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Global ice-sheets are melting at
an increased rate; Arctic sea-ice
is disappearing much faster than
recently projected, and future
sea-level rise is now expected to
be much higher than previously
forecast, according to a new global
scientific synthesis prepared by
some of the world’s top climate
scientists.
In a special report called ‘The
Copenhagen Diagnosis’, the 26
researchers, most of whom are
authors of published IPCC reports,
conclude that several important
aspects of climate change are
occurring at the high end or even
beyond the expectations of only a
few years ago.
The report also notes that global
warming continues to track early
IPCC projections based on
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2 Austral Asian Voice
Seminar for Tamil Diaspora to join
rebuilding of Northern Province
December 2009
Our Correspondent
Ministry of Social Services and
Rehabilitation, Douglas Devananda,
has invited Tamil professionals in
the diaspora to participate in the
rehabilitation of the Northern Province.
A seminar will be held at the University
of Jaffna 12th of January 2010 for
the Tamils of diaspora to meet and
formulate programs for development.
Minister Devananda said that the time
has come for the talented Tamils to
return and help rebuild the Northern
Province that has been badly affected
by a war. He added: “Tamil aspirations
need to be fulfilled at various levels.
It is not confined to politics alone.
The intellectuals, doctors, engineers
and other professionals who left the
country in large numbers during the
war have now the opportunity to return
home in peace and work for their well
being. The Tamil diaspora have much
to contribute. We are opening the
doors for them to come in. They should
not miss this opportunity.”
The seminar will provide an
opportunity for the participants to
discuss their proposals that could pave
the way for joining the development
programme of the Ministry of Social
Services and Rehabilitation.
Any one who wants to attend the
Seminar could contact
Minister Office 94 212229824 /
Uthayam --Australia,
Editor 613 95610242
Uthayam@optusnet.com.au
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Lanka buys
gold from IMF
Sri Lanka has bought 10 metric tonnes
of gold for 375 million US dollars from
the International Monetary Fund. Sri
Lanka’s central bank Governor Nivard
Cabraal has said that gold would be a
“very important anchor” for its foreign
reserves.
As of September 2009, Sri Lanka had
reported gold holdings of 5.3 tonnes.
The IMF said its latest sale was of the
403.3 metric tonnes it was selling to
raise money. It had already sold 202
tonnes to India and the Mauritius. IMF
said it was first selling to gold “directly
to central banks and other official
holders” instead of to the general gold
market.
Gold prices go up in terms of paper
currency such as the US dollar when
monetary policy of the respective cen-
tral bank is loose. (Source - LBO)

Secret hand of UK behind

killed in that indiscriminate bombing
when it was clear that Hitler was
defeated. That is how Britain ended
the war in Germany. The Americans
ended World War II by dropping

Tamil-speaking parties
Swiss Correspondent
The three distinct Tamil-speaking
political parties in Sri Lanka –
indigenous Tamils, Muslims and Indian
Tamils – met in Switzerland from
November 20 – 22 and they all agreed
to disagree and meet again to discuss
how they could work together.
It was hosted by the Swiss Federal
Department of Foreign Affairs. Tamil
Information Centre (TIC) in London
invited the Tamil parties to the first
meeting of Tamil-speaking parties.
Each participant was paid $3100 as
expenses.
When the conference opened
Minister for Social Services, Douglas
Devananda, representing the Eelam
People’s Democratic Party, objected to
the presence of Swiss Foreign Ministry
officers, saying that they were invited
by TIC and foreigners should not
intervene in the domestic politics of Sri
Lanka.
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA)
representatives struck a discordant
note by trying to discuss the coming
Presidential elections. Suresh
Premachandra of Eelam People’s
Revolutionary Front raised the issue of
self-determination. This was followed
by Gajendra Ponnambalam of the All-
Ceylon Tamil Congress, talking about
two nations.
They were rebuffed by Douglas
Devananda, Dharmalingam
Siddarthan, People’s Liberation
Organisation of Tamil Eelam, and
Arumugan Thondaman of the Ceylon
Workers Congress, representing the
Indian Tamils.
Devananda emphasized the need for a
political solution within the framework
of a united Sri Lanka.
These divisions were confirmed
when Devananda, Siddarthan and
Thondamana returned to Sri Lanka.
All three have pledged their support to
President Mahinda Rajapakse in the
coming Presidential election due to be
held on January 26, 2010.
The joint communiqué issued at the
end of the three-day meeting also
confirmed the failure of the parties
to agree on a common agenda. In a
laconic statement the parties said:
“We, the representatives of the political
parties of the Tamil-speaking peoples
unanimously:  put up a show of neutrality the real
Affirm the historic meeting enabling
an exchange of views, and express
a full commitment to a common
forum among representatives of all
Tamil-speaking peoples;  Mr. Mano Ganeshan, Democratic
Recognize ‘Tamil-speaking peoples’
comprise three distinct peoples:
Tamils, Muslims, and Tamils of
Indian origin;  to meet Des Brown at the British
Respect the distinct and separate
identities, interests and positions of
the parties;  of British moves to manipulate
Recognize and affirm the need
for unity and consensus among
the Tamil-speaking peoples while
acknowledging differences with
regard to some issues and the
paths to pursue them;  generally resent British interference
Commit to the engagement by all
segments of society towards a
just and durable political solution
through a dignified, respectful and
peaceful process; 
Agree and commit to continuing our
dialogue.”
The conference was organized under
the title of “The role of the elected
representatives of Sri Lanka’s
Tamil and Muslim population in a
process of national reconciliation,
reconstruction and reform” with the
clear objective of forming a broad
front of the three distinct Tamil-
speaking communities. But political
commentators pointed out that it
was a failure.
The organizers behind the
conference were the Tamil
Information Centre (TIC), the
International Working Group on Sri
Lanka (IWG) and the Initiative on
Conflict Prevention through Quiet
Diplomacy (ICPQD) at the University
of Essex.
Some participants suspect that
though it was hosted by the Swiss to
hand behind it was that of the British.
The British government is making
covert moves to dabble in Sri Lankan
politics in a big way. Des Browne,
the special Envoy of Britain, made
a surprise move to get together the
Tamil diaspora in Australia. Last
month the British High Commission
in Canberra invited all Tamil parties
High Commission.
Some Tamils are highly suspicious
Sri Lankan politics through the
Diaspora. Britain was also in the
forefront of the latest move to
obstruct the next Commonwealth
Heads of Government (CHOGM) to
be held in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans
in the domestic politics, particularly
on humanitarian grounds. A
leading political commentator told
UTHAYAM: “British hypocrisy is
well-known in the Commonwealth.
The ex-colonies are still facing the
consequences of arbitrary British
acts like drawing the Mc Mohan
line across the Himalayas which
led to the Indo-China war. Besides,
Britain massacred Sinhala rebels
and decimated the male population
in the Uva Rebellion. There were
no males to cultivate the land for
ten after the search-and-burn policy
to quell the rebellion. Britain also
flattened Dresden in World War II
when it fire-bombed the city. In all
130,000 Germany civilians were
the atom bombs in Nagasaki and
Hiroshima when the Japanese were
about to surrender. Their history is
full of war crimes and crimes against
humanity. They can’t point a finger
at others because four fingers are
pointing at them.” 
The representatives of the three Tamil
parties that met in Switzerland  are:: 
Mr. Veerasingham Anandasangaree,
Tamil United Liberation Front
Mr. Periyasamy Chandrasekaran, Up-
Country Peoples Front
Mr. Douglas Devananda, Eelam
People’s Democratic Party
Mr. Abdul Rauff Hakeem, Sri Lanka
Muslim Congress
Mr. Mohamed Hizbullah, All Ceylon
Muslim Congress
Peoples Front
Mr. Kulasekaram Mahenthiran, Tamil
Eelam Liberation Organisation
Mr. Sivasubramaniam Nanthakumar,
Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of
Students
Mr. Gagendrakumar Ponnambalam, All
Ceylon Tamil Congress
Mr. Suresh Premachandran, Eelam
People’s Revolutionary Front
Mr. R. Sampathan, Tamil National
Alliance
Mr. Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan,
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal
Mr. Mavai S. Senathirajah, Ilankai
Tamil Arasu Kadchi
Mr. Dharmalingam Sithadthan,
People’s Liberation Organisation of
Tamil Eelam
Mr. Thirunavukarasu Sritharan,
Pathmanabha Eelam Peoples‘
Revolutionary Liberation Front
Mr. Arumugan Thondaman, Ceylon
Workers Congress
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LEB0003 tam PA 7x9.indd 1 We would like to17/11/2009
No separate state,
work with government
- Des Browne
Our Canberra Correspondent
Australian Tamil Community Activist with Des Brown in Canberra
Des Browne, the British Envoy to
Sri Lanka, told the Tamil diaspora in
Australia that, after the comprehensive
military victory, the only option avail-
able is to engage the government in
working out a solution for the Tamils.
He met the representatives of the
Tamil diaspora at Westminster House,
the residence of the British High Com-
missioner to Australia on Saturday
morning.
In the open dialogue with the Tamil
representatives he dismissed outright
any possibility of the international com-
munity supporting a separate state. He
told the Tamil diaspora that big powers
like Russia and China will be sympa-
thetic to Sri Lanka as they have their
own separatist problems.
This blunt message from Britain has
dealt a hard blow at the current moves
of the radical section of the Tamil di-
aspora to set up a Tamil Transnational
government in exile.
Browne emphasized that the only
leverage available to the West is the
GSP+ but even that economic lever-
age should be handled with care. He
added that he preferred to use it as
a threat rather than enforcing it as it
would affect the Sri Lankan people.
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The discussions centred on three main
issues:
1) Humanitarian assistance: The pro-
Tiger wing complained that the govern-
ment is not treating the IDPs properly.
They said that the IDPs re-settled in
their new homes were not provided
proper facilities to recover.
Browne suggested they have been
demanding and early release and
the latest information to him was that
nearly 100,000 have been re-settled
with the relatives and carers. After that
is done by the Sri Lankan government
it is rather difficult to press for better
conditions for the IDPs in their new
homes.
