"Almost the entire Tamil cinema actors turned up on Saturday
1 November for the day-long fast in Chennai and expressed
their solidarity with Eelam Tamils in the ongoing offensive
in Sri Lanka. The Nadigar Sangam (Artistes�Association)
building swarmed with hundreds of film stars.
Led by South
Indian Artistes�Association president R Sarathkumar, the
fast saw good attendance of top stars, including Rajnikant,
Vijayakant, Kamalhassan, Manorama, Radhika, Nepolean,
Satyaraj, Vijay, Arjun, Pasupathi, Vikram, Surya,
Silambarasan, Radharavi, Nayantara and many others.
Although there was an �advisory� by Sarath Kumar asking
the actors to avoid any controversy, the film personalities
could not control their emotions.
Superstar Rajnikant in his speech charged the Sri Lankan
Government for the decades long sufferings of Tamil people
including children and women. As long as these people suffer
the country will be cursed, he said. �In the 35 years of
struggle Sri Lankan government could not defeat Eelam
Tamils. How are you going to defeat now?� he questioned.
�Are there fighters in Sri lankan government forces?� he
asked. He offered one million rupees for the Tamil Nadu fund
to help Eelam Tamil people." - Tamil Insight
