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Greatest victory to Sri Lankans

(by Lenin Benedict-Toronto)

As the President Mahinda Rajapakse discussed in the latest cabinet meeting about scraping of the National Anthem sang in Tamil in the North and East by Tamils living in the area for decades, just trying to portrait himself as a Hardcore Sinhala Nationalist and a savior of Sinhala language in the south as a measure to save his popularity eroding and his slogan of victory over Terrorism as his personal achievement diminishing due to his mistakes committed one after their other. Though the President trying hard to regain his political power and strength by propagating the old trick practiced by the Tamil Nationalist as well as Sinhala Nationalist to get the support from the mass, whenever their support does in drain, The victory won by the sacrifice of the Armed forces has been reconfirmed by no empathy or no support shown by the majority community that Srilankans cannot be divided on Language or Communal lines and will remain united as one. Really this was the greatest victory achieved by Srilankans than any other victory achieved so far. The war against Terrorist was supported by the majority of Srilankans to defeat just Terrorism and not Tamils have been very clearly established by majority of Srilankans showing no support of the President’s Tamil Anthem issue. It is worth to mention here that Srilanka has finally won its political goal of uniting all Srilankans against communal politics and the sacrifices made has not gone in vain.

When the country struggling to rebuild the nations trust and harmony, where the mistrust between both the communities yet to cleared and political unrest is visible in all parts of the island, and the rehabilitation and development have not yet been completed, the cabinet was discussing about scrabing the usage of National Anthem sang in Tamil in the North and East. When there are much more important things of National importance to be discussed, while the Government of Srilanka (GOSL) itself says the LTTE is regrouping and pose a threat to National security, what was the urgency to discuss the National Anthem issue right now? Has the GOSL has a hidden agenda behind this? Or the President himself has his own agenda behind this move?

No doubt, if all Srilankans sing the National Anthem in one language whatever the language may be, it would be great, particularly when the Tamils sing the National Anthem along with their Sinhala brothers in the majority language. This courage’s act will prove that Tamils have not fallen to communal politics, and it’s not going to take a long time for this to happen. But what would happen if a section of Srilankan community does not sing the National Anthem itself in a language it likes to sing with the same meaning? Is that not a disgrace to the Nation? It is an honor to sing the National Anthem or just forbid the community singing the National Anthem of its own choice of Language? Even the Sinhala only bill of 1956, which was introduced by Late Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, has never tried to stop singing the National Anthem in Tamil. He has respected the right of existence of the Tamil language in the Tamil speaking area and that what democracy means. Even the protest against the Sinhala only bill in the Galle face opposite to the old Parliament by the Federal Party was allowed and it showed the great respect for democracy and shows the minority rights were protected by the Sinhala leaders then. Will at least a Sinhala person will be allowed to protest against your Government, Your Excellency under your leadership?

According to the media reports, Minister of National Languages and Social Integration, Vasudeva Nanayakkara voiced his dissent saying this move would not be a suitable one and the same was endorsed by Minister of Fisheries Rajitha Senaratne on President’s suggestion of abolishing the Tamil National Anthem telling his ministers that no other country uses more than one language which was supported by Minister Vimal Weerawansa who is a ignorant saying India being a country of several languages but Hindi the majorities language was made as the language of National Anthem without even knowing Bengali a minorities language spoken in West Bengal is honored as the language of National Anthem wrote by Noble laureate Ravinderanath Tagore who was the one and only in the world who had the honor of writing National Anthem for two countries in the world the other being Bangladesh. Bangladeshis never rejected because it was written by an Indian but honored the Noble laureate by making his as their National Anthem. The writer of the Srilankan National Anthem Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon later changed his name to Ananda Samarakoon whom converted to Buddhism, himself is a student of Santiniketan which was founded by Ravindranath Tagore, to learn art and music.

