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No War Crimes in Sri Lanka Who Are the 'Civilians' ENDING THE LIes & BEGINNING THE PEACE IN SRI LANKA To end decades of false propaganda & lies is no easy task. Putting the pieces of the puzzle requires patience, understanding & the ability to question the allegations made & counter them with truth. Firstly, it is important that people ask how did The allegations of war crimes have also The claim of genocide can easily be nullified terrorism start, who armed, trained and funded been without evidence & subject to in taking the census statistics on population these terrorists? sensationalisms paid for by the very sources that reveal that the Tamil population has that have funded terrorism in Sri Lanka. not declined but increased inspite of large Secondly, it is important to negate the The onus is on those making allegations to numbers now living overseas as refugees/ perception that Sri Lanka suffered an ethnic present the evidence, however the claims of asylum seekers & economic migrants. problem. The LTTE murdered all communities 40,000 or more dead comes with no names, including the Tamils it claims to represent. This no details that they even existed & no dead The much hyped discrimination by Sinhalese nullifies that Sri Lanka’s conflict was ethnic. The bodies even. The US satellite imagery showed against the Tamils & minorities too can UN too categorizes Sri Lanka’s conflict as a Non- just 3 mass graves, two of which were LTTE. easily be nullified by looking at the national International Armed Conflict. The submissions of the international terrorist holidays, stamps, festivals that the minorities experts led by late Sir Desmond de Silva enjoy and the minorities are even depicted Thirdly, it was after suffering 3 decades of clearly exonerates the Sri Lankan Armed in Sri Lanka’s National flag which India with terrorism and successive failed peace talks, Forces of any war crimes & instead faults 72m of the world’s 76m Tamils have not ceasefires & even failed foreign negotiated peace the LTTE for violating Geneva Conventions accommodated. settlements failed that the option to militarily by subjecting civilians to harm by firing from defeat the LTTE was taken. Sri Lanka suffered among them while also putting civilian lives In spite of the lies & distortions, people of over 300 suicide attacks by the LTTE in these 3 in danger by forcing them to accompany all communities continue to live in peace & decades of terror. Hundreds and thousands of the LTTE. Many of those making allegations should be allowed to continue to live in peace. lives were lost because of LTTE terrorists. The have been third parties or people who make Peace cannot be subject to paper or political LTTE terror threat remains alive which is why the allegations from overseas using LTTE solutions. To give peace a chance, the people the 32 countries that banned LTTE continues to sources while completely ignoring that LTTE must take over the peace not politicians or maintain the ban 9 years after the defeat of fired & killed at fleeing Tamil civilians which politically motivated parties. the LTTE ground force. statements from UN substantiate. NO DISCRIMINATION IN SRI LANKA DISCRIMINATION NO IN SRI LANKA DISCRIMINATION NO IN SRI LANKA The much hyped discrimination by Sinhalese In spite of the lies & distortions, people of against the Tamils & minorities too can easily all communities continue to live in peace & be nullified by looking at the national holidays, should be allowed to continue to live in peace. stamps, festivals that the minorities enjoy and Peace cannot be subject to paper or political the minorities are even depicted in Sri Lanka’s solutions. To give peace a chance, the people National flag which India with 72m of the must take over the peace not politicians or world’s 76m Tamils have not accommodated. politically motivated parties. 5 DISCRIMINATION NO IN SRI LANKA NAME A SINGLE COUNTRY THAT HAS GIVEN etHNO-RELIGIOUS MINORITIes PRIVILEGes AS SRI LANKA HAS DONE Name a single country, which has given MINORITIES the privileges that the ethno-religious minority groups in Sri Lanka enjoy WHAT TAMIL HINDUS ENJOY WHAT MUSLIMS/ISLAM ENJOY WHAT CHRISTIANS/ IN SRI LANKA CATHOLICS ENJOY Pongal national holiday in January Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan) Festival Day a public holiday Christianity/Catholicism began as a result of Mahasivarathri Day a public holiday in March Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) a public holiday forcibly converting Sinhala Buddhists and Tamil Deepavali Festival Day a public holiday in October Holy Prophet’s Birthday – a public holiday Hindus by Portuguese in 1505 Tamils have held cabinet portfolios in government Muslims have held cabinet level posts including Justice Good Friday a public holiday in March There have been Tamil IGPs, Tamil Foreign Minister, Minister, Education Minister, senior civil servent posts. Christmas day a public holiday in December Central Bank Governor, Tamil Chief Justice, Judges, Ambassadors, Security forces commanders STAMP ISSUED STAMP ISSUED STAMP