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`RAJIV GANDHI KILLING WAS WRONG, BUT MY DAD IS INNOCENT
Saturday, 3 September 2011 - 2:52 PM SL Time

Harithra Murugan is happy her father Murugan`s execution for plotting former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi`s assassination has been stayed for eight weeks by Madras high court. But she believes her father is innocent. India is a great country. It should not allow the hanging of an innocent man, she told TOI.

Sri Lankan Tamils Murugan and Santhan along with Perarivalan, an Indian Tamil, were sentenced to death for plotting the 1991 assassination. On August 11, President Pratibha Patil rejected the mercy petitions of the three men linked to LTTE. The date of hanging was fixed for September 9. But, the Tamil Nadu assembly adopted a resolution requesting President Patil to reconsider their mercy pleas. I am very happy. I would like to thank everyone who fought for them (her father, Santhan and Perarivalan), 19-year-old Harithra told the BBC Tamil service.

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Indian-origin doctor accused of molesting patient .
Thursday, 8 September 2011 - 12:06 PM SL Time

London: An Indian-origin doctor has been accused of fondling a woman patient`s private body parts and later begging her husband not to report him, a British medical tribunal has heard.

53-year-old Subramanium Balu, a married father of two, allegedly telephoned the man a day after the consultation to say: `I`m sorry, I`m sorry, I`m sorry, please forgive me.`

When the husband said he was considering taking the incident further, Balu pleaded: `Please bear in mind I am a family man with a wife and two children,` The Daily Telegraph quoted Balu as during the hearing.

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Maj Ramaswamy Parameshwaran
Thursday, 8 September 2011 - 9:45 PM SL Time

Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, was born on 13 September 1946, in Bombay, Maharashtra. He was granted Short Service Commission in the Mahar Regiment on 16 January 1972. He took part in a number of operations undertaken by the Indian Army. Under the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement many Indian Army units were dispatched to Sri Lanka to maintain law and order there. The Mahar Regiment, Major Parameswaran`s unit, was also sent to Sri Lanka to participate in Operation Pawan. On 25 November 1987, Major Parameswaran was returning with his column from a search operation late in the night. Suddenly, his column was ambushed by a group of militants.

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Goo Suresh`s reply to Viji`s marriage proposal.
Friday, 9 September 2011 - 12:03 PM SL Time

Dear Viji

Madam, I am one young gentleman living only with myself in Patna . I am
seeing your advertisement for marriage purpose in the daily newspaper. So
I decide to press myself on you and I am hopping you will make the
marriage with me.
I am the son of my father & mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother of agriculture family from inside
Patna . I having no sister and no brother also. I become big in Patna

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Families of those killed want convicts to be hanged
Friday, 9 September 2011 - 6:45 PM SL Time

As the clemency plea for the three death row convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case grew louder, family of the victims killed along with the former Prime Minister on Friday demanded that Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan should be hanged.

Joined by a large numbers of Congress workers, the family of victims sat on a day-long fast opposing the clemency for the three convicts.

Former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan and other Congress leaders also participated in the fast.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on August 30 had passed an unanimous resolution requesting the President to reconsider and commute the death sentence awarded to the three convicts.

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LTTE FUNDED VAIKO - WIKILEAKS
Saturday, 10 September 2011 - 10:44 PM SL Time

COIMBATORE: A US diplomat of Indian origin who had a stint at the American consulate in Chennai had in a confidential cable hinted that the LTTE could have financially supported the MDMK leader Vaiko, according to Wikileaks.

In a cable sent on May 15, 2006, two days after the DMK was voted to power, Ravi Candadai, the then acting US Consul General in India, while ruling out funding for the LTTE from Tamil Nadu, said: It may be, however, that some financial support flows the other way, that is, from the LTTE to certain political leaders in Tamil Nadu, notably Vaiko, founder and general secretary of the MDMK.

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TNA abandons Jaffna fast after talks with President
Sunday, 11 September 2011 - 1:13 PM SL Time



The Tamil National Alliance called off its one-day token fast in Jaffna yesterday after President Mahinda Rajapaksa assured that charges would be dropped against 102 people who staged a protest outside the Army Camp at Nawanthurai.

The charges included attacking an army camp and engaging in terror activities. Some 104 people were arrested after a protest outside the army camp in Nawanthurai, during which they are alleged to have thrown stones at army personnel. They were produced before the Jaffna Magistrate on August 22 and remanded.