At this discussion where was our knowledgeable Foreign Minister G.L.Peris who should be knowing Canada has its National Anthem “O Canada” sang in two of its official language English and French, on some occasions is sung with the mixture of stanzas taken from its English and French versions, which strengthens its national feeling by allowing the French speaking minority people to sing on their own choice of language. Our most respected and a moderate Foreign Minister should be definitely knowing Switzerland has national Anthem in four languages and one language represent 2% of its population called Rumantsch and the Italian 4%, rest being German and French. The National Anthem of South Africa being a very unique one, as the lyrics of five most widely spoken of its eleven official language Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English has two stanza in its National Anthem combination of old and new lyrics. Multilingual country of Spain has no words in its National Anthem, La Marcha Real. Denmark has two National Anthem “Kong Christian stod ved Hojen mast” and “La Marseillaise” Apart from “God Save the Queen”, the New Zealand sung with the first five verses in Maori (Aotearoa) and the second one in English “God Defend New Zealand”.

Though United Kingdom sing “God Save the Queen” its constituent countries of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own Anthems also each have number of Songs played at occasions and official events. Even “Land of Hope and Glory” played instead by England.

Wales sings “Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau” (Land of My Fathers) and accompanied its own Hymn at times, while Scotland adopted “Flower of Scotland” as its unofficial National Anthem recently. Srilankan politicians who always compare Srilanka to Singapore or dream of making Srilanka as Singapore should know that its National Anthem “ Manjulah Singapura” was sung originally in Malay and the truth being 85% of the Singaporeans do not speak Malay. Also Singapore has its Anthem in Lyrics of its other three official languages of Tamil, Mandarin and English.

Article IV of the Srilankan Constitution subsection 18:2 very clearly says that Tamil shall also be an official language and section 19 states Sinhala and Tamil shall be the National languages of Srilanka. If then, How could a President, the guardian of the Constitution and the Government of the country could say that the National Anthem could not be sang in Tamil language where as the Tamil language itself respected and protected by its own Constitution? The law maker should not be the law breaker, Your Excellency! In addition on the use of National languages section 20, states a Member of Parliament (M.P), a member of Provincial Council (MPC) or a local authority shall be entitled to perform his duties and discharge his functions either of the National languages. Singing the National Anthem in many languages only bring honor to the National Anthem and to the country itself but by not singing by a portion of people bring disgrace to the country. An anthem can become a country's national anthem by a provision in the country's constitution, by a law enacted by its legislature. It shouldn’t be hard for you Your Excellency, who got the magic two third majority by hook or crook to change the 18th Amendment of the Constitution for your own benefit to remain in power and you can do the same for the sake of the country and to unify the country by adding the Tamil Anthem also as one of the Srilanka’s National Anthem.

The implication of the discussion regarding abolishing the Tamil National Anthem has subsequently helped your political counter parts or in other words colleagues the Tamil Nationalist Alliance whom are the living sprit and soul of Pirabhaharan has once again used this opportunity to regain their political strength and benefited by your act. The defeat of LTTE has silenced their political activities and made them politically paralyzed whom were waiting for a good chance for a come back and by your grace they have got one as same as you gave K.P a wonderful chance. Suresh Premachandran, the TNA parliamentarian has gone to the extent of saying “If we can’t sing the Anthem in Tamil, we will be driven to boycott the National Anthem” This is what you expected Your Excellency! Without Tamil Nationalism in the North and East and without Sinhala Nationalism in the South, you will not be able to rule the country. Without communal differences it will be very hard for you to keep the Emergency regulations and the P.T.A for a long time and the present day Srilankans very well know your old bag of tricks and have responded negatively to your communal act. This is your first political defeat dear President and don’t force Srilankans too much and you will end with more and more defeats if you decided to take this communal line as Pirabaharan did.

As we are nearing the end of 2010 and looking forward anxiously what New Year would bring for Srilanka and to my beloved Srilankans. The Nation has stood strong against the Terrorist irrespective of the political differences for just one reason and the only reason being our great love for our beloved Motherland. Remember Sinhala and Tamil language belongs to each and every Srilankan. It’s the property not for the rulers of Srilanka but to all Srilankans who value their Cultures, Traditions, Heritage, Religions and language which belongs to all communities of Srilanka. Let us not allow the crooked politicians to divide us on communal, religion and language as they did in the past. We are new wave of Generation who put our country’s interest first and not of personal or political interest first. Let alone our Unity and Harmony makes the country more stronger and richer in values. Only the unity of the Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, Malays and Burger will make our country strong.

