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The three distinct Tamil-speaking political parties in Sri Lanka – indigenous Tamils, Muslims and Indian Tamils – met in Switzerland from November 20 – 22 and they all agreed to disagree and meet again to discuss how they could work together.

It was hosted by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Tamil Information Centre (TIC) in London invited the Tamil parties to the first meeting of Tamil-speaking parties. Each participant was paid $3100 as expenses.

When the conference opened Minister for Social Services, Douglas Devananda, representing the Eelam People’s Democratic Party, objected to the presence of Swiss Foreign Ministry officers, saying that they were invited by TIC and foreigners should not intervene in the domestic politics of Sri Lanka.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) representatives struck a discordant note by trying to discuss the coming Presidential elections. Suresh Premachandra of Eelam People’s Revolutionary Front raised the issue of self-determination. This was followed by Gajendra Ponnambalam of the All-Ceylon Tamil Congress, talking about two nations.

They were rebuffed by Douglas Devananda, Dharmalingam Siddarthan, People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, and Arumugan Thondaman of the Ceylon Workers Congress, representing the Indian Tamils.

Devananda emphasized the need for a political solution within the framework of a united Sri Lanka.

These divisions were confirmed when Devananda, Siddarthan and Thondamana returned to Sri Lanka. All three have pledged their support to President Mahinda Rajapakse in the

coming Presidential election due to be held on January 26, 2010.

The joint communiqué issued at the end of the three-day meeting also confirmed the failure of the parties to agree on a common agenda. In a laconic statement the parties said:

“We, the representatives of the political parties of the Tamil-speaking peoples unanimously:

Affirm the historic meeting enabling an exchange of views, and express a full commitment to a common forum among representatives of all Tamil-speaking peoples;

Recognize ‘Tamil-speaking peoples’ comprise three distinct peoples: Tamils, Muslims, and Tamils of Indian origin;

Respect the distinct and separate identities, interests and positions of the parties;

Recognize and affirm the need for unity and consensus among the Tamil-speaking peoples while acknowledging differences with regard to some issues and the paths to pursue them;

Commit to the engagement by all segments of society towards a just and durable political solution through a dignified, respectful and peaceful process;

Agree and commit to continuing our dialogue.”

The conference was organized under the title of “The role of the elected representatives of Sri Lanka’s Tamil and Muslim population in a process of national reconciliation, reconstruction and reform” with the clear objective of forming a broad front of the three distinct Tamil-speaking communities. But political commentators pointed out that it was a failure.

The organizers behind the conference were the Tamil Information Centre (TIC), the International Working Group on Sri Lanka (IWG) and the Initiative on Conflict Prevention through Quiet Diplomacy (ICPQD) at the University of Essex.

Some participants suspect that though it was hosted by the Swiss to put up a show of neutrality the real hand behind it was that of the British. The British government is making covert moves to dabble in Sri Lankan politics in a big way. Des Browne, the special Envoy of Britain, made a surprise move to get together the Tamil diaspora in Australia. Last month the British High Commission in Canberra invited all Tamil parties to meet Des Brown at the British High Commission.

Some Tamils are highly suspicious of British moves to manipulate Sri Lankan politics through the Diaspora. Britain was also in the forefront of the latest move to obstruct the next Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) to be held in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans generally resent British interference in the domestic politics, particularly on humanitarian grounds. A leading political commentator told UTHAYAM: “British hypocrisy is well-known in the Commonwealth. The ex-colonies are still facing the consequences of arbitrary British acts like drawing the Mc Mohan line across the Himalayas which led to the Indo-China war. Besides, Britain massacred Sinhala rebels and decimated the male population in the Uva Rebellion. There were no males to cultivate the land for ten after the search-and-burn policy to quell the rebellion. Britain also flattened Dresden in World War II when it fire-bombed the city. In all 130,000 Germany civilians were

Secret hand of UK behind Tamil-speaking parties Swiss Correspondent

killed in that indiscriminate bombing when it was clear that Hitler was defeated. That is how Britain ended the war in Germany. The Americans ended World War II by dropping the atom bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima when the Japanese were about to surrender. Their history is full of war crimes and crimes against humanity. They can’t point a finger at others because four fingers are pointing at them.”

The representatives of the three Tamil parties that met in Switzerland are::

Mr. Veerasingham Anandasangaree, Tamil United Liberation Front

Mr. Periyasamy Chandrasekaran, Up-Country Peoples Front

Mr. Douglas Devananda, Eelam People’s Democratic Party

Mr. Abdul Rauff Hakeem, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

Mr. Mohamed Hizbullah, All Ceylon Muslim Congress

Mr. Mano Ganeshan, Democratic Peoples Front

Mr. Kulasekaram Mahenthiran, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation

Mr. Sivasubramaniam Nanthakumar, Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students

Mr. Gagendrakumar Ponnambalam, All Ceylon Tamil Congress

Mr. Suresh Premachandran, Eelam People’s Revolutionary Front

Mr. R. Sampathan, Tamil National Alliance

Mr. Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal

Mr. Mavai S. Senathirajah, Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi

Mr. Dharmalingam Sithadthan, People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam

Mr. Thirunavukarasu Sritharan, Pathmanabha Eelam Peoples‘ Revolutionary Liberation Front

Mr. Arumugan Thondaman, Ceylon Workers Congress

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Ministry of Social Services and Rehabilitation, Douglas Devananda, has invited Tamil professionals in the diaspora to participate in the rehabilitation of the Northern Province.

A seminar will be held at the University of Jaffna 12th of January 2010 for the Tamils of diaspora to meet and formulate programs for development.

Minister Devananda said that the time has come for the talented Tamils to return and help rebuild the Northern Province that has been badly affected by a war. He added: “Tamil aspirations need to be fulfilled at various levels. It is not confined to politics alone. The intellectuals, doctors, engineers and other professionals who left the

country in large numbers during the war have now the opportunity to return home in peace and work for their well being. The Tamil diaspora have much to contribute. We are opening the doors for them to come in. They should not miss this opportunity.”

The seminar will provide an opportunity for the participants to discuss their proposals that could pave the way for joining the development programme of the Ministry of Social Services and Rehabilitation.

Any one who wants to attend the Seminar could contact

Minister Office 94 212229824 / Uthayam --Australia, Editor 613 95610242 [email protected]

Seminar for Tamil Diaspora to join rebuilding of Northern Province

Lanka buys gold from IMFSri Lanka has bought 10 metric tonnes of gold for 375 million US dollars from the International Monetary Fund. Sri Lanka’s central bank Governor Nivard Cabraal has said that gold would be a “very important anchor” for its foreign reserves.

As of September 2009, Sri Lanka had reported gold holdings of 5.3 tonnes.The IMF said its latest sale was of the 403.3 metric tonnes it was selling to raise money. It had already sold 202 tonnes to India and the Mauritius. IMF said it was first selling to gold “directly to central banks and other official holders” instead of to the general gold market.

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Des Browne, the British Envoy to Sri Lanka, told the Tamil diaspora in Australia that, after the comprehensive military victory, the only option avail-able is to engage the government in working out a solution for the Tamils.

He met the representatives of the Tamil diaspora at Westminster House, the residence of the British High Com-missioner to Australia on Saturday morning.

In the open dialogue with the Tamil representatives he dismissed outright any possibility of the international com-munity supporting a separate state. He told the Tamil diaspora that big powers like Russia and China will be sympa-thetic to Sri Lanka as they have their own separatist problems.

This blunt message from Britain has dealt a hard blow at the current moves of the radical section of the Tamil di-aspora to set up a Tamil Transnational government in exile.

