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Home Tamil World North America Mega-rally in front of UN building in New York; more than 5000 participated

Mega-rally in front of UN building in New York; more than 5000 participated

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More than 5000 were seen at the mega-rally organized by Tamils of North America (Canada and USA) in front of United Nations building in Midtown Manhattan in New York City on Friday, April 17. The Mega Rally that started off in front of the United Nations Head Quarters at 10.00 AM lasted till 2.30 PM.   

Banners carrying LTTE emblem, Tamil Eelam's red and yellow flags mingled with USA and Canada flags were seen everywhere in that rally.

At 2.30 PM, the rally started moving down 47 E street 1st avenue, 2nd avenue and 42 E street 7th avenue towards Times Square in an organized procession, chanting slogans, and raising awareness of the Genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka. 

Demonstrators including tiny children were seen carrying placards. Banners and placards were reading,"Great Nation USA, Save the Tamils," "LTTE represents Tamils - Free Tamil Eelam," "Kosovo-yes, Tamileelam-yes," "Stop Massacre, Stop Genocide," "It's not War on Terror, It's War on Tamils.'

Tamil National Reporter from US commended the rally as peaceful and very successful in putting forward the emotions of the Tamils and there demands well and clear.

Demonstrators were calling out "USA save Tamils," "this is not terrorism," "Ban Ki-moon, Stand up to Evil," and "Ban Ki-moon, who do you work for?"

They were asking the U.N. to take charge of the Sri Lankan region where they say Tamil civilians are being killed.

The organizers, speaking to Tamil National contributed the success of the rally to the people from America and Canada and thanked all the media that gave coverage to the rally. They were happy the mega rally went on peacefully without any notable incidents.

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UN has to act immediately to save guard the Tamils. Do not blame the LTTE that they are using the people as human shield. Either as a mediator or middle man, UN can send representatives inside the security zone with ICRC and find out the pulses of people. Do not put the blame on Sri Lankan Government that they are not allowing. It is not acceptable by anyone. As United Nations, you can do. Government is purposely not allowing the NGOs and Medias to the safety zone to avoid the information flow. Take the responsibility to save guard the civilians rather than passing the ball to the other court.
Walter Arulgnanam , April 18, 2009
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EXCELLENT KEEP IT UP.

THIS IS FIRST STEP.
yogendran , April 18, 2009 | url
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Well done American Tamils. You guys can do. This should continue till our freedom from Sinhalese killers. Only America can do save Tamils. Specially Obama can find separate Tmil Eelam from Srilanka
Chenamana , April 18, 2009
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The LTTE are not using the civilians as human shield but the Government infact using the Tamil population as human shield in Vavunia, Mannar, Trincomalee and Jaffna so the tigers cannot turn their guns towards them. This is the fact.;
Masil Nathan , April 18, 2009 | url
Stand -out messages
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it is a wonderful thing and helps lot to make the Americans aware of what is going on in Northeast of Srilanka. At the end of the day the more americans know of what's happening back in Srilanka the more pressure they can exert on GOSL.. I think , from my experience, the more placards you put on displacy the most likely the people who happen to be around the area of protest get the message of why we are protesting.
sreetharan , April 18, 2009
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Marvellous,.Our Symbol is"Tiger"Our President "Honourable MR.V.Pirabaharan,Our Land is"T´hamileelam.Dear world,look us, what we want.That`s showed for you.Yes,We can.
Thank you for organisers
Eelaija Murugathasan , April 18, 2009 | url
Mega-rally in front of UN building in New York; more than 5000 participated
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USA, EU and Britain are following double standards in denying recognition of Thamil Eelam when they had created Kosovo. Serbia-Kosovo and Sri Lanka - Thamil Eelam has remarkable similiraties. Kosovo was created to save Albanian Muslims from genocide by Serbians. It is time the international community save Thamils from genocide by majority Sinhalese-Buddhist racists.
Nakkeeran , April 18, 2009 | url
The number is closer to 10,000 people.
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There were atleat 8000 people who attended this rally in NYC infront of UN building and then the peaceful rally toured all the way to 47 E street 1st ave, 2nd ave & 42 E St and 7th ave to Times Square in an organized procession, chanting slogans, and raising awareness of the Genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Thanks to those who participated in the rally, god bless you all.
I would like to thank NYPD, FBI and other security forces who were present. Last not the least special thanks to organizers and people of NYC. Thanks ever I have not mentioned above.

