Monday, May 25, 2009

Sad Plight of Sri lankan Tamils

Thousands of Tamilians were killed since January and about 300,000 Tamils were kept in refugee camps in Vavuniya district.They were kept behind barbed wire and guarded by soldiers.Sri Lankan Government restricted access to international relief agencies. A son from Canada that went to see his mother and relatives could not get access to them in a refugee camp and returned back to Canada.Ban Ki-moon appealed for unhindered access to refugee camps. But Mr.Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, did not respond.He might have won a military victory but he would create more militants if he continues this ill treatment of innocent Tamilians.Tamil civilians suffered from both Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan Government. He can not create a harmonious society in Sri Lanka with his hard line policy against Tamil civilians.This type of attitude from Sinhalese majority created Tamil Tigers and they can not suppress the minority for ever with discrimination and ill treatment of innocent people.
Western Governments and international organizations are demanding more access to refugee camps and even trying to influence IMF from providing millions of dollars to Sri Lankan Government.But India, the regional power ,is doing little to force SriLankan Government to give access to refugee camps.It wants a permanent seat in the Security Council,rightfully so. But its silence about what is happening in Myanmar and Sri lanka is shameful and disgraceful.It has to stand up for something more than its political interests all the time.
Prime Minister Dr.Man Mohan Singh,Mr Clean, has stated that his government is embarrassed over unnecessary prosecution of Italian Ottavio Quattrocchi and its effect on India from International community for ill treating foreigners.Who is is he trying to fool? Who Is Mr.Quattrocchi? His patron and benefactor, Sonia Gandhi's Friend and Prime suspect in Bofor's scandle in which Sonia Gandhi's family was implicated. But international community do not see India's cowardly policy in Sri Lanka and Myanmar.