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Conditions have never been proper for Tamils in SL, since 1948.Tamil Eelam can be the only solution.This is clearly a genocide supported by the Indian govt.And genocides can never be justified on any basis.
If they had been treated fairly, why do they take up arms, and why do they flee from their homeland????

- Niranjanah, Tamil Nadu, India

hi,i think about srilankan tamil. they killing every minits,can you do something? you can't, i can't thanks.

- Mark.Mick, hitchin, heart

Please help Subramaniyam, please give a chance to live...
Wat he is asking? Only Freedom for his country...
Pls do something....



Saraswathy, Malaysia

- Saraswathy, Malaysia

It's a joke for any individual or a team to be on a hunger srike supporting terrorism. Tamil Eelam is a dream for terrorist. But Sri Lanka will be a great place for civilised tamils in near future. Good luck & come back to your mother land.

- Divithri, UK

Sorry.! There is no space for Eelam in Sri Lanka. Lets live together peacefully in one country, Sri Lanka.

- Divithri, uk

I wonder how this British John Holmes, who is not even suitable to be my local council member bacame UN's head of humanitarian affairs. Taking the word of the government that called him 'Terriost' for his earlier comment. Didn't he think of insisting to visit the area and see the condition for himself before commenting?. Last time 'Terrorist' is doing an immoral job to make the 'genocidel' government happy.

- Richard M, Harrow, UK

No, there is no space in Sri Lanka to have a Eelam. Its a dream for all tamil terrorists. There should be a culture in which all the people should be able to live together.

- Divithri, UK

It's not about who is a terrorist and who is not!!! Right now it is about saving innocent people's lives before it is too late...so far thousands of Tamils have been killed and this includes babies, pregnant women, elderly and disabled people, etc...Do they look like terrorists? So please, whoever gives a comment, have some common sense and don't blame anyone before you don’t know the truth that's happening in SL!!!
Also, the 48 hours ceasefire announced by the SL Government was not because of humanity, but because to celebrate their new year (whilst Tamils were still being killed). This was just a big drama performed by the Sri Lankan government and I cannot believe how many of you have been fooled!

- Nish, UK

"Tamils don't belong to Sri Lanka" mentioned by most of the Srilankan Sinhala political leaders, they are right. They don't, Tamils belongs to Tamil Eelam, FREE TAMIL EELAM, just like Kosovo got the FREEDOM from Serbia, Tamils want FREEDOM from Sri Lanka. UK please help us Tamils for the FREEDOM.

- Bala, Melbourne,Australia

"So far the IC has not come out with any solutions justifying the decades old struggle of the Eezham Tamils. Everybody knows that the Sri Lankan state has to be deconstructed for any positive solution, but what the IC is doing in practice is not only buttressing the genocidal state of Sri Lanka, but abetting the subjugation of Tamils in every possible form.

"When has the IC demonstrated, guaranteed or convinced the Eezham Tamils of its delivery of solution? "As it stands now, it is obvious who are sticking to the basic aspirations of the Eezham Tamils. "It is important that all the stakeholders of Tamil liberation, including the diaspora, to stand together at this juncture, in the struggle that is being waged globally now."

- Raju, N.Y, USA

I'm an 87 old American visited this beautiful Island. Freedom is not given, you gotta fight for it. Don't waste this decades of fight for freedom. World knows about the SL Terrorist government. Don't give up, work together you will achieve your independence. Independence is not too far for Tamils. Only India fears this nation is too much power for them. NOT JUST LTTE ARE FREEDOM FIGHTERS YOU ARE TOO.

- Peter Collins, N.J, USA

We Tamils are suffering since 1958 in Srilanka. None of the Singalese political leaders want to give anything to Tamil people ever. They are telling all sort of excuses & lies to the world and hiding all the truth. Now they are killing Tamils in hundreds each day. Where UN and other nations have gone? Why are they closing their mouth? Where is the justice? I remember one of the UK reporter had mentioned in 1983 that "Srilankan army are the most undiciplined army in the world". He was 100% correct. They are not human.

- Selvarajah, London

I don't understand how some people are throwing out harsh words toward the LTTE and the people of tamil eelam. Those who don't know anything about this situation shouldn't comment at all. Think before you say something. You have to be put yourself in the person's shoe to understand the situation in Sri lanka. If you think LTTE"s are terrorist, so your telling me the millions of people all around the world protesting are part of this terrorist group... it's funny...Then Tamil Eelam people are terrorist.. They should ban all of us...We believe in LTTE because only they can bring freedom to us. Just like how the african american believed in Malcolm X or Martin luther King. There's no way tamils and the SL government can live together in peace. SL government won't let the tamils live in peace. Do you know how many rapes happens everyday because of SL Army, and no one can say anything because there majority and we're minority. If anything comes it then the whole family will disappear. We need a soultion to this situation and the only solution is Separate state. We need the support of each and every country in this world.