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Stupid Pagans, SPECIAL RITUAL AGAINST THOSE WHO PREVENTED ANIMAL SACRIFICE
Wednesday, 14 September 2011 - 3:10 PM SL Time

A special ritualistic ceremony was held at the Sri Bhadra Kali Amman Kovil in Munneswaram against those who prevented the annual animal sacrifice yesterday (September 13).

The annual animal sacrifice was scheduled to be held last morning despite the Chilaw Additional District Judge issuing an order suspending the sacrifice.

In protest of the ritual, Minister Mervyn Silva along with a group interrupted the ceremony and handed over the goats and chickens to the Chilaw police.

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FIVE LANKANS GO ON TRIAL IN THE HAGUE FOR SUPPORTING LTTE, looks like the curse they placed on Mervyn backfired on these hapless Tamils.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011 - 5:07 PM SL Time

Five Sri Lankan men go on trial tomorrow in The Hague accused of supporting the separatist Tamil Tigers, or LTTE. The indictees are accused of being members of a criminal organisation with terrorist intentions and of raising funds for it.

A Dutch police-investigation team monitored Tamil meetings in The Netherlands. In its subsequent report, entitled `Operation Koninck`, it describes how certain Tamils raised funds for their `ultimate war` with its goal of a free Tamil state in Sri Lanka known as Tamil Eelam. This remains no more than a dream following the death of the LTTE`s leader Villupilai Prabhakaran [sic] and the end of the military struggle in the Spring of 2009. Operation Koninck eventually led to the arrest of several Dutch Tamils, five of whom are now being prosecuted in a specialist war crimes chamber in The Hague.

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What You May Not Know about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Thursday, 15 September 2011 - 9:14 PM SL Time

No one knows anything about him but want him killed. How does any of this make sense?
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How to Make the Perfect Steak
Friday, 16 September 2011 - 12:56 AM SL Time

The goal -- the perfect steak -- is defined by the contrast between the charred exterior and the warm, juicy center. Walzog`s detailed instructions follow.

Cooking the steaks:
4 prime New York strip steaks (11/2 inches thick, about 14 to 16 ounces each the thickness is more important than the weight)
2 sticks unsalted butter
1/2 cup corn oil
8 teaspoons kosher salt
8 teaspoons cracked black pepper

Melt the butter over medium-high heat and skim the milk solids from the surface. Set aside to cool.

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LANKANS ON TRIAL: DEFENSE COMPARES LTTE TO LIBYAN REBELS
Friday, 16 September 2011 - 9:30 AM SL Time

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Five Sri Lankans accused of supporting the Tamil Tiger rebels in the country`s 26-year civil war went on trial in a Dutch court Thursday, in a case that hinges on whether judges rule that the Tigers were legitimate freedom fighters or terrorists.

Prosecutors accuse the men all ethnic Tamils who live in the Netherlands of illegally funding the group, which has been branded a terrorist group by the European Union, and membership of an international terror organization.

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A pig roasted with 2 ducks and a pineapple inside. YUMMY
Friday, 16 September 2011 - 7:29 PM SL Time

Nothing beats roast pork and beer! Dauntless makes a kick ass BBQ. The marinade is to die for!
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The Kattankudy Massacre.
Saturday, 17 September 2011 - 8:39 AM SL Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XukuUe1IYss

The Kattankudi mosque massacre was the killing of over 147 Muslim men and boys in a mosque in Kattankudi by LTTE cadres on August 3, 1990.It took place when around 30 Tamil rebels raided four mosques in the town of Kattankudi, where over 300 people were prostrate in Isha prayers. The attack is widely attributed to LTTE, who denied their involvement in the massacre, and have never retracted that denial.

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About 77% of Indian ministers multimillionaires
Saturday, 17 September 2011 - 8:37 PM SL Time

NEW DELHI, September 16: Two out of every three ministers in Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh`s council of ministers are `crorepatis` or multimillionaires. A crore in Hindi means ten million.

Their average asset value is pegged at INR 106 million or LKR 254 million. This is INR 30 million higher than the assets they had declared when they contested the last general election in 2009, according to a report based on a study made by the Association for Democratic Research and National Election Watch (ADR-NEW), and released here on Thursday.

