Tamils Continual Oppression

Jaffna

The Jaffna Peninsula being an open prison , landlocked and sorrounded by the sea , is militarily controlled by the Sri Lankan armed forces.As soon as news of the military victory was announced , soldiers stopped all vehicles , cyclists and pedestrians and asked them to buy Sri Lankan flags from the soldiers at exhorbitant prices , and hoist them in their houses and vehicles.

They stopped all the schoolboys and asked them to collect money from the public and buy firecrackers and light them in the streets.Everybody had to contribute towards the purchase of fire crackers.

Colombo

Thugs and hooligans went house to house in Tamil areas , such as Wellawatte , Bambalapitiya and Kotahena and demanded money from all Tamils for the purchase of fire crackers and liqour .Policemen visited all the blocks of Tamil owned apartments and shops and forced all Tamils to buy Sri Lankan Flags , and hoist them.

In the evening , when some Tamil ladies went to temple and were returning , crowds sorrounded them and forcibly removed their valuable jewellery.In some instances , the Tamil ladies removed the jewellery in fear , and in many cases the jewellery was snatched from the neck and hand , causing severe injury.

In Kotahena , a three wheeler ( Sri Lankan version of the Thai " tuk tuk " ) was stopped , and the Tamil driver was severely assaulted , and the vehicle was burnt , all because , the driver failed to hoist the Sri Lankan flag on his vehicle.

In Wellawatte , a gang of men molested a group of Tamil schoolgirls , who were returning from a tuition class.They forcibly kissed them , and further attempts to remove their clothing forcibly was stopped in the nick of time , due to the gathering of local neighbours who confronted the gang of men.

All the above incidents happened on Tuesday 19 May 2009 & Wednesday 20 May 2009.

The President of Sri Lanka declared Wednesday 20 May 2009 , as a National Holiday to celebrate the victory of the Sinhala dominated armed forces over the Tamil Tigers. Hundreds of thousands of Sinhalese were celebrating on the roads , but Tamils chose to stay in the safety of their homes , and did not participate in the celebrations.

The Tamils are a peace loving people , and never condoned violent actions.The Tamil Tigers were born , only as a result of the continous denial of the rights of Tamils for decades.However, even after the war is over , it appears that the Sinhala dominated Government of Sri Lanka , is determined to settle scores with the Tamils , and look the other way , while the rights of Tamils are further eroded.

The Tamils now fear , another Pogram or Holocaust similar to the July 1983 Holocaust , and fear for their lives.They also expect the Government to create a mass exodus of Tamils from Colombo , similar to the attempt made last year , to pack and send all the Tamil residents in the wee hours of the morning , to the North.

The Tamils appeal to the International Community to come to our rescue.