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Confrontation Across Pak Straits .. 4
India Must Act Now To Stop
s. The Plight Of The Political
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India's Military Options.................. 10
Death And Destruction in Jaffna. 11
What The World Thought............ 12
Other Opinion.................................. 16
Letters To The Editor...................... 17
Classified Ads w. 22
Halt The Massacre in Jaffna. 24
Editorial. 2
: TULF President error a ............. 3.
Genocide ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
: What India Must Do....................... 6
Eleven Days in A Hell-Hole............ ... 7
** Minister Thondaman Warns........... 8 ༢
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HANNAH AREND as "the banality of e invasion of the Jaffn the world has ever b Jayawardene’s with s burning of libraries, wanton killings inclu no limits to the ghou, The Special Task FC Jayawardene's son, Ethiopians. Can pla ground accurately S, Sophisticated aircraf indulged in by the he pour fuel to the flame makes the most irresp. Why this blood lus
revenge not against t o vote for Jayawarden fraudulent referendu
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Colombo. But as for
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Jayawardene’s Sinha used as an excuse for presidential office.
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We are today the Kampuchea. Tamils nobilise internation Jayawardene. Intern and his henchmen cc civilisation and its p. voice felt to prevent provided by the Aid S It is even possible f brigade to go to nort Tamils and their civil is a classic instance Oj paraphernalia ofcon Where do we golf fellow Tamils in the troopers. Our brave achieved. That victor be successful in a bat that the var has beer quiet of the graveya, defeat of the Tamil himself warned Jay precipitate action wi rational man within But 'Who in the G Jayawardene and his its bottom. They hav single viable political
 

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T, the famed intellectual, described Nazi murder and brutality vil”. The Jayawardene Government is doing just that with its a Peninsula 'by land, sea and air'. No civilised Government in Onbed its own territory or killed its own citizens as President uch systematic thoroughness. Murder, rape, arson, looting, the the desecration and destruction of temples and churches, the ding that of a Catholic priest and a Methodist minister-there are lish cannibalising tendencies of Jayawardene and his Ministers. orce operating in the Eastern Province under the patronage of Ravi, is reminiscent of what Mussolini's sons did to innocent nes and helicopter gunships flying thousands of feet above the trike so-called Tamil militant targets when Ronald Reagan's it failed to score direct hits in Libya? Even barefaced lying ir apparent, Lalith Athulathmudali, has its limits. And as if to s, the heir presumptive, Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa onsible and wildest of speeches in Parliament. it for the Tamils of Jaffna? One obvious answer is revenge. It is he Tamil militants but against the Tamil people who refused to e in the presidential election of 1982 and refused to condone his in later in the year to unlawfully extend the life of Parliament. It locent civilians, innocent women and children in order to satisfy y a wicked section of the Buddhist monks and Sinhala Buddhist the Tamil militants were responsible for the bomb blast in eign correspondents have remarked, there is no incontrovertible mils did it. And the Tamil militants have denied it. In fact, lese enemies allege that the bomb blast was “an inside job” to be liquidating Tamil people and extend Jayawardene's term in his
81 years, aided by ministerial rivals who daily await his demise, ed the wildest chaos which will only reduce the island to a mere lene complains when Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran an relief to Starving Tamils. He does not expect a murmur when i Meeni Services of Britain walk out in protest against the isciplined rabble that passes for an army. And he thinks that the is obtaining military hardware and training from the two hated a and Israel. The crown prince, Lalith Athulathmudali, ces that his reading of the Indian Constitution is that foreign the Centre. He must re-educate himself to learn that providing not foreign policy. There are foundations and organisations all have provided relief to our hapless Tamils. Their governments n of taking control of foreign policy.
sad witnesses of a re-enactment of Pol Pot's butchery in all over the world from whatever country must organise to all opinion against the rebirth of Hitlerism as reincarnated in ational reaction against the murderous brutality of Jayawardene an reduce the intensity of the wanton destruction of an ancient eople. International opinion must equally be made to have its aid in the guise of assistance for economic development being Sri Lanka Consortium. or the Tamils of the world to persuade an international legion or h Sri Lanka and fight alongside the Tamil militants to save the isation, as it had happened during the Spanish Civil War. Jaffna f Hitlerite revivalism, the Nazi holocaust and the recreation of its centration camps (Boosa) and torture chambers. rom here? Jaffna can never be conquered in that our 850,000 Peninsula will not meekly submit to 8,000 undisciplined storm young men and women will carry on the struggle till victory is y is within our grasp though this might take time. We might not tle here and an offensive there. But this by no means is evidence won. Sri Lanka's Himmler cannot even expect the peace and rd. What Jayawardene's gang will secure is not victory or the militants. On the contrary, as Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi awardene through his special envoy, Dinesh Singh, such ll cause the war to be prolonged and violence escalated. Any each of his senses could have read the meaning of this message. ods destroy, they first drive mad.' Insanity has overtaken gang. We will soon witness the ship of state being rocked from e chosen the path to national suicide. Sri Lanka is no longer a 621 fillt W'.

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ASIWRITE THIS, the heartening news has come in that the military juggermaĻut of Presiderit Jayawardene has bean halted by the brawe boys of the LTTE. Just a week ago, President Jayawardene told his armed forces: 'I give you full licence to do everything to recapture Jaffna. My Cabinet and I will stand by you". This is refiniscent of that Hitlerite order he gave Brigadier Weeratu nga Way back in 1979, “I gave you all powers. Go forth and finish the terrorists". Eight years later ha has to give even more authoritarian orders. This clearly shows that despite all the economic blockades, all the strafing and both bing from the air, all the shelling and firing of Tortars from sea and the bruta Tassacres of over 1 1 , DOC) immoncern t Tarmil ciwilliams, the är rests, detentions and cruel torturas of thousands of Tamil young men and Women, the spirit of the Tamil people is unda LInted, The stor y of the Ta mils for the past few years is the saga of a people who have infinite courage and pati erth Ce, HawE not these people the right to ask the world community "How much longer will you stand aside When this genocide goes on?"
Two significant events took polaca in
Tamil Nadu, Thg Tail Nadu Legislative Assembly discussed for hours the Tamil problem. Every
political party, every shade of political Opinion, condemned the killings of the Tamil people by the Sri Lankan government, urged the Central Government to take more positive action to prevent these killings, urged the Centre to give up its Tediatory rol and give succo ur to the Tarihil people. At the end of the discussion, the Food Minister, Mr. S. Ramach andra 1 announced that the Chief Minister was giving 4 crores of rupees to provide relief to the Tamils of Eela. This arroLince Inet rekindled the faith of the Tamil people in Tamil Nadu and Delhi. As was to be expected, the lesser deities of the Sri Lanka Government made the appropriate noises but Delhi, in clear terris, affirmed the Tarthil Nadu Government's right to come to the aid of their Tamilibrethren across the 20 miles of water. This is a timely gesture to give the necessary signal to the Sri Lankan Government that the people of India, particularly the people of Tamil Nadu, will not look or when their brethren are being annihilated.
The TULF has always recognised One political reality, The Thilitants arg Certainly the shield for the Tamil people against the marauding racist ar T1 y of the Sri Lankar G0 wern Terit, But it is only India's interwention in different forts that can save the Tamil people. Therefore, at critica | 1o mantS,
we appealed to || (lipolo rmatiC irnitiatiiwe the Courage and tera Stop and push into bë är Ted forCES, S0,
situation looked gerous, a delegation to Delhito apprise th o Lur problem and of t and the need for Indi and Lurgently. Tha de Mr. Natwar Singh, th for Exterial Affairs, Jara, the Miriser
Affairs, Mr. K. P. S. M Secretary and Mr. D. special envoy of th The delegation r Ministers aid other Minister häd st President Jayawa
February that (a) th COTI1 r I u Ilications blo. lifted, (b) the military Jaffra should be st firm Commitment to 19th Daggmber 1
restated. The delegat tha Sri Larika Goy with an evasive respc a laying down of arm: Prime Minister, app With Sri Lär kä's wäci other actions.
|п ап, аррагеn1 response. the Cabine March to accede, we PrirThe Minister’s . February, But that attempt to deceive when nothing was d är my of the demands and that this Cabinet the ewe of the Committee of the U. resolution om Sri Lari H Luman Rights, The di that it häd boCo Tng ) : the Sri Lankar Gower t0 ble ihreä SOTäble Cor
 