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I am a Veteran of the Armed forces of Sri Lanka, today I am a Hedge Fund Manager for a leading Investment Firm and most of all I live in a Gated Community along the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Saturday, 17 September 2011 - 9:02 PM SL Time

ShamalP Perera, in his gate community... :)
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ARMY COMMANDER MEETS UN PEACEKEEPING OFFICIAL IN NY
Saturday, 17 September 2011 - 9:33 PM SL Time

Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army en route for Haiti to inspect operational duties of the Peacekeeping troops serving the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) had a stopover at UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York and met Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, Military Adviser and UN Assistant Secretary for Department of Peacekeeping Operations on Friday (16).

The Army Commander during his visit to the official headquarters of the United Nations as the first item on his agenda had one to one discussion with Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, Military Adviser and UN Assistant Secretary for Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

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Aranthalawa Massacre
Saturday, 17 September 2011 - 11:38 PM SL Time

The Aranthalawa Massacre was the massacre of 33 Buddhist monks, most of them young novice monks, and four civilians by cadres of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organization (the LTTE, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers) on June 2, 1987 close to the village of Aranthalawa, in the Amparadistrict of Eastern Sri Lanka. The massacre is considered one of the most notorious and devastating atrocities committed by the LTTE during the history of the Sri Lankan Civil War, and continues to be commemorated 20 years on.

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Lawless America: 20 Examples Of Desperate People Doing Desperate Things
Monday, 19 September 2011 - 7:18 PM SL Time

All over America today, desperate people are doing desperate things. As the economy continues to crumble, the American people are starting to become very frustrated. Millions have lost their homes and millions have lost their jobs. As hopelessness and despair rise, an increasing number of Americans are turning to crime or are lashing out in unpredictable ways. Many parts of America are rapidly turning into lawless hellholes. In some of the areas that have been the hardest hit by the declining economy, police forces are being severely cut back and desperate criminals are being given a lot of freedom to roam. In fact, in some major cities (such as Oakland, California), the police have announced that there are certain types of crime that they will not even respond to any more. For a couple of decades, crime had been steadily declining in the United States, but now we are seeing very disturbing reports from all over the nation of desperate people doing desperate things as they scramble to survive or as they vent their frustrations. If the examples that you are about to read are any indication, then America is headed down a very dark path.

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Northern youth enjoy southern hospitality
Monday, 19 September 2011 - 9:31 PM SL Time

Edith Wharton once said, `there are only two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it`. In that enlightened spirit of cultural give and take, the International Centre for Ethnic studies (ICES) conducted a program from August 18-21 called Exposure Visit. This allowed Tamil youth from Manthai West in Mannar and Nedunkerni in Vavniya to meet some Sinhalese villagers for the first time in their lives.

The aim of the program was to expose these youth to the Sinhalese culture and life to create mutual cultural understanding. The programme allowed for 50 youth from these provinces to spend a three days living in Boyawalana, a village in close proximity to Giriulla in the Kurunagala district.

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Bruce Hornsby - Mandolin Rain
Tuesday, 20 September 2011 - 8:56 AM SL Time

For Bassa and Baka, 1/3rd of the greatest Piano Men still alive today.
The other two are Elton John and Billy Joel.

Enjoy!
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Warp Speed just might be possible - Scientists: Particles appear to travel faster than light
Friday, 23 September 2011 - 6:31 PM SL Time

(CNN) -- Scientists in Switzerland say an experiment appears to show that tiny particles traveled faster than the speed of light -- a result that would seem to defy the laws of nature.
The physicists say that neutrinos sent 730 kilometers (453.6 miles) underground between laboratories in Switzerland and Italy arrived a fraction of a second sooner than they should have, according to the speed of light.
The report was published Friday by a group of researchers working on the so-called Opera experiment, based at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland.

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Shavendra takes on Wathsala
Monday, 26 September 2011 - 1:56 PM SL Time

The Deputy Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka at the United Nations, Major General Shavendra Silva today said that `Wathsala` should pay compensation to the Tamils who suffered and lost their loved ones on behalf of her husband and her brother Soosai, who was the leader of the LTTE`s black sea tiger wing.

The court case filed in the United States by `Wathsalsa` the wife of the former LTTE Eastern leader Ramesh is a good opportunity for the rest of the people living the US on how these terrorists whitewash themselves, he said.