2) Political process: Browne indicated
that the West was keen on getting a
reasonable response from the Tamil
diaspora for the way forward. He said
that he was prepared to be the facilita-
tor to negotiate with the Sri Lankan
government on the reasonable formula
of the Tamil diaspora. He emphasized
that a separate state is not on the
cards.
3) Dealing with the past: Browne ruled
out any possibility of going down the
track of pursuing action on issues
like genocide, war crimes and crimes
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December 2009 3
against humanity. The pro-LTTE group
raised the issue of dealing with these
issues by an international court as in
Kosovo. Browne argued that external
intervention has not solved the prob-
lem. It has be done internally and they
favour the internal mechanism to an
external intervention.
The Tamil diaspora representatives
consisted of two wings: the pro-LTTE
activists which were in the majority,
and the moderate wing which seeks to
engage the Sri Lankan government in
working out a formula for the future of
the Tamils.
The pro-LTTE wing emphasized that
the Tamils will not get a fair deal now
that the government has defeated the
LTTE. Browne’s response was that
they have to come down to the middle
as they cannot expect to get all what
they wanted under the present circum-
stances.
Dr. Noel Nadesan, the Editor of The
Uthyam, the leading Tamil community
newspaper in Australia, representing
the moderate wing, said that the Tamils
are responsible for their present plight.
It is the failure of the Tamil leadership
that has driven the Tamils to this dead-
end.
He added that Sri Lanka, with all its
imperfections, is a functioning democ-
racy and, after the three insurrections
in the north and the south, Sri Lanka
has emerged as the best state that
faced challenges to its nationhood. It
still retains its democratic foundations
and the only option available for the
Tamils is to engage with the Sri Lankan
government. The problem, however, is
that there is no credible leadership left
among the Tamils – thanks to the LTTE
-- to negotiate with the government.
Dr. Nadesan then told Browne: “The
friend of the West is Ranil. Why don’t’
you ask him to take part in the APRC
and get involved in a bi-partisan ap-
proach to get the best deal for the
Tamils? The history of the Tamils indi-
cates that the Sinhala leadership too
has played politics whenever one party
tried to solve the problem.”
The consensus of the moderate wing
was that Ranil has to take the respon-
sibility of rising above party politics
and approach the problem in a non-
partisan manner to develop a com-
mon solution to bring about a durable
peace.
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An opportunity to meet with guest speakers at 3.30 pm with light refreshments served.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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The government is urged “to improve  No Centres Families Boys Girls

the quality of the returns process,
including through consultation with
RELIEF VILLAGES

1 Kadiragamar - (Zone 0) 21 Div 455872 3977 3,436 3,698
Marriage Ad
1831 2164 11,129
Match required for a Sri Lankan Tamil, Aus-
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the IDPs themselves, and to ensure the
2 Anandakumaraswamy - 21 Div 443868 10164 11,203 13,191 3834 4232 32,460
best possible assistance and services to (Zone
 I)
returnees”, said Ban in a statement
on 3 Ramanadan - (Zone II) 21 Div 434873 8994 tralian P.R. boy who is 32, currently work-
10,381 12,179 3040 3237 28,837

ing as a Senior Engineer in Sydney and

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21 November. 4 Arunachalam

21 Div 426882 7945 8,045 9,541 2715 2726 23,027
- (Zone III)
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
5 Zone IV
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Vries, country director for 21 Div from
374905 a 5760
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
freedom of 
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cjak;
The people and
Lankan elections
By: Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
The presidential election will be held on
26th January’2010, two years ahead of
schedule, and the general election on due
time, soon thereafter in Sri Lanka. The
circumstances under which these elections
take place will be different from those
prevailing over the past three decades. Two
JVP insurgencies and the long running Tamil
militancy had negatively affected elections
held in the past few decades. Emergency
regulations and anti- terrorism laws of a
draconian nature were in force and continue
to be so. The JVP and the LTTE were in a
position at the height of their respective and
on one occasion combined powers to subvert
the free expression of popular will in areas
under their influence and distort the state-
people relationship considerably.
The response of the government and the
national political parties were reactive
in nature and directed at eliminating the
symptoms-violence was met with counter
violence - while not simultaneously
attempting to address the root causes. Civil
liberties and rule of law were enfeebled
and impunity entrenched. The state and
its agencies have progressively become
insensitive to issues relating to civil
liberties and the rule of law. The state and
its agencies have also as a result ceased to
reflect the values of the island’s people and
the national ethos. The causative factors
leading to the JVP insurgencies and the
Tamil militancy yet remain unresolved.
The defeat of the LTTE has ensured the
possibility the elections next year can
be held in conditions that are freer and
conducive to discussion of issues that
are critical at this juncture of our history.
However, free expression and a wide
-ranging public debate can take place only
if the emergency regulations are withdrawn
and the anti-terrorism regulations suspended.
The public services, police and armed forces
should play their assigned constitutional
role in these elections and prevented from
interfering in this process and distorting
results.
The Sinhala people- the majority- have to
view these elections as an opportunity to
demand critical issues such as pervasive
corruption, nepotism, favouritism, lack
of accountability, disrespect for the rule
of law and politicization of all national
institutions are brought to an end to ensure
good governance. The cost of living and
other bread and butter related issues should
be relegated to the background for the
moment. These issues can be addressed in
a transparent manner once good governance
is assured. The government and politicians
will become responsive to the issues of
concern to the people if good governance is
entrenched.
The war is over. It is in the past. Instead of
debating who deserves credit for winning
the war, public attention should turn to
substantive issues that matter to the future
of our country. The stupidity of the LTTE
contributed to ending this war, as much as
the efforts of all the forces arraigned against
it. The government elected democratically
by the people led this war effort and
succeeded. The people won this war, having
backed the war effort at tremendous cost to
themselves. The people paid the price in
blood, tears and cost. This fact should not
be forgotten by the servants of the people, at
all levels in the government structure.
The Sinhala people also should demand
issues of concern to minorities, particularly
the Tamils and Muslims, which have caused
national grief, be dealt expeditiously in a
visionary manner. The fact that minorities
exist and their grievances and demands
which are reasonable should be addressed
immediately, should receive due recognition.
While in the long term the minorities should
not feel they are minorities, as envisioned
by the president, the fact the minorities feel
alienated at present should not be ignored.
The need to reform our political system to
ensure the minorities are treated as equal
citizens and recognize their right to manage
their affairs at the periphery and have a say
in national affairs, should be an issue at
these elections. We should not pussy foot
around these issues any more. We have done
this for too long and paid a heavy price as a
nation.
The Sinhala political parties should
articulate their proposals to ensure good
governance and solutions to minority-
related issues in unambiguous terms
before the electorate. The Sinhala political
parties should adopt a national, rather than
a sectarian outlook in their policies to
attract the minorities to their ranks. The Sri
Lankan electorate should not be treated as
village idiots once again. One community
should not be played against the other for
cheap political gain. Emotive reactions
and distortions should not be brought into
play to cloud national issues such as good
governance and the rights of minorities.
Issues such as devolution, units of
devolution, provincial councils and subjects
for devolution, should be discussed openly
and widely in an honest and objective
manner.
Issues and personalities seeking election
should be the subject of a wide- ranging
discussion in the print, radio, television and
internet media, subject to the normal laws
of the country. Candidates fielded should
be educated, cultured, of proven ability and
untainted by criminality and corruption.
Any party fielding candidates of dubious
reputation and unacceptable conduct should
be shunned by the people.
The country has been cleared of a virulent
and long running armed insurrection seeking
to set up an independent state of ‘Eelam’
within its borders, the resulting terrorism
and the psychosis of fear. The armed forces
and the police had a free hand and plenty
of support to end the insurrection. The have
accomplished their task amidst allegations of
human rights violations. The overt aspect of
our national tragedy has ended, hopefully for
good. However, the insidious factors that are
far more debilitating and are a cancer in our
body politic remain to be dealt as a matter
of urgency, if we are to take our due place
in the 21st century. We have to become a
value-based society and these elections are
an opportunity to set the process in motion.
The minorities, particularly the Tamils
have to do a lot of soul searching relating
to their current circumstances and, their
short, medium and long- term goals.
These elections are a golden opportunity
to do so. The prolonged insurrection and
the civil war have debilitated the Tamils
in terms of numbers and economic and
social circumstances. The tale of the Tamil
speaking people in Sri Lanka is a tragedy
that should be a lesson to not only Sri Lanka
but also the world. It should primarily be
a lesson for these unfortunate people, who
were forced to react in a short –sighted
manner to the various actions and inactions-
perceived as vicious- by the Sri Lankan state
Austral Asian Voice
and were very badly led.
Emotions rather than pragmatic thinking
came to the fore and in the process made
what was presumed to be bad, horrible
for the Tamils. The Tamils jumped from
a warming frying pan into a raging fire,
mesmerized by the utopia promised
by shortsighted politicians and equally
shortsighted, arrogant and ‘Trigger-Happy’
militants. Tamils should reconsider whether
they want to continue on the path of emotive
politics or embrace a practical and pragmatic
path, which will lead to their recovery as a
people and win the place they deserve within
Sri Lanka.
While the Tamil vote will not significantly
influence who or which party would be
voted into power by the majority Sinhala
electorate, they could definitely influence
who is elected to serve them. This is an
opportunity to elect a new set of Tamil
leaders untainted by an unsavoury past,
but with fresh thoughts, new strategies
and proven credentials. There are many
such men and women who are providing
leadership silently and unsung in their
villages and towns, amidst adversity. They
should be given the opportunity to emerge
and lead.
Let those who have misled the Tamils,
have blood in their hands, have enriched
themselves on the misery of others and
have plans to enjoy power and perks at
the expense of the Tamils be shown the
place they deserve- hell! The forthcoming
elections should be used by the Tamils to
give those yet peddling the line of the LTTE
and other militant groups the message that
they have had enough and ask them to get
lost. This is an opportunity to clean the
Tamil political stables.
