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Slum dog laps up many Oscars
India has been revelling in
Mumbai and the essence of the Oscar night glory, with the
film, which is about optimism and success of Slumdog Millionaire,
the power of hope and our lives". its composer AR Rahman and the
He went on: "All my life I've had documentary Smile Pinki. Rahman
a choice of hate and love. I chose won two Oscars, best original
love and I'm here. God bless." score and best original song - Jai Ho - with fellow Indian Gulzar.
TV pictures showed Rahman's family cutting a cake in his home Resul Pookutty bagged another
city of Madras (Chennai) in award for sound mixing of the
southern India and celebrating rags-to-riches Mumbai movie,
the composer's win. A local band which also won best picture
played a tribute to the composer and best director. Smile Pinki,
singing Jai Ho. Resul Pookutty about an Indian cleft-lip girl,
won for sound mixing of Slumdog won best short documentary.
with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke.
The success of Slumdog sparked
Pookutty said: "I'm the first Indian massive celebrations back in
technician to be nominated for an the Mumbai slum where two of
Oscar and winning one... And it's the film's child actors still live.
an absolute glory for me myself Rubina Ali and Azharuddin
personally and for my country." Ismail were both in Hollywood
Pookutty, a graduate from the for the ceremony. Indian Prime
prestigious Film and Television Minister Manmohan Singh
Institute of India, has been in the said of the winners: "They
industry for more than 10 years and have done India proud."
has worked on several big films.
"Power of hope'
A spokesperson for Indian President Pratibha Patil, said she India's biggest winner of
was "specially thrilled with the the night was Rahman, 43.
remarkable feat achieved by AR He said as he accepted the
Rahman, Gulzar, Resul Pookutty award: "I just want to thank
and making India proud". again the whole crew of Slumdog
Bollywood actor-director Aamir Millionaire, especially [director]
Khan said he was also "thrilled" Danny Boyle, for giving me such a
by India's successes at the Oscars.
Rahman won two Oscars, great opportunity." The composer said he hailed "all the people from
BBC
song - Jai Ho - with fellow
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um dog laps up any Oscars
Profound sorrow
Uthayam expresses its pro- found sorrow and condolenc- es to all the families who lost their loved ones in the tragic bushifres in Victoria
man won two Oscars, best original score and best original - Jai Ho - with fellow Indian Gulzar.
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MARCH 2009
Newspapers unite for better services
Three monthly publications – Uthayam, Pahana and South Asia Times have decided to make a united effort to provide media services to the community. The decision was taken recently by Mr. Noel Nadesan (Uthayam), Mr. Bandhu Dissanayake (Pahana) and Mr. Neeraj Nanda (South Asia Times. Talking to this reporter, Mr. Noel Nadesan revealed that the 'united effort' will be in the field of advertising, designing, news and issues relating to the media. He also said that all the three publications will maintain their independent identities and will be available to the reading public as usual. The three monthly papers which represent mainly Tamil, Singhalese and Indian subcontinent interests in Australia are also expected by the present move to unite communities on common issues engulfing them.

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Sonia launches relief plan for Lanka
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Mr. Bandhu Dissanayake, Editor Pahana and The Hon. Consul for The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Australia receiving the Crime Stoppers Mersina Lalvagis Perpetual award at a special function at the Government House, Melbourne from the Governor of Victoria. Many important Government and other dignitaries were present during the presentation.
In a move to allay resentment in Tamil Nadu against India’s “hands off” policy on the Lankan Tamils’ issue, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi instructed south- ern party units to collect relief material for civilians trapped in
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Mukherjee told Parliament in October 2008 that “there was no military solution to the ethnic conflict” and urged the Sri Lankan government to find a peacefully negotiated political settlement. The considered opinion in the Indian political and military establishment was that in any case, the Sri Lankan government would not be able to achieve a military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). But in the past one year, the situation has dramatically changed on the ground. As Sri Lanka celebrated its 61st independence day on February 4, President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced that the Sri Lanka Army would achieve a total victory over the LTTE within a matter of days. However, reports of mounting civilian casualties have caused widespread international concern, especially in India, over the military offensive. Pranab Mukherjee travelled to Colombo in the last week of January to convey the Indian government’s concern about the humanitarian situation in the north of the island. More than 250,000 people have been displaced from their homes. Also in the last week of January, the
Cops want Indian stu to dilute social behav
In an effort to counter attacks on overseas students, mostly of Indian origin, police in this Australian city have asked the young expatriates to tone down their social behaviour and not to speak loudly in their native language. The police in Melbourne have been perturbed by a rise in violent attacks, dubbed as "curry bashing", on students from the Indian subcontinent. According to one estimate, around 33,000 Indian students are studying in various colleges and institutes in Melbourne. The Indian overseas students would be "taught", according to a front page
well-known social worker and media pers Fonseka has been appointed as a Justice o Victoria. Gamini is the chairman of Lakhan tre and conducts radio programs called Lak day 10.00 - 12.00 noon, and Sadaham Han 6.00 am - 7.00 am on FM 97.1. He is also t Springvale Neighbourhood House for last 5 runs a day care centre for elderly people of scent every Friday. At the same time he ha Australia Day award from Hon Anthony mentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
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article in The Age newspaper recently, to moderate their social behaviour and not to speak loudly in native Indian languages while in public. Indian students would also be advised against making display of wealth and not to carry laptops and iPods in late night trains. Melbourne, considered one of the safest destinations in the world, has seen the crime rate go up in its western suburbs by as much as 27 percent in 2008. Indian students have been at the receiving end in a number of attacks and violent robberies. The Melbourne Police is now making a
special effort to counter what is believed to be racially-motivated attacks. "They need to make sure they walk through a well-lit route, even if it might be longer, and they are not openly displaying signs of wealth with iPods and phones, and not talking loudly in their native language," Inspector Scott Mahony of Melbourne Police has been quoted by The Age as saying . The Federation of Indian Students of Australia (FISA), the only and strongest organisation of overseas and other Indian students is one such grouping.
orker and media personality Gamini pointed as a Justice of the Peace in he chairman of Lakhanda Media Cen- io programs called Lakhanda on Sun- on, and Sadaham Handa in Tuesday FM 97.1. He is also the chairman of rhood House for last 5 years, and he e for elderly people of Sri Lankan de- t the same time he has received 2009 from Hon Anthony Byrne, Parlia- o the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said a major humanitarian crisis was unfolding. United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon said he was “deeply concerned” about the safety of civilians caught in the intensified fighting. He urged the LTTE to allow civilians in the conflict zone to move to more secure areas and called on the government to ensure that civilians arriving from conflict areas were treated “in accordance with international standards”. The Tamil parties represented in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in New Delhi had started to get restive. There was even talk of some Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Ministers at the Centre resigning in protest. The assurances given by the Sri Lankan President to Pranab Mukherjee in Colombo seems to have satisfied the major parties in Tamil Nadu. Mahinda Rajapaksa promised that the Sri Lanka Army “would respect the safe zones and minimise the effect of the conflict on Tamil civilians”. After the Indian Minister’s visit, the Sri Lankan government also announced a 48-hour truce to allow civilians to leave the war zone. Colombo made it clear that it was not
No return ticket for Rangiah ?
Rangiah the man who cooked tasty food for the temple devotees and looked after the temple peacocks for nearly 17 years has been sent back to India. It is not known whether he will return to Australia to resume his duties.
a “ceasefire” but an ultimatum to the LTTE to allow civilians to leave the war zone. Rajapaksa also told Mukherjee that his government remained committed to the implementation of the 13th amendment to the country’s Constitution, which was part of the India-Lanka Accord of 1987. If implemented, it will result in considerable devolution of powers to the Tamil-majority north. The 13th amendment had also envisaged the creation of a merged province in the northeast. Mukherjee said at the end of his visit that the President had promised to “explore the possibility of going further and improving upon the devolution proposals”. Before embarking on his trip to Colombo, Mukherjee told the media that he had “no sympathy for any terrorist activity indulged in by any organisation, particularly the LTTE, a banned organisation in India”. The Sri Lankan government has been insisting that the ongoing war is one of democracy versus terrorism. Mukherjee expressed India’s “readiness to participate in the reconstruction of northern Sri Lanka”. A statement issued by Mahinda Rajalaksa’s
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4 Austral Asian Voice MARCH 2009 SAJAA welcome new members
A select gathering of media representatives and community members was held recently to welcome new members to the South Asian Journalist Association of Australia (SAJAA). SAJAA aims to unite media representatives of South Asian origin by creating a platform for them to highlight, discuss, promote and acknowledge media related matters. Modeled on a similar organization in US, SAJAA is a non profit organization incorporated with the consumer affairs department in 2007. As part of their projects they intend to advocate better international and local reporting and to hold special lectures and conferences on various topics by experts and media speakers. They also plan to acknowledge media effort by giving awards for the most comprehensive feature, investigative journalism and creative writing. “Basically, SAJAA will encourage anything and everything related to a comprehensive coverage of and for South Asian Diaspora” said Neerja Nanda, President of SAJAA. “The existence of such an organization adds to the multicultural atmosphere in Australia and will hopefully encourage more communication within the Community” said Secretary and Public officer Preeti Jabbal as she introduced the new members to SAJAA. “It is important to note that we are a unified body that represents South Asian media not a union” stressed Noel Nadesan Treasurer of SAJAA. “Our mission is to engage people of the public in an organized way” he said. The bulk of the meeting was spent on discussing the violence against Indian Students in Western suburbs and its coverage in the Age by senior writer Sushi Das. The role of the special taskforce that was set up to shed more light on this
issue was also under debate. Gautam Gupta was most informative on the topic due to his direct interaction with the student community in Melbourne. He suggested various ways and means SAJAA could help in tackling the issue that has affected so many overseas students.
Also discussed was the difference between citizen journalism and professional journalism. A hot topic of debate was whether the burgeoning numbers of Indian newspapers are causing strength or disintegration of Indian media. It was agreed that the South Asian media in Australia needs to be more structured and professional to make a collective impact or influence on mainstream. Suggestions were made on how SAJAA can address the above issues and move forward as a strong media organization.
