14 Responses to “Response to Friday Forum “Lessons From Black July And The Recommendations Of The LLRC””

1. Lorenzo Says:
   July 31st, 2013 at 1:46 pm

   Friday Forum is the NEW FACE of the LTTE with some stupid Sinhalese too.

   This junk group must be totally disregarded from all SL affairs.

   Doing what they OPPOSE is best for SL. Doing what they propose only suits Tamil Elam.

2. jayasiri Says:
   July 31st, 2013 at 2:32 pm

   Thank you.. Shenaili.. NOW these goons who are on LTTE payroll still trying so hard to give a NEW LIFE to LTTE. As HE President had said, all police powers & other important aspects of PCs, will still rest with President, whatever North PC does with their election in 2013.

   So give it up you all LTTE supporters, you failed miserably in fighting WAR assieted BY INDIA your GOD FATHER. What can India do, when each & every politician runs to India as if they are going to a TOILET. Another fact is INDIA doesn’t have enough toilets to use for their own population.

   WHAT is this FRIDAY FORUM some Sinhalese also are in that I understand, to do what to start another war??.. FIRST & FOREMOST Now it is apparent ALLOWING TAMILS to live in COLOMBO, must not be allowed. I know supreme court in LANKA have said NO to driving Tamils away.

   There are many ways of getting RID of this menace called Tamils, Their DOUBLE standards with respect to their OWN LOW CASTE Tamils. But say loud & clear that Sinhalese discriminate them. THIS Is just like Canada & the west blaming Sri Lanka, about accountablity, while Aborigines in Canada still suffer WITHOUT PURE DRINKING WATER, and accountability is clearly shown in Consrvateive senators, who embasseled funds.

   These are DO GOODERS of the world, Tamils & some political leaders of WEST who BOW DOWN to Tamils to get their VOTES come next election. There MUST be a way to deport ALL TAMILS from Colombo & Sinhalese areas, WHERAS Sinhalese can LIVE IN JAFFNA / NORTH & EAST without any hiindrance. This is Sinhalese COUNTRY.

   These acts may be against the thinking of the so called OUTSIDERS who have NO IDEA what Tamils are doing to our Motherland. I feel that protests MUST be carried out at Indian Embassy & other westen embassies in Lanka, so that they will feel the suffering of Sinhalese, WHILE TAMILS are accorded SPECIAL TREATMENT by INDIA & THE WEST.

   I wish other writers, interlectuals like SHENALI, should make it a life long dream to GET RID OF TAMILS from Colombo. COLOMBO belongs to Sinhalese, & any other racial group who abides by our ways & customs.

   ONCE that is settled, TAMILS will not have MUCH say about how we GOVERN SRI LANKA. Thanks again Shenali for this valuable article, hope some of these FORUM dumb DUMBS will listen & respond to your article…~ J

3. Sirih Says:
   July 31st, 2013 at 6:24 pm

   Friday forum run by catholic group… Plenty of evidence to this….

4. Dilrook Says:
   July 31st, 2013 at 9:31 pm

   In Australia there is a similar group called the Reconciliation Forum which is also made up of anti Sri Lankan elements. The Australian Federal government has granted them twenty five thousand dollars which keeps them going. Nothing constructive comes from these groups.

5. Indrajith Says:
   August 1st, 2013 at 5:18 am

   Jayantha Adhamapala is another hired NGO Kakka. During the last selection of a head for the UN he licked the shoes of then Pope but he failed miserably and then withdrew from the race. Jayantha, you sell your motherland for a few dollars and an UN post. Shame on you, SOB!

6. Samanthi Says:
   August 1st, 2013 at 6:13 am

   Hi Shenali, I can answer some of your questions posed to the Friday Forum (Freak).

   • Money is paid only to highlight bogus Tamil grievances.
   • Every Sri Lankan knows how the LieTTE and other separatist movements brought death and destructions to Sinhalese, Buddhists but they don’t ask for any special remedies from any source. So it is not profitable to write on them.

7. Naram Says:
   August 1st, 2013 at 6:44 am

   Shenali, You have highlighted the facts that must be said again and again. We are grateful for your service.

   There were many lessons to tearn from the tortures Sri Lankans wen through in the post colonial period from the Black Englishman who ruled the roost. Progeny of the same set judged sitting in the LLRC.

   Did they place their search light on the birth of the cyanide gangs with the blessing of the Federal Party big Wigs including so called ‘Gandhian’ SJV Chelvanayagam. Then there werw overseas operatives like the Balasingham couple who came to garland the misguided young men and woment with Cyanide necklaces.

   I asked one lady once just after Tsunami whether any of her family circle are afftected. She replied me with good grace ‘They areall here’. I must add she is a solid middle clss individual of Vellala descent.

   I would argue that it was the poor folks Sinhalese and Tamil alike who had to eke out a living in the poorly sericed North, North Central and Eastern provinces,specially border villages of Kebitthigollawa, Weli Oya, Amparai who paid the price both as victims and soldiers, on one side wearing the cyanide capsule at times against their inner beliefs.

8. Nimal Fernando Says:
   August 1st, 2013 at 7:23 am

   Yet another great piece by Shenali D Waduge. Please keep them coming.

