were for centuries peacefully pursuing their professions. In the case of
Let the UN and members of Security Council know the peaceful Sinhalese mind also.Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne, General Secretary of the NSSP and the president of the Left Front in
The government, while discarding all appeals for a ceasefire is hell bent on finishing the LTTE. The LTTE cannot be finished as it is a movement in the hearts and minds of the Tamil people. It represents the strongest commitment to the Tamil right to self determination and Tamil freedom. Even those who disagree with the LTTE`s violent methods or with its political programme for Tamil liberation, still hail it as the most formidable opposition to Sinhala repression. So, it will be nonsense to think of eradicating the LTTE. UNP leaders led by the then Defense Minister thought of finishing the JVP by eliminating over fifty-thousand JVP suspects with the leadership. It is claimed that Wijeweera was burnt alive by a military group. But today modern dissidents of Wijeweera and other JVP leaders virtually run the government of Mahinda. The ghost of Wijeweera is behind the President at all times. Champika Ranawaka and Wimal Weerawansa today, represent the last political message of the Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya, the brainchild of Wijeweera. In that sense both Champika and Wimal are legitimate political children of Wijeweera. The rump JVP is left in the ditch without being able to go along with these two. It does not represent the JVP past or present. While howling for a better war it is barking at the government for repression! So we can count it out. But the real JVP represented by the chauvinist duo, Champika and Wimal, is doing great. So, the dream of the UNP leaders to eliminate the JVP has not been fulfilled.
Similarly the dream of Mahinda to eliminate the LTTE by brutal repression of all who are associated with the LTTE will be a void in the coming period. In the case of the LTTE, it represents the real anger of the Tamil people against discrimination, humiliation and oppression by Sinhala chauvinism. The JVP was correct to an extent. It protested about oppression of Sinhala society by the Anglo-Saxon Western upper classes. But it was and is wrong to the hilt in hating Tamil society for its demand for equality and self determination. Strangely enough it is the wrong side of the JVP that is flourishing today both inside and outside of the government. However the anger of the Tamil people over the ruthless attacks made by both the state and the pogroms cannot be dispersed by decimating the LTTE. The latter will enhance the hard feelings within Tamil society. It will pour out in the future not only in Lanka but also in
After the economic crash in 1929, the capitalist system faced a massive crisis. Then the rise of Nazism and Hitler was for a purpose. Freud says in human history every crisis has demanded a human sacrifice and massive bloodletting. Taking the rule of Freud seriously one could say that the sacrifice made by the Tamils today is for the victory that will come in the future .Of course I am just speculating, but the truth is that Tamil consciousness in the world has expanded due to the repressive war of the Mahinda regime. The LTTE cannot be blamed for not surrendering to the Sinhala army of the chauvinist regime. If thousands die due to the attacks of the army the blame will squarely fall on the government and its masters.
So goes on a Sinhalese politician.
In the press conference on 13 th May 2009, Mr.Vikramabahu Kunaratne said:
There is an international commotion about the blood bath and the human disaster in Lanka. It can lead eventually to an international intervention that could enslave every body. We called this press conference to make every body aware of the developing situation.
Government leaders claim that they have confined the LTTE activity to a very small area near Mulative. It is said that the LTTE leadership and the last battalions are within the 15000 people caught in the Area. LTTE challenges these figures and say that around 120 000 are cornered in the limited area. UN says it is more than 50 000. Whatever it may be only access to food and other necessity for these people, is the ICRC shipment that supposed to arrive twice a week to this enclosure with the government permission. This shipment includes 25 metric tonnes of food and medicine, and the boat intake back is about 500 passengers. There are more than 2000 wounded and sick in the area waiting to go out but the government has not made any extra arrangement for that. While these people are confined to this hellhole the government is continuing its attacks. Shells and multi barrels are used day and nights. In the last few days over 2000 were killed and many more are injured.