SAJAA’s next major project is to hold a conference/event on the 3rd of May to coincide with World Press freedom Day. More details of the event will be available in all member publications and broadcasts closer to time.
Among those who attended the meeting were Rashid Sultan (writer and ex editor of various newspapers), Gautam Gupta (Freelancer and managing Director of Symphony hearing) his wife Anu Gupta, Noel Nadesan (editor Uthayam), Neeraj Nanda (editor South Asia Times), Gamini Fonseka, (Broadcaster on Sri Lankan and Buddhist radio) Gurbir Sethi (editor Good Day India), Anil Sharma (editor India@Melbourme and Preeti Jabbal (Melbourne Coordinator of Indian Link)
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Diseases after flooding A special task force has been set up by the Health Ministry to try and identify problem areas in the Northern Division, which re- corded frequent cases of leptospirosis and typhoid in the past. This comes as the Health Ministry tries to minimize and prevent the outbreaks of the killer diseases in the divi- sion. Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma says records show that the Northern Division had always recorded high cases of leptospirosis and typhoid in the past, especially after natu- ral disasters like flooding, cyclones or hur- ricanes.
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In recent history there is only one example of an absolute victory over a terrorist group, that too from South Asia. The Indian forces completely destroyed the Khalisntan terror groups in Operation Blue Star in 1984. Today the Khalistan terror groups are limited to a few Diaspora supporters in Canada, US and UK.
Currently, Sri Lanka is at the threshold of being the second example of an absolute victory over a terrorist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The defeat of the LTTE is much a success of the Sri Lankan military as it is a grave miscalculation by the LTTE. The beginnings of the collapse can be traced to changes in LTTE strategy from 2004 onwards. In October 2004, a delegation of the LTTE headed by Suppayya Pramu Tamilselvan undertook a month long tour of Europe and held high level meeting with senior officials of Foreign Ministries in ten European countries. The meetings were arranged by Norwegian diplomats in each of these countries.
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At 85, M Karunanidhi has come through spine surgery with flying colours, but it’s his grandchildren who are making news. And who better than granddaughter Kayalvizhi, who happens to be Madurai-based M K Azhagiri’s daughter, to affirm that her grandfather is the ultimate protector of Tamils. Kayalvizhi, who was introduced to the DMK cadre at the women’s conference in Cudddalore last June, took on AIADMK supremo Jayalalitha, like her aunt M Kanimozhi, except this 30-something seems to have more of her father and grandfather’s traits in her. Incidentally, she is a poet and has already earned praise from the poet laureate in her clan, Karunanidhi.
She thundered, at a function to celebrate her dad’s 58th birthday: “Those who accuse him (Karunanidhi) of betraying Tamils are ignorant of history.” She described Jayalalitha’s rule as being that of a chariot without a wheel. Her speech was typical of a politician, much fire and brimstone and no content. But with little brother Durai Dayanidhi getting busy as a producer (he came in last minute in Vaarnam Aayiramam, the Surya film which was a hit, and is producing another film), she’s going to wear the political hat in this family, apparently. For now, at least.
Incidentally, her cousin, M Arivunidhi (son of M K Muthu) has officially started life as a playback singer now that Perumal has been released. “It is a matter of special significance for my
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from 210 to 220 and cut the summer with Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the Sri Lankan issue, it is Dayanidhi that he sent. Maran kept a low profile –
recess by a week, there was resistance from the advocates. The move was revoked and advocates as opposed to Kanimozhi’s penchant to
instead offered to work 15 minutes look for a photo-op – in Delhi but got
extra every day, which is why the the job done. He has also been present
court now sits till 4.45 pm. prominently hospital.
at Karunanidhi’s bedside in
Different Strokes for Different Folks Recently we read about Sachin While it is still too early to write off
Tendulkar and other sports stars Kanimozhi, Karunanidhi relying on
signing a contract for 220 million Maran suggests, as a political observer
pounds with the Royal Bank of puts it, that the CM’s daughter “has a
Scotland, days before the bank was long learning curve.” So to borrow the
bailed out by the British tagline of a cigarette ad and amend it: “You’ve got a long way to go, baby.”
government. Now the news is that the Bank will still honour the contracts despite the million pound Following the rift with the Marans in
handout by the government. But May 2007, Karunanidhi seemed to lean
that’s the happy ending for big on Kanimozhi to be his pointperson in
stars. Smaller ones like 23-year-old Delhi. So, does his going back to
Carrom champ Ilavazhagi don’t have Dayanidhi Maran suggest a vote of no-
it so good despite the struggles they confidence in Kanimozhi? After all,
endure to get to the top and while her brothers, Azhagiri and Stalin,
lucrative endorsement deals are actively worked to bring back the
only something they can dream Marans into the family field, her
about. conspicuous absence from the happy family portrait suggested she was not
Recently, Illavazhgi, who won the exactly cheering for the reunion. Well, maybe she had good reason to because Dayanidhi Maran seems to have already replaced her.
World Senior Carrom Championship conducted in France in 2008, had to approach the city police commissioner seeking legal action against a private television channel Bad Counsel
and a private beverage manufacturer The Sri Lankan Tamil issue has
for telecasting advertisements exercised political parties since last
featuring her without seeking her October, even if none of them has
permission. been able to make any difference to the hapless civilians caught between
She said, “Early last year, a crew the Tami n the same category would
from a private television channel be the advocates of the Madras high
approached me and asked me to court who have struck work for the
give an interview for International Sri Lankan cause and as a result
Women’s Day. They promised that only worked nine days so far this year. Till February 18, when they promised to come back to work,
the interview would be telecast on March 8, 2008,” However, the interview never came on air. She advocates had not put in a single
later saw advertisement clippings day’s work this month. With the
featuring her telecast by a TV court scheduled to work 210 days
channel in September and October this year, that’s a lot of non-working
2008. “I did not give my approval to days to compensate for.
anyone for using my clippings in an advertisement for a soft drink
The high court is already reeling
commercial,” Ilavazhagi said.
under a backlog of over 4.5 lakh cases. That is 43,000 cases more than what was pending when 2007 began. By the end of 2007, the number of pending cases was 4,28,832. It’s just been piling up since then. The problem has been that even advocates who want to
She assumes that the television channel that had taken her pictures for the interview might have passed on the clippings to the beverage company for use in the advertisement without her permission.
work have not been allowed to. Last month the court was witness to seniors being pulled out of court rooms, in front of judges, and compelled to join the strike. At least
Ilavazhagi sought police intervention and legal action against the beverage company as well as the television channel.
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“In the evening, the sun goes home... when will we go home?” asks seven y ear old D. Sarika from the Azhiyanilai refugee camp in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district in a drawing she has made. For more than 19,000 children under 12, growing up in 117 refugee camps across Tamil Nadu, home is where they have never been. Home is where their parents abandoned hearts and hearths as tanks rolled into village after village and terror stricken Tamils fled. They dream of returning home but not, of course, to a strife-torn Sri Lanka. They dream, perhaps even more ambitiously, of returning to a peace that the north of Sri Lanka has not known for three decades. Says Vijayakumar from the Nagavathyannai camp, in a message with his painting: “When peace came to our Tamil homeland, there was happiness, many colored flags waved, people came out in large numbers. The Yarl Devi train started running again from Jaffna to Colombo. Our hopes were high. We who had lived as refugees returned to our native villages. But when we thought we could have peace of mind, came news of war and fear has returned. Oh! When will there be peace in our country?” These children were all born and brought up across the Palk Straits but have grown up thinking of Sri Lanka as their ultimate destination, not seeing mainland India as the motherland. This revelation came in a recent exhibition of paintings, where 500 camp children painted their fears and aspirations in fascinating hues, for a contest that was organized by the Chennaiheadquartered Organization for Eelam Refugee Rehabilitation (OfERR), which has been working towards refugee care since 1984. Ten year old Satish Kumar, in his drawing of the emerald island, shows a terrified bird fluttering. In his wishful explanation, he writes: “The river of blood that ran through the land
and the volcano In his wishful explanation, he writes: “The river of blood that ran through the land and the volcano that burst forth in our hearts are laid to rest by world peace.” “War an event that affected my life,” says the title of a painting by 10 year old Maria Selvi from Vaazhavanthankottai camp. Her picture shows fleeing people in a boat, the sea caught between land on either side. At 15, K. Koneswaran from the Lenavilakku camp is more articulate and has drawn a prison. “Up to now, I have had no life.” Though ignored by governments, significantly a large number of the drawings submitted by the children are of the island of Sri Lanka, which hangs like a bright tear drop in many of the pictures. S. Koushalya, 13, of the Paruvai camp says it all in her caption: “I want my country to be peaceful and prosperous like I have drawn.” Emee Perumal is an exception. As he makes tea for his mother’s friends, the 11yearold watches a Jackie Chan film on a tiny color television set and admires “fighting”, not unusual at his age, his idol, the LTTE fighter. He goes to school near his camp home, loves to play cricket. One of the “camp children”, as underteens here are collectively called, Emee has an identification number, included in his mother’s identification card which denotes her as a refugee from Sri Lanka. Not many children want to be fighters. Most are like John Praveen of the Pooluvapatti camp, dreaming of being a great footballer, or Dhanesh Kumar of the Eenjampalli camp whose ambition is to be a scientist. Only one child in tens of thousands thinks of “fighting” as an end by itself and this really is what is so “unique” about Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka, growing up in India, say relief officials. “The kids don’t admire militancy but every child wants to go home.” According to OfERR, as of Dec 1, 2008, there are 7,006 boys and 7,121 girls below eight years of age in 114 of these camps. There are 4,667 more children
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between 9 and 11 years in such camps, most born in India, who are growing up with a sense of alienation that does not exist in any official document. But it comes out when one talks to them, sees their drawings, reads their writings. “The Sri Lankan Tamil refugee community in India is a striking contrast to refugee communities in other parts of the world. Nowhere will you find such high investment in education of refugee children,” says OfERR chief S.C. Chandrahasan, giving Palestine as an example to the contrary. “Education, we decided right at the outset, was the best antidote to militancy. His organization has helped more than 22,000 refugee children go through the schooling system in India in the last 25 years. Recalling the early days of OfERR, Chandrahasan told IANS: “Our vision was clear. “We decided what we want from India. We made a decision to rebuild. We wanted
education for our young so that when one day our people return, they will be able to rebuild our country, Sri Lanka.” Twenty five years on, he is satisfied: “We have been able to steer the refugee children towards a meaningful life.” The future of Emee, John and Dhanesh will show how far he is right.