Browne emphasized that the only leverage available to the West is the GSP+ but even that economic lever-age should be handled with care. He added that he preferred to use it as a threat rather than enforcing it as it would affect the Sri Lankan people.

The discussions centred on three main issues:

1) Humanitarian assistance: The pro-Tiger wing complained that the govern-ment is not treating the IDPs properly. They said that the IDPs re-settled in their new homes were not provided proper facilities to recover.

Browne suggested they have been demanding and early release and the latest information to him was that nearly 100,000 have been re-settled with the relatives and carers. After that is done by the Sri Lankan government it is rather difficult to press for better conditions for the IDPs in their new homes.

2) Political process: Browne indicated that the West was keen on getting a reasonable response from the Tamil diaspora for the way forward. He said that he was prepared to be the facilita-tor to negotiate with the Sri Lankan government on the reasonable formula of the Tamil diaspora. He emphasized that a separate state is not on the cards.

3) Dealing with the past: Browne ruled out any possibility of going down the track of pursuing action on issues like genocide, war crimes and crimes

against humanity. The pro-LTTE group raised the issue of dealing with these issues by an international court as in Kosovo. Browne argued that external intervention has not solved the prob-lem. It has be done internally and they favour the internal mechanism to an external intervention.

The Tamil diaspora representatives consisted of two wings: the pro-LTTE activists which were in the majority, and the moderate wing which seeks to engage the Sri Lankan government in working out a formula for the future of the Tamils.

The pro-LTTE wing emphasized that the Tamils will not get a fair deal now that the government has defeated the LTTE. Browne’s response was that they have to come down to the middle as they cannot expect to get all what they wanted under the present circum-stances.

Dr. Noel Nadesan, the Editor of The Uthyam, the leading Tamil community newspaper in Australia, representing the moderate wing, said that the Tamils are responsible for their present plight. It is the failure of the Tamil leadership that has driven the Tamils to this dead-end.

He added that Sri Lanka, with all its imperfections, is a functioning democ-racy and, after the three insurrections in the north and the south, Sri Lanka has emerged as the best state that faced challenges to its nationhood. It still retains its democratic foundations and the only option available for the Tamils is to engage with the Sri Lankan government. The problem, however, is that there is no credible leadership left among the Tamils – thanks to the LTTE -- to negotiate with the government.

Dr. Nadesan then told Browne: “The friend of the West is Ranil. Why don’t’ you ask him to take part in the APRC and get involved in a bi-partisan ap-proach to get the best deal for the Tamils? The history of the Tamils indi-cates that the Sinhala leadership too has played politics whenever one party tried to solve the problem.”

The consensus of the moderate wing was that Ranil has to take the respon-sibility of rising above party politics and approach the problem in a non-partisan manner to develop a com-mon solution to bring about a durable peace.

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DETAILS OF RELIEF VILLAGES/IDP CENTERS AS AT 1800 HRS ON 19.11.2009Srl No

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Area GR No of Families

Male Female No of Boys

No of Girls

Total

RELIEF VILLAGES 1 Kadiragamar - (Zone 0) 21 Div 455872 3977 3,436 3,698 1831 2164 11,129 2 Anandakumaraswamy -

(Zone I)21 Div 443868 10164 11,203 13,191 3834 4232 32,460

3 Ramanadan - (Zone II) 21 Div 434873 8994 10,381 12,179 3040 3237 28,837 4 Arunachalam

- (Zone III)21 Div 426882 7945 8,045 9,541 2715 2726 23,027

5 Zone IV 21 Div 374905 5760 4,187 6,310 2178 2259 14,934 6 Zone V 21 Div 382910 932 888 921 740 722 3,271 7 Zone VI 21 Div 445852 1396 1,304 1,545 1072 922 4,843 8 Marutamadu 21 Div 562757 504 649 688 189 176 1,702 9 Dharmapura 21 Div 606808 952 736 1,033 676 772 3,217 10 Sumathipura 21 Div 605825 687 680 1,030 178 327 2,215 11 Weerapuram 21 Div 585818 555 372 686 603 199 1,860 Total 41866 41881 50822 17056 17736 127,495

Agencies raise concerns over IDP care once resettledUN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, speaks with some resettled IDPs in northern Sri Lanka, 18 November 18, 2009

- The release of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from camps in Sri Lanka’s north is welcome, but the government must now ensure they are properly cared for, the UN and NGOs say. The Sri Lankan government, under international pressure for months over camp conditions and the pace of resettlement, last week announced that more than half the IDPs had been released. It also announced the “total freedom of movement from 1 December” for remaining IDPs. Until now, the movement of IDPs from the heavily guarded camps has been restricted, earning criticism from the UN, human rights groups and NGOs. “The decision was taken as part of government moves to improve the rights and privileges of internally displaced people,” said a statement posted on the government’s website. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcements, but also called for support for the IDPs. The government is urged “to improve the quality of the returns process, including through consultation with the IDPs themselves, and to ensure the best possible assistance and services to returnees”, said Ban in a statement on 21 November. Rene De Vries, country director for Oxfam in Sri Lanka, said allowing freedom of movement was a “good step forward from closed camps”, but it was unclear to what extent the IDPs would move freely. “We’ll just have to see how far this will be implemented ... As far as

we understand now, it’s not total freedom,” De Vries told IRIN. “It will be a pass system where people will be allowed to leave for a fixed period of time ... but then will have to return to the camp.” Support gaps In Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu, where the heaviest fighting took place, people are being returned to their houses with very little infrastructure in place, said De Vries. “They are left to fend for themselves and we believe that NGOs can have a different attitude and approach to help them start up their lives again,” he said. A confidential report by local civil society organizations, which visited resettlement areas in Mannar and Kilinochchi in recent weeks, said situations varied. “In Thunukkai [a village in Kilinochchi], one of the positive aspects I noticed was that people still have a standing house. Many returnees appreciated the fact that they have come back to their original homes from the barbed wire camp,” states the report, a copy of which was obtained

by IRIN. “However, their freedom of movement is still in question,” it says. “IDPs living in Menik Farm are given special ID cards and their movement, even after the return, has been carefully monitored,” it said, referring to the largest camp. In resettlement areas south and north of Mannar, IDPs resettled months ago are still living in open huts with poor infrastructure, and schools and hospitals far away, it said. “Without any basic facilities [proper shelter, hospitals, transport, schools, drinking water, electricity and access to any form of livelihood activities] and basic right to freedom of movement, one has to wonder what it means to these IDPs to come back home,” it said.

Consultation John Holmes, the UN Under-

Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, welcomed the accelerated resettlement programme but said the returns process could be improved, and reiterated UN concerns about the lack of a consultative process with the IDPs. “People need to be consulted as much as possible on where they are going, the status of their homes, their livelihoods,” he told reporters on 19 November, at the end of a three-day visit. Neil Buhne, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Sri Lanka, said the returns had been completed in the east, and since mid-October, more than 46,000 people had been returned in the north. “We have pretty good access to the returnees, and so far, it has been satisfactory,” he told IRIN.


The presidential election will be held on 26th January’2010, two years ahead of schedule, and the general election on due time, soon thereafter in Sri Lanka. The circumstances under which these elections take place will be different from those prevailing over the past three decades. Two JVP insurgencies and the long running Tamil militancy had negatively affected elections held in the past few decades. Emergency regulations and anti- terrorism laws of a draconian nature were in force and continue to be so. The JVP and the LTTE were in a position at the height of their respective and on one occasion combined powers to subvert the free expression of popular will in areas under their influence and distort the state-people relationship considerably.