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dia ard Iridia's s together and to |city of our boys to arracks Sri Lanka's again, when the desperately danDf the TLJLF w8rt (SB i TWOWgd With he exact situation a to act decisively legation Tiet with Minister of State Ms. P. Chith ar ilof State for Home enon, the Foreign ձinesh Sirigh, thE Prime Minister. eminded these is that the Prime a Tessage to Tidla o 9 h le BC01 Or Thic and ICka de should be Operation against opped, and (c) a the proposals of 985 sՒ1LLյlt| Էյց
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Constiumor Human Rights Corittë e of A. Tigrican Congress Hearing meetings. The delegations gave full details of the plans of the Sri Lankan Government to launch a major Offensive against Jaffna. The delegation pointed out that the oft-repeated excuse of the Sri Lanka Government that the LTTE intended to set up a paralle | administra tion is absolutely Linteniable for the following reasons:-
1. The LT TE has afta, axplained that ir var reffffffrvics to tha people which the Government var a or orig. Ever is was posгдопасї;
2. Ever 7 fam nouncements of setting Lip 3 paralel adınlstratio" Were true, it was to be in Jaffna, if so, why was the rffsstary Crissa Light started in TrirCOrr häls är Bättfällä fra 77 ff. 28th an Luary;
3. As far back as Decerrifier 1985, Preside of Jaya Mwarder), ir i'r fer wie wys ία terίaίπ αμ ΓΠέις 5 μακα αίμαμί αιτίίηg off Supplies of food and essentials and flushing out the ferrorists;
4. Fr ar y event no para la ad 77 finistratior) was ir 7 fact set Lup; then Why Coffnue The rtilitary offensive. fFie economic and Cor77rry Lifications
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The delegation reiterated that the reā| Cobjective Was tha ām nihilatior of the Tamil people. While thanking the Government and people of India for all their expressions of concern and diplomatic interwention in the past, the delegation suggested the sending of a ship laden with genuine relief goods by India to Jaffra or Manar. As The Hindu, in an editoral pointed out 'Aside fror Tin the humanitaria r a rhod symbolic aspects related to solidarity, there could be a testing of the waters; there could be areassertion, at a practical level, of India's concern in a way that the victims of the crisis could feel directly and the World could witness with no secret made of the provider's intention and purpose". The delegation left with the hope that India would take early steps to organise this humanitarian woyage,
The Sri Lankan Gowernment, with increasing frequency and rising Crescendo, puts the blame on the militants for the failure to reach a political Solution of our problem. The latest gimmick in this propaganda drive is the story in The Sunday Observer of 24th May that Delhi had given the nod for the military operation against Jaffna. Tha : Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka promptly denied the story and described it as
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The nine Indian Air Force planes that dared the mercymi Bangalore on the 4th June carried not merely 25 tonnes from our brethren in India but also their goodwill was wo in gold for the suffering Tamils in the Peninsula.
... It was a moral booster to an entire minority subject to the worst form of inhuman treatment by their own government for no reason other than their ethnicity, and none better to show than pure numerical superiority. It was indeed a “No Nonsense" signal from the super power of the Region proclaiming that moral scruples still do matter in politic and, humanitarian considerations apply equally, irrespective of numerical superiority. To the Tamils all over the world, it was a supreme restoration of faith in humanity and a firm conviction that Human Rights cannot be trampled by military force alone. Force begets force and justice must necessarily prevail. The Jayawardene government USt understand it now at least without going for a military solution.
The five Antonov 32 transports escorted by four Mirage fighters left Bangalore with medical and food supplies in the early hours of the morning. In an hour they were over the tiny islands and then into the city of Jaffna and at 1500ft. they were easy targets. But for once Sri Lankan discretion seems to have prevailed. Even the militia at the Palaly Camp were out of sight. The civilians of Jaffna were as usual in their trenches
is pleased to report that Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, our white knight in shining armour came to the rescue of the Tamil people. He did what he had to do to President Jayawardene. He has soundly disciplined the deceitful Presi
perhaps. In about dropped and the mi squadron flew back acclaimed a specta fitting climax to a Monday and the dr off Rameswaram o bag of a flotilla confrontation by the ordering them to obeyed without dem For once India's laughing matter uninitiated, until th accomplished the fo celebrations over t attempt subsided th mercy were heard The sagging spirit of with double vi “Outrageous” crj “Violation of the sov integrity of Sri Lar Premadasa. A fait a a strange way of deal Among internal some who show onl in the Tamil proble themselves from the just a Terrorist
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ssion to Jaffna from of humanitarian aid rth an equal weight
5 minutes the supplies ssion accomplished, the home with the gesture ular success. It Was a venture announced on ama staged on the seas n Wednesday by a rag of fishing boats and | Sri Lankan naval boats turn back which they L.
show of sympathy a to the politically e mission was actually lowing day. Sri Lankan he failure at the first e moment the gifts of to land on Jaffna soil. Jaffna began to revive gour, once more. ed Athulathmudali. ereignty and territorial ka', shouted Premier ccompli sometimes has ing with a crisis. ional commentators,
y a perfunctory interest m, could not dissociate typical view that it was problem or a mere
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acted in a hanner. He first shing boats with :al supplies on Sinhalese navy e boats despite n and disease in ninsula. Presie and "the other "es" were gloatry, that they had boats to return. ir lift (5 cargo tonnes of food age jets) arrived to Jaffna in its
domestic one. However, they all sprang to life with polemics on international law and its obligations. They talked of the aspirations of the British Raj and of “the help that one can do without" and even suggested that "Mr. Gandhi should put his own house in order before meddling so audaciously next door". Few seem to have the patience or even the inclination to learn the full facts of the problem that has dogged the minds of the Sri Lankans and broken the hearts of the Tamils for the last thirty years or more. It is a long tale of woe littered with promises, duplicity and deceit followed by violence and now genocide.
India has witnessed this close at hand and experienced this duplicity as mediator in the dispute. Over the last three years she has only seen massacre and mayhem escalate and civilian life treated with a casualness seldom witnessed in history. ". . . By merciless bombing of a defenceless people and spreading misery on the basis of only ethnic difference, Sri Lanka was putting its unity and integrity in danger", said Mr. Gandhi. When he again said that, “the cold blooded slaughter of thousands of Sri Lankan citizens by their own Government cannot promote a solution.” He certainly knew what the world was denied by the press gag that J. R. has enforced in Sri Lanka and the denial to foreign journalists to visit any of the affected areas of the North or East except for a conducted tour under eSCOrt.
WAR OF TERROR IN TOURIST ISLAND
THE HINDU dorminated Tamil Community which accounts for a quarter of Sri Lanka's total population of 15 million, have ever since independance been dominated by the Sinhalese Buddhists. The majority of the Tamils have given up all hope of being able to live together with the Sinhalese and have been claiming a separate state for themselves, The Sinhalese dominated state has offered the Tamils a limited amount of self-determination - but has subsequently rescinded the offer made during the negotiations,
The government has now withdrawn official posts in the Tamil regions. This is interpreted as a presage of a major military offensive with air support,
Such an offensive will not break the resistance movement. The Sri Lankan air force is barely capable of bombing with the precision required to blot out the guerrilla strongholds, it will amount to a terrorising bombing of civilians.
The Tamil resistance leaders admit that they cannot conquer the government forces. For the guerrillas, acts of terrorism remain as a means of getting the government to relent - if not, the outside world-foreign aid contributors such as Sweden for example - can bring about an acceptable solution.
By courtesy of Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm) of May 10, 1987 - translated from Swedish

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THE TIME OF troubles for the Tamil people of Sri Lanka has entered a dangerous new phase with the state carrying out a series of barbarous “punitive" strikes from the air against innocent civilians residing in the North and the East - the traditional Tamil areas which have been treated, by official policy and for 'reasons of state', as enemy territory. It speaks volumes for the ethical-political conscience and judgement of the UNP regime that having failed -through its own duplicity and also in response to the chauvinist political dynamic of the island's mainstream politics - to make a negotiated settlement possible and having landed the Sri Lankan people, Sinhala, Tamil and others, into a fratricidal mess, it is now seeking to prove its credentials by unleashing the punitive resources of the state's armed forces against targets that no one in possession of elementary commonsense and fairness would recognise as “terrorist' or armed militant (LTTE and EROS) targets.
Official propaganda and crude attempts to manipulate information cannot succeed in diverting attention from what is happening in Sri Lanka. Using air force planes and helicopters to bomb from the air and using the sanctuary of army camps for blind artillery shelling and mortar bombing speak to the nature of the 'two track strategy pursued by the Sri Lankan
bitterness
Government towards in Sri Lanka. To add festering injury, the telling India and the military option is bei the way for a peaceful As if this were no Premadasa, the Prim informed the Sri Lan the Government has ( suspend all efforts ti Settlement and that political solution wc only after 'peace' wal In the Sri La interestingly, an SL Suspicions among th bomb blast at the Col. an “inside job' Wherever the respc actions lies, there is n democratic standpoin been on from 1983, vi
in the most recent per
extremism have deep the island's polity an fledged crisis. Specifi of the besieged and ba has been matched o) growing anti-Tamil fe and Social phenome
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Text of the joint statement of the Commissions For Justice And Peace Of The Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference And The National Christian Council.
The Commissions for Justice and Peace of the Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference and the National Christian Council at a joint session held on 18th March, 1987 reviewed the present, spate of violence now prevailing in the Northern Region resulting from the ceaseless attacks and Counterattacks both by the Militant Groups and the Security Forces causing severe damage to life and property.
We are deeply grieved with the continued loss of life of youth on both sides and non-combatant civilians, specially the children, women and elders. The damage caused to school buildings and medical institutions, and the occupation of some of these places
1 CHURCH CALLS FC CESSATION OF HOST
for defence purpos aggravated the sit disruption of access education and h which are basic hum As a Christian Gro a United Sri Lanka a Justice and Peace, forms of violence w hinder the progre through a negotiate we therefore appe Government and Groups to:- Take all for the cessation ( order to work towar political settlemen public buildings p occupation allowing for the purposes t intended. Do every with the aid of the an atmosphere con and restore norma the country without

