Funeral Arrangements

மாமனிதர் தில்லைநடராஜா ஜெயக்குமார் - உன் நண்பன், M.Thanapalasingham, Sydney, Australia, 30 March 2007 ""நண்பனாய், மந்திரியாய், நல்லாசிரியனாய், பண்பிலே தெய்வமாய் பார்வையிலே சேவகனாய் ,எங்கிருந்தோ வந்து " எம்மிடையே வாழ்ந்து உறவாடி வழிகாட்டிய நல்லமனிதன் இவன்.... என் இனிய நண்பனே, அன்பானவனே உன் நினைவுகள் என் மனதில் திரையெறிந்த வண்ணம் இருக்க விடைபெறுகின்றேன். உன் நண்பன், தனபால்" more

திரு. தில்லை ஜெயக்குமாருக்கு "மாமனிதர்" விருது: தமிழீழ தேசியத் தலைவர், வே. பிரபாகரன் அறிவிப்பு

காலம் சென்ற ஜெயக்குமாரைப் பற்றி தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகளின் அரசியல்துறைப் பொறுப்பாளர் சு.ப.தமிழ்ச்செல்வன் வழங்கிய நினைவுப்பகிர்வு

Remembering Mamanithar Jeyakumar - Nadesan Satyendra ... "..A struggle for freedom is no evening tea party. But, a struggle for freedom also produces its heroes and heroines � men and women who have displayed strength, ability and courage far beyond the call of duty. Thillainadarajah Jeyakumar will always remain in our memories as one of the heroes of the struggle of his people for freedom.  I respectfully salute Jeyakumar's sustained contribution to the cause of his people during these many years - sustained through many trials and tribulations..." more

7 months ago.... �...We trounced them. The LTTE ran for life. That will be the trend for the future also..�  Sinhala Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka to State Controlled Sri Lanka Sunday Observer, 13 August 2006

16 years ago..."...The IPKF got rid of the hard core elements. What is left (of the LTTE) is the baby brigade of young boys and girls. They will wet their pants when they meet my armed forces..."  Sinhala Sri Lanka Deputy Defence Minister, Ranjan Wijeratne, 15 July 1990

Law of Armed Conflict at the Operational & Tactical Level _ Canadian Joint Doctrine Manual, 2005

Collection of Documents on the Law of Armed Conflict - Edited by the Directorate of Law Training, Canada, 2005

Mao Tse-tung on On Protracted War, May 1938 "...The enemy is strong and we are weak, and the danger of subjugation is there. But in other respects the enemy has shortcomings and we have advantages.... China's war is progressive, hence its just character. Because it is a just war, it is capable of arousing the nation to unity... Not that we would not like a quick victory; everybody would be in favour of driving the "devils" out overnight. But we point out that, in the absence of certain definite conditions, quick victory is something that exists only in one's mind and not in objective reality, and that it is a mere illusion, a false theory. " more

1. United States Proclamation by Mayor of Somerville, Sister City of Trincomalee, Eelam (Naval Base), 22 June 1981 "..The harbor of Trincomalee is one of the wonders of nature and is a strategic area in the Indian Ocean; and Trincomalee had been a purely Tamil area along with Jaffna, Mannar, Vavunia, Batticaloa and Ampara, until the administrative fusion with the Sinhalese country" more

2. United States Proclamation of Eelam Day by Edward J.King, Governor of  Massachusetts, 16 May 1979  

3. United States US Congress Resolution calling for recognition of self determination of Eelam Tamils - Hon. Mario Baggio of New York in the US House of Representatives, 8 May 1980

4. United States Resolution of US Massachusetts House of Representatives Calling for the Restoration of the Separate Sovereign State of Tamil Eelam, June 1981 together with comment by tamilnation.org

5. United States "..The U.S. has long supported the territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. The U.S. does not envision or support the establishment of another independent state on this island."  US Under Secretary of State, Thomas R. Pickering  Press Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 29 May 2000

6.United Kingdom M.R. Narayan Swamy reporting for IANS, (Indo-Asian News Service, a New Delhi based wire service) - "Britain can play a larger role in  peace process by reaching out to the Tamil Tigers at 'lower levels'" - Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona more

