Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa rejects calls to demilitarize

[samv]

Its their country, they should decide where they place their army.
That said, large scale human right violation will not be tolerated for long by international community. You need a closure to the tamil conflict and the arrogance of majority is not helping.

Tamils, who form less than 12.6% of Sri Lanka's population, will NOT be given control of 60% of Sri Lanka's coastline, and 30% of the land area as they are demanding. If it is "arrogance" to say NO to this absolutely ludicrous demand, then so be it. Sri Lanka did not win the war to give away such a thing on a platter.

Being an Indian you should be no stranger to ludicrous Tamil demands like

(1) Water should be shared from Mullaperiyar Dam, but all of the Koodankulam power should go to Tamil Nadu only!

(2) We want money!! The Central Government is not helping us!

(3) The Kannadigas are stealing our water, make them give it to us!

(4) India should break off all ties with Sri Lanka!

The demand for control of 60% of Sri Lanka's coastline and 30% of the land area for less than 12.6% of the population is even stupider than all of the above demands put together.

 

[Skyline]

Tamils, who form less than 12.6% of Sri Lanka's population, will NOT be given control of 60% of Sri Lanka's coastline, and 30% of the land area as they are demanding. If it is "arrogance" to say NO to this absolutely ludicrous demand, then so be it. Sri Lanka did not win the war to give away such a thing on a platter.

Being an Indian you should be no stranger to ludicrous Tamil demands like

(1) Water should be shared from Mullaperiyar Dam, but all of the Koodankulam power should go to Tamil Nadu only!

(2) We want money!! The Central Government is not helping us!

(3) The Kannadigas are stealing our water, make them give it to us!

(4) India should break of all ties with Sri Lanka!

new solution by new provinces.... every province about to have coastline + part from central highlands. so there won't be Northen province anymore after this implement.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

@Indian members, explain why no need to have ARMY camps in Northern Sri Lanka? XD

If i am correct war against LTTE is COIN , and like all COIN operations it wiser to use paramilitary or state forces.

 

[samv]

new solution by new provinces.... every province about to have coastline + part from central highlands. so there won't be Northen province anymore after this implement.

Well any political solution ought to be worked out by Sri Lankans themselves - not by anyone else. At least there aren't any random bombs going off anymore and people can about the country in relative freedom.

Tamil Nadu might be upset that their symbol of "Tamil pride" (LTTE) was thrown into the dustbin but that is not Sri Lanka's problem.

 

[harpoon]

I don't understand why GoSL have to celebrate their victory over an insurgent group ,who are basically their own people , withsuch pomp and show year after year. This will never promote national integration. Its just like reopening old wounds year after year.

 

[samv]

I don't understand why GoSL have to celebrate their victory over an insurgent group ,who are basically their own people , withsuch pomp and show year after year. This will never promote national integration. Its just like reopening old wounds year after year.

Reunification of the country should be commemorated, and all those soldiers who lost their limbs as well as the families of soldiers who died should be remembered and given a place and time in the sun. The war was not won by their hard work just so they could be thrown back into oblivion like used puppets. If this is what is done in India to Indian soldiers, then I have no comment. I'm sure, however, that most Indians are proud of their jawaans who come from many poor families.

I will agree that there should be a separate ceremony that commemorates ALL the lives lost due to war (soldiers/rebels/civilians) over the last 30 years (not just in the last year of war), but that does not take away from commemorating a momentous occasion in Sri Lankan history, barely three years after it took place.

On another note, Indians are hardly the people who should speak of national integration since their country is home to so many insurgent groups and separatist forces. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

 

[Skyline]

I don't understand why GoSL have to celebrate their victory over an insurgent group ,who are basically their own people , withsuch pomp and show year after year. This will never promote national integration. Its just like reopening old wounds year after year.

We are celebrating victory of defeating terrorism!

 

[harpoon]

Reunification of the country should be commemorated, and all those soldiers who lost their limbs as well as the families of soldiers who died should be remembered and given a place and time in the sun. The war was not won by their hard work just so they could be thrown back into oblivion like used puppets. If this is what is done in India to Indian soldiers, then I have no comment. I'm sure, however, that most Indians are proud of their jawaans who come from many poor families.

I will agree that there should be a separate ceremony that commemorates ALL the lives lost due to war (soldiers/rebels/civilians) over the last 30 years (not just in the last year of war), but that does not take away from commemorating a momentous occasion in Sri Lankan history, barely three years after it took place.

On another note, Indians are hardly the people who should speak of national integration since their country is home to so many insurgent groups and separatist forces. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Sorry we don't believe in using heavy artillery, jet bombers, tanks to defeat our insurgents. also we don't believe in lobbing shells into civilian areas just bcs they lie in rebel territory. We don't even use Army except for border areas against insugency. We just keep them in simmer, until the insurgents go out of steam as it seems to the case in all but Maoists.

We are celebrating victory of defeating terrorism!

