this is what happens if, the minority is excluded brutally from society. ethnic indians, are by a large peaceful people, witness the state of singapore, where, a tiny tamil minority lives amicably, in fact even giving a president to them malaysia, is still better, some events nothwithstanding. only this lanka has a running prob with the tamils. tamils are only asking for equality not dominance. the singalese just want to screw them out of the country. this is sad but true. i am not defending the violence there, but facts have to be faced by the srilankan govt.
RE:srilanka
by on Feb 03, 2008 07:01 PM Permalink
Tamils enjoyed all the privileged positions under the colonials. They licked the boots of the British in India and in Sri Lanka and did nothing for independence. In Sri LAnka they ran an apartheid state and couldn't handle the fact when the native Sinhalese finally got power.
RE:srilanka
by Samira Khan on Feb 03, 2008 07:29 PM Permalink
yes, I agree with you. how many tamils fought for indias freedom can you name at least one?
RE:srilanka
by jaya sm on Feb 03, 2008 11:00 PM Permalink
Dear fellow indian,
If you dont know about tamil freedom fighting, please search the net. It has tons of information about freedom fighting from tamilnadu, ur history books didnt teach. I am not supporting LTTE. but as you are speaking about indian freedom fighting, i just wanted to tell you something.
To name a few, in 18th Century Veerapandiya kattabomman, refused to pay tax to british and fought the war for years.
Vanjinathan, shot a british collector in a train . There is a Salt Sathyagrah in Tuticorin,
In 1906 the great freedom fighter of India, V.O. Chidambaram Pillai launched the first Swadeshi ship in British India.
you please dont spread such wrong information about tamils and your fellow indian brothers..
RE:RE:srilanka
by jaya sm on Feb 03, 2008 10:53 PM Permalink
Dear fellow indian,
If you dont know about tamil freedom fighting, please search the net. It has tons of information about freedom fighting from tamilnadu, ur history books didnt teach. I am not supporting LTTE. but as you are speaking about indian freedom fighting, i just wanted to tell you something.
To name a few, in 18th Century Veerapandiya kattabomman, refused to pay tax to british and fought the war for years.
Vanjinathan, shot a british collector in a train . There is a Salt Sathyagrah in Tuticorin,
In 1906 the great freedom fighter of India, V.O. Chidambaram Pillai launched the first Swadeshi ship in British India.
you please dont spread such wrong information about tamils and your fellow indian brothers..
RE:RE:srilanka
by jaya sm on Feb 03, 2008 10:58 PM Permalink
Dear fellow indian,
If you dont know about tamil freedom fighting, please search the net. It has tons of information about freedom fighting from tamilnadu, ur history books didnt teach. I am not supporting LTTE. but as you are speaking about indian freedom fighting, i just wanted to tell you something.
To name a few, in 18th Century Veerapandiya kattabomman, refused to pay tax to british and fought the war for years.
Vanjinathan, shot a british collector in a train . There is a Salt Sathyagrah in Tuticorin,
In 1906 the great freedom fighter of India, V.O. Chidambaram Pillai launched the first Swadeshi ship in British India.
you please dont spread such wrong information about tamils and your fellow indian brothers..
RE:RE:srilanka
by jaya sm on Feb 03, 2008 10:57 PM Permalink
Dear fellow indian,
If you dont know about tamil freedom fighting, please search the net. It has tons of information about freedom fighting from tamilnadu, ur history books didnt teach. I am not supporting LTTE. but as you are speaking about indian freedom fighting, i just wanted to tell you something.
To name a few, in 18th Century Veerapandiya kattabomman, refused to pay tax to british and fought the war for years.
Vanjinathan, shot a british collector in a train . There is a Salt Sathyagrah in Tuticorin,
In 1906 the great freedom fighter of India, V.O. Chidambaram Pillai launched the first Swadeshi ship in British India.
you please dont spread such wrong information about tamils and your fellow indian brothers..
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by Demo-crazy on Feb 04, 2008 12:01 AM Permalink
Ignorance is bliss. half knowledge in the times of internet, too dangerous! Research before you pose a question, Samira!
I got some info from Wikipedia... check it out.
Veeran Alagumuthu Kone,Irunakattukottai,The first freedom fighter in TamilNadu Dheeran Chinnamalai (1756%u20131805), One of the first Freedom Fighter from Kongu Nadu. Kattabomman (1760%u20131799), One of the first Freedom Fighter from Thirunelveli. Maruthu Pandiyar, One of the first Freedom Fighter. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai (1872%u20131936), Freedom Fighter, who launched the first Indian ship on Indian waters under British Rule. Subramanya Bharathy (1882%u20131921), Revolutionary poet and Freedom Fighter. V. Kalyanasundaram (1883%u20131953), Scholar and Freedom Fighter. Subramanya Siva, Freedom Fighter. Sathyamoorthy, Freedom Fighter and Indian National Congress Leader. Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar (1908%u20131965), Freedom Fighter and All India Forward Bloc Leader. Thiruppur Kumaran, Freedom Fighter. Champakaraman Pillai, Freedom Fighter. QUID-E-Milath Mohamed Ismail, Freedom Fighter, Member of Parliament and was the President of Indian Muslim League. Lakshmi Sahgal, A Colonel in the Indian National Army. (she is a tamilian, her father's name is D. Swaminathan). Vanchinathan, A freedom fighter from Thirunelveli.