- Shanthi, Canada

Danny
It was the british that took away your homeland when they joined 3 kingdoms into one in 1803. Then introduced the greatest crime on earth, democracy that gave the un-educated peasant a vote and a means to get the political elite to drive policy that was bad for everyone except them the masses and drive the country into civil war. The british have a moral obligation to write their wrong, so don't shout too much from your glass house.


Danny wrote
But I am becoming very weary, and angered by communities with political allegiances outside the UK holding my country and my government to ransom and using coercion to force the entire UK foreign policy machine to serve their ends.

- Krishan Canagasabey, baldock

Innocent civilian are dying as a result of the sri lankan government's monstrous acts. In Sri lanka people are not only dying from the bomb attacks but they are dying in hunger. The Sri Lankan army are monster on the loose and those who don't know how to respect human race. The counrties around the world have to step in and teach them a lesson. Today, in 2009, Tamils are the only people killed by the hundreds every day. Those who help or accept this cause has no HEART.

- Apinaiya Rasalingam, Toronto, Canada

For many countries worlwide,Tamil Tigers are classed as "Terrorists" but in my view they are freedom fighters.
On the CDI website, the LTTE goal is to "Establish an independent Tamil state." If you have deny this, then you may check on their official website. http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/terrorist-groups.cfm

You may have heard that the LTTE flag is banned, well I have question for all readers. Which Flag is more violent:LTTE? Sri Lanka National Flag?
The LTTE flag has a roaring tiger with 33 bullets and the SL national flag had a lion holding a sword.

- Mithurjan Prabakaran, Colindale, London

. Srilankan Government says that they are at the end of the war against LTTE. They believe that they will eliminate LTTE very soon but it will never happen in Tamil Ealam. All Tamils are LTTE. They cannot eliminate LTTE until one Tamil live in this world. We all will fight against this arrogant Singhala regiment in different ways to achieve our Tamil Ealam.
If any body like to know more about the present situation in Srilanka
Please visit
www.tamilnet.com
www.tamilnational.com

- Suja, ilford

Thankfully Lord Naseby went to Sri Lanka and gave us the real story. See the video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZtl4t7LJXs

- Rasiah, Toronto

The second generation young Tamils in UK have got the 'Tamil consciousness' regarding the suffering Tamils in homeland..They give their support and form their real Tamil idenity.I appreciate them.Well done!

- Richard, London

save tamil eelam
LTTE are freedom fighters

- Viliyan, toronto,canada

Tamills deserve a homeland. They fought, begged, now starving. UK should play the main role in this. This should have been done 50 years ago, where 100,000 lives could have saved. Still not too late, SAVE rest of them before it's too late. Understand their struggle for freedom.

- Chu Trieu, Kingsbury, UK

Is this kind of a persistent demand from the government, a form of enforcing their will through terror ? Just because someone asks for the moon and goes on a fast unto death campaign does not mean that it can be given. People should be reasonable in the way they behave. Specially when they want to highlight something of another.

- David, UK

The 48 hour ceasefire which has finished on last Tuesday was cleverly designed by Sri lanka to hoodwink the international community. The 200,000 demonstrators who marched through London Streets last week demanded a permanent ceasefire to protect the civilians who do not want want to leave LTTE areas and end up in Sri lanka's concentrations camps which were surronded by the Sri lanka army.The Tamils fear most in the world is the Sri lanka army.

- S Kumar, London

Only option to stop socalled Genocide is to convince the sponsors of Terrorism (Tamils living abroad) to ask their sole representative (LTTE Terrorists) to free innocent civilians and face the SL Army as true fighters.

Isn't it a shame for humanity to hide behind civilians whom they (LTTE) claim fighting for?

- Ranjan Weerasinghe, Australia

He should get over there and fight like a man rather than starve himself in Parliament Square. Perhaps I should go to Columbo and starve myself in the town centre so they can put pressure on Gordon Brown to get Jacqui Smith to pay back the price of her bath plug. Fat chance.

- Da, london

Good on you Danny, well spoken. How can he be close to death anyway, the human body can last for months without food.

- Dennis, Taplow U.K.

These protestors must read what UN and other owrld leadres say about the LTTE whom they are trying to save. They must read Miliband-Kouchner statement yesterday and the statement of Sir John Holmes of yesterday. the protestor told the BBC that his two sisters who were LTTE fighters killed by the Army. Newsnight by Jeremy Paxman last night - BBC 2. So, this is another hardcore LTTE member trying his best to save his ruthless leader. Do not give them a second chance.

