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Majority of Tamil Canadians stands against Terrorism
Monday, 28 August 2006 - 5:08 AM SL Time
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Condemn the `Canadian Gurus` of the LTTE who manipulates and misleads the young individuals in Canada urges Canadian Tamils for Democracy. `We would like the larger Tamil community to condemn these front organizations for abandoning these families and conveniently washed their hands off and allowing the youth and families to suffer at this critical moment.`
In a statement, Canadian Tamils for Democracy pointed out that majority of the Tamil Canadians standing against terrorism.
Msrugesu Ganesh, Co-convener of the Canadian Tamils for Democracy (CTFD) expressed deep sorrow over the ongoing recent arrests of Tamil Canadians in both Canada and USA.
`The alleged association of these young men with Tamil Tigers (LTTE) a proscribed terrorist organization in Canada and USA has sent shock waves across the Canadian Tamil community,` lamented the statement issued by Canadian Tamils for Democracy.
The full text of the statement released by the Canadian Tamils for Democracy is given below:
We Canadian Tamils for Democracy express our deep sorrow over the ongoing recent arrests of Tamil Canadians in both Canada and USA.
The alleged association of these young men with Tamil Tigers (LTTE) a proscribed terrorist organization in Canada and USA has sent shock waves across the Canadian Tamil community.
If these arrested individuals were indeed having worked or helped this organization either directly or indirectly, then it has to be condemned by all peace-loving Tamil Canadians unequivocally.
These youth have been misled by the allure of the nationalistic rhetoric of LTTE without fully understanding the consequences of their actions. While expressing our deep sympathies for the families and youth, we also openly call for the master minds of the LTTE and its front organizations in Canada should have to take full responsibility for the overwhelming trauma of this experience and its potential impact on the future of these young individuals and their families.
Considering the intense state scrutiny of people of color in these post 9/11 days, we are saddened by naiveté of these youth whose future has been jeopardized by their action. These young individuals and students who have no real understanding of the conflict in Sri Lanka have been manipulated and mislead by the so called `Canadian Gurus` of the LTTE. We would like the larger Tamil community to condemn these front organizations for abandoning these families and conveniently washed their hands off and allowing the youth and families to suffer at this critical moment.
We urge the Tamil parents and organizations not to glorify terrorism and influence these young minds to choose terrorism, which has been rejected by the civilized world. Instead, they should be allowed to flourish in this democratic society to become peace-loving and democratic citizens who can provide a democratic vision for future Tamils.
After facing three decades of war and destruction, Tamils from Sri Lanka have spanned all over the world and have been working hard and build an image of an `ideal` immigrant group and a better life for their future generations. The LTTE on the other hand has made a determined effort to destroy the good will enjoyed by the Tamil Diaspora. We want to point that the actions of LTTE and their front organizations have continuously put Tamils in a precarious state in their adopted countries, such as India, the US and Canada, where they are often treated with suspicion and distrust despite them being one of the most successful immigrant groups. We condemn this act because it is immoral when the heads of these terrorist organization and their proxies ensure that their children and family live in safety and prosperity while the lives of children of the innocent Tamils in Sri Lanka as well as in Sri Lankan immigrant communities have been sacrificed regularly.
We do hope the legal system will take its own course and be fair and considerate of the predicaments of these youth. Although prosecuting those individuals who are engaged in unlawful activities on behalf of a terrorist organization like LTTE is critical, we do sincerely hope and request that the Canadian government and the law enforcement agencies not to tarnish the image of the Tamil society as a whole in Canada on account of this trial.
Even after the banning of the LTTE in Canada, the ardent followers of this terrorist organization have created new front organizations under various names and continue to intimidate and extort money from the Tamils in Canada for their nefarious activities. We
would like to point that, however, the majorities of the peace-loving Canadians have not identified themselves with these organizations and continue to pursue their peaceful existence in Canada.