This is an opportunity to tell the Sinhala
leadership not to foist leaders of their choice
on the Tamils. This is an opportunity for
aspiring Tamil leaders to define in concrete
terms what they seek for the Tamils in the
future. This is an opportunity for the Tamils
to define their future relationship to the Sri
Lankan state and the Sinhala and Muslim
people. This is an opportunity to bring real
democracy into play among the Tamils. This
is also an opportunity for the Tamils not to
repeat their past foolishness.
How the Tamils should start building
bridges to the other people in Sri Lanka
and take an interest in both their affairs
and national affairs, should occupy the
thoughts of aspiring Tamil leaders. The
Tamils cannot continue to be parochial and
isolated from the national mainstream any
longer. Tamils should involve themselves in
issues of national concern and vote for those
who would be good for the whole country,
including the minorities. Tamils should not
function as a voting bloc for any party or
individual. Tamils should vote as individuals
as per their predilections, perceptions,
experiences and expectations. All parties
December 2009 5
and individuals seeking election should
canvass the Tamil & other minority votes.
The minorities should not become a
football, in the competition between major
Sinhala political parties, any longer. Tamils
should never give room for a repeat of
‘Dudligey Badey Masala Vadey’ or similar
partisan sloganeering among the Sinhala
people. The minorities have to work with
whichever government is in power, to ensure
good governance and progressive national
policies. The past must be forgiven, if not
forgotten, by the Sinhalese, Tamils and
Muslims. The Tamils have to look forward
to the future, without morbidly dwelling on
a very tragic past.
The internally displaced persons, the
resettled persons in the north, east and other
parts of the country, and the war-affected
should be the immediate concern of the
Tamils. The need to give these unfortunate
victims of the just ended national upheaval a
meaningful and productive future should be
at the core of Tamil concerns. While every
Tamil has been adversely affected in one
way or another by the prolonged conflict, the
people who came out of the war zone last,
have borne the brunt. They were the final
victims of a brutal war and the inhumanity
of the conflict. They have not only suffered
the most, but also seen the most of human
insensitivity and wickedness. They are
our cross to carry. These elections give the
opportunity to demand from aspiring Tamil
leaders, what plans they have for these
unfortunates.
These elections are about the urgency to
recoup their losses as a people and recover
from unimaginable trauma for the Tamils in
Sri Lanka. The Tamils have to be told by
their aspiring leaders the truth- the depth of
the hole they are in at present. Tamils have
to climb out of this hole first, before they
start demanding anything. Tamils cannot
talk of rights from the depths of a deep
hole- a grave that can potentially bury them
forever. Tamils need sympathy and help
more than anything else now, from everyone
in Sri Lanka and the world. This brutal fact
must be told by aspiring Tamil politicians
to their people. Let these politicians not try
to mislead the Tamils once again with their
slogans and big talk about a utopia about to
dawn once they are elected. Let the Tamils
not be fooled once again. It is a hard slog
ahead and the Tamils should be aware of
this.
Sri Lanka has an opportunity through the
forthcoming elections to assert its true self as
a nation. It is hoped all Sri Lankans and their
leaders grasp this opportunity to do what
needs to be done. We have shed enough
blood. We have seen enough violence. We
have brought about enough tragedy in our
midst. Enough is enough. Let us learn our
lessons from the past and chart a new course
into the future.
6 Austral Asian Voice December 2009
Unusual move
from the U.S.
IN an unusual move on
November 4, the U.S. House
of Representatives approved,
by a 421-1 vote, a non-binding
resolution seeking, among
other things, from the Mahinda
Rajapaksa government a
commitment to allow the Red
Cross, non-governmental groups
and others who care for internally
displaced people access to the
camps for the war-displaced.
The following is the text of the
resolution.
“Whereas May 2009 marked the
conclusion of the 26-year struggle
between the Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a State
Department designated Foreign
Terrorist Organization, and the
Government of Sri Lanka, and
the Government of Sri Lanka
committed itself to caring for and
ensuring the speedy return of the
civilians internally displaced as a
result of the fighting;
Whereas the Government of
Sri Lanka is seeking to identify
former combatants who were part
of the LTTE and as part of the
vetting process the Government
of Sri Lanka has set up make-
shift camps that initially housed
over 280,000 internally displaced
persons (IDPs) who fled their
homes as the war drew to an
end;
Whereas of those 280,000
internally displaced persons at
the end of the war, approximately
10,000 of those individuals
are being separately held by
the Government of Sri Lanka
as former combatants or on
suspicion of having supported the
LTTE;
Whereas as part of the United
Nations Human Rights Council
11th Special Session on Sri
Lanka held on May 27, 2009, the
Government of Sri Lanka made
commitments to the world to
improve the conditions for the
civilians housed in the camps and
stated that the ‘bulk’ of the IDPs
would be resettled within 180
days;
Whereas as of October 23,
2009, over 51,000 IDPs have
been released from the closed
camps in the Vanni, and of those
36,000 have been returned to
their districts of origin and found
accommodation in their own
homes or, pending return to their
homes, with host families and
in vacant houses of friends or
relatives; and over 16,000 IDPs
of special categories, such as
the elderly, pregnant women and
their families, priests, students,
or people of special needs, have
been released to host families or
institutions;
Whereas as of October 23, 2009,
some 220,000 civilian IDPs still
remain in military-guarded camps
in the four northern districts of
Vavuniya, Mannar, Jaffna, and
Trincomalee;
Whereas the Government of Sri
Lanka has announced that it
would facilitate in the next few
weeks the voluntary return of
over 40,000 civilian IDPs by the
end of October and 60,000 per
month of the remaining IDPs in
the camps;
Whereas the Government of Sri
Lanka has made some progress
in easing camp congestion,
registering IDPs, expanding
access to humanitarian
organizations, and demining the
north, but much remains to be
done to improve humanitarian
conditions, particularly before the
onset of the monsoon season;
Whereas the United States is
urging the safe and speedy
return of civilian IDPs, continued
access for international
humanitarian organizations, and
the registration and provision of
national identification cards to
IDPs, to help promote freedom of
movement; and
Whereas the United States
supports the rapid release and
voluntary return of all civilian
IDPs as a critical element of
national reconciliation in Sri
Lanka: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of
Representatives--
(1) urges the Government of
Sri Lanka, consistent with its
obligation to provide security for
all of its citizens, to expeditiously
allow freedom of movement
for civilian internally displaced
persons (IDPs) to leave their
cjak;
camps voluntarily and return in
safety and dignity to their homes
or, where that is not possible, to
live with host families or move to
open transit sites;
(2) calls on the Government
of Sri Lanka to ensure that
IDP camps are truly civilian in
nature and administered by
civilian authorities, rather than
under military supervision,
and give full access to national
and international humanitarian
organizations and observers,
including the International
Committee of the Red Cross, in
order to monitor the situation and
to assist in the care of IDPs; and
(3) urges the Government of
Sri Lanka to promote justice
and political reconciliation for all
parties, and engage in dialogue
with all parties, including Tamils
inside and outside Sri Lanka on
new mechanisms for devolving
power, improving human rights,
and increasing accountability.”
B. Muralidhar Reddy
Front line

Neelambari Perumal plays 'Bombay Mittai’s' story

journalist in "Bombay Mittai"
Neelambari Perumal is no stranger to
social issues. In fact, she has expe-
rienced the trauma that a committed
social worker’s family faces while
pursuing a genuine cause. Life can’t
be different for the daughter of former
chief minister of North East Provincial
Council in Sri Lanka and Tamil leader
Varadaraja Perumal who had to spend
a major part of his life in exile fearing
the guns of the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The actor-dancer
daughter of Mr. Perumal is now all
set to portray the role of a television
journalist in an upcoming Malayalam
movie, ‘Bombay Mittai’.
It was after a stage play she per-
formed at the India Habitat Centre in
Delhi, that U. Pradeep, the producer of
‘Bombay Mittai’, approached her with
a role in the movie. She liked ‘Bombay
Mittai’s' story line and agreed.
The actor believes Malayalam films
always come out with socially relevant
subjects. “It’s a great opportunity for
me to be part of the Malayalam film
industry,” She also thinks Malayalam
film makers still have a long way to
go to satisfy the mass audience even
though they produce quality movies.
‘Bombay Mittai’, being directed by Um-
mer Karikkad, revolves around the life
of two youth struggling to eke out a liv-
ing. “Ummer’s is an attempt to present
the social realities without ignoring the
essential ingredients of commercial
cinema, “says a confident Neelambari.
Neelambari’s family had moved to
Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh during
her early childhood because of the
security threat her family was facing.
There were no schools for her to at-
tend. “A tutor used to come to teach us
and I learned my Hindi lessons from
him”. The family again had to move for
the same reasons to Rajasthan. There
Neelambari attended Sophia school.
”We were the centre of attraction there
because of the security cover we had
even while attending the class”. She
received her first lessons of Bhara-
tanatyam from her aunt and learned
Kathak from Guruji Manekchand. The
silent, shy girl was slowly evolving
into an artist. Finally, after the many
journeys to find a secure home with
her family, she settled in Delhi, com-
pleted her LLB, and is actively involved
in theatre.
takes an interesting turn
when a young journalist
who lives in north India
decides to go back to her
home town in South India
to uncover the mystery be-
hind a murder. Neelambari
plays the scribe. “We had
no doubts in our minds.
Her character at the stage
play in Delhi as a journal-
ist was very powerful. She
gave it a perfect touch, we
believe it will happen in
‘Bombay Mittai’ too, “says
the producer.
Though this is her first
film, as far as acting is
concerned, she is crystal
clear. “I have been acting
in plays in Delhi. I am also
part of an NGO, which
uses theater as a medium
for social awareness,”
explains Neelambari.
Social commitment and ar-
Sachin Khedekar, and a pool of young
tistic background, as Nizam Rawther,
talent of ‘Bombay Mittai’, Neelambari
the script writer of the movie puts it,
Perumal sets off on her journey here.