Government claims that LTTE is responsible for this misery and demands that Tigers should unconditionally surrender. But at the same time the government says that Tigers are criminals already convicted by Lankan and Indian courts. There for they will be punished accordingly. In that event there is no room for any discussion at all. Tigers are assumed to be just criminals and not even an indirect product of Tamil national problem. At the same time they have accepted that nearly 3000 LTTE cadres are in their custody. Burt nobody knows where they are. It is suspected that they are kept at some desolate place in Vanni. What is their fate is totally unknown. In the recent past many who were in state custody were killed by ‘confrontations’ made by the prisoners, when they were taken out of the place of imprisonment! Among them some were LTTE suspects. In the past Wijeweera, a sinhala rebel was burned alive while he was in army custody. In that back ground if the LTTE leaders surrender their fate will be shameful humiliating death. It will be a severe discredit to the struggle and the Tamil people. In that reality we ask who has the right to demand the LTTE to surrender. We, the Left do not agree with the ferocious methods and the bourgeoisie politics of the Tigers. But they are Tamil liberation fighters and they have the right to be treated as such. Bogus demands of the government have no meaning. Government is demanding that the Tamil people be allowed to leave Tiger areas so that Tiger militants are left behind to be slaughtered by the army. Some lunatics blame Tigers for not agreeing to this demand! If these ladies and gentlemen are so committed to the innocent lives they should demand the government to agree to a genuine cease fire.
The people who have entered the Sinhala army zone are kept in military protected camps. These are open prisons without adequate facilities. No real information about the situation is available from independent sources. Those who divulge information obtained secretly, are punished or thrown out of the country. In such a situation there could be a large number of displaced Tamils who are willingly with the Tiger army. After all to a Tamil, misery under the Tamil army may be better than being a prisoner of the alien Sinhala forces. This tragic situation has developed in to an international uprising of the Tamil people, or more correctly a Dravidian universal protest. It is severely felt in
We must stop this debacle and blood letting. Sinhala soldiers are also killed and wounded in thousands. All of them are from poor peasant families. Misery spreads into all corner of the country. We demand that the government stop the war and go for a peace agreement now!
Time has come for world to realize that STATE TERRORISM, as practiced in brutal suppression of Sinhalese themselves in past is brought out to light by a Sinhalese politician. If only international court of criminal justice initiates a probe all crimes against Srilankan civilians by Srilankan Government will come to light.
Hence we urge the United Nations Security Council to pass on our complaint to the International Court of Criminal Justice at Hague and urge the Public Prosecutor to initiate appropriate action.
Yours sincerely
N.Nandhivarman
General Secretary Dravida Peravai
TOWARDS TAMIL GENOCIDE
Matthew Lee of Inner City Press which covers the developments within the United Nations, said that while there was earlier speculation that the Secretary General “will definitely consider” visiting
Prof. Boyle of University of Illinois College of Law and an expert in International Law, pointed out that “under Chapter XV of the United Nations Charter, the U.N. Secretariat, headed-up by the U.N. Secretary General, is one of six independent organs of the United Nations Organization itself. As such the U.N. Secretary General is obligated to implement the “Purposes of the United Nations” set forth in Article 1 of the Charter.
“Article 1(3) of the Charter provides that one of these “Purposes of the United Nations” is: “To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.”
Boyle added, “In other words, the U.N. Secretary General has a U.N. Charter obligation “in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for” the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Consequently, the U.N. Secretary General has a Charter obligation to immediately visit
“Not to visit
“In addition, where an individual such as the U.N. Secretary General has an obligation to act to prevent criminal activity and either refuses or fails to do so, that would render him “complicit” with the underlying criminal activity–in this case genocide. Article III (e) of the 1948 Genocide Convention prohibits criminalizes and calls for the punishment of: “Complicity in genocide.”
“The U.N. Secretary General must immediately travel to
Francis Boyle, professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, on Thursday called on India, the United States, Britain and France to fulfill their obligations under the Geneva Conventions and Protocol, and under the Genocide Convention by launching an immediate humanitarian air-drop relief operation for the starving Tamil civilians within the so-called safety zone, who are suffering without adequate humanitarian supplies for weeks. In a note sent to Tamil Net, Prof. Boyle said starvation of civilians, as a method of warfare, can also constitute an act of genocide as defined by Article II (c) of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
“Article 54(1) of Additional Protocol I to the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949 sets forth a rule of customary international humanitarian law that obligates every state in the world: “Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.” Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime. Every contracting party to the Geneva Conventions and Protocol has the obligation under Common Article 1 thereof “to respect” the Conventions and Protocol themselves and “to ensure respect” for the Conventions and Protocol “in all circumstances” by other contracting parties such as
“Furthermore, starvation of civilians as a method of warfare can also constitute an act of genocide as defined by Article II (c) of the 1948 Genocide Convention: “Deliberately inflicting on the group {in this case Tamils} conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.” Every contracting state party to the Genocide Convention has the obligation “to prevent” genocide by
“Therefore, every state party to the Geneva Conventions and Protocols as well as to the Genocide Convention has the solemn obligation to terminate GOSL’s starvation of Tamils as a method of warfare. Under the current “circumstances” one of the most effective means this can be done is for those states with the capability (e.g., India, United States, Britain, France) to immediately undertake an airdrop of food and other humanitarian relief supplies to the starving Tamils in Vanni.