Other slogans " Sri Lanka, Srilanka "-->" Shame on You", Shame on you".
" Sri Lanka stop using"--> "Chemical weapons"
"Sri Lankan Government"--> "Terrorist Gevernment"
"Rajabakse " ... "War Criminal."

" OUR LEADER "--> "PRABAHARAN"
" TAMILS LEADER"--> "PRABAHARAN"
"LTTE" --> "FREEDOM FIGHTER", " LTTE"--> " FREEDOM FIGHTERS"
'TAMIL TIGERS"--> "FREEEEEEDOM FIGHTERSSSSSS"
"USE"..."LIFT T HE BAN",... "USA"..."LIFT THE BANN" "USAAAAAAAAA"-"LIFT THE BAANNNNNNNNNN"
"WE WANT"...."CEASE FIRE", " WHAT DO WE WANT"..."CEASE FIRE", ..."WHEN DO WE WANT".."RIGHT NOW".

It a great feeting to be a participant at these rally, like the ones in Toronto, Ottawa and Washington.

One thing that I noticed many of these rally have the same participants, please people come, go and stand for your people" ..." it is now or never......."

Only regrets that I had was we let those sinhalese retards get away easily after they tried to do the false propaganda and some how we missed those two green card holders, Sarath Fonseka & Gotaba Rajebakse has not been identified to americans as war criminals. Not a single banner had mentioned their status in USA and identify as war Criminals.

Thanks to Suren and Our Driver, Bus #107 from Markham. Hats of to both of you...

Thank you again.


Rames Kandiah , April 18, 2009
" TAMILS LEADER"--> "PRABAHARAN"
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OUR LEADER "--> "PRABAHARAN"
" TAMILS LEADER"--> "PRABAHARAN"
"LTTE" --> "FREEDOM FIGHTER", " LTTE"--> " FREEDOM FIGHTERS"
'TAMIL TIGERS"--> "FREEEEEEDOM FIGHTERSSSSSS"
balasoruban , April 18, 2009
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Thanks America.EElath thamilare Keep it up.

Jana
Janrthanan , April 19, 2009
DBA - now at home and hart patient.
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Well done American Tamils. You guys can do. This should continue till our freedom from Sinhalese killers. Only America can do save Tamils in Eelam. Specially Obama can find separate Tmil Eelam from Srilanka.

UN can do act immediately stop the wepon deel and save guard the Tamils allso our leader only Pirapakaran. Do not blame the LTTE that they are using the people as human shield. Either as a mediator with want study about culture and redcross not a power media because they suddently kit bak therfor please don't send if you can't accaptable any group you have doesn't know about them.
UN can send representatives inside the security zone with ICRC and find out the pulses of people.
Very importen
Do not put the blame on Sri Lankan Take the responsibility to save guard the civilians rather than passing the ball to the other court
vimalan shanmuganathan , April 19, 2009
Terrorism of Sri Lankan Govern,ment.
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The Sri LANKAN gOVERNMENT IS KEEPING THE DISPLACED TAMILS IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN VARIOUS PLACES FULLY FENCED IN THEARMY AREA. tHEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT AND VISIT THEIR RELATIONS OR TO EVEN BUY THEIR NEEDS. NO N.G.OO REPRESENTATIVES ARE ALLOWED IN THE WAR AREAS .NO REPORTERS ARE ALLOWED. NO U.N.O MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED IN THE LTTE AREA. WHY? BECAUSE THEY WOULD COME OUT AND TELL THE TRUTH_THE ATTROCITIES DONE BY THE ARMY, ABOUT THE STARVING POPULATION, ABOUT THE DEATHS OF PEOPLE AND THE WANTOM DESTRUCTION OF THE hOSPITAL,SCHOOLS AND HOUSES - GENLOCIDE OF tAMILS,GENOCIDE OF THE ECONOMY OF tAMILS, GENOPCISDE OF THE EDUCATIOIN OF THE TAMILS.
N.Baaskaran , April 19, 2009
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Its time for the American government to recogsine our struggle against the child killers Rajepakse and brothers.We Tamils cant live peacefully in New zealand and Australia.We are targeted by the sinhala state terrorist government thugs out of SriLanka .So how can we live together with them in sri lanka????We want tamil eealam.Recognise our aspirations .listen to our cry for help .we want freedom from the genocide sri lankan war ciminal Rajepakse .We dont want concentration to go to concentration camps.Where we are made to strip our clothes against our wishes.Dont we have the right to choose where to live ,how to liveand under whom to live??? Amaricen government think about it please.
amaelia joseph , April 20, 2009

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