Sarath Fonseka seeking asylum

After the defeat of Presidential polls by a margin of 1.8 million votes Sri lanka governemt called back the security staff of General Sarath Fonseka. Sarath Fonseka says that this is unlawful and there are possible threats against his life.

General Sarath Fonseka is the main forrce behind the winning war against LTTE by ending 30 year LTTE terrorism from Sri lanka.

Sarath Fonseka said that he is planning to seeking for asylum from foreign countries. In this manner he mostly preferred to have political asylum in Australia. However he has not yet contacted the Australian embassy on the matter. He also said that government will make every attempt to arrest him on fake alleges and stop his leave from sri lanka.

Sarath Fonseka has owned American Green card lottery and he can consider asylum in America. Fonseka not revealed anything about asylum in America but he concentrate on going to Australia or England.

Sri lanka Parliament will dissolve in next week

Top minister of SLFP government declared that they are going to dissolve the Parliament in next week. Srilanka government previously announced that they are going to held the election before the April.

Sri lanka government decided to dissolve Parliament under the hot condition of politics and they seeks victory for the SLFP governing types by defeating UNP and JVP.

However People says that SLFP government will not be able to win the election by such a margin of votes received by Mahinda Rajapaksha. Because government minsters not proved that they can develop Sri lanka's Economy and overall development.

What thing they are specialized is making rumors against opposition parties mainly against Ranil Wickramasinghe using State owned medias. People needs the development and not just kiddies words against opposition.

Sarath Fonseka visits Jaffna

Sarath Fonseka started his first election campaigns of year 2010 in Jaffna. Majority of Srilankan Tamils living in Jaffna and one of the main source of Tamil Terrorism. However Srilankan Forces with the leadership of Sarath Fonseka as the ARMY commander wiped out terrorism from North and killed the LTTE leader Prabhakaran.

Last time sarath Fonseka visited Jaffna to declare the win of the war against Terrorists. Majority of Tamils in Jaffna hails the Win against terrorism. This time General Fonseka visited Jaffna to secure the Tamil votes in next presidential election.

Saturday, Jan 2010 Sarath Fonseka accompanied by UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe and JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe with several other politicians visited Jaffna to attend election campaign rallies and meet the Tamil Societies in Jaffna.

The Jaffna tour is on an invitation by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). However TNA has not yet officially declared that to whom they will support in the next presidential elections.

Elakiri and Lankanewsweb blocked by government

Today one of leading Srilankan news web site has published a news saying that Swarnawahini(Swarnavahini TV) sold to Mahinda Rajapaksha's Brother Basil rajapaksha.
After this news it has republished by a member of Elakiri forums.

Swarnavahini on their live@8 news program rejects this news and they said they have not sold swarnavahini to Basil. Further Swarnavahini said that they are going to take action against web sites that published the original news.

After few hours (right now) when I browsing both sites they were suddenly shuts down.
Both web sites shut down at the same time. It is sure that srilankan government ordered Srilanka telecom and other ISPs to block the elakiri.com and lankanewsweb.com.

Sarath Fonseka For presidency

After a long time break we begun to update our blog again with the recent development stories of Srilanka and mainly srilanka politics. Why politics so important?
Politics is inevitably important for most people despite even in the absence of elections and polls.

However the situation has changed in the srilanka. Srilankans now forwarding towards a major poll. Actually it is the main poll in srilankan politics, which is the Presidential Election. Presidential Election was declared by existing president Mahinda rajapaksha before two weeks ago, despite of the fact that he has the full legal power to act as the executive president for next two years.

The new and most talking political face of the srilanka that is going to present to the presidential polls is General Sarath Fonseka. Sarath Fonseka was the head of the Srilanka ARMY who lead the ARMY towards victory by destroying LTTE terrorists and it's leaders from Srilankan soil.

The attempt taken by General Sarath Fonseka and his followers during the times of bloody wars between LTTE and Srilanka government is really great. ARMY wouldn't won the war if there were no Sarath Fonseka and his courage to win. Political leadership during that times provide great support in order to take courage decisions.

Right after the war President Mahinda Rajapaksha made few adjustments to the ARMY and other security forces. As a consequence General Sarath Fonseka and NAVY and SL Air Force heads were retired and new leader appointed.

After being silent for few months President Mahinda unofficially declared his wish to held a presidential election. No one knows the underlying reasons for such a decision. Government saying the reason behind the fact is 'people asked for a presidential election'. But opposition parties who now joined hands with Sarath Fonseka said that 'President Mahinda knows that he won't win in an election held after two years, so he decided to held the polls little time after the Win of the War.