   All Sri Lankans of goodwill need not unduly worry. The need of the hour is to keep the eye on the ball … and
   that is being done, thanks to Sri Lankan patriots who have never lost sight of the larger picture, unlike some
   comfort-seekers in NGOland …

   Forums and hohums will be with us, perhaps for decades, simply because they are lucrative undertakings
   of NGOland.

   Let’s remind such selective sermonisers that Sri Lankans will indeed remember — not with shame, but with
   anger — how a minuscule minority of the minority indulged in ethnic cleansing of the northern province;
   how a pretender to greatness on the world stage called India, funded, trained and armed a terrorist group to
   destabilise a small, sovereign nation; how ‘great’ Britain (still not out of danger of becoming the poor man of
   not-so-rich Europe) sided with a handful of bullies in the so-called international community ….

   All, in the final reckoning, to no avail!

   Sri Lankans — the great majority — will no doubt also remember to remind their elected and much-respected
   leader(s) that there is still some unfinished business ….

   Such as redressing the ethnic-cleansing of the northern province; facilitating the free movement
   and habitation of all Sri Lankans in any part of the nation.

   And since forums seem to be in season, how about a smallish forum of patriotic Sri Lankans (who put their
   intellectual prowess to use only in the national interest) to explore the possibilities of making India
   accountable for being the facilitator of a separatist uprising against Sri Lanka?

   Any member of such a forum will surely be able to get some expert guidance from our good friends in China!

9. Ratanapala Says:
   August 1st, 2013 at 5:21 pm

   July ’83 Riots

   It is common knowledge that it was UNP goondas who attacked and killed Tamils in Colombo during the July ’83 riots. It is also common knowledge that it was the then President J R Jayawardene who allowed the riots to continue unabated for a full day before a curfew was called to stop the rioting. On this day J R Jayawardene was under severe pressure from the army after the killing of the 13 soldiers in Jaffna , to take effective action against the LTTE terrorists in the North. His solution was to use his Goon Squads to attack and kill the Tamil residents in Colombo and other major cities and thereby avert the wrath of the army.

   It is also common knowledge that after his victory at the General Elections in 1977, Jayewardene wanted to remain in power for an extended period, if necessary by terrorizing the general electorate. For this purpose every minister in his administration was encouraged to form and develop their Goon Squads with the idea of intimidating the electorate prior to any subsequent election in Sri Lanka. In this fashion R Premadasa his Prime Minister, Gamini Dissanayake, Lalith Athulathmudali, Christian Ranil Wickramasinghe , Christian Ananda Tissa de Alwis,Cyril Matthew, M H Mohammed and others went on to form their own Goon Squads. These Goon Squads were used most effectively in subsequent elections to intimidate, terrorize, maim or kill political opponents. Viz; the 1980 District Development Council Elections, and the 1982 infamous ” the Pot and the Lamp Referendum.

   How the democracy in Sri Lanka deteriorated during this period is also common knowledge and is a subject that is well researched and documented. These Goon Squads were equipped with electoral lists and they knew in advance where their political opponents lived.

   It is now common knowledge that the mini riot that originated at the Borella Kanatta on the day of the funeral of the 13 soldiers ended at Narahenpita around mid night the same day. Dr AT Ariyaratne can vouch for this statement. However the systematic torching of Tamil trading establishments and residences commenced the following morning at Borella junction. The riots and the burning continued throughout the day through Punchi Borella, Maradana, Pettah and finally on to Fort, and unabated till they reached the Ambal Café in the heart of Fort at 4:00 PM – just a few meters away from where the now infamous President of Sri Lanka had his office. It took Jayewardene 10 hrs to impose a curfew and get his Goons off the streets. Goon Squads armed with electoral lists went from house to house, this time looking for Tamil residents. Goon Squads saved the day for Jayewardene by taking the army who was breathing fire on his scrawny neck. I am a personal witness to this event on this day on my way to work at Ceylon Tobacco Co. from Borella to Kotahena

   Once the curfew was in place, in four consecutive days, four very significant statements were made over the Television – Rupavahini Channel. While a shocked populace waited for the Executive President to address the nation, the UNP government and the Church plotted behind the scenes to place the blame entirely on the shoulders of Sinhalese Buddhists. This is how it was done.

   1. Most Ven Madihe Pannaseeha Maha Nayake Thero was asked to address the Nation first. Naturally the Mahanayake Thero requested the Nation to have patience and be calm. The nation was angry but it was in no mood to go on a killing rampage. By getting him to address the nation J R Jayewardene got the world to believe that the Mahanayake Thero was really addressing the Sinhalese Buddhists and that they were responsible for the pogrom.

   2. The second was made by J R Jayewardene (the man with the professional mourners face)himself, , as the President of Sri Lanka. (According to D B Nihalsinghe it took hours to get JR to be dressed up for the occasion as his professional mourners face could not be put right to address the nation.) He justified the riots as the justifiable anger of the Sinhalese for the killing of the 13 soldiers in Jaffna. Here he clearly laid the blame for the pogrom on the Sinhalese. It must also be noted that UNP Goon Squads and every shade of hooligan, Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim and other took part in the universal phenomenon of looting that followed throughout the island. In many instances old scores were settled, regardless of ethnicity, taking advantage of the deplorable and unfortunate situation.