ISSUED Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam (1977) M.A, Azeez (Sri Lanka’s first Muslim civil servant) Christmas Days Ponnambalam Ramanathan, lawyer, (1986) 150th Anniversary of Talawila Church educator (1975) Centenary of Zahira College (1993) Papal Visit and Beatification of Father Joseph Vaz Ananda Coomaraswamy (1971) Abdul Cafoor (1993) (1995) G G Ponnambalam (1986) 120th Birth Anniv of Abdul Cader (lawyer) (1995) Anthony’s Shrine – Kochchikade (2010) Vipulananda Adigal Translation of The Koran into Sinhala (1985) Anniversary of St. Patricks College, Jana (2000) Jana Central College (1996) 95th Birth Anniv of Dr. Badiudin Mahmud (Islamic 300th Anniv of De La Salle Brothers (Religious Order Swami Vivekananda, Indian Hindu monk politician) (1999) of the Brothers of the Christian Schools) (1981) (2013) All Ceylon Young Men’s Muslim Association conference Reverend Father Tissa Balasuriya, Roman Catholic S Thondaman, Politician (2000) priest and theologian (2013) Jeyraj Fernandopulle, assassinated by A C S Hameed, former Minister (2002) Pope John Paul II, LTTE Joseph Vaz, Indian Catholic missionary, “Apostle of Sri Birth Centenary of Dr. Pandithamani Lanka” (1992) Kanapathipillai (Tamil scholar) 1999 300th Annivasary of Arrival of Father Joseph Vaz in 2nd World Hindu Conference (2003) Kandy (1987) Centenary of St. Lawrence School (2001) Diocese of Kurunegala, Golden Jubilee Centenary of St. Servatius’ College, Matara (1997) NAME ANY COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS LAWS LIKE THESAVALAMAI Centenary of the Freemansons Hall Colombo (2002) TO EXIST WHERE PURCHASE OF LAND IS DENIED TO OTHERS ETHINICS Holy Cross College, Kalutara, Centenary (2002) EXCEPT TAMILS AND IS AN AFFRONT TO EQUAL JUSTICE. Uddupiddy American Mission College (2002) Kopay Christian College 150th Anniversary (2002) Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya – Centenary (2003) 6 DISCRIMINATION NO IN SRI LANKA To give a few examples, there are the population. Sri Lanka has a throughout Sri Lanka who can currently (2018) 33 Tamil MPs separate colour to depict Tamils claim being discriminated? has is this so called in Parliament; the Opposition and Muslims in the country’s discrimination that the Leader is the leader of Tamil national flag – has India shown These false allegations and Tamil Expatriates and a National Alliance, which was the such a gesture when 9/10th of fabrications of discrimination few Tamil political leaders political wing of the LTTE Tamil the world’s Tamils live in India? do exist, as a desperate from Sri Lanka and Tamil terrorists, and the current and measure to seek help from former Governors of the Central Healthcare and Education are international bodies to federate Nadu are talking about Bank, former Chief Justice , basic human rights and is equally the beautiful Island of Sri Lanka when constitutionally and Former Navy Commander are and freely accessible to all by Separatists Tamils. These very economically Tamils in Sri also Tamils. citizens of Sri Lanka regardless of same separatists have openly Lanka enjoy a higher share their ethnicity. supported the LTTE in their goal than their demographic Sri Lanka is one country that has to create a mono ethnic Tamil percentage ? given equal language status to While Tamils can live, buy enclave. a minority language. Tamils of property, indulge in business, Sri Lanka make up only 11% of and educate their children 7 DISCRIMINATION NO IN SRI LANKA TAMIls ARE LIVING IN PEACE IN ALL PARts OF SRI LANKA WHY IT NEEDS SEPARATISM? TOTAL DISTRICTS TAMILS % OF POPULATION TAMILS Jana 583,882 579,145 99.19 "Tamils Mannar 99,570 80,795 81.14 In Rest all North It is only Tamils Vavuniya 172,115 143,123 83.16 "Total Province 52% of are living NORTH Tamils Mullaitivu 92,238 81,388 88.24 total 995,975" in peacefully Tamils Kilinochchi 113,510 111,524 98.25 N & E in other population 17 Districts "In 1,610,184" Batticaloa 526,567 383,008 72.74 living in with other Eastern N & E Ampara 649,402 113,303 17.45 communities EAST Province Trincomalee 379,541 117,873 31.06 614,184" Total Tamil Population in Sri Lanka 3,108,770 700,000 Total Population 600,000 Tamils 500,000 400,000 THEN WHY 300,000 TAMIL NEED A SEPARATE 200,000 COUNTRY IN SRI 100,000 LANKA??? Jana Mannar Ampara Vavuniya Mullaitivu Batticaloa 8 Kilinochchi Trincomalee DISCRIMINATION NO IN SRI LANKA MUSLIMS ARE LIVING IN PEACE IN ALL PARts OF SRI LANKA WHY IT NEEDS SEPARATISM? TOTAL DISTRICTS MUSLIMS % OF POPULATION MUSLIMS Jana 583,882 2,363 0.4 Muslims Vavuniya 172,115 11,972 7.0 In It is Rest all Mullaitivu 92,238 1,880 2.0 North Total only 31% Muslims NORTH Kilinochchi 113,510 700 0.6 Province Muslims of total are living Mannar 99,570 16,512 16.6 33,427 in N & E Muslim peacefully 608,897 population in other Batticaloa 526,567 134,065 25.5 In living in 17 Districts Eastern N & E Ampara 649,402 281,987 43.4 with other EAST Province communities Trincomalee 379,541 159,418 42.0 575,470 Total Muslims Population in Sri Lanka 1,967,523 Total Population 1,000,000 Muslims Why Muslims are not shown in the Graphs in 500,000 Mannar, Vavniyawa etc.
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