The response of the government and the national political parties were reactive in nature and directed at eliminating the symptoms-violence was met with counter violence - while not simultaneously attempting to address the root causes. Civil liberties and rule of law were enfeebled and impunity entrenched. The state and its agencies have progressively become insensitive to issues relating to civil liberties and the rule of law. The state and its agencies have also as a result ceased to reflect the values of the island’s people and the national ethos. The causative factors leading to the JVP insurgencies and the Tamil militancy yet remain unresolved.

The defeat of the LTTE has ensured the possibility the elections next year can be held in conditions that are freer and conducive to discussion of issues that are critical at this juncture of our history. However, free expression and a wide -ranging public debate can take place only if the emergency regulations are withdrawn and the anti-terrorism regulations suspended. The public services, police and armed forces should play their assigned constitutional role in these elections and prevented from interfering in this process and distorting results.

The Sinhala people- the majority- have to view these elections as an opportunity to demand critical issues such as pervasive corruption, nepotism, favouritism, lack of accountability, disrespect for the rule of law and politicization of all national institutions are brought to an end to ensure good governance. The cost of living and other bread and butter related issues should be relegated to the background for the moment. These issues can be addressed in a transparent manner once good governance is assured. The government and politicians will become responsive to the issues of concern to the people if good governance is entrenched.

The war is over. It is in the past. Instead of debating who deserves credit for winning the war, public attention should turn to substantive issues that matter to the future of our country. The stupidity of the LTTE contributed to ending this war, as much as the efforts of all the forces arraigned against it. The government elected democratically by the people led this war effort and succeeded. The people won this war, having backed the war effort at tremendous cost to themselves. The people paid the price in blood, tears and cost. This fact should not be forgotten by the servants of the people, at all levels in the government structure.

The Sinhala people also should demand issues of concern to minorities, particularly

the Tamils and Muslims, which have caused national grief, be dealt expeditiously in a visionary manner. The fact that minorities exist and their grievances and demands which are reasonable should be addressed immediately, should receive due recognition. While in the long term the minorities should not feel they are minorities, as envisioned by the president, the fact the minorities feel alienated at present should not be ignored. The need to reform our political system to ensure the minorities are treated as equal citizens and recognize their right to manage their affairs at the periphery and have a say in national affairs, should be an issue at these elections. We should not pussy foot around these issues any more. We have done this for too long and paid a heavy price as a nation.

The Sinhala political parties should articulate their proposals to ensure good governance and solutions to minority-related issues in unambiguous terms before the electorate. The Sinhala political parties should adopt a national, rather than a sectarian outlook in their policies to attract the minorities to their ranks. The Sri Lankan electorate should not be treated as village idiots once again. One community should not be played against the other for cheap political gain. Emotive reactions and distortions should not be brought into play to cloud national issues such as good governance and the rights of minorities. Issues such as devolution, units of devolution, provincial councils and subjects for devolution, should be discussed openly and widely in an honest and objective manner.

Issues and personalities seeking election should be the subject of a wide- ranging discussion in the print, radio, television and internet media, subject to the normal laws of the country. Candidates fielded should be educated, cultured, of proven ability and untainted by criminality and corruption. Any party fielding candidates of dubious reputation and unacceptable conduct should be shunned by the people.

The country has been cleared of a virulent and long running armed insurrection seeking to set up an independent state of ‘Eelam’ within its borders, the resulting terrorism and the psychosis of fear. The armed forces and the police had a free hand and plenty of support to end the insurrection. The have accomplished their task amidst allegations of human rights violations. The overt aspect of our national tragedy has ended, hopefully for good. However, the insidious factors that are far more debilitating and are a cancer in our body politic remain to be dealt as a matter of urgency, if we are to take our due place in the 21st century. We have to become a value-based society and these elections are an opportunity to set the process in motion.

The minorities, particularly the Tamils have to do a lot of soul searching relating to their current circumstances and, their short, medium and long- term goals. These elections are a golden opportunity to do so. The prolonged insurrection and the civil war have debilitated the Tamils in terms of numbers and economic and social circumstances. The tale of the Tamil speaking people in Sri Lanka is a tragedy that should be a lesson to not only Sri Lanka but also the world. It should primarily be a lesson for these unfortunate people, who were forced to react in a short –sighted manner to the various actions and inactions-perceived as vicious- by the Sri Lankan state

and were very badly led.

Emotions rather than pragmatic thinking came to the fore and in the process made what was presumed to be bad, horrible for the Tamils. The Tamils jumped from a warming frying pan into a raging fire, mesmerized by the utopia promised by shortsighted politicians and equally shortsighted, arrogant and ‘Trigger-Happy’ militants. Tamils should reconsider whether they want to continue on the path of emotive politics or embrace a practical and pragmatic path, which will lead to their recovery as a people and win the place they deserve within Sri Lanka.

While the Tamil vote will not significantly influence who or which party would be voted into power by the majority Sinhala electorate, they could definitely influence who is elected to serve them. This is an opportunity to elect a new set of Tamil leaders untainted by an unsavoury past, but with fresh thoughts, new strategies and proven credentials. There are many such men and women who are providing leadership silently and unsung in their villages and towns, amidst adversity. They should be given the opportunity to emerge and lead.

Let those who have misled the Tamils, have blood in their hands, have enriched themselves on the misery of others and have plans to enjoy power and perks at the expense of the Tamils be shown the place they deserve- hell! The forthcoming elections should be used by the Tamils to give those yet peddling the line of the LTTE and other militant groups the message that they have had enough and ask them to get lost. This is an opportunity to clean the Tamil political stables.

This is an opportunity to tell the Sinhala leadership not to foist leaders of their choice on the Tamils. This is an opportunity for aspiring Tamil leaders to define in concrete terms what they seek for the Tamils in the future. This is an opportunity for the Tamils to define their future relationship to the Sri Lankan state and the Sinhala and Muslim people. This is an opportunity to bring real democracy into play among the Tamils. This is also an opportunity for the Tamils not to repeat their past foolishness.

How the Tamils should start building bridges to the other people in Sri Lanka and take an interest in both their affairs and national affairs, should occupy the thoughts of aspiring Tamil leaders. The Tamils cannot continue to be parochial and isolated from the national mainstream any longer. Tamils should involve themselves in issues of national concern and vote for those who would be good for the whole country, including the minorities. Tamils should not function as a voting bloc for any party or individual. Tamils should vote as individuals as per their predilections, perceptions, experiences and expectations. All parties

and individuals seeking election should canvass the Tamil & other minority votes.

The minorities should not become a football, in the competition between major Sinhala political parties, any longer. Tamils should never give room for a repeat of ‘Dudligey Badey Masala Vadey’ or similar partisan sloganeering among the Sinhala people. The minorities have to work with whichever government is in power, to ensure good governance and progressive national policies. The past must be forgiven, if not forgotten, by the Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. The Tamils have to look forward to the future, without morbidly dwelling on a very tragic past.

The internally displaced persons, the resettled persons in the north, east and other parts of the country, and the war-affected should be the immediate concern of the Tamils. The need to give these unfortunate victims of the just ended national upheaval a meaningful and productive future should be at the core of Tamil concerns. While every Tamil has been adversely affected in one way or another by the prolonged conflict, the people who came out of the war zone last, have borne the brunt. They were the final victims of a brutal war and the inhumanity of the conflict. They have not only suffered the most, but also seen the most of human insensitivity and wickedness. They are our cross to carry. These elections give the opportunity to demand from aspiring Tamil leaders, what plans they have for these unfortunates.

