Wow! Fantastic, innovative idea! Keep it up, guys. Really good job.

Regards,

Lukas Ingwer, Malmö

This is a great !!!!

WELL DONE. VERY GOOD THINKING

Cool. well done.

Well done. Srilanka did worst humanatarian violation in the last decade.
Eventhough western countries very well aware of it, west is "waiting and
watching".we realy thank you all for the initiative.

*** Sri Lanka relies heavily on its textile exports to the U.S., UK, and India. ***

No we don't....

The taxes paid by textile manufacturers in Sri Lanka are used to fund government operations including post-conflict militarization and the systematic colonization of traditional Tamil lands. ***

LOL! Tamils are the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS of LIES and DECEIT... hence their Mis information campaign continues post LTTE Era... Remember it is TAMILS who COLONIZED SINHALA LANDS when they INVADED The Island now known as Sri Lanka. It does not take a genius to figure out that the Tamils of Sri Lanka share a common Language and Genealogy of those Tamils from TAMIL NADU... which is where they INVADED us from over 1500 years ago. These so-called Traditional Tamil Homelands are in fact OLDER TRADITIONAL SINHALESE LANDS... and no TAMIL HAS A LEGITIMATE CLAIM over them to any Sinhalese person... and No amount of LTTE or TAMIL NATIONALIST RHETORIC or CUTESY LITTLE YOUTUBE VIDEO will ever change that fact...

This is a fantastic creative defiance strategy. This is the way forward.

Hi Devinda,

let me educate you.

In 1959, Senerath Paranavithana wrote "The higher culture, including the languages, brought to these regions by the Sinhalese as well as the Tamils, was adopted in varying degrees by the people of a stone age culture, who were there before their arrival. Thus the vast majority of the people who today speak Sinhalese or Tamil must have ultimately be descended from those autochthonous people of whom we know next to nothing."

So, your warped interpretation of history is not consistent with our most recognized and celebrated historian.

Tamils have been in Sri Lanka from the stone age.

The fact that I speak and write English does not mean I came to Sri Lanka on the back of the English and the fact that some Sri Lankans speak and write Tamil does not mean they came on the backs of South Indian invaders.

Now, let us look at your name. It is Fernando, a name that indicates that you are from a particular caste or community, just like Fonseka.

Any academic historian would tell you that the Karawe (same as Prabakarans Karaiyar caste) Durwe and Salagama caste among the Sinhalese are of recent South Indian descent and as the names suggests they arrived in Sri Lanka predominantly during the Portuguese period and are concentrated in the European maritime provinces and not in the Kandyan provinces.

So my friend, in conclusion, Fernando and Fonseka landed in paradise isle 500 years ago from South India and the Tamils, according to Paranavithana have been around since the stone age.

Go back to school and learn your facts before exposing your ignorance here.

regards

Dushy Ranetunge

This campaign will be counter productive and will hinder efforts of national reconciliation. May be that's what these Tamil diaspora wants. To destroy any efforts of reconciliation between Tamils & Sinhalese.
This reminds us that war for peace in our motherland is not over by any means. Next step will be a secret war which must eliminate the enemies of all peace loving Sri Lankans both here & abroad.
These barbaric diaspora do not understand that there are many Tamils who makes a living out of Sri Lankan exports.
They just want to make SL Tamils suffer & hoping that they will revolt against their government. We cannot forget how they supported LTTE's tactics of holding Tamils as hostages, forcibly conscripting Child soldiers, use of suicide bombers, ethnic cleansing of North & east of Muslims & Sinhalese etc.
These stupid people must stop wasting their time & wealth on these useless pursuits.
Even the strongest & most barbaric terrorist organisation in the world could not bring them their dreaded mono ethnic dream land. These sexy adds will not come near to it. Because when ever we see these things our resolve to fight them united is renewed intensely.
Peace & reconciliation is good for all communities in SL. But I hope that saner Tamils will understand that they need it more than others. Most of the ordinary Sinhalese do not care a shit about it. May be because they were never at war with ordinary Tamils so reconciliation is not needed to be imposed on them. May be most ordinary Tamils in SL feel the same.
[With TNA supporting SF we will get a clear picture of how ordinary Tamils are thinking and their capacity to influence national politics]

Comment #6
I doubt whether Sinhalese lanuage existed 1,500 years ago!!! sinhalese language is a mixture of several indian languages including Tamil!!!