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he Sri Lankan government should im- mediately cease its indiscriminate artil- lery attacks on civilians in the northern Vanni region and its policy of detaining displaced persons in internment camps, Human Rights Watch said in a report released recently. Since early January 2009, civilian casualties have skyrocketed in the fighting between the Sri Lankan armed forces and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The 45-page report, "War on the Displaced: Sri Lankan Army and LTTE Abuses against Civilians in the Vanni," is based on a two- week fact-finding mission to northern Sri Lanka in February. The government has pro- hibited journalists and human rights moni- tors from going to the battle zone in the Van- ni, making access to information difficult. "This ‘war' against civilians must stop," said James Ross, legal and policy director at Human Rights Watch. "Sri Lankan forces are shelling hospitals and so-called safe zones and slaughtering the civilians there." Human Rights Watch also called on the LTTE to allow civilians to leave the war zone, stop shooting at those who try to flee to government-controlled territory, and cease deploying forces near populated areas. Human Rights Watch said that both the Sri Lankan army and the LTTE were responsible for the dramatic increase in civilian casualties during the past month - approximately 2,000 killed and another 5,000 wounded, accord- ing to independent monitors on the ground. As the territory held by the LTTE has de- creased - now a short, narrow strip on the northeast coast of the island - displaced persons under their control have been dan- gerously forced into a smaller and smaller space. In violation of the laws of war, the LTTE has refused to allow civilians to flee the fighting and repeatedly has shot at those who have tried to reach govern- ment-held territory. The LTTE continues to subject civilians under their control, including children, to forced recruitment and deadly forced labor on the battlefield. "With each battlefield defeat, the Tamil Ti- gers appear to be treating Tamil civilians with increased brutality," said Ross. "They've shot at those trying to flee and stepped up forced recruitment and forced labor." The Sri Lankan government has indicated that the ethnic Tamil population trapped in the war zone can be presumed to be siding with the LTTE and treated as com- batants, effectively sanctioning unlawful attacks. Sri Lankan forces have repeat- edly and indiscriminately shelled areas
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crowded with displaced persons. This in- cludes numerous reported bombardments of government-declared "safe zones" and of the remaining hospitals in the region. The plight of the region's civilians has been made worse by the government's decision in September 2008 to order most humanitarian agencies out of the Vanni. Government efforts to bring in food, medical supplies, and other relief - with a minimal role for the United Nations - have been insufficient. Continued fighting, lack of oversight, and the manip- ulation of the delivery of aid by govern- ment forces and the LTTE have all contrib- uted to the continuing humanitarian crisis. Displaced persons in the Vanni who es- cape to what they hope is safety within government-controlled areas are instead put in internment centers masquerad- ing as "welfare villages" in Vavuniya and nearby locations. The displaced persons, including entire families, detained in these military-controlled, barbed-wire camps are denied their liberty and freedom of movement, Human Rights Watch said. "All civilians who manage to escape the Tamil Tigers are held by the government in squalid military-controlled camps and hospitals with little access to the out- side world," said Ross. "The government seems to be trying its best to keep its role in their ordeal away from public scrutiny." The government for security reasons should be openly screening new arrivals, but it is instead secretly taking away apparent LTTE suspects to arbitrary detention or possible enforced disappearances. Impar- tial humanitarian agencies should be per- mitted to monitor the screening process. The hospital in Vavuniya mirrors the town's
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internment centers. When Human Rights Watch visited, it lacked even the most basic necessities: many of the hospital beds had no sheets, blankets, or pillows. Despite the ob- vious lack of capacity to attend to the needs of the wounded, the hospital personnel re- portedly were instructed by the authorities not to ask for any assistance from the inter- national agencies, and very few agencies were allowed access. Relatives have had difficulty seeing patients, and some have later been visited by the security forces. Human Rights Watch called on both the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE to act immediately to stop the ongoing slaughter of civilians. Both parties should establish a humanitarian corridor and respect the laws of war. The LTTE should allow civilians to leave the war zone, and the army should stop shelling near densely populated areas, safe zones, and hospitals. Displaced civilians who reach the government side should be as- sisted but not interned. And the government should permit independent media and human rights organizations to go to the conflict area.
Accounts from "War on the Displaced":
One man described shelling of the "safe zone" that came from Sri Lankan army positions on January 22:
• "There was heavy shelling, es- pecially where people gathered - near the
hospital and where the UN distributed food. People were running around, crying. There was no shelter. Some were trying to hide under trees, like animals. Two shells landed 50 meters ahead of me. I was very afraid. When I reached the place where the shells landed, I saw that one person had been in- jured and was being carried away. Two peo- ple were lying by the roadside, one young man and one man about 55. They were both dead and covered in blood. The shell- ing continued during the day. Later I heard that many people were injured and killed." A 35-year-old father of three described how LTTE cadres fired upon his group trying to flee to government-occupied territory:
• "Some 150 people started out together, but when we tried to leave, at Suthanthirapuruam, the LTTE tried to stop us. There was only a narrow path to leave by. The LTTE caught us. There was fight- ing, arguments. They were shooting at us. Many people were injured and killed. It was shocking to see. Only 65 were in my group when we came out. One father was carrying his child on his back. As they were running from the LTTE, he was holding him by the arms so hard - in order not to lose him - that he broke both of the child's arms." A local resident described LTTE forced recruitment:
• "The workers were taken to the front line to dig bunkers, collect weapons from killed cadres and Sri Lankan Army soldiers, and so on. It was very dangerous for civilians - about 25 of my neighbors were killed while doing this work. They did not receive any training - the LTTE cad- res fetched them from their homes and the next day brought their dead bodies back." A local relief worker described a visit to a government "wel- fare center" for displaced persons:
• "I spoke to one woman in the camp - she was crying and screaming. It turned out that her elderly mother, who had been injured and admitted to the hospital, died there on February 7. The elderly woman's body was given to the son, who lived in Vavuniya, but her daughter was not al- lowed to leave the camp even to attend her mother's funeral. She was in agony because she couldn't pay respects to her mother."


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oday, you often hear those health conscious people boas ng, “We eat brown rice and not white polished rice.” In the fifties in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the preferred rice eaten by the elite class was white rice, and the brown or the red rice was meant to be for the servants, and the rural popula ons who had their own rice fields. There was a status symbol given to white boiled rice on the dining table. Today there is a growing trend for the con
sump on of brown rice.
Brown rice is an unpolished rice, the brownish layer on the surface is left clinging to the seed (rice) is called bran. There is the fully unpolished rice when the bran layer is not removed; the colour of the rice is very brown. Some mes this rice is nick-named,”village rice” as it is mostly consumed by the rural folk. Then there is the par ally unpolished rice- only part of the bran is removed, the colour of this par cular rice is light brown.
The process that produces brown rice as men oned above removes only the outermost layer, the hull, of the rice kernel and is the least damaging to its nutri onal value. The complete milling and polishing that converts brown rice into white rice destroys-
67% of the vitamin B3,
80% of the vitamin B1,
90% of the vitamin B6,
half of the manganese,
half of the phosphorus,
60% of the iron,
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Most of selenium and magnesium Dietary fiber and essen al fa y acids are also destroyed.
Fully milled and polished white rice is required to be enriched with vitamin B1, B3, and iron. The rice is polished using glucose or talc. This is the law in the United States. This enriching of the polished white rice is unlikely to be carried out in Sri Lanka and in the neighboring countries.
Environment benefits
This depends on the processing of a food, the less processing as in brown rice, the less energy required. There is also the issue of the synthe c vitamins added back in- produced in laboratories and factories from a variety of chemicals, and these sorts of processes are well known for their nega ve impact on the environment.
When cooking brown rice you should first soak it in water for about 30 minutes before cooking. This process is necessary to soften the bran layer on the rice seed. The ra o of rice to water is 1:2 (1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water). Brown rice when cooked is firmer than the polished white rice.
Nutri ve values per 100gm. of cooked brown rice
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energy from protein and carbohydrates and is involved in the synthesis of fa y The difference between the nutri onal
acids, which are important for a healthy components of brown rice and white rice
nervous system, and in the produc on of are many. If you have been consuming
cholesterol, which is used by the body to white rice you could imagine the amounts
manufacture sex hormone. Manganese is of nutrients you have not gained by ea ng
a component of a very important white rice regularly.
an oxidant enzyme which protects against damage from free radicals. Removal of only the outer layer (hull) is the least damaging to the nutri onal
Rich in Selenium and Fiber: Both these value of the rice and avoids the
nutrients found in brown rice helps unnecessary loss of nutrients that occurs
reduce the risk of colon cancer. with further processing.
Lowering cholesterol: The oil in whole If the brown rice is further milled to
brown rice lowers cholesterol. When remove the bran and most of the germ
Marlene Most and colleagues from layer, the result is white rice that has lost
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cholesterol levels in volunteers with appears after the polishing. The polishing
moderately elevated cholesterol levels, removes the aleurone layer of the grain-a layer filled with health-suppor ve fats. These fats in the aleurone layer are
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they found that rice bran oil lowered their LDL (bad) cholesterol.
Fiber from Whole Grains
Cade JE, Burley VJ, et al., reported in the Interna onal Journal of Epidemiology, when 35,972 par cipants in a study when given a diet rich in fiber from whole grains, such as brown rice, and fruit offered significant protec on against breast cancer for pre-menopausal women.
