{"id":49872,"date":"2015-11-30T00:33:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T06:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=49872"},"modified":"2015-11-29T17:23:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T00:23:13","slug":"statement-by-mr-jack-maclaren-in-the-ontario-legislature-glorifying-tamil-terrorism-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/11\/30\/statement-by-mr-jack-maclaren-in-the-ontario-legislature-glorifying-tamil-terrorism-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by Mr. Jack Maclaren in the Ontario Legislature Glorifying Tamil Terrorism in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ira de Silva\u00a0Ontario,Canada<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Hon. Jack MacLaren, MPP
\nProvincial Legislature, Queens Park,
\nToronto, Ontario.<\/p>\n

Dear Sir:<\/p>\n

I am writing to express my outrage at your unprincipled, ignorant, false statement in the Ontario Legislature on November 26,2015 “remembering and mourning those who were were killed during the war in Sri Lanka”.\u00a0 It is particularly galling that you should make this statement at a time when the world is grieving for those who were killed by terrorism in Paris. Is it only terrorism when people in the west are killed by terrorists? What you do not seem to realize is that, in Sri Lanka, it was a war by Tamil terrorists on the people of Sri Lanka for a period of 27 years, funded and supported by Canadian citizens and Canadian politicians. I would like to remind you, your party leader, your party caucus and all other members of the Ontario Legislature as well as the Canadian public, that it was a cheque from Canadian citizens that “bought” the bombing of the Central Bank in Sri Lanka killing 120 people and injuring over 1200 people. It was the same cheque that “bought” the attack on the holiest Buddhist shrine in Sri Lanka. This information was published in the Canadian media. You obviously do not remember and do not care because it was Sri Lankans that were murdered.<\/p>\n

For your information, there is no such country as Tamil Eelam so their are no “people of Tamil Eelam”. That was the goal of the Tamil terrorists and their leader.\u00a0 They wanted to divide Sri Lanka to achieve this goal and to this end terrorised Sri Lankans for 27 years. Further, the 100,000 you remember and mourn were not only Tamils, but people of all communities killed by Tamil terrorism. The Tamil terrorists killed Tamils who did not support their goals. As for “none of the perpetrators of these war crimes have been brought to justice\u201d, the leadership of the Tamil terrorists were killed which ended the war in Sri Lanka but those who supported them and funded them are still living in Canada and other countries and continue to work for their goal of dividing Sri Lanka. Perhaps you could provide the necessary information to the authorities so that they can be brought to justice because those who supplied the guns and bombs for terrorism in Sri Lanka are as guilty as the terrorists who used them. If you take this action, you will be a hero and in future you can say that, because of you, perpetrators of war crimes have been brought to justice. It would in a small way redeem you and your fellow politicians who openly support the supporters of the LTTE in Canada.<\/p>\n

In an effort to educate you on what took place in Sri Lanka I am writing to you to give you a few facts.<\/p>\n

1. There is no country of Tamil Eelam and therefore no “people of Tamil Eelam”. The only Tamil State is in India and it is Tamil Nadu,\u00a0 which is the homeland of the Tamils. There are 70 million Tamils in Tamil Nadu.\u00a0 If there is to be a Tamil State it would be in India, however at the first sign of such a campaign, India brought in laws which prevented this. The LTTE tried to divide Sri Lanka to create a Tamil only state and to that end terrorised Sri Lanka for 27 years. They had the support of western countries\u00a0 including Canada.<\/p>\n

2. As for “the genocidal onslaught for the Tamils on the island of Sri Lanka is still a reality”. Given that the terrorism was by the Tamils, the genocidal onslaught was by them on the other communities as well as Sri Lankan Tamils who did not support them. The reality was that to achieve the LTTE goal, Muslims and Sinhalese were killed or driven out of the areas that the LTTE wanted to claim for their racist, fascist, Tamil state.<\/p>\n

3. The LTTE were recognized as the most ruthless terrorist organization. They invented the suicide vest for suicide bombers and recruited children to wear them. It was a suicide bomber of the LTTE that killed the Prime Minister of India, a President of Sri Lanka, many Sri Lankan politicians and civilians of ALL communities. In Sri Lanka, Muslims and Sinhalese were murdered by LTTE gunmen in temples and mosques as they PRAYED. In Paris civilians were killed while they were at concerts and cafes.\u00a0 Canadian politicians of all levels of government condemned this act. Sri Lanka suffered on it’s own. At the same time that the world is remembering the attack in Paris, you are supporting those who carried out murderous acts on Sri Lankans and remembering and mourning not the victims but the perpetrators!\u00a0 When are you going to remember and mourn for the leaders and followers of Al Quaeda and ISIS? Is it terrorism to you only when people in the west get killed? Your attitude is callous and immoral. Because your “Tamils for Patrick Team” have supported you in your election campaign you are supporting terrorism in Sri Lanka by the LTTE. You may be “honoured to rise and speak about Tamil remembrance day” but to Sri Lankans who are non LTTE supporters, it is an act of ignorance and callous contempt for Sri Lankan life.<\/p>\n

4. “The genocidal onslaught for the Tamils on the island of Sri Lanka is still a reality on many parts of the island. They seek the attention of the greater Canadian community and its support in order to live with dignity and freedom in their own land”. Obviously, you either do not know the meaning of the words “genocidal onslaught” or are so ignorant about Sri Lanka that you are unaware that at the end of the war, rather than a genocidal onslaught, the Sri Lankan forces rescued 300,000 Tamils from the clutches of the LTTE who were holding them hostage as a human shield. They are now living in Sri Lanka with the same rights that ALL Sri Lankans have.<\/p>\n

As for “their own” land”, Sri Lanka is for ALL Sri Lankans, there is no “Tamil land”in Sri Lanka. Tamils live in all parts of Sri Lanka. It was the LTTE that tried to create an exclusive Tamil only state in a part of Sri Lanka by terrorism and genocide. That goal was defeated in 2009 and Sri Lankans do not thank you for trying to revive that terrorist goal. As for “the Tamil population also wants the freedom to express their political will through a referendum”, why is there a need for a referendum when they have they have the right to vote and have elected members of parliament all in accordance with international norms and democracies in\u00a0 other parts of the world? As for the Tamil diaspora, if they have chosen to live and become citizens of other countries, they should leave political decisions regarding\u00a0 Sri Lanka to the people of Sri Lanka and stop using people like you to try to impose their will on another country. Please convey this message to your many Tamil friends who have made Ontario their home.<\/p>\n

By copy to Mr. Patrick Brown, this statement is a damning report on the\u00a0 Conservative Party and it’s support of terrorism in Sri Lanka. Are you going to act on this ignorant and false accusation or do you too support terrorism in Sri Lanka for Tamil votes in Ontario? Given the few facts on Tamil terrorism in this letter exposing\u00a0 Mr. MacLaren’s false\u00a0 opinions,\u00a0 Mr. MaClaren should apologise in the Legislature for what he said merely to satisfy his “Tamils for MaClaren” so that the record will be corrected.<\/p>\n

By copy to Premier Wynne, what is your view regarding remembering and mourning for terrorism in Sri Lanka. Do you agree with Mr. MaClaren? Please advise.<\/p>\n

Yours truly,<\/p>\n

Ira de Silva<\/p>\n

Ontario,Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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