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British Tamils Forum Meet Indian Political Leadership in India |
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2011-08-28 |
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A delegation from British Tamils Forum (BTF) met with dignitaries in India to apprise them of
the plight of Tamil people in Sri Lanka and to urge them to support the call for an Independent
International Investigation into the conduct of the genocidal war.
Following on from the recent meeting in London, of senior BTF members with Bhathiya Janatha
Party (BJP) delegation, headed by Nitin Gadkari the president of BJP, the BTF delegation visited
India on invitation. The delegation met several key political leaders, representatives of human
rights organisations, religious leaders, the Indian media and senior political advisors, in various
states including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Delhi.
Indian Leadership Shocked at the Barbaric Acts by the Sri Lankan Military
The BTF delegation succeeded in informing many political leaders, including members of the
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha who were largely unaware of the suffering of the Tamil people in the
island of Sri Lanka. The BTF delegation brought to their attention the massacre of the Tamil
people and the recent UN panel of experts’ report which called for an independent investigation
into the conduct of the war. They were shocked on seeing the inhuman and barbaric acts of the
Sri Lankan state when shown the channel 4 documentary as well as other documentary evidences.
Call for an Independent international Investigation
The BTF delegation stressed the need for an independent international war crimes investigation
into the conduct of the war in Sri Lanka where more than 40,000 Tamil men, women and
children were massacred by the Sinhala military and 146,679 people still remain unaccounted.
They sought the support of all the civil organisations in India to request the Indian government to
endorse the call by the UN Panel of experts as well as the international community, including UK
& USA, for a war crimes investigation, at the UN human rights council meeting in Geneva.
The Current Plight of the Tamils and their Land
The delegation also explained the current situation in the north and east of Sri Lanka, where
colonisation of the Tamil areas is taking place at a rapid pace, under a heavy Sinhala military
presence. They were apprised of the genocidal designs by the Sri Lankan state under the guise of
development. Several Buddhist temples have been built in Tamil areas where there are no
Buddhists. A number of “archaeological” sites have been created by the government
archaeological department, in the pretext of clearing land mines. Buddhist artefacts are being
planted in Tamil areas to be “discovered” later, to substantiate their bogus claim that the Tamil
homeland belongs to the Sinhala Buddhists.
This well-planned strategy to eliminate the cultural and political identity of the Tamils in Sri
Lanka is yet another act in the structured programme of genocide. The BTF delegation submitted
documentary evidence relating to the Sri Lankan actions, altering the demography of the Tamils’
Land.
At a meeting with the Indian opposition leader Ms. Sushma Swaraj, lasting nearly an hour, she
was informed of the actual ground situation and was warned of the stage managed tours
conducted by the Sri Lankan state to hoodwink the visiting international dignitaries. BTF
delegation also met other senior leaders of BJP, Shiv Sena, VHP and CPI, who promised to
launch awareness campaigns among their constituencies as well as in the parliament to highlight
the plight of Eelam Tamils. |
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