Black July - Exodus to Homeland
When threatened, people rush to their homes for security. The land where the home is, is their homeland. The homeland that nourishes them and provides for economic-cultural sustenance is their country. Isn't it that simple? Or do we need a legal-anthropological analysis? Multiple workshops and conferences only kill precious time. Urgent and honest action is needed to save the precious life of affected people.
There
is
abundant
academic
debate
over
Northeast
(Eelam)
and
Tamil
Homeland.
Simplest
test
of
legitimacy
is
to
observe
events
under
duress.
The
picture
shows
the
exodus
of
Tamils
to
Northeast
-
assisted
by
Sri
Lankan
Government
(SLG)
and
Indian
ships-
during
Black
July-1983.
To
find
security
for
their
life
and
to
protect
their
remaining
family
members
this
is
where
Tamils
went
-
to
the
Northeast.
Exact
exodus
occurred
during
Emergency
'
58.
Where were the surviving prisoners, immediately following Welikada massacre, shipped to? It is to Batticaloa (by the SLG military aircraft.) This is where the SLG believed that they could keep the lucky Tamil political prisoners safe when the world was watching the Black July unfold.
As Tamil children remain deprived of basic food, medicine and education, the academics and politicians debate endlessly about the "Tamil problem." Have they shed a drop of blood to positively help communities under duress? Has UN raised the issue of Tamils loud and clear to the world as Tamils were massacred and raped by the majority population?
Instead of positive action, laws against the struggle (PTA) are enacted, criminalizing T-lists are fabricated, second hand arms are dumped, proxy war and covert funding continued - and - humorously their civilized military proudly trains other "inferior" armies on "human rights values and logistical support." To add fuel to the fire, the world media gives the needed polish to augment their sponsor's "strategic initiatives."
Do we need one more Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11) to expose the plight of Tamils? In the era of Internet, ignorance can not be blissfully imposed.
Tamils have woken up. Vigorously marching forward with a single minded focus. The focus is to reclaim their legitimate homeland.
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[Sangam has posted a series of articles associated with Black July. There are many dedicated authors who persistently contribute to the writings and we can only post a subset The posted articles show only a narrow cross-section of our freedom struggle no matter how much we try.]