tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post5021218537920560152..comments2024-03-11T12:43:36.294+05:30Comments on DefenceWire: Prabhakaran no more. Others dead too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-31660204391215862352010-01-25T15:15:21.103+05:302010-01-25T15:15:21.103+05:30I was happy to see brig Ariyapperuma's name in...I was happy to see brig Ariyapperuma's name in one of the comments after he died no one even mentioned his name in any of the things.He was first senior officer to sacrifice his life...Inoka Balasuriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702241865761259966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-88414941933786863142009-05-19T13:40:00.000+05:302009-05-19T13:40:00.000+05:30[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDkIj8dyqI]
he's...[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDkIj8dyqI]<br /><br />he's dead folks! and he had seen it coming...<br /><br />the amubulance story is all BSUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08186351038561364738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-56987525973530386252009-05-19T10:53:00.000+05:302009-05-19T10:53:00.000+05:30AFP
Pathmanathan went on to accuse the Sri Lankan...AFP<br /><br />Pathmanathan went on to accuse the Sri Lankan government and military of "crimes against humanity," saying senior LTTE leaders had been shot dead after being invited to negotiate their surrender.<br /><br />--------------------------<br />Government should respond to this. If they arrange to negotiate for surrender, there should be telephone conversations or there must be third parties involved. Therefore government should respond to this saying provide evidence.<br /><br />Also when is the government going to release DNA evidence.<br />If we have the DNA evidence, government should use this to show what BS news Tamilnet provides.Thusithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136808616114614854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-12375059322938287752009-05-19T10:41:00.000+05:302009-05-19T10:41:00.000+05:30DW,
What is going on? TamilNut is going nuts. How ...DW,<br />What is going on? TamilNut is going nuts. How long does it take to do DNA tests?<br /><br />When are we going to get the results?Thusithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136808616114614854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-45036187815185009752009-05-19T06:22:00.000+05:302009-05-19T06:22:00.000+05:30I only want to add this to the general comments. A...I only want to add this to the general comments. Almost every family in Sri Lanka's been touched by combat deaths. You know that their pain and loss, especially that felt by the mothers, does not lessen or diminish with age. That this seemingly never-ending war is being ended will be MR & his team's greatest achievement to date.<br /><br /><B>Creating a new Forum</B>I wanted to offer these thoughts about continuing the blog in a different, more useful format. Arguing with Eelamtards doesn't achieve much other than a momentary glimpse into a frozen, racist mindset. <br /><br />We could help SL (without party political partisanship) through actively combatting LTTE & INGO on-line propaganda, making detailed dossiers on which INGOs helped the LTTE, which countries helped the LTTE etc. E.g. All too often SL newspapers write 'certain people' instead of naming names. Why?<br /><br />It need not be military matters only. Re-development assistance could also be featured. <br /><br />Talking is good, but action is better. The time for action is now. There are many technically competent contributors to the various blogs who can assist with this project, ranging from research to writing and planning. <br /><br />A web-based forum, rather than a blog is the best option. rather like the ones that Pakistanis and Indians have.<br /><br />I’m sure you’ve all visited these sites? <br /><br />http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3809&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=2480<br /><br />http://www.defence.pk/forums/<br /><br />It need not be military matters only. Re-development assistance could also be featured. <br /><br />Sri Lanka's enemies have not given up. They've already started the media campaign to negate this historic victory against the LTTE. A victory paid for with the blood, lives and limbs of our fellow citizens. <br /><br />So Mahen, Defencewire, Defencewatch? How about it?Mangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910003946221321596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-38760968319873844042009-05-19T05:54:00.000+05:302009-05-19T05:54:00.000+05:30Told you people to relax when the fake stories abo...Told you people to relax when the fake stories about prabha "escape" came out yetserday!!!!<br /><br />WELL DONE MAHINDA V OUR KING, AND GOTABHAYA THE GENIUS AND THE HEROIC ARMED FORCES!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />TODAY WE HAVE WON OUR FREEDOM AT LAST!!!!<br /><br />DUTUGEMUNU FOREVER! SINHALESE FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!Mahamaharajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905644223947949501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-23460575382502208092009-05-19T05:50:00.000+05:302009-05-19T05:50:00.000+05:30kumar,