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the Tamil question gross insult to longAthulathmudalis are world that a limited ng pursued to pave political settlement. t enough, Mr. R. e Minister, has just kan Parliament that ecided, in effect, to o find a negotiated t proposals for a ould be considered S restored. . . nkan Parliament, FP M.P., reported le people that the ombo bus-stand was with Israeli help. onsibility for these o doubt that from a t a vicious circle has olence has escalated iod, chauvinism and ened their hold and i society are in fullcally, the alienation ttered Tamil people n the other side by elings as a political non and anger and the Jayawardene h must be deeply ire. But why has the
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come up with some selective reactions to atrocities, failed immediately to condemn the Sri Lankan Government's actions? Opposition MP's have rightly been
exercised over this question in Parliament.
Despite the internal preoccupations, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet must treat the present danger in Sri Lanka as a high priority problem for India and the region. They must honestly take stock of the results of the 1985-87 policy and come up with a serious modus operandi for bringing an end to the senseless hostilities - while continuing to rule out any truck with either the Eelam demand or any madcap idea of finding any kind of
"military solution' to the Sri Lankan
ethnic conflict. If necessary, they must bring about a change of official players and upgrade the mediating effort: the option of involving someone with foreign policy and political experience combined with the qualities of patience and perspective must be examined. In addition, the person entrusted with the responsibility must be given all the policy and organisational support and must be allowed to work more or less full time on the problem. Along with the bodies and the rest of the mess, the negative results of the 1985-87 Indian policy performance must be cleared up. Above all, Indian policy-makers must realise that this nation has a deep strategic and democratic interest in finding a lasting Solution to the Sri Lankan crisis and that it is big enough and resourceful enough to handle the challenge.
Excerpts from The Hindu, April 27, 1987
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PRABHAKARAN, Leader and Military Commander, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, faces threats to his life from the Sinhalese army. General Cyril Ranatunga told John Elliott of The Financial Times (1 June) 'we will finish, when we get Prabhakaran."
...John Elliott reported in The Financial Times of 6 June that, Prabhakaran "escaped" from his home town, Valvettiturai, when the army sacked the town. The latest British press reports as of going to press (9 June) are that the
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"WHAT WE SAW WAS TERROR . . . "making peo bombers coming, houses getting destroyed and
trenches. Big bombs - 25-kg bombs - and rockets." wants the people to react against the LTTE. But the no choice. They know that, if the Tigers leave Jaffna People are determined to fight completely because They have no possibility other than fighting and help
That was a word-picture from two journalists, Mr. Michel Philippot of a Paris-based photo news agency and Mr. Thomas Johnson of the French newspaper, Actuel. They had spent the last 11 days in Jaffna, clicking several rolls of photographs to show the world what is happening there - after the Sri -ankan Armed Forces begantheir new ffensive. They reached Tamil Nadu rom Jaffna in a boat. Two Sri Lankan aval boats chased and fired at them. But they were "lucky to survive" and marrate their tale to THE HINDU.
Special mixture: In Jaffna, the day begins with the Sri Lankan Army shelling the town from about 6 a.m., Helicopters appear at the same time, turning, circling and reconnoitring the town. "In the evening, bombers and helicopters come . . . Sia Marchetti and Chinese twin-engined planes for carrying soldiers. (But) they carry petrol bombs. Barrels of special mixture. I do not know what they put into them (barrels). It is supposed to burn for half an hour. The bombing lasts for 30 minutes to two hours. In the last two days, the bombing lasted the whole day," says Mr. Philippot.
The two journalists themselves were victims of the aerial bombing. The house of Mr. K. P. Ratnam, former TULF M.P., at Velanai, Kayts lsland, where they stayed, was bombed and "razed to the ground."
"We were living in this house; the house was bombed. was in another house, interviewing a doctor," recalls Mr. Johnson. Tvvo Sia Marchetti aircraft bombed the place for about 15 minutes, dropping four bombs and firing two rockets. Two ponies in the house were killed. The attack took place at 5 p.m.
Asked how he escaped, Mr. Philippot, who was in the house at that time, said cryptically: "Running." What did the inmates of the house do? "The inmates of the house ran."
When they were informed that Mr. Ratnam was living in Madras, Mr. Johnson said: "You can tell him the
house was razed to the ground. We are
very sorry." The library in the house, where Mr. Johnson read a book of Shakespeare's plays, went up in flames. . . . . .
They were also witness to another horrendous incident. They had gone to the seafront to meet Tamil refugees. A child had just been attacked in a strafing mission. The child and its mother were completely frightened.
"They are not assure you. T recalls another and he procee terrifying incide
"A murder": another incider delegation incl Agent for Jaffn Colombo were Army camp at the Kankesant opened. "The by road. The delegation was number of the etc. They shot official from Cc the car . . . a dir died two days was really a Johnson. (The i THE HINDU On
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military targets. I can hey were shivering," reporter (unidentified) ds to act out the entire erit,
They can never erase it from their memory. A uding the Government a and a top official from to meet officials at the Kankesanthurai to get hurai Cement Factory idelegation was coming 2 military knew the coming. They knew the car, its colour, its make, at him when he (the lombo) was coming in rect shot in the head. He ago. It was murder. It murder," says Mr. ncident was reported in May 23).
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ot and Mr. Johnson | bo on May 10 but they permission to go to ey tried to reach Jaffna But the Sri Lankan Army at Vavuniya and asked ck to Colombo. Later, Madras and took a boat bout 11 days ago. Sri Lankan Air Force wice followed them they were travelling in one of these occasions, ched, Jaffna from an Five minutes later, a car was fired at by the man driving the car - a ker - was shot at from The two journalists did ttiturai in Vadamarachi
r: Their return journey
last night by boat from Jaffna to the shores of Tamil Nadu was as bonechilling and harrowing as their stay in Jaffna. Three days earlier, they had left the island of Delft by boat but had to return because of the presence of Sri
According to Mr. Johnson, "last night, we took a boat. The sea was very rough. We saw the Sri Lankan navy
around the island of Katchaitivu. Later,
we were in international waters. First, we saw five fishing boats ... they were not military boats, suddenly, we were surrounded by these five boats. We were scared. Twenty minutes later, we saw two boats of the Sri Lankan navy.
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One was small and the other big. One had a radar. They had communication flashlights . ... tut . . . tut . . . tut. Once they flashed the lights, we changed the direction. We turned and went towards Mannar. When we turned, both the boats shot (atus) at the same time. Our boat sped away very quickly. The little one followed us."
Recalls Mr. Philippot: “The sea was extremely rough. We were jumping. . . jerks and enormous shocks." The shock was so intense that Mr. Philippot lost his memory for a short while, according to his friend.
Mr. Johnson completes the picture: "We speeded and speeded. We changed direction. We turned left. Then we went round the boats. The small one lost us. When we turned back, we saw the boats. But they had
lost us because the night was very
dark. We are lucky we got here."
Only solution: What is the assessment of Mr. Johnson of the situation in Jaffna? According to him, the Sri Lankan army was behaving as if the Tamils belonged to a foreign country. "The separation of the two countries exists already in the population's mind. They do not see any solution other than separating."
The entire population stand behind the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
By courtesy of The Hindu X ~ Y May 30, 1987


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THE CWC is pained and concerned that even as declarations are made about the need for an early solution, there is unabated death and destruction in the North and East. We fervently appeal for an immediate cessation of armed action by all parties and resumption of negotiations. While welcoming the initiatives of the Government of India to end the ethnic conflict, we feel India whose good offices are accepted by the Government of Sri Lanka and the militants should work out a limited time frame for resolution of the problem and if need be even spell out its own formula.
The situation prevailing in the North and East is having repercussions in every part of the country. In the plantation areas, the indiscriminate arrest of youth by the police has created unnecessary tension and a fear psychosis. Even after repeated discussions and demands that the consent of trade unions and managements be sought whenever there is a problem, the police act arbitrarily.
It has often been said in some sections of the daily press, that in objecting to arbitrary arrests of estate youth, the
Ceylon Workers Congress was obstructing the forces of law and order. This is not
correct. The CWC has at all times cooperated with the police in legitimate
activities to maintair we are anxious to p social and political result of indiscrim detention of planta released after long. 1 allegedly for conduct is one thing to take against whom there is but to detain youth c information furnishe is to pave the way fo such as in the North drawn the attention many times in the p indiscriminate and youth, and I do so, on
It is also well
plantation youth hav the most neglected a ged among the youth have been denied edu and a scant and meag today. If at this tim their lives is disturb arrests and detentio cannot be sustaine
blamed if they take to to obtain redress.
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Stephen J. Solarz, Chairman,
Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives Washington, DC20515
Dear Congressman Solarz:
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Sub-committee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
March 5, 1987
Thank you for your letter of February 17, 1987. You showed such kind interest in the human rights situation in Sri Lanka which has caused the death of thousands of Tamil lives. These are some of the key questions in my mind about the situation. Perhaps they will help and, I hope you will put forward these concerns to your Sub-committee hearing at an opportune time.
1. If it is an 'ethnic conflict now gripping Sri Lanka' as your letter says and the government of Sri Lanka, are countries like Pakistan, Israel, South Africa and our own United States all involved directly in supplying arms to the Sri Lankan government? I have basis for saying this.
2. Sri Lanka had always voted against Israel in all political in the United States (includes also the Israeli officials in our U.S. embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka) should be able to understand the

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law and order, but revent a situation of disequilibrium as a hinate arrests and ion youth who are months of detention ing investigations. It into custody youth s verifiable evidence, n tip-offs and secret d by mischief-makers r creating a situation and the East. I have of the Government ast to the dangers of arbitrary arrests of ce again. to remember that e been, and still are, nd most disadvantaof this country. They |cation all these years re start is being made 2, the even tenor of ed and disrupted by n on grounds which d, they cannot be the path of violence
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to uplift them and bring them out of the situation and find a place for them in the mainstream of national life. That the plantation youth should be concerned about the legitimate grievances of those in the North and East is not beyond the pale of comprehension. Nor is this phenomenon peculiar to the plantation youth. Even in Tamil Nadu concern is expressed about the legitimate grievances of Tamils in this country.
The CWC has been able to contain the feelings of the estate youth to expression of sympathy only and keep them out of violence. It is important that the actions of the CWC in this direction are not vitiated by the hamhandedness of the police. It is also more important that the hands of the CWC are further strengthened to keep the youth within limits.
The most positive way to wean the plantation youth from going astray is to provide them with opportunities and avenues in the national mainstream where their talents, ability and spirit could be fully used by making available industrial, vocational and professional training, so that they would be an asset to the community and country.
I would suggest for this purpose that the Government should create a division in every appropriate ministry to be in charge of upgrading the conditions and quality of plantation workers and thus show that it is really interested in the welfare of plantation youth and in improving their quality of life.
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Tamil problem better. Do they know about the similarity , between the Jews and the Tamils? Why don't they show more understanding for the plight of Tamils?
3. I want to point out to you, as far as deaths are concerned, during the past four years, deaths of Tamils in - Sri Lanka are more than the number of deaths in South Africa. I wonder why our media and government, while highlighting the apartheid in South Africa (which they should do) have failed to show the 'grave matter' of
Tamils in Sri Lankato the American public?
it is absolutely clear to me, considering the events since 1948 alone, the Sinhalese government's only aim is to eliminate Tamils in Sri Lanka, not in Nazi style, but in the Sri Lankan style which is a slow but steady genocide. The Sinhalese government's determined annihilation of Tamils is not just bad for the Tamils, it is bad for the Sinhalese as well and for the whole country. Time will tell. We Americans must not knowingly partake in such 'grave' acts of injustice and violation against human lives. . . ;
At this time, you are the only help for Tamils. I pray that your efforts at the March 12th hearing may pave the way to stop the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Rev. Angelito Peries, C.Ss.r.


