Commission of Inquiry on Indian War Crimes in Sri Lanka
Posted on March 23rd, 2013
Shenali Waduge
India demands Sri Lanka holds a ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-credible investigationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚. Sri Lanka must oblige India. That investigation must cover two important aspects. Firstly, it must cover IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s role in creating, training, financing and supporting the LTTE as a terrorist movement and IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s war crimes committed on Sri Lankan citizens by the IPKF. Accountability for these massacres by the Indian IPKF needs to be included to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry. If US says the Resolution is an expression of support then the international community must support Sri Lanka to ensure India does not obstruct investigations into crimes by India. This is the conditionality with which the COI should commence under a clearly articulated mandate. RAW head said to Rajiv Gandhi ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Don’t worry about the LTTE, they are our boys, they will not fight us(IPKF)ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” LTTE fought back because IPKF were killing and raping Tamils in North Sri Lanka while a former Maj. Gen. of the Indian army declares Indian soldiers killed over 20,000 Tamil civilians in Northern Sri Lanka! IPKF prohibited the entry of international human rights organizations like Amnesty, ICRC from entering the North
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ IPKF came to be called the Innocent People Killing Force because they killed civilians! IPKF was sent to Sri Lanka without the consent of the Indian Parliament.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The scale of crimes committed by Indian troops in Sri Lanka has gone unnoticed. Prabakaran himself said that it was the atrocities committed by the IPKF that contributed towards his decision to kill Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. This corroborates with Former LTTE military commander turned Minister V. Muralitharan or Karuna Amman who claims that the LTTE female cadre who killed Rajiv had been raped by the IPKF. While even the Supreme Court of India in its verdict claimed that the Rajiv assassination was a retaliation for the IPKF atrocities against Tamils in Sri Lanka.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The background to the arrival of the IPKF is simple. On 26 May 1987, Prabakaran was cornered in Vadamarachchi and would have been caught by the Sri Lankan troops had India not intervened to threaten military intervention if Prabakaran was not released. Thereafter, Prabakaran was flown by Indian plane to India and to show India meant business, India violated Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s airspace dropping 25 tons of food in the North. The irony is that while no Sri Lankan has ever to date died of hunger hundreds die in India without food.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The international community has yet to speak on IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s role in birthing and nursing the LTTE. Part of that blames falls upon Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s Government and its failure to set the story straight. The root cause of the conflict is India and unless the Sri Lankan Government is brave enough to say so all these accountability and reconciliation is useless. Reconciliation cannot conceal IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s treacherous role to destabilizing and take over Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka must not shy from telling the world the truth. Indian media pointing fingers from Delhi certainly needs to wake up to this reality and an apology to Sri Lanka is certainly forthcoming.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ IPKF Timeline:
| 29 July 1987 | ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚§ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Indo-Lanka Accord signed (J N Dixit a main architect to draft Accord)
An accord thrust on Sri Lanka with India threatening to land its forces unless Prabakaran was set free from capture. India forced Sri Lanka to amend its Constitution and introduce the Provincial Council system merging the North and East through the 13th amendment. Legality of the amendment is questioned because it does not have the mandate of the people. India promised 5million monthly payment to Prabakaran for his consent. |
| 30 July 1987 | Arrival of Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” numbers went upto 100,000
IPKF had not been briefed, they did not know what to do nor were they given maps. |
| October 1987 | Just 2 months after IPKF arrival, orders were given from India to eliminate the LTTE and capture Prabakaran alive |
| Mar 1990 | IPKF unceremoniously asked to leave by President Premadasa.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚§ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ J N Dixit in a 2000 interview says ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-we were in a foreign country, the president of that country says ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-go awayƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚, and you come backƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚. VP Singh Government and Foreign Minister I K Gujral were concerned about the legality of IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s presence in India. Fortunate for Sri Lanka VP SinghƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s policy was ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-do the exact opposite of what Rajiv didƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” thus agreeing to remove IPKF from India. Had Sonia been where VP Singh was the IPKF may never have left! ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚§ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Over 1200 Indian troops killed by LTTE. Thousands maimed. High Commissioner Dixit blames IPKFƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s first commander for the heavy casualties (2000 interview) |
| RAW response | RAW chief Chandran ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-We gave you training to attack Sri Lankan forces but never mentioned about Tamil Eelaam or a political solution to youƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” straight from the horses mouth confirming that India/RAW used the Tamil discontent to merely destabalize Sri Lanka |
| 2000 Interview
J N Dixit |
The Indian High Commissioner J N Dixit claims that India had been training and financing the LTTE. If so how can he excuse IPKF failure as ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-underestimating the capabilities of the LTTE?ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚. If we accept this argument, we can then presume that RAWƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s friendship with the LTTE ended up with RAW misinforming the Indian Government. This explains why RAW told the Indian Government ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-these are our boys, we know them very well, they owe so much to us, so once they say yes, they will not fight us, they won’t.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” it looks like the RAW has been taking the Indians for a good ride!
