Denial of Life in the name of illusive Eelam

A Tiger made tragedy

by a Staffer

Those are the people trapped in the Tiger held areas of Wakarai. Sandwiched between war and peace, these impoverished Tamils had undergone untold hardships in the land cursed by the so called 'sun-god' who wanted them to starve in order to win the final battle against the Sri Lankan army, thus triggering off a massive humanitarian crisis in the North and the East.

Though they have prayed earnestly for help from the so called liberators, these innocent Tamils now sought refuge in the Sri Lankan army controlled areas, an area where they could live in harmony, though temporary shelters in make-shift Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps.

What is unfolding before our very eyes is a tragedy which the nation experienced throughout, mother with their infants, had fled the land of the sun-god braving dense jungle as all the roads leading to the Government controlled areas were heavily mined by the terrorists.

At the moment the Government and the NGOs have supplied life-blood for them. However, still they need supplies of food and basic sanitary facilities such as toilets, access to drinking water and make-shift shelters.

Therefore, it is the duty of all Sri Lankans to help their fellow citizens who were denied of life in the name of liberation by the 'sun-god' and his brand of militia.

International Community may open their deliberately closed eyes to see the human catastrophe unfolding in the North and East which is precipitated by the terrorists positioning of their heavy weapons in residential areas and the artificial shortage of food masterminded by the LTTE denying the movements of food supplies via sea and alternative routes.

It is their strategy to win over the sympathy of the International Community, the European liberal democracies and also to lift the worldwide ban on them, by creating a humanitarian tragedy and blame it on the Government.

By now it is obvious that the hapless population under the claws of the Tigers are not more than mere instruments in the hands of the beatified demigods to achieve an illusive State of Eelam.