The LTTE in the UK in the forms of British Tamils Forum, Tamil Youth Organisation, Tamil Rehabilitation oRganisation, White Pigeon, Sivayogam Trust have done enough to hoodwink the UK Politicians and the public. It is sad to see that UK politicians who are after Tamil votes extensively patronising LTTE terrorism in the UK. Sad to see that they come to Parliament square and promote this illegal protest.

There will be peace in Sri Lanka only when there is no LTTE. None of these Tamils will go settle in Sri Lanka in the future. The Tamils in Sri Lanka are not demanding for Tamil Eelam. Tamil Eelam is the only survival tool of the LTTE, pro-LTTE Tamil Politicians and Tamil diaspora abroad.

My request as a Sri Lankan Tamil living in the UK for UK public and others in the international community please do not get hoodwinked by these activities and do not support these people.

- V Kanagalingam, London - UK

LTTE are freedom fighters. They are the only people who are saving tamils from Sri Lankan Forces. Sri Lankan forces are doing Genocide. LTTE is protecting tamils.

- Ratneswary Nallathamby, US

countries should put the politics aside and come up to help these people. People are sick of hear people dying. SAve people first then talk politics. If you let them die what's the point talking after. SAVE than SoRRY

- Steve Waugh, L.A, USA

I can't believe why you all not aware the current ongoing genocide against the Tamil people. Please don't throughout your words without a basic knowledge on this freedom fighting. This is an ethnical cleansing war started by the SriLankan Government (SL) as war to killing innocent SriLankan minority Tamils who had a separate nation before the British ruled the country. It is really sad to say that the international community did not give much attention to what's going on in SL. What this student want from you to save guard the innocent Tamils caught up in the war zone estimated around 0.3- 0.4 million people .Don't you know why the world that has been prevented to know the true unbiased news from that area? Why the SL government does not allow the journalist to this area over years? Don't you know the number of journalists being killed by the SL over the last 5 years? In this 21st century world, how a democratic government announced the people to go to a safety zone, then killing daily an average of 100 or more over the last three months in a barbaric behaviour manner and bombing hospitals? Please save the innocent people by bringing the facts to the world. Please behave unbiased to everyone. I have seen a photo of a young injured girl from a local Tamil website at a hospital in Mullaitivu, on the 4th Feb 09. Two days later the hospital was bombed by the SL. According to the medical sources from the hospital, there are 61 patients, including that yong girl were killed.

- Thiyagarajah, Surrey

No fire zone was declared when no body was living in that zone. Why did so called liberators went into this zone. They have no right to go there. It is only meant for innocent civilian who got caught in the fighting between forces and so called liberators.
All the diaspora sent money to buy arms, if they use those funds there would not have any poor people in north of lanka.

- Alex, london

I am very struck by the comment of one person asking Gordon Brown to save "your citizens". The young man starving himself to death may be a British citizen but the issue at hand is the fate of Tamils in Sri Lanka - and they are NOT British citizens.

I support a ceasefire and immediate humanitarian aid to the afflicted Tamil areas. Lives must be saved.

But I am becoming very weary, and angered by communities with political allegiances outside the UK holding my country and my government to ransom and using coercion to force the entire UK foreign policy machine to serve their ends.

Most of the population of this country will have a more negative view of the Tamil community if this young man dies. He is not helping his cause. The majority of the population are getting very frustrated with minority community demands (often with coercion) made ever more frequently on the govt.

This is not how to do business in a democracy.

- Danny, London

parliament square is like a shanty town with these people demonstrating there, what has sri lanka got to do with us, brown and his goverment are a joke letting all these groups demonstrate and disrupting us going about our daily business,

- Donna Smith, london england

Hey Padmini;
Yes, if you don't know the full story please don't comment on. If the British Govnt knew that the ltte is fighting for freedom why did it proscribe ltte as a terrorist organization? Can you name the 2 seperate states in the island prior to British arrival? Yes, tamils want freedom, so ask ltte to release the tamil who are being used as human shields by them. Everyone, including the UN's head of humanitarian affairs, John Holmes knows that rebels are preventing civilians escaping. The tamils living in the other parts of the country have no problem with their freedom. Be realistic!

- Greg, Canada

All attention is focused on Wanni. The rest of Northeast is not any better. Colombo is not any better. In fact the whole of the country is unsafe for tamils and those Sinhalese criticising the government. What has LTTE laying down arms got to do with the people all over Northeast being in an ''open prison'' or with the ''disappearances'' or the lack of investigations into crimes?

