Mano Ganesan - a rabid racist coddled by the US, and the International
media, is a danger for National Unity.
Mano Ganesan is a communalist, and a racist to the very core with an
almost
genetically infused hatred towards the Sinhala. This is an ideal type of
political figure that would be coddled and utilized by the USA and the
International Community. Because he is a divisive element, that could
break
up nations and communities, like a cancer that would spread if body parts
are not surgically removed. He hits at every thing that has the slighted
relation to the Sinhala Community.
Sri Lanka is at a historical crossroad, and we need patriots, non-partisan
politicians, who will unite the communities distanced by various political
disadvantages and neglect, not rabid racists who distance the communities
further away from each other. Lot of stones are being thrown at Sri Lanka,
its Government and its President. No body seems to be offering flowers.
But Sri Lanka is to-day, after 60 years of independence a forward looking
nation among the developing countries. It is beginning to harvest from the
seeds of national awakening sown by SWRD Bandaranayaike, Sirimavo
Bandaranayaike,Philippe Gunawardhana, NM Perera, Colvin Rde Silva and the
rest. Sri Lanka has, in a very short time since Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse came
in to power, made tremendous progress in nation building, despite an on
going military action against terrorism. This would be seen only if one
sheds one's veil of prejudice, and selfish political aggrandisement.
There is also reason to be happy, that the im****tant political parties are
not mean in their yearn for national Unity. Even UNP with its harsh words
against the government and the President, are not communal in their out
look. So are the SLFP, JVP, JHU,and UPFA. They have a healthy political
outlook without wanting to jeopardize the National Unity. They are not
racists, though they are all against terrorists. But the racial element,
and
divisive politics come not so much from the Muslim Parties, but mostly
from
the Tamil politicians, writers.and journalists.
US State Departmen, Ambassador Blake, UE and the International Community
should take note of the racial trend of the Tamil politicians which
aggravates the ethnic problem. It is the political elements of this nature
that make terrorists.
In this situation Mano Ganesan is a dangerous politician. He sows seeds of
hostility, and hatred. His whole political life is being built on his
hatred
towards the Sinhala, and he makes a sentimental issue of it to attract the
Tamil voters towards him, pretending to be the man who speaks loud, what
others silently keep to themselves.
In England there was an extreme right wing politician. He was called Enoch
Powell. People allowed him to talk, because he was good to listen to, but
later on he became a nuisance and now he is not even talked about. In
France
too there is an extreme right wing politician called Marie Le Pen. He is
against emigration. At one point he became popular enough to get the
second
place in Presidential elections defeating the Socialist candidate. But now
he has lost his im****tance, having only an entertainment value in
political
debates.
Mano Ganesan is out to capture Tamil votes. But the Tamil people will see
through him and see his emptiness. Tamil people as much as the Sinhala
have
things in common. It is like an old traditional marriage, we cannot live
without each other. Our problems could be settled among our selves. For
that
we do not need to call each other names. Everything could be settled in
peace and cordiality. People like Mano Ganesan only poisons the
atmosphere.
It is time that he looks at problems like a real politician, not like a
market place magician.
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in Colombo are not arrested but 'caught' says Mano Ganesan
http://www.lankaenews.com/English/news.php?id=5440
(Lanka-e-News-2008Feb23, 4.00PM) Tamils are not arrested but 'caught'
at street corners, from their places of residence and business and
taken away in the most inhuman uncivilized manner to unknown locations
by the state police authorities. It is occurring like municipal 'dog
catchers' catching 'stray dogs' with their 'dog catching gear' in 'dog
pound vans'.
The Catchers are the Police, Stray dogs are the Tamils, Catching gear
is the Police weapons and the Dog pound Vans are famous White Vans! It
is happening right in the capitol city of our country and in my
electoral district. I am telling this with all the responsibility as
elected Parliamentarian for Colombo says leader of Western Peoples
Front and Convener of Civil Monitoring Commission Mano Ganesan MP.
"Mr.Subramaniyam Gajendradas aged 36 and Vinayagasakthi Vijendran aged
35, both of 15/4 Samagi Mawatha, Kowdana, Dehiwela, south of Colombo
have been 'caught and taken away' forcefully by armed men came in a
white van at the night of 12th February Tuesday. Subsequently a
complaint has been made by the sister of one of the victims Ms.
Pushparani Ramachandiran at the Dehiwela police.
When this issue was brought to my notice, I personally made enquiry
with the Dehiwela police on 17th Sunday morning. When I demanded
information about the disappearances and subsequent investigations of
both the missing persons, the Dehiwela police officer confirmed me the
details of the complaint. The officer even very politely corrected me
when I pronounced term 'disappearance'. I was told that it is not just
'disappearances' but 'enforced abductions' as per the complaint lodged
in the Dehiwela police.