Thank You my beloved Srilankans for denouncing communal politics.

I fall at the feet of my brothers and sisters to kiss them for the courage they showed.

May the Noble Triple Gem, the God Almighty, Eswara, Allah and All the Gods of the Earth, Bless my Srilankans with Peace and Unity.

 

உனக்கு நாடு இல்லை என்றவனைவிட நமக்கு நாடே இல்லை என்றவனால்தான் நான் எனது நாட்டை விட்டு விரட்டப்பட்டேன்....... 

 


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ராஜினி திரணகம

MBBS(Srilanka)

Phd(Liverpool, UK)

'அதிர்ச்சி ஏற்படுத்தும் சாமர்த்தியம் விடுதலைப்புலிகளின் வலிமை மிகுந்த ஆயுதமாகும்.’ விடுதலைப்புலிகளுடன் நட்பு பூணுவது என்பது வினோதமான சுய தம்பட்டம் அடிக்கும் விவகாரமே. விடுதலைப்புலிகளின் அழைப்பிற்கு உடனே செவிமடுத்து, மாதக்கணக்கில் அவர்களின் குழுக்களில் இருந்து ஆலோசனை வழங்கி, கடிதங்கள் வரைந்து, கூட்டங்களில் பேசித்திரிந்து, அவர்களுக்கு அடிவருடிகளாக இருந்தவர்கள்மீது கூட சூசகமான எச்சரிக்கைகள், காலப்போக்கில் அவர்கள்மீது சந்தேகம் கொண்டு விடப்பட்டன.........'

(முறிந்த பனை நூலில் இருந்து)

(இந் நூலை எழுதிய ராஜினி திரணகம விடுதலைப் புலிகளின் புலனாய்வுப் பிரிவின் முக்கிய உறுப்பினரான பொஸ்கோ என்பவரால் 21-9-1989 அன்று யாழ் பல்கலைக்கழக வாசலில் வைத்து சுட்டு கொல்லப்பட்டார்)

Its capacity to shock was one of the L.T.T.E. smost potent weapons. Friendship with the L.T.T.E.  was a strange and self-flattering affair.In the course of the coming days dire hints were dropped for the benefit of several old friends who had for months sat on committees, given advice, drafted latters, addressed meetings and had placed themselves at the L.T.T.E.’s  beck  and call.

From:  Broken Palmyra

வடபுலத் தலமையின் வடஅமெரிக்க விஜயம்

(சாகரன்)

புலிகளின் முக்கிய புள்ளி ஒருவரின் வாக்கு மூலம்

பிரபாகரனுடன் இறுதி வரை இருந்து முள்ளிவாய்கால் இறுதி சங்காரத்தில் தப்பியவரின் வாக்குமூலம்

 

தமிழகத் தேர்தல் 2011

திமுக, அதிமுக, தமிழக மக்கள் இவர்களில் வெல்லப் போவது யார்?

(சாகரன்)

என் இனிய தாய் நிலமே!

தங்கி நிற்க தனி மரம் தேவை! தோப்பு அல்ல!!

(சாகரன்)

இலங்கையின் 7 வது பாராளுமன்றத் தேர்தல்! நடக்கும் என்றார் நடந்து விட்டது! நடக்காது என்றார் இனி நடந்துவிடுமா?

(சாகரன்)

வெல்லப்போவது யார்.....? பாராளுமன்றத் தேர்தல் 2010

(சாகரன்)

பாராளுமன்றத் தேர்தல் 2010

தேர்தல் விஞ்ஞாபனம்  - பத்மநாபா ஈழமக்கள் புரட்சிகர விடுதலை முன்னணி

1990 முதல் 2009 வரை அட்டைகளின் (புலிகளின்) ஆட்சியில்......

நடந்த வன்கொடுமைகள்!

 (fpNwrpad;> ehthe;Jiw)

சமரனின் ஒரு கைதியின் வரலாறு

'ஆயுதங்கள் மேல் காதல் கொண்ட மனநோயாளிகள்.' வெகு விரைவில்...

