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www.tamilarangam.net DMA MAHESWARAN IN MAURITIUS REPORTS FROM THE MAURITIUS PRESS ETMiiitant Lundi 23 Janvier 198^ Itfaftes/warai, leader do PLOTE en visile a Maurice "les Tomouls de Sri Lanka comptent sui I'tide mauricienne Les Tamonls da Sri dangers qui menacent ses tiques et ecoles incendiees— aide aux refugies. M. David Lanka, Tktimes des atro- correligionnaires. Le gou- il y eu aussi la tentative a raconte avec force details, dtes perpetrees par le vernement Sri Lankais a d'enlever a quelque un comment en septembre gQHYernement de M. Joliaa augment^ sensiblement son million da laboureurs leur 1983,alors qu'il 6tait d6tena Jayawardene comptent bean- budget pour la defense et droit de vote. avec d'autres militants coop sur le sootien des partis s'est assure de la collabora- depuis avril, il parvint & politiqnes et do people man- tion de certains pays afin M. Mabeshwaran a par!6 organiser Invasion de quel- ricienpoor mettre a tenne de pouvoir 'mieux brutali- en tenne £mu des 6meutes que 250 membres du PLOTE one sitoation qni commence ser, terroriser et assassicer de 1977, 1981 et juillet 1983. d'une prison. II a fait £tat a devenir insupportable. les Tamouls'. «Ces Smeutes avaient £t£ des attaques de la police et Cette declaration a etc planifides et execut^es par le de 1'armee sur les biens de faite hier apres-midi par SelonM Maheshwaran les gouvernement pour encou- la «Gandhiyam Sociefy» — M. Usss Mahss&wasaE, lea- £tudiants cisgalais recoivent rager 1'assassinat, le viol, et locaux, meubles, v^hicules, der do People's Liberation une formation militaire a le matraquage d'un peuple plantations aussi bien que Organisation of Tamil I'&ole, tandis qu'un mi- sans moyen de se defendre. 1'agression des laboureurs. Eelam (PLOTE) a 1'Institnt nistre du gouvernement dis- Nos temples, nos eglises, Le Dr S Rajasundaram, se- Mahatma Gandhi, lors pose d'une armee privee. nos mosques, nos boutiques cretaire de la «Gandhiyam d'une reception donnee, en furent saccages tandis que Society» a ese assassine en son honneur. II devait faire 1'historique bon nombre de nos amis prison, a-t-il revele. de la presence des Tamouls £taient arretes et detenus ar- M. Uma Mabeshwaran, au Sri Lacka.«Ces derniers bitrairement», a-t-il dit. Au debut 1'assistance qui se trouve a Maurice s'y trouvaient deja avant avait observe une minute de depuis jeudi a la tete d'une 1'arrivee des Portugais en «Comme leader du silence en memoire des vic- delegation de cinq mem- 1506 et meme apr&s, ont, PLOTE je tiens. a dire de times de Tamil Eelam. bres, a indique qu'il 6ta.it a travers leurs Rois, leurs facon soiennelle, que nous coafiant de pouvoir coinp- lois et leurs traditions, dirige no recnlerons pas. Nous Les autres membres de la ter sur le support '.des par- les parties Nord et Est du nous faattrons jusqu'a la delegation qui accompagne tis politiques et du peuple pays pendant des decennies. victoira fioale», a-t-il indi- M. Uma Maheshwaran sont aimable de llle Maurice*. Ils ont aussi contribu€ qn& en conclusion. MM. S. M. Sathananthan, grandement a 1'indSpeQ- rSdacteur en chef de Lors de son intervention dance et ce n'est que par M. Aruianandham David, «India Times» (Londres) il devait dire que les Ta- la suite que le gouvernement membra aetif du PLOTE et et de «London Murassu» mouls du Sri Lanka sont de Colombo commenca a fondateur du «Gandhiyara Krishnan et Sidarthan, re- reconnaissants a Tile Mau- perpetrer des actes de bar- Society» a parle du role presentants du «PLOTE» a rice pour avoir &6 le pre- bane centre nous», a-t-il de la sociStS pour soutenir Londres. mier pays «a avoir eu !e indique. la lutte du PLOTE. Le Soulignons que le courage de sonlever les monvement, qui' s'inspire «PLOTE» fut 1981 atrocites dont nous sommes Outre la violence phy- des principes et des doc- par un groupe des anciens victimes aux tribunes des sique —des femmes violees, trines da Mahatma Gandhi, militants dn «TULF» (Ta- Nations Unies». Poursui- arrestations arbitraires dss a assur£ la formatioo des mil United Liberation vant il a fait £tat des militants, temples bou- volontakes qui vieonent en Front). Issued by the Press & Information Secretariat of the PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ORGANISATION OF TAMIL EELAM (PLOT} jkpo;j; Njrpa Mtzr; Rtbfs; www.tamilarangam.net The Mew Militant 23rd THE TAMILS OF SBI LMKA AHE COUNTING ON HKT.P FROM MAURITIUS The Tamils of Sri Lanka, victims of atrocities perpetrated by the Junius Jaya- wardena government are relying "heavily on the support of political parties and the people of Mauritius to put a stop to a situation which is becoming unbearable.,,This.Statement was^ made by Uma Maheswaran, leader of the