Why do Viking Vultures (Norway) support the terrorists in Sri Lanka?

Shyamalee Tudawe has been quite bold and straightforward in this article exposing the true face of the Viking Vultures (Norway) who tried to give a part of Sri Lanka to a ruthless bunch of terrorists. She reminds us many an attempts made by Norwegian vultures led by Erick Solhiem to give this country to the terrorists, the most significant being the bogus CFA in 2002. The latest exposure about this cunning attempts has been Norway's attempt to support the LTTE to procure weapons through Eritrea

She also highlights the possible ultimate goal hoping to be achieved by these Vultures by giving a part of SL to a bunch of terrorists.

However, unknown to many, Norway's history of supporting the separatist agenda in Sri Lanka goes back to 1960's. As this article points out it was well underway through NGOs such as Redd Barna which carried out a programme of settling illegal Tamil immigrants from India in Kilinike or Giraanikke (Kilinochchi) and Mooladoova (Mullaittivu) districts in an attempt to lay the foundation for Eelam.  

It has been a public knowledge that Norwegian NGOs have been in forefront in supporting the LTTE not only ideologically but also in terms of material support such as giving the terrorists earth moving heavy vehicles and sophiscated communication equipments, ,smuggling the terrorists and bombs in their vehicles etc.  Covert operations such as training terrorist in Norway's military facilities and sabotaging SL armed forces take delivery of arms shipments from Czech republic had also been well in underway .Most of the tiger supporting NGO's such as FCE, CPA, INFORM, Bergoff Foundation are being funded by Norway in the sole idea of continuing the separatist agenda by Norway. 

The sheer desperation created in him by failing his attempt to give SL to terrorists Erick Solheim continue to spread canards through terrorists' supportive media in terrorist supportive western countries.

After the three colonists who ruled the country through armed power, perhaps Norway may be the only country in the West who tried to harm the territorial integrity of Sri Lanka trough an armed threat. 

These attempts by vultures spearheaded Viking Norwegians continue unabated. It is being done by way of pressurizing Sri Lanka through European Union and other world bodies spearheading disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the image of Sri Lanka. So Sri Lanka should be prepared to face any eventuality perpetrated by these terrorist supportive vultures.  

Why are I/NGO’s accused of being Eelam supporters?

·     Because most of the foreigners and locals employed in I/NGOs support the secessionist agenda of the Tamils. The foreigners take forefront in disseminating bogus misinformation campaigns internationally against the government in particular and Sinhalese in general. The most popular slogans being employed are 'discriminations against Tamils', 'colonization of Sinhalese in the Tamil homeland' and 'genocides' etc. Gross human rights violations perpetrated by the LTTE were ignored while government forces are constantly being accused as "occupying forces".

     

·        Because some projects carried out by I/NGOs directly facilitate the Eelam programme. Ex. With the support of the racist Tamil government officials and politicians an excessive number of houses have been built in the North and East in order to give them to the Tamils who are being brought to the island illegally from India. They are being brought claiming that they had fled to Tamil Nadu to escape the fighting. In Trincomalee District alone there are more than 2000 houses which still remain unoccupied. No other community is allowed to move in to the houses claiming that they are yet to be occupied by the tsunami affected Tamils. (Rebel will come up with a detailed post in this regard soon)  

·        Because the Sinhalese living in the N/E has despite been the neediest, most excluded, deprived and threatened they are deliberately excluded from any sort of a support in a facilitative move to the Eelam Programme. The government's constant appeal for the support for the deprived Sinhalese is grossly disregarded while huge amounts of money are being channeled to strengthen the Eelam programme.  

   

·        Because most of the explosives and LTTE carders were transported to the South by I/NGO vehicles and by the individuals working in I/NGOs. Even after the war is over I/NGOs vehicles and their staff have been involved in smuggling the LTTE suspects out of the IDP camps in Vavniya.  

  

·        Because most of the locals working in I/NGOs are supporting the Eelam programme. Ex. Sanjana Hattotuwa, Sunanda Despriya, Sunila Abesekara and thousands of similar type of individuals. 

     

·        Because a large number of equipments facilitating LTTE's war preparedness have been provided to the LTTE by I/NGOs. Ex. a large number of sophiscated communication items, vehicles and land vehicles etc have been given by I/NGOs. 

·        Because the largest chunk of funds in local NGO's and I/NGOs budgets (Ex. FCE, CPA and Bergoff Foundation etc) is provided by Norway, the most prominent Eelam supportive country in the Western world.

·        Because the locals and foreigners working in I/NGOs act as informants and facilitators to the LTTE as they enjoy unrestricted access to the media, government institutions and important personalities locally and internationally etc. 

 

Why are I/NGO’s accused of being Eelam supporters?

• Because most of the foreigners and locals employed in I/NGOs support the secessionist agenda of the Tamils. The foreigners take forefront in disseminating bogus misinformation campaigns internationally against the government in particular and Sinhalese in general. The most popular slogans being employed are 'discriminations against Tamils', 'colonization of Sinhalese in the Tamil homeland' and 'genocides' etc. Gross human rights violations perpetrated by the LTTE were ignored while government forces are constantly being accused as "occupying forces".     

