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Sinhalese mob attacks Tamil demonstrators & damaged Vehicles
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by senthil5000 | April 4, 2009 at 01:23 pm
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Melbourne Drive to Freedom attacked by Sinhalese Mob - 4th April 2009
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A Sinhala mob got into the 'Drive for freedom' rally organised by Tamils at Melbourne and attacked the crowd. The photos and the video of the incident got released by various news medias.
A group of around 50 Sinhala expatriates, some of them allegedly inebriated, attacked a car-rally demonstration organised by the Eezham Tamil diaspora in Melbourne Saturday noon protesting genocide of their kith and kin in the island of Sri Lanka and demanding immediate end of the war waged by Colombo government.
The attack is said to have taken place while the cars in the rally were waiting for signal on Exhibition Street. The attackers were reportedly returning from a parallel demonstration by them that took place 2 km away from the junction.
The Melbourne police had to resort to the use of spray to control the Sinhala mob.
A young journalist who was taking photographs of the demonstration said that the mob tried to snatch his camera and that he was injured on the neck.
In Australia and New Zealand, where Sinhalese and Tamil diaspora live in more or less in equal numbers, a "bitter competition" is going on in organising demonstrations. A few days ago, the Tamil demonstrators in New Zealand also faced intimidation from a Sinhala mob, which tried to snatch away the flags carried by Tamil demonstrators.
Earlier, during Tamil demonstrations, the Sinhala expatriates organised aircraft to display banners saying "Save Sri Lanka from Tamil Tigers," in New Zealand and in Canberra in Australia. On Saturday, the Tamil demonstrators displayed an aircraft-laden banner "Sri Lanka Stop killing Tamil civilians," in the outskirts of Melbourne.
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at 15:02 on April 4th, 2009
TO THE SINGHALESE INVOLVED:
DON'T FORGET THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN AUSTRALIA ! SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO AMUSE YOURSELVES AND GET CAPSICUM SPRAYED.BOOK A ROOM AND INVITE THE VICTORIAN POLICE AND ENJOY YOURSELVES THERE. DONT MAKE FUN OF YOURSELVES.
TAMIL EELAM IS OUR FUTURE. THAT IS CERTAIN
at 15:04 on April 4th, 2009
TO THE SINGHALESE INVOLVED:
DON'T FORGET THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN AUSTRALIA ! SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO AMUSE YOURSELVES AND GET CAPSICUM SPRAYED.BOOK A ROOM AND INVITE THE VICTORIAN POLICE AND ENJOY YOURSELVES THERE. DONT MAKE FUN OF YOURSELVES.
TAMIL EELAM IS OUR FUTURE. THAT IS CERTAIN
at 17:49 on April 4th, 2009
Tamil Eelam where? In Melbourne? Noway mate, australian govt will ban the tiger flags
at 20:56 on April 4th, 2009
Tamil Eelam is already in Sri Lanka.
Tamils have declared Tamil Eelam since 1977.
It is only a matter when a foreign country accepts it.
There are quite a few in the line.
The way things are going, I would be surprised if Australia fights to get in first place to accept Tamil Eelam.
Tamil Eelam where? Tamil Eelam in the Ceylon Island.
You are invited, may be not, to the celebration party.
at 00:58 on April 5th, 2009
I can't believe these Sinhalese thugs did this in front of the Police. They obviously thought they could get away with killing Tamils here in Australia too.
at 18:37 on April 4th, 2009
LTTE thugs came in about 20 cars and attacked on Sri lankan peace rally against ltte and seriously injured 2 students. They are hospitalized and recovering slowly. This article is totally wrong and I was witnessed what they did. They provoked the Sri Lankan crowd by going with provoking banners and Terrorist flags infront of peace rally. All these tamil web sites including tamilnet says Sri lankans attacked on LTTE but the truth is opposite. Shame on you LTTE..............
at 21:02 on April 4th, 2009
You mean the Australian Police is brainless?
or you mean you can behave as you do in Sri Lanka and get away with violence and murder?
Sorry dude, you are in a western country.
Gotabaya and Mahinda don't run the Government and Army.
Get used to justice for once.
Where did the LTTE come in all of these ?!!!
at 21:03 on April 4th, 2009
You mean the Australian Police is brainless?
or you mean you can behave as you do in Sri Lanka and get away with violence and murder?
Sorry dude, you are in a western country.
Gotabaya and Mahinda don't run the Government and Army.
Get used to justice for once.
at 18:55 on April 4th, 2009
Ado Sameera, did you take a boat to Australia? Go to the battlefront in Vanni.... Tamil Eelam is wiaitng to welcome you....
at 19:16 on April 4th, 2009
This is time for the world to know who are the real terrorists ! Australia should take firm action and deport all the Sinhalese thugs.
at 00:57 on April 5th, 2009
I can't believe these Sinhalese thugs did this in front of the Police. They obviously thought they could get away with killing Tamils here in Australia too. SHAME ON YOU, SINHALESE!!!
at 02:57 on April 5th, 2009
Beacause they all Kotabaya's sons. you know what I mean.
at 01:52 on April 5th, 2009
This is the true Sinhalese nature with regard to Tamils coming out for all to see. They are doing this on a much larger scale in Sri Lanka with multi-barrel rocket launchers and cluster bombs, and without anyone to protect the Tamils.
at 03:34 on April 5th, 2009
Hey Singlees !!!!Stop that all nonesence. Are you guys thinking, you are in bloody srilanka? This is Australia.Leave the all dirty bundlles in your country.The terrorist Rajabaksa&Co wash your brains to do this kind of ugly things to live wealthy himself &Co. Finish you studies first. Learn some good things for better life.Jeev! if you finish your hospitality&management course, you could be a Main Slave in terrorist Rajabaksa &co's house.
at 10:13 on April 5th, 2009
As some commenters are clearly unable to be civil, this thread is closed. Flaming comments have been removed.