Prevent Gallstones
Ea ng foods high in insoluble fiber, such as brown rice, can help women avoid gallstones, shows a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Prevent atherosclerosis
In many studies, ea ng whole grain, such as brown rice, has been linked to protec on against atherosclerosis, ischemic stroke, diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, and premature death. A new study and accompanying editorial, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutri on explains the likely reasons behind these findings and recommends at least 3 servings of whole grains should be eaten daily.
Whole Grain rice and protec on against childhood asthma.
According to the American Lung Associa on, almost 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, which is reported to be responsible for over 14 million lost school days in children. Increasing consump on of whole grain rice and fish could reduce the risk of childhood asthma by about 50%, suggests
Brown rice vs white . . .
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the Interna onal Study on Allergy and Asthma in Childhood (Tabak C, Wijga AH, Thorax)
Importance of Rice
Rice is one of the most important energy producing foods in the world, supplying as much as half of the daily calories for half of the world’s popula on. In Sri Lanka today the rice packets for sale on the way side, mainly purchased by the working class people would be the only food that supplies the calories for a hard day’s work. There are over 8000 varie es of rice, though we are familiar just with a handful. Often mes, rice is categorized by its size as being short grain, medium grain or long grain. Short grain, which has the highest starch content, makes the s ckiest rice (samba), while long grain (Doongara and Basma ), is lighter and tends to remain separate when cooked.
Another way that rice is classified is according to the degree of milling that it undergoes. Brown rice is referred to as whole rice, is the whole grain with only its inedible outer hull removed. White rice is both milled and polished, which removes the bran and germ along with all the nutrients that reside within these important layers.
Wild rice: There are four species that make up the genus Zizania (common names: Canada rice, Indian rice, and water oats). It is grown in North America, Gulf coasts of the United States, Central Texas, and China. They are sold as a dried whole grain, is high in protein, the amino acid lysine and dietary fiber, and low fat. It is also a good source of the minerals potassium and phosphorus and the vitamin thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.
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It is fashionable today to serve wild rice with brown or white rice cooked, especially when invi ng guests.
Black Rice: This is s cky rice that is grown in Indonesia and the Philippines. It has a nut flavor, best used for puddings and cakes.
Jasmine: This rice has a slight jasmine aroma after cooking and cooks to nice firm rice. It is s cky unlike basma . It is grown in Thailand. Due to the high GI diabe cs should avoid this rice.
Storing
Brown rice unlike the white cannot be kept too long., owing to its natural oils, has the poten al to become rancid if kept too long. It is best that brown rice is stored in the refrigerator in an air ght container, and can be kept for over six months. White rice can be kept in an air ght container in a cool dry place for about one year.
Cooked rice can be kept in a refrigerator for 4-7 days, is recommended
Research published recently suggests that some non-organic U.S. long grain rice may have 1.4 to 5 mes more arsenic than rice from Europe, India, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. It is best to select organically grown rice whenever possible.
Glycaemic Index (GI) of Rice
Glycaemic Index is a way of classifying the carbohydrate content of foods. The Glycaemic response is characterized by the effect foods have on blood sugar levels after ea ng. The GI measures how quickly glucose is released into the bloodstream after ea ng a par cular food and is measured on a scale of 0-100. The slower
glucose is released into the blood stream the fluctua ons are minimal, in the amount of glucose that is released in the body. Knowing GI for a list of common carbohydrate foods is very essen al for a diabe c to know.
Diabe c must s ck to Low-GI foods (less than 55), as much as possible: such foods are- len ls, peas, beans, soy, mixed grain breads, Noodles, Pastas, milk, yogurt, grapes, most vegetables and most fruits, like apples, oranges, bananas, Mango, Kiwi fruit, cherries
Intermediate GI foods where the GI is between 56 and 69 include foods like, basma rice, muesli, ice-cream, sugar and orange juice. These foods must be sparingly eaten by diabe cs.
High GI foods (GI of 70 or more) include foods such as white and whole meal bread, breakfast cereals, potatoes, white and brown rice, water melon, dates and honey. Diabe cs must avoid these foods to prevent spiking of glucose levels in the blood.
Basma and Doongara rice are healthiest for diabe cs in preference to any other white or brown rice.
Basma : This is available as brown or white rice. It is a variety of long grain rice, famous for its fragrance and delicate flavor. India and Pakistan are the largest cul vators and exporters. GI is 58. This would be the best rice, including Doongara rice (GI 54), a diabe c should eat, as all other rice other than long grain ones, have high GI over 70. The absorp on of glucose from this specific rice is slower due to its high content of amylose. It is a non-glu nous rice. In India it is grown at the foot of the Himalayan mountain ranges for centuries. The rivers


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they found that rice bran oil lowered their LDL (bad) cholesterol.
Fiber from Whole Grains
Cade JE, Burley VJ, et al., reported in the Interna onal Journal of Epidemiology, when 35,972 par cipants in a study when given a diet rich in fiber from whole grains, such as brown rice, and fruit offered significant protec on against breast cancer for pre-menopausal women.
Prevent Gallstones
Ea ng foods high in insoluble fiber, such as brown rice, can help women avoid gallstones, shows a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Prevent atherosclerosis
In many studies, ea ng whole grain, such as brown rice, has been linked to protec on against atherosclerosis, ischemic stroke, diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, and premature death. A new study and accompanying editorial, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutri on explains the likely reasons behind these findings and recommends at least 3 servings of whole grains should be eaten daily.
Whole Grain rice and protec on against childhood asthma.
According to the American Lung Associa on, almost 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, which is reported to be responsible for over 14 million lost school days in children. Increasing consump on of whole grain rice and fish could reduce the risk of childhood asthma by about 50%, suggests
Brown rice vs white . . .
(Continued from pag
the Interna onal Study on Allergy and Asthma in Childhood (Tabak C, Wijga AH, Thorax)
Importance of Rice
Rice is one of the most important energy producing foods in the world, supplying as much as half of the daily calories for half of the world’s popula on. In Sri Lanka today the rice packets for sale on the way side, mainly purchased by the working class people would be the only food that supplies the calories for a hard day’s work. There are over 8000 varie es of rice, though we are familiar just with a handful. Often mes, rice is categorized by its size as being short grain, medium grain or long grain. Short grain, which has the highest starch content, makes the s ckiest rice (samba), while long grain (Doongara and Basma ), is lighter and tends to remain separate when cooked.
Another way that rice is classified is according to the degree of milling that it undergoes. Brown rice is referred to as whole rice, is the whole grain with only its inedible outer hull removed. White rice is both milled and polished, which removes the bran and germ along with all the nutrients that reside within these important layers.
Wild rice: There are four species that make up the genus Zizania (common names: Canada rice, Indian rice, and water oats). It is grown in North America, Gulf coasts of the United States, Central Texas, and China. They are sold as a dried whole grain, is high in protein, the amino acid lysine and dietary fiber, and low fat. It is also a good source of the minerals potassium and phosphorus and the vitamin thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.
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Jasmine: This rice has a slight jasmine aroma after cooking and cooks to nice firm rice. It is s cky unlike basma . It is grown in Thailand. Due to the high GI diabe cs should avoid this rice.
Storing
Brown rice unlike the white cannot be kept too long., owing to its natural oils, has the poten al to become rancid if kept too long. It is best that brown rice is stored in the refrigerator in an air ght container, and can be kept for over six months. White rice can be kept in an air ght container in a cool dry place for about one year.
Cooked rice can be kept in a refrigerator for 4-7 days, is recommended
Research published recently suggests that some non-organic U.S. long grain rice may have 1.4 to 5 mes more arsenic than rice from Europe, India, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. It is best to select organically grown rice whenever possible.
Glycaemic Index (GI) of Rice
Glycaemic Index is a way of classifying the carbohydrate content of foods. The Glycaemic response is characterized by the effect foods have on blood sugar levels after ea ng. The GI measures how quickly glucose is released into the bloodstream after ea ng a par cular food and is measured on a scale of 0-100. The slower
glucose is released into the blood stream the fluctua ons are minimal, in the amount of glucose that is released in the body. Knowing GI for a list of common carbohydrate foods is very essen al for a diabe c to know.
Diabe c must s ck to Low-GI foods (less than 55), as much as possible: such foods are- len ls, peas, beans, soy, mixed grain breads, Noodles, Pastas, milk, yogurt, grapes, most vegetables and most fruits, like apples, oranges, bananas, Mango, Kiwi fruit, cherries
Intermediate GI foods where the GI is between 56 and 69 include foods like, basma rice, muesli, ice-cream, sugar and orange juice. These foods must be sparingly eaten by diabe cs.
High GI foods (GI of 70 or more) include foods such as white and whole meal bread, breakfast cereals, potatoes, white and brown rice, water melon, dates and honey. Diabe cs must avoid these foods to prevent spiking of glucose levels in the blood.
Basma and Doongara rice are healthiest for diabe cs in preference to any other white or brown rice.
Basma : This is available as brown or white rice. It is a variety of long grain rice, famous for its fragrance and delicate flavor. India and Pakistan are the largest cul vators and exporters. GI is 58. This would be the best rice, including Doongara rice (GI 54), a diabe c should eat, as all other rice other than long grain ones, have high GI over 70. The absorp on of glucose from this specific rice is slower due to its high content of amylose. It is a non-glu nous rice. In India it is grown at the foot of the Himalayan mountain ranges for centuries. The rivers


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Aishwarya Rai most bankable I
NEW YORK: Forbes has listed Aishwarya Rai as India’s most bankable star in Hollywood, pushing down the Khans of Bollywood in the ratings of the best bet for a film’s financial success.
Aishwarya is among six Bollywood actors in the new Forbes list of Hollywood’s Most Valuable Actors. Other Indians on the list compiled by the American business magazine are Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Irrfan Khan and Hrithik Roshan.
Although at 387th position in the global list of as many as 1,411 actors from across the world, Aishwarya is ranked highest among all Indian actors and is the only female actor
from the country who made it to this elite club.