- Lito, bexleyheath

Mr.Prime Minister Gorden Brown save ur citizen it is your
responsibility as Leader of the UK

- Gangesh, London

You people who's protesting and starving to death, You should realize something. This war was well planned for years by India to kill all the LTTE. They used Norway as their mediator and fooled all you Tamils. Why do you think whole world banned LTTE while they were on PEACE TALKS. This is the drama that whole world acted which directed by INDIA. World spent billions of dollars so far to kill LTTE. They don't care how many people dies due to this. Few guys on hunger strike not going to make any difference. All they care is the money they spent and agreement between each countries. If you idiots want to protest go to India and do it there. They are the main ones to make decision. Nobody in the world is going to listen to u idiots.They won't let tens of Billion dollars each country contributed toward this war go waste. TOO LATE GUYS don't waste your time. This is the end of world for The TAMILS in SRI LANKA. Only country you can blame is your own neighbour INDIA. don't blame the western countries, they're not ur enemy. Ask the INDIAN government your questions. Don't ask US. We have no answer for you. And nobody will help you without INDIA"S permission. SO GO PROTEST THERE, where they don't even respect TAMILS. You people have no room in the world.

- William Hewitt, New York, USA

Please it is a mistake to call Tamils as Srilankan because we tamils are identifying as our origin as Tamil not bloody sri lanka

- Gangesh, London

Lets have a big round of applause for everyone outside the UK giving us their thoughts whilst I tell them again:
The majority of us dont care. Thats why we are not lobbying our MPs in droves.

- Dave Davies, Basingstoke

Rather than giving our opinion, MEDIA should be allowed in the WARZONE and we should PUBLISH the truth of what happening. Being sinhalese myself i dont' want the People to suffer like this. We need to bring peace to this country. Let's support for PEACE.

- Sonia Wijeyaratne, London,UK

Tamils killed not after 83 well before 1958, 35 years couldn't do anything? how long we fighted to against British occupation? 1year!!?. Yes, not all the Tamils accepting LTTE but 99%. 1% accepting SL for left over food like every where.Solution after LTTE why ? why not before?

- Amalasiri, Londo,UK

Why is it that suicide is deemed death by a person's own hand while their mind is temporarily unbalanced - but death by hunger strike is not? It is suicide either way.

Hunger strikes are just another application of the 'tyranny of the weak' in trying to force others to do your bidding by dumping a guilt trip on them. If this guy dies, it is his own choice.

- Rogan, Irving

It is very unfortunate, that some -'' civilised , living in developed countries''- commentators do not seem to understand the non violance way of protesting for a genuine cause. It is understandable that it happens in Srilanka, where Mahavansa teaches violence evidenced since 1915.However it is sad that same idiots spread out in other part of the world.Anyone with a little common sense would be able to understand what is happening for Tamils in that country. I doubt because how could they holidaying in Srilanka and funding them who only knows about violance.

- T K Nathan, london

WE need peace in the world. LET"S WORK together fight for Freedom. 35 of years of suffering enough for these people.....LET"S GIVE THEM FREEDOM>.WORLD ACT now

- Grag C, Toronto, Canada

This is not the time decide who's terrorist. LET's SAVE the lives and don't let the man die in our NATION. Don't bring bad reputation to UK citizen.

- Michael Yates, London, UK

UK needs to step and Stop the Genocide well as the HUNGER STRIKE. World is not going to respect us if we let the MAN DIE. LET"S WORK TOGETHER Bring an end to this LONG WAR.

- Charlie Dai, London, UK

"Well the LTTE had a chance to let the people go within the 2 days, but they did not, what does that say for the LTTE"

Krishan you are making a sweeping assumption that all the Tamil civilians in the area want to move into the Sri Lankan army controlled concentration camps:

http://tiny.cc/p27wJ

I have relatives in the warzone who do not want to leave because they fear rape, death and torture at the hands of the Sri Lankan army (especially the young males).

What they want is a permament ceasefire and for international aid agencies to keep a a presence in the area. That is the protection they seek.

I also have relatives in the hospital in Vavuniya. They want to go back to their villages. They dont want to live in the army prison camps behind barbed wire.

To those who are trying to forcefully uproot the Tamils from their traditional villages you are complicit in the ethnic cleansing of an entire people.

The Sinhalese are saying to the Tamil civilians we will bomb and starve you to death if you dont leave. Is that not black mail?