This is good stuff. But we have to remember it Tamils 1st need to set the example by rejecting sri lankan good's, holidays, even sri lankan airways. Also stop the influx of unnecessary money in to this country.

When it comes to DECEIT, no one can beat the racist Cingalkaese. Devinda Fernando and his foolish theory's.
is very good example.

These people can't handle reality that tamil nationalisam is still alive and well, if the tamils even have same equal rights as chingales they might out perform and out grow their chingalese counter parts.

Boycott Sri Lankan products MMM, how about tea and other spices!!
However, What Sri Lankan govt done about LTTE terrorists?
Last 30 years LTTE torture and killed more Tamils and no human rights or read write anything in Wanni.
Now people like Sarth, Somawansa, and Ranil freely go to Jaffna.
What Trascurrents wants LTTE come backagain start wanni again?
Since J.R none of Srl Lankan leaders unable to kick out LTTE. but current administration did that great job that makes more Tamils in and out of Sri Lank enjoy little freedom.
Why bashing Victoria secret now?

Really cool innovative ad! Keep it up guys!

Remember, wars are fought with American weapons! Go USA!!!

Very innovative idea. Welldone the youngsters who created the clip!!

These losers are still thinking that their dreamland 'EELAM' will be formed in SL. What a bunch of dreamers! Mind your own business wherever you are living. People in SL don't care a hoot whether you stop buying SL goods or not! Same cooment to GSP+ also.

Wow Absolutely fan(fun)tastic video wait and see Devinda Fernando and the elks, there are more on the way.Do you want to part take as an actor as Sinhala Srilankans and its army and beach boys are famaus for sex and Sexual violence.

You can make lots of money to rebuild Lost Srilankan economy. Even if you have lost your organ.

Devinda Fernando,
Sri Lanka relies heavily on its textile exports to the U.S., UK, and India. ***

"No we don't...." YES,YES.. that is right You dont
rely on textile to make money Yoy rely on SEX by beach boys , army, sinhala thugs like you and Profs like Wijsing,Kohana,Dayans to make these justfyable to UN&IC For these Profs sexual violence = discussing Greek mythology .

Thank you for the people who are behind the video and the campaign. I will support fully and endose it. My advise is it should be extended to other areas of Srilankan exports and should only stop Once Srilanka can prove in words and deeds that it equally and justly treates all its Citizens.

Brilliant conception! ... also seems to have contraceptive value :)

Questions to Devinda Fernando: Who are these Sinhalese you keep going on about? Where did they come from and how did their language arise?

Boycott Sri Lankan Garment industrie? in your dreams only, is it because they eliminated the most savaged terrorists from this planet

Westerners are more informed and smarter than you think. they will not be detered by this low grade crap adds. keep doing it may give you a Sexual thrill. but no one will boycott Sri lanka.The will definitely boycott terrorist sympathsers like you.

Devinda Fernando SPOILED BY CHAUVINIST EDUCATION

Few years ago, a GENETIC study was conducted amidst group of people from SriLanka's North & south. You so called Sinhalese are no different GENETICALLY from Eelam Thamizhs and for that matter Tamil Nadu Thamizhs.

The whole Eelam island now called SriLanka was the original Thamizh homeland. Its from this prehistoric land, that was connected to the Indian subcontinent until 7000 - 8000 years ago, people started migrating to fertile lands in India starting with the last Ice Age.

[And thus we Thamizhs in TAMIL NADU, India are connected to Eelam Thamizhs. All along these thousands of years, there had been continual cultural, marital, religious links between brothers across the PALK STRAIT]

Until about 200 BC there was no language called Sinhala, until 600AD there was no proper script form for Sinhala.

All ARCHAEOLOGICAL evidence pointing back 2000+ years show only so called Thamizh Brahmi scripts.

ETYMOLOGY : The Sinhalese language has abundance of Thamizh/Dravidian root words.

According to Mahavamsa the original divise epic, when Vijaya came to Eelam about 500 BC, there were already settlements in Eelam. vijaya married Kuvani.

FACT: The Eelam coast is just 30 miles (3 feet to 30 feet deep) from the Indian coast of Tamil Nadu. Vijaya's homeland (today's West Bengal & Orissa / Gujarat) is more than 3000 miles too far from the Eelam coast. A good swimmer can cross the Palk Strait from Eelam coast to Tamil Nadu or for that matter vice versa in about hours, even without the boats.