In the same interview Dixit claimed that Ranil Wickremasinghe in 1995/1996 had told then Indian Premier Narasimha Rao that he would like Indian troops to come back! |
| IPKF memorial | Serves as a reminder of IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s war crimes.
The 480 Indian soldiers (Sikh Light Infantry) who took part in the helicopter attack on the Jaffna university and the 30 Indian soldiers who lost their lives were awarded ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Vir ChakraƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ posthumously. The airdrop has different versions and revisiting the past will set things right. |
| April 1988
Indian former Foreign Secretary – A.P.Venkateshwaran |
“…as an Indian I feel ashamed that under the Indo Sri Lanka agreement, our forces are fighting with Tamils whom they went to protect…”I believe that the Indian Government had betrayed its own culture and ethics… When I speak to the Indian army officers, whom I know and who have come back after serving in Sri Lanka, they are the most puzzled and most unhappy people because they do not know the cause for which they are fighting. The guilt, therefore, rests entirely on those who sent them to do this dastardly business of fighting in Sri Lanka against our Tamil brothers and sisters…” |
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Indian War Crimes in Sri Lanka
- Training, arming, financing and functioning as a state sponsor of terrorism in view of its training LTTE on Indian soil using former Indian army personnel and RAW.
- These Indian trained LTTE and other Tamil militant groups have killed scores of Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. For every murder, assassination and destruction of property LTTE has committed over 30 years India stands equally culpable. If LTTE stands trial so must India.
- IPKF Indian forces not only killed scores of Sri Lankan Tamils but raped, looted, tortured and took part in indiscriminate shootings. This ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-killing fieldƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ is forgotten and ignored given that the main perpetrator is India. LTTE would not have become what it became if not for India.
- The allegations of civilian killings by IPKF on Sri Lankan Tamils is said to range from 6000 to 20,000 (Maj.Gen. Mehta ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” retired Indian army) ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” http://news.oneindia.in/2009/06/01/exipkf-general-accuses-india-of-killing-20000-lankantamil.html – these deaths need to be accounted for and a credible investigation can prove IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s war crimes and genocide. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
- Indian IPKF role in displacing thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils also need to be investigated. Ironically no foreign Government, UN, Tamil Nadu, TNA nor any humanitarian organization challenged India or the IPKF. 50,000 is said to have been displaced at the height of IPKF artillery shelling. Is this why India has promised to build 50,000 houses as a resettlement offer?
- Allegations of rape of Sri Lankan women by Indian forces was brushed aside as ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-the Indian army are not angelsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚¦.rape happens even in the WestƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ – Brig Kahlon. Some of these very officers in the IPKF are today championing human rights!