These elections are about the urgency to recoup their losses as a people and recover from unimaginable trauma for the Tamils in Sri Lanka. The Tamils have to be told by their aspiring leaders the truth- the depth of the hole they are in at present. Tamils have to climb out of this hole first, before they start demanding anything. Tamils cannot talk of rights from the depths of a deep hole- a grave that can potentially bury them forever. Tamils need sympathy and help more than anything else now, from everyone in Sri Lanka and the world. This brutal fact must be told by aspiring Tamil politicians to their people. Let these politicians not try to mislead the Tamils once again with their slogans and big talk about a utopia about to dawn once they are elected. Let the Tamils not be fooled once again. It is a hard slog ahead and the Tamils should be aware of this.

Sri Lanka has an opportunity through the forthcoming elections to assert its true self as a nation. It is hoped all Sri Lankans and their leaders grasp this opportunity to do what needs to be done. We have shed enough blood. We have seen enough violence. We have brought about enough tragedy in our midst. Enough is enough. Let us learn our lessons from the past and chart a new course into the future.

The people and Lankan electionsBy: Dr.Rajasingham Narendran


IN an unusual move on November 4, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, by a 421-1 vote, a non-binding resolution seeking, among other things, from the Mahinda Rajapaksa government a commitment to allow the Red Cross, non-governmental groups and others who care for internally displaced people access to the camps for the war-displaced.

The following is the text of the resolution.

“Whereas May 2009 marked the conclusion of the 26-year struggle between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a State Department designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, and the Government of Sri Lanka, and the Government of Sri Lanka committed itself to caring for and ensuring the speedy return of the civilians internally displaced as a result of the fighting;

Whereas the Government of Sri Lanka is seeking to identify former combatants who were part of the LTTE and as part of the vetting process the Government of Sri Lanka has set up make-shift camps that initially housed over 280,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled their homes as the war drew to an end;

Whereas of those 280,000 internally displaced persons at the end of the war, approximately 10,000 of those individuals are being separately held by the Government of Sri Lanka as former combatants or on suspicion of having supported the LTTE;

Whereas as part of the United Nations Human Rights Council 11th Special Session on Sri Lanka held on May 27, 2009, the Government of Sri Lanka made commitments to the world to improve the conditions for the civilians housed in the camps and stated that the ‘bulk’ of the IDPs would be resettled within 180 days;

Whereas as of October 23, 2009, over 51,000 IDPs have been released from the closed camps in the Vanni, and of those 36,000 have been returned to their districts of origin and found accommodation in their own homes or, pending return to their homes, with host families and in vacant houses of friends or relatives; and over 16,000 IDPs of special categories, such as the elderly, pregnant women and their families, priests, students, or people of special needs, have been released to host families or institutions;

Whereas as of October 23, 2009, some 220,000 civilian IDPs still remain in military-guarded camps in the four northern districts of Vavuniya, Mannar, Jaffna, and Trincomalee;

Whereas the Government of Sri Lanka has announced that it would facilitate in the next few weeks the voluntary return of over 40,000 civilian IDPs by the end of October and 60,000 per month of the remaining IDPs in the camps;

Whereas the Government of Sri Lanka has made some progress in easing camp congestion, registering IDPs, expanding access to humanitarian

Unusual move from the U.S.

organizations, and demining the north, but much remains to be done to improve humanitarian conditions, particularly before the onset of the monsoon season;

Whereas the United States is urging the safe and speedy return of civilian IDPs, continued access for international humanitarian organizations, and the registration and provision of national identification cards to IDPs, to help promote freedom of movement; and

Whereas the United States supports the rapid release and voluntary return of all civilian IDPs as a critical element of national reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) urges the Government of Sri Lanka, consistent with its obligation to provide security for all of its citizens, to expeditiously allow freedom of movement for civilian internally displaced persons (IDPs) to leave their

camps voluntarily and return in safety and dignity to their homes or, where that is not possible, to live with host families or move to open transit sites;

(2) calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure that IDP camps are truly civilian in nature and administered by civilian authorities, rather than under military supervision, and give full access to national and international humanitarian organizations and observers, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, in order to monitor the situation and to assist in the care of IDPs; and

(3) urges the Government of Sri Lanka to promote justice and political reconciliation for all parties, and engage in dialogue with all parties, including Tamils inside and outside Sri Lanka on new mechanisms for devolving power, improving human rights, and increasing accountability.”

B. Muralidhar Reddy

Front line

Neelambari Perumal is no stranger to social issues. In fact, she has expe-rienced the trauma that a committed social worker’s family faces while pursuing a genuine cause. Life can’t be different for the daughter of former chief minister of North East Provincial Council in Sri Lanka and Tamil leader Varadaraja Perumal who had to spend a major part of his life in exile fearing the guns of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The actor-dancer daughter of Mr. Perumal is now all set to portray the role of a television journalist in an upcoming Malayalam movie, ‘Bombay Mittai’.

It was after a stage play she per-formed at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi, that U. Pradeep, the producer of ‘Bombay Mittai’, approached her with a role in the movie. She liked ‘Bombay Mittai’s' story line and agreed.

The actor believes Malayalam films always come out with socially relevant subjects. “It’s a great opportunity for me to be part of the Malayalam film industry,” She also thinks Malayalam film makers still have a long way to go to satisfy the mass audience even

though they produce quality movies. ‘Bombay Mittai’, being directed by Um-mer Karikkad, revolves around the life of two youth struggling to eke out a liv-ing. “Ummer’s is an attempt to present the social realities without ignoring the essential ingredients of commercial cinema, “says a confident Neelambari.

Neelambari’s family had moved to Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh during her early childhood because of the security threat her family was facing. There were no schools for her to at-tend. “A tutor used to come to teach us and I learned my Hindi lessons from him”. The family again had to move for the same reasons to Rajasthan. There Neelambari attended Sophia school. ”We were the centre of attraction there because of the security cover we had even while attending the class”. She received her first lessons of Bhara-tanatyam from her aunt and learned Kathak from Guruji Manekchand. The silent, shy girl was slowly evolving into an artist. Finally, after the many journeys to find a secure home with her family, she settled in Delhi, com-pleted her LLB, and is actively involved in theatre.

'Bombay Mittai’s' story takes an interesting turn when a young journalist who lives in north India decides to go back to her home town in South India to uncover the mystery be-hind a murder. Neelambari plays the scribe. “We had no doubts in our minds. Her character at the stage play in Delhi as a journal-ist was very powerful. She gave it a perfect touch, we believe it will happen in ‘Bombay Mittai’ too, “says the producer.

Though this is her first film, as far as acting is concerned, she is crystal clear. “I have been acting in plays in Delhi. I am also part of an NGO, which uses theater as a medium for social awareness,” explains Neelambari.

Social commitment and ar-tistic background, as Nizam Rawther, the script writer of the movie puts it, ‘gives Neelambari an edge over others for the type of role that we envisage for a socially relevant movie.”With a rich cast including Bala, Vinu Mohan, Harisree Ashokan and Netaji fame

Sachin Khedekar, and a pool of young talent of ‘Bombay Mittai’, Neelambari Perumal sets off on her journey here. With a strong performance, she could script a new chapter in success and social commitment.

The Hindu

Neelambari Perumal plays journalist in "Bombay Mittai"


greenhouse gas increases. Without significant mitigation, the report says global mean warming could reach as high as 7 degrees Celsius by 2100.

The Copenhagen Diagnosis, which was a year in the making, documents the key findings in climate change science since the publication of the landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report in 2007.

The new evidence to have emerged includes:

• Satellite and direct measurements now demonstrate that both the Greenland and Antarctic ice-sheets are losing mass and contributing to sea level rise at an increasing rate.

