Colombo, 02 May, (Asiantribune.com): In a fervent appeal to
V. Anandasangaree save the Internally Displaced Persons trapped in Vanni and held hostages by the LTTE, V. Anandasangaree, President of the Tamil United Liberation Front has suggested that an International Agency, acceptable to the Government, be selected to visit Vanni and persuade the LTTE to allow the innocent people to go out freely, with an offer of a general amnesty to those who surrender with arms.
In an open letter to Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa, TULF leader has cautioned that if such an arrangement is not made to bring out the civilians safely, the whole thing will end up in a national disaster detrimental to the good name of the country.
Anandasangaree, in his letter pointed out, according to his information that the number still stranded in Vanni is over one hundred and fifty thousand but he went on to say "I am positively sure that the number exceeds one hundred thousand. On an earlier occasion too, I hope you will remember, as regards the number I proved correct."
He has further said, "It is very un-fortunate that although aerial bombing had stopped shelling and artillery attacks had been taking place during the last three day also. I plead with you to have them stopped forthwith and save the civilians."
Given below the full text of the letter written to Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka appealing to “Save The Remaining IDPs In Vanni”:
"With grave concern I wish to bring to your kind notice, certain facts that need your prompt action, so that Sri Lanka as a nation may not lose its credibility. You are well aware that I gave you full cooperation in your efforts to eradicate terrorism at very grave risk to my life and never misled you in any matter. I do not act on hearsay evidence nor believe all what others say.
"I have very reliable information that the number still stranded in Vanni is over one hundred and fifty thousand but I am positively sure that the number exceeds one hundred thousand. On an earlier occasion too, I hope you will remember, as regards the number I proved correct. It is very un-fortunate that although aerial bombing had stopped shelling and artillery attacks had been taking place during the last three day also. I plead with you to have them stopped forthwith and save the civilians.
"I wish to point out that the military action that is going on, apart from causing several casualties among the IDPs in Vanni, the fear and tension this is causing to those IDPs who have already come into the Welfare Centres, will have serious repercussions on them since most of their relatives are still in Vanni. Every life is valuable and it is your bounden duty to save the innocent people at any cost. As I mentioned earlier in one of my letters to you, when the truth comes to light one day, the country as a whole will get condemned by the International Community.
"There is also an acute Shortage of food and the people are virtually on the verge of starvation. On the 2nd April they had received 1100 metric tons of food items. Since then on the 28th and 29th 30 metric tons was received each day. Sugar received on these two consignments is only 1000 Kg each. Hence please direct the authorities concerned to dispatch sufficient stock of food items and drugs immediately to Vanni.
Even at this late hour I have a suggestion to make which if acceptable, your Excellency may consider for implementation. I suggest that an International Agency, acceptable to the Government, be selected to visit Vanni and persuade the LTTE to allow the innocent people to go out freely, with an offer of a general amnesty to those who surrender with arms. A period of two weeks may be give to the agency to make the necessary arrangements. If such an arrangement is not made to bring out the civilians safely, the whole thing will end up in a national disaster detrimental to the good name of the country."
- Asian Tribune -
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These are the type of Tamil
These are the type of Tamil politicians the Tamils had the past and and mr. Sangaree is the remaining one.That was the reason Prabaharan took over from these poiticians. If he cannot come out with sensible solutions (there is nothing for him to suggest) he must keep his mouth shut. He is asking what the French Foreign Minister was asking the president, to visit the LTTE.
Doesn't he haave anything else to write. Let him write a poem about his THAMBY. Disgraceful people.
Try to keep a Leech
Try to keep a Leech (Koodella) on a Matress. That will be lot easier than asking Prabha to lay down Arms, let the Child Soldiers to go leaving behind their Cyanide Capsules for the "Saviour of Tamils" to eat etc. Talk Sense Sir! Gamini
If an international agency
If an international agency group visits the Vanni, at least ONE of the group will be taken hostage, as an International Person would be MORE VALUABE to the LTTE than ALL the Tamil civilians, as a bargaining tool for the freedom of the LTTE leaders.
And Sri Lanka would be much worse off from the repercussions to such an event. Which is probably why Sri Lanka has not encouraged this route.
Elementary, my dear Watson!!
Correction: If an
Correction:
If an international agency group visits the LTTE-occupied area, at least ONE of the group will be taken hostage, as an International Person would be MORE VALUABE to the LTTE than ALL the Tamil civilians, as a bargaining tool for the freedom of the LTTE leaders.