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The Plight of the
A POLITICAL DETENUE is not a convicted political prisoner. He has not been charged in a court of law.
Very often, he is one who has been arrested on the flimsiest of excuses and detained on mere suspicions. In most cases there are no inquiries held for years. They are virtually forgotten by those who were responsible for their arrest and allowed to languish in camps under miserable living conditions. Only their relations and friends are interested in them and even in such cases, the interest is not sustained over a long period, due to many reasons.
In Sri Lanka today, there are thousands of political detenues. Most of these are Tamil youth and they are held for the most part at what is called the Boosa camp - a former racecourse in the southern capital and which has become today notorious as a virtual concentration camp. The Sinhala youth who have been recently arrested on charges of conspiring against the Government are not held at Boosa. They are held in the various prisons or in police stations.
The Boosa camp is said to hold more than 2,500 detenues. The reason for the arrest of large numbers of Tamils was apparently the Israeli (Mossad) advice of collectively arresting large numbers of suspects and thereafter finding out the guilty rather than arresting only those who are suspected of being guilty. For instance when the army goes on its search and destroy missions and comes across some young men playing volleyball, all players and spectators are rounded up, put into Jeeps or trucks and sped away to a camp in Sinhala territory where they are held, apparently for inquiries. The time taken by the bureaucrats responsible for these inquiries is unimaginable.
Recently I spoke to a number of Tamil detenues from the Boosa camp and was shocked to hear about the living conditions in that camp. I was also a political detenue in 1971. I was detained for ten long months by the United Front government of Mrs. Bandaranaike in the immediate aftermath of the attempted JVP insurrection. As detenues, we were entitled to be treated as remand prisoners. But the Government got over that by cancelling by gazetted notification all the concessions that were available for remand prisoners; e.g. daily visits, food and clothes from homes etc. But, despite this, the conditions under which we were held were far superior to the conditions that now seems to prevail at Boosa.
The Tanil detenues at Boosa are held in several semi-walled halls (like school rooms) with the upper part closed by wire netting. Apparently, each hall accommodates about 200 to 250 detenues. If they all stand up there is sufficient room. But the problem arises when they have to sleep. I was told they have to sleep shoulder to shoulder, and no one can nove without
disturbing ano for four or fiv course, no beds Once the can the evening for whether it is fa nature. I wonde had an urgent answer I could polythene bags dreadful state C that there was wash their ba desperation ha paper, but tha taken in.
For a long t were not permi or friends. Whe were allowed, find that most oj the same vertio the time of their I remember hov to Colombo, an activity among buy as many v. could for these a
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ner. One mat is provided detenues. There are, of teets or pillows.
p is closed at six o'clock in he day, no one can get out, r a drink or for a call of "ed what they did if anyone call of nature. The only get was that some kind of were being used. What a faffairs. I also found out hardly sufficient water to cks. Some of them in d got down some toilet was not permitted to be
ine these Tamil detenues ted visits by their relations n, after about a year, visits relatives were shocked to the detenues were wearing sarong which they wore at arrest one year previously.
, these relatives cane back a there took place a bout of the Tamils in Colombo to 2rties and sarongs as they ፀ{eh1ሀ168.
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allowed weekly visits but
ld for each visit is only five hat with the CID officers gine the unreasonableness e. The camp is in the deep Most of the detenues are and the East. This means of these young men have distance before they can
p, and all that they get is ence with their loved ones. ly detention, they allowed 3 or 4 months, we at least
of time and sometimes
camp anywhere boasts of sa is no exception. But I var that because they could ind subsidiaries supplied, nues get down sugar and ome for mixing with their
national has done some
xposing some torture by davits from ex-detenues. I test doubt that torture on a g practised at Boosa. This ss form of violation of
sign that the Government nents and brought to trial p of Sinhala youth (one des a Tamil) accused of hy is there such a delay in quiries into the Tamil er charging them in court hem? Obviously the not maintain any charge hem. It recently released letenues who were either t whom no charges could
be preferred. This itself is an admission that they have been arresting people without proper investigation.
The sad fact is that the public as a whole, both Sinhala and Tamil, are taking no interest in the plight of these detenues.
Where are the so-called left parties? Why don't they pay a visit to Boosa and find out for themselves the living conditions there and expose them to the public? Let not these detenues become the forgotten men of Sri Lanka.
It is imperative that progressive opinion, both Sinhala and Tamil, should be mobilised to demand the immediate trial or release of all these detenues and they be given all the concessions available to remandprisoners. -
Facts To Know
1. Mrs. Thatcher sent a message to President J. R. Jayawardene expressing concern Over the Pettah bomb blast.
2. Mrs. Bandaranaike expressed the view that the Pettah bomb blast could well be "an inside job".
3. Why didn't the Sri Lankan intelligence investigate the Pettah bomb blast and apprehend the perpetrators?
4. Why were police dogs not utilised to find out who were responsible for the "massacre of Buddhist priests"?
5. Bomb blasts and massacres of Buddhist priests as a pretext for genocidal attacks on innocent Tamils are similar to notorious techniques used by Israelis against Palestinian Arabs.
6. Mr. Nonis Ratnakara of Media Centre disinformation notoriety who earned a one-year M.Sc from the London School of Economics and became Professor of Economics was a former member of the Communist Party of Ceylon (Moscow).
7. Mr. Bradnock, lecturer at the London School of Economics who had spent three weeks in Colombo and New Delhi stated among other things in an interview, in early June, with the BBC, that the Tamils of Sri Lanka had felt increasingly threatened by the Sinhalese after Sri Lanka obtained independence and that there is no parallel between Sri Lanka's Tamils and the Sikhs. India, he said, had tried to avoid ethnic strife. Its survival as a state depended on this fact.
8. Dr. David Taylor, lecturer in the London School of Orienta! and African Studies interviewed by the BBC during early June expressed Concern Over the growing confrontation between Sinhalese and Tamils and its implications for the stability of the South Asian region.


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EVENAS PRESSURErnourts for the Government of India to intervene militarily to halt the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka, sources say that militarily there would be virtually no problems for India to bring the Sri Lanka offensive to a halt in a short time. The most likely scenario is an Indian military move to threaten the Sri Lankan main line of communication to Jaffna by positioning a naval task force off the Elephant Pass as well as a direct move to send a relief force comprising coast-guard ships to Kankesanthurai, the main port in the Jaffna peninsula, to assist the civilians and help evacuate Indian nationals stranded there.
This could be accompanied by an air and naval blockade of the Jaffna area to prevent supplies reaching the Sri Lankan garrisons involved in the fighting there. The problem that the Government faces is its inability to
gauge the possible international reaction. However the reports of genocidal attacks on the civilian
population indicate that there are considerable humanitarian grounds for an Indian intervention to halt the bloody Sri Lankan army campaign.
The only power that could come to Sri Lanka's assistance is the U.S. But its difficulties in the Gulf make its presence in the area unlikely, Secondly, a limited action such as the one contemplated above would in no way go beyond India's statements and efforts to convince the Sri Lankan Government that the attempt to resolve the Tamil issue through a military solution would be counterproductive and result in needless slaughter of civilians.
Bloody campaign: As the Sri Lankan
fighters,
MLT
army continues its b crush the Tamil mili Government of India of options to medi peaceful fashion. S New Delhi following Minister, Mr. M. G visit here yesterda Minister's tough me that Mr. Rajiv contemplating a s compell the Sri Lank its genocidal camp blockade of Jaffna ti reaching the Sri L prove sufficient, oth before India are to Sri Lankan ports o Colombo and at the the Tamil militants defence equipmer surface-to-air missil guns. This 'soft' enhanced by sendin
Mig-21s "buzzing“ Colombo with sonic booms to Sri Lankan leadershi more drastic action.
The hard and fina is an Indian military i ground through a operation involving thrust, one from a p and another from Trincomalee and cut army's main forces providing protectic minority.
This can be don amphibious brigad cally can be landed flat-bottomed Vesse airborne landing of a
In Madras, 31 May, 1987, more than six hundred innocent Tamil people have been senselessly slaughtered and hundreds of them injured, as the invading Sri Lankan troops rampaged the villages and towns, indiscriminately firing at civilians for the second consequent day in the Vadamaradchi area of the Jaffna peninsula. Heavy casualties occurred when Sri Lankan air force planes bombed and destroyed school buildings and temples where civilians were told to take shelter, Armoured columns which advanced with a human shield of Tamil hostages have encircled the Vadamaradchi area and has consolidated positions of strategic locations. The advancing troops left a trail of mass murder, looting, arson and rape,
Latest Communique by Lib Tigers of Tamil Eelar
(before going to press)
Roads were littered indicating the scale of invasion army.
Sri Lankan troops ar their positions at Manthihai, Vallipura Kadu, Kudathanai, M. piddy, Vaivettiturai, P Nelliyady, Viyapari, Pedro. The siege of area has prevented th escaping the region. civilian population ha Hindu temples, chu where they faced the bombardment.
In the mean time b helicopter gunships b

MAY 1987
ARY OPTIONS
loody campaign to ants in Jaffna, the has finally run out ate the crisis in a gns are visible in Tamil Nadu Chief
Ramachandran's y, and the Prime ssage to Sri Lanka, gandhi may be how of force to an army to call off aign. Should the p prevent supplies ankan forces not er military options plockade the main Trincomalee and same time supply with essential air it like portable es andanti-aircraft option could be g in Indian combat or Jaguars and and Trincomalee bring home to the p the possibility of
I option, however, intervention on the combined arms | a two-pronged point near Mannar a point near ting the Sri Lankan in the North and in to the Tamil
te by landing an 2 which theoretianywhere with its els as well as an brigade on one of
the 20-30 disused World War II airstrips. This action will have to be preceded by knocking out the Sri Lankan Air Force which in any case is not designed to counter an Indian thrust which could meet these objectives in 48 hours.
Superiority: According to a statement of Mr. Lalith Athulath mudali on March 13, the Sri Lankan army now has an overwhelming superiority of 10 to 1 over the Tamil fighters. According to him, the militants have a hardcore of 1,000 fighters and 2,000 second level personnel. The Sri Lankan forces, therefore, total some 30,000 personnel, including para-military forces. In fact, it is believed that the regular forces total some 13,000-15,000 with an equal number of active reservists. There are some 15,000 para-military forces equipped with rifles and handguns. The army is divided into five Task Forces equivalent to Indian brigades, two reconnaisance regiments, two field artillery (one reserve) battalions, other support units and a Special Task Force numbering 4,000 of which the 60th Special Task Force is trained by the British ex-SAS and the Israeli Shin Bet personnel. Roughly half these forces are involved in the current operations with another 5,0006,000 personnel in the eastern districts. The others are distributed across other parts of the island. Assessments are that the forces are of doubtful fighting quality.
The Sri Lankan Air Force has a strike force comprising six Sia-Marchetti, light attack counter-insurgency aircraft armed with rockets or machine guns (7.62) or free fall bombs; there are also continued on page 17
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with dead bodies he massacre by the
2 now consolidating Th ondamannaru, n Temple, Manal aruthankeni, Udupolikandy, Thikkam, Moolai and Point the Vadamaradchi he population from he majority of the we taken shelter in ches and schools threat of the aerial
omber planes and ombed and strafed
the residential areas of the rest of the peninsula, where a heavy barrage of mortar and artillery shellings continued unabated from various army camps today. Civilian casualties are mounting as the injured died without medical treatment, since vehicular mobility is paralysed by curfew and the main Jaffna Hospital has become non-functional.
With the round the clock curfew running for the fifth day with all shops, business establishments, food stores, cooperatives have been razed to the ground by the continuous and systematic aerial bombardment and shelling, the entire population in the peninsula are facing starvation and slow death. The economic blockade that has been in effect since January, the ban of fuel, the destruction of fishing, the physical isolation of the peninsula by the military siege, all these Government imposed measures have aggravated the food crisis. If the present grim situation continues it is feared that thousands of Tamil people will die of starvation. -


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This woman, an innocent victim, was killed in the Vadamarachi area by th Lankan Government's bombing from the air.
-- -lീരീThis is some of the extensive damage to human habitations and pro caused in the Jaffna peninsula by the Sri Lankan Government's mil offensive.
Two children struck by mortar shelling, died instantaneously on 23 March.
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perty. A tender victim of the Sri Lankan Government's anti-Tamil military offensive, itary which happened on 27 May at Wannarpannai Waitheeswara temple in the
Jaffna peninsula.
This temple, one of the 18 places notified by the Sri Lanka Government as civilian shelters, was devastated by aerial bombing.