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US FINGERPRINT DATABASE USED TO IDENTIFY SUSPECTED LTTE CADRES
Monday, 26 September 2011 - 3:35 PM SL Time

The United States has told Canadian authorities that two Sri Lankan migrants who arrived off the B.C. coast in 2009 aboard a smuggling ship are suspected LTTE cadres, according to a senior American counter-terrorism official.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the suspected rebels during fingerprint checks of 76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who sailed to Canada from Southeast Asia two years ago aboard the cargo ship Ocean Lady.

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Batti political family scion beckons Tamils away from politics of hate
Monday, 26 September 2011 - 3:48 PM SL Time

Q: You have grand ideas, but you are yet relatively unknown here as a businessman and politician so can you tell us something about your self and your background.

I come from a famous political family in Batticaloa. My father was Sam Tambimuttu, a member of parliament. He was assassinated by the LTTE along with my mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother in 1990. They were gunned down in front of the Canadian High Commission at Gregory`s Road. My mother passed away ten days after the shooting. At the time I was about 14 years of age. After the assassination of my parents I went to UK and did my secondary and higher education there. I obtained a degree in economics from the University of Durham. Then I got involved in investment fund management and I lived away for 20 years. I returned to Sri Lanka three times after the assassination of my parents - all three times to renew my passport. I still hold a Sri Lankan passport. I never took a foreign citizenship. I never thought the day would arrive when I would come back to Sri Lanka and specifically to Batticaloa where we are hailing from. When I came back it struck me, it struck me a lot because I travelled the length and breadth of Eastern Province and Sri Lanka as a whole. I always knew our country is very beautiful and resourceful, but if you look at the past 60 years, since independence I feel we failed. We failed in many areas, but primarily our resources and what we have been given in this blessed island, but we have not achieved our full potential. So I had to ask questions, especially about Batticaloa, because I feel Batticaloa is immensely resource rich, but nothing has moved. People have not exploited the natural resources of the region. People are still quite poor with lot of unemployment. So I began to ask questions because my family members were part of the political process there. My mother`s father, Senator Manickckam was one of the founding leaders of the Federal Party along with H.A.V. Chelvanayakam. My father of course was a representative of TULF and my mother was an activist from the late 60s. My great granduncle was also a State Council member. He was more a Ceylonese nationalist and not a Tamil nationalist.

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Photoshop controversy for Canadian Tamil MP - this is surely a Tit for Flat issue... :)
Tuesday, 27 September 2011 - 9:38 PM SL Time

Sri Lankan born first Canadian Tamil MP, Rathika Sitsabaiesan, 29, is at the centre of an embarrassing Photoshop controversy after authorities apparently deemed her cleavage too hot to handle, the Mail online reported.

According to political blog Contrarian, an enterprising reader performed an image search for Sitsabaiesan and came across the thumbnail.

But when the reader clicked through to Sitsabaiesan`s official Parliamentary profile, he found a modified version of the headshot, which had been retouched to edit out her feminine curves.

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UK steps up immigration raids, more Lankans to be deported?
Thursday, 29 September 2011 - 4:37 PM SL Time

UK Border Police have stepped up immigration raids to nab those overstaying their visas and working illegally. Border Police have apprehended four more Sri Lankan illegal immigrants during a week of raids.



Today a group of 50 Lankans who wer deported from the UK arrived on a flight to Sri Lanka. Upon landing the group was questioned by the CID.



Acting on tip-offs, officers from the UK Border Agency visited Booze `n` Food on Liverpool Road in Widnes to check staff had the legal right to work there. As a result of the visit officers detained a 39-year-old Sri Lankan man for overstaying his visa and working illegally.

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LTTE WAR MACHINE RUNS IN THE NETHERLANDS - PROSECUTION
Friday, 30 September 2011 - 6:49 PM SL Time

The Tamil community in the Netherlands (between 9,000 and 13,000 men) has been largely annexed by the Tamil Tigers to the violent conflict in Sri Lanka. Through extortion and sedition, a climate of fear has been shaped among Dutch Tamils.

This was the argument of Public Prosecutors (OM) Ward Ferdinandusse and Maartje Nieuwenhuis yesterday to The Hague court in a trial against five Tamils living in the Netherlands who were arrested in 2010.

According to the prosecutors, the suspects have been operating a base in the Netherlands for Sri Lanka`s Tamil Tigers (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE). The prosecution showed the defendants have overseen an international criminal and terrorist organisation involved in arson, bombings, murder, manslaughter and aggravated assault.

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