• Arctic sea-ice has melted far beyond the expectations of climate models. For example, the area of summer sea-ice melt during 2007-2009 was about 40% greater than the average projection from the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

• Sea level has risen more than 5 centimeters over the past 15 years, about 80% higher than IPCC projections from 2001. Accounting for ice-sheets and glaciers, global sea-level rise may exceed 1 meter by 2100, with a rise of up to 2 meters considered an upper limit by this time. This is much higher than previously projected by the IPCC. Furthermore, beyond 2100, sea level rise of several meters must be expected over the next few centuries.

• In 2008 carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels were ~40% higher than those in 1990. Even if emissions do not grow beyond today’s levels, within just 20 years the world will have used up the allowable emissions to have a reasonable chance of limiting warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius.

The report concludes that global emissions must peak then decline rapidly within the next five to ten years for the world to have a reasonable chance of avoiding the very worst impacts of climate change.

To stabilize climate, global emissions of carbon dioxide and other long-lived greenhouse gases need to reach near-zero well within this century, the report states.

Statements by Authors

“Sea level is rising much faster and Arctic sea ice cover shrinking more rapidly than we previously expected. Unfortunately, the data now show us that we have underestimated the climate crisis in the past.”

Professor Stefan Rahmstorf, Professor of Physics of the Oceans and a Department Head at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany.

“Carbon dioxide emissions cannot be allowed to continue to rise if humanity intends to limit the risk of unacceptable climate change. The task is urgent and the turning point must come soon. If we are to avoid more than 2 degrees Celsius warming, which many countries have already accepted as a goal, then emissions need to peak before 2020 and then decline rapidly.”

Professor Richard Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, USA.

“We have already almost exceeded the safe level of emissions that would ensure a reasonably secure climate future. Within just a decade global emissions need to be declining rapidly. A binding treaty is needed urgently to ensure unilateral action among the high emitters.”

Professor Matthew England, ARC Federation Fellow and joint Director of the Climate Change Research Centre of the University of NSW, Australia.

“This is a final scientific call for the climate negotiators from 192 countries who must embark on the climate protection train in Copenhagen. They need to know the stark truth about global warming and the unprecedented risks involved.”

Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Chair of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU).

“The adjustment of glaciers to present climate alone is expected to raise sea level by approximately 18 centimeters. Under warming conditions glaciers may contribute as much as more than half a meter by 2100.”

Dr. Georg Kaser, Glaciologist at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

“Warming of the oceans and increased uptake of CO2 is of increasing concern for the marine environment. The loss of biodiversity due to upper ocean warming, ocean acidification and ocean de-oxygenation will add dramatically to the existing threads of overfishing and marine pollution”.

Professor Martin Visbeck, Professor of Physical Oceanography and Deputy Director of IFM-GEOMAR.

“The climate system does not provide us with a silver bullet. There is no escape but to start reducing greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible.”

Professor Nicolas Gruber, Professor for Environmental Physics, ETH Zürich.

“Climate change is coming out even clearer and more rapidly in the recent data. The human contribution is not in doubt.”

Professor Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia School of Environmental Sciences, UK

“Climate change is accelerating towards the tipping points for polar ice sheets. That’s why we’re now projecting future sea level rise in metres rather than centimeters.”

Professor Tim Lenton, University of East Anglia School of Environmental Sciences, UK

“Reducing tropical deforestation could prevent up to a fifth of human CO2 emissions, slowing climate change and helping to maintain some of the planet’s most important

Copenhagen Diagnosis

hotspots of biodiversity.”

Professor Peter Cox, Climate System Dynamics at the University of Exeter, UK

“New ice-core records confirm the importance of greenhouse gasses for past temperatures on Earth, and show that CO2 levels are higher now than they have ever been during the last 800,000 years. The last time Earth experienced CO2 levels this high was millions of years ago.”

Professor Jane Francis, University of Leeds, UK

“The reconstruction of past climate reveals that recent warming in the Arctic and in the Northern Hemisphere is highly inconsistent with natural climate variability over the last 2000 years.”

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Sri LankaRound up

A. V. MURUGIAH F.C.A.

Sweden’s Foreign Minister denied visa

Sweden’s Foreign Minister has been de-nied entry to Sri Lanka, as thousands of civilians in the country’s war zone be-gin to receive help from aid agencies.He was supposed to participate in a mission there with French and British counterparts, but was told he could visit in May instead.He described the decision as very strange:[Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister]:“The Sri Lankan authorities have sud-denly said that they don’t accept me and I have just confirmed with David Miliband and Bernard Kouchner who said they will go anyhow. So it’s very strange behav-ior (Reporter asking: are you persona non grata?) I am not persona non grata because they say I am welcome any time but I am not intending to take up that invitation.”

Sri Lanka slams “hypocrisy” of the west

Sri Lanka has slammed the “hypocrisy” of some western countries over their behav-ior towards the island during recent times. A statement by the Defence Ministry said that some countries put a number of ridicu-lous demands on the Sri Lanka govern-ment, such as offering amnesty to the ter-rorists, allowing a third party to rescue the terrorist leaders and to go for a ceasefire. The statement did not name any country but it was reported recently that the US had called on the LTTE to surrender via a third party, a suggestion the government had rejected. “The ordeal that about 19 million people have been living with for more than quarter of a century is about to be over. It would never be too early to express our gratitude to all the great nations who genuinely helped us to come this far in this historic battle. Be-cause, the value of a sincere friend would never be so felt, as when one is beset by a group of hypocrites,” the statement post-ed on the Defence Ministry website said. It noted that on April 30 it was reported that the UN Security Council has no inter-

est in punishing Sri Lanka, by withholding funds that she needs at this moment but before that decision was taken, some coun-tries that portray themselves as the global guardians of human rights, had made sev-eral shameless attempts to recommend pu-nitive action against this poor third world country, struggling to rid itself of terrorism.

“Ironically, these so-called human rights champs tried to justify their claims say-ing that they were doing it for the safety of civilians, held at hostage by terrorists in island's North. Moreover, they put a number of ridiculous demands on the Sri Lanka government, such as offering am-nesty to the terrorists, allowing a third par-ty to rescue the terrorist leaders, go for a ceasefire, etc. Never did history unmask the hypocrisy and the sanctimony of the West-ern Powers than their behaviour towards Sri Lanka during recent times,” it said.

The statement meanwhile also said that the people of Sri Lanka are grateful for the wholehearted support given to them by India, Pakistan and the rest of the South Asian countries, China, Russia, Pakistan, Japan, Iran, Libya, Vietnam, Mid-East, African and Southeast Asian countries. “But for their understanding on our plight and the trust they placed on us, we would never be able to come this far in our battle against terrorism. It seems the international community has become more independent and therefore safer for poor countries like

Sri Lanka to stand up for their rights. At least, the people living in poor war affected countries like ours can now have hopes for achieving peace if their leaders are genuine enough to take appropriate action,” it said.

The Defence Ministry statement charged that all those diplomats, politicians, hu-man rights organizations that dance to the tune of LTTE propaganda are equally responsible of the plight of the civilians under the clutches of terror.