‘gives Neelambari an edge over others
With a strong performance, she could
for the type of role that we envisage
script a new chapter in success and
for a socially relevant movie.”With a
social commitment.
rich cast including Bala, Vinu Mohan,
Harisree Ashokan and Netaji fame The Hindu
cjak;
Copenhagen
Diagnosis
continued from page . ........................1
greenhouse gas increases. Without
significant mitigation, the report says
global mean warming could reach as
high as 7 degrees Celsius by 2100.
The Copenhagen Diagnosis, which
was a year in the making, documents
the key findings in climate change
science since the publication of the
landmark Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth
Assessment Report in 2007.
The new evidence to have emerged
includes:
• Satellite and direct
measurements now demonstrate
that both the Greenland and
Antarctic ice-sheets are losing
mass and contributing to sea
level rise at an increasing rate.
• Arctic sea-ice has melted far
beyond the expectations of
climate models. For example,
the area of summer sea-ice melt
during 2007-2009 was about
40% greater than the average
projection from the 2007 IPCC
Fourth Assessment Report.
• Sea level has risen more than
5 centimeters over the past 15
years, about 80% higher than
IPCC projections from 2001.
Accounting for ice-sheets and
glaciers, global sea-level rise
may exceed 1 meter by 2100,
with a rise of up to 2 meters
considered an upper limit by
this time. This is much higher
than previously projected by
the IPCC. Furthermore, beyond
2100, sea level rise of several
meters must be expected over
the next few centuries.
• In 2008 carbon dioxide
emissions from fossil fuels were
~40% higher than those in 1990.
Even if emissions do not grow
beyond today’s levels, within
just 20 years the world will have
used up the allowable emissions
to have a reasonable chance of
limiting warming to less than 2
degrees Celsius.
The report concludes that global
emissions must peak then decline
rapidly within the next five to ten
years for the world to have a
reasonable chance of avoiding
the very worst impacts of climate
change.
To stabilize climate, global emissions
of carbon dioxide and other long-
lived greenhouse gases need to
reach near-zero well within this
century, the report states.
Statements by Authors
“Sea level is rising much faster and
Arctic sea ice cover shrinking more
rapidly than we previously expected.
Unfortunately, the data now show
us that we have underestimated the
climate crisis in the past.”
Austral Asian Voice December 2009 7
Professor Stefan Rahmstorf,
Professor of Physics of the
Oceans and a Department Head at
the Potsdam Institute for Climate
Impact Research in Germany.
“Carbon dioxide emissions cannot
be allowed to continue to rise if
humanity intends to limit the risk
of unacceptable climate change.
The task is urgent and the turning
point must come soon. If we are to
avoid more than 2 degrees Celsius
warming, which many countries have
already accepted as a goal, then
emissions need to peak before 2020
and then decline rapidly.”
Professor Richard Somerville,
Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, University of
California, San Diego, USA.
“We have already almost exceeded
the safe level of emissions that
would ensure a reasonably secure
climate future. Within just a decade
global emissions need to be
declining rapidly. A binding treaty is
needed urgently to ensure unilateral
action among the high emitters.”
Professor Matthew England,
ARC Federation Fellow and joint
Director of the Climate Change
Research Centre of the University
of NSW, Australia.
“This is a final scientific call for
the climate negotiators from 192
countries who must embark on
the climate protection train in
Copenhagen. They need to know the
stark truth about global warming and
the unprecedented risks involved.”
Professor Hans Joachim
Schellnhuber, Director of the
Potsdam Institute for Climate
Impact Research (PIK) and Chair
of the German Advisory Council
on Global Change (WBGU).
“The adjustment of glaciers to
present climate alone is expected
to raise sea level by approximately
18 centimeters. Under warming
conditions glaciers may contribute as Professor Nicolas Gruber, hotspots of biodiversity.”
much as more than half a meter by Professor for Environmental
2100.” Physics, ETH Zürich. Professor Peter Cox, Climate
System Dynamics at the
Dr. Georg Kaser, Glaciologist “Climate change is coming out even University of Exeter, UK
at the University of Innsbruck, clearer and more rapidly in the
Austria. recent data. The human contribution “New ice-core records confirm the
is not in doubt.” importance of greenhouse gasses
“Warming of the oceans and for past temperatures on Earth, and
increased uptake of CO2 is of Professor Corinne Le Quéré, show that CO2 levels are higher now
increasing concern for the marine University of East Anglia School than they have ever been during the
environment. The loss of biodiversity of Environmental Sciences, UK last 800,000 years. The last time
due to upper ocean warming, Earth experienced CO2 levels this
ocean acidification and ocean de- “Climate change is accelerating high was millions of years ago.”
oxygenation will add dramatically to towards the tipping points for polar
the existing threads of overfishing ice sheets. That’s why we’re now Professor Jane Francis, University
and marine pollution”. projecting future sea level rise in of Leeds, UK
metres rather than centimeters.”
Professor Martin Visbeck, “The reconstruction of past climate
Professor of Physical Professor Tim Lenton, University reveals that recent warming in
Oceanography and Deputy of East Anglia School of the Arctic and in the Northern
Director of IFM-GEOMAR. Environmental Sciences, UK Hemisphere is highly inconsistent
with natural climate variability over
“The climate system does not “Reducing tropical deforestation the last 2000 years.”
provide us with a silver bullet. There could prevent up to a fifth of human
is no escape but to start reducing CO2 emissions, slowing climate Download the report from
greenhouse gas emissions as soon change and helping to maintain Copenhagendiagnosis.com
as possible.” some of the planet’s most important
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Sri Lanka Round up

Deputy CM Stalin, currently heading resettled into public housing estates
a delegation to Singapore on a five- with proper sewage facilities. Nearly
day visit, to get tips on cleaning up the 2,800 industries and over 5,000 street
Cooum river says he’ll turn Chennai hawkers were relocated. Over 1,000
into a cleaner city than the ‘fine’ island pig farms and duck farms were also
city-nation relocated. Can you see that happen-
ing here, in a country where politicians
PUSHPA IYENGAR treat people as votebanks?
Singara Chennai, really? The boot is on the other foot
Deputy CM Stalin, currently heading With just months left for the current
a delegation to Singapore on a five- academic year to close, some 35,477
day visit, to get tips on cleaning up the primary school children in corporation
Cooum
Sweden’sriverForeign
– for theMinister
last 40 yearsdenied est in punishing
schools are stillSri Lanka,barefoot
walking by withholding to Defence Ministry rejects satellite before today and yesterday there were shell
that’s a work in progress
visa – says he’ll funds
school. thatThe sheboys
needs were at this momentto but
supposed images attacks on the hospital ... and today morn-
turn Chennai into a cleaner
Sweden’s Foreign Minister has been de-city than before
get a pairthat decision
of black was shoestaken,withsomelaces coun- ing there was two attacks, mainly in front
the ‘fine’
nied entryisland
to Sricity-nation.
Lanka, as Thosethousandswhoof tries
and that portray
the girls blackthemselves
shoes with as the global
buckles. he Defence Ministry today rejected sat- of the hospital and other places as well."
lived through the recent rains
civilians in the country’s war zone be- when guardians
The idea of washuman rights, had
to improve made sev-
the health ellite imagery issued by the United Na- "Today two time shells fell in the hos-
city roads
gin turned
to receive intofrom
help riversaidandagencies.
even eral
andshameless
hygiene of attempts to recommend
the students. “None pu- an excuse
tions to cover
in support up his inadequa-
of allegations that se- pital ing theareamemory
totalling of the
60 past.
to 70Made persons
the fire brigade armed itself with
He was supposed to participate in a mission boats nitive
of theaction
ten-odd against this poorwho
contractors thirdpar-world cies in grappling with a
curity forces shelled a civilian area. subject like with
dead, an
87 all-new
persons star
got cast, the
injury," film
he was
said.
to rescue marooned residents are
there with French and British counterparts, go- country,
ticipatedstruggling to rid itself
could maintain theof terrorism.
quality of chemicals and fertilizers.
The defence ministry said the allega- Give him completed
Satellite on a shoestring budget of
images
ing to treat Stalin’s statement with
but was told he could visit in May instead. the material,” an official said explaining an election to win and
tions based on UN aerial images post- he’ll pull it off Rs
"Most 3 lakh.
of The
these film
people which
alreadygot a
had stand-
inju-
scepticism
He describedit the
deserves.
decision“You know
as very that
strange: “Ironically,
why tenders these
haveso-called human for
been refloated rights edbecause
on thehis forte is towebsite
UNOSAT win seatsandfor ing and
the ries
used ovation
wereat staying
the festival even
in the made
hospital."
Singapore was just as bad if
[Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister]: not worse champs
bidders.tried WithtoRsjustify
1.2 croretheirbudgeted
claims say- DMK by hook or by
on several foreign television chan-crook. Ironically pots of
Varatharajah money
said at the
that box
people office.
were still ar-
than our
“The Sri Chennai
Lankan some yearshave
authorities ago,”sud- ing that supply
for the they were doing by
of shoes it for
Mayorthe M safety that attribute has landed
nels had "no scientific validity" unless him in this riving at the hospital for treatment but that
defends Stalin. of civilians, heldin at hostage mess ably helped by his father, DMK Krishnawere Seshadri Gomatam’s Mudhal
denly said that they don’t accept me and I Subramaniam March thisby terrorists
year, the there was verification on the ground. supplies low and some staff had left,
in island's has North. chief and CM M Karunanidhi. Azhagiri making Mudhalproviding
Mudhal Varai, thecare
Indian entry
have justthe
confirmed withSingapore
David Miliband purchase the Moreover,
potential ofthey a lucra-put a "Conclusions drawn from the interpretations medical difficult.