Details of Indian IPKF war crimes/genocide
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18 days after the Jaffna hospital massacre Rajiv Gandhi says ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-The Indian Army ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚¦.outstanding discipline and courage ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚¦.protecting Tamil civilians (Lok Sabha 9 Nov 1987) 22 Oct 1987 ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Bruce Palling UK Independent. ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Jaffna hospital hit at least 7 timesƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ |
| 9 Nov 1987 | IPKF White Flag killings
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| ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ | Just a few names of Tamil civilians killed by IPKF
Dr A. Sivapathasuntheram, Dr M.K. Ganesharatnam, Dr Parimelalahar, Mrs Vadivelu, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Mrs Leelawathie,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Mrs Sivapakiam, Mrs Ramanathan, Mr Shanmugalingam,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Mr Kanagalingam,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Mr Krishnarajah, Mr Selvarajah, R. Duraiswamy (SLAS) Retd. Secretary, Ministry of Local Government. M. Duraiwswamy Retd. Staff Officer Bank of Ceylon, Mr. S. Sivasubramaniam, retired Director of Irrigation, Mrs. Sivasubramaniam, his retired teacher wife and their only son,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Prof. P. Chandrasekeram, University of Jaffna, Dr R.W. Crossette Thambiah, Dr Selvaratnam Former DMO Maskeliya, Dr S. Pararajasingham J.M.O, L.F.M. Samuel Rtd. Teacher (St. Thomas College, Mt. Lavinia & Royal College), K.J. Sambanthar Retd. DLO & Asst. Land Commissioner, Jaffna, Mrs S. Sivanandaraja (mother), Mohanraj (son) Technical Officer, Irrigation .Dept, Mrs Kishnam, Mrs M. Sebastiampillai, Mrs N.R. Thuriappa, Mrs V. Ruthiralingam, C.S. Aaron, A. Subramanium Attorney at Law, Mr & Mrs Pancharatnam, Rtd. Teachers, K. Navaratnam Rtd. Divisional Supdt. of Post Offices, S. Nadarajah, Formerly SLBC, Tamil Service, P. Arooran , M. Nadaraja, S. Rasanayagam Rtd. Credit Controller CCC Ltd., Mrs M. Weerasegaram Pillai, (Mother), Pillai Yasotha Weerasegaram (Daughter), Mrs S. Thanapalasingham (Mother) Miss N. Thanapalasingham (Daughter) S. Kulasegerampillai, Retd. Station Master, Mrs M. Arumugam (sister of Senator S.Nadesan), Mrs R. Gnanamuttu , A. Candappu Rtd. State Officer, S. Selvaranee,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ S. Shanmugasuntharam, Electrician, Jaffna Municipal Council, S. Thambiah, (father of T. Sabaratnam), Mrs. Thambimuttu, Kannan Iyer… and thousands more… |
.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.Quotes: International Organizations / Worldwide Reports on IPKF
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ It needs to be reiterated that whilst India continuously insists on safety, dignity and integrity of the Tamil people while Indian troops were running amok killing and raping Sri Lankan Tamils, India prohibited external players – ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ no journalists were allowed and no humanitarian organizations were permitted to the North.