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OF THE THANKLESS task in present day communal diplomacy, and there are many, Mr. Gandhi, his efforts answered by one atrocity upon another, has one of the worst.
If it comes to a confederal state, or an island divided like Cyprus or Ireland, that may be a less disastrous prospect than the intensified drift, sine die, into civil war. But semi-autonomy seems a more natural development, if the Sri Lankan and Indian governments can bring themselves to the long haul against the out-and-out separatists which it would entail.
(The Guardian, 23 April)
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The insurgency now has moved into a stage where the Tamils, operating in an environment in which they have overwhelming support from the local population in the north and north-east, can be expected to defy Colombo's counterproductive military efforts indefinitely. The situation can be resolved only by negotiation, but much more innocent blood seems certain to be shed before this can be considered even remotely likely.
(The Herald, (Australia), 23 April)
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The first and undoubtedly the worst act of discrimination was the legislation pushed through by Mrs. Bandaranaike in 1956 making Sinhala the official language. Then, in 1972, Buddhism was given a "foremost place" in the new constitution introduced by Mrs. Bandaranaike. That was a symbolic rebuff to the Tamils, most of whom are Hindus - and, to other minorities, such as Christians and Muslims.
Of far greater practical effect, and recalling the 1956 official language legislation, was the introduction of "standardisation of marks". This was a device to give extra marks to Sinhalese candidates and had the immediate effect of excluding significant numbers of Tamil students from university studies. As well, and indirectly, it almost certainly helped 'swell the numbers of young Tamils who now believe in a violent solution to their political goals.
It is difficult to be optimistic about the future of Sri Lanka.
(The Sydney Herald, 24 April)
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A GOVERNMENT has to be desperate or brutal, or both, to order the aerial bombing of its own territory and the killing of its own citizens. That extreme action was taken this week by the Sri Lankan Government and it is the measure of the chaos now ruling in a country that was once regarded as an Asian paradise. Over four days the island's security and self-confidence had been shaken by a series of terrorist attacks resulting in the death of more than 300 civilians.
The Air Force was ordered into action against Tamil strongholds in the northern peninsula of Jaffna and the warning went out that the aerial bombardments would continue until the attacks on Civilians ceased. This government's announcement glossed over an obvious paradox in that the Air Force, however unwittingly, was itself
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been transformed into a nightmare. Today, as if the terrorist war was not enough, new threats are emerging to haunt him.
It is difficult to imagine that such a wily king of the political jungle could be cornered. But Mr. Jayawardene is plainly running out of options... The war against the Tamil terrorists is his chief preoccupation. But, if he looks over his shoulder, other dangers loom.
(Daily Telegraph, 1 May)
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lindia's Foreign Minister, Warayan Datt Tiwari told Parliament in Delhi that "any victory through violence would be shortlived and illusory." He had appealed to both sides to "eschew violence" and cooperate in finding a peaceful solution. If Sri Lankan Prime Minister Prenadasa's latest statements are anything to go by, peace will be a long time coming. He has identified India as an enemy, having recently taken General Zia's counsel in Islamabad. The much touted South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC has become a convenient platform for antiIndian diplomacy. (India Weekly, 1 May)
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Sharp criticism of India's handling of the Sri Lankan policy came from the most dualified professional quarter - India's former Foreign Secretary A. P. Venkateswaran. He told The Hindu in Vijayawada that the Government of India was not as sensitive to the problems of the southern states as to those of the northern heartland. Had any linguistic group of North India been persecuted like the Tamils of Sri Lanka, the Centre would have certainly reacted more decisively.
The aspirations of the Tamils in Sri Lanka were not understood by the Government of India, he regretted. Venkateswaran's assessment was that the Indian foreign policy on Sri Lanka lacked consistency and Credibility as quick solutions and instant fixes vere attempted. "Everything is stil being sought to be done in fits and starts, leading to a general state of drift in the situation." This indecision and haphazard approach had helped Colombo to ignore the feelings of the Tamils in India.
He blamed the Centre for removing G. Parthasarathy who had understood the problem. Hastily arranged meetings between Rajiv Gandhi and Jayawardene only added to the confusion and convinced the Sri Lankan side that it could act with impunity and need not take the Government of India seriously.
(Frontline, 2-15 May)
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My Lai syndrome: Though many - perhaps most - Tamils oppose the use of violence, they maintain that they have been driven to it because of Sinhalese brutalities. Tanil intellectuals allege that some 2,800 Tamils are being held as political prisoners in Sri Lankan jails and that they are frequently tortured. They also claim that the Army, which is predominantly Sinhalese, suffers occasionally from a My Lai syndrome - killing innocent Tamil villagers in retaliation for the death of a comrade from a sniper's bullet. . . While the Tannis see themselves