Now all are prepared for the next presidential polls. Two main presidential candidates are current President Mahinda Rajapaksha and Retired ARMY leader Gen. Sarath Fonseka. Who will win the Presidential War ? No one could tell it before the polls. President says he somehow win the polls and Also Sarath Fonseka and opposition said that they have already won the election. OK we will see who wins the election.

India will send Pranab Mukherjee to Srilanka

NEW DELHI: Under pressure from Tamil Nadu, as well as the international community looking for leadership from India, the government will send external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee to Sri Lanka to make an assessment of the ongoing conflict in the Sri lanka.



The invitation to Mukherjee was made by his counterpart Rohitha Bogollogama after Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse rang up PM Manmohan Singh to brief him on the military operation. MEA sources said the minister's visit was "under consideration, and dates had not been finalized yet".
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan foreign secretary Palitha Kohona was quoted as saying that a high-level delegation of MPs was coming to India to brief the government. The Lankan military operations have entered a critical phase, with the army claiming it had breached the last defences of the LTTE in Kilinochchi, which could confine the LTTE to Mullaitivu.

Quote: India times

LTTE mounts artillery at government food convoy

Friday October 17

A government convoy with food and essential items to displaced in the Mullaittivu district has come under an indiscriminate LTTE artillery and heavy mortar attack this afternoon while along the A-9 main Road at Puliyankulama, Mullaittivu, according to informed sources in Wanni.

When contacted to verify the incident, sources close to UN confirmed the attack but refrained from further commenting on the incident. The convoy was plying under the UN banner and had just crossed the Puliyankulama junction, when LTTE fired artillery shells fell in close proximity, the sources said.

The government food convoy consisting 50 lorries of food and essential items left the Omanthai Entry/ Exit point at around 12.30p.m., sources said. The UN envoy was forced to abandon the mission in safety of the crew and food stocks, the sources said. According to latest information, the food convoy has arrived at Vavuniya this evening.

The latest attack at the food convoy pronounces the callous disregard of LTTE towards the combined humanitarian assistance and relief work by the government and UN for the stranded civilians in Wanni, defence observers state.

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LTTE to use bio weapons as the last resort

LTTE attempts to use bio weapons and nerve-gas attacks as the last resort as srilankan troops advancing to Kilinochchi.
Troops using gas masks to protect from such a attack added the media center for security.

asian trbune says:
According to sources in the Sri Lanka Army, LTTE who are fighting desperately a losing battle have started attacking troops with CS (2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile) gas. It is said that it is a substance that is used as a riot control agent and is generally accepted as being non-lethal substance if it is not mixed with any other chemicals.
Already Asian Tribune in its 02 January 2006 issue warned of the manufacture of nerve gas by the LTTE. Asian Tribune pointed out that, "Latest intelligence reports are also concerned about the use of thermo baric weapons against the Security Forces. The Tamil Tigers are suspected of having used thermo baric weapons in its latest attack on 23 December, to kill 13 Navy personel at Pesalai." President Mahinda Rajapakse a key target : Balasingham threatens use of "Special weapons"

A clear win to UPFA over Northcentral and Sabaragamuwa provincial elections

A clear win to UPFA over Northcentral and Sabaragamuwa provincial elections.
United Peoples Freedom Alliance has won the recent polls of provincial elections.
UNP, JVP has not able to got much results as they expected.
JVP's vote base has dramatically reduced in this polls.
while UNP managed to increase their vote base than previous election.

Many Rangoon residents donned black clothing to mark Friday’s 20th anniversary of 1988 uprising, and noticeably more police and plainclothes security personnel were seen on city streets.

Members of Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy held a commemorative rally in Yenangyaung Township, Magwe Division, and food offerings were made at eight of the city’s monasteries to mark the occasion. Offerings were also made at monasteries in Rangoon.

Activists shout a slogan in front of China Embassy in Bangkok on August 8 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 uprising. Around Asia, activists were planning to mark the anniversary with demonstrations at embassies of both Burma and China, a key ally of Burma. The protest also coincides with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

Although security was tightened in Rangoon and other centers, no arrests were reported on Friday. The previous day, however, the authorities arrested Myo Teza, a leader of the All Burma Federation of Students’ Unions, and two of his colleagues.

Students at Rangoon University reported tightened security at the campus, where entry was restricted to two gates. University staff had reportedly been warned not to tolerate any political activity by their students.

