The frenzied demonstrations have begun only when the military defeat of the LTTE appears a real prospect. Again, the confusion between humanitarian protest and political solidarity with the LTTE is evident. But this still leaves open the question: what explains the widespread support that the LTTE enjoys in the diaspora despite its declining fortunes in Sri Lanka, and the atrocities it commits against ordinary Tamil people there?
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Tamil diaspora demonstrating political solidarity with the LTTE while hundreds and thousands of innocent Tamil people in the Wanni are being forcefully kept as human shields is just appalling. As this blog noted earlier the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora seem to have conveniently forgotten that saving the lives of the innocent is far more important than saving the life of a leader who has brought nothing but grief, death and suffering to these fellow Sri Lankans. The uproar in the streets of Paris, London and Toronto displays the reality of a dream being lost for the Tamil diaspora and ironically the diaspora lived this dream on the expense of the thousands of fellow Sri Lankan Tamil citizens forcefully trapped by the LTTE.
Labour member of Parliament in London, Jeremy Corbyn was the moderator of the “Forum” show broadcast by Press TV of Iran. The show discussed the situation of Sri Lanka and the current war. The panel involved conservative member of Parliament and member of the House of Lords, Lord Naseby, nominee to the Sri Lanka Embassy London, Mr Douglas Wikramaratne, Labour member of the European Parliament for London, Mr Robert Evans and spokesman of the British Tamil Forum, Suren Surendran. A live audience contributed with questions and it was a gut wrenching 47 minutes and 55 seconds. Several excerpts of this show appeared in several newspapers over the last couple of days as well.
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