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MAY 1987
as ag GFSEICLuffed T7in7orify ir Sri Larika, the SinhālEse, applying Sørmäwhät quå5tionable: logic see themselves as a minority as Well,
Seeds of rebellion: Whether the TarTii ins Lrrsctin Carl Es Lr Lish LLd b) fOrCB älQf E is doubtful, "The Air Force's boribing only perpetrates the vicious cycle of widence," said one Tamil, "These air raids will only led to Tārti reprisāls and Tr trr. " li fact, the Sri Lankan Army probably is strong enough to crush the rebel forces in the north and to subdue the civilian supporters of the guerrillas. But that would not necessarily end the war or crush the rebel Towerit. Indeed, anti-Sirhalese animosity would be likely to grow arTong the 800,000 Tamils in - قة lfTTLة له
What'5 Tore, the insurgerts themselvE:5 could simply leave the villages and take to the hills, spreading their terror campaign further figld, THE LITTE : Lulls. Ti'w into the tea-growing states of Central Sri Lanka, spreading the seeds of rebellion among the 1 million Tamils in the central
a TFF 3ft ha isları d.
Although some Tati|| TB bels clair Til to be Marxists, U.S. officials who have followed
fit n ir Lākā it irrisurgerits Fia we a my deep-sett political ideology - only a desire for a state of their own. There is no evidence of Soviet support LLLL T LLLaTLLS LLL LLaLLLHaLLL aOLKLLLL isolated reports of Tamil guerrillas being trained by the Palestine Liberation Organisation, possibly in PLO CarTi pos iri Libya, such reports have newer been LCHCLLLLLCLLS LCCCLaL LC LLCaLL aLLLLLLLaCLL the Indian Ocean 5 es la mes, Sri Lanka is mot L LLLL LLLLLLLaaL LHHLLLLLLLLKS CLLLeLLLLMLL HHH U.S. officials; as one said, the island is no more than a "cor werient anchorage." U.S. Näyy ships FIH VE FET (JCCäsitorially put ini) the dgep Water port at Trincomalee, But LCCLLLLLLLLHL LLLLL LaL LaLL LL KaCS political terms the only country that ferwEntly needs stability in Sri Länk is |miliä. Newsweek, 4 May
In Colombo, a group of Buddhist Priests today sent a petition to the Sri Lankar President Mr. J. R. Jayawardene, calling for his resignation, (The Hindu, 6 May)
Ргаппаdasā иvвлt a step fшгthвг. 5ayiпg: “What We War f today is to defend dur Luffry and CILIr skare, What Ive are nav trigrofidi5 nora politica 5o sufio fu a LLMaa L a LCLCCSS L LLLT LLLLTLCLS Therefore, as a Lur T1ain infen fian is ta har LL GGaLGLCHaCS LC GLGL HLL LCaLCaLC CCa decisiori raker by The gover TeTť vyha fever F1 y friFrīd ir a na 71 y Viyo Luisd wayan Luis To do. Arıyore wyfico vāris Lus , fc, firada polifica solution. Gurside rhia decision of the goverrimer, Llyf"| bg Trafad' ås är ferry of ours, ari friarty of the people and the Country."
(Far Easter Ecdiaric Review, 7 May
It is impossible to know whether Sinhalese or Tamil settlers arrived first; and it is in any case possible that the island was already inhabited by aboriginal Drawidiari stock, LLLa LaLHaT S LLLLL LLLLLLL LaLaLLLLLLL LLLLLL ancestrally their own.
LLSLCLL a LaGGGLSLaLaLM CaCCCMLLLaaaa LL the Sirhale58 Over fra sanguage f55 Le GLLLLLLS HaHa LLuGaCLLaaLLL LLaaGaYS HCHaGGLLLLL raίίνίrg σαίrit for Taππί 5ερaratists , , , Th E Sinhalgse community is quick to desert any gr:upı which Fails trı pla CE their ri arrow interests uppermost äs Chandriks Kumararhatunga, the daughter of farther Prime
Minister Sirir TVC found. "We can't talk we will get mauled i Sinhalese people," she !Thן
Ra'afaris betwear National Party (LNP) hava dararia räteri sitä with Prgsidant Jl. accusing his princip: ring in īsfēr Širir: (devis irigi *a dirÙòf á Ctia gover Trim7ant. Färırdar May Day Fiering af Fı Party (SLFP) that the
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Indo-Sri Läıkarı TĖlāti low Westerday as Gyrririi Cordir to was "against t population of Jaffna," In the state tent. Mr. Nara ya TiWari, offensive against the signified "the incre external Eller Erits i stability and peace in a barely coded referer intelligence training Colombo by Israel, PE and others, including based organisation, Ki whic)5E Fax-SAS Expert: the much-feared policť Mr. Tiwayari's ställer T1 |rdi: 1 Gb k„'e TI TIBIt tortët : Si rr[]'W civilian suffe ring and
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Bardara laike, has ofpeace пow от else In the streets by the a said, afndependent, 7 May
thig rulling LInited алd the сардositiол ply in receni weeks "rris Ja yar", "yardere? is opponent, for Tier яцro Bагтсfагагтајќв, of le hisקDכוf סt "חp/a חכ rike, ir Tuff, f & Er Sri Larık: Freed: Tı verri reff's faders frig fel of this: (Lully 5fed
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er leads og fra Leo Life: I fL TEräs grafig T 1:t yried ffrae rě25 i'r digrid: '$2' cyf. 3rld. * A university 5ar 5pgéee:F; "r f7é! g L/ r75 to fight the Tamil Elaga írist Lis.”
antic Review, Taf Māy)
C PROOF L igi Fg PWIH 5 , il 'W') I'W'E ti i till E or CČ ICDC), the Sri begап оп 22 April a J LI riitiwe” air stri kas residing in the North di till TT i aras been treating, by reasons of State," as (Fru Firsirė, 2-75 MM y
I recently, a JVP LJrir у саптр пеаг Калdy romafic wgaporis. A the caппp weгe latar Trigg for '''L'''Priks =rir Cori:Cerflu i fi'n adr rhif? rnong la War-ranking
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Info: PF VYF LLY, 27 May/
蔷 is slurped to a new te Nyaya ]||li led the latest military E' antire civilia
he Foreign Minister, Said the i Sri La kiri arti stronghold also asing im fluirice of mirTnical ta secLiritw, ur regim," This was ce to the military and and aid supplied to kista T. SCLIFI KCJr. the Channel Islandseeny Meeny Services, ā havH hoa lpạt! Trn Trãim Special Task Force. Ent Crantin LJed: " He expresses its grave at the widespread C58lti E5 si a: lis :::ir Sri
Lankan Government, adding to the already large toll of civilian deaths, which, even by the 5ri : Ları kadrı Goverri Theft 's Wrı admission, amounts to over 4,000 deaths."
India said Mr. Tiwari, was als. CrCred hat the mew Offensiv E wOuld resuit in rTierrefugees. About 130,000 Sri Lankan Tamils hayg made their way to India in recent Weds,
There is a widespread wiew arTherig government officials and supporters that India lacks the will and the ability to inter were. In particular Colombo is furious about New Delhi's apparent inhability to stem the flow of cash and werbal aid to the SLSLLL LLLLL LLLLLL LaL LLLLLaLLL Laa LLLLLLL
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The Guardian, 28 May
LLLLLL S LEHT S ELLLCL S CC S TTCM yesterday Lvarned the Sri Larkar go werrrr grif ta half its offern 5 fwe agairst TarTill guarr://as in thք մaffna բerմոտLla iri irrigdiarch",
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The Independer, 29 May
桓 Reacting to the growing account of civilian deaths and to a visit from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. M. G. Ratnachandrar, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi the Indian Prime Minister, urged the international Community to "impress on the Sri Lankan authorities the imperative need for restraint".
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The reports, which a senior Indian ga varri Terr source resused to Cortsirri or demy, said the para troopers would be ser aT S LLLLL LLLLLLLLeaL LLLLLaaMTLLe LL aaa LLL COMH aCS LL LCLLLCODS SMC CLCLC aL LLTT Surday Tings: "The Sri Lankan goveriHHLLLLLLL S S LLLL S S CCCHLHuLk S C LLMaLa MaL provocative manier, We are cor5ideri
tHLCL akHS eCaaCL aL T a LLTLTGCHS Nafur G/Ny , We Cannaf 5f sif back Frid Llwad fach." "The Sila y Tres 37 M. y
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India's patience with Sri Lanka's policies on the Tamils is exhausted. What India might do next is not known, but Sri Lanka is supposed to understand that the 20 boats carrying food, kerosene and journalists are merely the first step of a new era, from which there is no going back.
(The Financial Times, 2 June)
差 始 尧 A government spokesman admitted that another objective of the military action, the capture of a Tamil military commander, Velupillai Prabhakaran, had failed. Journalists were not permitted to travel to the region to verify the situation.
(International Herald Tribune, 2June)
No presidential election until J. R. decides
While addressing a meeting at Bollagala on Sunday, 31 May, Mr. Jayawardene assuring the crowd that the unitary and democratic framework of Sri Lanka would always be protected and safeguarded. He said he had reached the top of what he termed the "grease pole" despite many obstacles including attempts to shoot him, and "I intend to stay there until the correct time
comes". (The Hindu, 2 June)
景 兴 The Tamil Tigers yesterday denied involvement in the nassacre of bus passengers, mostly Buddhist monks
travelling from the south-eastern town of Amparai for an ordination ceremony in the ancient Buddhist centre of Kandy... The Tamil Tigers said their policy was "absolutely opposed to the killing of innocent civilians." They said the Government was trying to discredit them at a time India was sending in aid.
(The Guardian, 3 June)
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The Colombo government has made errors, With 6,000 already dead, it cannot allow the violence to continue una bated.
(The Tinnes, 3 June)
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A flotilla from India carrying relief supplies to the Jaffna peninsula turned back Wednesday after a four-hour stand-off with a naval patrol outside Sri Lanka's territorial waters. The government refused permission for the 19 fishing boats to enter its waters to deliver food and medical supplies to Jaffna. It threatened to arrest Crew members and complained to the United Nations about interference in internal fatters,
India said it was shipping the supplies because the recent military offensive against Tamil separatist guerrillas in the northern Jaffna peninsula have caused widespread civilian deaths and "prolonged suffering and agony."
Sri Lanka's minister of national security, |alith Athulathmudali, said the flotilla had remained just outside the island nation's territorial waters and more than six miles (10km) from the northern city of Jaffna during four hours of radio exchanges. "At last good sense has prevailed," said Mr. Athulathrmudali, Mvho vivas Mvith Defence Ministry officials at naval headquarters in
WHAT THE WC
April - J
Colombo, when the n ships were returning from the External Af Delhi said India, “str action by Sri Lankan preventing the convoy Jaffna, Reuters reporte
(The International H
普 兴
THE GOVERNMENT President Jayawarde decided to wage wa north of the island. Jaffna, has been bor and a military offens Control of the Jaf launched last month President Jayawarde to an outcome clos enemy territory than restoration of law reconciliation of fe genuine grievances . . (The
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They wear heavy, US covered with sacking á flak jackets. They look tired. Though the so admiration of the Sinf action in seizing con Tamils are busy den have not been defeate A bloody massacre this week marked hostilities in the east, assault on the old Du itself reminded its inh vvas far from over, The a vehicle packed with two telecommunicatic the 200 year-old fort, both. Three soldiers injured. According to Asoka Jayawardene, Z75 Cor 100 fmilitarfs perimeter and were four hours of fighting.
The Colonel was k recent military offensi taking the city of Jaffn, he spoke I flew over port of Velvettithurai Coast from here. The what could happen tc had his way.
Though we were a helicopter it was plai, the main Streets ha especially along the S great deal of recent done by shelling fro bombing or by guerr traps, most proba, commanding genera arrned forces, Gene insisted that he and 1 always had in mind th of minimum force,
On the issue of a military offensive, h question of moving fr a question of getting a
 
 

une 1987
ews arrived that the to India. (A statement airs Ministry in New ongly condemns the gunboats in forcibly r" from proceeding to 2d.)
erald Tribune, 4 June)
并
OF the erratic ne has, for its part, |r against the Tamil The regional capital, nbed and blockaded ive aimed at seizing fna peninsula was ... But the logic of he's offensive points er to occupation of it would be to the and order and the low citizens with
independent, 4 June)
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&W -style steel helmets, and sport camouflage small and fierce and lodiers have wvon the halese public for their trol of this area, the monstrating that they ეi.
of Buddhist priests the re-opening of In the north a bold toh fort in Jaffna city abitants that the vvar Tamil rebels pushed explosives close to ons buildings outside and shattered them died and 40 were p Lieutenant-Colonel the fort Commander, then broke into the driven off only after
een to continue the ve in the peninsula by a itself. But on the day
the little smuggler's a few miles down the streets there show Jaffna if the colonel
thousand feet up in a n to see that most of ld been devastated, seafront. There was a damage, which was m the sea, by aerial illa mines and booby bly all three. The ! of the Sri Lankan rall Cyril Ranatunga, his field commanders he principle of the use
second phase to the e said: "It is not a om place to place. It is political Solution."
(The Times, 5 June)
RLD THOUGHT
ΜΑΥ 1987
NEW DELHI - Indian Air Force transport planes escorted by jet fighters parachuted relief supplies on Thursday to ethnic Tamils on Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula. The Sri Lankan government, which is fighting separatist Tamil rebels based on the peninsula, protested the move as "a naked violation of our sovereignty and independence."
"We have no military or other means of preventing this outrage," said Bernard Tilakaratna, Sri Lanka's High Commissioner in New Delhi. "We will take this up in an appropriate forum." Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa of Sri Lanka called for an emergency meeting of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation to discuss India's action.
The state-radio quoted him saying New Delhi's action was "a deadly blow to regional cooperation" and the regional association should discuss it. The association links Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. On Wednesday, Sri Lankan gunboats had blocked Indian fishing boats attempting to bring the supplies to the Jaffna peninsula. . ܥ
However, Sri Lanka's military is no match for that of India, which has more than a million troops and an air force that includes the MiG-29, the most up-to-date Soviet fighter, as well as MiG-27s and Frenchmade Mirages. The Sri Lankan Air Force has only a half-dozen Italian Marchetti trainer aircraft converted to carry bombs, several Chinese-built transports, and Americanmade bell helicopters. The country's air defenses are thought to consist only of antiaircraft guns of World War II vintage.
In Colombo, President Junius R. Jayawardene called his security Council, including the chiefs of the armed forces, into emergency session. Tamil groups in India have urged the government of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to intervene after the Sri Lankan Army opened a new offensive against the Tamil rebels on the peninsula. India has demanded an end to the military assault. On Thursday, the day after it turned away the Indian supply flotilla, Sri Lanka said it was cancelling plans for a second stage of the offensive. (Asian Times, 5 June)
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The Sri Lankan Rural Industrial Development Minister and Ceylon Workers' Congress President, Mr. S. Thondaman described the present conflict in the North as very unfortunate and reasserted his earlier view that the Indian Government should find a formula acceptable to all concerned and impose it finally, -
Speaking to The Hindu, he said the CWC and he had in recent times stated that the Indian Government should not continue with its mediatory efforts which have proved ineffective and that it should play the role of an arbitrator and enforce a fair and just settlement acceptable to all sides. He further said "although the situation is now bleak it is not too late for India to do something constructive and bring about a permanent peaceful settlement".
(The Hindu, 6 June)
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WHAT THE WORLD T
April - June 1987
THE POLICY STATEMENT ON SRI LANKA, which was hammered out between Rajiv Gandhi, the Prime Minister, and all leading opposition politicians, gives the government particular satisfaction as it has effectively depoliticised its handling of the affair. . . The statement claimed that the air drop was "a token of India's deep and abiding concern for the suffering of the Tamil people of that area" and "our consistent wish that the ethnic discord in Sri
Lanka be resolved through a political
Settlement'.
A senior Indian , official told The Independent that, there was a very specific message intended by India's violation of Sri Lankan air space and the dropping of supplies to the Tamils in the Jaffna peninsula, "We hope this rather unorthodox approach by us will act as a form of shock treatment in Colombo. lts aim is twofoldfirstly, to persuade them to give up their military campaign in the peninsula and, secondly, to resume the dialogue with us for a negotiated settlement to the problem," the official said.
(The Independent, 6 June)
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MODERATES IN THE GOVERNMENT were last night urging President Jayawardene to
"cool it". . . There is little doubt in Colombo -
that if President Jayawardene orders his small air force to resume bombing in the north, and tells the army to push westwards along the peninsula, India will step in...
Whatever the world thinks, India believes its credibility as the power in the sub-continent is on the line. It has frequently made clear its concern for the 850,000 Tamils in the peninsula... in Colombo, police broke up a demonstration in which people called for troops to be withdrawn from the Jaffna
peninsula . . .
(The Daily Telegraph, 6 June)
The Tamil Nadu Ramachandran, in not be deterred f Victims of State té grounds. He st response of the S. well-intentioned Minister of India Jaffna.
The statement Minister read: brothers. Solely considerations, th donated liberally. by the Chief M organisations. Wh. it an act of aiding quite atrocious an such a charge is m country which te material from allo from those countri violators of basic f unparalleled genc citizens like Tanils wish to reiterate, continuing to aid v on humanitariangr
'On behalf of th people of Tamil N. the response of the the well-intentione Minister of India to Jafna."
(The Hindu (Inter
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IF SRI LANIKA aske Security Council th any member woul What most countrie issue. And in any C India's ally - could a on to exercise its ve;
THE GRATEFUL flock of the Jaffna diocese is contributing tribute to their beloved Pastor Rt. Rev. Dr. B. Deogupillai on his 70th birthday on 9th April.
A man of indomitable character, steadfast in his conviction, firm in his actions, always ready to raise his voice against injustice, social and spiritual evils, pleading the cause of the poor and downtrodden and ever ready to breathe in the gentle breeze of loving kindness into the souls of those who seek his presence he had successfully tended the flock for the last 20 years. His quality of penetrating into the deep recesses of human problem has resulted in bringing solace, hope and relief to the otherwise despondent citizens of Jaffna. His forthright utterances, bold exposition of the atrocities perpetrated on the helpless Tamil people has brought him the sense of his brother ecclesiastics. Yet he sails on undaunted, calling a spade irrespective of consequences.
As a priest he had ably chartered the ship of education and fashioned the character,
BISHOP DEOGUPILL "A Voice Against Inju
discipline and caree adorns a professic Careers. He was R College, A"Pura, S Karaveddi, St. Hentry had guided the desti that noble professio Teachers Training C( Providence ha Deogupillaito mount ecclesiastical stairw being elevated to th Bishop of Trinco-Bat and subsequently he on 11th May, 1967. Chair in Jaffna fell V Of the eminent and Rev. Dr. J. Emili; Successor could bef Deogupillai.
The grateful, fait Jaffna implore all he on his 70th birthday give of his services COme. Ad multos ann

