Rajapaksa visit to Queen’s jubilee evokes spontaneous responses

Eezham Tamil protesters thronged the Terminal 4 of the Heatrow airport Sunday evening

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 05 June 2012, 01:23 GMT]
Diamond Jubilee celebrating Queen of England hosting genocide-accused Sinhala President Mahinda Rajapaksa evokes spontaneous responses from the leadershipless Eezham Tamils all over the world. The responses emanating from dormant anger are actually addressed to the so-called international community and more than that, are directed against the mediocre claimants for leadership among Eezham Tamils who would not dare to take a step without getting ‘signals’ from the masters in the IC, commented a veteran Tamil political observer in London. Commenting further on the Sinhalese in London welcoming Rajapaksa, he said the Tamils have no qualms about it. The Sinhala nation has every right to seek recognition and it should articulate in every possible way. Our problem is the adamant refusal of the IC and India to see that there are two nations in the island, he said

  Tamil demonstrators outside the Park Lane Hilton Hotel on Monday 

 

Rajapaksa being whisked away from the hotel, amidst demonstrations

Sinhalese supporting Rajapaksa carrying Sri Lankan Lion flags outside Park Lane Hilton Hotel 
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