So GENETICALLY, ARCHAEOLOGICALLY, PALEOLITHICALLY, ETYMOLOGICALLY, HISTORICALLY(read EPIC), FACTUALLY there was no two cultural entities in erst while Eelam, now called Sri Lanka. Its was completely inhabitated by Thamizhs. After the advent of Ashoka sponsored Buddhism (note there was Buddishm practised in Tamil Nadu & Eelam (SriLanka) even before Ashoka), Prakrit started influencing the native Thamizh speakers who adopted to Buddhism. This led to the development of yet another branch of Thamizh language called, Sinhala.

The Sinhalese politicians are fooling the poor Sinhalese, robbing them even of their underclothing. ITS ALL GLOBALISATION AND FEW PPL BECOMING BILLIONAIRES OUT OF THE HARDWORK AND BLOOD OF COMMANMAN. Atleast save your Sinhalese brothern

I dont really see point in boycott as it wont hurt the top politicians who masterminded the war crimes.

I have written to him many months ago telling him what real history of Sri Lanka is and he still wants to repeat same old stuff.

I have made it very clear that Sinhalese language is a recent occurence in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist religion existed in Sri Lanka long long before Sinhala language and culture. Many of the Buddhists in ancient times were infact tamil buddhists. You will still see tamil buddhists in India.

Sinhala culture was created to in order to separate it from the Hindu religion. And there were various Indian peoples who wanted to create a common buddhist based culture. Thats how sinhala came about. Using elements of tamil, Pali and sanskrit.

Sinhala language has scary similarities to the Malayalam alphabet in India also.

Sinhalese should also stop the 'aryan' talk nonsense. I am tamil and i have more aryan blood in me that most Sinhalese do. All are genetically mixed. The original dravidians were black people closely related to the Naga type people of East Africa. Do all tamils look that way? No!
The so called Aryans were white skinned nomads from central asia and Europe. So Sinhalese look like them? No!
The sinhalese have more dravidian blood in them than Aryan because white skin is a recessive trait.

There is more video on the way as far as I know, this is just a test run of a long campaign to make sure that Sri Lankan exports will not be bought by anyone. I think the textile industry that employs overwhelming of the so called patriotic Sinhalese who thinks that the island belongs to them should be the first target.

*** Tamils have been in Sri Lanka from the stone age. ***
LOL! Ofcourse they were Dushy, even the DINOSAURS were all TAMIL too… because you don’t need any PROOF, FACTS, or ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE,… all you need do is just ask any Tamil and they will tell you.

*** The fact that I speak and write English does not mean I came to Sri Lanka on the back of the English and the fact that some Sri Lankans speak and write Tamil does not mean they came on the backs of South Indian invaders. ***

Tamils ARE South Indian INVADERS… and Sinhalese were here on this ISLAND WAY BEFORE TAMILS attempted INVASION and COLONIZATION… whomever the minuscule populations of indigenous Neanderthals that were here before the Sinhalese are inconsequential and moot as they are no longer around to make a claim… You also blatantly miss my point I was trying to make, and that point was that TAMILS claim “Colonization” of “THEIR” land… but yet fail to accept that they justification for TERRORISM is that they indeed came from TAMIL NADU… and they selectively chose to draw the ZERO Line in History when it suits them and their agenda. And furthermore No Sinhalese goes around claiming TAMILS are COLONIZING The South when more than 50% of the Entire Tamil Population lives in the South… As Usual TAMILS are HYPOCRITES who adhere to a double standard.

As for you xsrilankan,
*** These people can't handle reality that tamil nationalisam is still alive and well, if the tamils even have same equal rights as chingales they might out perform and out grow their chingalese counter parts. ***
Ofcourse you people can… after all you people claim to be the BEST RACE in the WORLD… and your former THALAIVAR was so adamant you were the best… but yet all I see is that you are the BEST JANITOR CLASS of citizens the world has ever seen. And Tamil Nationalism is alive and well and it keeps you FOOLS in a constant state of STUPIDITY… but hey, who am I to point out the obvious? If Tamil Nationalism has brought you the “success” your race enjoys today… then well let me be the first to say… KEEP IT UP!... LOL!

