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When Singalese expelled Tamils form administrative jobs right after the independence, the once prosperous country became a third-world nation!

And then you were born in this 'third-world nation', got your free education, went to uni, totally funded by this 'third-world nation', and got the opportunity to work in Japan. Then from there, you sit back and insult the 'third-world nation' that gave you the education to succeed in life.

What an ungrateful joker, you are!

India, USA, UK, Japan call for political solution After Capture of Kilinochchi.
In a significant development after Kilinochchi was captured by the Sri lankan armed forces, several important countries like the United States of America, Britain , India and Japan have called on the parties in Sri Lanka to pursue a political solution.

The fall of Kilinochchi represents an important point in the 25-year war that has divided Sri Lanka the US Embassy in Colombo said , adding that they hope it will help hasten an end to the conflict.

The United States does not advocate that the Government of Sri Lanka negotiate with the LTTE, a group designated by the United States since 1997 as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. However, we do believe that a broad range of other Tamil voices and opinions must be brought into a political process to reach a political solution that Tamils inside and outside of Sri Lanka see as legitimate, the US Embassy said in a statement.

The U.S. believes that a lasting, sustainable peace can best be achieved if the Sri Lankan Government works now to reach a political solution that addresses the aspirations of all Sri Lankans, including Tamils, Muslims, and Sinhalese, the statement said.

In a separate development, the British government in a joint press statement issued by Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government, Lord Malloch Brown and Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander said the fall of Kilinochchi makes it even more urgent that all parties achieve progress on setting out a political solution that addresses the legitimate concerns of all communities.

This development makes it even more urgent that all parties achieve progress on setting out a political solution that addresses the legitimate concerns of all communities. This is the only way to achieve a strong and sustainable peace in Sri Lanka in which all communities can prosper. We remain concerned about the humanitarian impact of the conflict and call on all parties to abide by their obligations under International Humanitarian Law in particular the need to ensure the safety of civilians, to allow their free movement in the Wanni and to enhance access for humanitarian agencies to facilitate the delivery of adequate supplies of humanitarian aid, the British statement said.

Meanwhile, India reiterated that the military option would not resolve Sri Lanka s longstanding ethnic conflict but instead the Sri Lankan government would have to look at a political solution.

'There are several aspects to the Sri Lankan problem. Addressing them in isolation is not sufficient to resolve the problem,' Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told journalists when asked to comment on the Lankan military offensive in Sri Lanka.

'There is no military solution to the problem, no matter how the military situation might fluctuate. One side may be up or down,' he underlined.

He said the military situation might change but there is more to the situation in Sri Lanka than the military aspect.

'Until there is political understanding within the framework of a united Sri Lanka within which all communities of Sri Lanka are comfortable, you cannot speak of a political solution to the situation,' Mr. Menon reiterated and added that there was also a humanitarian aspect, involving civilians caught in the conflict between the military and the LTTE in northern Sri Lanka for whom India had sent relief and would continue to do so.

Mr. Menon also referred to Prabhakaran and said India had consistently sought his extradition to face trial in India with the request being renewed repeatedly.

In a further development, Japan, Sri Lanka's top donor, was also cautious after the Tamil Tiger rebels' capital fell, with an official saying that only a political solution could resolve the island s ethnic war.

'The real solution to the ethnic conflict can be realised only through political efforts,' a Japanese foreign ministry official in charge of Sri Lankan matters told AFP.

'Japan will keep encouraging the Sri Lankan government to pursue a political solution to the ethnic conflict by promoting local autonomy in the northeast region,' he said.

The official requested anonymity as Japan has not yet officially reacted to the events in Sri Lanka, He said, however, that he expected the bloodshed to continue.

'Capturing the de facto capital of the rebels holds symbolic meaning but its military significance is limited,' he said.

'The conflict is expected to continue in the jungles of eastern Sri Lanka,' he said.

These significant developments indicate that important sections of the International community pine that there is no military solution for the Sri Lankan ethnic crisis.

Kili was captured in 1996 & on 1998 it was lost in a single day !

Then from there, you sit back and insult the 'third-world nation' that gave you the education to succeed in life.

The LTTE first took hold of the town in 1990. The SLA then captured it during operations Sathjaya I, II, and III in September 1996. The LTTE then re-captured the town in September 1998, during Operation Unceasing Waves II it then served as the administrative capital of the LTTE until January 2, 2009. Kilinochchi, though not very strategically located in terms of military maneuvers, has been given great symbolic importance by the SLA, as it served as the LTTE's administrative capital with the headquaters of the Tamil Eelam Police Force, the LTTE's Political Wing and Peace Secretariat were all located here.

why do you think Gotabhaya is kidnaping the Tamil businessmen whenever he wants money.

The Industrious, hardworking Tamils paid inproportionately more taxes than they ever got back, to feed the inept lazy Sinhalese for decades.

the greedy Sinhalese ate the entire Tsunami aid

The upcountry Tamils hard work is feeding you and all your brethren

This girl either makes up BS totally, or she cuts and pastes rubbish from other websites

hope this is not your 14th lie to the forum in front of my eyes....?