In a statement marking the anniversary, the 88 Generation Students Group urged the Burmese military government to release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi and ethic leaders and to begin talks with Suu Kyi. The statement repeated the group’s rejection of the regime’s plan to hold a general election in 2010.

In several cities around the world, including in such Asia countries as Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, anti-regime protesters held anniversary demonstrations in front of Burmese and Chinese embassies.

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Chennai Police arrested pro LTTE cadre - India

The 'Q' branch Police yesterday (July 30) arrested a Sri Lankan Tamil ( Thambi Annan alias Daniel ) resident of Kilinochchi, alleged for procuring major consignments including explosive substances for the LTTE (liberation tigers af tamil eelam )

Following specific information given by the State Intelligence, Chennai Police stating the importance of the catch said that the suspect has been heading the procuring arm of the outfit and had played an instrumental role in smuggling warlike items, explosives from India and other parts of the world to the LTTE.

"He was involved in the attempts to smuggle consignments of aluminium ingots and ball bearings, which were intercepted and seized by the Police in Ramanathapuram and Madurai districts in the recent months", the Chennai Police Chief was quoted.

LTTE is an internationally banned ruthless terrorist outfit that has been fighting for a mono ethnic separate homeland for the Tamils in Sri Lanka since 1983. During its 3 decades of existence the outfit has pioneered a large number of terror tactics particularly in the field of suicide bombing, that have been soon copied by the other terror organizations in the world.

Thendral TV from pro LTTE patron in Englnd

LTTE supporter in London ( Nalliah Sivanathanhas ) commenced a new television service called Thendral TV.
The theme of the threndal tv is "Tamil nadu on air". However the hidden objective is to give the political and financial support to the LTTE.

Recently LTTE's attempts to telecast a their own television channel in Europe has blocked in the region. And also all other television channels they started on France, Italy, Singapore and Israel has stopped by those countries, after being considering requests done by anti terrorism organizations in those countries.

Threndal TV's One of the main intention is to get attention of Tamil nadu in India.
by telecasting popular Tamil programs. But they will gradually move to broadcast LTTE related materials from the Threndal.

LTTE violates it's own so called ceasefire

launches artillery attacks at Jaffna FDL

Military reports received form Muhamalai Forward Defence (FDL) indicate that LTTE terrorist have launched artillery attack at troops manning the area this morning (July 29).

Military spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said that the terrorist have fired about 10 rounds of heavy artillery at troops between 6 to 6.30AM . Two soldiers have sustained injuries due to the attack, he further said. He added that terrorist have used their guns located in the Poonaryn area for the attack.

LTTE recently announced through its media network that it would maintain a unilateral ceasefire since July 27 in view of the SAARC summit which is currently being held in Sri Lanka. However , observers of LTTE activities raised doubts about LTTE's intentions over this sudden decision. The government maintained that it would only go for a ceasefire when the LTEE have laid down their arms. According to observers, the latest attack has substantiated their doubts about the integrity of the LTTE.

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Massive protests against LTTE in UK, London

Thousands of Sri Lankan tamils and sinhala community live in England gathered in front of British Prime minister's official residence in London to protest against the LTTE terrorism on last Sunday, July 27.

The demonstration titled "Let's All Unite as Sri Lankans to Defeat Terrorism in Our Motherland!" requesting the British Government to take tight action against all pro-LTTE activities in UK.

The organizers have received a great response from the Sri Lankan community in the UK.
(still England was unable to stop LTTE's fund raising and smuggling activities in UK.Even Some of the parliament members of England openly supports for LTTE's terrorism)

During the protest, a dossier was also handed over to the officials of the Prime Minister's Office.The Sunday's mass protest rally in London, was organised by 'Sri Lankans against Terrorism' (SLAT-UK), an organization of United Kingdom based Sri Lankan expatriates.

Anti LTTE rally in Paris under the footsteps of Eiffle Tower

More than thousand Sri Lankans and their French friends gathered at Trocadero, the most significant landmark of Paris under the footsteps of Eiffle Tower to protest against terrorist attacks unleashed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The demonstrators, carrying photographs of the victims of the most brutal killings of innocent civilians by the Tamil Tigers urged the French and European Union to immediately ban the front organizations LTTE such as WTM, ORT (TRO of France), Tamil Sangham and other Tamil Eelam associations.

They urged the French President Sarkosy, who is the current President of the European Union to take effective actions to stop ransom collections, money laundering, intimidation and harassment of innocent Tamils in France by the LTTE and its Mafia Gangs like Miinel, VVT Boys and Pambu.