I am with you man. No body no proof. PRBAH...kumar,<br /><br />I am with you man. No body no proof. PRBAHARAN is alive. There is no doubt about it. What I heard is that he just had a meeting with Charles Anthony about future direction of Eelam Struggle. When Prabaharan is too old to handle, CA can take it over. I am very hopeful that Eelam will be achieved soon before CA takes it over. Check this <A HREF="http://www.tamilnet.tv/index.php/prabahkaran-not-dead?blog=1" REL="nofollow">Tamilnet.com</A> interview with Mr. Selvarasa Pathmanathan to find more about it.<br /><br />Viva Eelam!!Sam Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809036198381030982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-28862535338243768482009-05-19T05:26:00.000+05:302009-05-19T05:26:00.000+05:30There are other top cadres who have not been accou...There are other top cadres who have not been accounted for. Poovana, Sudar, Ramanan. I met them when we were allowed to visit the Vanni and told that there could never be a military solution. These men although very intellident wre cocksure and complacent. Now we have to be careful never to allow them to rise again.Peter Casie Chettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820703316676266664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-60644529596949834902009-05-19T03:47:00.000+05:302009-05-19T03:47:00.000+05:30Lionheart,
Wow!
Good thinking.
Why aren't you a...Lionheart,<br /><br />Wow!<br /><br />Good thinking.<br /><br />Why aren't you at Ananda's Blog as an author? All you have to do is to ask.MayilRavana මයිල් රාවනhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805237855409252715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-3395608223011696872009-05-19T03:45:00.000+05:302009-05-19T03:45:00.000+05:30Sam
"lingikawa-pethirena-asaneepa"
Hik Hik HikSam<br /><br />"lingikawa-pethirena-asaneepa"<br /><br /><br />Hik Hik HikMayilRavana මයිල් රාවනhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805237855409252715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-55477251072898017212009-05-19T02:40:00.000+05:302009-05-19T02:40:00.000+05:30PRABAHARAN is not dead Until we all see his dead b...PRABAHARAN is not dead Until we all see his dead body offcially.kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066153556637336083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-90342447906793980292009-05-19T02:37:00.000+05:302009-05-19T02:37:00.000+05:30Now world media all saying he is dead. If he is no...Now world media all saying he is dead. If he is not dead and he posts video later in the week that can make it to headline news also and make us look bad. not bad ...<br />it's going to look stupit for srilanka.<br /><br />look back in 1991..India said the same thing that prabaharan was dead.. few months later he came alive and gave a speach for public.<br /><br />same thing going to happen wait and see ...kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066153556637336083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-31757768724412867762009-05-19T02:29:00.000+05:302009-05-19T02:29:00.000+05:30First BBC said that VP was shot when he try to asc...First BBC said that VP was shot when he try to ascap...Now Sri lanka seaching for his body..If they shot..him why do they have to seach for his dead body..????<br /><br />What is going on??<br />I think soon we all going to see his live vedio saying that tamileeelam vellum...kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066153556637336083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-57477903990439822342009-05-19T01:30:00.000+05:302009-05-19T01:30:00.000+05:30How the West was sidelined (for the moment)
A cou...How the West was sidelined (for the moment)<br /><br />A couple of years back, in Geneva, the British ambassador tried to have a resolution critical of Sri Lanka passed in the United Nations Human Rights Council. The previous year such a resolution had been proposed, and after negotiation, as I understood, it was kept on the table, so that it could be taken up if agreed.<br /><br />In 2007 Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka decided that he would not accept a resolution. He also refused to negotiate on the terms of a Presidential Statement, which was then proposed by the British ambassador. He refused even to accept a draft text, since that would have been tantamount to agreeing that some sort of action was necessary. <br /><br />Dr. Jayatilleka’s view was that there was no need of any action with regard to Sri Lanka, but he also recognised that, with the adverse publicity against the country coming from various quarters, it was necessary to make our position clear. He therefore ensured that a delegation from Colombo briefed regional groupings as well as individual states on the actual situation. The result was that many, who had previously heard only one side of the story, understood the efforts we were making, and agreed that any action against the country would be inappropriate. <br /><br />The danger passed, though we had to deal with repeated criticism of Sri Lanka, from a few countries and from a plethora of Non-Governmental Organisations. Some of these were