By reopening old wounds again and again, year after year which will always keep the tamil minority under a cloud of suspicion.Nice.

Its not as if you won any war against a foreign country. I don't recall any country that celebrates victory of war over their own citizens. Anyways its your country.

 

[samv]

Sorry we don't believe in using heavy artillery, jet bombers, tanks to defeat our insurgents. also we don't believe in lobbing shells into civilian areas just bcs they lie in rebel territory. We don't even use Army except for border areas against insugency. We just keep them in simmer, until the insurgents go out of steam as it seems to the case in all but Maoists.

Frankly I don't give a toss what you believe.

It's not Sri Lanka's problem that India has raging insurgencies with 20-30% of its land controlled by Maoists. Or that it is still the victim of terrorism. Or that China and Pakistan claim part of its country. Or that parts of its country want to separate. Or that it has hostile relations with all its immediate neighbours.

Let India choose India's path and let Sri Lanka choose Sri Lanka's path. They are two separate sovereign countries.

What I do know is there are no random bombs going off in Sri Lanka anymore. No people dying randomly. No children being abducted to be child soldiers. People can move around the country freely. The economy is growing. Tourism is booming.

If you are unhappy about that it's not my problem.

 

[sweetgrape]

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa rejects calls to demilitarize former northern war zone

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president rejected international calls to remove military camps in the former northern war zone

Sorry, can someone tell me whether China are included in "international calls"?
I support Sri Lanka, No force, No peace, this is jungle rule, If you demilitarize, Tamil will return one day, and beside Tamil, around, there are bigger potential enemy, It had emerged one!

 

[livingdead]

Frankly I don't give a toss what you think.

It's not Sri Lanka's problem that India has raging insurgencies with 20-30% of its land controlled by Maoists.

Let India choose India's path and let Sri Lanka choose Sri Lanka's path.

What I do know is there are no random bombs going off in sri Lanka anymore. No people dying randomly. No children being abducted to be child soldiers. People can move around the country freely. The economy is growing. Tourism is booming.

If you are unhappy about that it's not my problem.

All I can say is dont let short term peace and calm deceive you into a false sense of security.
Only a closure to the conflict will bring long term peace and stability.

defeat of LTTE was important, but it is the first step in a series of steps to be taken to stop insurgency raise its head again.

As an Indian, I will not want a new country in our border( be it tamil eelam or balochistan), I do belive that integrity of srilanka is in the interst of India.

 

[harpoon]

Frankly I don't give a toss what you believe.

Then stop relying to my posts.

It's not Sri Lanka's problem that India has raging insurgencies with 20-30% of its land controlled by Maoists. Or that it is still the victim of terrorism. Or that China and Pakistan claim part of its country.

Let India choose India's path and let Sri Lanka choose Sri Lanka's path.

What I do know is there are no random bombs going off in sri Lanka anymore. No people dying randomly. No children being abducted to be child soldiers. People can move around the country freely. The economy is growing. Tourism is booming.

If you are unhappy about that it's not my problem.

Don't pull out statistics from your behind.

If SL is progressing, good for you but for short term benefits don't cause long term problems.

 

[samv]

By reopening old wounds again and again, year after year which will always keep the tamil minority under a cloud of suspicion.Nice.

Its not as if you won any war against a foreign country. I don't recall any country that celebrates victory of war over their own citizens. Anyways its your country.

It's not Sri Lanka's problem that India cannot defeat its own forces of terrorism. Sri Lanka did so and Sri Lanka will celebrate/commemorate/remember it however she wants. It is none of India's business and none of the business of Indian citizens who have no relation to Sri Lanka.

Look at your own Indian society and how the minority Muslims are always kept under a cloud of suspicion. Who are you to point fingers at others really?

 

[Skyline]

Sorry we don't believe in using heavy artillery, jet bombers, tanks to defeat our insurgents. also we don't believe in lobbing shells into civilian areas just bcs they lie in rebel territory. We don't even use Army except for border areas against insugency. We just keep them in simmer, until the insurgents go out of steam as it seems to the case in all but Maoists.



By reopening old wounds again and again, year after year which will always keep the tamil minority under a cloud of suspicion.Nice.

Its not as if you won any war against a foreign country. I don't recall any country that celebrates victory of war over their own citizens. Anyways its your country.

Tamil Tiger terrorists group and Tamils are two different groups, Only terrorist supporters may get pain from this celebrations and one state of neighboring country....
Actually we should give more meaning to this day remembering all the lost lives, yep every Sri Lankans!

 

[samv]

Then stop relying to my posts.



Don't pull out statistics from your behind.

Sorry, it appears to be much higher:

In 2007, it was estimated that Naxalites were active across "half of the India's 28 states" who account for about 40 percent of India's geographical area[28] an area known as the "Red Corridor", where, according to estimates, they controlled 92,000 square kilometers

Naxalite

India's Insurgency Problem
http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/51262-indias-insurgency-problem.html