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இது கம்னியூச கட்சியின் திரு. இராசா அவர்களால் முன் வைக்கப்பட உள்ளது எனவும் அறியப்படுகின்றது.

அத்துடன் நாளை செவ்வாய்கிழமை ஹெட்லைன்ஸ் டுடே நாளை இன்னும் ஒரு ஆவணத்தை திரையுடவுள்ளது.

"I witnessed Genocide.." Inside Lanka's Killing fields.. Exclusive Program in "Headlines Today" on Tuesday 7:30 and 9:30PM. Please watch and spread the news.

இலங்கை தொடர்பான செய்திகளை தொடர்ந்து வெளியிட்டு வரும் ஹெட்லைன்ஸ் டுடே இந்திய டிவி முதன் முறையாக இலங்கையில் போர் நடந்த பகுதிக்கு நிருபரை அனுப்பி மக்களிடம் பேட்டி கண்டு “நான் இனப்படுகொலையை பார்த்தேன்“ என்ற தலைப்பில் செய்தி வெளியிடுகிறது.

நேரம் செவ்வாய் கிழமை மாலை 7.30-9.30 தவறாமல் முடிந்தவர்கள் பாருங்கள்.

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Edited August 9, 201114 yr by akootha

ராஜபக்சே கூட்டாளிகளை சர்வதேச குற்றவாளியாக்கி சர்வேதேச நீதிமன்றத்தில் தண்டனை பெற்றுத் தரவேண்டுமா ?

உடனே ஆமாம் என்று பதிவு செய்யவும் .

say "yes"

பின் வரும் link -ஐ கிளிக் செய்து ஓட்டளியுங்கள்....

http://headlinestoday.intoday.in/site/headlines_today/

கோத்தா ஹெட்லைன்சுக்கு அளித்த பேட்டியும் சில முக்கிய தலைவர்கள் கருத்தும்

Communist Party D.raja's reaction on the Gotapaya interview :

""It shows the arrogance of the srilankan leadership particularly rajpaksa and his govt, because rajpaksa's govt is also a kind of dynastic regime. Rajpaksa and his kith and kin have become important persons in the govt and it shows their arrogance and it also shows how desperate they are to hide their guilt because if there is a fair ,open trial on war crimes they will be the first to be pinned down and brought to justice .so they are desperate to hide and they think they are too intelligent to use the geo political equations in south Asia ,they think they can manipulate to win the support of china, Pakistan or other countries including Russia, so that India can be pressurized. But India also feels down the line guilty, because India gave all the support for the war against Tamils to rajapakse govt. So if you go by that, then India was also collaborative in war. So that guiltiness haunts India. So India succumbs to a blackmail or pressure extorted by rajapakse govt. So this is what the international community should understand and I hope the international community is reassessing what happened in sri lanka, that is how even British, French foreign ministers are talking about killing fields of sri lanka. Now there are strong voices even in us and European countries against rajapakse's role in war against Tamils. But govt of India should take up position but govt of India continues to maintain silence, which exposes the true character of indian state, which stood by rajapakse's govt in the war against Tamils.

I must really congratulate headlines today; it is the only channel in India, which tried to tell the truth to the people of our country.... Headlines today did a considerable job and discharged its historic responsibilities to tell the truth to the entire country.... Only headlines today brought this to India. Headlines today on its own also did some work and tried to continue to expose to tell the truth.

I have given notice... It is going to be taken up in the parliament and it will be discussed. It has been listed on 11th, it will be taken up on all issues related to Tamils.

It is true that the resolution passed by Tamil nadu assembly reflects the strong feeling of people of Tamilnadu, their concern for SL Tamils.... Ms Jayalalitha being the cm, she understood this. The central govt can not ignore resolution passed by the state assembly.

The centre must come out forthrightly on the question of war crimes. The central govet should have interacted with the other govts by this time... Now India should realize what happed in sl was unimaginable, crimes.... How India could be mute spectator or even become a partner?"""

Naam Tamilar Party coordinator Seeman's Headlines Today Interview on reaction to Gotabaya Interview

On Gotabaya's reaction to Jaya's resolution

"The resolution that has been passed in TN Assembly is not for political gains..if it was for political gains they why did the Srilankan government sent it representatives to meet TN Chief Minister..if it was for political gains then why is the Srilankan government reacting to it. Weather the resolution passed by TN govt is significant or not will be decided by time. Hillary clinton had come to India and instead of visiting other states...why did she prefer to come down to Chennai and meet Jayalilathaa and held discussions with her on Srilankan Tamils issue...this shows how important the resolution is. The resolution says Rajapakse and his associates are war criminals and they must be tried in the intl court of justice is what the resolution is all about.