Just for record, the in the Cairo International Film Fes-
and Bernard Kouchner who
river clean up took ten years. saidAnd
theyLee
will number of ridiculous
tive kickback. So onedemandsmore academicon the Sri ofisthese
sulking because
images have no hescientific
is not being al-
validity," Bigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, a mili-
Lanka lowed to speak in Tamil as an excuse tival, won the Silver Award. The film
go anyhow. So it’s very strange behav- year ofgovernment,
being shoe-less such as offering
is just collat- am- the ministry said, responding to reports the tary spokesman, denid there had been
Kuan Yew, considered by many as to stay away. participated in the Digital Section. The
ior nesty to the terrorists, allowing a third par-
eral damage. had shelled an area the govern- any attack on the hospital. (Al Jazeera)
the (Reporter
eminenceasking:
grise ofareSingapore,
you personasaidnon military
recent trend among young filmmak-
grata?) I am not persona non grata because ty to rescue the terrorist leaders, go for a ment itself had designated a no-fire zone.
back in February 1977, when the clean But it’s not It’s a bit like the time honoured “my ers is to show their films abroad, not
they say I am ceasefire, etc.as if work
Never did has
history notunmask
been car- the
up began, thatwelcome
keepingany thetime butclean
water I am
ried out without
The pictures showed craters which
grandmother died” excuse trotted out merely because of their following in the
not intending to take up that invitation.” hypocrisy and the asanctimony
tender before. of theEarlier
West- were formed inside the zone between Talks still on over bailout package:
should be a way of life. And that’s the thisPowers
month, than the road for absenteeism at the workplace. Tamil diaspora, but also to compete
ern their widening
behaviourand towards February 15 and April 19, the day be- IMF
way it has been in Singapore. Can improvement of footpaths of Gandhi- How many times are you going to with other international cinema. The
Sri Lanka slams “hypocrisy” ofpile
the Sri Lanka during recent times,” it said. fore the army breached the Tigers' de-
Chennai residents who don’t let a Irwin Road was started without a kill off your grandmother? So, what’s feeling is that they earn both money
west
of plastic bags collecting on the road- fences and civilians started to pour out. The IMF said Friday that talks with Sri
tender.
The And then
statement there is the
meanwhile alsonotorious
said that Azhagiri’s option so that he is on equal and recognition. The ongoing IFFI’s
side bother them, be trusted to keep "The imagery is fairly clear and shows the Lanka for a bailout package of around
case
the of theofdemolition
people Sri Lankaofare nine blocksfor
grateful of footing with his brother, Stalin? Being (International Film Festival of India)
Sri
the Lanka
Coouum has clean
slammed afterthepoliticians
“hypocrisy” ever of time, so anybody can study and compare two billion dollars were still continuing
the wholehearted
the Communicable Diseases
support givenHospi-to them made DMK chief, which he thinks he sixth edition at Goa has two films -
some
get downwestern countriesit over
to cleaning after their behav-
milking it them," head of the mapping unit at UNO- despite reports the fund was under pres-
talIndia,
by in Tondiarpet
Pakistan and beforethe tenders
rest of thewere South is cut out for and many tend to agree Achamundu Achamundu (directed by
ior towards
of the the island
opportunity during abroad
to travel recent times.
to SAT, Einer Bjorge stated. He said the pattern sure to withold the planned financing.
finalised
Asian on October
countries, China,16.Russia,
The enormous
Pakistan, that he’s an organizational man. But Arun Vaidyanathan) and Pasanga. At
A statement
“study” by the Defence
the cleaning of other Ministry
rivers?said In- of the craters would have required air power. "Discussions with the authorities on an
quantities
Japan, Iran,of Libya,
teakwood and metal
Vietnam, gird-
Mid-East, thereby hangs a tale. the 6th Dubai International Film Festi-
that some countries
cidentally, a team of putofficials
a number of ridicu-
had gone Sri Lanka has consistently denied it used IMF-supported program are still ongoing," a
ers that and
African wereSoutheast
part of theAsian debriscountries.
after val, which starts on December 9, three
lous
to San demands
Antonioonlast theyear
Sri toLanka
“study”govern-
the heavy
Tamil weapons
cinema going againstplaces
civilian popu- spokesperson for the Washington-based fund
the demolition
“But disappeared.
for their understanding onOnly 50
our plight Tamil films – Thamira’s Rettaisuzhi,
ment,
clean such
up ofasthat
offering
river. amnesty to the ter- lated areas and last week announced it told AFP when asked to comment on report-
ironthe
and cots – which
trust obviously
they placed on us, had wehardly
would Ameer’s Yogi and Meera Kathiravan’s
Politics
had orderedand security
life in Tamil Nadu
forces notmay to be use ed calls to withold the funding to encourage
rorists, allowing a third party to rescue the any resale Aval Peyar Tamizharasi – have made
Besidesleaders
Chennai never be ablevalue
to come – mysteriously
this far in ourfound battle crib- worthy
heavy calibre butweaponsTamil andcinemaaerialis strikes.
not.
terrorist andCorporation
to go for a itself
ceasefire. their way to a corporation
Colombo
the cut.to do more to help civilians caught
could not care less. For any
instance, against terrorism. It seems theworkshop.
international New
The UN Age directors
estimates that here, like in civilians
up to 50,000 Bol-
The statement did not name countryitbut it Three officials, including theindependent
execu-
up in fighting with the rebel Tamil Tigers.
tied reported
up with recently
ITC some community has become more lywood,
are trappedare in achurning
narrow strip out ofgritty,
coastreal where
was thatmonths
the US hadagocalled
tivetherefore
engineer,safer were
However, making it to such fests is still
and handed out bags to residents in and forsuspended.
poor countries Talklike
of the Tamil Tigers are putting up a than
life stories rather than larger life
last stand. UN
a Chief
part of thewants
learningLasantha's
curve forkillers
many
on the LTTE to surrender via a third party, penalty being in inverse proportion to
some areas for the collection of plastic cinema thatforces
Government portray vignettes
have said onlyof life.about directors, says Pandiraj. “Many of us
a suggestion the government had rejected. theLanka
enormity of theupcrime! prosecuted
wasteordeal
as a means of encouraging the Sri to stand for their rights. At 20,000 people were still left in the area. don’t know how to package our films
“The that about 19 million people Debutant director Pandiraj bagged
segregation of garbage. Residents least, the people living in poor war affected (AFP) for aSecretary
global audience
have been living with for more than quarter Azhagiri’s no-show the prestigious Golden Elephant as UN General asBan yet.” Ki-moon,
Ameer,
were told someone countries like ours can now have hopes for Shells hit hospital in no-fire zone
of a century is about would comeItby
to be over. to
would Best Director for Pasanga at the 16th
whose Paruthiveeran won
in a statement ahead of World Press a national
empty the bag every 15 days, but that achieving peace if their
The opposition’s leaderstoare
objection uniongenuine award last year, agrees.
never be too early to express our gratitude to International Children’s Film Festival Freedom Day called on “Itthe
takes a
govern-
hasthenotgreat
happened. So residents enough to take appropriate
minister for chemical and fertilisers action,” it said.
M
all nations who genuinely arehelped Artillery shells fired
in Hyderabad recently. The awardhave hit a makeshift lot of effort to send a film
ment of Sri Lanka to ensure that those to a festival,
us to come this far in this historic bins
back to stuffing their garbage battle.with
Be- K Azhagiri’s no show in Parliament is hospital in thea no-fire zone.ofPatients and it is time
and responsible forpolicy-
Lasanthamakers appoint
Wickrematun-
The Defence Ministry statement charged also carries cash prize Rs 1 lakh.
biodegradable
cause, the value andof a non-biodegradable
sincere friend would surely something the Congress rel- bystanders died in two attacks on Sat- a separate jury at a national level to
that Pasanga, which released this summer, ga's murder are found and prosecuted.
garbage!
never be so felt, as when one is beset by ishes. After being forced politicians,
all those diplomats, to induct him, hu- urday, while another 87 were wounded, screen and send Indian films to such
man rights organizations that dance looks at the personal and academic
virtually at gunpoint, into UPA-2 as a the government venues,” he says.
a group of hypocrites,” the statement post-
Again for the record, about what hap- to the tune of LTTE has propaganda are pressures facedofficial,
by children,whobydeclinedfocus-
ed on the Defence Ministry website said. minister, the Congress the BJP to toingbe identified, told news agencies.
pened in Singapore. Over 16,000 fami- equally responsible of the plight of the on the lives of five children. The Outlook India
It noted that on April 30 it was reported thank for exposing him. For Azhagiri, Dr T Varatharajah, a medical official work-
lies were shifted off the riverbank and civilians movie throws light on future aspirations
his lack ofunder English the and clutches
Hindi isofjust terror. ing
that the UN Security Council has no inter- of at the hospital,
children and toldshows Al Jazeera:
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The Magic Of Immigrant Charm
By Venkat Srinivasan
The customer, dressed in whites, looks
flustered as she stares at the menu
on the "NY Dosa" cart at Manhattan 's
Washington Square Park . She asks the
man behind the cart details about his
dosa's ingredients.
"Rice and lentils, only," he explains. She
isn't convinced and asks again..
"All vegan, just rice and lentils," he as-
sures her.. Hesitant but now a little more
satisfied, she gets her dosa packed.
Credit Adi Narayan
"That lady," he points to her as she
leaves. "She's Jewish-American, you
know.. I've seen her before. It's for Yom
Kippur."
It was Rosh Hashanah actually, but
that's not the point. Serving a long line
of hungry customers at a busy square
in downtown Manhattan , Thirukumar
Kandasamy, it would seem, knows his
constituency. Nobody knows him by that
name though.
"I don't care how people refer to me," he
says, laughing. "The news guys, they call
me Thiru 'The Dosa Man' Kumar!" Then,
a little Shakespearan touch.
"For some people, name's a big thing,"
he reflects. "I am always happy. Noth-
ing's too big a problem."
Every morning, Thiru starts work at 5
a.m., preparing food for the day at a
kitchen in Queens .. He hitches his cart
to his roomy 1986 black Chevy, drives
across the Queensboro Bridge to Man-
hattan and sets up by 11 a.m. at Wash-
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(Thiru used to race and rebuild motorcy-
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Chevy's rear, along with subway direc-
tions to his location.
