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Tamil Tiger bomb attacks fail to disrupt polls in Eastern Sri Lanka
Saturday, 10 May 2008 - 8:51 PM SL Time
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For the first time in 20 years the people of Sri Lanka`s Eastern Province are exercising their democratic rights today as the voting at the Eastern provincial council elections commenced this morning despite the LTTE bomb attacks in the region earlier.
Amid high security voters had already turned up at polling centers to cast their ballots in the crucial election. Sri Lankan government has deployed a 20,000 strong contingent of security personnel and 15,000 poll officers to man the election.
Authorities said all officers have been given strict orders to protect law and order and if necessary to use force to prevent any incidents and to ensure free and fair elections.
Voting takes place in 1,070 polling centers in three districts, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara. A total of 982,721 voters will elect 37 members to the Eastern provincial council.
Despite the heightened security measures suspected LTTE Tigers bombed and sank an empty navy cargo ship docked in the Trincomalee harbor in the pre dawn hours of Saturday.
On Friday evening Tigers exploded a bomb in a cafe in the eastern town of Ampara, killing 11 and injuring 29 people.
The election, being held after government troops liberated the East from Tiger control is seen as a major victory for the government and a boost to continue the campaign against the Tigers to similarly liberate the North.
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wick
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 10 May 2008 14:35:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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Tamil tigers your bomb attack is not going to stop us from anything.
By hook or by crook we will achieve our target. It will take little time still we will achieve our target over you dead bodies.
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MahaDev
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10 May 2008 15:12:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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One of the decent comment from Wick uncle!
Uncle keep it up!! |
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10 May 2008 15:29:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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Tamil Tiger bomb attacks fail to disrupt polls
Whether the bomb was meant to disrupt the polls is of course doubtful as it would be clear to any individual that one bomb (unless it was an atom bomb or such other) is not going to disrupt the poll in the Eastern Province!
However what is clear from the bomb is that, contrary to govt reports that the east was free of the LTTE and also rendering futile govt claims that there are 32000 security personnel ensuring a closed net security in the polling regions the LTTE was able to explode a very powerful bomb, making their presence felt in that region!
Edited By - Magnum357 - 10 May 2008 15:51:52 GMT |
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 10 May 2008 16:46:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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This news report would have been written by Defense.lk or Asiatribune.com or any of the Government controlled media.
AP reporter writes as if he did witness the bombings. |
wick
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11 May 2008 00:10:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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MahaDev,
Son, we are not playing cricket. we are in the middle of a war Putha. This is a war against tamil terrorism.
I am addressing Tamil terrorists, not innocent Tamils, if there are any.
If you are a Tamil Terrorist or supporting terrorism you can take my previous ststement
If you are not a Tamil Terrorist then leave it.
have nice day.
Edited By - wick - 11 May 2008 00:12:23 GMT |
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11 May 2008 01:39:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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I am addressing Tamil terrorists, not innocent Tamils, if there are any.
Wick uncle,
But, I remember you have called all the Tamils are terrorists!
Once you mentioned that all the Tamils are responsible for the bomb blast in Colombo (Fort station, Piliyandala, etc)
Don't you contradict or those words were just slipped off when you were angry??? |
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11 May 2008 03:17:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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But I remember you have called all the Tamils are terrorists!
Is there any Tamil, who have guts, to say no to any assistance requested by a LTTE Tiger for destruction?
If you say no, then my statement is correct.
If you say YES then he or she is not Tamil but a Sri Lankan.
Once you mentioned all the Tamils are responsible for the bomb in Colombo (Fort station, Piliyandala, etc.)
LTTE is responsible for all bombing and other destruction have been doing in this country. Am I correct?
Without Tamils and their support there wouldn t be a LTTE.
Hence Tamils are responsible for bombing and other destructions.
Simple pure logic.
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 11 May 2008 07:16:31 GMT Report for Abuse
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Anusam Nana says,
I quote:
however we all know the truth... The UNP-SLMC alliance has caught the PUNAKKU raja with his Amude down. They never expected the UNP to even contest leave alone go into alliance with the SLMC and for hakeem to contest for the CM post.
End Quote:
Mahinda's UPFA has WON the EAST. Traitor Ranil has LOST for the 16th time.
LNP Anusam and Traitor Ranil are now both Caught Red Handed with their 'USA Designer Pants Down' Cheeee!! Cheeee!!
Edited By - gamiya - 11 May 2008 07:18:08 GMT |
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12 May 2008 05:38:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mr. Wick,
[Is there any Tamil, who have guts, to say no to any assistance requested by a LTTE Tiger for destruction? ]
There are many Tamils who refused to help them!
[If you say no, then my statement is correct.
If you say YES then he or she is not Tamil but a Sri Lankan. ]
I can't give one answer as there are many to reply this. So I will tick both answers.
[Sri Lankan].
How many of us use this term?
Honestly tell me how do you fill in a form when it asks you
'Nationality- .......'
Do you just put 'Sri lankan'?? or 'Sri Lankan Sinhalese' or 'Sinhalese'.
First of all we have to remove that option from all the forms. All should mark it as Sri Lankan.!!
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