On Gotabaya's denial for an International probe

"People who have committed war crimes will not admit that they have committed war crimes. The Channel 4 documentary exposed war crimes and Headlines Today aired it for the people of this country and they were exposed. Now Headlines Today has more evidence of war crimes committed by Srilankan army in their possession which will speak for itself. Gotabaya will not admit because he is the defense secretary. The entire world knows that war crimes were committed in Srilanka during war. If there are no war crimes they why is the Srilankan govt hesitant to allow UN panel probe? So its clear that war crimes have taken place in Srilanka and that's why the Srilankan Government is afraid of an international investigation.

On HT investigation on War crimes in Srilanka

"We have been saying this that there were war crimes and atrocities committed by Srilanka for a very long time and only now its being noticed. Srilankan government is trying to eradicate the tamil race in the country. They are trying to ensure that no tamil is born in the country. Tamil land is being occupied by Sinhalese and its being converted into to Sinhalese establishments..what is worse is that tamil women are being forced to have sex with HIV affected men. They are killing out children...so far there are reports of 90000 widows in the country. School and College girls are forced to become pregnant. The Srilankan Government has a planned strategy in place to abolish Tamil race...now that you have gone and investigated...it will be exposed to the world and people will take notice.

ஹெட்லைன்ஸ் ருடே வாசிங்க்டன் நிருபர் இன்று அமெரிக்க வெளிவிகார அமைச்சின் நாளாந்த பத்திரிகையாளர் கூட்டத்தில் இலங்கை பற்றி கேள்வி எழுப்பினார்

Tejinder is the Washington Correspondent of Headlines Today TV which is a part of India Today Group:

Tejinder: The defense secretary of Sri Lanka, Rajapaska, in an interview with headlines today, has rejected calls by the UN, U.S., and other international communities calling for war crimes investigation. He said actually, how can an international mechanism kick in? He says we have done nothing wrong. So what is the reaction of the U.S. and the ongoing UN efforts on this?

Toner: Well, we continue to call on a transparent accounting of Sri Lanka’s actions, and we believe the UN panel of experts is a mechanism that should be taken advantage of in order to carry out that kind of examination and accounting. I’m aware that Sri Lanka has also conducted some reporting on human rights abuses, alleged human rights abuses, but we still believe that an international mechanism to look at these is in everyone’s interest.

Tejinder: He – however, but he redefined the international community. He says these are not the international community; Russia, China, Africa, Middle East, and Southeast Asia is the international community, and they are supporting us. So –

Toner: Again, I’ll have to look at his remarks in greater detail, but broadly put, that’s our position.

Sri Lanka war crimes: War survivors relive horror of Sri Lanka's killing fields

The closing stages of the Sri Lankan civil war were a story of extreme brutality against civilians by the army. Despite being widely documented, Colombo remains in denial about atrocities on Tamils in the country's north and the east.

The survivors of the war still live in fear, in one of the most densely militarised zones of the world, devoid of any hope of ever getting justice.

Headlines Today correspondent Priyamvatha travelled (undercover) to Vanni, the former stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels in north Sri Lanka, to unravel the facts behind the claims and counterclaims in the land that was witness to one of the worst war crimes committed on civilians anywhere in the world.

As Headlines Today reached the Vanni region, it was swarming with soldiers of the Sri Lankan army, made up almost entirely of the majority Sinhalas. There was a soldier on patrol every few meters and there was a check post on every 100 meters.

The army has built major military cantonments across the Vanni on land mostly forcefully acquired from the local Tamil population in what has been recognised in some quarters as the core of the Tamil Homeland.

A sense of fear and insecurity could be seen among the local Tamil population, with very few people agreeing to speak on camera. The people, interviewed at secret locations, feared death if the tapes fell in the hands of the security personnel.

War victim Rosy, 45, doesn't want to live. Even after two years, just the word "war" brings shivers and tears for this Tamil woman. Rosy witnessed Sri Lankan air force jets bomb an areas designated as a "Safe zone" by the government.

On May 14, 2009, a day after she moved into the safe zone at Vattuvaha from Killinochi with her husband, a son, four daughters, a son-in-law and 10-month-old grandson, the zone came under attack.

