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TNA: Keep Hoole out of Jaffna campus
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MaKaSo
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13 Mar 2006 05:42:09 GMT Report for Abuse
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My Firend Naleen,
'Koheda yanne malle pol' and thanks for answering on behalf of dayapala...
I don't find anything strange for bringing weapon catalog by LTTers but, I will definitely surprise if they bring few copies of bibles. However, I was shocked to hear about the digital cameras.
I am not a fan of either JHU or JVP. And existence of these two parties never changes the LTTE dream about separate land.
LTTE is always trying to prove that they can not live with Sinhalese, but they can not carpet bomb Colombo like early days.
PS: By the way, could you please read the dayapala's posts carefully before typing something....
Edited By - MaKaSo - 13 Mar 2006 05:44:22 GMT |
Kulakottan
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13 Mar 2006 06:05:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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Makaso,
I agree to a greater extend what Dayapala said is true.
Prof. Hoole is the brother of M.R.R.Hoole who was also a founder member of University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna).
He is equally critical of LTTE and the GOSL/Security Forces for their atrocities against civilians. That is why he is hated by both LTTE & JHU.
The message Naleen was articulating about the catalogues story is that LTTE purposely brought it in their baggage to send a message to the South. They very well knew that such a message will make JHU and perhaps even JVP jump up and down in creating the much wanted publicity for LTTE.
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I am not a fan of either JHU or JVP. And existence of these two parties never changes the LTTE dream about separate land.
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It is true that LTTE's objective is not related to JVP/JHU. However, what Naleen says is that, and I too agree, JVP/JHU and their negative attitude towards a possible solution aids and abates LTTE's strategies indirectly. The more JVP/JHU shouts it becomes s little bit more easier for LTTE to further their propaganda with the International Community that the Sinhala majority will never offer anything meaningful to the Tamils.
Kula
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13 Mar 2006 06:17:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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If Professor Hoole upheld the Truth he discovered, he then is certainly eligible to be the Vice Chancellor of a University. Research and Education are the core purposes of a University and not Social Services. As per the reports I have, Professor Hoole is an outstanding academic. The test is not academic nor political - but whether he has the wisdom to manage within limited resources and find new avenues of funding for the Univeristy - so it would become self-sufficient. This is essential for any modern Vice Chancellor.
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13 Mar 2006 06:27:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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MaKaso,
Kula has already replied, so I do not have to add anything.
I have replied after reading what dayapala has written. I agree with him.
Dont you find strange that the two camps LTTE and JHU/JVP say they are at opposite ends but both parties sometimes hated/hate the same set of people? (eg. Rajini Tiranagama, Neelan Thiruchelvam)
Dont you find strange that LTTE NEVER killed any strong Sinhalese racists, including K. M. P. Rajaratne who said he cannot sleep until he could wear the slippers made from the skin of the last Tamil in Sri Lanka? (This was the man who pointed out his parliament colleagues Amirthalingam and rest to Sinhalese thugs in 1957 at Galleface)
Dont you find strange that most of the Sinhalese leader killed by LTTE (Lalith, Premadasa, Ranjan) were no racists at all (All the above three could speak in Tamil) and very conveniently left JRJ and Cyril Mathew, who were obvious enemies of Tamils, alone?
Dont you feel strange that now TNA opposes one of the most distinguished Tamil academic becoming the VC of Jaffna University?
Bottom line: Tamil racism and Sinhalese racism are two sides of the same coin. Both parties are interdependent of each other to achieve their own objectives. |
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13 Mar 2006 06:33:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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The simple reason why TNA/LTTE object to Prof. Rajan Hoole is because he has earned much respect in the South.
Someone like him can definitely do an excellent job in linking the two communities already separated. TNA/LTTE does not want that to happen.
They would have been extremely happy if we send a Sinhalese racist like Nalin De Silva as VC! |
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13 Mar 2006 10:27:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ratnajeevan hool is well suited to this job acadamially , he had worked in predenya university and would have a chance to see how the jaffna university is neglected and so on. he may even take a challenge to open up a engineering faculty in jaffna university, Professor mohanadas said that he had tried so hard to open up a engeneering faculty but politicians have systamatically refused.
tamils need engeneering faculty in jaffna university , if this proff Rajeevan honestly wanted to serve tamils he is welcomed.
ONLY THING IS THAT HIS FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ACADAMIC SELL OUT. THEY BLINDLY ISSUING STATEMENTS MOST OF THE TIME IT IS BIASED AND ANTI LTTE. THEY HAVE NAMED A ORGAISATION CALLED UNIVERSITY TEACHERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ( THERE ARE NO CONNECTION TO JAFFNA UNIVERSITY AND TO THIS ORGANISATION OTHER THAN ONE HOOLE WAS A LECTURER, but this organisation trying portray jaffna university acadamics are all against LTTE and its actions.