- Karan, London

Sinhalese make violent and steal from Tamils since 1948. Tamils faced much violence by Singhalese from 1948- 1983. It has been continuing by Mahinda Rajapaksa and brothers (Hitler) who kidnap Tamil businessmen and demanding for money. Kothapaya is in charge for this deal.

4000 Tamils were killed in southern of Srilanka in 1983. I lived in Colombo in 1983. I can’t forget those violent days. 99% Tamils forced to display to north part of Srilanka in 1983. Only solution to this problem is separation for peaceful life for both nations. That’s why Tamils formed an army, which is called LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) to protect Tamils from Singhala regiment.

Why don’t ask international community to Srilankan government to putdown arms and withdraw from Tamils homeland? Why do international community help to Srilanka to kill Tamils? Why international community support for one nation? Tamils are also human beings.

Please take immediate ceasefire in Srilanka and protect rest of the Tamils. Thirty years Tamils blood bath is enough, make a separation in srilanka.

- Suja, london

UN should go to the island and SAVE those people. I don't care who they are, but NOW TIME TO SAVE THE PEOPLE.

- John Conley, London, UK

Nobody will deny that innocent Tamils civilians are killed and injured by the Sri Lankan Army shells, but the LTTE call them as 'liberators of Tamils' equally terror the Tamil civilians since 1970 to date. A culture has established among the Tamils that covering up all atrocities committed by LTTE on Tamils. And, they continue to fail to realise that they are in this situation right now because of the blunders made by the LTTE leadership. They have hijacked the current situation and trying to establish terror activities openly here in the UK - our government should not give in. However, the LTTE should survive and continue to engage in the political arena to fulfil Tamils rights in SL, BUT it MUST be under a new moderate leadership and NOT under the current dictator.

- Sivaji, London, UK

This is nothing for the people who get trained to blow them selves up and kill innocent people in disguise of "Freedom Fight". LTTE gives a bad wrap for all Tamils.

- Mk, Washington DC, US

Sinhalese make violent and steal from Tamils since 1948. Tamils faced much violence by Singhalese from 1948- 1983. It has been continuing by Mahinda Rajapaksa and brothers (Hitler) who kidnap Tamil businessmen and demanding for money. Kothapaya is in charge for this deal.

4000 Tamils were killed in southern of Srilanka in 1983. I lived in Colombo in 1983. I can’t forget those violent days. 99% Tamils forced to display to north part of Srilanka in 1983. Only solution to this problem is separation for peaceful life for both nations. That’s why Tamils formed an army, which is called LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) to protect Tamils from Singhala regiment.

Why don’t ask international community to Srilankan government to putdown arms and withdraw from Tamils homeland? Why do international community help to Srilanka to kill Tamils? Why international community support for one nation? Tamils are also human beings.

Please take immediate ceasefire in Srilanka and protect rest of the Tamils. Thirty years Tamils blood bath is enough, make a separation in srilanka.

- Suja, london

Why can't IC pressure the SL Gov to let the UN, Internation Medias present there in Vanni to assess actual issue. if the SL Gov allow UN and Internation medias then the actual truth will come out and it will lead to the conclusion and it will show the real face of the racist and terrorist Sinhala Buddisht Srilankan Goverment to the outside world. The IC should do at this stage to pressure the SL Gov to do immediate Ceasefire, unhindderd food, Medicine, shelter iteams, UN and media people to the genocidal area and if the SL Gov not binding for it then IC should withdraw their ambasors from SL, evicte SL from Common wealth, and evict from UN member country, this will force SL to halt all offense against Tamil Innocent 300000 people in Vanni. if they don't take a bold action at this critical juncture, the IC, UN is committing or colaborating with SL for commiting genocide in Tamil Homeland. This just not my view and it's all Tamils in SL and Diaspora Tamils. Please keep cover the story like this in your media to save innocent Tamils.

thanks
Jey

- Jey Selvanayagam, Toronto Canada

hi,reader
we are all humans.ltte figting for freedom last over 35 years,if you dont know full story please dont commant on them,if do so one day you will worry.we beleiving god,ltte is figting for freedom they are the one solution for ellam tamils. dave davies,basingstoke please if you dont care that you personel,so you can keep quiet.we asking to the biritish government because they knew that ltte figting for freedom also the biritish create the proplum 1948.when the biritish came to the lanka there was two seperate government when they leave the country 1948 the birtish give the power to only one government whch is singalish.so therefore the biritish liable to the war.TAMILS WANT FREEDOM ,MIGHT WE LOSING NOW BUT WE GOING TO WIN UNTIL LAST ONE TAMIL PERSON DIE ,WE WON'T GIVE UP UNTIL WE GET OUR NATION WHICH IS TAMIL EELAM.SRILANKAN GOVERNMENT IS TERRORIST OF COURSE THEY ARE THE ONE KILLING OWN CITIZENS.