And Sri Lanka would be much worse off from the repercussions to such an event. Which is probably why Sri Lanka has not encouraged this route.
Elementary, my dear Watson!!
It is a well known fact that
It is a well known fact that LTTE has contacted a number of parties including Norway and even UN.
The LTTE stooges had a meeting directly with the high ranking officials of Obama administration and the US representative for UN participated at the meeting i Washington.
Now why is everyone needs to go to see Prabakaran in his trapped terrain? If they wish to have a dialogue with LTTE, they had opportunities already. They could have done this from Washington or any other place. This is the communication age. People no longer have to go from country to country just to talk.
This trip to meet LTTE is nothing but another international conspiracy. But I do not accuse Mr. Anandasagaree as one of the conspirators. He is not realising that there is an international conspiracy masterminded by Norway and USA.
Perhaps they are aiming at India and we are just pawns.
It is trusted that the
It is trusted that the Government of Sri Lanka is doing everything within its power to safeguard the lives of each and every civilian caught in this nightmare. The lives of these powerless and innocent civilians are valuable human lives and we must do everything possible to ensure their safety.
In May, 2006 President Rajapaksa wrote a letter titled, "Taming The Tigers" to the Wall Street Journal subsequently re-published on Asian Tribune. In it he wrote, "The Tamil Tigers strategy is to take control of the sea off the areas they control in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. Displaying a contemptuous regard for world opinion, the Tamil Tigers even warned the international monitors that they had the right to attack any vessel which passes through their waters." It is clear that the President well understands the grave importance of world opinion. And therefore, perhaps the government should give more consideration to the recent requests made by world leaders and control military operations in a manner to ensure minimum civilian casualties.
In the same letter the President wrote, "Despite my critics' attempts to portray me as a hawk, I have shown by my actions since taking office that I am far from a warmonger. My government has shown enormous restraint in the face of thee repeated provocations. I am a man of peace. I do not believe in war as a solution to the Sri Lankan situation and I am committed to walk the extra mile to achieve peace." I think what world leaders are calling at this present time is for GoSL to walk this extra mile – purely for the sake of the innocent and helpless civilians numbering in the 10's of thousands, by any measure, a very large number. While it is often easy to get carried away with spectacular war victories I hope GoSL will be compassionate and generous towards the lives and welfare of these unfortunate civilians. As Mr. Sangaree correctly implies the entire world is closely watching and how the civilian matter is handled will have a huge bearing on the future of the nation.
Mr. Anandasangaree should
Mr. Anandasangaree should know by now the mindset of Pres. Rajapakse. He should know by now that the President is doing whatever he can to save these civilians. He is committed to his country and to do what is right by ALL the people of Sri Lanka.
THIS WAR WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER WEEKS AGO IF THERE WAS NO CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE CIVILIANS AND EVEN TO LTTE CADRES WHO WISHED TO ABANDON THE LTTE AND FLEE TO FREEDOM.
If anyone thinks that the army is just going to march in and decimate the Tamil civilians in order to get the LTTE leaders they've got to have their heads examined!
Yes! The whole world is watching, and just as they watched with no comment except criticism when the EXODUS of civilians, captured by UAV for fact took place, they will also give all the spin and twists possible to whatever happens at this last battleground. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THAT!There will be MANY EVEN AMONG THE SRI LANKANS WHO WILL CRITICIZE.
ONLY HISTORY WILL RECORD this unique event; the precision and strategy.
CLEARLY, the effort of the "world" to save the LTTE is what underlies it all. How else to explain the disconnect between what if going on in Sri Lanka, and what happened in Iraq and what continues to happen in Afghanistan? Has anyone taken a look at the statistics of those killed and injured in those countries by US/NATO attacks, while they accuse Sri Lanka for 6500 deaths in the war zone out of >175000? And how many of these were militants? And Yes, it would have been great to not have even a single eath. That would have been possible if the LTTE sim0ly surrendered.
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MORE DEATHS IF THE LTTE SURRENDERS.IS THAT NOT CLEAR??
THE DEATHS ARE THE LTTE'S RESPONSIBILITY.
WHY IS EVERYSONE INCLUDING MR ANANDASANGAREE SO READY TO PUT THIS AT THE FEET OF THE MILITARY THAT IS TRYING TO BRING AN END TO THIS HORRIBLE WAR??