IS Ratnajeevan appointed to help and raise tamils acadamics or politically motivated??
ask yourselves what mahinda trying to achive frm ratnajeevan??
for the last two decades Jaffna university been a challenge for sinhala governemnets. every students there have suffered in different ways by the state. as i have said my personal experiance and why i saw in life there. all the students have effected badly therefore they will support LTTE.
what will be ratnajeevan task?
suspend all core LTTE supporters from jaffna university , as VC he will have power to do that.
he will bring in anti LTTE lecturers possibly from a broad or south and they will get promotions and so on.
by doing that he will disapoint many lecturers and they will either leave or retire.
by getting rid of tamil lecturers students will be threaten if anyone support ltte they will be failed and so on.
many poor back ground students may keep quite.
but other students will protest , mahinda will get details of those students and get army to kill these students. deaths, distruction , strikes,past to deaths and so on . university will be closed for unlimited period.
tamils education now 75% spoiled by the singhala governments, mahinda trying to bring that to 90% that way university will be closed indefinately.
sinhalese trying to use a tamil to spoil tamils , same way they used Kadiragama.
University students union already predicted this is what will happen.
if this ratnaveen wanted to help tamils he should first move in to jaffna university as a department head for its engeneering faculty( he should start this faculty). he should build from there. going there as VC he is going to be used by mahinda to distroy tamils education. he seems unaware of this. |
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13 Mar 2006 10:36:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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One only need to see what treatment DogClass Devananda get. he is 100% hated by tamil. he was given welfare ministry. North east development ministry - what is shows we will do it our way not to tamil wish.
Tamils are not allowed to fish , and pushed out from their homes , their lands are full of mines, therefoe they are forced to look for WFP ( world food program) rations and that are handled by welfare ministry. he was appointed to handle that ministry and he was given free hand to do what ever he can to distruct ltte support. that is what is doing. unaware that he was used to get tamils hurt.
sameway Ratnajeevan may be used. he has excellent qualifications and will be a best assets for tamil acadamy but will be used to distroy tamils and possibly he may even be killed by sinhalese politicians and make a good publicity and discredit LTTE.
Edited By - ajan - 13 Mar 2006 10:51:31 GMT |
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Ajan,
If I summarise what you say, the sole reason why Prof. Hoole is unqualified because he does not support LTTE.
So the qualification you look to be the VC of Jaffna university is that person should be a supporter of LTTE. Ha! Ha! Ha!
As far as I know academics are politically controlled only in countries governed by dictators. Otherwise, any academic is free to have his/her own political opinion.
If you prevent academic thinking freely they will never be able to present anything new. They will only be repeating what the political masters put to their mouths like parrots. Those are not academics.
If you want to promote this heard mantality you will never produce any Tamil intellectuals in future. In another ten years Jaffna will be like Pol Pot?s Kampuchea. |
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Naleen , i didnot say or mean what you are saying.
i accept that everyone have free spech , and express their openion. but what i dont like is someone buy them out and they only say and do what their masters ask them to do.
if you read my comments i have hinted i welcomed him to jaffna university as an acadamic he has so much to give to tamils. but the negative side is this he is a acdamic sell out. he was bought by singhala racists. he will be used for singhala racists political gains that is what i dont like.
if he assured tamils that he will act independantly and he will work hard to bring many more tamil acadamics and openly criticise LTTE and Government to politisise students educations. if he come with open mind he will be welcomed.
what i am worried is this , his appointment is largely publicise for one reson singhala government want to publisise him then kill him and put the blame on LTTE and discredit LTTE. that is one reson i most concerned.
Edited By - ajan - 13 Mar 2006 11:12:32 GMT |
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The Hoole brothers are anti-LTTE and are seen by the LTTE and their supporters as such.
Jaffna university, which is a hotbed of LTTE activity, it is unwise to impose someone like Prof Ratnajeevan Hoole as Vice Chancellor.Mahinda was well aware of Prof Hool's views on the LTTE and I feel that he is trying to cause mischief by appointing him.
The Jaffna university students have suffered enough in the recent past with boycotts and closures of the Campus and this rumpus about Prof Hoole is the last thing they need at this time.I cannot understand the reasons behind the intentions of Prof Hoole to apply for the post knowing full well that the LTTE is not a fan of him.
Prof Hoole is a stubborn and outspoken person without any hint of fear. I remember him and his clan - both brothers and cousins- at St John's college, Jaffna, where I was a student at the same time.He is one of the very few in Sri Lanka to hold a DSc and is also a brilliant scholar and educator. He would be the best person to hold the Vice Chancelloship of Jaffna university but because of his political views he would cause more harm than good to the students and the university.
His brother, Rajan's close involvement with the late Rajini Thiranagama (nee Rajasingham),- who incidentally is a cousin of mine- and his continued criticism of the LTTE will sadly never allow him to be of any use to the Tamil community in the field of education.
For the sake of the Jaffna university and its students, I feel that Mahinda should reverse Prof Hoole's appointment and appoint Prof Kumaravadivel, who is eminently qualified for the job.
Edited By - piranha - 13 Mar 2006 15:28:32 GMT |
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