- Padmini, Canada

Krishna,

Bear in mind that not all tamil people are accepting LTTE- and for 35 years LTTE couldn't do anything but to give death as presents to it's own community. Don't worry there will be solution after LTTE. You mentioned that Sri Lankan government is a terrorist- no question about that- so do the LTTE.

- Gee, Herts, UK

"when the biritish came to the lanka there was two seperate government...."

Just amazing how some people make up lies to support terrorists. Screaming in block letters doesn't make everything right. There were no two governments in Sri Lanka when the British came. Before British, there were Portuguese and Dutch, not once it has been documented that they met Tamil Kings or so called 'government' officials. However, there is documented proof of meetings among Sinhala kings and Westerners. It was near the independence that Tamil politicians asked British for 50/50 rule. Minority (not even 20%) of the total population, wanted 50% representatives, just to hold on to the advantages they got under British 'divide and rule' policy.

It doesn't seems to be very 'human' to blow up innocent civilians by suicide bombs, cut them in to pieces while they are in sleep, attack buses, trains. LTTE did all those things, not only to Sinhelese, but also to Muslims and Tamils.

Even their flag in an indication of what they really believe. Violence!

- Nwa, Paris, France

He is surrounded by Tiger supporters and Tiger flags. Who is he? For me he is a Tiger cadre willing to die for ruthless Tamil Tiger supremo Prabhakaren.

- Jega, Bendigo, Australia

While Tamil Tigers are holding tens of thousands innocent civilians hostage these protesters are trying to hold British public to ransom. Hostage taking in any manner or form is deplorable. While we should sympathize with the entrapped civilians, we should not give in to the demands of hostage-takers. Tigers can end further suffering in Sri Lanka in 24 hours by just letting civilians leave, laying down arms and entering democratic stream by renouncing violence and terrorism. The truth is that only a handful will believe that their brand of liberation struggle has a future and they are winning this war against Lankan forces.

- M Karu, Loughborough UK

parameswaran is on hunger strike against the genocide of Tamils by the Srilankan armed forces in Vanni,not against the military action on Tamil tigers.

- A Chandramohan, morden, UK

Well the LTTE had a chance to let the people go within the 2 days, but they did not, what does that say for the LTTE

- Krishan Canagasabey, baldock

What a waste of a precious life.

- Schweigen, London, UK

"If his cause was a just one we would call this activism. But he is fasting while promoting terrorism."

Adam do you have any clue of the boy's demands?

He is calling for an immediate ceasefire, and an end to the ban that the SL govt has placed on aid agencies and independent journalists from working in the warzone.

Since January according to the UN over 3000 Tamil civilians have been slaughtered by the Sri Lankan Army in indiscriminate bombing and shelling.

http://tiny.cc/VxIvw

You are very much mistaken if you think all the 100,000+ Tamil civilians are being kept against their will by the 5000 odd rebels in the Tamil controlled enclave.

The vast majority do not want to spend their lives in the army run concentration camps with no international monitors where they are subjected to rape, torture and arbitary disappearances.

Mr Milliband is supporting the ethnic cleansing of our people by trying to force them to leave their homes and move into the internment camps. The SL govt is currently planning on settling Sinhalese colonists in the places vacated by the Tamils.

If they were truely concerned with the plight of the Tamil civilians they would put pressure on the SL govt to allow international agencies into the warzone so that the truth can be revealed.

Human Rights Watch has repeatedly called for foreign govts to curtail funding of aid to the SL govt for its atrocious human rights record. Yet the British govt persists. This is why we protest.

- Karan, London

Lay down the White Man's Burden.....

- Sue Rochester, London

These people never called for a ceasefire when the terrorists had the upper hand, controlled one third of Sri Lanka and went on murdering the soldiers and innocent people in Sinhala villages. It is clear what their intentions are, to rescue the terrorist leaders before they are captured.
If it is really necessary to save the life of this hunger striker there is a way, arrest him and force feed him through a tube like it is done in some countries.

- Bhumi, Melbourne Australia

hi,reader
we are all humans.ltte figting for freedom last over 35 years,if you dont know full story please dont commant on them,if do so one day you will worry.we beleiving god,ltte is figting for freedom they are the one solution for ellam tamils. dave davies,basingstoke please if you dont care that you personel,so you can keep quiet.we asking to the biritish government because they knew that ltte figting for freedom also the biritish create the proplum 1948.when the biritish came to the lanka there was two seperate government when they leave the country 1948 the birtish give the power to only one government whch is singalish.so therefore the biritish liable to the war.TAMILS WANT FREEDOM ,MIGHT WE LOSING NOW BUT WE GOING TO WIN UNTIL LAST ONE TAMIL PERSON DIE ,WE WON'T GIVE UP UNTIL WE GET OUR NATION WHICH IS TAMIL EELAM.SRILANKAN GOVERNMENT IS TERRORIST OF COURSE THEY ARE THE ONE KILLING OWN CITIZENS.