*** rely on textile to make money Yoy rely on SEX by beach boys , army, sinhala thugs like you and Profs like Wijsing,Kohana,Dayans to make these justfyable to UN&IC For these Profs sexual violence = discussing Greek mythology . ***

LOL!... is someone a little bitter because we KILLED their entire TERRORIST LEADERSHIP in one swift decisive blow…?

Take two and go VOTE FONSEKA.

*** Few years ago, a GENETIC study was conducted amidst group of people from SriLanka's North & south. You so called Sinhalese are no different GENETICALLY from Eelam Thamizhs and for that matter Tamil Nadu Thamizhs. ***

Well then Natarajan Dhiraviam, If you Truly believe that we’re GENETICALLY IDENTICAL , why do YOU PEOPLE keep fighting we Sinhalese for a SEPARATE STATE???

*** The whole Eelam island now called SriLanka was the original Thamizh homeland. Its from this prehistoric land, that was connected to the Indian subcontinent until 7000 - 8000 years ago, people started migrating to fertile lands in India starting with the last Ice Age. ***

Wow! You should try Selling your Story to Spielberg… he’s looking for a good FANTASY STORY and he’s in Sri Lanka right now… I believe he’s staying at Chandran Ratnam’s house. Go for it, you might be able to catch him.

*** Until about 200 BC there was no language called Sinhala, until 600AD there was no proper script form for Sinhala.

LIES

***All ARCHAEOLOGICAL evidence pointing back 2000+ years show only so called Thamizh Brahmi scripts. ***

LIES. Show us your so-called evidence… any link to a credible source will suffice…

*** ETYMOLOGY : The Sinhalese language has abundance of Thamizh/Dravidian root words.***

And MORE LIES… The Tamil Language like most South Asian languages are all derivatives of SANSKRIT… that it the mother language, not Tamil…
Talking to Tamil Nationalists is like a normal person in a room full of COLORBLIND people trying to convince them the Sky is Blue…

I don't know why some of these Tamils are so worried about the history of Singhalese.

The past is past, sure we need to learn from past mistakes but should not live in it.

I am a Sinhalese and I have no doubt that I am not a so called north Indian 'Aryan'. But as a Buddhist I am trying to be an Arya person. Arya means good/noble/virtuos. In buddhism we have Arya Ashtangika Margaya (Noble eightfold path).

Buddha said nobody becomes a noble person (Brahmin) by birth but by what he/she does.

I have never heard that any Sinhalese telling that Tamils are inferior because they are Dravidian.

Only some Tamils in this blog seem to believe that way.

Another point is that Sinhalese Buddhists have never collided with Hindus, While whole India turned down Buddhism and converted to Hinduism, Sinhalese retained Buddhism by incorporating Hindu gods to Buddhist culture.

In the past the island was called, 'Three Sinhale' & 'Sinhaladweepa' all those lived in the island were Sinhalese. Like all those who live in US are called Americans.

These included original inhabitants (Nagas & Yakkas), Dravidians (Mostly Tamils) & some people from North India [May be the people from North India were more Influential and determined the path of island's civilization].

(Though Australia is few miles from Indonesia Australian culture is not at all influenced by them) As one Tamil critic said in this blog (or May be at Federalidea) Sinhalese is an 'Achcharu' race.

It really is and as a Sinhalese I am proud of the openness of our society to external cultures & it's adaptability.

Whether you are black/white/brown, descended from Nagas,Yakkas,Weddas,Tamils,Bengalis,Arabs,Dutch,Malays,or got citizenship yesterday. (We always love those who love Sri Lanka and treat them as one of our own)
The problem is that we have a group called Ealam Tamils in this country who believe that they are superior and should be treated preferentially.

(I don't understand Tamil language so I must be different from them somehow though my genes might be 100% Tamil, worst thing is that a savage group consisted entirely of Tamils kept on killing us for 30 years) Yet some of them are not sure how Tamil they are!(eg.UGK) And they seem to believe that Estate workers (who are very Tamil) are inferior to them!

A German consultant whom I did business recently asked me whether we have different laws for Sinhalese & Tamils. When I said no he was surprised that still we are quarreling. (Only such laws I know are Thesawalamai & Muslim Marriage law which gives exclusive privileges to minorities)

True that the German do not know we have problems with our democratic institutions and governance. But those are common problems that can be overcome by ethnic harmony( I mean fighting together peacefully/constructively).