| Jan-Dec 1987 | Amnesty International Report 1988 – seven cases of rape by IPKF. http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA37/030/1990/en/1520f8d1-17d4-
ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-IPKF was increasingly accused of raping Tamil women and of deliberately killing dozens of unarmed Tamil civilians, among them elderly people, women and children...in several cases there was eye witness evidence that the victims were non combatants shot without provocation… Several dozen Tamil women, some of whom needed hospital treatment, testified that they were raped by IPKF personnel. A local magistrate in the north reportedly found the IPKF had been responsible for seven cases of rape in December.” ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Several dozen Tamil women, some of whom needed hospital treatment, testified that they were raped by IPKF personnel.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ A local magistrate in the north reportedly found the IPKF had been responsible for seven cases of rape in December.”ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Most of the charges of Human Rights abuses began after the IPKF commenced its military operations to disarm the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in October 1987.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-In one instance, the Indians were involved in a gun battle with LTTE forces in a Jaffna hospital. While the LTTE was using the civilians as shields, it appears that the IPKF attacked without discrimination and later killed some of the woundedƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Newspaper reports alleged that 40 civilians were killed in the village of Kokuvil by Indian forces the same day that 29 Indian commandoes were lost in a raid on a Tamil base at Jaffna UniversityƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-An independent observer has also corroborated charges that the IPKF undertook a reprisal in the village of Kaluwanchikudy for a landmine explosion which killed four soldiersƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ One area of concern to Amnesty International were the reports of rape committed by Indian soldiers. [Amnesty International Statement on the Situation in Sri Lanka with Respect to the Return of Tamils to Sri Lanka Amnesty International has also documented, up to August of 1988, ten cases of people who have disappeared after arrest by the IPKF Asia Watch Committee and Amnesty International were able to corroborate a number of the charges. Sri Lanka Red Cross, senior official – “Tens of thousands of refugees are living in appalling conditions in makeshift camps in JaffnaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ |
| ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ | Asia Watch Committee
ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-in analyzing these charges “one should bear in mind the difficulty of mounting a peace-keeping operation in the midst of communal and political clashes.” ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ |
| ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ | Asia WeekƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ (17 February 1989),
ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-During the run-up to the February 1989 parliamentary elections, the Indian forces in Sri Lanka blacked out newspaper coverage of the decision by the Eelam Revolutionary Organization (EROS) to withdraw its candidates, and placed its leader under virtual house arrest. [“Sri Lanka: Faith, Hope and Charity” |
| ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ | European Country of Origin Information Network – Allegations of abuses committed by the IPKF in Sri Lanka since July 1987 |
| ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ | IPKF atrocities brought to the attention of international authorities. Nothing happened against India.
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/topic,45a5199f2,45a519bd2,3ae6ab3c86,0,IRBC,,.html |
| Nov 1987 – observations | Eduardo Marino, Report to International Alert
ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-“Over a period of about 20 days (commencing 9 October 1987) , the Indian Army’s direct attack on LTTE positions, and defence from LTTE attacks, was coupled with the Indian Army’s attack and storming of still unevacuated Jaffna – and many villages and settlements throughout the Peninsula – with widespread (insofar as territory), indiscriminate (insofar as targetting) and sustained (insofar as intensity) artillery shelling.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ |
| 21 October 1987
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International Herald Tribune
“India forbids journalists from entering the combat zone, and no independent confirmation of the situation in Jaffna was available… Reports from officials and refugees said two thirds of the city’s 150,000 residents had fled or sought refuge in schools, Hindu temples and public buildings..” |
| 25 October 1987 | ‘one Tamil family executed by the Indians by having a tank run over them‘ Simon Freeman, Sunday Times |
| 8 November 1987 | London Sunday Times – ‘the countryside is just as ravaged as the towns’. |
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ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s Presidential Commission of Inquiry must investigate on all the training camps set up by the Indian Government, assisted by RAW and the former Indian army personnel that trained LTTE and numerous other Tamil militant groups from Sri Lanka.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The Inquiry must cover the Tamil Nadu links with the LTTE inclusive of its politicians. It must also look into the international organizations that also had links with LTTE and their local stooges. Every area that prolonged the conflict from ending in view of their links to LTTE must now come into the open. This is what accountability is and only this will pave way towards genuine reconciliation. Indian Penal Code does provide for extradition and Sri Lanka can open trial according to Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s laws. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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India deserves no seat in the UN Security Council if its atrocities of state sponsored terrorism is proved on Sri Lanka and upon all of IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s neighbors. Indian Government continuously has been preventing war crimes investigations of IndiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s war crimes in South Asia region.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Some words of advice to Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s present leaders who seem to be naƒÆ’†’ƒ”š‚¯ve to think we can expect better of India no matter how many times India ends up ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-disappointing usƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ “If victory was to be achieved, it could not be done by uniting all opposing forces but by dividing them and creating dissension among them… Sri Lankan Kings never opposed the entirety of India. When there was conflict with the Pandyans, they sought the aid of the Cholas and acted against the Pandyans. When the Pandyans and Cholas combined, they sought the aid of Kalinga. Sinhala Kings had that high intelligence and knowledge of statecraft.“ – National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali -27 May 198
March 23rd, 2013 at 5:13 pm
A BIG THANK YOU.