international ones, such as Human Rights Watch, which had fired the first salvo in the attack on Sri Lanka when, fraudulently, it accused us of indiscriminate attacks on civilians. There were also some local ones, though we found out soon enough that many of them were funded precisely by those countries that wanted us subject to criticism. The most appalling example of this came to my notice when the head of the Berghof Foundation, Norbert Ropers, informed me that they had funded one such organisation, which they recognised was a surrogate for the LTTE, but this had been done in good faith when they thought that the LTTE could be democratised. My understanding was that they had now ceased to fund this organisation though, when I found out later that this was not the case, Mr. Ropers wrote to me from abroad to say that I had misunderstood him.<br /><br />Those were the days when the anti-Government press in Colombo was claiming that the Government was about to be defeated on the budget, and when it was declared that the whole world was against Sri Lanka. When there was no motion in the Human Rights Council against us, it was claimed that we had been saved by rogue states. Those were days when the opposition claimed that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was going to insist on a UN Monitoring Mission in Sri Lanka and nothing would stop this, when her sidekick tried to persuade me that the UN would do a better job than the Scandinavians, and when a very sweet Amnesty International worker in fact told us that she had been asked by UNOHCHR in Geneva to pack her bags and prepare to come to Sri Lanka to be part of the UN Mission. Entertainingly, Amnesty, in asking that a delegation be allowed to come to Sri Lanka now, suggested that that lady be part of it, though unfortunately their London office had meanwhile sought a visa for the much more prejudiced Yolanda Foster. <br /><br />When it became clear that there would be no resolution against Sri Lanka, and that the attempt to denigrate the Government through this manoeuvre had failed, the British ambassador told me that our ambassador thought he had won, but we should wait and see. He did agree with my suggestion that, since we did want to improve our Human Rights situation, the British should help positively instead of simply pointing fingers, and promised to tell the High Commissioner in Sri Lanka to look into the matter. Those however were the days of Dominic Chilcott, who ignored my requests, and tried to tell me that, while he thought some elements in the Government were sincere, others were dreadful. <br /><br />But Dominic Chilcott went away, to Washington and the Human Rights paradise of the Bush Presidency, and there was a new British ambassador in Geneva too, and it seemed things were better. 2008 passed without incident, except for a few squawks in the British Parliament, and we thought that in fact the British were now more genuine in their dealings with Sri Lanka. <br /><br />We were wrong. Perhaps because of the determination of David Miliband to stamp his mark upon British Foreign Policy, we had a flurry of adverse commentary, with what seemed avuncular encouragement of Tiger demonstrators in London. And the determination to break loose from the international consensus that the Tigers surrender, exemplified in the Miliband refusal to answer the question put to him twice by the BBC, was accompanied by more plotting in Geneva. <br /><br />Dr. Jayatilleka discovered early in May that the British, together with some other Western nations, were trying to invoke a special session of the Council on May 14th, to discuss the Sri Lankan situation. Whether they were genuinely concerned was a matter for doubt, since the Western Europeans alone of the regional groupings had refused to meet with the Sri Lankan delegation in March, when we offered briefings on the current situation and the opportunity to ask questions. It should be noted though that some European countries did give us the opportunity to discuss matters with them, and we were able to disabuse them of some of the more extreme examples of Tiger propaganda. <br /><br />The European masterminds behind the move were very secretive, and went ahead without initially consulting the other regional groupings. They must have assumed they would have no difficulty in getting the 16 signatures required, since they had about a dozen themselves, and had managed to persuade one Asian country to commit itself.<br /><br />But Dr. Jayatilleka then went into action, and convinced all the other groupings that the Western European move was manifestly unfair. As happened in Sri Lanka, where briefings were held with relevant diplomats, one obvious question was the timing of the move, which seemed obviously designed to assure the Tigers, fighting what should have been their last battle, that they had world sympathy. Mr Miliband’s failure to insist on a Tiger surrender, which had been remarked upon also by others, gave credence to the view that the whole move was disingenuous, nothing to do with humanitarian concerns but rather an obvious political ploy. <br /><br />How intense the effort was became clear when hosts of NGOs, many of them funded by the countries most keen on the move, weighed in with