In my
three years of stay at Chennai, this is the first time I have seen protests of
this magnitude. This is the first time after the outrage related to the Delhi
gang-rape, that the youth of Chennai have come together for a cause. I have
been spreading word about the determination of the Tamilians to put together
such rallies and protest to support their kin.
When I
spoke to some of my friends from other parts of the country, their reactions
surprised me. One of them even said that they can’t consider this a big issue
because our own PM was bombed on our own land because of it. It amazes me that
the same country that came together and fought for the justice of a girl is now
reluctant to fight for the justice of hundreds of innocent civilians. It amazes
me that people think that just because a person assassinated our PM, his son
being shot point blank is appropriate.
Yes, the LTTE has shed a lot of blood, but does that justify the cold blooded killing of a 12 year old?The rest of India is closing its eyes and ears to the suffering
of the Lankan Tamil people. I feel deeply disappointed that our fight for
justice is solely our own.
College
students are still on strike, colleges are still closed and people are still
dying. We need to stop more people from dying and we need to give the families
of the dead some closure. Not by having Sri Lanka conduct its own investigation
for human rights violation, but for all the war crimes committed and for
genocide. The people who lost their husbands, mothers, children deserve more
than what is being offered to them now.
I came across this link while I was looking for more
information on the situation of Tamils in Sri Lanka. I must warn you, the
content is extremely graphic. By the time I went through this link, my fingers
were quivering.
http://www.countercurrents.org/vendhan100810.htm
May their souls rest in peace. I urge everyone who reads this
to make their best effort in bringing some peace to the families of these poor
souls.
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