The list also includes Indian American actor Kal Penn, whose films include “The Namesake”. At 476th position, he is ranked higher than all the Bollywood actors, except Aishwarya Rai, who stars in the new Hollywood venture “The Pink Panther 2”.
Among the male Bollywood actors, Aamir is ranked highest at 540th in the global list, followed by Shah Rukh (735), Salman (753), Irrfan (825) and Hrithik (1,059).
The global list, topped by Hollywood actor Will Smith, is based on the bankability of actors around the world as voted by members of the global entertainment industry, Forbes said.
Smith is the only actor to get a ten- on-ten score and is followed by four Hollywood stars - Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie - sharing the second position. These are followed by Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson in the top 10.
MUMBAI: Fierce rivals during Smita Patil’s lifetime and soul-sisters after her death, Shabana Azmi has taken
Sri Lanka conflict continues without end
Massive demonstrations have been staged around the world by the diasporic Tamils urging the international community to intervene to stop the war in Sri Lanka. They accused the Sri Lankan army of committing genocide. More than 2500 Tamil civilians have died in the recent shellings and bombardments.
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the late actress’ son Prateik Babbar under her wings. She’s on the look- out for a script and says she doesn’t want to do a typical mother-son drama with him. “I’m very fond of Smita’s son. I found Prateik enchanting in ‘Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na’. The problem is, I don’t want to do a typical mother-son film with Prateik. I want to do something
much more unconventional with him. The mother-son route would be too predictable,” Shabana, who is currently busy shooting American film “Decent Arrangement”, told IANS. Shabana couldn’t find a proper place in her daughter Zoya’s directorial debut “Luck By Chance”, but is quite proud of the film. “You should ask Farhan and Zoya
why they just cast me as my husband’s ‘trophy wife’ in a party scene. For Dimple Kapadia’s role, Rekha was Zoya’s choice, not me. But I’m glad Dimple did it. She has done a brilliant job. In one key sequence, you can see every nerve in Dimple’s being pulsating with emotion,” said Shabana. The veteran actress watched the film in Chandigarh while shooting for “Decent Arrangement”. “My two favourite scenes are the one where the refrigerator suddenly lands up at Konkona’s doorstep and the final scene where she holds Farhan’s hands and tells him she knows he’s selfish and is okay with the existence of such people. Everyone has gone ga-ga over that final scene. Hats off to Jadoo (Javed Akhtar) for his dialogues. And I’m so proud of my daughter Zoya,” said Shabana. She says that for Zoya it hasn’t been an easy climb. “Imagine this girl’s struggle. She couldn’t direct the ‘Luck By Chance’ script, then she went to another script and then returned to ‘Luck By Chance’. Who says it’s easy for kids born within the industry?” Shabana’s close friend Anuradha Parikh was the art director for “Luck By Chance”.


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What difference did Darwin make?
KAREN HAYDOCK Photo: Ramesh Sharma
An open-ended universe: No telling where we’ll end up...
February 12th was a day for celebration. Why? Because, on this day in 1809, Charles Darwin was born. What difference did he make? His work was an enormous advancement to the development of science, especially in the last 150 years since the publi cation of his book, On the Origin of Species. He made a huge difference to our understanding of fundamental questions regarding who we are, where we came from, and why we exist. His work helped us to understand how life evolved (in the first place from non-life) through chemical reactions and physical processes. Since Darwin, it has become more and more clear that all of reality is constantly changing and can be understood in terms of physical processes.
Long before Darwin was born, many had realised that life on earth was evolving and that evolution has occurred. Even in ancient India there were some who said that the universe was not created by any external god — it developed as a process of internal evolution, or “ripening” — parinaama. But for a long time, such beliefs
remained speculative and confused, without evidence to support and explain their meaning.
Charles Darwin changed this. Based on a lifetime of careful scientific study, he documented how evolution occurs. As he wrote in 1859, “Each new species arises by descending, with modification, from an ancestral species.”
Anyone who looks around at the enormous diversity of life that surrounds us will be struck not only by the variety, but also by the similarity between the different forms of life. The comparison is even more amazing when we also consider, as Darwin did, the millions of organisms that existed in the past, which we now know only through the fossil record that they left behind.
Web of life
For example, careful study has shown that birds are related to dinosaurs. Birds and dinosaurs are related to crocodiles. Lizards are related to snakes. Lizards and snakes are related to crocodiles, all of which are related to
turtles. And so on.
Such studies allow us to m sensible classification schemes, and we see tha fact, all living things are related to each other. Effo to understand the inter- relationships and inter- dependencies between different species have bee going on since ancient tim in cultures across the wor Darwin built upon and gre expanded this effort.
Nowadays, we know that forms of life on earth are based on the same molec biology. They all use the s genetic code to make pro from their genes. All gene are made of DNA sequenc And even the DNA sequen of different organisms are closely related. For examp the genes of humans and apes have DNA sequence that are about 95-98 per identical. It is because humans and apes both evolved from a common ancestor. And yet, (despit our sometimes savage behaviour) we still feel reluctant to consider ourselves so closely relate the “savage apes”! Indian govt. always . . .
secretariat also said that both countries would work together on a reconstruction plan for these areas. Rajapaksa also said in an independence-day address to the nation that Tamils would be given “equality and all rights” once the LTTE was eliminated. But the targeting of civilians areas, including the lone functioning hospital in LTTE-held territory, has continued unabated. In one such attack in the first week of February, cluster bombs were used, which resulted in the death of more than 50 civilians. An ICRC statement said that the bombs had been dropped on the hospital. The “safe zones” established for civilians fleeing the fighting have been bombed indiscriminately, according to the ICRC. The Sri Lankan government and the LTTE continue to trade charges, each side blaming the other for the rising civilian casualties. There have been big demonstrations in London, Paris and Toronto, which have large Sri Lankan Tamil populations, against the Sri Lankan government’s military tactics. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store condemned the war and said it had caused “unacceptable suffering to civilians”. He said that both
the government and the LTTE had a
enter the w “responsibility to protect the civilian
That the populace and prevent more civilian deaths”.
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for the LT Colombo to take “decisive action to tackle
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a terrorist hope that the government “will now give
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even more which can put Sri Lanka on the path
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quick to pu communities”. Both Norway and the E.U.
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which hav peace process, which broke down last year.
populations The Sri Lankan government has
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Continued from page 3 Despite the similarities, there is also an incredible variety — between different species, within a single species, and even within one population of a species. Some of this variation is inheritable — capable of being passed on from generation to generation. This is one of the things that struck Darwin and led him to discover a mechanism for evolution: natural selection.
Speculation that one species gave rise to another species has occurred throughout history. The achievement of Darwin was not only in recognising that evolution has occurred, but in discovering how it occurs through natural selection. Darwin once wrote that perhaps he chose the wrong word — perhaps he should have called this mechanism natural preservation. The problem with the word “selection” is that it may imply that evolution is driven by some purposely chosen path, or act of designing. It isn’t.
The similarities to artificial
selection also lead us to such a misconception. Since the beginning of agriculture, people have been designing and producing varieties of plants and animals for specific purposes. For example, some of the most important food plants that we eat today in India are cabbage, cauliflower, mustard seeds and saag, mooli, moongra, kohlrabi, and shalgam (also, less common in India are broccoli, brussels sprouts, radishes, red cabbage, and rutabaga). All of these were developed by farmers from the wild mustard plant. In any field of plants, there is some variety. Farmers chose seeds from mustard plants that had a desired characteristic — in one case large, closely packed leaves, in other cases thick roots, enlarged stems, or tightly condensed flower clusters. After thousands of generations of selecting for one particular characteristic, a very different looking plant arises.
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enter the war zone for first-hand reports. That the Congress, which leads the UPA government, has no sympathy for the LTTE is well known. After the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the LTTE was declared a terrorist organisation in India. Most governments in the world have followed suit. The going for the LTTE has become even more difficult after the events of September 11, 2001. The United States was quick to put the Tigers on the terror list. Canada, the United Kingdom and France, which have sizable Sri Lankan Tamil populations, have also proscribed the LTTE. Many observers of the Sri Lankan scene believe that the dramatic military successes of the last two months would not have been possible without the tacit support of its immediate neighbour. According to reports in the media, India’s National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan told the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary that Lt. Gen. Fonseka was the “world’s greatest army commander”. The remark came after Fonseka uprooted the LTTE from its strongholds. The Sri Lankan government had projected Indian Foreign Secretary
Shivshankar Menon’s visit in early January as a mark of approval of its military action. India had supplied sophisticated radar systems and other unspecified military equipment to Sri Lanka. In late 2008, Mukherjee told Parliament that Sri Lanka’s security was intertwined with that of India. “In our anxiety, we should not forget the strategic importance of that island, and it is not only their security, it is closely connected with our security,” he said. He went on to add that India would be willing to meet Sri Lanka’s security requirements provided the country “does not look around” for weaponry from other countries. Because of the initial Indian reluctance to supply lethal weapons, Sri Lanka had gone in for big defence purchases from China, Pakistan and Israel. India was particularly unhappy with Pakistan and China entering into what it considers its own sphere of influence. “What type of security arrangements should be made, what type of assistance they [Sri Lanka] will require and what is their security requirement – there should be some common assessment because they are so close to us.


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a political settlement based on the Oslo Communiqué to explore a federal solution. (pages 16 & 17 UNP Peoples manifesto).
The candidate from the SLFP/JVP coalition Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his manifesto stated that the unitary structure of the State would be preserved. (Mahinda Chnthana English version page 32). The candidates had clearly indicated the type of devolution offered to the LTTE.
The UNP the only national party to have an elected representative from the Jaffna district, traditionally on a two party preference poled better among minority groups. The LTTE had control of the Vanni region in the Northern Province and capability to influence the Jaffna peninsula. The primary objective of the LTTE was to achieve diplomatic parity and the main obstacle was the Ranil-Moragoda connections.
