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National Anthem of Sri Lanka sung in Tamil Language.
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While denying the latest allegations against him, Minister Mervyn Silva said today there was a big conspiracy against him by certain elements. Quoting the Minister, his media secretary RehanWijeyratne said the minister urged the media to act impartially and to give a balanced view on the allegations against the minister.
It is about time! please get this guy out of here.(GOSL I mean) |
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 2 May 2012 23:14:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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They have a bunch of incompetent people as ministers.
Correct it as bunch of cunning people as ministers. |
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 2 May 2012 23:18:40 GMT Report for Abuse
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What matters is how and well you feel for your country and not in what language you sing the national anthem?
No point singing national anthem while you hate the country or you do not have any feeling for the country.
What we all do have nothing to do with patriotism but basically to do with racism and racial dominance. When there is genuine understanding and feeling then what does it matter whether any one sings in tamil or Sinhala.
But we are at a very late stage of breaking up and little things, which may appear petty under normal situation, will go a long way.
When they said that National anthem cannot be sung in Tamil I was totally against that view and felt that Tamils should not sing national anthem at all. The meanings are the same so what is the problem? Ideally we must sing in both languages in national functions.
Comparing this with Canada or the US or Australia has no substance because those countries are not our land of birth (aka mother land). For SLankan Tamils SL is their country too and that is why despite all the odds they are still struggling for political freedom.
If sinhalese insist that national anthem is sung only in Sinhala then they have no right to claim that tamils are supporting separatism!
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2 May 2012 23:21:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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Jag,
Good to know that you are learning tamil and in fact I have seen some of your talents in tamil!!
What is the area of interest in tamil that you learn? |
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2 May 2012 23:33:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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No point singing national anthem while you hate the country or you do not have any feeling for the country.
You never hate you own country. You may hate politicians or a selected segment of population but not the country that gave birth to you and the education (free I might add1). Don't you agree? |
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2 May 2012 23:35:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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If sinhalese insist that national anthem is sung only in Sinhala
I thought the law says you have to sing in sinhalese first but it does not prevent you from singing it in tamil. If I am wrong, someone please correct me. |
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2 May 2012 23:51:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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Never,
You never hate you own country. You may hate politicians or a selected segment of population but not the country that gave birth to you and the education (free I might add1). Don't you agree?
I don't disagree with you. But what I meant was the same but put in a different way.
It is like 'I hate that school' means not the school but some of the teachers or others who messed up the school.
Mind you that if we had good understanding and racism was not in existence and if all felt the same then no one would have cared about the language?
Even otherwise, no tamil object to all the activities in Sinhala in the south and all what they ask is to give prominence to tamil in the predominantly tamil areas.
GOSL objected to national anthem being sung in tamil in jaffna some time back. Forcing is not going to help at all and if they don't learn by now then they will never.
In the fifties sinhala was a subject in both the North and the east and all were learning eagerly and I am one of them. Then came sinhala only by Banda and that was the end of the sinhala classes. Just see how the golden situation was ruined. This is only one example but there are many that ruined the racial relationship. |
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2 May 2012 23:57:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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In the fifties sinhala was a subject in both the North and the east and all were learning eagerly and I am one of them. Then came sinhala only by Banda and that was the end of the sinhala classes. Just see how the golden situation was ruined. This is only one example but there are many that ruined the racial relationship.
I understand that the sinhalese had to learn tamil as well. That was a good idea. I also believe Banda was wrong at the time. However, I recently learned that the claim for a separate state goes back to early 1920s. I am wondering if the country was aware of the separatist claim decades prior to Banda taking a hardline on it. Still I think it was wrong to declare 'sinhala only' policy during the fifties (apparently!) |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of State for Plans, Programs and Operations Walter D. Givhan visited Sri Lanka from April 26 to May 2. DAS Givhan serves in the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and is responsible for providing executive leadership, management, and guidance for U.S. govt global security assistance programs and policies. While in Sri Lanka, DAS Givhan held meetings in Colombo and visited Kilinochchi and Vavuniya
And Charlie is asking why we did not settle IDPs in 2009 after the master terrorist died. He forgot that the whole place was mined. Then he asks why not develop a plan. Yes GOSL did and that is called LLRC. |
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3 May 2012 00:11:15 GMT Report for Abuse
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There is a law and law enforcement authorities in the country quite capable of bringing the culprits to book, - Mervyn Silva
See even Mervyn respects the law and he is offended that people are making accusations while law has not found anything wrong with his actions. |
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