Comments on: Tragic Crisis Surrounds The Colombo I.C.E.S

By: Poorne

Poorne — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:40:34 +0000

delete all

By: george Usa

george Usa — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:15:43 +0000

You dont mean Dr. Pradeep Jeganathanan as the wood for the axe?
When you said joing the other side it got me guessing!!!

By: ilaya seran senguttuven

ilaya seran senguttuven — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:50:10 +0000

Ruwan Ranasinghe’s (37) gracious comments is adequate evidence decency and appreciation of what is good for our country and people is still very much alive in this still lovely land and fine people – inspite of the invectives of Malinda Seneviratne, Mahindapala, Rajiv Wijesinghe and their fellow travellers against this talented lady. Rama Mani will not come back. She has the intellectual strength to forgive and forget – as you say as she did at the Trinity prize-giving. But that deep and painfull wound that was carved in that little beautiful son of hers – when he cried he was prevented from going thru with the School Drama for which he practised so much – when their Visas were withdrawn so insensitively – will not heal. Still wherever she is, Rama Mani will fight for and advance Sri Lanka’s interest and her quest for peace. This is not the only instance where the Sri Lankan govt proved we often do not know who
our friends are and who not.

By: Tamil Voice

Tamil Voice — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:41:19 +0000

Some people talking absolute rubbish in this discussions, using this as a platform to distort the Tamil’s history, and trying to tarnish the the image of the Tamil people and the Tamil homeland.

But can anybody go to the Lanka academic or the Asia tribune the dedicated Singhalese propaganda machinery and comment against the Singhalese, this tells you about the Singhalese ill mentality.

Tamils please be united.

By: Ruwan Ranasinghe

Ruwan Ranasinghe — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:48:08 +0000

Dr. Rama Mani is an amazing individual. Having read some of her writings, I can say that she doesn’t confine herself to conventional thinking. Her insights are truly astonishing. Her vision can only be called breath-taking; if you are familiar with her speech at Trinity College, the last point needs no clarification. Her level of sophistication is far beyond the shallowness of the putrid and decaying minds of the Sri Lankan Government. Is it any wonder then, that her presence ignited a firestorm?

Regardless, I am delighted that such a beautiful persona graced the shores of Lanka, if only for so short a time. However insignificant her responsibilities may have been, the impact of her visionary mind would indelibly have left a lasting imprint. I have no doubt that her vision will be a beacon of light, an inspiration, to many, in our troubled paradise, in the inevitable darkness that looms ahead.

“You can transcend and unite past, present and future. You, artists, help us to remember what we must never forget. You help us forget what we cannot bear to remember. You help us forgive others so that we can move forward. You help us see that the future can outshine the suffering and sorrow of the past and present, that the future can bring us together as one, once again.’

- Dr. Rama Mani, Trinity College Prize-Giving, London

By: Sri

Sri — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:34:02 +0000

DBS,
Thanks.but we want the full unedited story

By: Devinda Fernando

Devinda Fernando — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:31:46 +0000

*** It is almost ranked a failed state. Recently it is classified as the third worst country in the world for press freedom.Extrajudicial killings are the norm since this govt took office.I am surprised that UN forces havent marched in yet. ***

Almost ranked as a Failed State? wow, I’m flattered you have not straight out Condemned it as a Failed State! The reason for its failure is 25 years of fighting a Brutal enemy. Once we fix that problem the rest of the problems you Harp on about will eventually fix themselves.

By: LRRP

LRRP — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:23:43 +0000

comment # 27
“But what is happening in Tamil traditional homeland, you forcefully chase and kill the Tamil population, and occupy and rename these areas with Singhalese armed militia and thugs.”

When did the singhalese occupy Tamil Nadu? .Sri lankan Army does not have presence in Tamil Nadu or for that matter any pary of India.Nor they control any militia in Tamil Nadu.

Can you give me an example of 2500 years of Sri lankan history where we Invaded the “traditional homeland of tamils” i.e TAMIL NADU?

By: R.Krishna

R.Krishna — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:07:42 +0000

Mr.Devinda Fernando!
Why are the NGO’s, ICES, HR, AI, and all other foreign bodies interested in SL? If everything is hunkydori in SriLanka these organisations won’t even step into SL.
Bringing all these organisations into SL is like casting
Pearls before Swines. You cannot understand the concept of these organisations and neither can the GOSL.
Devinda, its people like you which has brought the country to a pariah state. Its a shame. The SL government is like an ostrich and so are you Devinda. Can you be proud of the GOSL?

By: Ruwan Ranasinghe

Ruwan Ranasinghe — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:42:08 +0000

In response to 28, “You are accusing Sri Lanka of being a Rogue Government?”

Who are you kidding? To call it a “rogue” government is the equivalent of flattery. Whatever it is you see in this wretched organization of a “government” that seduces you is nothing other than a reflection of your personal insecurity, as per Tamils becoming a potent force in SL. On another note, you yourself (or your parents, whichever) long ago fled the miseries of the failed state. That failed state could not offer you a decent future, so you cling to its final act – a desperate attempt to impose a Sinhalese-Buddhist political solution on the Tamils. I assure you, however, that the failures of GOSL extend well beyond the LTTE (the creation of whom GOSL shares 90% of the responsibility for).