“I hereby call upon these states and in particular India, the United States, Britain and France to fulfill their obligations under the Geneva Conventions and Protocol as well as under the Genocide Convention by launching an immediate humanitarian air-drop relief operation for the benefit of the starving Tamils in Vanni, Sri Lanka.”
Efforts to have deducted a days pay from innocent Tamil plantation workers to help people affected by war will only assist the government in its war against the Tamils, Up-country Peoples Front (UPF) leader and Sri Lanka Minister, P. Chandrasegaran said in a press report, condemning demands made by certain trade unions and voluntary organizations on the plantation workers to give a days wage to help war affected people, sources in Colombo said.
The following is the gist of the report:
The plantation workers had voluntarily contributed to tsunami affected people which was a natural catastrophe. In contrast, the Vanni people have been made refugees in a systematic manner and the wages of plantation workers contributed to this cause will only help the war waged on the Tamils. The persons who are trying to demand a days wage for relief work should take this into consideration.
The Indian government which assists the war by providing weapons and training to Sri Lanka Armed Forces causing horrible situation in Vanni, at the same time says that it is giving relief assistance to the war affected people; this is but ridiculous. Likewise, the money collected from the plantation workers, in the name of relief funds for the war refugees, is the same as giving funds to war efforts.
Dr Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, in a press release issued early last week expressed deep concern at the “growing and grave humanitarian crisis,” and pointed to “serious allegations against both parties of violations of international humanitarian law.” While indicating that shelling by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continues despite assurances by
Full text of the press release follows:
Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative, on the Situation in
April 30, 2009
Dr. Susan Rice Thank you, Mr. President. Under-Secretary-General Holmes, let me thank you for your briefing todayand for your efforts to address the mounting humanitarian crisis in
Despite the Government of Sri Lankas promise to suspend combat operations, multiple accounts indicate that shelling into the conflict zone continues. We have also received reports of alarming number of civilian casualties. Very credible reports also indicate that the Tamil Tigers are using civilians as human shieldsand have, in some cases, shot at civilians trying to leave the conflict area. I hope we can all agree that this is utterly unacceptable. Both the Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers must abide by their commitments to prevent further loss of civilian life. We renew our call to the Tigers to lay down their arms and allow civilians to depart, and we call on all parties to abide by international humanitarian law. On April 28, limited quantities of food were delivered to the conflict zonethe first such delivery in more than three weeks. We welcome the arrival of this sorely needed aid, but we are deeply concerned that critical medicines were not able to reach the conflict area as well.
We share Under-Secretary-General Holmes disappointment that the Government of Sri Lanka has not yet allowed a UN humanitarian team into the conflict zone to facilitate relief operations and the safe evacuation of civilians. We urge the Sri Lankan government to reconsider. This Council must also grapple with the sheer scope of the problem. Latest reports indicate that more than 170,000 displaced persons have registered in government-controlled camps. The Government of Sri Lanka must allow the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross access to all sites where newly arrived displaced persons are being registered or being provided shelter.
We welcome the news that some 400 displaced persons returned to their homes on April 29, and we hope that the government will keep its commitment and continue the resettlement process. The April 29 visit by Ministers Miliband and Kouchner demonstrates the international communitys deep concern with this unfolding humanitarian crisis.
We are disappointed that Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt was not able to travel with them and find it hard to understand why the Government of Sri Lanka would turn him away. Both sides have responsibilities to meet. And in the face of this worsening crisis, all of us in this chamber have responsibilities too.
Targeting Tigers while 50,000 lives at risk,
Boyle faults US,
“US.
Prof Francis Boyle, University of Illinois College of Law Dismissing talks of who holds the military upper hand as “petty and insulting,” Boyle stressed the need for immediate humanitarian intervention.
“50,000 people are bombarded, killed and are starving to death. We need to act immediately to remedy the situation. Immediate ceasefire, and massive humanitarian help via air, sea and land,” is what’s needed, Boyle said.