- Krishna, london

Wake up British Government. Tamils are protesting since 6th April to stop the war. Promises after promises and nothing progressed.
Making statements to Sri Lanka does not stop Genocide. We need Actions.
Innocent people are dying every second. Is this is a way of treating human being.
Please Stop the war.

- Sun Kiri, harrow

LTTE tigers are frightened to death, so they keep civilians as human shield and hiding behind innocent tamil civilians. Some london demonstrators are frightened they will loose their asylum claim if the war stopped. Tigers want to liberate civilians, then why they hid behind innocent civilians.

- Alex, london

I am sorry this boy is going to die, he will not change anything, governments always support each other, state terrorism in this world has been the greatest factual killer and present threat to people around the world. Be it UK, USA, Israel, Indonesia, Burma, China, North Korea, Iraq, South Africa (long past), the list is endless.

The LTTE is also responsible for killing, though at about 25% of what the sri lankan state has managed over the years and interestingly, no rapes against 1000's by the peasant singhalese villagers who make up the sri lankan armed forces.

- Krishan Canagasabey, baldock

He is just one person. The LTTE has killied tens of thousands of innocent civilians in Sri Lanka and will continue to kill even more if another life line is given to them, including the people they are holding hostage. Isn't it better to lose one ignorant and arrogant idiot rather than help a terrorist organisation to kill tens of thousands of more civilians. Or is it justifiable to give a lifeline to a terrorist and save one British resident at the cost of thousands of Sri Lankan residents, JUST because he is British

- Nishaharan Subramaniya, Auckland, New Zealand

This man is mad. He didn't go on hunger strike when Tamil Tiger terrorists killed thousands of Srilankans including well known Tamil politicians. Let him die.

- Jayantha Jay, Sydney, Australia

parameswaran is on hunger strike against the genocide of Tamils by the Srilankan armed forces in Vanni,not against the military action on Tamil tigers.

- A Chandramohan, morden, UK

Tamils all over the world are demonstrating against what is happening in the northern part of Srilanka. Unconfirmed reports say about 200-300 people die everyday. Mahatma Gandhi fought non-violently, by ahimsa 60 years ago and was successful in finding freedom to India. Now, the tamils have taken his approach to highlight the plight of defenceless innocent tamils who are caught up in this war. The entire tamil community is united in finding a peaceful solution to the ethnic crisis which had cost more than 75,000 lives. So far the international community (IC) has been silent on Srilankan issue, as it was in Sudan, Rwanda and Bosnia where many thousands were murdered before the IC intervened and became active. So, is it the number of causalities that matters for the IC to react? If not, tamils all over the world are wondering and asking the powerful nations in the world what they should do, in order to prevent more lives being lost each and everyday and to bring about a lasting solution to the tamil ethnic cause.

- Satha Ananthan, UK

"We need immediate solution to save his (Parameswaran Subramaniyam)life." writes Subburaj.

The only 'immediate solution' is to get this boy to eat. And he wont eat. If his cause was a just one we would call this activism. But he is fasting while promoting terrorism.

Conclusion? This is nothing more (or less) than simple slow suicide. He needs to be evacuated by force and rehydrated. And then sent to therapy. If his relatives and supporters refuse a rescue bid, They need to be arrested and charged. Why? because they will prove themselves no better than the terrorists they support who have taken 100000 civilians hostage.

- Adam, Sheffield, UK

Thanks for bring the truth out. Sinhala Brother and Sisters have forgotten that Sinhala state Government how far committed to terrorism among Tamils. Why LTTE and people ready to kill them self and kill others, because we all have suffered from Sinhala a lot. I’m personally affected from 1983 rites in Colombo. This is not a black mail, here we trying to stop the Genocide against Tamils in northern Srilanka. Every day 200 to 250 civilians been killed by the State Government army. How many girls been raped by Srilankan Sinhala army so far? More than 100 but is there any Sinhala girls raped by a LTTE? Answer is none so far. This is the truth and media been black out from war zone why? To hide all is Genocide news? Even in Iraq war, media got the freedom to go to the war zones. Not only there are 2 battalions from Indian army also in the Vannie battle field supporting SLA, and they have used poison gases last few weeks and killed more than 500 people two weeks back. Truth never dies and Srilanka sate government and Sinhala people need to answer one day front on international court for all the Tamil Genocide.

