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சிறிலங்காவுக்கு சென்று அவுஸ்திரெலியா துடுப்பாட்ட அணி விளையாடலாமா? - அவுஸ்திரெலியா The Age பத்திரிகையில் வாக்களிப்பு

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  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

இதுவரை 102 பேர் வாக்களித்திருக்கிறார்கள். அதில் 79 வீதமானோர் இல்லை என்றும் 21 வீதமானோர் ஆம் என்றும் வாக்களித்திருக்கிறார்கள். மெல்பேரினில் சிங்களவர்கள் அதிகம் , அவர்களும் வாக்களிப்பார்கள் என்பதினால் நீங்களும் உடனடியாக உங்களின் வாக்குகளைத் தெரிவுயுங்கள்.

poll - Should the Australian cricket team tour Sri Lanka?

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/sport-cannot-turn-a-blind-eye-20110706-1h2d6.html

Sport cannot turn a blind eye

Cry for help: Wounded Tamils in a makeshift hospital in Vanni in 2009. There have been calls for Australia to cancel its tour of Sri Lanka. Photo: Reuters

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IF THIS column has contributed anything to the game it has been to push it towards recognising a wider responsibility. Sport is not a trivial distraction but part of our daily lives. It is not an escape but an embrace. Cricket, especially, has an opportunity to advance racial and religious tolerance. Have not these causes united all men and women deemed great?

Alas, it has mostly preferred to bury its head in the sand. Cricket mostly ignored the state-sponsored slaughter of the Tamils in Sri Lanka and Ndebele in Zimbabwe in the 1980s. Few officials or reporters condemned the West Indies' refusal to appoint a black captain, a policy that lasted deep into the 1950s.

Not that any game ought to involve itself in local affairs. Legitimate politics provides a choice between legitimate parties. Sovereign nations are entitled to determine their own fates. Tyranny is another matter. Barack Obama has espoused a policy of intervening in countries only when they start killing their own. His dividing line is well drawn and sport ought to heed it. In the past 40 years, cricket has known two clear tyrannies, apartheid and Zimbabwe's ruling party ZANU-PF.

Almost alone among English cricketers of the era, I was a member of anti-apartheid groups and wrote columns to that effect. Eventually the progressives prevailed and the world celebrated. Next came the violence let loose upon the Zimbabwean people by a ruthless and latterly illegitimate government.

Several victims of ZANU torture squads now live in my South African home; another escaped from a burning house as the militia tried to kill his family. The idea of shaking hands with the perpetrators makes my stomach churn. But cheated opposition parties decided that compromise was the only way forward, and they are the people on the ground. Accordingly, I support cricket contact with Zimbabwe.

Now cricket has been forced to confront another serious issue. Following a devastating documentary, recently aired in Australia, Michael Atherton wrote that England ought to consider its position before undertaking its tour to Sri Lanka. Footage was shown of soldiers executing Tamils, prisoners of war and civilians alike. Women were raped, children abused, hospitals bombed, and no questions asked.

The former England captain described the sights as the most shocking seen on television since the Ethiopian food crisis.

The regime in Colombo carried out these atrocities, chased away reporters and blocked the UN's attempts to investigate. Sri Lanka is dangerous for journalists. Not so long ago a friend of mine, the editor of The Sunday Leader, was assassinated.

Atherton compares the Sri Lankan regime to that of Robert Mugabe and challenges his community to reflect upon its differing responses. Inconsistency is widespread. My African contingent includes a Congolese student who saw soldiers burning alive defeated opponents. Yet his country mostly escapes scrutiny.

Now Sri Lanka is in the spotlight. The next step is to insist upon an independent inquiry. It is vital to establish the facts. Clearly the Australian players are entitled to have as much information as possible at their disposal before making any decision to visit any country. They are scheduled to tour Sri Lanka next month. I will be going to Sri Lanka because that is the job of journalists.

Already one leading player has said the documentary made him feel sick and that he had been having nightmares since. Another observer has raised the issue of a boycott.

It's not a straightforward matter because the government appears to have been legitimately elected. After decades of civil war the country is ostensibly at peace.

Cricket can be uplifting. It has seen a black man captaining the West Indies, a Muslim playing for Australia, another leading India and a Tamil taking 800 Test wickets for his country. But it also needs to recognise reality and deal with it in a mature manner.