மீசை வைச்ச சிங்களவனும் ஆசை வைச்ச தமிழனும்

(சாகரன்)

இலங்கையில்

'இராணுவ' ஆட்சி வேண்டி நிற்கும் மேற்குலகம்,  துணை செய்யக் காத்திருக்கும்; சரத் பொன்சேகா கூட்டம்

(சாகரன்)

ஜனாதிபதி தேர்தல்

எமது தெரிவு எவ்வாறு அமைய வேண்டும்?

பத்மநாபா ஈபிஆர்எல்எவ்

ஜனாதிபதித் தேர்தல்

ஆணை இட்ட அதிபர் 'கை', வேட்டு வைத்த ஜெனரல் 'துப்பாக்கி'  ..... யார் வெல்வார்கள்?

(சாகரன்)

சம்பந்தரே! உங்களிடம் சில சந்தேகங்கள்

(சேகர்)

அனைத்து இலங்கைத் தமிழர்களும் ஒற்றுமையான இலங்கை தமது தாயகம் என மனப்பூர்வமாக உரிமையோடு உணரும் நிலை ஏற்பட வேண்டும்.

(m. tujuh[g;ngUkhs;)

தொடரும் 60 வருடகால காட்டிக் கொடுப்பு

ஜனாதிபதித் தேர்தலில் தமிழ் மக்கள் பாடம் புகட்டுவார்களா?

 (சாகரன்)

 ஜனவரி இருபத்தாறு!

விரும்பியோ விரும்பாமலோ இரு கட்சிகளுக்குள் ஒன்றை தமிழ் பேசும் மக்கள் தேர்ந்தெடுக்க வேண்டும்.....?

(மோகன்)

2009 விடைபெறுகின்றது! 2010 வரவேற்கின்றது!!

'ஈழத் தமிழ் பேசும் மக்கள் மத்தியில் பாசிசத்தின் உதிர்வும், ஜனநாயகத்தின் எழுச்சியும்'

 (சாகரன்)

சபாஷ் சரியான போட்டி.

மகிந்த  ராஜபக்ஷ & சரத் பொன்சேகா.

(யஹியா வாஸித்)

கூத்தமைப்பு கூத்தாடிகளும் மாற்று தமிழ் அரசியல் தலைமைகளும்!

(சதா. ஜீ.)

தமிழ் பேசும் மக்களின் புதிய அரசியல் தலைமை

மீண்டும் திரும்பும் 35 வருடகால அரசியல் சுழற்சி! தமிழ் பேசும் மக்களுக்கு விடிவு கிட்டுமா?

(சாகரன்)

கப்பலோட்டிய தமிழனும், அகதி (கப்பல்) தமிழனும்

(சாகரன்)

சூரிச் மகாநாடு

(பூட்டிய) இருட்டு அறையில் கறுப்பு பூனையை தேடும் முயற்சி

 (சாகரன்)

பிரிவோம்! சந்திப்போம்!! மீண்டும் சந்திப்போம்! பிரிவோம்!!

(மோகன்)

தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டமைப்புடன் உறவு

பாம்புக்கு பால் வார்க்கும் பழிச் செயல்

(சாகரன்)

இலங்கை அரசின் முதல் கோணல் முற்றும் கோணலாக மாறும் அபாயம்

(சாகரன்)

ஈழ விடுலைப் போராட்டமும், ஊடகத்துறை தர்மமும்

(சாகரன்)

அடுத்த கட்டமான அதிகாரப்பகிர்வு முன்னேற்றமானது 13வது திருத்தத்திலிருந்து முன்னோக்கி உந்திப் பாயும் ஒரு விடயமே

(அ.வரதராஜப்பெருமாள்)

மலையகம் தந்த பாடம்

வடக்கு கிழக்கு மக்கள் கற்றுக்கொள்வார்களா?  

 (சாகரன்)

ஒரு பிரளயம் கடந்து ஒரு யுகம் முடிந்தது போல் சம்பவங்கள் நடந்து முடிந்துள்ளன.!

(அ.வரதராஜப்பெருமாள்)

 

 

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