2. Kenneth Walsh from USA -  Freedom is a matter of choice

3. A Visitor from USA on Hard Talk & Kathir together with response by tamilnation.org

2. Sachi Sri Kantha on Stalin�s Antipathy and a Missed Opportunity in 1950s: An Opinion together with comment by tamilnation.org "Sachi Sri Kantha is right to point out that though Ceylon gained independence on 4 February 1948, admission to the United Nations was delayed for more than seven years - until 14 December 1955....The eventual admission of Ceylon to the UN was the result of a 'block' deal between the then 'super powers'. On 14 December 1955, together with Sri Lanka,  15 other states also gained admission. They were - Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania, Spain. Some of these states belonged to the Soviet Bloc and the others to the 'Western' Bloc. In December 1955, Ceylon was led by the strongly West leaning Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala..." more

3. V. Siva Subramaniam on War on 'Terrorism': Fundamental Concepts Re-Examined - Sri Lankan Case Study   "..Normally I avoid writing on political topics but the sufferings of our kith and kin compel me to write this piece... Recently I lost my eldest sister who was a role model to our family. When she passed away there was no way, given the conditions there, I could have gone to her funeral. More tragic - we were cut off (telephone) that we could not know when the funeral was to be, to convey our sorrow... Although what I write will not make a difference  I still feel I should put my thoughts down. This article I dedicate to her memory. Though I am 75, my emotional pain comes through here. There must be many others like me in this position. " together with response by tamilnation.org  "..We truly share your pain. As you say there are many others like you in 'this position' and in the pain that we share together is a growing  togetherness - a togetherness that is rooted in the past, consolidated by the suffering of the present and given direction by our aspirations for a  future where not only we but our children and our children's children may live, not in luxury, but in equality and in freedom..." more

2. International Educational Development (IED) on The genocidal crisis in Sri Lanka "We have long been shocked at the policies of Sinhala-dominated governments to encourage large-scale relocation of Sinhalas into traditional Tamil areas.  �the ultimate objective of Mr. Rajapakse�s advisors is to reduce the Sri Lankan Tamils to the status of the Red Indians of Sri Lanka kept confined to certain reserves as museum pieces. A more anti-Tamil group of hard line advisors Sri Lanka has not had since the Tamils rose in revolt in 1983..." more

3. International Educational Development (IED) on  Children and armed conflict "...We are aware of the political agenda of various actors relating to this highly controversial measure and that this issue has been exploited in relation to certain armed conflicts, most especially in Sri Lanka. In the armed conflict there, over-emphasis on a relatively small issue in the context of the devastation this war has rained on mostly Tamil children has allowed a genocidal catastrophe to be sidelined over quibbling on names and numbers of combatants, many of whom are admitted to be age seventeen..." more

4. International Federation of Tamils -Report to the President of the Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka: The Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis in the North - East  "Most of the extra-judicial killings have been committed by the SLAF and its Para military groups like the EPDP (the leader of this group is a cabinet member of the current GoSL) and Karuna Group. The Chief of the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) Lt. Gen.Fonska is one of the �accused� in the killings in Jaffna in the mid-90s. With absolute impunity, he reached the top job in the SLA . It is widely believed that under his overall command, the SLA intelligence wing took the law into its hands." more

2. �I stressed that there can be no military solution alone to the conflict,�  British Foreign Secretary Ms Margaret Beckett on what she told Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Mr. Bogollagama, 23 years later, 14 March 2007

2. UK Foreign Secretary : �there can be no military solution alone to the conflict�  together with comment by tamilnation.org

3. Sudha Ramachandran - China moves into India's back yard "...the significance of Hambantota to China lies in its proximity to India's south coast and on the fact that it provides Beijing with presence midway in the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is a critical waterway for global trade and commerce. Half the world's containerized freight, a third of its bulk cargo and two-thirds of its oil shipments travel through the Indian Ocean. It provides major sea routes connecting Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and East Asia with Europe and the Americas and is home to several critical chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca...." more

4.U.S. grants LKR 51 million for petroleum exploration in Sri Lanka

2.B. Muralidhar Reddy in the Hindu: Another U.S. base in the Indian Ocean? - Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement & the Indo Sri Lanka Accord - " The provisions of the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) cannot be described as being detrimental to New Delhi's interests in the current phase of its relations with Washington. However, in a possible new context India has every reason to be concerned about the pact. A brief summary of the nature of the agreement will illustrate this. India, from a long-term perspective, has every reason to be concerned about the ACSA between the U.S. and Sri Lanka.. The fact it took so long for Colombo to join the ACSA club is illuminating. " more

3. Commander G S Khurana, Indian Navy - Shaping Security in India�s Maritime East:Role of Andaman & Nicobar   ".. With the stakes too high to resort to war, an extra-regional state could coerce India through soft power (backed by military capability) to achieve its interests and a favourable balance of power. These complex and amorphous security challenges necessitate a rework of strategy and mobilisation of suitable assets on the part the Indian policy-makers." more