their requests, and when Special Rapporteurs who had not been especially interested in Sri Lanka previously, issued a press release calling for an independent inquiry into the situation in Sri Lanka. One of them claimed this had been done because they had not had a response to their letters, but since the letters had been sent in the last few days in May, and the reply went ten days later, their haste in issuing a damning release on May 8th seemed positively indecent – recalling a similar release by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, sent out when some Western Europeans were canvassing for a Presidential Statement on Sri Lanka at the ordinary session of the Council in March. <br /><br />Meanwhile the campaign of the Tigers was reaching fever pitch all over Europe and in America. Following the successful escape of nearly a thousand civilians on the 9th of May, the Tigers shot at those trying to follow on the next day, but the deaths were then used for intense propaganda that attributed responsibility to the Sri Lankan forces. Simple induction was beyond all those implacably opposed to the Sri Lankan state, the fact that we had got out over 100,000 with minimum civilian casualties in April, that the flood had been dammed until we succeeded again on May 9th in getting people out without civilian casualties, and it was precisely to claim a catastrophe that the Tigers had kept these civilians for so long. <br /><br />The self-righteous Europeans must have thought then that their campaign could not fail. They could not believe that the efforts of Dr. Jayatilleka and his dedicated team at the Mission in Geneva would turn back the combined efforts of so many wealthy and determined countries. Knowing the trust his colleagues in Geneva had in him, they raised the matter in capitals all over the world, only to find that the ambassadors in Geneva had very different advice to offer. <br /><br />Dr. Jayatilleka was helped in this by the work he had done with the other regional groupings over the last couple of years. In particular, the Non-Aligned Movement proved a rock of strength, with both its current Chairman Cuba, and the next Chairman Egypt, being categorical in their view that this singling out of what seemed vulnerable individuals was contrary to the spirit in which the Human Rights Council had been established. But the support of our immediate neighbours, Indian and Pakistan, and also Bangladesh, all of them respected members of the Council, also proved invaluable, along with the positive input of Russia and China, with their added prestige as permanent members of the Security Council.<br /><br />There was a briefing on the 12th on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka, arranged without reference to Sri Lanka, though fortunately Dr. Jayatilleka had been working late in his office on May 8th, and had received the notice before he went home, so that he was able to ensure input from Sri Lanka. Otherwise it is possible that the session would have been used for critical comments, as were made by the British, based on the visit of their beloved Miliband, but apart from that we had only very generous inputs from the Japanese and others. <br /><br />At a dinner that evening, even though there was still a danger that the Western Europeans would continue with their hunt for signatures, a number of ambassadors made it clear that they would not stand for this type of selective criticism. It was also understood that, even though the Europeans would not get the sort of resolution they craved, it would not do to be passive, because then the media would present a Western viewpoint, to the effect that Sri Lanka had been saved from condemnation by just a few countries who could conveniently be demonised. Any session for which signatures were obtained would then have to lead to a resolution, which would make clear the determination of the world at large to deal firmly with terrorism. <br /><br />On the 14th a number of what seemed LTTE surrogates were seen coming into Geneva, perhaps having relied on assurances that they would get their lifeline that day, with a jamboree which would have been widely reported as proving how inhuman the Sri Lankan government and forces had been. But, though the quest for signatures continued, with more statements piling in, the week ended with the real international community resoundingly rejecting those who had tried to dragoon it into selective criticism.<br /><br />A number of lessons should be learned from the whole episode. Firstly, making the West the cornerstone of our foreign policy is clearly a mistake – or at any rate the old West about which we still continue sentimental. If for instance we had voted not for Britain (which we did unconditionally last year) but for Spain, the latter would have been elected to the Council instead of Britain and we would not have had so many headaches. Secondly, whilst of course we must still continue good relations with the West (for they too have decent politicians, who will not all promote terrorism for political considerations), we must work more concertedly with our neighbours and also the regional groupings which share our interests. <br /><br />Thirdly, we must also endeavour to satisfy the idealistic expectations of these our friends. All of them asked about the intended political solution to the political problem and, while they were steadfast in accepting that terror had to be dealt with militarily, and dealt with conclusively, they will also all expect a decent package that exemplifies the pluralistic nature of Sri Lankan society. They could understand delays while the terrorist sword hung over us but, now that is no longer a major threat, we must fulfil their expectations about the essentially democratic dispensation our government has defended so ably.