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  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

இப்பொழுது சிங்களவர்கள் வாக்களிக்கத்தொடங்கி விட்டார்கள் போல இருக்கிறது.

இதுவரை 158 பேர் வாக்களித்திருக்கிறார்கள்

ஆம் - 24%

இல்லை - 76%

தமிழர்கள் இல்லை என்று வாக்களிக்கவேண்டும்.

Edited by கந்தப்பு

Petitioning the UN about inaction on Sri Lanka War Crimes against the Tamils featured in 4 Corners

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இரண்டு நாட்களுக்கு முன்பாக 64 பேர் வாக்களித்திருக்கிறார்கள். தரவரிசையில் 178ம் இடத்தில் இருந்தது. தற்பொழுது 367 பேர் வாக்களித்து 71வது தரவரிசைக்கு முன்னேறியுள்ளது.

  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

இப்பொழுது சிங்களவர்கள் வாக்களிக்கத்தொடங்கி விட்டார்கள் போல இருக்கிறது.

இதுவரை 158 பேர் வாக்களித்திருக்கிறார்கள்

ஆம் - 24%

இல்லை - 76%

தமிழர்கள் இல்லை என்று வாக்களிக்கவேண்டும்.

கந்தப்பு, முன்னேறுகின்றோம்!

வாக்களித்தவர் எண்ணிக்கை:453

ஆம்:9%

இல்லை: 91%

  • தொடங்கியவர்
  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

இதுவரை 684 பேர் வாக்களித்திருக்கிறார்கள்

ஆம் - 07%

இல்லை - 93%

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Petitioning the UN about inaction on Sri Lanka War Crimes against the Tamils featured in 4 Corners

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தற்பொழுது 396 பேர் வாக்களித்து 67வது தரவரிசைக்கு முன்னேறியுள்ளது.

  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

வாக்களித்து விட்டேன்.

Yes - 7%

No - 93%

Total votes: 841.

இந்த இணையத்திற்குச் சென்று வாக்களிப்பது ஒவ்வொருவரின் கடமை. இதுவரை 848 பேர்தான் வாக்களித்துள்ளனர்.

  • தொடங்கியவர்
  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

இதுவரை 2413 பேர் வாக்களித்திருக்கிறார்கள்

ஆம் - 12%

இல்லை - 88%

Petitioning the UN about inaction on Sri Lanka War Crimes against the Tamils featured in 4 Corners

http://suggest.getup.org.au/forums/60819-getup-campaign-suggestions/suggestions/2001097-petitioning-the-un-about-inaction-on-sri-lanka-war?ref=title

தற்பொழுது 665 பேர் வாக்களித்து 41வது தரவரிசைக்கு முன்னேறியுள்ளது.

http://suggest.getup.org.au/forums/60819-getup-campaign-suggestions/suggestions/2001097-petitioning-the-un-about-inaction-on-sri-lanka-war

Under the guise of democracy, in the past few decades, Sri Lankan Sinhala government has

* Massacred More Than 260,000 Tamil Civilians

* Caused serious wounds / disability on More Than 170,000 Tamil Civilians

* Destroyed More Than 150,000 Homes of Tamil Civilians

* Forced external displacement of More Than 1,500,000 Tamil Civilians

* Forced internal displacement of More Than 800,000 Tamil Civilians

* Destroyed More Than 90 Billion US $ worth of Properties of Tamil Civilians

UN must take immediate action more

  • தொடங்கியவர்
  • கருத்துக்கள உறவுகள்

இப்பொழுது சிங்களவர்களும் வாக்களிக்கத் தொடங்கிவிட்டார்கள். 7, 12 வீதத்தில் இருந்த ஆம் தற்பொழுது 31 வீதமாக உயர்ந்து விட்டது.

Should the Australian cricket team tour Sri Lanka?

Yes

31%

No

69%

Total votes: 4254.

Petitioning the UN about inaction on Sri Lanka War Crimes against the Tamils featured in 4 Corners

http://suggest.getup.org.au/forums/60819-getup-campaign-suggestions/suggestions/2001097-petitioning-the-un-about-inaction-on-sri-lanka-war?ref=title

தற்பொழுது 779 பேர் வாக்களித்து 39வது தரவரிசைக்கு முன்னேறியுள்ளது.

வாக்களித்து விட்டேன்....

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