I’ve been begging for this. SL MUST do it. IPKF commander Hariharan is the BIGGEST anti-SL statement maker. And BRA-MAN (B Raman) the IPKF spy.
With all these attacks on terrorists, SL should have KEPT IPKF for longer for 5 more years.
1 Then we would have MORE war crimes to GRILL Endia.
2 MORE hatred will be between Tamilians and Endia (MOST important)
3 POSSIBLY a north south war in Endia.
4 Ranjan, Denzil, Lalith, Wijaya Wimalaratne, Gamini would have survived. They were our GREATEST patriots.
5 VP would have killed not only Rajiv but other Ghands too!!!
6 By 1994 Tamilians would be BEGGING SL army to come and save them.
When our enemies kill each other, what should we do? FUEL it! Just like Lalith A said.
Now we should grill Endia for war crimes by IPKF. That will open Tamil mouths AGAINST Endia for the FIRST TIME after IPKF left SL.
March 24th, 2013 at 2:33 am
Shenali thanks for reminding every now and then of all atrocities done by our enemy no.1 India. This is marvelous stuff.We thank you so much.
If still our leaders think that India is our friend it’s bullshit. There are certain individuals who sincerly loves Sri Lanka but not these political dynasties who only rule for power and glory. 3 Ghandians were assasinated. They were the sponsors of terrorism. They who created the monsters died from the hands of monsters. India should take the responsiblity for every single citizen of Sri Lanka who died due to L.T.T.E terrorism. They created,They financed,They gave the training and sanctuary. Nobody can deny that nor we will forget.
We got our freedom after sacrificing so many valuable lives of our citizens and we will never ever allow any evil force to take back that freedom again. We will die for our country and keep our lion flag up under the brave leadership of the present government and the leader His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa. We must stand up against our enemies like true Sinhala heros of the past and show the world that we are not cowards or murderers like India or US. Who will answer the million deaths in Iraq and Afganistan or in Kashmir? Where was the human rights when L.T.T.E barbarians killed innocent children and Buddhist monks in cold blood and when they attacked our most revered shirine Dalada Maligawa? Navin Pillai ” EVA BALAWA”
March 24th, 2013 at 3:37 am
Cannot agree more ! This the next essential step for our government. Set up th emother of all commision.
No need for the word reconcelliation. Revange instead. Rajive Gandhi is a war criminal similar to VP. He got the punishment but there are plenty of others already alive. This new LLRC report should be done openly using internet !
Well done Shenali.
March 24th, 2013 at 3:42 am
Our stupid politicians sometimes think that they have a special personal relationship with the powers that be in India – mostly members of the Gandhi family. This is a false belief for India is not swayed by personal loyalties. When Sirimavo was in power she thought that the Bandaranaike family had a special relationship with the Nehru family – which later became the Gandhi family. Nothing could be further from the truth. India’s policies are always dictated by their Foreign Policy moguls and follow what they perceive as what is best for India’s geopolitical interests.
Therefore it will be foolish for the current Sri Lankan leaders to believe that they can sway India’s stance by the strength of any existing personal relations if any.
March 24th, 2013 at 4:43 am
Unfortunatley LLRC members have not included these facts to their report.