lief Minister, Mr. M. G. de it clear that he would m continuing to aid the orism on humanitarian ngly condemned the Lankan President to the ppeal of the Prime end military action in
issued by the Chief
annils are our blood out of humanitarian people of Tamil Nadu his money was released nister to the refugee e such is the case, to call errorism in Sri Lanka is unbecoming. That too, de by the President of a (es money, men and 2r the world, particularly s which are known to be uman rights, to unleash cide against its own These kinds of threats, I will not deter us from ctims of State terrorism punds. e Government and the du 1 strongly condemn President of Sri Lanka to d appeal of the Prime 2nd the military action in
lational Edition),6 June)
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di for a meeting of the Iere is little chance that d vote against India on s regard as a peripheral ase, the Soviet Union - Imost certainly be relied
O.
(The Guardian, 6 June)
A.
V a StICe
of many a youth who as well as other ctor of St. Joseph's cred Heart College s College, llavalai and ies of the members Of as the Rector of the ege, Colombuthurai.
destined Bishop he higher rungs in the ys. This resulted in his pedestal of auxiliary on 9th February, 1967 became Bishop there When the Episcopal ;ant after the demise ver oving Pastor Rt.
uspillai no worthy ind other than Bishop
il and the public of 2nly blessings on him order that he may many more years to M. B. Gnana ratnam
TAMITMES15
VILE KILLINGS OF TAMIL YOUTH
Tamils taken prisoner by the Sri Lankan Army
WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED about the plight of Tamil detainees, particularly those in the Boosa camp. More than 3000 are being held there. Seven of them are reported shot dead yesterday by the security guards and over 25 others injured according to BBC World Service. It is alleged by the authorities that the victims had tried to escape. It is very difficult to believe that an escape attempt would have been made from the camp situated as it is in Sinhalaterritory totally unknown to the detainees and more than 100 miles away from the nearest point of the Tamil homeland, particularly in the kind of tense situation prevailing throughout the island. Considering the current developments we particularly draw the attention of readers to the words of President Jayawardene: "If India invades Sri Lanka . . . then all the Tamils in the south will be finished."
(India Today, December 1985).
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IN "THE TIMES” OF JUNIE 6, Michael Hamlyn writes from Valvettiturai, Jaffna, "virtually a whole generation of young men have been taken away by the security
forces for screening. The authorities now
estimate that 4,000 have been carted off in boats to the southern detention and investigation camp at Boosa." These 4,000 were arrested during the military onslaught in Jaffna last month. There were already over 3000 detainees at Boosa.
甚 兴 용 兴
SEVEN PRISONERS WERE SHOT DEAD by guards with machine guns in a detention camp in southern Sri Lanka yesterday. The government said the prisoners were hard-core Tamil terrorists killed while trying to escape. A policeman and four soldiers were injured as the prisoners fought to break out . . . Mr. Robert Kilroy-Silk and Mr. Roger Sims, two British MPs who visited Boosa two years ago, reported that detainees looked healthy. But they also said that "the prisoners were cowed and afraid and it was clear that many had been ill-treated." The MPs said they saw the "terrible scars" left by beatings. The MPs said that many detainees were obviously innocent of terrorism,
(The Sunday Telegraph, 7th June).


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IT IS UNWISE of the Government to go all out for a military solution to the present crisis. The need of the hour is to end the present phase of violence for which a truce is essential... As Prime Minister, Mr. Premadasa has a more responsible role to play. He is only deceiving himself when he says that Sri Lanka is not fighting for a political solution but to protect and preserve its unity and integrity. Can the Government ensure the unity and integrity of the country by bombing the Tamil areas and wiping out the civilian population?
Mr. Premadasa should know that it is still not too late to strive for peace and once peace is restored, resumption of talks is possible. He should also realise that New Delhi can play a major role in arranging a dialogue between his Government and the representatives of the Tamils. His remark that 'we could not betray our people
because we want friendship with India' is
most uncharitable to New Delhi. Whatever his stand, the fact that President Jayawardene had a 30-minute telephonic conversation with the Indian Prime Minister on Friday is an indication of the importance which Colombo attaches to New Delhi. Mr. Rajiv Gandhi's consultations with the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. M. G. Ramachandran, also are an indication of the interest which New Delhi is taking in the
developments in Sri
of the need to ext militants and that is w being sought. The cru
LESSON FOR SRI LANKA
THE PROSPECT of military victory over well-organised guerrillas is a chimera
which has led numerous governments in
recent world history ever deeper into the
desert of fruitless violence. This is a lesson
which the Sri Lankan Government should
have learned by now, but it appears to have
passed it by entirely. The current offensive
launched yesterday against the Jaffna
peninsula and the city of Jaffna by,
Government forces is an almost classic case in point, it may nominally recover large
areas of land and Government soldiers may
be able to patrol cautiously through the no doubt battered city streets, but it will be surprising if the determined Tamil guerrillas are not there somewhere, nipping at their heels, ambushing, bombing and generally adding to the misery of an already
dispirited population. Large areas of land
will be difficult to hold and, little by little, the
guerrillas will creep back, increasing Government frustration and leading to more reciprocal violence.
This depressing prospect may not materialise, but it must be said that most counter-insurgency experts nowadays give the purely military option little chance against determined guerrilla opposition.
The Sri Lankans are advised by, among others, the Israelis, whose instinctive reaction to the sight of an enemy is to hit
him. There is a better way. It is much harder,
requires real patience, intelligence and an almost superhuman resilience, but it works. Put simply, the population in guerrilla areas must be protected from intimidation and their assent for Government policy won. It is too late for this approach at the moment for those who might have been won over, the innocent men, women and children, are being killed. It must be tried in the future.
(Glasgow Herald, May 27, 1987)
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|fter the car bomb mbo on the evening of m of the night was ffna as rebels and es began exchanging ore dawn, air force off from their base in strafed the town »rtar barrage.
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with only four deaths on his side. 'It was a commando-type attack. We used lorries to batter the sandbags (and once inside the camp) we went from building to building dropping explosives."
The real name of this slightly built man of 26 is Canagaratnam Balasubramaniam, but he is simply known as Raheem, a feared name in Sri Lanka for he is the Jaffna commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, commonly called the Tigers.
Raheem denied that the Tigers were involved in the Colombo bombing, but admitted that they had killed civilians in one operation in the past - at two farms where the army had forced out Tamils and settled armed Sinhalese exconvicts. The Tigers want to drive out the army from Tamil areas, said Raheem, adding: "To defend Jaffna we will use anti-aircraft guns, heavy machine guns (which are), Americanmade. They are bought on the black market, not from India.' . . . .
Raheem reiterated his group's demands: 'First of all the government should recognise the Tamil forces and that the Tamils are a distinct nationality. They should also accept Tamil as the official language. I don't consider any of these points negotiable, but we are ready for talks without any preconditions.
"The talks can be in any country, provided the Indian Government mediates. We are fighting for our rights. Whether the Sri Lankan Government likes it or not, the Indian Government will participate."
By courtesy of Far Eastern Economic Review, May 7, 1987