MR. ANADASANGAREE, you have state so many times in this very website that all you want for your Tamil brethren in the North of Sri Lanka is that they be able to live like the Tamils of the South.
And yet, when it is the thousands of Sinhala soldiers who have given their lives to make this possible, and set free your Tamil brethren, you are trying at this last minute to save the LTTE, who enslaved your Tamil brethren.
What are the Tamils doing to help set the civilians free?
Where is the LOGIC ??
Mr. Anandasangaree should
Mr. Anandasangaree should know by now the mindset of Pres. Rajapakse. He should know by now that the President is doing whatever he can to save these civilians. He is committed to his country and to do what is right by ALL the people of Sri Lanka.
THIS WAR WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER WEEKS AGO IF THERE WAS NO CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE CIVILIANS AND EVEN TO LTTE CADRES WHO WISHED TO ABANDON THE LTTE AND FLEE TO FREEDOM.
If anyone thinks that the army is just going to march in and decimate the Tamil civilians in order to get the LTTE leaders they've got to have their heads examined!
Yes! The whole world is watching, and just as they watched with no comment except criticism when the EXODUS of civilians, captured by UAV for fact took place, they will also give all the spin and twists possible to whatever happens at this last battleground. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THAT!There will be MANY EVEN AMONG THE SRI LANKANS WHO WILL CRITICIZE.
ONLY HISTORY WILL RECORD this unique event; the precision and strategy.
CLEARLY, the effort of the "world" to save the LTTE is what underlies it all. How else to explain the disconnect between what if going on in Sri Lanka, and what happened in Iraq and what continues to happen in Afghanistan? Has anyone taken a look at the statistics of those killed and injured in those countries by US/NATO attacks, while they accuse Sri Lanka for 6500 deaths in the war zone out of >175000? And how many of these were militants? And Yes, it would have been great to not have even a single death. That would have been possible if the LTTE simply surrendered.
And even now, NO MORE CIVILIAN DEATHS WILL OCCUR if the LTTE SURRENDERS!
IS THAT NOT CLEAR??
THE DEATHS ARE THE LTTE'S RESPONSIBILITY.
WHY IS EVERYSONE INCLUDING MR ANANDASANGAREE SO READY TO PUT THIS AT THE FEET OF THE MILITARY THAT IS TRYING TO BRING AN END TO THIS HORRIBLE WAR??
MR. ANADASANGAREE, you have stated so many times in this very website that all you want for your Tamil brethren in the North of Sri Lanka is that they be able to live like the Tamils of the South.
And yet, when it is the thousands of Sinhala soldiers who have given and continue to give their lives to make this possible, and set free your Tamil brethren, you are trying at this last minute to save the LTTE, who enslaved your Tamil brethren.
What are you and the Tamils doing to help set the civilians free?
Where is the LOGIC ??
Dear Mr Anandasangaree, We
Dear Mr Anandasangaree, We respect your maturity, experience, moderate nature,.. and caring about your own people.
But, the international politicians and other big people are round the clock working hard to solve a 'more important' problem: i.e. 'Saving Prabhakanan and his army'... and the LTTE.
God knows why.
Both you and me are helpless.
P.S. MR. ANANDASANGAREE, You
P.S. MR. ANANDASANGAREE, You want the Tamil civilians saved. The Sinhala soldiers have given their lives and continue to give their lives to make this happen.
What are you and the Tamil community doing to help get the innocent civilians out of the clutches of the LTTE?
But the PROBLEM is that the Tamil community wants the LTTE to be saved!
GETTING THE LTTE TO SURRENDER IS THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT NO MORE CIVILIANS WILL BE KILLED. The Tamil community has a responsibility to have that surrender happen.
Mr. Anandasangaree's
Mr. Anandasangaree's position on this matter, as put forth in the first paragraph of the above article, is quite reasonable. The main goal is to get the civilians to safety. As I pointed out in another thread, the innocent civilians are now trapped between the LTTE and the GoSL forces. And according to news reports, the GoSL forces seem somewhat cavalier about the continuing troubling number of civilian casualties, and their suffering. It is this aspect that is of grave concern also to those in the international community. Unless there is a compromise, there will be a bloodbath, it seems. And this will also include even more casualties among Sri Lankan soldiers. To those of us who are not in the vicinity of this unfolding tragedy, these matters may seem academic. But it is not so to the civilians and the soldiers. Let us put ourselves in the shoes of the civilians and the soldiers in the area. Then we will have a better picture of the unfolding situation.
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