However later in the afternoon I was told by the Dehiwela police that
it has been found that both 'missing' persons are being detained at
the C.I.D, branch of the police in Fort. The C.I.D. had 'informed' the
Dehiwela police by fax on 17th Sunday noon that they had 'taken in'
the two Tamil persons for an investigation regarding some fraud case
on 12th February Tuesday night.
What does this is to the Tamils? The C.I.D. has very clearly
contravened the accepted norms, rules and regulations in conducting
this arrest let alone the civility and decency. They have failed to
inform the police of the area where the 'arrested' persons were living
at the time of 'arrest'. It had taken full five days for the Dehiwela
police of Sri Lanka police to know that the C.I.D. branch of the same
Sri Lanka police had conducted an arrest in Dehiwela police area
without their (Dehiwela police) knowledge. What's more, the
'policemen' had gone for the 'arrest' in civil attire without s****ting
any identification numbers but with threatening firearms and also in a
white van and not in any official police vehicle. And they have
neither identified themselves to the householders nor provided
information on where they are taking the 'arrested' people. Still the
police call it 'lawful arrest' after full five days!
This has not only put the innocent family members of the victims in
greater mental agony but also the Dehiwela police into unnecessary
confusion.
The Sri Lanka police has various special units under it's umbrella
such as TID, CID, Narcotics bureau and many other so called 'units'
plus the Army intelligence. But there is no coordination between these
various units of the same defense establishment. The 'arrests' are
made shabbily and arrogantly sending fear psyche among the Tamil
community. I believe it is being done systematically with a purpose.
Owner of Galle Road's popular Mysore caf? in Wellawatte, Mr. Chinnaiah
Chelliah was abducted on 12th Tuesday 9 pm by armed men came in a
white van # 254-7853. According to the complaint some of the abductors
had been in uniform. He was released blindfolded on 16th Saturday 1am
in Wattala after assault and interrogation. Mr. Vellaisamy Jegan hails
from Puwakpitiya in Avissawella south of Colombo was picked up in
Dehiwela and released on 15th Friday night. It is said he had been
interrogated by uniformed personnel. Mr. Ragul Chandrakaran of
Jampettha Street Colombo 13 and Mr. Muttiah Arasaratnam of Stace Road
Grandpass Colombo 14 went missing on 10th Sunday were released on 16th
Saturday.
We do not know if they were 'arrested and kidnapped' by the police or
by 'others'. We do not know if these victims paid extortion money for
their release. There seems to be information but cannot be divulged
due to the terrible fear.
Few months before, Mr. Kandasamy Kamaladas boarded the bus to travel
from Trincomalle to Colombo with his sick mother. Prior to their
departure they were arrested at the Trincomalee bus stand and released
in three hours at Trincomalee police station. Later they traveled to
Colombo by the night train from Trincomalee. When the train approached
Ragama railway station north of Colombo at 5 am on September, 12th,
2007, few tough men entered Kamaladas's compartment. They then
forcefully abducted him out of the station and put into a waiting
white van. They took Kamaladas?s mother too in the van and she was
thrown out of the van halfway. His crying sick mother was abounded on
the street in that early time of the day relatively in an unknown
location. His mother reached Colombo with the sup****t of people of the
area and re****ted to the CMC. When the news reached at the
international level, Kamaladas was released blind folded somewhere
near Dambulla closer to Polannaruwa on the third day of his abduction.
During his detention Kamaladas had been kept in a place where many
other such captives are being detained. He was released after severe
interrogation.
Chinnathamby Subesan aged 30 staying at Kinniya Lodge, Maligakande,
Colombo 10 has been abducted from his place of stay at 7 pm on 14th
February by uniformed armed men. A complaint has been made at
Colombo's Maradana police and he is still missing. Mr. Asirwatham
Suryakumar aged 22 of 134/295 Stace Road Colombo 14 had been abducted
by armed men came in a white van by 12 pm 17th Sunday at Kosgas
Junction, closer to the Grandpass police. Abductors had blocked his
motorbike and pulled him inside the van. The motor bike which was
found on the road side is now kept at the Grandpass police. He is also
still missing leaving behind his aged parents and physically
handicapped brother.
Civil Monitoring Commission is prepared to extent all cooperation to
the police for the implementation of law and order. Parliament makes
laws for this purpose. Therefore the police are armed with law of the
land to arrest any person. The law permits them to conduct such
operations. But we in the Civil Monitoring Commission fail to
understand what it is stopping the IGP in conducting arrest and
interrogation in the acceptable manner instead of picking people
randomly without any care for their human rights. We do not understand
why the particular citizens of this country are treated like stray
dogs and cattle? We fail to understand what it is stopping the IGP in
conducting arrest and interrogation in the acceptable manner? We do
not understand the lack of total coordination between various agencies
of the defense organ of the state? Is it deliberately done on purpose
to put fear into the minds of Tamil Citizens?"
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