------ I am not a Tamilian but am proud of all those Indians who stood up for our nation. The minimum you can do is have respect for your fellow Indians.
RE:srilanka
by on Feb 03, 2008 07:34 PM Permalink
NONE in India and NONE in Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka Tamils licked and polished the boots of the British while the majority Sinhalese shed their blood for their country. Tamils ruled the roost and didn't care tuppence for the discriminated majority. Then when independence came they started screaming "discrimination" when they (12% minority) dominated everything for more than 100 years.
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by jaya sm on Feb 03, 2008 10:56 PM Permalink
Dear fellow indian,
If you dont know about tamil freedom fighting, please search the net. It has tons of information about freedom fighting from tamilnadu, ur history books didnt teach. I am not supporting LTTE. but as you are speaking about indian freedom fighting, i just wanted to tell you something.
To name a few, in 18th Century Veerapandiya kattabomman, refused to pay tax to british and fought the war for years.
Vanjinathan, shot a british collector in a train . There is a Salt Sathyagrah in Tuticorin,
In 1906 the great freedom fighter of India, V.O. Chidambaram Pillai launched the first Swadeshi ship in British India.
you please dont spread such wrong information about tamils and your fellow indian brothers..
RE:RE:srilanka
by on Feb 03, 2008 07:38 PM Permalink
The Sinhalese are the native people of Sri Lanka. Tamils are invaders from Tamil Nadu who pushed the Sinhalese southwards. That's why they are found predominantly in the north of the country. Tamils arrived in Sri Lanka because of Chola INVASIONS and they butchered the Sinhalese and stole thier land. Even the place names of Jaffna are of Sinhalese origin. The oldest artefact found in Jaffna - the Buddha statue of Vallipuram has its inscription in Sinhalese. Tamils are just invaders in Sri Lanka trying to steal Sinhalese land and claim it as theirs. They are greedy, self-centred and ethnic conscious, never caring for the country but only for themselves. They have trouble co-existing with people who speak another language and follow another religion. They dominated the country during the colonials and started lying about "discrimination" when they began to lose their apartheid powers.
Nothing justifies sending pregnant suicide bombers to kill civilians but that's what Tamils do.
RE:srilanka
by Chelvarajan Sethukavalar on Feb 04, 2008 09:38 AM Permalink
Tghe SInhlas are a mixturs of teh Indo european spekin gmigrants the Native Eelam Tamils Pandyans and Cholas. They also have Veddah and other indegenous tribal blood like Naas Yakkas. Aroudn 50% of teh modern day Sinhlas are descended from recent South Indian Tamil migrant s who only migrated to Sri Lanka around 600 to 10 0years ago. They make up the Sihlas castes of Karawe, Salagama . Durawe, Hunu Berawayo Demalgedera etc . teh Sinhlas arsitocraats both low country and Kandyan are South Indian Tamil arsitocracy. so aroudn 90 % of SInhalas are eventualy descended from Tamils eiother native or Indian got it . you can see it in teh Sinhlas loos thoer cuture food habbits dances etc.GO read teh net and teh Encyclopedias. Instead of listening to the Sri Lankan state priopaganda.
RE:srilanka
by on Feb 03, 2008 08:08 PM Permalink
If it was Tamil then the inscription should have been in Tamil, but it is in Sinhalese. Tamils are the enemies of Buddhists. The biggest massacre of Buddhists took place at the hands of Tamils in Tamil Nadu. Tamils continue to attack Buddhists and Buddhist places of worship in Sri Lanka, the latest is the bus bombing killing more than 20 Buddhist pilgrims. So please don't preach this crap about Tamils following Buddhism and respecting it. It's a whole load of bull and you know it. All the Buddhist monuments in Sri Lanka were built by the Sinhalese. They were destroyed and attacked when Tamils invaded the island. Hilarious now you are claiming that Theravada Buddhism is a corruption of the word "Dravidian." LOL! Learn Pali my friend and get an education instead of following these silly little Tamil dream stories like a fool. This why I say Tamils are so insecure they have a desire to claim everything as theirs because they have no tradition of history and no one looks up to them. Theravada Buddhism is the closet form to original Buddhism and follows the Pali Tipitaka. It has nothing to do with Tamils. Your Tamil fantasy stories are utterly laughable, everyone can see how idiotic you are with your silly grandiose Tamil claims.
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by jaya sm on Feb 03, 2008 11:01 PM Permalink
Dear fellow indian,
If you dont know about tamil freedom fighting, please search the net. It has tons of information about freedom fighting from tamilnadu, ur history books didnt teach. I am not supporting LTTE. but as you are speaking about indian freedom fighting, i just wanted to tell you something.
To name a few, in 18th Century Veerapandiya kattabomman, refused to pay tax to british and fought the war for years.
Vanjinathan, shot a british collector in a train . There is a Salt Sathyagrah in Tuticorin,
In 1906 the great freedom fighter of India, V.O. Chidambaram Pillai launched the first Swadeshi ship in British India.
you please dont spread such wrong information about tamils and your fellow indian brothers..