The LTTE had become over confident of its military capabilities and was ambitiously pursuing a strategy of diplomatic successes. Towards this end, the LTTE had already assassinated former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, thereby creating a dearth of internationally recognized personalities in the SLFP/JVP coalition.
The LTTE were convinced that they would be favored over a SLFP/JVP coalition Presidency by the international community and this provided a better chance of achieving a level of legitimacy for the organization.
Realizing that UNP candidate Ranil
Wickremasignhe may win the Presidential elections if the minority Tamils voted, the LTTE imposed a complete boycott of the Presidential elections in the Northern Province. As reported in the EU Election Observer Mission Report (Nov 2005), the LTTE successfully enforced a total boycott of the elections in areas controlled by them.
The final results of the Presidential elections, Mahinda Rajapaksa received 4,887,152 votes and Ranil Wickremasignhe 4,706,366. The SLFP/JVP candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa won the Presidential elections by 180,786 votes. The registered voters in the Northern Province that were prevented from voting by the LTTE exceed 400,000 persons.
As Sun Tzu in his book, Art of War writes “the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself”. Indeed the LTTE being over confident of its military capabilities had grossly miscalculated strategy. It blatantly disregarded the
capacity of the Sri Lankan state to mobilize a military campaign, and banked on Diaspora advice for a diplomatic offensive against Sri Lanka .
The LTTE began mounting an international diplomatic campaign was gaining ground following the collapse of the Geneva peace talks, the cancellation of the Millennium Challenge grants, Senator Leahy amendment restricting military assistance, loss of seat at the Human Rights Committee and the EU GSP+ coming under scrutiny, demonstrated the international strengths of LTTE activists . At this crucial stage Anton Balasingham the only accurate representation of the LTTE outside Sri Lanka died in December 2006. It was Anton Balasingham that acted as the channel of communication for the LTTE with foreign governments. To the LTTE he was indispensable, in fact officials of the EU and several other governments traveled to London regularly to meet with Balasingham. The LTTE had no replacement for Balasingham and the ambitious diplomatic victories fast faded out.
The LTTE strategy had not factored the arrival of Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the United States, the elder brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Gotabaya a retired Colonel in the Sri Lanka Army actively participated in the battles of Vaddamarachchi in 1987. Gotabaya assumed office as Secretary of Defence and set about a strategy for the elimination of the LTTE drawing on his own experience on the battlefield.
The “Gotabaya Strategy” was three pronged; the first priority was to enhance the manpower strength of the military. Between 2006-2008 the security forces expanded by 70,000 soldiers and the auxiliary civil defense force by 40,000 persons.
The second element of the strategy was to destroy the weapons supply capability of the LTTE. In this regard the Navy played a pivotal role by destroying almost the entire shipping fleet of the LTTE. The Navy targeted these floating armories in international waters sinking seven large merchant vessels operated by the LTTE. The third element of the strategy was closer cooperation between the three armed forces. In the absence of a structured coordination process, Gotabaya used his personal relationships with senior commanders of the three services to ensure effective coordination at the operational level.
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reservoir in July 2006 preventing irrigation and water supply to rice fields downstream, the government was ready to use military force to evict the LTTE from the Eastern Province. The defection of LTTE Eastern leader Karuna had factionalized the LTTE in the Eastern Province. The security forces after one year of battle had totally liberated the Eastern Province with the final battle of Thoppigala in July 2007. In February 2008, the security forces embarked on clearing the Northern Province, commencing with the battle of Madhu Church.
Security Forces pursued a strategy of capturing coastline on the North Western and Eastern coast.. This strategy of progressing along the coast prevented the LTTE from landing supplies, limited the operational space for the Sea Tigers and prevented and outflow of refugees to India.
The Army had established several offensive divisions which spearheaded the forward thrust, while defensive divisions were tasked with consolidation newly liberated territory. The Army adopted innovative battlefield strategies that out maneuvered the LTTE defences. Special Forces teams actively operated in enemy territory disrupting the mobility of the LTTE.
In ten months the security forces had reached northern most town of Pooneryn on the western flack and had come almost to Mullaitivu on the Eastern flack. The three main offensive divisions were supplemented with additional manpower strength by establishing three more semi- strength divisions. At the time of the Kilinochchi battle three full divisions and three semi-strength divisions (Task Force) were positioned for attack from six directions. The Gotabaya Strategy of crippling the weapons supplies had prevented the LTTE from replenishing ammunition stocks. The LTTE could not prevent the advance of the security forces due to a serious shortage of ammunition. The LTTE had expected to receive a consignment of weapons which they procured in July 2008 from Ukraine. However, only one trawler load managed to breach the naval cordon and reach the coast at Mullaitivu. This consignment helped the LTTE stall the military advance for a short period resisting the fall of Kilinochchi.
This was when LTTE sympathetic defence writers suggested that Kilinochchi was the “battle of Stalingrad” and the LTTE elite fighting units will reverse the battlefield fortunes. However, with six flanks closing in on the LTTE, the defences at Paranthan north of
Kilinochchi collapsed (01 January 2009) following a string of attacks by the security forces the LTTE was evicted from their prestigious stronghold of Kilinochchi (02 January 2009) considered the de-facto capital of the LTTE. After the LTTE defenses at Elephant Pass collapsed (08 January 2009) two additional divisions stationed in the Jaffna peninsula reached the battle ground on the mainland.
At present, one division (55 Division) is moving south from the Jaffna peninsula, three full divisions (57 Division, 58 Division & 59 Division) and three semi-strength divisions (Task Force 2, 3, & 4) are positioned from the south and south-east.
A four ring Naval cordon is positioned off the coast of Mullaitivu. The Security Forces entered Mullaitivu (25 January 2009), the last major town held by the LTTE. The LTTE had constructed several underground command & control facilities, fuel dumps and ordnance factories in areas surrounding Mullaitivu, all of which have now been captured by the Security Forces. The capture of the 67,000 litre diesel storage facility at Dharmapuram has caused an acute mobility problem for the LTTE and power shortages for communication equipment. The LTTE has retained the hardcore fighters for the final battle. However, the manpower strength of 4 Divisions and 3 semi-strength Divisions approaching on seven flanks is more than what the depleted LTTE can resist.
As the government continues to encircle the LTTE, the civilian population that has been displaced due to the conflict which numbers around 200,000 persons will need to be protected. Accorditing to Human Rights Watch Report titled “Trapped and Mistreated” December 2008, the LTTE is using the displaced population as a human shield and preventing them from leaving LTTE terrirtory.
The Government has demarcated a Civilian Safe Zone and have air dropped leaflets informing the populations to move to this area. The government will need to take extra precuations to minimise civilian casualties, especially be cautious of deceptive LTTE intelligence that could result in an embarresing humanitarian debacle for the government.
The survival of the LTTE is completely dependent on the survival of its elusive leader Velupillai Prabakran. The LTTE is structured around an all powerful leader to whom all must take an oath of allegiance, and has no second-in-command. Therefore,


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Austral Asian Voice MARCH 2009 Gyk; ngau;e;j jkpoUk;; ,uz;lhk; jiyKiwAk;;
uhN[];thp ghyRg;gpukzpak;
njhlq;fpd. u\;ah Kjy; N[u;kdp tiu A+j kf;fs; gy nfhLikfis vjpu;Nehf;fpdhu;fs;;. mtu;fspw; ngUk;ghNyhu; gy ehLfSf;Fk; cyfpd; gy ghfq;fspYkpUe;Jk;
mfjpfshfg; Nghdhu;fs;. Fwpg;ghf ntT;NtW fhuzq;fshy; kf;fs;
mnkupf;fhTf;Fg; Ngha;r; Gyk; ngau;tJk;
Nru;e;jhu;fs;. MNjNghd;W Gyk ; ;ngaug ;gz ;zg ;gLtJk ;
mnkupf;fhtpy; ciog;Gj;Njb rupj;jpuj;jpy; njhlu;fpwJ.
Mapuf; fzf;fhd rPd kf;fs; 19k; E}w;whz;bd; kj;jpa fhy fl;lj;jpy; Mjpfhyj;jpy;> xU kd;dd; jdJ
nrd;whu;fs.; ,d;W rPd muR vjpupiaj; Njhw;fbj;jhy;> jdJ
nfhLf;Fk; fldpy; ehl;bd; vjpupapd; gilfis>kl;Lky;yhJ
epu;thfj;ij efu;j;jpf; nfhz;bUf;Fk; Njhw;Wtpl;l murdpd; FLk;gk; >
mnkupf;f ty;yuR> md;W me;ehl;L kf;fs; vd;W gyiuj;; jdJ
mnkupf;fhTf;F Ntiy Njb te;j nrhe;jkhf;fpj; jdJ mbikfshfg;
rPd kf;fisj; jPz;lj;jfhjtu;fshf ghtpg;ghd;. mtdJ
elj;jpaJ ;. Mjpf;fj;jpypUf;Fk; gy khtl;lq;fs;> gpuNjrq;fSf;Fk;> ,e;j mbikfs;
1960k; Mz;LfSf;Fg;gpd; Gyk; ngau;j;jg;gLthu;fs;.
Mgpupf;fhtpd; gy ehLfs; gpupj;jhdpatplkpUe;J Rje;jpuk; cNuhk rhk;uhr;rpaj;jpd; tuyhW
ngw;wgpd; mq;F gy ehLfspy; njupe;jtu;fSf;F> %thapuk;
(nfd;ah> cfhz;lh)tho;e;j Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf ,d;Wk;
Mapuf;fzf;fhd ,e;jpa > cNuhkhGupapy; thdshtp epw;Fk;
ghfp];jhdpa tk;rhtopapdu; khlkhspiffisf; fl;batu;fs;
ehLflj;jg;gl;lhu;fs;. 1972y; mtu;fshy; gy ehLfspYkpUe;J
cfhz;lhtpd; [dhjpgjp ,b nfhz;L nry;yg;gl;l mbikfs;
mkpdhy; Mapuf;fzf;fhd vd;W njupAk;. fle;j rpy E}
,e;jpau;fs; xU rpy ehl;fs; w;whz;Lfshfg; ngupa
cj;jutpy; cfhz;lhtpypUe;J ehL Vfhjpgj;jpathjpfshftpUe;j
flj;jg; gl;lhu;fs;. gpupj;jhdpau; ,uz;lhapuk; Mz;LfSf;F Kd; cNuhk
,d;iwa fhy fl;lj;jpy; gy rhkuhr ;r paj ;j pd ;
ehLfspYk; gy Nghuhl;lq;fs;( mbikfshft pUe ;jtu ;fs ;jhk ;.