<br /><br />But at the same time there are also lessons the West should learn. The anger at obvious double standards was palpable amongst all our friends. Obviously we do not expect even the most idealistic country to abandon its own interests. But in sticking to them ruthlessly, the use of sanctimonious pronouncements to reach other ends is abhorrent. It is especially important that the Obama administration, which came in with such high hopes, should not be seen as just another cynical mixture as before.<br /><br />Secondly, the West should not take the rest of the world for granted. Its failure to consult at all was surprising; its failure to consult neighbours who obviously have a stake in a stable neighbourhood was astonishing. The impression could have arisen that stability in our areas is not to the interest of the West, which would prefer a plethora of weak states, to allow it to maintain more easily its current hegemony, political as well as economic.<br /><br />And thirdly, the West should think about the message it is sending, in seeming to want the Tigers to survive in some form or another, particularly in the light of its past blunders. After all the horrors we are witnessing now, which are attributed largely to the West, spring from its own encouragement of Taliban terrorism during the Cold War. Whatever its purposes then, there is no doubt they could have been achieved without worrying consequences had there been at least a modicum of adherence to basic principles. <br /><br />Sri Lanka may for the moment have escaped the worst the West could do to it. But we need to be constantly vigilant for the future. We should do this with greater dialogue and discussion with our friends, and more forthright discussion with the West to enable them to achieve their own goals without irritating so much of the rest of the world. And we should use the intellectual and social capital of Dr. Jayatilleka and his staff in Geneva to develop solid guiding principles for international relations in the current world context. <br /><br />Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha <br /><br />Secretary General<br /><br />Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process<br /><br />Courtesy: SCOPPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-91116325839454630632009-05-19T01:29:00.000+05:302009-05-19T01:29:00.000+05:30yes i have heard the news that prabhakaran was sho...yes i have heard the news that prabhakaran was shot while he try to escap on an ambulance..if So where is his dead body .. why did not they show the dead body.kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066153556637336083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-82332981151475114432009-05-19T01:14:00.000+05:302009-05-19T01:14:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-31308551474248792872009-05-19T00:43:00.000+05:302009-05-19T00:43:00.000+05:30Sam Perera said...
[ Please hang on, don't go any...Sam Perera said...<br /><br />[ Please hang on, don't go anywhere. Our warriors have carried the torch to one major point and it is ours to carry it on from here. We have a few more battles to fight in the internet front. ]<br /><br />Exactly Right, Sam!<br /><br />The POLITICAL BATTLE to carve out an autonomous Tamil province in Sri Lanka will now BEGIN in earnest.<br /><br />The Indian Govt, STRENGTHENED at the recent Lok Sabha elections, the US Govt with Obama and Hilarious Clinton, and ALL other DO-GOODERS will NOW TRY to IMPOSE a "Political Solution" on Sri Lanka, IRRESPECTIVE of WHAT WE WANT, or THINK SHOULD BE DONE.<br /><br />We, the Patriots, will have to GIRD OUR LION LOINS now to HELP the GOSL resist that International Pressure, so that our SOVEREIGN NATION can IMPLEMENT a SOLUTION of our own that will GUARANTEE peace and tranquility in Sri Lanka, consistent with OUR HERITAGE and OUR SENSE of JUSTICE and FAIRPLAY.<br /><br />ETHNIC INTEGRATION guaranteeing ONE NATION, ONE Sri Lankan PEOPLE with ONE DESTINY, without DEVOLUTION OF POWER on ETHNIC BASES should be that PERMANENT and ENDURING solution; No OTHER!<br /><br />The "Military War" has been WON; but the "Political War" is YET to be WON...so Don't GO AWAY...my brothers and sisters.<br /><br />PATRIOTS, Bravehearts ALL, Sharpen the SWORD of your WIT, Polish the Rebuttals of your VIRTUAL SHIELD, and RALLY ROUND with your KEYBOARDS, at THE BALANE' PASS to REPEL the Invading Hordes!Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-74096278974768919252009-05-19T00:36:00.000+05:302009-05-19T00:36:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-47963079226765139082009-05-19T00:14:00.000+05:302009-05-19T00:14:00.000+05:30VELUPILLAI PRABHAKARAN: We Will NOT Weep for Him!