Defence Ministry rejects satellite images

he Defence Ministry today rejected sat-ellite imagery issued by the United Na-tions in support of allegations that se-curity forces shelled a civilian area.The defence ministry said the allega-tions based on UN aerial images post-ed on the UNOSAT website and used on several foreign television chan-nels had "no scientific validity" unless there was verification on the ground."Conclusions drawn from the interpretations of these images have no scientific validity," the ministry said, responding to reports the military had shelled an area the govern-ment itself had designated a no-fire zone.The pictures showed craters which were formed inside the zone between February 15 and April 19, the day be-fore the army breached the Tigers' de-fences and civilians started to pour out."The imagery is fairly clear and shows the time, so anybody can study and compare them," head of the mapping unit at UNO-SAT, Einer Bjorge stated. He said the pattern of the craters would have required air power.Sri Lanka has consistently denied it used heavy weapons against civilian popu-lated areas and last week announced it had ordered security forces not to use heavy calibre weapons and aerial strikes.The UN estimates that up to 50,000 civilians are trapped in a narrow strip of coast where the Tamil Tigers are putting up a last stand. Government forces have said only about 20,000 people were still left in the area.(AFP)

Shells hit hospital in no-fire zone

Artillery shells fired have hit a makeshift hospital in the no-fire zone. Patients and bystanders died in two attacks on Sat-urday, while another 87 were wounded, the government official, who declined to be identified, told news agencies.Dr T Varatharajah, a medical official work-ing at the hospital, told Al Jazeera: "Two days

before today and yesterday there were shell attacks on the hospital ... and today morn-ing there was two attacks, mainly in front of the hospital and other places as well.""Today two time shells fell in the hos-pital area totalling 60 to 70 persons dead, 87 persons got injury," he said.Satellite images"Most of these people already had inju-ries and were staying in the hospital."Varatharajah said that people were still ar-riving at the hospital for treatment but that supplies were low and some staff had left, making providing medical care difficult.Bigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, a mili-tary spokesman, denid there had been any attack on the hospital. (Al Jazeera)

Talks still on over bailout package: IMF

The IMF said Friday that talks with Sri Lanka for a bailout package of around two billion dollars were still continuing despite reports the fund was under pres-sure to withold the planned financing."Discussions with the authorities on an IMF-supported program are still ongoing," a spokesperson for the Washington-based fund told AFP when asked to comment on report-ed calls to withold the funding to encourage Colombo to do more to help civilians caught up in fighting with the rebel Tamil Tigers.

UN Chief wants Lasantha's killers prosecuted

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in a statement ahead of World Press Freedom Day called on the govern-ment of Sri Lanka to ensure that those responsible for Lasantha Wickrematun-ga's murder are found and prosecuted.

Deputy CM Stalin, currently heading a delegation to Singapore on a five-day visit, to get tips on cleaning up the Cooum river says he’ll turn Chennai into a cleaner city than the ‘fine’ island city-nation

PUSHPA IYENGAR

Singara Chennai, really?

Deputy CM Stalin, currently heading a delegation to Singapore on a five-day visit, to get tips on cleaning up the Cooum river – for the last 40 years that’s a work in progress – says he’ll turn Chennai into a cleaner city than the ‘fine’ island city-nation. Those who lived through the recent rains when city roads turned into rivers and even the fire brigade armed itself with boats to rescue marooned residents are go-ing to treat Stalin’s statement with the scepticism it deserves. “You know that Singapore was just as bad if not worse than our Chennai some years ago,” defends Stalin.

Just for the record, the Singapore river clean up took ten years. And Lee Kuan Yew, considered by many as the eminence grise of Singapore, said back in February 1977, when the clean up began, that keeping the water clean should be a way of life. And that’s the way it has been in Singapore. Can Chennai residents who don’t let a pile of plastic bags collecting on the road-side bother them, be trusted to keep the Coouum clean after politicians ever get down to cleaning it after milking it of the opportunity to travel abroad to “study” the cleaning of other rivers? In-cidentally, a team of officials had gone to San Antonio last year to “study” the clean up of that river.

Besides Chennai Corporation itself could not care less. For instance, it tied up with ITC some months ago and handed out bags to residents in some areas for the collection of plastic waste as a means of encouraging the segregation of garbage. Residents were told someone would come by to empty the bag every 15 days, but that has not happened. So residents are back to stuffing their garbage bins with biodegradable and non-biodegradable garbage!

Again for the record, about what hap-pened in Singapore. Over 16,000 fami-lies were shifted off the riverbank and

resettled into public housing estates with proper sewage facilities. Nearly 2,800 industries and over 5,000 street hawkers were relocated. Over 1,000 pig farms and duck farms were also relocated. Can you see that happen-ing here, in a country where politicians treat people as votebanks?

The boot is on the other foot

With just months left for the current academic year to close, some 35,477 primary school children in corporation schools are still walking barefoot to school. The boys were supposed to get a pair of black shoes with laces and the girls black shoes with buckles. The idea was to improve the health and hygiene of the students. “None of the ten-odd contractors who par-ticipated could maintain the quality of material,” an official said explaining why tenders have been refloated for bidders. With Rs 1.2 crore budgeted for the supply of shoes by Mayor M Subramaniam in March this year, the purchase has the potential of a lucra-tive kickback. So one more academic year of being shoe-less is just collat-eral damage.

But it’s not as if work has not been car-ried out without a tender before. Earlier this month, the road widening and improvement of footpaths of Gandhi-Irwin Road was started without a tender. And then there is the notorious case of the demolition of nine blocks of the Communicable Diseases Hospi-tal in Tondiarpet before tenders were finalised on October 16. The enormous quantities of teakwood and metal gird-ers that were part of the debris after the demolition disappeared. Only 50 iron cots – which obviously had hardly any resale value – mysteriously found their way to a corporation workshop. Three officials, including the execu-tive engineer, were suspended. Talk of penalty being in inverse proportion to the enormity of the crime!

Azhagiri’s no-show

The opposition’s objection to union minister for chemical and fertilisers M K Azhagiri’s no show in Parliament is surely something the Congress rel-ishes. After being forced to induct him, virtually at gunpoint, into UPA-2 as a minister, the Congress has the BJP to thank for exposing him. For Azhagiri, his lack of English and Hindi is just

an excuse to cover up his inadequa-cies in grappling with a subject like chemicals and fertilizers. Give him an election to win and he’ll pull it off because his forte is to win seats for the DMK by hook or by crook. Ironically that attribute has landed him in this mess ably helped by his father, DMK chief and CM M Karunanidhi. Azhagiri is sulking because he is not being al-lowed to speak in Tamil as an excuse to stay away.

It’s a bit like the time honoured “my grandmother died” excuse trotted out for absenteeism at the workplace. How many times are you going to kill off your grandmother? So, what’s Azhagiri’s option so that he is on equal footing with his brother, Stalin? Being made DMK chief, which he thinks he is cut out for and many tend to agree that he’s an organizational man. But thereby hangs a tale.

Tamil cinema going places

Politics and life in Tamil Nadu may be crib- worthy but Tamil cinema is not. New Age directors here, like in Bol-lywood, are churning out gritty, real life stories rather than larger than life cinema that portray vignettes of life.

Debutant director Pandiraj bagged the prestigious Golden Elephant as Best Director for Pasanga at the 16th International Children’s Film Festival in Hyderabad recently. The award also carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh. Pasanga, which released this summer, looks at the personal and academic pressures faced by children, by focus-ing on the lives of five children. The movie throws light on future aspirations of children and shows elders cherish-

ing the memory of the past. Made with an all-new star cast, the film was completed on a shoestring budget of Rs 3 lakh. The film which got a stand-ing ovation at the festival even made pots of money at the box office.

Krishna Seshadri Gomatam’s Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai, the Indian entry in the Cairo International Film Fes-tival, won the Silver Award. The film participated in the Digital Section. The recent trend among young filmmak-ers is to show their films abroad, not merely because of their following in the Tamil diaspora, but also to compete with other international cinema. The feeling is that they earn both money and recognition. The ongoing IFFI’s (International Film Festival of India) sixth edition at Goa has two films - Achamundu Achamundu (directed by Arun Vaidyanathan) and Pasanga. At the 6th Dubai International Film Festi-val, which starts on December 9, three Tamil films – Thamira’s Rettaisuzhi, Ameer’s Yogi and Meera Kathiravan’s Aval Peyar Tamizharasi – have made the cut.