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etter to the Editor
FOR A NUMBER of years now terrible atrocities and human rights violations have been going on in Sri Lanka, but the United States papers and T.V. reporting, have given a paucity of reports on this. I have always wondered why. Recently our papers have had much to say about these atrocities, but they have one-sidec information. They should surely know that the Sinhalese government has had strict Censorship on all that is going on overthere, and what little they release is always slanted in favour of the Sinhalese, the majority ethnic group. The Tamils are always the Culprits.
have had two visits to Sri Lanka and have covered almost every part of the island and lived with the people and saw many of the problems the Tamils have. There is no justice or equality for the Tamil people. If the government would be fair and grant equal opportunities in jobs, opportunities for college education, upkeep of roads in all areas, including the Tamil areas, and if they would recognise the Tamil language which has been the language of the Tamil people for over 2000 years they have lived on this island, they would have no fear of Tamil terrorists. . .
These young people are no different than the young people all over the world today - Korea is currently in the news now - Young people today will not suffer discrimination and injustices as their parents did, they want change and want it now.
received a letter last week from a nun in Sri Lanka who wrote: I happened to be in Jaffna the weekend of March 30, it was a day of unspeakable horror. At 6.26 am the best male ward of the Jaffna Hospital was
subject to heavy
fired from the Jaf
patients were sim their beds, two mc than 20 were inju
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and many were ir 21 were killed anC Tami civilians. T by BBC, March 30.
Rone Tempest 5000 lives lost in t not say how ma civilians, men, w over the majority c
A Government 'in 14 minutes we in the country." T government. Tota January 1987 the without cause, lau Batticaloa and Tri over 200 Tami
. ... property.
In February in Mulla itivu districts were killed and property destroye bombing from th mortars from arn Over 100 lives. Wi fortnight over 6( killed. The Sri La tell us this, did th Jaffna peninsula. and economic acti Hospitals are sh drugs. Il could go o|
I want to thank Americans that SC and West German Crisis in Sri Lanka a terrible governmer
INDIA's MILITARY optic
20 Bell 206 and 212 attack helicopters procured through Singapore which are armed with machine guns andgrenade launchers. Six Chinese Yun-12 Turbo Panda Light transport aircraft have also been modified to carry 200kg and 50kg bombs. The numbers 1, 3 and 4 squadrons are basically equipped with a variety of transport and utility aircraft. The main Sri Lankan bases are China Bay (Trincomalee), Batticaloa, Palali, Katunayake and Anuradhapura as well as a number of reactivated airstrips of the World War II period especially in the northern and eastern area. The Sri Lankan navy based in Trincomalee, Karainagar, Colombo, Tangalla and Kalpitiya comprises basically of large and coastal patrol craft as well as six fast attack craft equipped with guns and some amphibious landing craft.
According to specialised sources, the last time there was a possibility of direct action (April 1984) two brigades. plus one mechanised battalion were earmarked and some troops actually embarked on ships. With the current Sri Lankan force levels, the minimum forces required now will be one division plus an airborne brigade along
with their su, artillery, infantry light tanks. In th Indian military trained in brig, operations in t Lanka. The má stations are at T. headquarters o Southern Air C the Bangalore b Salur (Coimbato Ajits. The main South is yet to it but aircraft cou airports in Tam Sea Harriers cou,
However, as problem confron swift end to the an unusually he the Jaffna area solution to the ve of the Tamil efforts have to applying just en ardour of the without in any neighbouring na has had good tie, By c.

xplosions due to a shell na Fort (Sinhalese). Eight ply smashed to death in re died on the floor, more ed. Eight were smashed
dren's wing, 2 more died
jured. On March 7, 1987, 100 injured, all innocent is incident was reported
eported that there were le past 4 years, but he did ny of these were Tamil men and children, well ommunity's death toll.
Minister in Sri Lanka said, can wipe out every Tamil his is the reall airm of the annihilation of Tamils. In Sri Lanka armed forces, nched a military attack in hcomalee districts killing civilians and destroying
Mannar, Kilinochchi and over 300 Tamil civilians their house and other d. In Jaffna strafing and Ie air, firing shells and hy camps, have claimed thin the short space of a )0 Tamil civilians were nkan Government didn't ey? Starvation stalks the Practically all transport vity have ground to a halt. ort of even life-saving n and on.
you for informing the uth Africa, Israel, Britain y are all involved in the ind all are supporting this
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forces have been
ade-level amphibious
errain similar to Sri in Indian Air Force ivandrum, the current f the newly created ommand aircraft, and ase with Jaguars and re) with a squadron of combat base for the le readied in Madurai, ld operate from civil i Nadu. The W/STOL doperate anywhere.
of now the major ting India is to bring a fighting that is taking avy toll of civilians in and provide a lasting xed issue of the rights minority. The Indian pe in the direction of ough force to cool the hawks in Colombo way embittering a tion with whom India
through history. urtesy "The Hindu", May 30
will ultimately disintegrate the lsland.
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The Tragedy in Sri Lanka
ITISTRAGIC to see such a beautiful country like Sri Lanka slowly bleeding to death by the ethnic violence that prevails there. The persons
responsible for this tragedy must wake up to reality,
and shed the blinkers that obscure their vision.
They must realise that if the Island is to remain united, peaceful and prosperous, every Sri Lankan, irrespective of caste, Creed or ethnic group, whether he be Sinhalese, Tamil, Buddhist, Hindu or Muslim, mustfeel at home in the land. He must have the security of a human Being entitled to the Rights and Freedoms guaranteed by civilised societies to their citizens.
In such a society, there is Equality before the law. There is no room for "favoured", "privileged" and "special place" for sections. There is no place for cultural domination or chauvinism. This Equality before the Law must be enshrined in a Constitution that reflects the genuine aspirations of a democratic society - not a constitution that is tailored to serve the interests of a party in power.
This constitution must not consist of mere high sounding principles which are Administratively Nullified. Provision must be made that anyone guilty of flouting any section, whatever be his status, be made Answerable before a Court of Law. Unless and until these basic conditions of a democratic society are fulfilled, the deep wound of the present will become a malignant cancer that
A. Rafakumar P.O. Box 15645, ALAin, U.A. E,
AM SURPRISED that three Muslim statesi
Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives should protest against Mr. Rajiv Gandhi's gracious act of humanity. Not a dog barked when President Reagan bombed Libya and killed Gadhafi's child. The three Muslim states fail to understand the fact of a strong Israeli 'advisory'' presence in Sri Lanka. Which country ever protests the supply of food to starving humanity?
Air space has been violated by the United States in their incursions into Nicaragua.
A. Mohamed Wimbledon, London SW17
SOME FOREIGN JOURNALISTS have
unfortunately been misled on the subject of 'carpet-bombing' of Tamil villages in the Jaffna peninsula. The view is that this is not possible with the five planes and the few helicopters that the Sri Lankan Air Force possesses. It is not known that these planes, take off and return to an airport within a very short distance from the Tamil villages. The airport is in Palaly. Foreign journalists have also overlooked President Jayawardene's threats that if the allies 'carpet-bombed' Hamburg, Dresden and Berlin why cannot he act likewise. Minister Gamini Dissan ayake has talked of 'Nagasaki and Hiroshima' and that there are mountains of foreign aid to accomplish the task of rebuilding.
The fact is that Tamil villages have been razed if not erased. Journalists taken on a flying tour 6000ft. above the ground cannot investigate the desert conditions that prevail in quite a few villages, Cannot the conscience of the world be awakened?
What would the World have said if Mrs. Thatcher even simply bombed Belfast or for that matter Edinburgh if there had been a Scottish Nationalist uprising.
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As the situation in Sri Lanka grows ever more serious for our people in their homeland, this festival of song, drama and music had a special significance for the London Tamil community. As the headmaster of the West London Tamil School, Dr. R. Niththyananthan, said,
THE WEST LONDONTAMILS Celebrates Muthamil V.
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i dancing we have had a poignant reminder of in happier days". In e Who died for the Tamil re assembly stood in ute.
presented under the e West London Tamil memorable display of drama given by artistes repute that the school is ng on its teaching staff nour was Mr. Trevor of Greater London Arts, he work of the West chool in promoting and amil cultural heritage in d expressed his pleasure allocate funds to this
Part of the gathering at the recent A.G.M. of the Northern Tamil Association.
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On 30th April, Tamils demonstrated in front of the Sri Lankan and Indian embassies in Washington DC against aerial attacks in Jafna.


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"The time to desist from a military occupation of Jaffna is India's Prime Minister in what has since come to be kn warning Note to Sri Lanka. "Later may be too late", he ha
Thousands of helpless civilians had become victims of the cruel assault: the shelling strafing and the incendiary bombs dropped from the air by the Sri Lankan aircraft at their own will and pleasure. There was no way the civilian could defend himself. It was his own Government to whom he could look up for protection; instead the government turned the gun on him. "It is horrendous, absolutely horrendous," exclaimed a senior diplomat on hearing of the Government bombing its own citizens in Jaffna,
But, what has become of the International community?
Where is the opinion of the Free World?
How many countries have come out against this outrage?
It is indeed a sad commentary that the humanitarian conscience that galvanised itself into a global activity on the noble efforts of an Edmund Burke, a Bob Geldof has been kept in the dark of the large scale tragedy and starvation that its own government has wrought on the Tamils of Sri Lanka. What has been put out to the world in fact is the tongue-in-cheek treatment of the Government Media Centre news handouts which is strangely enough picked up somehow so easily by the media around here, particularly TV. One is wonderstruck about all the graphic detail of how a bus load of passengers, may be Bhikkus, were led up and shot by Tamil terrorists while what we are shown are some of the injured priests in a ward of some hospital.
it is idle to pretend that the Government Media Centre does not want quick publicity. But to ignore the other side of the coin completely and to forget the fact that hundreds and hundreds of defence ess civilians are being starved, maimed and killed every day of the week and that by the State Terrorism of the Sri Lankan Government and its armed forces - is at least not unbiased reporting.
Almost an equal number of civilians had been snuffed to death inside a
temple at Vathiri in Jaffna about that
time and could have at least deserved mention. May be like the Pettah bomb incident which even the media here so rapidly attributed to the Tamil terrorists (like the Sri Lankan Govt again) has since proved otherwise. At ieast no incontrovertible evidence has yet been found to implicate the Tamil militants in the matter. Only Mrs. Bandaranaike the sworn enemy of J. R. Jayawardene has openly accused the Sri Lankan Government itself of manufacturing the incident to create
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of The Guardian ri Lanka as early as ht of the ethnic 1983. This was Winchester of The
Sunday Times and next it was Trevor MacDonald of the ITV. Then Humphrey Hawksely of the BBC (and The Guardian) was unceremoniously despatched and very lately it was Shyam Bhatia from The Observer, All these journalists of established international reputation were found wanting in the sort of "unbiased" reporting that the Sri Lankan Government wanted of them. They were not prepared to submit to the indignities of the average Sri Lankan journalist in being allowed to operate with the Sri Lankan Press Council at his throat.
The press censorship laws in Sri Lanka have put the South Africans to shame.
The recent episode of the Sri Lankan Government in flying some journalists at 7000ft and thereafter escorting them to some safer areas without any activity in the Peninsula is another of those puerile attempts to cheat the world, denied of the true state of affairs in a land under siege.
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By courtesy of "The HINDU'