   3. The third statement was made by R Premadasa the Prime Minister a servant of the Wijewardhana clan. He said that behind the riots was a coup organized by a Naxalite Terror Group. This was a diversionary attempt to put the blame on the pseudo socialist group led by Vijaya Kumaranatunge a potential threat to Premadasa at that time.

   4. The fourth and final statement was made by Ananda Tissa de Alwis the then Minister of Communications and Constitutional Affairs. He said the next stage of the coup would be for Sinhalese Buddhists to attack Sinhalese Christians. His was the voice of the Christian Church who would finally go to convince the world that Sinhalese Buddhists were responsible for the carnage.

   With this they killed two birds; firstly the blame for the pogrom was laid firmly and squarely on Sinhalese Buddhists and secondly they set up the Christians against the Buddhists so they could be suspicious of each other. Sri Lanka Rupavahini should have transcripts of these broadcasts.

   The essence of the above four statements show the way J R Jayewardene, his administration and the Christian Church manipulated the media to put the blame, for the riots by the Goon Squads, on Sinhalese Buddhists. It is doubtful if Ven Madihe Pannaseeha Mahanayake Thero knew how he was manipulated to lay the blame on the Sinhalese Buddhists.

   The subsequent propaganda by the State media and the Christian Church convinced the world that it was the Sinhalese and especially the Sinhalese Buddhist who were responsible for the July ’83 Riots.

   This is how the July ’83 riots were made to happen and then the blame put on Sinhala Buddhists.

10. Lorenzo Says:
    August 1st, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    Too much has been said and written about something TOTALLY UNIMPORTANT – July 1983.

    Go to Colombo and you see more Tamilians than Sinhalese clearly proving how UNIMPORTANT July 1983 is.

    We should DISREGARD this nonsense.

    SLFP and UNP blaming each other is NOT good. One group blames UNP for 1983 while the other group blames the SLFP for 1958. Ultimately Tamils GAIN and blame BOTH for attacking Tamils and justify living under TNA!!!

    NO RIOTS happened in 1958, 1977 and 1983. This is the line we should take.

    What is MORE IMPORTANT is the Black August (August 1977) when Tamils rioted against Sinhalese and PERMANANTLY chased them away from Jaffna. They are STILL NOT resettled!

    And Black August (August 1990) when Tamils rioted against Muslims and PERMANANTLY chased them away from Jaffna. They are STILL NOT resettled!

    Tamilians deny Black Augusts so the others SHOULD deny Black July.
    If Tamilians ACCEPT Black Augusts others can accept Black July. Not otherwise.

    We have to learn the tricks of the propaganda trade. We haven’t yet.

11. Indrajith Says:
    August 2nd, 2013 at 7:08 am

    Lorenzo, this is an excellent strategy. Congratulations!
    However, will singhalese take a serious note of it? I doubt.
    That’s why it is said ‘Sinhalaya Modaya, Kevum Kanna Yodhaya”

12. SA Kumar Says:
    August 2nd, 2013 at 7:19 am

    Indrajith
    That’s why it is said ‘Sinhalaya Modaya, Kevum Kanna Yodhaya”- this what We Demilaya thought until May 2009 but not any more as We have seen our Thesiya Thalaivar with kovanam(under wear) !

13. Ratanapala Says:
    August 2nd, 2013 at 2:46 pm

    Let us understand the forces at work.

    Vatican and World Church Evangelical NGO plans to Christianize Asia
    Western imperialism coming back as global free market domination under US capitalist corporatism and WTO
    Christian West’s Balkanization of India plan
    New cold war to restrict China as a world
    Wahabism and Taliban Zaria law expansion
    Tamil country with a UN flag project
    Selective use of R2P as the new western humiliation weapon to break-up countries
    Global warming.

    Unless we understand these forces clearly and how they intermingle to affect the fate of Sri Lanka we cannot move forward in a clear, concise and a proactive way. We cannot forget one aspect or downplay one’s importance in preference for others. Tamil country with a UN Flag is only one aspect.

    The reason for the call for Eelam in Sri Lanka and not in any other country is a result of some of these other factors. The role of the Christian Church and the Christian West in attempting to dismember Sri Lanka can only be ignored at great peril to Sri Lanka. It is because of their support that the Eelam call still lingers!

    India knows Eelam is the beginning of the balkanisation of India and does not welcome it. It is using the Eelam card to keep Sri Lanka in tow. They used Sri Lanka to get rid of Prabhakaran and the LTTE. Now the man and the organisation that wanted Eelam and nothing less is out of the way, they are playing the old trick of beating Sri Lanka with the Tamil Card!

14. Lorenzo Says:
    August 2nd, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    Ratanapala,

    Lets NOT divide the Sinhalese who are already weak with DIVISIONS.

    To win the war the govt. got ALL OF THEM TOGETHER. We need that unity to defeat ALL THOSE enemies.

    Tamils and Muslims are MORE united. This is the BIGGEST threat to SL.

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