Comments on: For a Free and Fair Election in the Batticaloa District http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/332 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nandasena http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/332/comment-page-1#comment-5736 nandasena Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:30:40 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/332#comment-5736 Thank you Shanthan. I lke your last paragraph, about the choice open to the voters. I hope your suggestion will filter down to all the voters of Batticaloa!! Thank you Shanthan. I lke your last paragraph, about the choice open to the voters. I hope your suggestion will filter down to all the voters of Batticaloa!!

]]> By: Peter http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/332/comment-page-1#comment-5627 Peter Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:35:46 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/332#comment-5627 I do not know where the writer is living, assuming that he is living in 'Paduwankarai' in Batticlaoa I would like to ask him to look around as make sure whether it looks like a liberated area or as if in the middle of an invasion. Does the number of armed men roaming is more now or before the 'liberation'. He is urging and appealing to the sections who are doing the correct things already but not the section who should be urged to behave like a democratically elected Govt. but not like a terrorist org.It is very well known that the candidates have opted to contest with a gun to their head .Already people like Gehan Perera and Pakiasothy have declared that the present situation is not condusive for a free and fair election. Even if you go by the measure of the writers assumption and say that the election was held and candidates were selected free and fairly what assurances you can give that these selected men and women could act independently. The Govt. has already demonstrated how they can manipulate anybodies free thinking and action.The GOSL dearly proved it during the recent budget voting by kidnapping the relatives of MPP . They simply ordered the so called terrorist turned politicians to do the dirty work for them. If it is true, as recently claimed by the leader of TMVP , that they are the true representative of the Eastern people what are they scaredoff and why are they living close to and inside the camps of SLA , symbol of sinhala oppression. If the GOSL idea is to use the so called the North and East divide they should have tried it 20-30 years ago, it is too late because the people of the East have suffered enough by the racist policies of the successive Sinhala Govts. They can only fool the 6th formers and school dropouts who knows only half about Batticloa district and AK47. IN SHORT THIS ELECTION IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING FOR THE TAMILS OF EAST EXCEPT FOR TMVP. I do not know where the writer is living, assuming that he is living in ‘Paduwankarai’ in Batticlaoa I would like to ask him to look around as make sure whether it looks like a liberated area or as if in the middle of an invasion. Does the number of armed men roaming is more now or before the ‘liberation’. He is urging and appealing to the sections who are doing the correct things already but not the section who should be urged to behave like a democratically elected Govt. but not like a terrorist org.It is very well known that the candidates have opted to contest with a gun to their head .Already people like Gehan Perera and Pakiasothy have declared that the present situation is not condusive for a free and fair election. Even if you go by the measure of the writers assumption and say that the election was held and candidates were selected free and fairly what assurances you can give that these selected men and women could act independently. The Govt. has already demonstrated how they can manipulate anybodies free thinking and action.The GOSL dearly proved it during the recent budget voting by kidnapping the relatives of MPP . They simply ordered the so called terrorist turned politicians to do the dirty work for them. If it is true, as recently claimed by the leader of TMVP , that they are the true representative of the Eastern people what are they scaredoff and why are they living close to and inside the camps of SLA , symbol of sinhala oppression. If the GOSL idea is to use the so called the North and East divide they should have tried it 20-30 years ago, it is too late because the people of the East have suffered enough by the racist policies of the successive Sinhala Govts. They can only fool the 6th formers and school dropouts who knows only half about Batticloa district and AK47. IN SHORT THIS ELECTION IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING FOR THE TAMILS OF EAST EXCEPT FOR TMVP.

]]> By: Shanthan http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/332/comment-page-1#comment-5625 Shanthan Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:01:28 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/332#comment-5625 Who is fooling who? Thank you for all your good intentions. Are you blind to the facts of the govt behaviour during Budget voting, that relative of members of Parliament were kidnapped to blackmail them to abstain from voting? Partners in Crime! We have lost all the confidence on govt to conduct elections at the same place where the kidnappings took place with the instigation of the govt. to intimidate parliament MPs. Is this unholy alliance of Rajapakse+Pillayan is going to put the interest of the people or themselves? Karuna VS Pillayan!! Until Karuna was put behind bars in Europe, the govt was unwilling to accept this quisling group as a political party. Once the lackeys are put on track, govt provided further arms and logistics. Divide and Rule!!! Tamils are made to compete without arms, with arms but all are who supports the govt. Even the govt minister Douglas has to compete with Rajapakse+Pilliayan alliance. Good luck - this is only the award the govt can give you. People's choice: Reject them outright. Spoil the votes. What else can we do? Who is fooling who?
Thank you for all your good intentions. Are you blind to the facts of the govt behaviour during Budget voting, that relative of members of Parliament were kidnapped to blackmail them to abstain from voting?

Partners in Crime!
We have lost all the confidence on govt to conduct elections at the same place where the kidnappings took place with the instigation of the govt. to intimidate parliament MPs. Is this unholy alliance of Rajapakse+Pillayan is going to put the interest of the people or themselves?

Karuna VS Pillayan!!
Until Karuna was put behind bars in Europe, the govt was unwilling to accept this quisling group as a political party. Once the lackeys are put on track, govt provided further arms and logistics.

Divide and Rule!!!
Tamils are made to compete without arms, with arms but all are who supports the govt. Even the govt minister Douglas has to compete with Rajapakse+Pilliayan alliance. Good luck – this is only the award the govt can give you.

People’s choice: Reject them outright. Spoil the votes. What else can we do?

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