The demonstration was organized jointly by United Sri Lankans comprising && Sri Lankan associations and several political party branches in France. A large number of second generation Sri Lankans under a banner of Sri Lankan Youths in France were the most vociferous amongst the demonstrators. Sinhalese and Muslims several members of democratic Tamil political parties also took part in the demonstration.

The demonstrators distributed leaflets describing the true terror nature of the LTTE to thousands of French nationals and tourists from all over the globe visiting the magnificent Parisian destination, the Eiffle Tower.

from Asian Tribune.

SAARC summit commenced in Srilanka, Colombo

SAARC summit in Sri Lanka senior foreign ministry officials and Foreign Ministers of member countries met today at the BMICH to start the 28th programming committee meeting.

Theme of this summit "Partnership of Our People" and gathered 8 member countries to focusing on the elimination of terrorism, poverty, energy crisis and climate change in the backdrop of regional cooperation.
During the meetings the SAARC officials were involved in making the necessary preparations for the main SAARC summit.

Meanwhile the SAARC commuter transport summit has commenced at the Mount Lavinia Hotel and a number of SAARC officials attended in conference.
Eight hundred houses, which were constructed by the government under the SAARC Friend Ship Village concept, were donated to people of the Nawalapitiya area on Sunday.
Another 800 houses would be constructed in Nawalapitiya under this scheme.

22 LTTE black tigers killed in air raid - Mullaittiuvu

22 LTTE suicide bombers (Black Tigers ) were killed in the air raid carried out this morning (July 22) at the Uddayarkattukulam LTTE camp.
The group of the slain LTTE cadres had been engaged in a rehearsal of a major suicide operation at the time of the air raid.
Air Force fighter jets launched an air strike targeting pre identified LTTE special operation training facility located Northeast of Uddayarkattukulam in the Mullaittiuvu district around 8.15a.m.


LTTE has been using brainwashed youth, mostly women and teenagers to commit suicide as human bombs.

LTTE declared a 10-day unilateral cease-fire

LTTE has announced a 10 day ceasefire on Tuesday 22 July.
Norwegian Government formally informed Sri Lanka of the LTTE's declaration of a unilateral ceasefire and Sri Lanka Government rejected the ceasefire offer by the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam).

"We have experienced the LTTE's cease fire offers earlier, which were used to regroup and rearm, creating greater havoc than before," says Srilanka gov.
Government also says they will agree to continue talks if the LTTE agrres to disarm and they must show a high commitment to peace.

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said the government does not response to this offer. He said a number of local and international allies try to stop operations against the rebels.
"At present government is defeating the terrorists .We never stop these operations"

Rebels said the they would refrain from military action during the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) conference but warned they would be forced to take "defensive action" if the island's military carried out any offensives against them.

Common currency to use within SAARC region

Srilankan Foreign minister Mr. Rohitha bogollagama says that it's important to highlight the need for a common currency to use within the SAARC region (south asia).
Currently all transactions within soth asia are done via the 'American Dollar exchange center' and it's an additional cost to our business operations.
Srilanka President Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksha has also emphasized the need for a common currency,
bogollagama said during a press meeting July 20, Colombo.


2008 SAARC summit is to be held in Sri Lanka 27 July - 3 August 2008 under the theme 'Partnerships for Our People'.
The council is scheduled to be held on 31 July and 1 August in Colombo between the Foreign Ministers of the member countries.

Other topics to be discussed at the summit, prominence will be given to the Combating Terrorism, Climate Change, Food Crisis, and Poverty Alleviation.

Seven observer nations including the European Union, United States, Japan, South Korea, Mauritius and Iran will also be present at the council. Inline with the summit, other events such as a cultural festival, a film festival, a trade fair, a fashion show, a food exhibition, and other events are also being organized in this week.

Sri Lanka of spending nearly three billion rupees on the SAARC summit in times of economic hardship.

LTTE has lost another strategically important location | Illuppaikkadavai

Troops of Task Force 1 and Commando brigade captured the remote town situated 12 km North of Vidattaltivu, Illuppaikkadavai , by last night and entered the town this morning.

And Sri Lanka army has declared Iluppaikkadavai town liberated ending 21 years of terror rule of LTTE.

Troops have also captured the largest LTTE base situated on Northwestern coast. This base was not a Sea Tiger base but used for other terror and smuggle activities in the area during last 2 decades.

Troops of Task Force 1 has already marched about 2 Km North of Illuppaikkadavai town . At least 15 LTTE cadres were killed during the battle ensued during last 48 hours in the area, and 13 security persons are injured. sources said.