Nrhkhypah> lhNthu;> ,yq;if)> Mf;fpukpg;Gf;fs;(  mNj gpupj;jhdpah> jq;fs;
Mg ;fhd p] ;jhd ;) njhlu ;tjhy ; nry;tj;ij mjpfupf;f
gyjug;gl;l kf;fSk; cyfpd; gy Nfhbf;fzf;fhd Vio kf;fis
ghfq;fSf;Fk;; Gyk; ngau;e;J cyfpd; gy ghfq;fSf;Fk;
nfhz;bUf;fpwhu;fs;. mj;Jld; mbikfshfg;'Gyk; ngau;j;jpdhu;fs;'.
njhopy; tha;g;G> Nkw;gbg;G Nghd;w 1840 Mz;L njhlf;fk;>
fhuzpfshYk; gy jug;gl;l kf;fSk; ,e;jpahtpypUe;J gy
gy ehLfSf;Fk; Gyk; ngau;e;J Vioj;jkpou;fisj; jq;fspd;
nfhz ;bUf ;f pwhu ;fs ; Njapiyj; Njhl;lj;jpy; Ntiy nra;a ,yq;iff;Ff; nfhz;L
Gyk; ngauf; fhuzp;fshf ,g;gb te;jhu;fs;.mtu;fis ,yq;ifg;
vj;jidNah rupj;jpuq;fis gpuiIfshf mq;fPfupf;ff;$lhnjd;W
vLj;Jr;nrhy;ypf;nfhz;Nl Nghfyhk;. Nky;kl;lj; jkpo;j; jiytu;fs; rpq;fs ,dthjpfSld; Nru;e;J
mnkupf;fhTf;Fg; Gyk; ngau;e;j thf;fspj;jjhy;(1948);> ,yq;ifapd;
A+ju;fs; ,d;W mnkupf;fhtpd; Kf;fpa Vw;Wkjpg; nghUis
nghUshjhuj;jpy; Kf;fpa gq;F cw;gj;jp nra;Ak; kiyafj; jkpo;
tfpf;fpwhu;fs;. Mgpupf;fhtpypUe;J ciog;ghspfs; jq;fspd;
,q;fpyhe;Jf;F te;j ,e;jpau;fs; cupikfis ,oe;jhu;fs;.
,q;fpyhe;jpYs;s tpahghuj;Jiwapy; Kd;dplk; tfpf;fpwhu;fs; gpupj;;jhdpahtpy; Fw;wk; Gupe;j
gpupj;jhdpahtpd; ,d;iwa Fw;wthspfs; nghJ kf;fspd;
nghUshjhuj; Jiwapy; 20 tpfpjk; kj;jpapy; thof;$lhJ vd;w
,e;jpau; >ghfp];jhdpau; mbg;gilapy; gpupj;jhdpahtpy; rpW
trkpUg;gjhff; fzpf;fg; gLfpwJ. Fw;wk; nra;jtu;fisAk;> gpupj;jhdpa muR yz;ldpypUe;J
Gyk; ngau;e;j ,uz;lhk; mT];jpNuypahTf;F ehLflj;jpaJ.
jiyKiwj; jkpou;fs;;: 1850 Mz;LfSf;Fg;gpd;> mau;yhe;jpy; ngUk;ghyd
,d;W > ,yq;ifj; jkpou;fs;> gy gpupj;jhdpa gpuGf;fspd;
,yl;rk; njhifapdu; 76 ehLfspy; cUisf;fpoq;F tay;fspy; Ntiy
mfjpfshf te;jpUf;fpwhu;fs;. nra;j mau;yhe;J kf;fs;
INuhg;ghtpy; fpl;lj;jl;l 300.000> cUisf;fpoq;Ff;F Neha;te;jjhy;
fdlh 500.000> rhg;ghl;Lf;F topaw;W
mT];jpNuypah>epArPyhe;J> Mapuf;fzf;fpy; mnkupf;fh
mnkupf;fh> njd;dnkupf;fh vd;W Ngha;r;Nru;e;jhu;fs;. mj;Jld;
gyehLfspy;; FbNawptpl;lhu;fs;. ,Ugjhk; E}w;whzby; mau;yhe;jpy;>
mtu;fspw; ngUk;ghNyhNdhu; Gyk; gpupj;jhdpa Ml;rpf;F vjpuhf ntbj;j
ngau;e;j ehLfspd; Nghuhl;lj;jhy; gy mau;yhe;J kf;fs;
gpuiIfshfptpl;lhu;fs;. me;je;j mnkupf;fh> mT];jpNuypah> fdlh
ehl;by; fpilf;Fk; mj;jid Nghd;w ehLfSf;Ff; FbNawpdhu;fs;
trjpfisAk; mDgtpf;fpwhu;fs;.
INuhg;ghtpd; gy ghfq;fspYk; A+j
jkpou; kl;Lkd;wpg; Gyk; ngau;e;j kf;fSf;F vjpuhf td;Kiwfs; 19k;
mj;jid kf;fSk; gy fhuzq;fshy; E}w;whz;Lfspy; ntbf;fj;
gy ,lq;fSf;Fg; Gyk;
ngau ;e ;jhY fhuz pfs ; Gyk; nga cs;s xU vd ;dntdw jq;fs; Fo vd ;gjhFk.
jkpou;fspw ehLfs pd ; Ntiy tr Cf;fj;Jld ngau;e;j e eil Kiw Kd ;tUtJ jq ;fisr ;r gpugykhf't Kd ;ndLg nrYj;Jfpw ghl;bfs ;>, mbg ;gila Nghl;bfs ;>j tpisahl;L cjhuzq ;f
,t;tikgG MSikap Fw pg ;g pl;lt rka> fyh njhlu ;e ;Jk nfhz ;bUg nrhy;ypf;n '[dehafg rKjhaj ;j tsUk; ,s milahsk Gyk; nga ,uz ;lhk ; gUtk; te gjpf;Fk;Ng ' rKjha>f tiuKiwf Fog ;gkil njhlf ;fk ; gUtk;> xU MSikfi fl;lnkd ;W Ma;T mw ,t ;nts pg ngau;e;j e mikg ;Gf ;f njs ptw ;w jtpu;f;f K
xU $l;ljj xl;Lnkhj ;j gd;Kf mb fyhr ;rhuk rkak;> rl ,d ;w paik
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nra;jpfs; kw;Wf; fUj;Jf;fSld; Gyk; ngau;e;j mj;jid kf;fSf;Fk;
Kuz;;gLk;NghJ> Nkyjpf cs;s xU ngupa xw;Wik
cz;ikfis mwpa kdpj kdk; vd;dntd;why;> jhq;fs; gl;l Jau;
tpiofpwJ. jq;fspd; rkak; jq;fs; Foe;ijfs; glf; $lhJ
gw;wpNah my;yJ rKjhak; gw;wpNah vd ;gjhFk ;.
jha; jfg;gd;%yk; fpilj;j Kd;Df;Fg;gpd;dhd Kuz;ghl;Lf; jkpou;fspw;; gyu;> Gyk; ngau;
fUj;Jf;fs;( Nky;rhjp fPo;rhjp ehLfspd; nfhilfshd gbg;G trjp
Nghd;wit rpy cjhuzq;fs;) Ntiy trjp vd;gdtw;wpy;
tUk;NghJ ,sk; jiyKiwapdu; Cf;fj;Jld; ,Ue;jhYk;> Gyk;
Nfs;tpfis vOg;Gfpwhu;fs;. ngau;e;j ehl;bd; fyhr;rhuj;ijNah eil KiwfisNah mwpe;J nfhs;s
Gyk; ngau;e;j ngUk;ghd;ik kf;fs;> Kd;tUtJ FiwthftpUf;fpwJ.
jq;fs; Foe;ijfs; jq;fs; jha; jq;fisr;rhu;e;j $l;l mikg;gf;Fs;'
nkhop> fyhr;rhuk;>rkatopKiwfs; g pugykhf't pUg ;gjw ;fhd
gz;ghL vd;gtw;iwj; njhluNtz;Lk; Kd;ndLg;Gf;fspy; kpfTk; ftdk;
vd;W vjpu;ghu;f;fpwhu;fs;. xU nrYj;Jfpwhu;fs;( jkpo;g;ghlrhiyg;N
nkhopf;F Nky; ,d;ndhU nkhopapd; ghl;bfs;>,e;jpa rpdpkh
mwpT ,Ug;gJ Foe;ijapd; Nkyjpf mbg;gilapyhd fyhr;rhug;
mwpT tsu;r;rpf;F cjtp nra;Ak; Nghl;bfs ;>jk po ;f ;FO
vd;gJ gutyhfj; njupe;j tpisahl;Lg;Nghl;bfs; vd;gd rpy
tplakhFk;. Mdhy; me;jg; gbg;G cjhuzq ;fshFk ;).
