Indian forces are working alongwith SLA - French News Agency

by Tamiya | April 8, 2009 at 09:52 pm

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In the current war against Tamils in Sri Lanka, the Indian Army is the leader of assaults in the war zones of Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan army seems to following the lead of Indian Army closely under heavey guidance to root out Tamils and LTTE alike in the Tamils regions of Sri Lanka.

The regular supply of weapons including chemical weapons and military seems to bring bad deja vu to Tamils in Sri Lanka, where the Indian "peace keeping" force has killed over 7000 Tamils civilians and instigated similar brutal acts as the Sri Lankan Army towards Tamils between 1987 - 1990.

The Indo-Sri Lanka accord signed between Rajiv Gandhi and J.R. Jayawardena (under whom the Jaffna Library was set to fire and vandelizm) in 1987, and stood by its name leaving out Tamils' aspirations to be null.

However, Prime minister Rajiv Ghandi hand shook a gentlemen agreement with LTTE Leader Prabaharan early morning on July 29, 1987 at the Prime minister's residence in India to keep Tamils' rights intact and at focus at all times. Prime minister Rajiv Ghandi encouraged LTTE Leader to accept the peace accord and have asked him to only hand-in "broken" arms to satisfy the accord's requirements to disarm. Young political Prime minister Rajiv Ghandi was hastening to shine as a political winner in the region on the cost of Tamils freedom struggle that has been going on in Sri Lanka, with 1983 Black July still fresh in mind for many Tamils.

On July 29, 1987, the Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi and the Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayawardena signed an agreement known as the Indo-Sri Lanka accord. Under the agreement, the Indian army referred to as the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), landed in Jaffna to enforce the agreement and maintain peace in Northeast. The IPKF was to disarm the militants under the agreement.

Prabaharan held a largely attended meeting at Suthumalai in Jaffna, and on behalf of the LTTE and the Tamils, agreed to abide by the agreement. The LTTE surrendered a large amount of arms and ammunition. Yogaratnam Yogi, on behalf of the LTTE, symbolically handed over a revolver to the IPKF commander at a ceremony in the Palali airport.

In August 1987, the Sri Lankan government passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution. Under its provisions, Provincial Councils were created and the Tamil homeland of Northern and Eastern Provinces were merged into one Northeast Province. This was an important landmark in the Tamil freedom struggle. However things took a turn for the worse.

The LTTE felt that the Indian and Sri Lankan governments were not honouring the conditions of the agreements and there was some tension. One of the LTTE cadres, Thileepan, the LTTE’s political wing leader began a fast unto death. Nobody took any action and he died fasting. This infuriated the LTTE and a section of the Tamil people.

In October came the tragedy. Top LTTE commanders, Kumarappa and Pulendran and fifteen other LTTE leaders were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy in the seas. They were held as prisoners in the Palaly airport surrounded by Sinhalese soldiers. The whole episode was inexplicable. There was an accord and the LTTE had surrendered their weapons under the accord. Palaly airport was under IPKF control. There was no reason to arrest the LTTE commanders. The J.R government, particularly National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali insisted that the arrested commanders should be brought to Colombo for ‘interrogation’. There was no doubt what was intended. Knowing the brutality of the Sinhalese policemen towards Tamil detainees, the LTTE commanders knew they would be tortured and killed. What could not be explained was why the Indian authorities decided to permit these well known LTTE top men to be taken to Colombo. The airport was under Indian control, and they could have refused to allow the Sri Lankan army to take the LTTE commanders to Colombo. The LTTE men bit the cyanide and committed suicide. Twelve of them including Kumarappa and Pulendran died and five were in serious condition.

Prabaharan was furious at the perfidy of those concerned. Tamils were outraged. Valvettiturai -from where the dead commanders hailed was in mourning. The outraged Tamils killed some Sinhalese in revenge. J.R. Jayawardena insisted that Indian government should act against the LTTE. General Sundarji, the Indian Commander-in-chief visited Jaffna. He was a Tamil from South India. He made a fatal underestimation, and on his recommendation the IPKF attacked the LTTE, hoping to complete the operation in 72 hours. The offensive was named Operation Pawan. It turned out to be a failure and the fighting dragged on with losses to both Indians and Tamils.

In occupying Jaffna, the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) killed 7,000 civilians and committed many brutal acts. The Indian army saturated the whole of Northeast with more than a hundred thousand men and heavy armour.

Now Indian Army is back in Tamils soils to root out Tamils' aspirations to be free and to have rights in Tamils' regions; it is only fair to root out a small army of rebels who have put out a relentless fight to hold their promises to their people and the people who supported them.