Mr Solheim said both sides must act to resolve the crisis, the Tigers should allow the civilians to leave the area, and Colombo to allow humanitarian aid to go in and permit UN relief agencies to engage in relief effort.
Mr Deva took the official line of the Sri Lanka Government, describing the unfolding humanitarian crisis as one of “largest ever evacuation of hostages.”
Urge Four Nations to Drop Food and Medicine into
“Safe Zone” in
A Tamil American doctor and an
May 3, 2009 — A Tamil American doctor and an
The doctor, Sujanthi Rajaram, is a Tamil who was born in
In her report Dr. Rajaram described the results of malnutrition; bomb blast, shell and gun shot wounds; psychological trauma; lack of preventive health care, and other factors which affect the Tamils encircled in the safe zone. To read Dr. Rajaram’s complete report, go to http://www.tamilsforobama.com/pressrelease/Rajaram_medical_report.html.
Francis Boyle, professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, explained that “Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited” under the U.N.’s Geneva Convention. He wrote that “Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime. Every contracting party to the Geneva Conventions and Protocol has the obligation under Common Article 1 thereof ‘to respect’ the Conventions and Protocol themselves and ‘to ensure respect’ for the Conventions and Protocol ‘in all circumstances’ by other contracting parties such as
Professor Boyle emphasized that this is an obligation incumbent on those nations that have signed the Geneva Convention and are able to act. He writes that “Every state party to the Geneva Conventions and Protocols as well as to the Genocide Convention has the solemn obligation to terminate GOSL’s starvation of Tamils as a method of warfare. Under the current ‘circumstances’ one of the most effective means this can be done is for those states with the capability (e.g., India, United States, Britain, France) to immediately undertake an airdrop of food and other humanitarian relief supplies to the starving Tamils in Vanni.”
Tamils are an ethnic group living mainly in the northeast of
To contact the group, call at (617) 765- 4394 and speak to, or leave a message for, the Communication Director, Tamils for Obama.
www.TamilsForObama.com
Why information sabotage, UN questioned
[Tamil Net, Thursday, 07 May 2009, 01:52 GMT]
Why the UN withheld casualty figures and satellite information on the no-fire zone in Sri Lanka, while it released such information on Gaza was the question put to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Tuesday, by the Inner City Press (ICP). The Secretary Generals reply not touching the question reflected his continued hopes in private deal with the
Answering the question, Ban Ki Moon, Tuesday cited his quite lengthy telephone call with president Rajapaksa covering all the pending issues.
He agreed there was not much progress either in evacuating the people or in feeding them.
He said that he again and again urged the president to allow humanitarian teams to the conflict zone.
Since they are still confronting militarily, this is a very difficult situation even for the Sri Lankan government to ensure safety and security to allow such a team, he said.
On sending a team and supplies he further said that while Sri Lankan government is allowing them to approach through ship by ICRC, his position was that they should be able to land and deliver all humanitarian assistance and assess the exact situation how many people are trapped and how the international community can help them evacuated safely to a safe zone.
Whether the Secretary General is linking the issue of sending life-saving assistance to the issue of evacuation and sending the people to
As typical to its practice of equating the attackers and the attacked in its accusations, whether the UN is hinting that it is the tigers who are preventing them from landing and assessing the situation, is yet another question Tamil circles wonder at.
The Secretary General said that the Sri Lankan president had informed him of the release of all UN staff in the internment camps, named by the UN.
UN stand ready to any post-conflict facilitation, Ban Ki Moon assured to Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Meanwhile the Inner City Press on Tuesday highlighted the need for Ban Ki Moon sending another UN envoy fast, and not Vijay Nambiar.
ICP cited the bias of Vijay Nambiars brother Satish Nambiar, an Indian army officer.
Satish Nambiar, as an individual and as a soldier, was quoted by the Sri Lankan army, in praising president Rajapaksa and the outstanding performance of Sarath Fonseka.
While perhaps Vijay Nambair — who refused to speak with the Press after his brief visit to Colombo — and his sibling Satish are not as close as the three brother who run Sri Lanka, still the above highlights the need for the UN to send another envoy, and fast, among other actions, the ICP said.
How a small group of related identity work with motivation against Tamil interests, right from the Indian Establishment to the UN, and how the international community searching for solutions need to keep this group out, is what the hint one gets from the ICP reporting, said a political commentator.
So far the UN has not fulfilled any of the demands, pleads or aspirations the Tamil people raised in recent times through various demonstrations. On the contrary, at every stage it enforces the agenda of the
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