Facing New York University's quaint
law school building, Thiru's cart is
an icon in this leafy neighborhood.
It is frequented by artists, hipsters,
students, dogs and their owners,
tourists walking off the beaten path,
and shutterbugs taking photos of the
park's giant squirrels. The cart is a
crowd-puller in itself, embellished with
a "Little Vegan Monsters" sticker, a
label guaranteeing "No Transfat, No
Dairy Products, No Animal Products,"
and at least 30 articles about him
from around the world. A movie poster
cutout of Kamal Hassan herding a cow
is mounted on the side.
And then, there's Thiru and his food.
Before he scoops up a cup of batter
to make the crisp, thin 'rice and lentil
crepes,' he leans over his pushcart to
check the number of unsold bottles
of water. Then, in a swift motion, he
simultaneously pours the batter into a
frying pan, spreads it evenly with the
cup in his right hand, sprinkles olive
oil from a bottle in his left hand, and
shouts, "Doll-uh, doll-uh, cold wat-uh."
That's water for a dollar. In reality then,
Thiru never really markets his dosas.
"Lots of water left," he tells his new as-
sistant, Maguba. "You set it up?"
"Yea, I did," replies the young girl with
soft eastern European accent..
"Then why didn't you push it on the
side?" he asks, pointing out that she
should have sold a bottle to everyone
who bought food.. "Gotta be fast, fast!"
Thiru doesn't really need to market his
dosas anymore. After being a finalist
for two years, he won the 2007 Vendy
Award for Best Street Cart Vendor in
New York City . He's been covered by
Time Out New York and has appeared
on Oprah Winfrey's website. A regular
wrote a Rastafarian song about him titled
' Dosa Man. ' Another designed an "NY
DOSA" T-shirt, and Thiru markets those
too, along with his water, for about $15
each. Tourists bearing stories about him
from East Asian publications pose with
him for photographs. Thiru, a 40-year-old
first generation Sri Lankan-American, is
a star in his own inimitable way.
He sports a thick moustache, a beige
cap with an ' Om ' stitched on it, and
a wide smile. He wears a gold chain
around his neck, a silver-tinged earring
in one ear, and a weathered green apron
over his black jeans. And he chats up
everyone. "He takes time to chat with
each customer," says V..V. Ganeshanan-
than, an author who recently had Thiru
cater the book party for her new novel.
Thiru's dosa lunches cost $6 at the most
(a lunch elsewhere in that part of Man-
hattan will probably cost around $10).
By using olive oil and avoiding any milk
products, he an lay claim to the healthi-
est dosas around. By selling them on a
street corner in an area of Manhattan
known to be favorable to experimenta-
tion, he also guarantees himself a mar-
ket and distinguishes himself from every
other Indian restaurant in the city.
Two other recent and unrelated events
seem to favor Thiru and vendors like
him. The economic recession hit every-
one, either directly or psychologically.
"The recession is making people cook
more," said Ruth Reichl, the editor of
Gourmet magazine, speaking in March
this year to a group of students at Co-
lumbia University 's journalism school.
Reichl was also convinced that the
American market was going to see a
change in food trends. The magazine's
March issue had a Korean food spread,
and Reichl felt the success of movies like
Slumdog Millionaire meant that Indian
food would be one of the upcoming
trends, to the extent that one believes in
them.
The apparent hunger for all things South
Asian and the economic recession's
ripple effects that tempts people to
realize again the value of cheaper food
both come at the beginning of another
New York summer. Locals flock to the
parks, tourists flock to New York . The
stars seem to be aligned for South Asian
street food in New York .
In the gridlock of graduate students,
bankers and entrepreneurs in downtown
Manhattan , Thiru stands alone as a
street entrepreneur, an immigrant who
started with little and redefined success
in the restaurant business.
Thiru arrived in New York City in 1995
via the green card lottery -- the U.S. of-
fers 50,000 visas annually to individuals
from underrepresented countries. "I ap-
plied on a whim," he says, in Tamil. "The
future wasn't great in Sri Lanka for me."
He had many jobs in Sri Lanka , includ-
ing being a diving instructor and working
at a travel agency in Colombo . In New
York City , Thiru worked a series of jobs,
in construction, at a gas station, an iron
factory, and then finally, a restaurant.
After a lengthy wait for a city vendor
license, he set up his dosa cart in 2001.
Krishnaraj Kaviraj Das, a yoga teacher,
has visited Thiru's cart since he started
seven years ago. "I just didn't find his
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taste and texture replicated elsewhere,"
he says. Thiru makes Das a special
large dosa and lets him decide how
much he should pay for his food. He cuts
special deals with other old friends like
Kostain, an artist. "I help him set up the
stall," says Kostain, "and in return, he
gives me food for free."
It hasn't been an easy business for Thiru
either. While carts have lower overheads
than restaurants, city approval can take
three to five years. Thiru estimates that
operating his 25 square-feet cart costs
as much as $24,000 per year, including
licenses, taxes and running expenses.
While he does not disclose how much
he makes annually, his food remains
relatively inexpensive and he is the only
earning member in his family. "I have
no margins," he says. "I have only once
increased my dosa price by $1 over the
last seven years."
The city laws are stricter for street ven-
dors than restaurants. "A restaurant that
puts up its sign on the sidewalk may be
fined a maximum of $100," says Sean
Basinski, founder of the Street Vendor
Project, organizer for the Vendy Awards.
"But a vendor who obstructs a path may
be fined $1,000."
But the unfavorable vendor laws don't
tempt Thiru to operate a dosa restaurant
instead. "Nothing unique about a dosa
restaurant," he retorts. "Vegan dosa cart,
I'm the only one in the U.S. "
It is a pride that manifests itself when
he talks about his daughter, who started
freshman year at Columbia University
this month.. "Hard work pays off," he
says, adding that he intends to write a
book in 2010 on his story.
It is nearing the end of another busy
weekday afternoon. "We have only ma-
sala dosa and plain dosa left," he tells an
approaching customer.
"Masala dosa," she replies..
"Sure thing. I'm going to add the roti in-
side the dosa too, O.K.?" He mashes the
potato-filled roti appetizer and spreads it
within a plain dosa. An unsold appetizer
and an unwanted dosa morph into some-
thing that leaves both of them happy.
"End of day special," he tells her. "For
$4. For you, anytime, miss." It would
have usually cost $6.
How does he gauge how much to cook,
day after day?
"According to the weather, man. Today's
a rainy day, Saturday, no events around
here. I bring only one tray of samosas."
The next how brings up a smile on his
face. "I've been doing this for seven
years," he says.
At 4 p.m., Thiru has his own first bite for
the day. "Talk to me, girl. This is New
York ," he tells Maguba. He laughs out
loud. His food is sold out.
He gets up to clean the cart, and wipes
off his running nose, sniffling intermit-
tently in the drizzle. "I didn't wear jacket
while cooking," he says. "Got wet in the
rain." His black ski pants keep him dry
waist down.
"Ready , ready, quick," he says to Magu-
ba, pointing at the cart's metal surface.
"Yesterday I did everything, you weren't
there. You got to wash it today. You didn't
clean underneath."
"I am cleaning, I am cleaning," Maguba
says, with some annoyance.
"Did you clean the door?"
"Where, outside?"
"No, inside. Gimme, gimme. I'll clean
outside."
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ele;j Md;kPf kfhehl;bYk;
2008 ,y; kJiuapy; ele;j
irtrpj;jhe;j kfhehl;bYk; gq;Nfw;W
ciuahw;wpapUf;fpwhu;.
n[auhk ru;khtpd; FLk;gg;gpd;dzpAk;
fy;tp> fiy> ,yf;fpa ghuk;gupak;
kpf;fJ.
,yq;ifapy; gpurpj;jp ngw;w
fy;tpkhDk; ,yf;fpa Mu;tyUkhd
mkuu; fp. ,yf;\;kz Iau;> mtuJ
mUikj;Jiztpahu; jpUkjp
ghyk; ,yf;\;kzd;> jkpofj;jpd;
vOj;jhsUk; kUj;Jt Nritf;fhf
gj;k= tpUJ ngw;wtUkhd
rhu;thfdd;> gy jkpo;j;jpiug;glq;fspy;
Njhd;wpapUg;gtuhd fy;fj;jh
tp];tehjd;> fdlhtpy; jw;NghJ
tjpAk; aho;. gy;fiyf;fof
Kd;dhs; tpupTiuahsUk; ,yf;fpa
Ma;thsUkhd fyhepjp Rg;gpukzpa
Iau;> gpugy vOj;jhsUk; Qhdk;
,jopd; MrpupaUkhd nlhf;lu;
jp.QhdNrfud; xUfhyj;jpy; gy
ehty;fisAk; vOjpapUg;gJld;
‘Nuh[hg;G+’ vd;w ,jio
elj;jpatUkhd gpuk;k =
gpNukfhe;j FUf;fs; MfpNahUk;
n[auhk ru;khtpd; neUq;fpa ,uj;j
cwtpdu;fNs.
nre;jkpo;r;nry;tu; (1986)
Guhzjpyfk; (1996) nrhy;ypd;
nry;tu; (1999) jkpo; tpj;jfu; (1999)
Kjyhd nfsutg;gl;lq;fisAk;
,tu; ngw;wpUe;jNghjpYk; mtw;iw
vq;Fk; gad;gLj;jp jdJ ,Ug;ig
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cjtpf;fy;tpg;gzpg;ghsuhfTk;
,aq;fpatu;.
n[auhk ru;khtpd; kzptpoh
vjpu;tUk; 17-12-2009 Mk; jpfjp
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kzp Kjy; ez;gfy; 12 kzp tiuapy;
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fe;jGuhz fyhrhuk; Ngrpa
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kpfTk; ePz;l fhyk;. vdJ kfs;
gpwg;gjw;F gjpndl;L ehl;fSf;F
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fg;gy; Vwpa NghJ kPz;Lk; jpUk;gp
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vd;NdhL Ntiy nra;jtu;fSf;F
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ele;j fytuj;ijg;gw;wp vd;dplk;
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me;j ,uT ePz;l ,uthf ,Ue;jJ.
tpl;L te;j nrhe;jq;fs; aho;g;ghz
kz; Vd; ,uh[pdhkh nra;ahj
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,Ue;J nfhz;L kdij mOj;jpaJ.
fhyk; Rod;wJ. ,g;nghOJ 2009
[{iyapy; ,uhZt Nghf;Ftuj;J
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nry;fpNwd;. ez;gu; rptehjDld;
nksdkhf gazk; nra;Njd;.