Indian forces are working alongwith SLA - French News Agency

Posted on April 8th, 2009 | Sri Lanka News

In the war going on in northern part of Sri Lanka, along with SLA, lots of Indian militrary person also get mingled. And Indian Commanders are leading SLA to step forward the war, said French News Agency. SLA is using its full strength to destroy LTTE and they are using powerful weapons which are not used so far. India is the sole reason for the war and India is leading force, are all the news so far but with no evidence. But now, a French News Agency had published the news that which are shocking and blood freezing. The News Agency said:

When there was a heavy fighting with LTTE, SLA’s 58th division militrary force had met with severe attack without single men alive. That militrary force get stagnated in the war, where there Indian soldiers joined in that force and made it. This Indian force jointly with sinhala cadres is making their attack in northern Sri Lanka. As the same 59th Division force also consists of 50 percent of Indian forces.

Other than these, the Indian Commanders are planning the war tactics and leading the SLA to execute the war plan said the News Agency.

It is also reminded that, in the warfront, more than 200 cadres defeated and killed by LTTE are from Indian army and their deadbodies are sent to Pune behind the screen. Also when LTTE attacked Kalmadukualm Dam most of cadres are killed were belongs to Indian Army. It is noted that, 3 Radar Engineers of India are get injured in this attack.

Even now, the war in Pudukudiyiruppu had resulted in large casualities and more than 125 Indian Armymen’s deadbodies are sent to chennai, and they are kept in Nugambakkam Medical College said the reliable news sources from Medical college surroundings.

In this situation, the French News Agency news publication made a alert wave.

This time the Sri Lankan Government has used the magic word to the western allies - "we are rooting out terrorism". Tamils aspirations to live freely in Sri Lanka without a rebel force seems far fetched; the Tamils have tried to pursue non-violence means to get their request across and have only met with violence and brutality.

Yet, the western world also seems to think if you are either the central government or the "terrorist" - which it true in few cases like in Pakistan Government and Taliban; still Taliban was the central government in Afghanistan during 9/11. The actual meaning of rebel force and freedom fighters seems to have vanished after 9/11. There is only two groups the government and the "terrorists" in the world.

Many countries are actually losing thousands of lives due to this "one size fits all terrorism motto" of the west; genocides of minorities are made possible by under the logic, since a rebel force's weapons supply and funding are cut off by the ban caused by this logic. A rebel force is also runs the high risk of being shown under the lights of terrorism rather than what they actually fighting for.

It is actually acceptable for the west to see dispersed rebel military powers as a threat to achieving non-violence solutions, but there is a strong responsibility associated with the view: to fill the void created by the rebel force's desertion (1) to voice the rights & freedom of suffering minorities, and (2) to protect minorities' basic survival.

Hence there is an urgent requirement for the west to proactively monitor rebel situation associated with minorities to stop genocides, because so far many minorities have survived the time due to having a rebel force on their side to fight for basic survival; It would not be possible to fight their cause with non-violence means as the non-violence have proved fail numerous times against oppressing governments.

However, in the current time, there is only a void left in the place where the rebels stood for Tamils. The rebel force is immensely weaken not by the Sri Lankan Government or the Indian Government, but by the ban of getting access to weapons and funding.

Conversely, the west is not prepared to fill the void to voice the freedom & rights required by Tamils, as any human does. The power shift solely to the Sri Lankan Government will only subject Tamils to more turmoil in Sri Lanka.

The fate of Tamils in Sri Lanka in limbo with the Sri Lankan Government and Indian Government have decided to exterminate Tamils, LTTE and everybody in between under the name of "rooting out terrorism". The extermination is carried out under the heavy veil of media ban.

It is not just Tamils have to worry about freedom right now, as the sovereignty of Sinhalese also under threat having powerful Indian Army and officials making important decisions over Sri Lanka.

T. K. A Nair, the principal secretary to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (25th). According to media he had arrived in Sri Lanka on an invitation by Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary to President Mahinda Rajapakse.

Indian PM’s secretary who arrived here yesterday stayed in room No.551 in Taj Samudra Hotel and went to Mt. Lavinia Hotel today morning and held a secret discussion with several Tamil political leaders. According to information ‘Lankatruth’ has received he is expected to meet several Tamil representatives to have discussions in Kandy tomorrow.

Indian PM’s principal secretary’s unannounced arrival in Sri Lanka, his secret discussions with representatives of Tamil political parties and the government’s effort to conceal his arrival here pose serious suspicion regarding his visit.

With so much Indian power over the Sri Lankan Government right now, one has to wonder who is actually calling the shots in the current war in Sri Lanka?!!