Those who cause ethnic tension are those who utilize that to gain or retain power & misuse public assets. All citizens have to fight against it.[Tamil politicians are not superior, look at TN if you doubt]

This boycott Sri Lanka campaign will strengthen people like Wimal,Patali etc. who always call people to unite against foreign conspiracies. Now they have hard evidence to prove themselves! Only the poorest of the poor will suffer. [Unfortunately most of them are Tamils, though richest of the rich in SL are also Tamils] So it seems these expatriate Tamils love misery at home for their kith & kin.

(May be to bring home more 'Boat People')
I believe that Tamils can get independance only in a prosperous, educated Sri Lanka. Then people will feel secure & say, 'let them have what they want if they think that is the best'! [Such peaceful/informed transitions happen in developed societies]

Forceful separation happen in third world, but there is no room for any more violence in SL unless so called 'SL Tamils' want to migrate completely/enmasse to Australia or Canada so they can have Ealam there.

Instead what Tamil expatriates should do is to develop North east/ invest in SL / build homes & livelyhood to displaced Tamils!

Time to STOP dreaming. Live in today not yesterday or tomorrow. Try to help SL tamils today itself! Give them a chance to live as they wish! You have NO right to make decisions on behalf of them!

For Sinhalese it's time to forget past and start developing our country. We have lost precious time due to this war. Now we should stop complaining and work hard to build a prosperous, liberal society where all can live with dignity.

Sinhalese should understand that within few decades Muslims will be the majority in SL and if we do not establish transparent, just institutions now our children will be at the receiving end in the future.

Fighting deadly battles over these things will help none. We have to accept the reality!

After all none of us are immortal and we have to live this day cheerfully with peace at heart. Then our future will also be happy & peaceful!

Natarajan Dhiraviam: "Until about 200 BC there was no language called Sinhala, until 600AD there was no proper script form for Sinhala"

Devinda Fernando: "LIES"

Well I wouldn't accuse Natarajan Dhiraviam of lying, but Devinda Fernando is right in pointing out that it is incorrect.

Natarajan Dhiraviam's dates are much too old!
ADD about 300 years and it will probably be correct.
For example the earliest Sinhala literature dates around 900 AD.

Shock Horror!
As Dushy Ranetunge says Devinda Fernando's ancestors didn't fall from the sky but are in fact TAMIL's from South India!!
And fairly recent arrivals at that!

To Devinda Fernando,
The Kallathoney( Illegal immigrant) landed in the paradise isle 500 years ago from South India.Now claiming that the paradise is his wanting to throw the original inhibitans in the sea.Can you send us your real photo(with out you cloths if your wearing one) to prove that you are in fact the descendant of the fisrt borne to lion and Kuvanie with a lion head and tail with a human like trunk. Then only of ocurse we will believe you in fact is Karawe of Portuguese period or descendant of DutuGumunu.

Devinda,

" The Tamil Language like most South Asian languages are all derivatives of SANSKRIT… that it the mother language, not Tamil…"

You want a plane ticket to Tamil Nadu to meet the acedmics so they can stuff some sense to your extremist Sinhalese view?

Or do you want a plane ticket to meet a scientist so that you can argue that it is possible that a lion having intercourse with the women could produce a whole race of nation (or even a single life)?

For all other Sinhalese,

You want peace? Come and talk to us after you get rid of people like Devinda from the Sinhalese community. Do it quick, because the time is running out and if you don't you can choose facing the deep Indian ocean or the bullets from the guns held by the Tamil nation.

Devinda Fernando the "self proclaimed expert on everything under the sun"!!!!

He is not ashamed to show his ignorance!!!

This video actually sadens me - its glitsy leather and lace is such a world away from the starving and troubled 3rd World Nation which Sri Lanka actually is. I'm sure you kids who grew up in Washington or Tornto or where ever and never stepped foot in Sri Lanka feel very important and self-righteous with dreams of helping your glorious martyrs. The fact of the matter is there are millions of people in Sri Lanka who care nothing about Tamil National Identity or Sinhalese Identity for that matter - but do see the end of the war as i time to rebuild and of hope.
Anyway have your panty-less parties all you want but next time try to REALLY help out and do something serious and grown-up.

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