"The bomb fell on the place we were living. These are the silent ones. We realised only after the area was bombarded. There was smoke all around. I didn't know anything. My hand was sliced and splinters lodged in my chest. My son picked me up and hid me. I asked him to look for my daughters. He assured me that everything was fine. But he knew all were dead. All my children died. Nothing is left," said Rosy, adding, "On that day of the war alone I saw 3000 people die before my eyes."

For Rathi, another war victim, that deadly day when she lost her husband and son in the war still brings back the sad events. "I was in the bunker. My son and husband were outside eating food. From the air, the bomb fell and exploded into splinters. Pieces of it killed my son and husband. We heard the sound," says Rathi, as she breaks down.

Rathi's daughter Lavanya says, "Army bombed us at Vallipuna. They used chemical bombs. It fell on the ground from air, went into pieces, but there wouldn't be sound."

Chemical bomb

"I was going to surrender with my family through a priest. But my second child was affected by chemical bomb. It's phosphorous. He was completely affected," said another victim Devi.

"All small children and old people were lying in the hospital without help. In this attack, two children, an old woman and my husband and son died," said Rathi.

Thambi, an eight-year-old victim, who had lost his entire family except his mother, describes how even children were not spared. He was injured in the war. "There was shelling always. There were bombs everywhere. Look at this injury. I had to run for my life," says Thambi.

The civilians had to run from pillar to post for the treatment of the injured. But hospitals were also not safe. Kavya's father, who was injured in the war, later died.

"We had taken father to hospital. That's when the bombardment happened. One girl died and two boys died, with brains coming out from their head," said Kavya.

The cries of these victims say it all.

Torture at secret camp

The list of war violations by the Sri Lankan army extends to the camps where women were harassed. Here is a first hand account of a woman who spent one year at a supposedly secret camp, which was not revealed to the world by the Sri Lankan government.

"It is a torture camp. No basic amenities were allowed. NGOs weren't allowed," said Sundari.

"It is a military camp…for whatever problem we had, we had to approach the armymen right? That was exploited by the army and in the night…we all were together. They misbehaved with some women," says Sandari.

"There have been rapes. Girls are raped. But how will girls tell this out? They would be embarrassed. It is a matter of dignity… what else happened," Sundari adds.

"They would be very violent. They are Sinhalese and we are Tamils. We are scared of everything. We don't know the language. Women were looked at voyeuristically by the army…," she says.

Reporter: There are reports that women were shut in a room without dress?

Sundari: Yeah….they kept harassing us if we were from LTTE. They kept us and harassed us.

Another victim Divya says, "Two or three women were kidnapped. They have taken pictures while taking bath."

The situation was no different for LTTE cadres who were put in camps. Young men, even educated ones, had to swallow the humiliation. Murugan, a former LTTE cadre who was in the intelligence wing, was kept in the camp for almost one year. Now, he is out to be a part of the society. But he finds it difficult to forget the harrowing tales.

"We were kept in a reformation camp to rehabilitate former cadres like me. But more than reforming us, we became more violent. It was beyond torture. We were kept like cattle. Once a major and lieutenant colonel came to meet us. There were 800 of us. They had masked their faces. We were seen as demons," says Murugan.

Rosy adds, "We drank water from drainage, from wells where dead bodies were thrown. I know a mother and a child who fell into well and committed suicide due to hunger. I saw with my eyes."

"Sri Lankan army grabbed our land. They used weapons against us and our people. I joined LTTE in the last phase of war. They called, but I went to save the rights of our people. There was a necessity," says Shiva.

The UN says over 40,000 people were killed during the last stages of the 30-year civil war that ended in May 2009, with a full military victory for the Sri Lanka army. Non-governmental sources put the figure at over a lakh and a half.

Execution style killings, aerial bombardment of hospitals and designated "safe zones", sexual assaults on civilians and female combatants, use of chemical weapons, cluster bombs, denial of medical aid to injured civilians, illegal confinement without charges - these are some of the many war crimes Sri Lanka is accused of.

Some say it is not just the Sri Lankan army that inflicted atrocities on the helpless civilians. The LTTE also has blood on its hands. Deepan, whose 16-year-old son Rajan was kidnapped from school by the LTTE, is shattered. "My son was 16 years old. LTTE cadres took him away to join their forces. We didn't want to send him. He had big dreams and was studying in school," says Deepan.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/sri-lanka-war-crimes-lanka-army-war-ltte/1/147593.html