Is the War Over in Our Mother Land?

To answer the question you just need some imagination Through the following slides.

When you see a old person replace their face with your old parents. When you see kids replace them with your kids.

"Without slavery, the rebellion could never have existed. Without slavery, it could not continue.“ – Abraham Lincoln

Up to 30,000 ‘disabled’ and 100s of thousands displaced by Sri Lankan shells – The Daily Telegraph (July 2009)

Is this in the Past?

How many times that this has recurred?

A few to Recall……..

1958 Riots1977 Riots1983 Black July1987 OperationLiberation1995 Mass Displacement2009 Masscre

The only trend we see is the escalation of death toll and damage to the Tamils as it repeats. How can we stop this happening again?

“We have no alternative but to protest. For many years we have shown an amazing patience... But we come here tonight to be saved from that patience that makes us patient with anything less than freedom and justice.” – Martin Luther King

“What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step toward something better. ”

- Wendell Phillips

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, The price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”

― Walter Cronkite

You can rebuild the building but the rare collection of historical books are lost forever! Just like our Identity!

Displaced Tamils’ desperate search for loved ones

-Tamil Guardian

How many still don’t know what happened to their loved ones?Isn’t it their right to know?

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the

mountaintop of our desires.

Nelson Mandela

What are we left with? How are we going to rebuild?

“I understand the dignity of a life, but our right is much more dignified than life, our freedom, and our self-respect”

– Vellupillai Prabakaran

Maveerar Thuyilum Illam in 1990s and Now

Can we ever forgot those who sacrificed their lives to make sure we have better future?

"We are not chauvinists. Neither are we lovers of violence enchanted with war. We do not regard the Sinhala people as our opponents or as our enemies. We recognize the Sinhala nation. We accord a place of dignity for the culture and heritage of the Sinhala people. We have no desire to interfere in any way with the national life of the Sinhala people or with their freedom and independence. We, the Tamil people, desire to live in our own historic homeland as an independent nation, in peace, in freedom and with dignity”

My Only Hope is You!

I am sure you will not let me down. Thank you!