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Vincent Van Ross

at 01:41 on April 9th, 2009

This news is crap picked up from worthless websites. The story has no feet to stand on. If such an important step had been taken by Indian Army it would not go unreported by the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France Press, Deuche Press Agency and so on and so forth. It would also be reported by the major Indian news agencies such as The Press Trust of India and the United News of India.

thirukk

at 02:23 on April 9th, 2009

India is engaged in a covert operation in the North East Sri Lanka against the Tamils. Various Tamil media in India has already reported about it. India sends it's heavy equipments and arms using it's 'medical mission' in Pullmodai. The war on Tamils is a proxy war staged by India. There is no doubt about it.

Also, Indian diplomats are secretively engaged in blocking any UN move. India's business and military interest in Sri Lanka is the main reason behind this war. According to the UN Genocide Convention those you support genocide is also a crime. Rajapakse bothers and the Indian leaders need to tried Hague for the crimes against humanity.

thirukk

at 02:56 on April 9th, 2009

In September 2008, two Indian radar operators working for Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) had sustained injuries in an attack carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) on Sri Lankan forces Vanni Headquarters (Vanni SF-HQ) located in Vavuniyaa.

On 17 December 2008, Indian defence attache of the Indian High Commission in Colombo was among the defence advisors/attaches of seven countries, who undertook a visit to Sri Lankan military command centre, which was coordinating Colombo’s offensive into the Vanni.

Vincent Van Ross

at 03:05 on April 9th, 2009

Wow, you seem to have more information than India and Sri Lanka and all the news agencies and television channels put together!

Tamiya

at 03:09 on April 9th, 2009

When the governments put heavy ban on media to hide their mistakes and corruptions, people live in the area, amateur video and reporters do tend to know more than the main channels put together.

G. I. Wonder (not verified)

at 10:20 on April 9th, 2009

Which French news agency? One of those LTTE front organizations in France that terrorise innocent Tamils and collect ransom to keep the war going? This is LTTE propaganda work.

I have just three questions for the intelligent readers here:

1. How come the Muslim minoiry (they are as big as the Sri Lankan Tami Community in numbers) in Sri Lanka never have the problems the Tamils claim to have? If the Sinhalese are mistreating the minorities, how come the Muslims, Burghers, Malays and others don't have any complaints?

2. Why didn't any of the credible news services, both local and international (CNN, Al Jazeera, France24 etc) didn't know about this story? But someone in Texas knows it?

3. The only genocide committed in Sri Lanka is by the LTTE. They have systematically elimintaed the Sinhala and Muslim communities from North and East, starting from Kent Farm and Model Farm, in the '80s. They burnt villages, murdered women and children, chopped heads off little children and brutalised the country for decades, while the Tamil people continue to live all over the country, from North to South without facing that elsewhere in the country. Please check the facts (www.defence.lk) and decide for yourself.

Tamiya

at 11:03 on April 9th, 2009

Ok, let's assume whatever you are saying about LTTE is true,

Why not the Sri Lankan Government openly allow free media to come in and report:

(1) how the war is fought ?

(2) whom are targeted in the war ?

(3) how the refugees are treated ?

(4) how the captured areas are treated ?

(5) what kind of weapons are used ?

(6) why no supply of even necessary medicine or baby milk is allowed to the refugees areas even though the Sri Lankan Army is bringing in everyday loads of weapons and ammunition to fight even the starved refugees.

Lots of answers would be given to the world from independent media.

Why not the government do that?

Since from what you are saying the Tamils must love the Sri Lankan government, then why the captured Sri Lankan Army areas are deserted like ghost towns?!!

Give me a break. At least you and I know what is the actual truth here. There is no need to make up stories, the simple logic the Sri Lankan Government following killing journalists, killing Tamils MPs and killind Tamils civilians don't even come close to support what you are saying!!!

George Wonder (not verified)

at 22:44 on April 12th, 2009

Dear Tamiya,

Lets not take a detour from what I said. Can you please state which French News Agency reported this and why didn’t any of the other credible news networks pick-up on that story? How can be believe this is not some fabrication?

And can you explain why the other minorities in Sri Lanka such as the Muslims, Burgers, Malays etc have no issues in living in harmony with the rest of the communities? Why don’t they suffer the same issues that LTTE is claiming?

As for your queries, apply the same questions to the War in Iraq AND the War in Afghanistan, and compare the way the world’s biggest democracies conduct their business to what is happening in Sri Lanka. You will know the answer yourself.

Sri Lanka’s war is reported by the national television (Rupavahini), and private networks such as ITN and Swarnavahini from the front lines. Until recently, Al Jazeera was also there in the fontline.

BBC cannot even go to any part of Afghanistan except where the British Forces are present. Not a single media personnel was allowed in Palestine, when Israel walked in. Madrid air-crash last year was only reported with the government news-feeds, until everything was over. That is the nature of the world, the situation you are talking about is not unique to Sri Lanka.

So, here are my answers.

