Monday, November 27, 2006

Plight of Tamils in Srilanka

The recent developments in the island is very disturbing. The new Srilankan government has taken drastic measures to control the rebel group, LTTE. It is an irony that few months back there were reports which indicated LTTE is losing its base and Vellupillai Prabakaran is seen as a dictator rather than a vibarnt leader. But just after the new government took over the power there were heavy shelling in the tamil areas and more unfortunate it was over the area where unarmed civilians live. This lead to a widespread condemnation by the international community. But India still kept its finger crossed without actively involving to smoothen out the crisis. It is mainly attributed to the fact that she faced a lot of embarrasment during the Indian peace keeping force at Lanka and it seems the top official have not found how to deal with the rebel group, which is accused for killing Indian prime minister.

But this is no excuse to shy away from the present scenario. There were numerous reports and blogs written on this issue, the fact she is shying away from its resposiblity to keep the Indian ocean under its control doesnt go along with the aim of being a reponsible power in the domain of Indian ocean. Hope the top goverment offcials take a note of the scenario and catch the bus before it is missed.

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