People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam(PLQT) at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute. M Uma Maheswaran, the head of a delegation of five members, who has been in Mauritius since Thursday said that he was confident of the support of the political parties and the friendly people of Mauritius. He followed this by pointing out the dangers which the Nation is facing. The Sri Lankan Government has sensibly raised its defence budget and has been agreed of help from certain countries in order that she may "improve in brutalization and terrorization and assasinations of the Tamils." According to M Maheswaran, the Sinhalese students go through military training at schools whilst a government minister is raising a private army. "Tamils in Sri Lanka were in Sri Lanka before the arrival of the Portugese in 1506 . and even after this their kings, the laws and traditions had been living in the Northern and Eastern parts of the country for decades. They had also greatly contributed to the independence of it and only as a result of this has the Colombo government began to perpet -raise barbaric acts against us"he said. Besides the physical violence - raped women,arbitrary arrests of militants,temples, shops and schools being burnt down, there is also an attempt to abolish the right to vote for over a million~p~eople« -""'-•- . _ ... M.Maheswaran was moved when speaking of the riots of 1977*1981 and July 1983. These riots had been planned and executed by the govenment to encourage assassinations rape and destruction of a helpless people. Sar temples,churches,mosques and shops were rampaged and a great number of our friends were arrested and detained without reason". " As head of PLOT, % say with complete conviction that we will not give up.We will fight until our final victory." Mr. Arulanandham David, an active member of PLOT and founder of the Ghandiam _~ society, spoke of the role of the society to support the cause of PLOT. The movement which ' inspires the principles and doctrines of Mahatma Ghandhi assured the formation of volunteers • who are coming to help the refugees. Mr.Bsnrid told bf^he time in "September -fl9§3 --wheft-he- had been detained with other militants since April, how he had managed to arrange the escape ** of 250 members of PLOT. Dr.S. Rajasundaram, secretary of the Ghandiam society was assassina- ted in prison11. At the begining the audience observed one minute's silence in memory of the victims of Tamil Eelam. The PLOT was-formed in 1981 by a group of old militant of Tamil United Liberration Front ( TULF). ** Please Note; Newspaper Printing error of 250 should read as 25. jkpo;j; Njrpa Mtzr; Rtbfs; www.tamilarangam.net Mereredi 25 Janvier 1984 DIMANCHE AU MGI Des tamouls du Sri Lanka expriment leur reconnaissance au gouvernement Jugnauth an Sri Lanka. de la deraiere eonfereseejj People's Liberation On laisse entendre que la annuelle des Nations unies-s Organization of Tamil venue de cette delegation a A Maurice, les represent Eelam (Sri Lanka) ont en Maurice est en quelque tants de cette organisation i ('occasion, lore de fear sorte une visite de reconnais- ont eu 1'occasion d'assister sejour a Maurice, de sance, vu que le Premier au "Cavadee". jeudi dernier rencontrer des membres ministre mauricien a etc et se sont adresses a leurs dn gonvernement Jng- 1'un des rares chefs dTEtat a coreligionnaires. dimanche, soulever la question des lors d'un rassemblement au te probleme des Tamonis emeutes au Sri Lanka lors Mahatma Gandhi Institute. MEKCRED1 25 JANVIER 1984 La persecution des Tamoul* au Sri Lanka 'Nous envisageons d'avoir recours a ia lutte armee9 -^tedare M. Arulanaden-David Les Tamouls au Shri sacres j^gerpelres par Lanka envisageht /3e entrafnele""! genoWe les miTlwfres et la po- appel aux dirigeant's mettre fin a la perse- au Sri Lanka, evoque lice ont ete planifjes des pays membres cution dont Us sont vic- son arrestation ainsi et ii a tenu a remer- du Commonwealth times par les autorites que celle de nombreux cier le premier minis- pour sympathiser avec en ayant recours a la autres Tamouls en tre mauricien, M. eux et a hitter, pour, lutte armee. vue et a raconte son Aneerood Jugnauth, leur liberation. Us re-1 «C'esf le seulmoyen evasion vers le Tamil d'avoir souleve leur clament egalement la , qui soil a notre dispo- Nadu. cas a Fassemblee ge- reconnaissance de leurs J sition pour mettre un\ auxII diractesa qu ebar- les iaas- nerale des Nations droits a 1'etat iade-1 Unies. pendant de Tamil tbares dont sont vic- M, David et ses Eelam. times nos correligion- compagnons effectue- naires», a declare a la nt actuellement une presse, hier matin, M. touraee dans plusieurs M. Arulananden David, pays amis, sensibles w Srilankais en visite aux massacres dont a Maurice.
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