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[1915 26th May- British orders even the Vesak 'DanSela' at Dalada in Kandy to be cancelled following Muslim complains of loss of profits those nights Sinhala traders in Kandy and the Kandyan Buddhist Association organised a Dansela for the 30th time. Muslim traders complained to the British that it was with the intention of closing their businesses. They also complain that they can otherwise earn a lot of business those nights. They also protest that the Dansela was only important for the Buddists, not the Muslims. British ordered to cancel the Dansela. Kandy municipal authority stated that 'Muslims should not be suffering in business just because Buddhists celebrate Vesak and this decesion was taken for the economic reasons on behalf of the Muslims grievances'.
1915 28th may- Overjoyed by British leniency, confident Muslim extremists abuse & attack Buddhists; Ambush of Buddhist pilgrims near the infamous mosque : In the morning the Sinhalese were seen attending to the wounded Muslims. Such was the SInhala Buddhist way. Overjoyed & confident by the British leniency, Muslims thugs assault and insult many peaceful buddhist pilgrims who are visiting Kandy. The nightmail train to Kandy was full of Muslim thugs who start many quarrells with the youth of Sinhala families in the train. In Akurana, Muslim thugs threaten the Buddhists saying that your Dalada would be destroyed tonight. Some Buddhists were too frightened & went back home. British had assigned only 5 policemen on duty in Kandy. After midnight, a cart of Buddhist pilgrims were on their way back to Gampola. It is ambushed within 120 yards of the infamous mosque by the Muslim thugs. 16 year old A. Rathnayaka who later became a rep of the upcountry council, was one who survived the assault by hiding by the roadside. He witnessed everything in detail. He saw the mob assaulting even the children. Thugs burnt the cart. Within hours, angry Sinhala youths surround the mosque that night. Shots are fired at them from inside the mosque. Sinhala youthes storm the mosque. But they are controlled & stopped by the Sinhala elders and the police who arrived.
1915 29th May-Sinhalese make a human shield around Dalada Medura as Muslim extremists protected by British threaten to destroy Dalada, & 10 years of Muslim provocations cause the riots. Taking the threats made by the Muslim thugs seriuosly, angry Sinhalese gather around Dalada in Kandy to prevent any Muslim attack on Dalada. They believe that the British who had now displayed total leniency to Muslims, would do nothing to safeguard Dalada. Many Sinhalese swear to die protecting Dalada. Clashes occur between them & the Muslim thugs in Kandy. At 11 am on Dalada veediya, 200 meters from Dalada Maligawa Muslim thugs isolate & stab a 17 year old Sinhala youth dead. Then they rip the intestines out to generate fear among the Buddhist pilgrims. Police do not try to find the assasins. Instead police try to disperse the crowd of angry SInhalese by force. Sinhala elite join the police, requesting people to go home. Angry poeple find one Muslim thug who had killed 3 Sinhalaese, incl a baby and a Upasaka( a Buddhist practising Dasa-sil), and kill him. Several Muslim shops go up in flames in Kandy. Even some of the police gets assaulted. One British soldier is thrown into Kandy lake. In Denagama & Kosgoda, two 'notorious' racist Brtish offcials get killed. |
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Saleem
Malays in Malaysia are 'Bhumi puthras' and they only can own land and calim for lot of other privileges, but not the minorities, though they have calimed to be the driving force behind Malaysia's economic development.
There is no favoured group as 'Bhumi puthras' in Sri Lanka, anybody can own land and claim for other benefits, except in Jaffna where Thesawalame customary law prevents non-taimls to own land there. One cannot help the fact that Sinhalese are the majority, because there are the most abundant in this country and therefore it is not unfair to identify Sri Lanka as the country of the Sinhalese! That has never expelled minorities from anywhere.
It was VP who did ethnic clensing in the north by forcibly driving out Sinhalese and Muslims. You have to remember that half the Tamils in Sri Lanka are living happily among the Sinhalese in the south and Tamils still outnumber in the east.