- Shan, London

Mark London, if you knew your history, you would understand why we dont care.

- Dave Davies, Basingstoke

Sword on the Srilankan Flag originates from this horrible history.
* in 1948 millions of Tamils were striped of their nationality.
*in 1956 Sinhala only act passed.
*in 60's sinhalese were brought in settled in Tamil areas.
* in 1972 Bhudism made only religion in Srilanka.
* Important racial riots
Srilankan Tamils also victims of riots 1915 , 1956 , 1958, 1977 , 1983 , 2001 , mid 2006 , oct 2006 during which TAMILS WERE killed, maimed, robbed and rendered homeless are no longer isolated episodes. Many temples, burnt down also Jaffna Library was burnt down. Destroying 100000 books . At many occasions it was organised and assisted by sinhala political parties and sinhala military
as a result of above

as aresult of above IN 1977 TAMILS VOTED FOR INDEPENDANT STATE OF TAMIL EELAM. AND ELECETED ALL 100% MP's FOR TAMIL EELAM.

TAMIL PEOPLE MANDATE IS TAMIL EELAM.

- S.Santhiramoulesan, lONDON

Jonny and St John - you are not only extremist but incredibly callous and cold-hearted in your comments. Who are you to judge that this is a false cause? If you knew your history you'd understand why the UK is being looked to for support.

- Mark, London

And this would be our problem because .... ?

- Marianne, SW France

Those who sympethise on the striker can also stop drinking and eating and go to coma and then to heaven. They are tiger supporters and not genuine sri lankan tamils. We have a great respect on sri lankan tamils who are generous and kind people who lived happily with sinhalese. Power hungry tamils who made these innocent tamil people to suffer to their death. Let them pay the price to their own people.

- Banda, Lanka

This may sound like a false cause to some of you.

He is not fasting so that rich bankers can be bailed out further, or third world dictatorships can be propped up by the IMF like they are about to do in Sri Lanka.

He is fasting so that fellow tamils are not slaughtered in Sri Lanka. Already nearly 4500 have died in the last 4 months not including nearly 10 000 injured. Women, children and elderly are being maimed. This young man's family died. He is desperate. He is not terrorising others, he didnt strap a bomb to himself. He is holding a peaceful protest.

I wont call you extremist St John, but it is quite clear who the idiot is.

- Selva, London, UK

It is very much appreciated that these British Tigers don't blow themselves up at city centers, community events and in busses and trains like the way they do in Sri Lanka. Don't forget they invented the suicide jacket and introduced it to the world.

- Mahinda, London

We all are humans, please treat us like humans.

- Bernard,, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

It's very sad that a young man seems prepared to sacrifice his life for a ruthless terrorist organisation like the LTTE who want to set up a Tamil-only state in northern Sri Lanka dominated by some self-styled "superior" castes. But it's not unusual for LTTE supporters to do such things. Two years ago a female suicide bomber who was pregnant killed both herself and her baby in a failed attempt to kill the head of the Sri Lankan army. Unfortunately some other soldiers did get killed.
I hope the British goverment will not submit to this sort of moral blackmail: "give me what I want or I will kill myself". Where are this man's family and community elders? Are they doing their utmost to persuade him from this folly that will achieve absolutely nothing? Why are they permitting the Tamil Tigers to portray all Tamils as fanatics? Presumably they are too terrified of the long arm of the LTTE to speak out. It's all very, very sad.

- Candidly, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Hunger striker can eat now (I will personally deliver a hamburger to you)that the foreign secretary has realeased a statement jointly with the French foreign minster criticising the use of human shield by Tamil Tigers. This is a massage not only for the hunger strikers (Canadian & British) but also for thei Sun God Prabhakaran that there is no more support from British government (Keith VAS). Release the civilians at once and end suffering!

- Mahindan, London England

Apparantly there are alot more who are going to take his place. so, 'NEXT'.
his family can hire Max Clifford to sell their story!!!!!

- Jonny, London

We need immediate solution to save his (Parameswaran Subramaniyam)life. The british government should take immediate action to save him and also our Tamil peoples whoever losing their life in srilanka.

- Subburaj, Sharjah, UAE

call me extremist; but if every idiot who decides to starve for a false cause is succoured by our espousal of it, there would just be more idiots. This young man will die, and his misguided supporters will make a martyr out of him. And a few more will fast to death.

And very soon there will be no idiots left!

- St John, Kingsbury, UK

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