However, making it to such fests is still a part of the learning curve for many directors, says Pandiraj. “Many of us don’t know how to package our films for a global audience as yet.” Ameer, whose Paruthiveeran won a national award last year, agrees. “It takes a lot of effort to send a film to a festival, and it is time policy- makers appoint a separate jury at a national level to screen and send Indian films to such venues,” he says.

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Aries: (14th Apr – 13th May)

Lord of the house is Mars, situated in

2nd house and Venus is in 3rd house.

This situation is effecting the fi nancial

gain. Hard work and restlessness will

be high, but income and expenses

will be the same. Family and friends

will be supportive. Business will be

better. Social and religious activities

will be very relaxing in hard time.

From 17th August time will change.

Some new fund or good money will

come in hand. You might consider to

buy vehicle. Prayer of Sign lord Mars

or Hanuman ji will be helpful. Good

day: 1 – 6, 10 – 16, 19 – 24, 28 – 31st

August 2009.

Taurus (14th May – 14th Jun)

In this house Mars is creating physical

pain and pressures for few days. Most

of work progress may block at the last

moment and causes frustration, anger

etc. Friends may not be supportive or

helpful. Family is good. Children will

be happy, healthy and progressive.

2nd half of the month will be better

for fi nances, business and stock

exchange. Foreign travelling may be

successful, but it may take hard work

and concentration. New people may

come in contact with the planning of

new project. Good days: 3 – 9, 13

– 18, 21 – 26, 28, 30 & 31st August

2009

Gemini: (15th Jun – 15th Jul)

Beginning of the month is not good

for fi nances. There is good respect,

name and fame in society, but still

social activities will not be smooth.

Family and children will normal,

healthy and helpful. Work and

business will go normal. Income and

expenses will be equal. 2nd half of

the month beyond all disturbances

some success will come. Some

project will be succeed and fi nancial

gain will be better. After 20th August

some good events will take place in

family. Health will be dull with anger

and tension. Pray Mother Kaali. Good

days: 1, 4 – 7, 9 – 12, 15 – 20, 23

– 26, 28 & 29th August 2009.

Cancer: (16th Jul – 14th Aug)

Work and activities will be better in

this month. Though income in the

beginning may be less because of

higher expenses, but further on it will

be progressive. Business and some

new sources of income will come out.

A creative thinking and solid step

will develop good confi dence. Health

will improve and domestic troubles

may irritate mind for some time. 2nd

half of the month will be very better

for new project and better income.

Foreign travelling will be planned,

but close relatives may not support

much. Good days: 1 – 4, 8 – 13, 15,

17 – 22, 25 – 31 August 2009.

Leo: (15th Aug – 15th Sep)

Work and activities will be little

diffi cult, but fi nancial gain will be

normal. Business and projects will

improve. In the beginning hard

work and travelling will be too

much. Disturbances and troubles

will be strong, but your patience and

concentration will bring success.

2nd half of the month will be better.

Family support will be favourable.

Financial gain will be signifi cant. New

business and trades will take place.

Though unnecessary tension and

anxiety related family will increase.

Meditation and mental prayer will be

helpful. Good days: 2 – 6, 10 – 16, 19

– 24, 28 – 31st Aug 2009.

Virgo: (16th Sep – 15th Oct)

Mercury is lord of the house. It is

situated in the 12th house. This

position is little disturbing for any

work, project or business. Some

work may fail at the last moment.

Expenses will be high. Family and

friends will be normally helpful.

From 11th August on words some

foreign projects and contacts will

come in hand. That will be supportive

and helpful. After 20th August still

mercury is in the same house, yu need

to change the mode of activities to

get right success. Have deep thinking

before investing. Good days: 3 – 9, 13

– 18, 22 – 26, 29 – 31st August 2009.

Libra: (16th Oct – 14th Nov)

Lord of the house is Venus and Saturn

is still looking this house with pure

sight. It is very successful situation

for business, projects and mainly

independent activities. All the planned

work and project will be successful,

but partially. Income and fi nances

will be much better. Beginning of the

month is not good for health, but other

activities are getting better. Family

and relatives will be supportive.

Enemies will also be active. Some

good people will come in contact.

Pray Mahalakshmi for better family

situation. Good days: 1 – 6, 10 – 16,

18 – 24, 28 – 31st August 2009.

Scorpio: (15th Nov – 15th Dec)

This is very successful time. Mars is

looking it’s own house. Many types

of betterment will be seen till 15th

August. Business, activities, new

projects, religious and social interest

is developing. Name, fame and

respect in society will increase. Good

income and normal expenses every

thing will be in order. After 16th

August some changes and aimless

travelling will take place. Health

problems, family and children will

make you restless. Business etc will

be little down. Activities will not be

so smooth. Pray Mother Kaali. Good

days: 1 – 4, 8 – 13, 15, 17 – 22, 24

– 28, 30 & 31st August 2009.

Sagittarius: (16th Dec- 14th Jan)

Lord of the house Jupiter is running

retrograde and situated in Capricorn.

This position is very much frustrating.

Debilitated planet causes failure,

hard work and no result, anxiety etc.

Do not invest in any new business

or partnership. Prayer and religious

activities will be helpful. Concentrate

on your family and favourite God.

Family and children will be healthy

and happy. 2nd half of the month will

be better because Sun will transit.

Situation will improve. Name, fame

respect will be good. Financial gain

will be better. Good days: 1 – 6, 10

– 16, 19 – 24, 28 – 31st August 2009.

Capricorn: (14th Jan – 13th Feb)

Work and activities will be normal.

Business and fi nances will be

frustrating. Though income will

be suffi cient to meet out the daily

expenses. Anxiety and unnecessary

expenses are going high. Many

failure and obstacles are surrounding

these days. Those who have religious

background and daily prayer schedule

can maintain better position. Some

time good income and some time

less. Family and children will be

supportive with you. Old Job or

business is better. Do not plan new

project. Vehicle may change. Good

days: 3 – 9, 13 – 18, 21 – 26, 30 &

31st August 2009.

Aquarius: (13th Feb – 14th Mar)

House Lord Saturn is looking this

house. It is supportive and helpful.

Though Saturn always gives

hard time, but prayer of Saturn is

supportive. Beyond all obstacles,

income will be better, but expenses

are still going above. Land, property,

vehicles and other such items will be

very expensive. Family life will be

better. Every one will be happy and

healthy. Loss of money and domestic

confusions will keep you mently

restless, but physical health is better.

Prayer of Lord Shiva will be very

much supportive. Good days: 3 – 9,

13 – 19, 21 – 26, 30 & 31st August

2009.

Pisces: (15th Mar – 12th Apr)

Rahu and Jupiter are coming together.

It creates lots of problems, but

even Jupiter is lord of this house.

It will support. Financial position

will improve. Mental anxiety may

increase, but prayers and self-control

will balance the situation. Family and

friends will be supportive all the time.

2nd half of the month is better. Most

of the things will be in favour under

control, but mental anxiety and non-

satisfaction towards activities and

income will remain as it was. Anger

will be in mind. Yoga, Breathing

exercise etc may help. Good days:

1, 5 – 11, 15 – 20, 23 – 28th August

2009.

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"Rice and lentils, only," he explains. She isn't convinced and asks again..

"All vegan, just rice and lentils," he as-sures her.. Hesitant but now a little more satisfied, she gets her dosa packed.

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"That lady," he points to her as she leaves. "She's Jewish-American, you know.. I've seen her before. It's for Yom Kippur."

It was Rosh Hashanah actually, but that's not the point. Serving a long line of hungry customers at a busy square in downtown Manhattan , Thirukumar Kandasamy, it would seem, knows his constituency. Nobody knows him by that name though.

