A country proud of its philosophy of non-violence can't keep mum when thousands of its blood relations are being massacred in Lanka
A country proud of its philosophy of non-violence can't keep mum when thousands of its blood relations are being massacred in Lanka.
The scale on which Tamils are being killed in Lanka can be compared to that of the worst massacres in the world; it brings to mind the cruelty of the Nazis and the Khmer Rouge. Yet, why are we keeping so silent about the Lankan war?
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SUPPORT FROM US: Protestors demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington on Monday against the current government in Sri Lanka calling for help from the USu00a0 pic\AP |
Our TV channels are holding debates about the pathetic conditions of civilians caught between the LTTE and the Lankan army. Why are we not asking questions about how the surviving civilians can be saved? Why are we just holding pointless discussions about the impact of the army action on Tamil Nadu politics? Is the cynical power game played by Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa more important than the lives of thousands of Tamils?
The Lankan government is in no mood to heed the call of the world to stop the killings. Perhaps it will heed India. But who is speaking?
Sonia Gandhi said: "Our government had done everything possible to bring an end to the hostilities and it was due to our resolute efforts that Sri Lanka announced conclusion of combat operations and people moved to safer places."
The same day civilians were bombed and massacred in the no-fire zone. Some 1,200 bodies have been counted so far, and 1,125 wounded Tamils are in makeshift hospitals.
Last night, we heard about hundreds of children being killed in Vanni. What are we going to tell their siblings? What are we going to tell the orphans? Where has India's conscience gone?
Respect to human rights
>>Four international organisationsu00a0 on Monday called on Japan to support efforts for the UN Security Council to keep the situation in Sri Lanka under close and regular review.
>>Four UN Human Rights Council experts last week urged the UN to establish a commission to address the critical human rights situation.u00a0
>>Thousands of Tamil supporters have left Toronto's Gardiner Expressway, after surging onto the highway to call attention to the civilian death toll in Sri Lanka.