...VELUPILLAI PRABHAKARAN: We Will NOT Weep for Him!<br /><br />............<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Velupillai+Prabhakaran:+His+life,+times+and+death&artid=dNL/TtUjpuA=&SectionID=oHSKVfNWYm0=&MainSectionID=oHSKVfNWYm0=&SectionName=VfE7I/Vl8os=&SEO=prabhakaran,%20LTTE,%20Lanka,%20EELAM" REL="nofollow">Velupillai Prabhakaran: His life, times and death</A>IANS<br />May 18, 2009<br /><br />[ NEW DELHI: From Nov 26, 1954 to May 18, 2009 - the following is a chronological account of the life and <br /><br />times of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the Tamil Tigers chief who was killed Monday in the north of Sri Lanka:<br /><br />1954 (Nov 26): Born in Jaffna in a Hindu middle class family, the youngest of two sons and two daughters.<br /><br />1960-70s: Takes to militancy, indulges in minor acts of violence.<br /><br />1972: Forms Tamil New Tigers (TNT), flees home for good.<br /><br />1975: Assassinates Jaffna Mayor Alfred Duriappah at Hindu temple.<br /><br />1976: TNT becomes Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).<br /><br />1978: LTTE issues first press statement.<br /><br />1982: Arrested in Madras (now Chennai) after a shootout with a rival Tamil militant. Jailed, bailed, escapes <br /><br />to Sri Lanka.<br /><br />1983: Ambushes army patrol in Jaffna, killing 13 soldiers. Anti-Tamil riots sweep Colombo, leaving hundreds <br /><br />dead and igniting Tamil insurgency.<br /><br />1983 (September): Moves to Tamil Nadu, sets up home in Chennai. LTTE training camps come up in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />1984: Meets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran and seeks support. Marries Jaffna university <br /><br />student, fathers two sons and daughter.<br /><br />1985 (May): Orders massacre of Buddhists in the holy town of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.<br /><br />1986 (April-May): Orders slaughter of Tamil militants from rival group TELO.<br /><br />1987 (January): Quits India for good, saying there is an attempt to kill him.<br /><br />1987 (July): Meets Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi and says he accepts India-Sri Lanka <br /><br />accord meant to end Tamil separatism.<br /><br />1987 (August): Gives speech in Jaffna, saying "We love India", but tells aides he will teach India a lesson <br /><br />for betraying Tamil Eelam cause.<br /><br />1987 (October): Launches war against Indian troops deployed in Sri Lanka's northeast.<br /><br />1989 (April-June): Goes into peace talks with Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa, who asks Indian <br /><br />troops to go home.<br /><br />1989 (July): LTTE kills well known Tamil politicians A. Amirthalingam and V. Yogeswaran in Colombo.<br /><br />1990 (April): Takes control of Jaffna, addresses the media.<br /><br />1990 (June): Resumes war against Sri Lanka for Tamil Eelam, orders 100,000 Muslims living in Jaffna to quit. <br /><br />Rival militant K. Pathmanabha and aides killed in Chennai, India.<br /><br />1991 (March): Sri Lankan Defence Minister Ranjan Wijeratne killed by car bomb.<br /><br />1991 (May): LTTE woman suicide bomber assassinates former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at election <br /><br />rally near Chennai.<br /><br />1992 (August): Sri Lanka's northern army command wiped out.<br /><br />1992 (November): LTTE suicide bomber riding motorcycle kills Sri Lanka Navy chief Clancey Fernando.<br /><br />1993: Sri Lankan President Premadasa killed at May Day rally.<br /><br />1993 (August): Arrests LTTE number two Mahattaya on charges of being Indian spy, executes him in December <br /><br />1994.<br /><br />1994: Agrees to talk to President Chandria Kumaratunga. Fighting halts.<br /><br />1995: Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gamini Dissanayake assassinated. Resumes war against for Tamil <br /><br />Eelam.<br /><br />1995 (December): Loses Jaffna to Sri Lankan troops.