"I don't care how people refer to me," he says, laughing. "The news guys, they call me Thiru 'The Dosa Man' Kumar!" Then, a little Shakespearan touch.

"For some people, name's a big thing," he reflects. "I am always happy. Noth-ing's too big a problem."

Every morning, Thiru starts work at 5 a.m., preparing food for the day at a kitchen in Queens .. He hitches his cart to his roomy 1986 black Chevy, drives across the Queensboro Bridge to Man-hattan and sets up by 11 a.m. at Wash-ington Square . "I completely rebuilt it myself," he says, pointing to his truck (Thiru used to race and rebuild motorcy-cles). The sign, "NY Vegan Dosas - Price

Range Inexpensive", is painted on the Chevy's rear, along with subway direc-tions to his location.

Facing New York University's quaint law school building, Thiru's cart is an icon in this leafy neighborhood. It is frequented by artists, hipsters, students, dogs and their owners, tourists walking off the beaten path, and shutterbugs taking photos of the park's giant squirrels. The cart is a crowd-puller in itself, embellished with a "Little Vegan Monsters" sticker, a label guaranteeing "No Transfat, No Dairy Products, No Animal Products," and at least 30 articles about him from around the world. A movie poster cutout of Kamal Hassan herding a cow is mounted on the side.

And then, there's Thiru and his food. Before he scoops up a cup of batter to make the crisp, thin 'rice and lentil crepes,' he leans over his pushcart to check the number of unsold bottles of water. Then, in a swift motion, he simultaneously pours the batter into a frying pan, spreads it evenly with the cup in his right hand, sprinkles olive oil from a bottle in his left hand, and shouts, "Doll-uh, doll-uh, cold wat-uh."

That's water for a dollar. In reality then, Thiru never really markets his dosas.

"Lots of water left," he tells his new as-sistant, Maguba. "You set it up?"

"Yea, I did," replies the young girl with soft eastern European accent..

"Then why didn't you push it on the side?" he asks, pointing out that she should have sold a bottle to everyone who bought food.. "Gotta be fast, fast!"

Thiru doesn't really need to market his dosas anymore. After being a finalist for two years, he won the 2007 Vendy Award for Best Street Cart Vendor in New York City . He's been covered by Time Out New York and has appeared on Oprah Winfrey's website. A regular wrote a Rastafarian song about him titled ' Dosa Man. ' Another designed an "NY DOSA" T-shirt, and Thiru markets those too, along with his water, for about $15 each. Tourists bearing stories about him from East Asian publications pose with him for photographs. Thiru, a 40-year-old first generation Sri Lankan-American, is a star in his own inimitable way.

He sports a thick moustache, a beige cap with an ' Om ' stitched on it, and a wide smile. He wears a gold chain around his neck, a silver-tinged earring in one ear, and a weathered green apron over his black jeans. And he chats up everyone. "He takes time to chat with each customer," says V..V. Ganeshanan-than, an author who recently had Thiru cater the book party for her new novel.

Thiru's dosa lunches cost $6 at the most (a lunch elsewhere in that part of Man-hattan will probably cost around $10). By using olive oil and avoiding any milk products, he an lay claim to the healthi-est dosas around. By selling them on a street corner in an area of Manhattan known to be favorable to experimenta-tion, he also guarantees himself a mar-ket and distinguishes himself from every other Indian restaurant in the city.

Two other recent and unrelated events seem to favor Thiru and vendors like him. The economic recession hit every-one, either directly or psychologically. "The recession is making people cook more," said Ruth Reichl, the editor of Gourmet magazine, speaking in March this year to a group of students at Co-lumbia University 's journalism school. Reichl was also convinced that the American market was going to see a change in food trends. The magazine's March issue had a Korean food spread, and Reichl felt the success of movies like Slumdog Millionaire meant that Indian food would be one of the upcoming trends, to the extent that one believes in them.

The apparent hunger for all things South Asian and the economic recession's ripple effects that tempts people to realize again the value of cheaper food both come at the beginning of another New York summer. Locals flock to the parks, tourists flock to New York . The stars seem to be aligned for South Asian street food in New York .

In the gridlock of graduate students, bankers and entrepreneurs in downtown Manhattan , Thiru stands alone as a street entrepreneur, an immigrant who started with little and redefined success in the restaurant business.

Thiru arrived in New York City in 1995 via the green card lottery -- the U.S. of-fers 50,000 visas annually to individuals from underrepresented countries. "I ap-plied on a whim," he says, in Tamil. "The future wasn't great in Sri Lanka for me."

He had many jobs in Sri Lanka , includ-ing being a diving instructor and working at a travel agency in Colombo . In New York City , Thiru worked a series of jobs, in construction, at a gas station, an iron factory, and then finally, a restaurant. After a lengthy wait for a city vendor license, he set up his dosa cart in 2001.

Krishnaraj Kaviraj Das, a yoga teacher, has visited Thiru's cart since he started seven years ago. "I just didn't find his

taste and texture replicated elsewhere," he says. Thiru makes Das a special large dosa and lets him decide how much he should pay for his food. He cuts special deals with other old friends like Kostain, an artist. "I help him set up the stall," says Kostain, "and in return, he gives me food for free."

It hasn't been an easy business for Thiru either. While carts have lower overheads than restaurants, city approval can take three to five years. Thiru estimates that operating his 25 square-feet cart costs as much as $24,000 per year, including licenses, taxes and running expenses. While he does not disclose how much he makes annually, his food remains relatively inexpensive and he is the only earning member in his family. "I have no margins," he says. "I have only once increased my dosa price by $1 over the last seven years."

The city laws are stricter for street ven-dors than restaurants. "A restaurant that puts up its sign on the sidewalk may be fined a maximum of $100," says Sean Basinski, founder of the Street Vendor Project, organizer for the Vendy Awards. "But a vendor who obstructs a path may be fined $1,000."

But the unfavorable vendor laws don't tempt Thiru to operate a dosa restaurant instead. "Nothing unique about a dosa restaurant," he retorts. "Vegan dosa cart, I'm the only one in the U.S. "

It is a pride that manifests itself when he talks about his daughter, who started freshman year at Columbia University this month.. "Hard work pays off," he says, adding that he intends to write a book in 2010 on his story.

It is nearing the end of another busy weekday afternoon. "We have only ma-sala dosa and plain dosa left," he tells an approaching customer.

"Masala dosa," she replies..

"Sure thing. I'm going to add the roti in-side the dosa too, O.K.?" He mashes the potato-filled roti appetizer and spreads it within a plain dosa. An unsold appetizer and an unwanted dosa morph into some-thing that leaves both of them happy.

"End of day special," he tells her. "For $4. For you, anytime, miss." It would have usually cost $6.

How does he gauge how much to cook, day after day?

"According to the weather, man. Today's a rainy day, Saturday, no events around here. I bring only one tray of samosas."

The next how brings up a smile on his face. "I've been doing this for seven years," he says.

At 4 p.m., Thiru has his own first bite for the day. "Talk to me, girl. This is New York ," he tells Maguba. He laughs out loud. His food is sold out.

He gets up to clean the cart, and wipes off his running nose, sniffling intermit-tently in the drizzle. "I didn't wear jacket while cooking," he says. "Got wet in the rain." His black ski pants keep him dry waist down.

"Ready , ready, quick," he says to Magu-ba, pointing at the cart's metal surface. "Yesterday I did everything, you weren't there. You got to wash it today. You didn't clean underneath."

"I am cleaning, I am cleaning," Maguba says, with some annoyance.

"Did you clean the door?"

"Where, outside?"

"No, inside. Gimme, gimme. I'll clean outside."

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