[Sinhalese mob]A group of around 50 Sinhala expatriates, some of them allegedly inebriated, attacked a car-rally demonstration organised by the Eezham Tamil diaspora in Melbourne Saturday noon protesting genocide of their kith and kin in the island of Sri Lanka and demanding immediate end of the war waged by Colombo government. A few Eezham Tamils were injured and their cars were damaged in the attack. One of the attackers also reportedly got injured in the melee.
The mood of the Sinhala mob that confronted the car rally
The attack is said to have taken place while the cars in the rally were waiting for signal on Exhibition Street. The attackers were reportedly returning from a parallel demonstration by them that took place 2 km away from the junction.
The Melbourne police had to resort to the use of spray to control the Sinhala mob.
The Melbourne police holding CS spray vials dealing the Sinhala mob
Damaged windscreen of a car that carries a sticker: "Sri Lanka, stop Tamil genocide"
A banner on one of the cars of the Tamil rally
Some of the cars participated in the rally
A young journalist who was taking photographs of the demonstration said that the mob tried to snatch his camera and that he was injured on the neck.
In Australia and New Zealand, where Sinhalese and Tamil diaspora live in more or less in equal numbers, a "bitter competition" is going on in organising demonstrations. A few days ago, the Tamil demonstrators in New Zealand also faced intimidation from a Sinhala mob, which tried to snatch away the flags carried by Tamil demonstrators.
Earlier, during Tamil demonstrations, the Sinhala expatriates organised aircraft to display banners saying "Save Sri Lanka from Tamil Tigers," in New Zealand and in Canberra in Australia. On Saturday, the Tamil demonstrators displayed an aircraft-laden banner "Sri Lanka Stop killing Tamil civilians," in the outskirts of Melbourne.
Intimidation of the Eezham Tamil diaspora seems to be globally orchestrated by the Colombo government and by its diplomatic missions. Last December, an Eezham Tamil was knifed in Frankfurt, Germany, allegedly by Sinhala thugs deployed by the Sri Lankan consulate outside of an exhibition organised by it.
On March 24, the Sri Lankan High Commission in UK, sent a letter smirking of intimidation to schools in London that accommodate academic discussions on genocide in Sri Lanka by students.
Meanwhile, last weekend, Sri Lanka's foreign ministry organised an esoteric conference with a select few of the Tamil diaspora. Political circles in Colombo said that the idea was to create an image necessary for the Colombo government to seek funds from international donors, showing that it is engaging with the Tamil diaspora.
The conference, initially planned in Singapore, was abandoned allegedly due to 'security reasons'. The Tamil delegates who participated said nothing on stopping the war, but wanted the Tamil diaspora to financially support the government's 'rehabilitation' in the North and East.
Courtesy: TamilNet
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we ned to learn from this
we must do our best to remain calm and this will show who the true voilent ones are.
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Tamil Demonstrators Attack by the SINGHALESE THUGS in Australia.
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Sinhalese mob
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Tamil Demonstrators Attack by the SINGHALESE THUGS in Australia.
வைத்துத்தான் உள் நாட்டில் எப்படி நடந்திருப்பார்கள் என்பதை சர்வதேசம் புரிந்துகொள்ளும்
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Sinhala mob attack on Tamils in Melbourne
Srilankan Governments and Sinhala chauvanists killed more than 200, 000 tamils in this fashion in Srilanka in their ethnic cleansing war.
World has to open its eyes right now and save Tamils from Genocide.
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thank you Srilankan
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Sinhala State Terrorist Now in Australia !!
International Community Take Immediate action to Stop these Sinhalese thugs....
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outrage
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Deport the Barbarians back to their jungle S.Lanka!
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sinhalese.mob attacks tamil demonstrators
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who is terrorist?
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Gilbert
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Melbourne Car Rally
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who is terrorist now?sinhala state help and save the Tamils people?LTTE fighting for our freedom.
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வைத்துத்தான் உள் நாட்டில் எப்படி நடந்திருப்பார்கள் என்பதை சர்வதேசம் புரிந்துகொள்ளும் now what did you tell un
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Shame, vandalism against tamils in freedom country, mask of sri lanka and singalese.This is evidence.
against tamil peoples inside srilanaka.
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Even in this case, Sinhalese told to media that LTTE "terrorists" tried to attack them...
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Sinhalese Attack on Tamils in Australia
It is sad that even the Western Countries who punish their citizens if they hurt even an animal are simply watching our people being murdered everyday, our girls are being raped, our women and babies are being burnt and silencing those critisize the Rulers who are equal to Nazis.
The worst part is INDIA, CHINA, PAKISTAN, ISRAEL who do not trust each other are hand in hand supporting Sri-Lankan Government as they know if they let TAMILS to have their own country, TAMILS create the worlds best economy and best society and best students and intelectuals.
God will not let the bad people stay in power for ever. Time will come and
sri-Lankan president and his Brothers togehter with INDIAN Government will have to answer the world for using the poison gas bombs and killing our people..
Thank you.
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