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rpy thu;j;ijahtJ NgRtJ tof;fk;.
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mtu;fSf;F ,ilNa $l ve;j
thu;j;ijg;gupkhwYk; ,Uf;ftpy;iy.
vd;idg; ghu;j;J rpyu; nky;ypa
rpupg;ig kl;Lk; cjpu;j;jhu;fs;.
nfhOk;gpy; Nghupd; Kbit
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rhjhuz kf;fs; kj;jpapYk; ,e;j
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kaf;fk; njspAk; tiu jkpo;
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jdJ cupikf;fhf ,yq;if
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ehq;fs; nrd;w mLj;j ehs;
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cUthfpf;nfhz;L ,Ue;jd.
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vd kdkfpo;NthL tPLjpUk;GNthk;.
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nra;ag;gl;l %jhl;b khjpup vdf;F
gupjhgfukhf fhl;rp mspj;jJ.
ghlrhiyf;fl;blq;fs; nghypthf
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,Ue;jhYk; kf;fs; mjdhy;
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ftdpf;fg;gltpy;iy vd nrhy;y
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njhiyNgrp MYtyfk; jghy;
mYtyfk; Gjpjhf ,Ue;jd.
,ijtpl aho; Ehy; epiyak; GJg;
nghypTld; fk;gpA+l;lu; trjpAld;
fhl;rpaspj;jJ.
aho;g;ghz gy;fiyf;fof cg
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re;jpj;Njhk;.
aho;g;ghzk; ,tu;fshYk; mikr;ru;
lf;s]; Njthde;jhthYk; Nrlk;
,Oj;Jf;nfhz;L xU mWgJ tUlk;
gpd;dhy; Ngha; capu; tho;fpwJ.
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gpioj;J vOe;J elkhlrhj;jpak;
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kdpju;fSf;F gpur;rpidfs;
mjpfhupj;Jf;nfhz;bUg;gjdhy;
rpupg;gJk; rpe;jpg;gJk;
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rkfhy jkpo; ,yf;fpa cyfpy;
thrfu;fis xNurkaj;jpy; rpupf;fTk;
rpe;jpf;fTk; itj;Jf;nfhz;bUg;gtu;jhd;
fdlhtpypUe;J vOjpf;nfhz;bUf;Fk;
m. Kj;Jypq;fk; mtu;fs;.
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ky;ypif Mrpupau; nlhkpdpf; [Pth
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Kj;Jypq;fk; gw;wp vOjpapUe;Njd;.
‘ntspr;rj;ij tpijf;fpd;w
ru;tNjrg;gwit’ vd mtUf;F
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glj;ijAk; mt;tpjopy; gpuRupj;J
mtiu nfsutpj;jpUe;jJ.
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thndhypahd v];.gp.v]; jkpo;
xypgug;ig ,af;Fk; ez;gu; Nukz;l;
nry;tuh[; (Nua;ry;) Nfl;lthW
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ngw;Wf;nfhLj;jpUe;Njd;. Nua;ry;
kpfj;jukhd ,yf;fpa Neu;fhziyAk;
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xU rpWfijiaAk; xypgug;gpdhu;.
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thd;miyfspy; gutpaJ .
me;j Neu;fhzYk; mtiu xU
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vd;w tbtj;jpy; 46 mj;jpahaq;fSld;
,jid capu;ik ntspapl;bUf;fpwJ.
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ntspahfpapUf;fpwjh? vdf;Nfl;lhy;
,y;iy vd;Wjhd; nrhy;yNtz;Lk;.
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gbf;Fk;NghJ vkJ Kfj;jpy; gbAk;
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nfhz;l GidTfspy; jd;dpuf;fKk;
gilg;G+f;fkw;w ntw;Wj; jfty;fSk;
nghJ ,ay;ghfptpl;l #oypy;
Kj;Jypq;fj;jpd; ,e;j ehty;
me;j tif vOj;jpw;F xU Gjpa
cj;Ntfj;ijAk; mofpaiyAk;
toq;FfpwJ.’- vd;W capu;ikg;gjpg;gfk;
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nghd;dk;gygps;is> jpUehTf;fuR> ,t; Ma;Tiuapd; fhy tiuaiw
typfhkk; Nkw;F kzpafhud;
RNjrehl;bak; gj;jpupif 1902Mk;
= jpy;iyehjgps;is Kjypa
Mz;L njhlf;fk;> 1947Mk;
mNdf cj;jpNahf];jHfSk;> gy
Mz;bYk; ntspaplg;gl;Ls;sJ.
,lq;fspY kpUe;J ,d;Dk; mNdf
vdpDk; Kjypy; ntspte;j 1902
rhkhd;a gpuGf;fSk; te;J$bdhHfs;.
njhlf;fk; 1915Mk;Mz;L tiuapyhd
RJkiy = Kj;Jf;Fkhugps;is
fhyfl;lj;jpw;Fupa gj;jpupiffis
itj;jpaH> jw;fhyk; aho;g;ghzj;jpy;
thj;jpaj;jhw; gpugyfPHj;jp ngw;W kl;Lk; ikag;gLj;jpa tifapNyNa
tpsq;Fk; nrhf;fypq;fk;> tapU vdg; ,d;iwa ciu mikAk; vd;gij
nghpa thj;jpaf;fhuiuAk;> mtH typAWj;j Ntz;bAs;sJ. ,t;thW
FOtpdiuAk; mtHfs; thj;jpaf; fhytiuaiw nra;tjw;Fg; gy
fUtpfNshL mioj;Jte;J ekJ fhuzq;fs; cz;L.
rigiaj; jkJ rigahf kjpj;Jf;
ehw;gJ tUlq;fSf;F Nky; ntsp
nfhz;lhbdH…
te;j gj;jpupiffis Koikahf xU
md;W nghr;rhg;gpdhYk;> fl;Liuf;Fs; mlf;f KbahJ@
rhtfhrkpd;ikahYk; tuhJtpl;l
gj;jpupifapd; Muk;g fhyg;gFjp
rpy cj;jpNahf];jUk;> gpuGf;fSk;
gw;wpa Ma;T Kjypy; ,lk; ngWtJ
kWehs; te;J> ek;ikr; rq;fpj;Jr;
mtrpak;@
re;jpj;NjhL gj;jpupifiaAk;>
mr;rpae;jpuj;ijAk; elg;gpf;Fk; ,f;fhyg;gFjpapy; aho;g;ghzj;jpy;
topfisf; Fwpj;Jk; vkf;Fg;ngUk; ngUksT gj;jpupiffs;
Gj;jpkjpAk; Gfl;bdhHfs;.’ (R.eh. ntspaplg;gl;bUe;j (mit gw;wpa
15.09.1902) nghJthd gy tplaq;fs; ,e;j
Mrpupauhy; Kd;dH vOjg;gl;l
,t;thW fpilj;Js;s mj;jfty;
fl;Liu xd;wpy; mlq;fpAs;sJ)
f.Nt. rhjhuz aho;g;ghzj;jtH
NghjpYk; Kjypy; ntspte;j kj
vd ,Ue;jhYk;> mf;fhyj;jpy;
rhHgw;wJk;> r%ftplaq;fSf;F
tho;e;j caH tFg;ghupd; xU
mjpf Kf;fpaj;Jtk; nfhLj;jJkhd
gFjpahUld;> neUf;fkhd njhlHG
gj;jpupifahf ,e;jg; gj;jpupif
nfhz;ltH vd;gij tpsq;fpf;
mike;jpUg;gJ
nfhs;s KbfpwJ. mJ kl;Lkd;wp
caH tFg;gpdupy; kw;WnkhU ghyhH ,j;jd;ikj;jhd fhuzpfis
rk;gpujha mstpyhd njhlHGfisf; mbg;gilahff; nfhz;L> RNjr
nfhz;ltHfshfTk; ,Ue;Js;sdH> ehl;baj;jpd; Muk;gfhykhd 1902
vd;gijAk; Gupe;J nfhs;s KbfpwJ. -1915 Mk; Mz;L tiuapyhd fhy
fl;lj;jpid ikakhf itj;J
,t;Ntisapy; mtH mf;fhyj;jpy;
nfhz;L ,e;j ciu vOjg;gLfpd;wJ.
,e;jpahtpy; ntsptUk; gj;jpupiffs;
gw;wpa El;gq;fisAk; mwpe;J
1902 -1915 fhyg; gFjpapy;
te;jpUg;gjw;Fk; ,lKz;L. mr;rf
ntspaplg;gl;l nrhw;g gj;jpupiffNs
cilikahsH vd;w tifapy;> E}
iff;Ff; fpilj;Js;sd. mtw;wpd;
y;fs;> gpwgjpg;G eltbf;iffs;
mbnahw;wpajhfNt ,t;Tiu
Mfpatw;wpy; <Lgl;likahy;
mikfpaJ. ,f;fhyg; gFjpf;Fupa
gj;jpupif ntspapLjy; vd;gJ>
Nkyjpf gj;jpupiffs; fpilg;gpd;
gFjp Neuf; fhupakhfNt
,f;fl;Liuapd; fUj;Jf;fspy;
mike;Js;snjd;gJk;> mwpag;gLk;.
khw;wq;fs; ,lk; ngwTk;
,jdhy; gj;jpuhjpgH Fwpg;gplj;jf;f tha;g;Gf;fSz;L.
msTf;F jhk; tpUk;gpa tifapy;>
gj;jpupifia ntspaplf;$bajhf gFjp 5
,Ue;jpUf;f KbAk;.
fy;yb NtYg;gps;isahy;;
,e;j epiyapy; gj;jpupifapd; elj;jg;gl;l ‘RNjr ehl;bak;’
gpuRupg;G> njhlHr;rp my;yJ
cjak;
vd;w gj;jpupif 1902Mk; Mz;L
njhlf;fk; gpuRukhfj; njhlq;fpaJ.