Please get your meaning for 'ethnic cleansing ' right! |
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1915 Sinhala-Muslim riots -caused by the unpopular acts of the Moors that victimize Sinhalese; British take the side of the Moors & massacre many Sinhalese On commemoration of 100 years since the Kandyan convention, the burning rift between the Sinhala & the newly migrated Moors from the Malabar coast in India ( who practised giving credit at unreasonable high rates, and who were very unpopular because of their competing tactics with the low country Sinhalese) brought them into conflict. British took the side of the Moors. British, treating it as an organized conspiracy against the crown, used forces to mercilessly crush it, killing many Sinhalese. British introduce new rules that give British officials freedom to commit hideous crimes against Sinhala civilians.Years long attempts by the few patriotic Sinhalese elite, to bring the injustices to the attention of London never worked.
1915 Sinhala rep in the Council speaks against the Sinhala while shocked Tamil rep & the respected European rep Harry Creasy speak on behalf of the Sinhala S.C.Obeysekera who disliked any Sinhala uprising, and who was relieved to see the crushing of the rising Buddhist power, speak against the Sinhala. The Tamil rep, Ponnambalam Ramanathan & one of the respected European reps, Harry Creasy, mainly concerned with if the same state violence could be unleashed on their communities in the future, speak on behalf of the Sinhala & against the British for the cruelty and the new rules that gave some British officials freedom to commit hideous crimes against Sinahala civilians.
1915 31st may-Riots spread to Colombo as Muslim traders raise prices ; Bikkus and Sinhala leaders stop every Sinhala reaction by the 1st june. In the real SInhala Buddhist way, temples become havens for displaced Muslims. In response to the riots, Muslim traders who has near monopoly on the retail business on the common public, double their prices. Arguments between them and Sinhalese lead to further flare up. By noon clashes take place in Maradana, Slave island, and kotahena. Unhappy with the competitiveness of the Muslims, Christians support the Sinhalaese. But Bikkus and genuine Sinhala leaders manage to stop every Sinhala reaction by the 1st june. Again, showing the real SInhala Buddhist way, temples become havens for displaced Muslims.
1915 31st May,1st June, Sinhala young men are requested by the Sinhala elderly to disperse British close Bridges at Kelaniya and Moratuwa to stop Sinhala crowds advancing on the capital.
1915 2nd June -German battleship come close to Ceylon- Frightened British arrest Lankans with German connections Frightened British begin to crack down on Lankans with German connections. They arrest Albert Wijesekera, Bro-in-law of the British army officer Henry Pedris, whose family has many business contacts with Germany.(Incl a showroom in Munich) In prison, He dies of weakness caused by the lack of food.
1915 2nd June-Martial law is introduced after the riots are over & British use the opportunity to massacre the known Sinhalese patriots Calculating & deviuos British now move in, making maximum use of the opportunity, to assasinate all known genuine Sinhala patriots in the provincial towns and villages, under the cover of the riots. ( which had ended by the 1st June) Using Marati, Punjab,Tamil, Malay, & collaborating Sinhala troops, they kill, at will, any one on tips given by the local Muslims, village chiefs, Burghers & Catholics. Muslims use this opportunity to get rid of their local business rivals. Even Hiramanaya is declared an illegal weapon, as an desperate excuse to kill many patriots. Many who had hiramanaya in the kitchen are killed. In official records, 4885 Sinhalese are arrested. Of them, only 3573 are produced in courts. There is no record to say what happened to the balance 1312. Official British Army records show 66 Sinhalese were killed. Secret British police claim 107 Sinhalese were killed. British Govt claim that only 39 Sinhalese were killed.
1915 Sinhala villagers lose the house/land if they cant pay compensation to Muslims British also recovers the compensation to Muslims from the Sinhala villages. If the villager cannot pay, they'd lose the land or the house.
1915 2nd July- A '14 year old Tibet monk' witness rude treatment by British troops in arresting meditating Bikkus British storm Rathgama Aranya to arrest Bikkus. Thero Gnanatilaka and four German tourists meditating in the Aranya, are arrested. A 14 year old young Tibet monk watches it. He will grow up, trying his best all his life, to get Sinhalese back on the track. He would be known as S. Mahinda thero.