March 24th, 2013 at 4:47 am
Thankyou Shenali -just the words all Sri Lankans should hear! As I have said on a previous comment “Say No to Unilateral accountability”. This is the line we should take – ‘accountability’ for all. The GoSL may have been quite ubderstandably reluctant to take this line in the first instance to avoid being seen as confrontational, but there is no room for such ‘politeness’ any more. Pandering to India’s sensitivities should end now. And there now remains a long list of modificatiobs on Indo-SL relations as a result, and I shall list out wmy thoughts on what they should be in due course….. S de Silva – London
March 24th, 2013 at 4:57 am
Only one resolution against SL and 13 countries voted for SL.
6 resolutions against Israel the next day and ONLY USA voted against!!!
Good for bloody USA. Got its OWN medicine SIX TIMES!!
A report that calls for boycotting West Bank settlement products and states that Israel could be brought before the International Criminal Court for Jewish building over the pre-1967 lines was approved Friday by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Only the United States voted against the report, which was penned by a three-member fact-finding mission.
Speaking before the vote the US said that it was troubled by the council’s biased and disproportionate focus on Israel.
Although the status quo is not sustainable and the US is committed to resolving the Israeli Palestinian conflict, it does not believe that reports such as the one completed by the fact-finding mission can help achieve that objective, the US said.
Israel cut its ties with the council when it formed the fact-finding mission last year.
The report stated that Israel had an obligation under international law not to transfer its population into the Palestinian territories, as it had done by constructing West Bank settlements.
“The Rome Statute establishes the ICC’s jurisdiction over the deportation or transfer, directly or indirectly, by the occupying power of parts of its own population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory,” the report stated.
The report explained that settlements violate international human rights laws and International Humanitarian Law.
Private companies that do business with the settlements also bear responsibility not to violate those laws, the report said. It asked them to take “all necessary steps” to ensure that they were respecting human rights, “including by terminating their business interests in the settlements.”
The council also passed another five resolutions against Israeli actions over the pre-1967 lines. These resolutions were filed under Agenda Item 7, which mandates that the council debate Israeli actions in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
The United States, which alongside Israel opposes Agenda Item 7, voted against all the resolutions.
Other resolutions dealt with Israel’s military incursion into Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009, Israeli settlement building and Palestinian human rights including the right to self-determination. All the resolutions had near unanimous support in the council.
The resolution that members appeared to take issue with was one that called on Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights. It passed by 29 votes, but there were 17 abstentions. Only USA voting against it.
Although the council dealt with human rights issues in Syria, Iran and Myanmar, it adopted more resolutions against Israel than any of those specified countries.
– jpost
March 24th, 2013 at 5:04 am
So the final score in UNHRC BS.
USA 1 – Rest of the world 6
Poor Israel. It has to pay for US sins.
So India voted AGAINST Israel too in all these resolutions!!
March 24th, 2013 at 6:46 am
Britsh made India. Now Indians unite when it comes to their subjects be thay Ugandans, Sinhalese or Malays. I think and hope Kenyatta of Kenya will act to get rid of Indian colonial parasites who own and run Kenya.
March 24th, 2013 at 9:15 am
An excellent and a very timely article proclaiming from the hill tops what India is trying to shove under the carpet. ‘The broken palmyrah’, book by a group of Jaffna intellectuals is also an authoritative reference in this regard. I remember what Kumar Ponnambalam wrote in the Newspaper about the IPKF uncivilized and brutal conduct in the Jaffna peninsula. He pleaded with the Sri Lanka government to send Sri Lankan troops to Jaffna whom he said were ‘gods’ compared to the Indian animals in army uniform.
Mario Perera
Kadawata
March 24th, 2013 at 9:36 am
This is good stuff Shenali to set fire to India.