<br /><br />1996 (July): LTTE slaughters 1,200 soldiers and policemen in military complex in just 72 hours.<br /><br />1997-99: Takes control of large parts of north and east in Sri Lanka.<br /><br />1999 (December): President Kumaratunga escapes assassination attempt, is blinded in one eye.<br /><br />2000-01: Sri Lanka approaches Norway to facilitate peace talks with LTTE.<br /><br />2001 (July): LTTE suicide cadres overrun Sri Lanka's only international airport, destroys 13 aircraft.<br /><br />2002 (February): Signs Norway-brokered ceasefire agreement with Sri Lanka.<br /><br />2002 (April): Addresses Sri Lankan, international media in Kilinochchi, says he will never give up Tamil <br /><br />Eelam cause.<br /><br />2003 (April): Walks out of Norway-backed peace process.<br /><br />2004 (March): Faces revolt by LTTE eastern regional commander Karuna and hundreds of cadres in eastern <br /><br />province.<br /><br />2005 (August): Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar shot dead by LTTE sniper.<br /><br />2006 (April): Army General Sarath Fonseka badly hurt in attack by woman suicide bomber.<br /><br />2006 (December): Defence Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, survives <br /><br />assassination attempt<br /><br />2007: Launches air strike near Colombo. LTTE loses eastern province to Sri Lanka. Prabhakaran vows to fight <br /><br />back.<br /><br />2008 (January): Sri Lanka spikes ceasefire agreement. LTTE begins to lose territory in north.<br /><br />2008 (November): Mocks President Rajapaksa, says LTTE territory can never be seized.<br /><br />2009 (January): Loses Kilinochchi, hub of de facto Tamil Eelam state; retreats into Mullaitivu district.<br /><br />2009 (May 17): Decides to "silence" guns and end armed struggle.<br /><br />2009 (May 18): Prabhakaran killed while trying to escape from war zone in Mullaitivu district. Heir apparent <br /><br />son and all key aides also killed. ]Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-69046953089131616622009-05-19T00:12:00.000+05:302009-05-19T00:12:00.000+05:30Prabhakaran's death: mixed feelings in ChennaiIANS...<A HREF="http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Prabhakarans+death:+mixed+feelings+in+Chennai&artid=m4qELJU5gIg=&SectionID=lifojHIWDUU=&MainSectionID=lifojHIWDUU=&SectionName=rSY%7C6QYp3kQ=&SEO=chennai,%20ltte,%20prabhakaran" REL="nofollow">Prabhakaran's death: mixed feelings in Chennai</A>IANS<br />May 18, 2009<br /><br />[ CHENNAI: Relief and frank disbelief - as news came in that Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran had actually been killed, some in this Tamil Nadu capital said it was long in coming and others simply refused to believe it was true.<br /><br />Unwilling to take chances, the establishment tightened security all over the state and especially in Chennai, where the issue of Tamil Eelam, or a separate state for Tamils in Sri Lanka, has always been an emotive one.<br /><br />Security was particularly stepped up around the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in the heart of the city, making it difficult for people who lived and worked in the area.<br /><br />"No chances are being taken as this could prove to be an emotional issue amongst a small section of society. Armed pickets have been posted at all vulnerable areas," a police official told IANS.<br /><br />And while police went on alert, the reactions to the death of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief in Sri Lanka's Mullaitivu area varied widely.<br /><br />"If the news is true, the last hope of Tamils in Sri Lanka who once ruled that island nation, long before the Sinhalese, is lost forever. Whatever may have been his shortcomings, he will always be hero to us," said K.N.P. Dasarathan, a business executive.<br /><br />Added a Sri Lankan Tamil student: "Knowing Thambi (brother), the news is probably untrue as there are little chances of his being killed by the enemy. However, if the story is true... he has become a martyr."