1. Israeli forces spend less than 10 days in Palestine and thousands of civilians were killed, while Sri Lankan government forces captured over 140,000 sq km of territory with minimum civilian casualty. That’s how the war is fought.

2. Terrorists are the target of the war. This is a battle between a democratically elected government and an illegal terrorist group.

3. Refugees are treated with the best available care. Foreign dignitaries, Tamil Parliamentarians and Ministers have visited these camps and they have expressed their satisfaction. These camps have an ample supply of food and basic needs, telecom facilities, schooling, medical care and most of all protection from the LTTE suicide bombers as we have seen in the past. These facilities are run in co-ordination with the UN and ICRC. Compare these facilities to the ones in Afghanistan, or Somalia and you will know the difference.

4. The captured ares need to be made “civilian safe” before resettlement. This includes clearing of land mines, unexploded bombs and booby traps, as well as restoring basic facilities, infrastructure and civil administration. The best example is the Eastern province, where elections were held and a Tamil administration is currently present in the parliament. That’s how the resettlement is going to work.

5. The weapons used are the ones that are legally allowed by the various treaties the country has signed. Al Jazeera, BBC and other international news networks have at various times been allowed to be in the font line and the world knows the weapons used by the Sri Lankan Forces. These are purchased through official and legal means, even Wikipedia has a list. What is shocking is the kind of weapons LTTE is using – the advancing forces have found chemical weapons, chemical ingredients, gas masks, cluster bombs and even T55 battle tanks and aircrafts. These couldn’t have come there without the support of international organisations that were “supposed to be” helping the civilians all these years.

6. Food and medicine convoys are being shipped there on regular basis. The ICRC (Red Cross) and a team of Indian government sponsored medical specialists are in the No-Fire-Zone and the merchant vessel MV Green Ocean is docked there awaiting evacuation of civilians who need medical care. This is an ongoing operation that had been for a while. LTTE is not allowing even the sick and old to leave, and that is truly sad and shocking.

Not even the British and Australian government officials could visit the Gitmo Bay. That’s how America, the world’s oldest democracy, conducts war. In Wanni, there are independent media reporting from the front line every day.

The UN and the ICRC are present in the No-Fire-Zone as well as the civilian camps. If the government is not allowing other foreign organisations to be present, that is simply because they have left a bad track-record and failed to fulfil their commitment in the past. We haven’t seen anything these organisation did for the civilian benefit – where did the tsunami money go? Where are the schools and hospitals they were “supposedly” building? Where is all the money that Tamil Diaspora is sending?

The truth is LTTE bus-bombs and other methods of carnage claimed more lives than the number of causalities occurred in gaining 140,000 sq km of land from the LTTE.

That is how the war is fought in Sri Lanka. I’m just a civilian who has been watching the news from both sides of the frontline. Sri Lanka is a wonderfully friendly country and I know many Tamils and Sinhalese who live in harmony. Some are even inter-married; I just hope peace returns to that wonderful land.

Thank you and best wishes for the Sinhala Hindu New year! I sincerely hope you would publish this without moderation.

Hiranya Malwatta

at 01:21 on April 13th, 2009

"I sincerely hope you would publish this without moderation."

Luckily Tamiya has no say in what's being published on this news site.

George Wonder (not verified)

at 22:54 on April 12th, 2009

Just to add to the above comment.

Not every Tamil is an LTTE supporter or a sympathiser. Not all LTTE supporters are Tamils either.

Yes, there are lots of difficulties in the resettlement camps, many improvements need to be made, the food and medicine reaching the civilians may not be enough... the hardships my fellow countrymen face are endless and limitless. I know, and I agree.

All I’m saying is, if there ever was a way to end the suffering – this is the way and this is only the beginning. War is not the answer, dialogue is. I just wish we all could find a soultion to this problem, I just wish we could forget our bitter experiences and look forward to a future for our kids where all communities live in harmony. It was like that in Sri Lanka, when I was a kid... so I know it can work.

israeli.agent

at 07:41 on April 13th, 2009

"And can you explain why the other minorities in Sri Lanka such as the Muslims, Burgers, Malays etc have no issues in living in harmony with the rest of the communities? Why don’t they suffer the same issues that LTTE is claiming?"

Because they dont think themselves superior to other cultures because they are descendants of (their language speaking) kingdom of gorillas that ruled in Sri Lanka in the Jurassic age. Not Malays, Not Burgers , Not Muslims and not a single Sri Lankan Tamil till recent times ever had such belief. Now also a great majority of Sri Lankan Tamils don’t believe in this cultural / linguistic / racial superiority bullshit.

Whoever still believe in this "theory" that this "superiority" will let them conquer the world are hiding in the NFL upside down shivering with fear, behind the poor civilians held hostage by them.

.Agent.