Topic started by Indian (@ host62-7-148-72.webport.bt.net) on Fri Jan 25 12:41:58 .
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Let me begin by saying that I know many Sri Lankan Tamils, and I have many Sri Lankan Tamil friends. They are all very nice people, quite close to me. I respect the Sri Lankan Tamil people. I also know that they are really suffering, the vast majority for no fault of theirs. Their situation is really tragic, not just poverty, but many are also deprived of their dignity.

I think that India and the rest of the world should do more to protect these people's rights. We must appoint UN observers and send in armed peacekeepers or impose sanctions on the Government of Sri Lanka if it fails to stop the army from committing atrocities against any people, not just Tamilians.

But I don't think Indian Tamils should support the Sri Lankan Tamils' separatist cause, for the following reasons:
1. Sri Lankan Tamils have shown a willingness to attack innocent Sinhalese villagers.
2. They assassinated Rajiv Gandhi.
3. The LTTE recruits child soldiers.
4. The leader of the LTTE, if he is truly a brave man, why doesn't he go to the frontline himself?
5. India is fighting against militants in Kashmir. We cannot accept Kashmir being taken away from us, so how can Sri Lankans give away part of their land?
6. Tamils say "Yaadhum oorae, yaavarum kaeLir". But Sri Lankan Tamils obviously don't know what that means (neither do many Indian Tamils, who hate Kannadigas and North Indians).
7. I live in the U.K. Do you know how embarrassing I find it when people ask me if I am a "Tamil tiger"? But I cannot complain, because that is the bad name the Sri Lankan Tamils have earned us. These guys are giving us a bad name.

The slowly growing support for the separatist cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils by Indian Tamils, especially politicians and the world of Tamil cinema is a DISGRACEFUL, SAD and DANGEROUS trend to say the least. Let us support their cause for justice, but not their demands for a separate country.

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• From: Nisala (@ aca19bac.ipt.aol.com) on: Wed May 29 03:21:04
  
  "worlds desire to accommodate the LTTE, find peace for Tamils and put this conflict to an end."
  
  Uncle Raveen has more interesting things to say, like US does not care about banana republic like Sri Lanka but is fully interested in accomodating LTTE. I would ask why it is still a terrorist organization in US but Uncle might get angry.
  
  
• From: Mavalngkilli (@ wc05.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Sun Jun 9 22:44:12
  
  The thing why U.S.A have LTT in the terroist list so they can protect themselves in some ways. For one thing i could say that Tamils and LTT are one of two organization and community which America care [don't like] most due to it's effectness and it's popularity even though half of the Tamil Nadu computer workers are there. You should know another thing that LTT aren't such a terroist like Alkaitha [sry if i spelled Alkaitha wrong]. Why America hate LTT? What's that relate to it's political? Well the answer is America dont' like any other countries to be stronger than that and it help terroist and it destroy and also it's say someone as terroist who aren't. U.S.A stand for Ultimate Silent Anties due to what it do as being as country. The second thing is common to U.S.A and to some other countries on the world because they are afraid if Thamizh Community become strong in Economy and in other things such as in military ways. That's what i know about this
  
  
• From: dilan (@ garibaldi.ti.telenor.net) on: Sat Jun 15 05:18:35
  
  Mr Manalangili u r living in ur dream world, please continue with ur dreaming....
  
  
• From: Mavalangkilli (@ wc05.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Tue Jul 2 23:11:14
  
  I'm not in a dream world Mr.Dilan. It's usual on the World y they push over ethnic groups to become stronger. India is an example if u want a good one.
  
  
• From: Davendra Yoganathan (@ ) on: Thu Mar 6 23:43:10
  
  I think your mama,papa,children,relatives,ancestors could have been badly treated by Sri Lankan Tamils and given you permanent brain damage to have put up such an article on the web.Shit happens and I'm sorry it happened to you.
  
  EVERY LIVING TAMIL SHOULD SUPPORT Sri Lankan Tamils' separatist cause
  
  
• From: Bharathiyar (@ wc05.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Fri Mar 14 09:55:18
  
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  I think your mama,papa,children,relatives,ancestors could have been badly treated by Sri Lankan Tamils and given you permanent brain damage to have put up such an article on the web.Shit happens and I'm sorry it happened to you.
  
  EVERY LIVING TAMIL SHOULD SUPPORT Sri Lankan Tamils' separatist cause //
  
  Maybe you don't understand ....we are INDIANS as well u know. We have to care about the propserity of OUR LAND. Let us get our country healed of it's past wounds and do things that will benefit our own land first. Then we will come and help you if we have any time.
  
  If you think that we Indians have to support you people then you are living the ultimate Tiger dream.
  
  
  

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