<br /><br />But for businessman N. Suresh, it was a matter of human life and the toll that the LTTE had extracted.<br /><br />"If one looks at human life, the deaths in Sri Lanka sadden me whether it is Prabhakaran or anybody else. Prabhakaran extended the elastic bit too long and lost. He should have entered into a dialogue with the Sri Lankan government early.<br /><br />"It should also be remembered that the LTTE killed other groups and leaders fighting for the Tamil rights cause."<br /><br />Added homemaker R. Vasantha: "Terrorism has no space in a civil society. Whether it is Prabhakaran or Veerappan, both have to be eliminated."<br /><br />Political analyst Cho Ramaswamy welcomed the development. "Sri Lanka is now rid of a problem and it is a great relief...<br /><br />"The LTTE has eliminated many Tamil leaders though there are some remaining alive. In Tamil Nadu, some fringe groups may indulge in violence and there may some self immolations. The state police can easily quell that as there is no support for them from the people," he said.<br /><br />The pro-LTTE political parties were unavailable for comment.<br /><br />Both Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa had endorsed a separate homeland for Sri Lankan Tamils during the last days of the election campaign.<br /><br />The decades long conflict for a separate Tamil homeland left nearly 90,000 people dead in the island nation, separated from India by a narrow stretch of sea. ]Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-16852522128495719272009-05-18T23:55:00.000+05:302009-05-18T23:55:00.000+05:30SAS said....
[ Ananda-USA,
Can you add my id to ...SAS said....<br /><br />[ Ananda-USA,<br /><br />Can you add my id to your web blog?<br /><br />I would like to get in touch with my compatriots and help to build our country.<br /><br />My email id is:<br /><br />loligo_uk@gmail.com<br /><br />My triple gem bless our great warriors!!! ]<br /><br />Done! I emailed you an invitation. Please login by double clicking on the long link. Sri Lankawata Jayawewa!Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-24855397921677962782009-05-18T22:28:00.000+05:302009-05-18T22:28:00.000+05:30Dear Patriots,
I'm in cloud nine!! NEVER imagined ...Dear Patriots,<br />I'm in cloud nine!! NEVER imagined this could come true because of all the hype surrounding the sakkiliya.<br />Its all because our country is a blessed land and we could be the most friendly and heart warming but when it matters we could be deadly than anybody!Surenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961525365773196241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-20759423265562999902009-05-18T22:21:00.000+05:302009-05-18T22:21:00.000+05:30Ananda-USA,
Can you add my id to your web blog?
...Ananda-USA,<br /><br />Can you add my id to your web blog?<br /><br />I would like to get in touch with my compatriots and help to build our country.<br /><br />My email id is: <br /><br />loligo_uk@gmail.com<br /><br />My triple gem bless our great warriors!!!SAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238991287681328199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-42979583486983514282009-05-18T22:10:00.000+05:302009-05-18T22:10:00.000+05:30Sam
Nandi my brother in arms
ya. I remember very w...Sam<br />Nandi my brother in arms<br />ya. I remember very well about vijitapura iron doors. Our descendants are excellent .We are proud of them !!<br />Bro cant we all meet some where one day and start our association ?Otherwise we all will be friends in net .Suranimalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251896505827112799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899907675904775235.post-16202849469933466292009-05-18T22:07:00.000+05:302009-05-18T22:07:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Suranimalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251896505827112799noreply@blogger.com