March 24th, 2013 at 10:02 am
Srike while the iron is hot! Close down the regional High Commissions and downgrade the current main High Commission to a consulate (ie So no High Commissioner and dealing only with Visas / Passports. No NEW contracts with India and review those existing – S de Silva – London
March 24th, 2013 at 10:03 am
Dear Shenali Waduge!……….Very useful article for our political leaders to read & take action. NOW where do we go from here?……..~Thanks again~ another retd expat from Canada
March 24th, 2013 at 11:04 am
What right indians have to come to sri lanka and kill . we can kill our terrorists because we have to solve our problem.
if M. R has a back bone this the right time to probe it.
Thanks Shenali
March 24th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Lankaweb,
Can we please have the following as a news report?
http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/UN-Human-Rights-Council-approves-settlements-report-307539
It proves UNHRC is BIASED against SOME SELECTED countries.
It also shows how USA LOST at the UNHRC at the end of the day. What goes around comes around.
March 24th, 2013 at 4:34 pm
I cannot really understand why our foreign policy experts and others don’t realize how India manipulated us at the end of the Ealam War in 2009. They wanted to get rid of the LTTE, for they knew although it was them who initially bank rolled, trained and created the LTTE, in the end it was the Christian West that was controlling the LTTE. It was the Christian West through the Catholic Church who made the LTTE take up arms against the IPKF and thereafter through the ‘good offices’ of the ‘Peace Facilitator Norway’ almost became another state.
India does not want to see the Eelam established in Sri Lanka but are adamant to see Sri Lanka remains destabilized. This is what they are up to and this is what they do with all their neighboring countries – Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal etc. India is happy to see Sri Lanka as its own satellite and under their control. Their ploy is to see Sri Lanka charged for war crimes through mechanisms of the UNHCR in the hope that they can manipulate Sri Lanka to do their bidding.
It is timely that Shenali brought out India’s own war crimes in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s only future lies in being assertive and making an independent path for its future with all weather friends and not those who back-stab everytime we look forward to get on with life.
March 25th, 2013 at 12:25 am
The person who begs for mercy continuously from a person who continues to beat are both fools.(Gahnna gahanna vandina minihath Vandinna vandina gana minihath dedenama modai)
It is time we go on the offensive for we have no reson to be defensive. The more we try to explain our innocence the more cocky they get to squeeze and twist our arm.
We must stop explaining to people who are not interested in hearing what we say but insist on what they say and start investigating war crimes,crimes against humanity and crimes against international law. We must do it in a transparent and a credible way so that no one can escape justice.
We must invetigate our forces who if,there are any,commited crimes,punish them.
We must invetigate LTTE crimes and find the responsible people,expose them and initiate action against them.
We must also invetigate and find those who supported terrorism under cover of foreign diplomats,officials and politicians regardless whether they are Indian,Australian,UK,US,Canadian,French or scandinavian.And expose them.
March 25th, 2013 at 1:43 am
Investigations CANNOT achieve anything.
The problem is SEPARATIST Tamils (and similar Sinhalese, Muslims) who believe there was a Tamil Homeland in SL. We should get rid of them systematically.
March 25th, 2013 at 1:50 am
EXCELLENT!
This is why I like reading Tamilnut.
“[TamilNet, Sunday, 24 March 2013, 14:09 GMT]
The 300,000-strong genocidal Sinhala military of Sri Lanka on Thursday took ‘pride’ in recruiting for the first time 95 Tamil girls for ‘office’ work and said that it is an evidence for the military not discriminating on ethnicity. Out of 150 Tamil girls who were originally forced to enter Sri Lanka’s military, 55 managed to escape. During the ‘training,’ around 20 driven to the stage of hysteria were admitted in hospital. The Tamil psychiatry doctor who came forward to their help himself was branded as mentally challenged. He is imprisoned and yet to be released. On the passing out parade day, four of the girls fainted, while their kith and kin were helplessly watching. Promises were made for one million rupees housing aid and 44 girls received Indian-made scooters, but parents complained that their daughters, held against their will, are not allowed to visit homes.”
Well done!
March 25th, 2013 at 6:22 am
Great idea. India’s politicos need to be aware that their anti-SL acts are not costless.