1915 2nd july -Henry Pedris, and two more Sinhala soldiers ( one is known only as a Samarasinghe from Matara, and second still unknown) refuse to shoot the Sinhala crowd & are arrested Valentine Jayawardana, Eden Wlfred Jayawardana, Junius Clintus Jayawardana, 3 officers ( 'Bappas' of J.R.Jayawardana who will ironically, without shame, declared open Henry Pedris statue on 7/7/78 on Isipatana Mw, Col-5 ) who were shooting the Sinhala crowd, arrested the British officer Henry Pedris, son of a successful business family. British imprisoned him in a dark cell in Magazine prison. Same day, British military court decided he must face the firing squad on the 8th. He listened to the verdict calmly, and asked for 5 requests. To see parents once, to offer a Ata-pirikara to a Bikku, to be shot by Punjab troops, to host a last-farewel party to the fellow officers in the armed forces, & finally to bury him in his family cemetary. British allow him only the 2nd & the 4th requests. |
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Saleem,
Though it is difficult to compare with Singapore, we must really compare Lanka with Malaysia. Besides corruption and terrorism, Lanka has made strong efforts not to be the poorest country in the region. This means, I am not trying to relax, but I wanted to emphasize your point that better strategy is not only needed to answer main burning issue of Lanka but also for survival of future Lankan.
Thanks for data. I just wanted to compare. Kind regards! |
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Mahabala, Damayanthi,
You are right about Malaysia. The reality is that Tamils, Muslims and Sinhalese too go there in seack of employment. How is that Malaysia could have a peaceful society and reach prosperity whereas in Sri Lanka we are tearing apart.
Chinese had resentment but they were given a whole province, Singapore, to develop their culture and language. In Sri Lanka minorities are denied even 'District Councils' in 1965.
Again LTTE drove M and S away from Jaffna that too at short notice, which tells much of LTTE's barbarism.
Muslims and Sinhalese did own lands in Jaffna and this 'thesavalamai' is blown out out of proportions.
I look at Sinhala Only as the root cause of all the problems. The Sinhala-Buddhist clergy is given too much political power as the Chritianity enjoyed in 16th - 18th century Europe.
Only Sri Lanka is lacking behind in finding a solution to the problem and plunged in economic stagnation. Minorities tried peaceful methods for 30 years, Sinhala polity was prevented from finding a solution by Sinhala-Buddhist monks.
Like Israel Sri Lanka also does not abide by agreements. That's why both countries supported by US are having immense problems of bombing and destrution.
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Saleemtariq:
Talk BS. there are no secular countries except India which has so many religions. In Sri Lanka theravada Buddhism is the only religion. If you are muslim as your handle implies, Islam is everywhere. Then,you should allow Buddhism in Middle eastern and Muslim countries before you asking Equality. |
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7 Jan 2007 04:42:45 GMT Report for Abuse
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AnuD,
You imply that Muslims cannot expect equality ('before you asking Equality') in Sri Lanka, that is the end of our communication. Enjoy your life in trouble free Canada. |
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SaleemTariQ;
Muslims and Sinhalese did own lands in Jaffna and this 'thesavalamai' is blown out out of proportions.
Muslims had lands IN Jaffna because they were speaking tamil. But, sinhala people did not have any lands. Tamils chased them out since the portugeese times.
For one of your questions you asked, From the beginning of the history tamils were FISHERMEN, I MENA EVERY TAMIL. LAter, once Aryan culture was introduced, they got Brahmins.
Tamils at the time of vijaya did not have a Language. At that time Sri Lanka had a language called ELU. that is the language that Ravana could have talked. |
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Saleem tariq:
You imply that Muslims cannot expect equality ('before you asking Equality') in Sri Lanka, that is the end of our communication. Enjoy your life in trouble free Canada.
What kind of Equality you talk about. You people don't give equality to SUFIS. You want their leaders grave to be removed.
We just let you live. We don't distrub you. what you want. Islam to be the GOSL religion.
HOw do you define Equality. First tell me where you get perfect Equality, in which country.
All those tamil diaspora are second class citizens overseas. They are good as long as they pay taxes. |
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Why do Tamils need an Eelam to develop their culture and language?? (I wonder what development of language is, in the first place!) What prevents them from practicing their culture and using their language? Your Sinhala only.. whatever is very stale now, it is all history, people who justify all the violence caused by LTTE take this and say that is why all this happens, which is not true anymore!
Please remember, NE was given not a District Council, but a Provincial Council! Hope you know the fate of it! Tamil Sheilocks need a 'Singapore' but not less than that, the problem is, that their request is ill-based, unfair and unrealistic! |
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