Expat Tamil objects: LTTEer as candidate in Canadian polls
Tamil expatriate in Canada T S Swarnam expressed his strong displeasure over the nomination of Neethan Shan as the candidate of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Scarborough Rouge River for the upcoming provincial election in Canada. He observed that Neethan Shan has been an active campaigner for the LTTE for more than a decade, which is a banned terrorist organization in Canada and elsewhere. He identified this move as an attempt by LTTE terrorist proxy elements to penetrate into Canadian politics, and is a threat to the future of the peace loving Canadian Tamil community in Ontario.
He revealed that Canadian Tamil citizens are concerned about the NDP’s decision. “Neethan Shan frequently appears on TV and radio talk shows that promote Tiger terrorist activities in Sri Lanka and Canada. He has participated in all Heroes Day celebrations and Black Tiger cerebrations in Toronto, which publicly glorify suicide terrorism and commemorate the deaths of terrorists,” he said.
The LTTE and its front organizations are banned in Canada since 2005. However Neethan Shan had publicly criticized the Canadian government for banning the World Tamil Movement and the terrorist outfit LTTE, accusing that banning them are actions against the Tamil community.
He also noted that during the peak of war when the LTTE was on the verge of defeat, thousands of civilians were forcibly brought to the streets of Toronto to disrupt the daily lives of others. Swarnam also noted that at this stage, Neethan Shan had appeared on TV and radio talk shows asking to show solidarity with the Tigers, stressing that they were fighting for the liberation of Tamils.
Swarnam also pointed out that Canada could learn a lesson from Norway which openly supported and nurtured the LTTE’s growth. “The recent twin terror suspect responsible for the devastating bomb blast in Central Oslo and the subsequent shooting rampage in an island resort that killed nearly 90 people referred to the LTTE as his role model,” he said.
Courtesy: Daily News
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The fundamental error in this issue is the labelling of the LTT as a “terrorist” group. LTT are not “terrorists” but freedom fighters who stood up to the invaders of their lands.
The EU is on the verge of realising this fundamental error and de-procribing the LTT, shortly.
How else could the LTT leader, Mr VP, be spotted shopping in Harrods two weeks ago. Rumour has it that he is due the address the EU Parliament later this year.
Has anyone got any info on this rumour?
bawe** you will get a Nobel price for the first time in the history from your appa monkey solahama biggest joker in the world ………………. how funny …… killing innocent Singhalese, Muslims and Tamils you called fighting for freedom what kind of freedom you looking for stupid …
Go and asked nedumaran and viko to ask jayalaitha or Karunanid to give you land there, if you want you can live in sri lanka any where you like human not like a animal
I tend to agree somewhat with DC. Whatever we do, the tamil issue remains unsolved. We tried devolution to Provincial Councils; it is not working. We legislated “equality” to the tamils; it is not working. We used military might and crushed the tamil army; the problem remains unsolved.
I therefore tend to conclude that we have failed identify the root cause of the issue. Maybe, we lack the capacity to correctly identify the root cause.
This kotiya DC and JS are one and the same who metamorphise supporting each other’s guise. What a joke! As I have said before and I say it again, go jump into the Palk strait and swim back home to big mama land.
The Great Guru,the Nation’s Psyche, Mr Nicholas Dias has FAILED to repond to tamil nationalist, Demala Chelvan and his brother, Julian Siriwardane.
Instead he resorts to Sri Lanka’s national passtime, name calling.
The big question is “HAVE WE FAILED TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE TAMIL ISSUE?”
Yes, I think so too.