Comments on: Back to blogging after a brief interlude

By: dayan john

dayan john — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:31:31 +0000

Dear DBS,

What do you think the SL Tamil community, in Sri Lanka and abroad should do in a post-war scenario.
I read how Anita Pratap answered this question to group of Tamils living in Europe. She said ” Excell in what ever you do, that is the best you can do for tamil liberation in SL”. While this sounds pretty philosophical, in real terms should n’t the SL tamils engage in non-violent methods of agitation ? Would love to have your views on this.

By: Leo

Leo — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:53:21 +0000

Good to see you back. I miss your reports.

By: P Shantikumar

P Shantikumar — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:16:55 +0000

I suppose the overwhelming preoccupation of our minds is with the people of Vanni. We would like to see convoys of food and medicine reaching those hapless people trapped in the Vanni. Not stopping there, their resettlement and rehabilatation, without being interned in those fascist Concentration Camps, should follow in a civilised and humanitarian manner.

These Sinhala supremacists have taken us for granted and have been talking amongst themselves about us a lot. This is why they conclude that we are second-class citizens in Sri Lanka, and that our homeland is in Tamil Nadu. They even firmly believe that democracy means majority rule, and that the majority being Sinhalese. Therefore, in their minds, Tamils have no say whatsoever in national politics. This is why our legitimate political demands are met with violence, by the successive fascist Sinhala governments.

Now, they even have invaded Tamil homeland and militarily occupied it. These Sinhala fascists have no brain capacity to understand the implications to humanity and modernity of their barbaric deeds. They have even laid seige to over quarter of a million innocent Tamil civilians, and have illegally interned others in Concentration Camps.

It is therefore about time that we Tamils taught these medieval barbarian what moderity means, and demand demilitarization of Tamil homeland just so we can sit down and negotiate in a civilised manner without duress the secession of Tamil Eelam!

It is true Tamil politics at present is emotionally quite heavy. However, you intended or not you have built up a successful forum where all three communities air free to air their feelings. It may be helpful to carry on with that yet gradually allocating little chunks of time to your other interests which most of us have similiar interests.

By: dayan john

dayan john — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:06:42 +0000

Dear DBS,

I missed your articles in the SL press. Nice to hear that you are safe and in good spirits. Hope to hear your views more often. take care and keep doing what you do best.

By: c w jayasekera

c w jayasekera — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:20:16 +0000

It is grate to have you back with all problems views from centre should survive to achieve genuine peace and harmony the two communities enjoyed

By: rodney gunapala

rodney gunapala — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:23:50 +0000

Thanks for coming back DBS. We were dissapointed for so many weeks. keep writting. take care of your health.
god bless you.

By: Tamil speaker

Tamil speaker — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:03:22 +0000

Hi Author,
We thought the reason you didn’t write was the white van hijacked you as well. It is nice to hear you are back and safe.

By: Rev S Sarvananthan

Rev S Sarvananthan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:58:15 +0000

Glad you are back!

By: Compassion

Compassion — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:33:51 +0000

Wondered what was wrong? Are you sick? Are you being warned by LTTE? Etc….

Anyway glad you are back.

By: selvan

selvan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:55:11 +0000

Hi Sir,

Thanks for posting again. You said: All is forgiven. Let�s make a fresh start.

I think You always right but circumstances compel someone in some way. We wish or not we all are in same pond swimming to survive.

Thanks again. Keep posting.

By: senthi

senthi — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:31:19 +0000

I was impressed to see your article after a long time.I was at Srilanka for 15 days and back in london at Blackpool.I was impressed with Srilnka and I hope and pray that peace should come soon so that the entire community will live pecefully.I did not come across any problem while I was there.The rumers are more than what is happening

By: Tharani

Tharani — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:20:46 +0000

DBS, glad to see you back here. Don’t beat yourself up. It happens to the best of us. I assumed that you were too disturbed by the state of affairs in our motherland to pen your thoughts. All we can do is to hope for, eh, not the worst. One does feel impotent in the face of such enormous tragedy and loss, in what used to be home to so many of us.

Now for some of your brilliant analysis and insights.