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sathyaji
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27 Aug 2006 22:54:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Disease of terrorism is difficult to heel!! If not these, there will be enough others to act according to vp and build up other front organizations to extort money for killings |
kanthun
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27 Aug 2006 22:59:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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| While the Tamils condemn Terrorism and senseless violence. We stand strongly for freedom and equality. The Legitimate Freedom struggle of the Tamils cannot be labeled as Terrorism, because that would mean the oppressed should never stand up to the oppresser, and the worlds history of Freedom fighting would loose all meaning. |
dravid
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28 Aug 2006 00:07:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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Kudos Kanthun.
If we are terrorists so are the Americans who brough about the United States of America. So are the Zionist movement who brought about Israel. So are the African National Congress and their MK who brought about a more democratic south africa. So are Bhagat Singh and the many Indian militants who favoured a strong independent India. Hence the term terrorism is miscontrued since the Americans wish to allow the West to face Islam, hence bringing about a clash of the civilizations as predicted by Samuel Huntington without allowing its public to know the real truth. |
Sandman
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28 Aug 2006 02:00:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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Kudos Kankuna
That is exactly why the literate few of the tamils live among the Sinhalese, without joining the munkeys in the Wanni.
Defnitely proves the point.
Glad we could agree on something at last. |
13579
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28 Aug 2006 03:00:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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Athos,
It is people like you that ALL tamils oppose, the majority of Tamil Canadians don't support LTTE terrorism, but we don't support state terrorism either. We may want Eelam, not at the cost of more lives, almost every tamil in Canada is worried about a relative in SL, we don't want another war, if you give us eelam good, if not we don't want to directly support a war, we want to consider other options. |
MaheshBuwa
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28 Aug 2006 09:36:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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| 13579 wrote We may want Eelam, not at the cost of more lives
Really.....???? Then you wanted it free of charge???
Tamil brothers , can you tell how you justify your barbaric principle of puaring tousands of Tamils in to the south where majority of Sinhalese live and expecting Sinhalese to treat the Tamils brotherly (whether you expect that or NOT, Tamils enjoy all the freedoms because of the Sinhalese generous attidutes of living in harmony with any body from any race in the neighbourhood) while you kill Sinhalese and spread terrorism across the counytry?
According to your barbaric principle - Tamils can live anywhere in Sri Lanka but the Sinhalese and Mulsims must leave the 'Tamil Eelam' or otherwise they will be Killed.
Don't you ever feel that this is a bloody crime Tamils are doing????
And after all Tamils must keep in their mind that Tamil population in Sri Lanka is infact well less than 8 % in account of the hundreds of thousands migrating to other countries. All Tamils could have migrated to their 'home Land' - Tamil Naadu, and the Tamil Naadu is so worried about you.
Leave Sri lanka if you can't live in harmony with other races and share the lands. |
mavilaru
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28 Aug 2006 10:35:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mehash you got a very valid point..
LTTE want a mono-ethnic Tamil state in NE of SL..
Even nature wouldn't allow that to exists like that... |
newwest
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28 Aug 2006 13:24:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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Guys,
I found this news,
Massive scam based on stolen debit card info-Possible Tamil Tigers link probed
Charged with 25 fraud- related offences are Ganeshananthan Mahadevan, 36, Thuthikaran 'Thuthy' Thurapalasingam, 26, Tharmaraj Nagularajah, 26, Thubaran Subas, 22, and Kishokanth Tharmapalan, 26.
The men appeared in Old City Hall court yesterday and their cases were adjourned until this week. |
13579
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28 Aug 2006 23:45:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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MaheshBuwa,
you are not tamil so don't tell us what we should do.
Athos,
We support the independence cause, and we want to voice our opinion on LTTE targeting civilians, but then we get new of Armed Forces raping and killing tamil civlians, what do we after we hear such news?...we get mad and we blindly support the LTTE, advise your army to stop such acts and we will put pressure on the LTTE to disarm and accept a settlement, but if your army and government continue this discrimination against tamils, what do you expect any tamils to, Canadian or not, we will fight back so stop the discrimination and we will all support peace. |
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