Kiwfs; mtu;fs; thOk; ehl;bd; fy;tpabg;gilapy; mikjy; kpf ,t;tikg;Gf;fs; gy xU rpyupd;
Kf;fpa tplakhFk;. MSikapd; fl;Lg;ghl;bYk; xU Fwpg;gpl;ltpjkhd fUj;Jf;fSf;FNk>
,d;W Gyk; ngau;e;j jkpo; kf;fspd; rka> fyhr;rhu mikg;Gf;fs;
Foe;ijfs; tPl;bYk;> njhlu;e;Jk; Kd;dplk; nfhLj;Jf;
cwtpdu;fSlDk; jkpo; NgrpdhYk;> nfhz;bUg;gjhy;> ntspehLfspy;
,e;j ,uz;lhk; jiyKiwapduhy; nrhy ;y pf ;nfhLf ;fg ;gLk jkpopd; tsu;r;rp xU Fwpg;gl;l
; '[dehafg;gz;ghLfs;'> jq;fs;
tiff;Fs; XLq;fptpLk; epiyf;Fj; rKjhaj;jpy FiwthftpUg;gij
js;sg; gLk;. tsUk; ,sk;jiyKiwapdu; milahsk; fhz;fpwhu;fs;. ,jdhy;
ngUk;ghyhd jkpo;g;ngw;Nwhu;fs; Gyk; ngau;e;j ehLfspy; tsUk;
jq;fspd; vjpu;ghu;g;Gf;fisAk;> ,uz;lhk; jiyKiwapdu;> ,sk;
jq;fshy; mila Kbahjtw;iwAk; gUtk; te;J ntsp cyfpy; fhy;
( fiy Mu;tkw;w Foe;ijiag; guj gjpf;Fk;NghJ jq;fspd; cz;ikahd
ehl;baj;jpy; Nru;j;Jj; Jd;GWj;JtJ ' rKjha>fyhr;rhu milahsq;fspd;'
Nghd;wit) jq;fs; Foe;ijfspd; tiuKiwfs; gw;wpf;
jiyapw; jpzpf;fpwhu;fs;. XU Fog;gkilfpwhu;fs;. 18 taJ
Foe;ijapd; tsu;r;rpapy;> jha; njhlf;fk; 24 taJ tiuapyhd
jfg;gdpd; gq;F Kf;fpa gq;F gUtk;> xU kdpjdpd 'Ra rpe;jid
tfpf;fpwJ. mtu;fspd; gq;F MSikfis' ntspf;nfhzUk; fhy
mf;Foe;ijapd; gy jug;gl;l fl;lnkd;W vupf; vupf;]d; vd;w kd
tsu;r;rpfSf;Fk; > mjhtJ> cly;> Ma;T mwpQu; Fwpg;gpLfpwhu;.
mwpT> cs> rKjha> Mj;kPf ,t;ntspg;ghLfspd; KOik> Gyk;
tsu;r;rpfs; vd;gdtw;wpd; ngau;e;j ehLfspy; cs;s jkpo;
mj;jpthukhFk;. mit> ruptug; mikg;Gf;fspy; mKypy; ,Uf;Fk;
Nghlg;glhkypUe;jhy; Foe;ijapd; njsptw;w fUj;Jf;fshy; rpjWtJ
vjpu;fhyk; ghjpf;fg; gLk; vd;W gy jtpu;f;f KbahJ.
mwpQu;fs; nrhy;ypapUf;fpwhu;fs;.
xU $l;lj;jpd; my;yJ FOtpd;
,d;W gy gy;fiyf;fofq;fspy; jkpo; xl;Lnkhj;j fyhr;rhuk; vd;gJ
khztu; mikg;Gf;fs; rpy xU gd;Kf mbg;gil nfhz;lJ.
Fwpg;gpl;l ' NjitfSf;fhfTk; fyhr;rhuk; tsUtjw;F nkhop>
gpurhuj;Jf;fhf' ,aq;Ftjhy;> rkak;> rlq;Ffs;>vd;gd
vjpu;fhyj;jpy;> ,t;tikg;Gf;fs; Xuk; ,d ;w paikahjitahFk ;.
fl;lg;gL;k; Jujpu;\;lj;ijj;jhd;
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Gyk; ngau;e;j jkpoUk; . . . (19 Mk; gf;fj;njhlu;)
fhzKbAk;. Kw;Nghf;F rpe;jid
vd;gdjhd; xU kdpjid Ml;bg; nfhz;l Nkw;Fwpg;gpl;l jtpu;g;gjhy; gaKWj;jy;fSk; vd;W ,d;W>
jkpo; ,sk; jiyKiw
$l;lq;fisj; mtu;fSf;Fg;
kpul;ly;fSk; tUk; Ngrpf;nfhs;sg;gLfpwJ.
gilf;fpd;wd. mtd; vq;F gpwe;jhYk; vg;gb tho;e;jhYk; mtdpd; kdk; Nkw; Fwpg;gpl;l %y fhuzpfshy; Rw;wp tisf;fg; gl;bUf;Fk;.
Gyk; ngau;e;j ehLfspy; tsUk; jkpo;f; Foe;ijfs; ru;tfyhrhiyf;Fg;
mz;ikapy; ntspahfp x];fhu; Nghl;bf;Fg; NghapUf;Fk; '];yk;Nlhf; kpy;ypadhu;' glk; ghu;j;jtu;fSf;F ,e;j rpW NghFk;tiuf;Fk;;jkpo;g; ngz;fs;
cz;ik jhuhskhfg;
jpUkzk; nra;ahkypUf;fpwhu;fs;. XU rhjhuz kdpjd; xU ehSk; xNukhjpup ,Ug;gJkpy;iy> tho;tJkpy;iy> rpe;jpg;gJkpy;iy. mtdpd; rpe;jidfis> mtdJ> gbg;G> rpNdfpjq;fs;>
Gupe;jpUf;Fk;. XU kdpjd; jdf;F mj;jpahtrpak; vd;W epidg;gij milaj; jdJ mj;jid 'jpwik'fisAk; ghtpg;ghd;. mij czuhky;> jq;fs; Foe;ijfs; jq;fspd; fdTfis Rw;whly;>R+o;epiyfs; khw;Wfpd;wd.
epiwNtw;w tho Ntz;Lnkd;W XU Foe;ijapd; mwpT tpUj;jp 50 tpfpjk;> guk;giuapd; mbg;gilapy; ,Ue;jhYk; mtd; gpwe;;jNghJ grpf;F czT Njbj; jhapd; Kiyiaj; Njl ahUk; nrhy;ypf;nfhLg;gjpy;iy> mJ kdpj cs;Szu;T> jdf;Fj;Njitahdij vg;gBAk;> ahu;
ngw;Nwhu; vjpu;ghu;f;Fk; NghJ gpur;rpidfs; Njhd;Wk; mj;Jld; Gyk; ngau;e;j ngw;Nwhu; jhq;fs; thOk; ehl;bd; fyhr;rhuk;> rl;ljpl;lq;fisr; ruptu czuhky; ngw;Nwhupd; md;Gf;F nfhLj;jhYk; thq;fpf; nfhs;Sk;
fl;Lg;gl;bUg;gij trjpahf cs;Szu;T. mtd; tsUk;NghJ
itj;Jf;nfhz;L jq;fs; mtDf;Fs; cz;lhFk;
Foe;ijfsplk; mtu;fshy; mbg;gil cs;Szu;Tfs;
epiwNtw;w Kbahjtw;iw mtdpd; vjpu;fhyj;ij
vjpu;ghu;g;gJk; rupay;y. epu;zapf;fpwJ. tho;tpd; %y
,e;j tUlk; > Fuq;fpypUe;J ce;Jjy;fshd> czT>
gpwe;jtd; kdpjd; vd;w cil>ghJfhg;G> ghypay; cwT
jj;Jtj;ijf; nfhz;Lte;j
kpUjq;f rf;futu;j;jp ghyf;fhL kzp Iaupd; Gjy;tu; kpUjq;f kh];Nuh ghyf;fhl;L uh[hkzp fye;Jnfhz;l nky;gd; ,z;bad; Mu;l;]; mflkpapd; ,irtpoh mz;ikapy; nky;gdpy; ele;jJ.
jkJ MWtajpy; kpUjq;f ,irj;Jiwf;F te;Js;s uh[hkzpf;F jw;nghOJ 70 tajhfpwJ. Rkhu; 64 tUlfhykhf jkJ tho;tpd; ngUk;gFjpia ,irj;Jiwf;Nf mu;g;gzpj;jpUf;Fk; mtuJ fiyg;gazj;jpy; mT];jpNuypahTk; ,ize;Jnfhz;lJ.
Vw;fdNt> mnkupf;fh>yz;ld;>jha;yhe;J Kjyhd ehLfspYk; mtuJ kpUjq;f ,ir xypj;jpUf;fpwJ.
mtUldhd re;jpg;gpy; mtu; njuptpj;j fUj;Jf;fis ,q;F njhFj;Jj; jUfpd;Nwhk;.
vd;id ,e;j ehl;Lf;F mioj;j ,z;bad; Mu;l;]; fiyf;fy;Yhupapd; ];jhgfu;> ,af;Feu; jpU.Nahfd; fe;jrhkp> kpUjq;f fiyQu; ghyf;fhL RNu\pd; rPluhthu;. RNu\; vdJ kUkfd;. RNu\; Vw;fdNt M];jpNuypahTf;F gyjlit te;J thrpj;jpUf;fpwhu;. rkaj;jpnyy;yhk; ,q;F Nahfidg;gw;wpAk;
te;J jpUk;Gk;
re;jpg;G:- misitAu; tpj;jp
mtuJ khztu;fisg;gw;wpAk;
kpUjq;f kh];Nuh ghyf;fhL uh[hkzp
,q;Fs;s ,ir u]pfu;fisg;gw;wpAk; nrhy;thu;.
,k;Kiw ehd; ,q;F Kjy;jlitahf te;Js;Nsd;. mjhtJ ,z;bad; Mu;l;]; mflkpapd; 25 MtJ muq;Nfw;wj;Jf;F te;jpUf;fpd;Nwd;. ,e;j muq;Nfw;wk; xU ,irtpohtpd; Njhw;wj;ijNa vkf;Fj;je;jJ.
gpd;du; ele;j fiy epfo;r;rpapy; jdp Mtu;j;jdk; thrpj;Njd;. ,q;Fs;s ,ir u]pfu;fSf;F ,uhfq;fs; njupe;jpUf;fpwJ. Njhb uhfNkh> fhk;Nghjp uhfNkh mtu;fs; Gupe;J itj;jpUf;fpwhu;fs;.
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