,g;gj;jpupif ‘nlkp’mstpy;
ntspaplg;gl;lJ. gl;rkpU Kiwahf
ntspaplg;gl;ljhy; xt;nthU
khjKk; ,uz;L jlitfs; ntsp
te;jJ. Muk;g fhyj;jpy; gpuRukhd
gj;jpupiffs; ,d;W ehk; fhZfpd;w
gj;jpupiffspd; mk;rq;fisnay;yhk;
cs;slf;fp te;jdntdf; $w
KbahJ. cjhuzkhf MrpupaH
jiyaq;fk; xU Fwpg;gpl;l ,lj;jpy;
ntsptUtJ Nghd;W fz;bg;ghd
Kiwapy;> mf;fhyg; gj;jpupiffspy;
ntspahftpy;iy.
‘RNjr ehl;bak;’ vdj; jkpo;g;ngah;
nfhz;l ,g;gj;jpupiff;F MrpupaNu>
aho;g;ghzj;jtu;fspd; mgpg;gpuhaj;ij
ntspg;gLj;Jk; vz;zk; nfhz;lJ
vdg; nghUs; nfhz;l ‘The Jaffna
Native Opinion’ vd;w Mq;fpyg;
ngaiu toq;fpAs;shH. ‘RNjr
ehl;bak;’ vd;w ,g;ngaH Ntydpd;
rpNyil nkhopf;F kpfr; rpwe;j
cjhuznkdyhk;. ,g;ngaUf;Fg;
(RNjrk; + ehL + ,ak;> RNjrk;-
ehl;bak; Mfpa tiffspy;
gFj;J Nehf;Ftjd; %yk; )
gy nghUs;fisf; fhzKbAk;.
mitahtd:
1). RNjrpfspd; ehL gw;wpa tplak;>
2). RNjrpfspd; vz;zq;fs;> my;yJ
mgpg;gpuhaq;fs;>
3). cs;SutHfspd; r%f Ml;lk;>
,g;gj;jpupifapd; jiyg;Gj; njupT
gw;wp> MrpupaH jkJ Kjw; gpujpapy;>
‘,t;thNwhH gj;jpupifia
ehk; elg;gpf;f Kad;wpUg;gij
mwpe;jtuhd ek; tpNr\ ez;gh;
rpyH (Native Opinion) New;wpt;
xg;gpdpad; gj;jpuhjpgiu ckf;F
ez;guhf;fpf; nfhz;lhNyh vd;Wk;>
ckJ gj;jpupifapd; ehkKk;
New;wpt; xg;gpdpad; vd;wpUe;jhNyh
vd;Wk; vk;NkhL gupfhrkha;g;
Ngrpaij Qhgfg;gLj;jTk;
mtH vk;Nkw; nfhz;l jtwhd
vz;zj;ij mtHf;nfk; nra;ifahy;
fhl;lNtz;Lnkd;whQ;rpj;JNk
New;wpt; xg;gpdpad; vd;Dk; ngaNuhL
mg;nghUl;nghjpe;j “RNjrehl;bak;”
vd;Dk; ngaiuAk; ,g;gj;jpuj;jpw;Fr;
#l;lyhapNdk;.’ (R.eh. 15.09.1902)
‘Native Opinion’ vd;w ngaH
jhq;fpa gj;jpupifnahd;W gk;gha
pYk;>(Digby,1875:22)’Native Public
Opinion’(Digby,1875:23) vd;w
ngaH jhq;fpa gj;jpupifnahd;W
nrd;idapYk; ntspaplg;gl;Ls;sJ.
,e;jtplak; aho;ghzj;jpd;
Mq;fpyk; fw;w tFg;gpdH kj;jpapy;
mwpag;gl;l tplakhf ,Ue;jpUg;gjpy;
Mr;rupakpy;iy. mjdhNyNa Ntyd;
Fwpg;gpl;l tifapy; mtUila
gj;jpupifapd; ngaH gw;wpg; gupfhrk;
nra;jpUe;jdH.
‘RNjr ehl;bak;’ gj;jpupif
njhlq;fg;gl;ljd; Nehf;fk; gw;wp
mjd; MrpupaH jkJ KjyhtJ
gj;jpupifapy;> gpd;tUk; tifapy;
Fwpg;gpl;Ls;shH.
‘ehkpg; gj;jpupifia xUtiuj;
J}\pf;Fk; Nehf;fkhay;y>
vkJ eaj;Jf;fhfTk;> gpwHf;F
tpN\r rw;Gj;jpfisAk;> E}
jd rk;gtq;fisAk;> gpw Njr
tHj;jkhdq;fisAk; mwptpf;Fk;
Nehf;fkhfTNk njhlq;fpNdhk;’ (R.eh.
15.09.1902)
,q;F fy;yb NtYg;gps;is jkJ
gj;jpupif ntspapLifapd; Nehf;if
kpfTk; ntspg;gilahd tifapy;
$wpapUg;gJ mtjhdpf;fj; jf;fJ.
gj;jphpif ntspaPlbw;fhd gzj;jpd;
mbg;gil gw;wp ,q;F Fwpg;gply;
Ntz;Lk;.
,tuJ gj;jpupifapd;
njhlf;fj;jpy; ,Ue;J 1932 Mk;
Mz;L tiuahd gj;jpupiffspy; gpd;
tUk; ghly; Kfg;Gf;ftpijahf ,lk;
ngw;wpUg;gij mtjhdpf;fyhk;.
Rfe;jh epjpae;jh J}a jplneQ;
rfe;jh nra fe;jh itah
– nrfe;jhtp
ahLkap Nywptpio ahlRu NuhLrk
uhLFf thWKf th.
1930fspy; ,Ue;J ntsp te;j
gj;jpupiffspy; “ajhHj;jthjp>- ntF
[d tpNuhjp” vd;w kFl thrfk;
nghwpf;fg;gl;bUg;gijAk; fhz
KbfpwJ.( R.eh.16.11.1932)
RNjr ehl;baj;jpd; Kfg;G gf;f
tbtikg;gpy; tiuGfspd; rpwg;G:
Muk;g fhyj;jpy; mjd; Kfg;gpy;
tiuag;gl;bUe;j rpj;jpuk;>
xU Gwj;jpy; gid kuKk;> kW
gf;fj;jpy; njd;id kuKk;
gjpag;gl;ljhfTk;> eLtpy; ,lJ
ifg;gf;fk; ghHj;jtz;zk; epw;Fk;
tifapy; FLk;gpAld; cs;s kdpj
cUtkhdJ> tyJ ifj;Njhspd;Nky;
Jzpj;Jz;il mzpe;jjhfTk;>
,lJ ifapy; gj;jphpifia
itj;jpUf;Fk; tifapYk;
rpj;jpupf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ. me;j kdpj
cUtj;jpd; MilAk;> Njhw;wKk;
fhydpj;Jt nry;thf;fpdhy;
khw;wg;glhj> RNjrpiag;
gpujpepjpj;Jtg;gLj;Jfpd;wJ vdf;
fUj KbfpwJ.
‘RNjr ehl;bak;’ gj;jpupifapy;
$basT kdq;ftHe;j tplak;
mjDila Kfg;G tiuGfs; vdyhk;.
Fwpg;ghf> 1909Mk; Mz;L njhlf;fk;
ntspte;j gj;jpupiffspd; Kfg;G
tiuG> vtiuAk; <Hf;Fk; jd;ik
nfhz;ljhFk;. mr;Rf;fiyahdJ
RNjr Njitf;F> cs;SutHfshy;>
fiyEl;gk;> fiyeag;G> fUj;Jr;
nrwpT Mfpait ntspg;gLk;
tifapy; gad;gLj;jg;gl;likf;fhd
rpwe;j vLj;Jf;fhl;lhf ,t; tiuGfs;
fhzg;gLfpd;wd. xU myq;fhu
eldkhJ ikaj;jpy; mgpeapj;J
epw;f> ,U Gwj;jpYk; thj;jpafhuH
thj;jpaq;fSld; thrpf;Fk;
epiyapy; epw;gijr;rpj;jpupf;Fk;
fhl;rp mJthFk;. mtHfspd;
thj;jpaq;fs; Milayq;fhuq;fs;
vd;git ,Ugjhk; E}w;whz;bd;
Muk;gj;jpd; Gwj; Njhw;wg;ghl;bid
ntspg;gLj;Jtjhf cs;sd. ,tw;iw
tiue;jtH fy;ybahdpd; ez;guhd
Jiur;rhkpahf ,Uf;f KbAk;.
,Nj fhyj;jpy; ntspte;j ‘,e;J
ghy Nghjpdp’ vd;w gj;jpupifapYk;
gjpg;gpf;fg;gl;Ls;s Kfg;G tiuG
kdq;ftHtjhfTk;> mf;fhy
kf;fspd; Mil myq;fhuq;fisg;
gpujpgypg;gjhAKs;sJ
Fwpg;gplj;jf;fJ.(,e;J ghy Nghjpdp>
25.01.1910
1920 fspy; RNjr ehl;ba
gj;jpupifapd; Kfg;G tiuG kPz;Lk;
khw;wj;jpw;F cl;gLj;jg;gLtijf;
fhzyhk;. mLj;J te;j rpj;jpupg;G>
fhiyf;fhl;rpiag; gpujpgypg;gjhAk;
jhkiu kyH> #upad;>
Mfpadikaj;jpYk;> ,U Gwq;fspYk;
ru];tjp> ,yl;Rkp MfpNahiuAk;
nfhz;ljhfTk; mike;Js;sJ. 
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