• Because some projects carried out by I/NGOs directly facilitate the Eelam programme. Ex. With the support of the racist Tamil government officials and politicians an excessive number of houses have been built in the North and East in order to give them to the Tamils who are being brought to the island illegally from India. They are being brought claiming that they had fled to Tamil Nadu to escape the fighting. In Trincomalee District alone there are more than 2000 houses which still remain unoccupied. No other community is allowed to move in to the houses claiming that they are yet to be occupied by the tsunami affected Tamils. (Rebel will come up with a detailed post in this regard soon)   

• Because despite the Sinhalese living in the N/E being the neediest, most excluded, deprived and threatened they are deliberately excluded in a facilitative move to the Eelam Programme. The government's constant appeal for the support for the deprived Sinhalese is grossly disregarded while huge amounts of money are being channeled to strengthen the Eelam programme.      

• Because most of the explosives and LTTE carders were transported to the South by I/NGO vehicles and by the individuals working in I/NGOs. Even after the war is over I/NGOs vehicles and their staff have been involved in smuggling the LTTE suspects out of the IDP camps in Vavniya.     

• Because most of the locals working in I/NGOs are supporting the Eelam programme. Ex. Sanjana Hattotuwa, Sunanda Despriya, Sunila Abesekara and thousands of similar type of individuals.       

• Because a large number of equipments facilitating LTTE's war preparedness have been provided to the LTTE by I/NGOs. Ex. a large number of sophiscated communication items, vehicles and land vehicles etc have been given by I/NGOs.  

• Because the largest chunk of funds in local NGO's and I/NGOs budgets (Ex. FCE, CPA and Bergoff Foundation etc) is provided by Norway, the most prominent Eelam supportive country in the Western world.

·         Because the locals and foreigners working in I/NGOs act as informants and facilitators to the LTTE as they have access to the media, government institutions and important personalities locally and internationally etc. 

Gokanna Viharaya in Trincomalee (Thirukoneswaram temple)

This post is yet again dealing with another important Buddhist temple but now turned into a Hindu Kovil in the Eastern part of Sri Lanka. Unlike in the previous example where some remains of the temple (Kadurugoda Vihara in Jaffna) is still visible, in this instance, however, the place has completely been turned in to Hindu Temple. This Temple is none other than the famous Thirukoneswarm temple in Trincomalee or the previous Gokanna Vihara.  

According to the chronicles the Gokanna Vihara was built by the king Mahasen in 3^rd century. De Queyroz, a Portuguese historian says that the Gokana Vihara was a Buddhist temple until it was destroyed by Portugeese in the 16^th century. According to him the Pagoda or the Stupa of the temple was destroyed by Portuguese Trincomalee's ruler Costantino da Sa while Buddhist monks were still in residence there. Therefore, it is clear that the Gokkana Vihara was intact until it was destroyed by Portuguese in 16^th century and was until then a famous Buddhist temple.

The present Thirukoneshwaram Hindu Temple has been built in 1956. Dr. Somapala Jayawardane says that one of his Tamil friends who accompanied him to the temple in 1980 had told that there hadn't been a Hindu temple before 1956 and Hindus used to worship a tree close to the sea. 

As has always been the case with regard to the original Sinhalese names in NE in Sri Lanka it is clear that the name Gokkanna too has been Tamilinazed. The earliest name of the place was Gonagama Pattana or Gokkannathittha which became shortened as Gona. Subsequently it was known as Sirigonakanda.  The name Trincomalee came to be known only in 10^th century. After the word Gona was Tamilinized as Kona, it came to the Tamil usage as Thirukona meaning noble with adding the word Mallai (mountain in Tamil). With the combination of three words Thiru-kona-mallai or Thirukunamali came to be known.

A foundation of a shrine room constructed by King Aggrabodhi in 8^th century was found when the excavations were done by Department of archeology inside the Trincomalee Fort Frederick. Among other ruins found included Buddha statues belonging to the 01^st century. All ruins were found in the same place where the present Thirukineshwaram temple is located. The Bo-tree which was there in front of the Kovil also belonged to the Gokkanna Vihara.

An inscription written in Sanskcrit found inside the Trincomalee fort mentions that a person named Chodanga Deva came to Gokkanna on 14^th Friday of April 1223. Here too  the name Gokanna is found mentioned. Archeologists and historians believe that there had been Sinhalese civilization in Trincomalee from at least 5^th BC as many Brahami inscriptions belonging to the pre Christian era and ruins of Buddhist temples numbering over 150 have been excavated from the area.

As mentioned earlier King Aggabodhi (718-724AD) had built a shrine room in the Gokkanna Vihara. Chronicles say that the king Parakkramabahu the Great (1153-1186 AD) had mobilized army from Sarogama Thittha to Gokkanna along the Maha Valuka Nadi (river Mahaveli). The king Parakrama Bahu-11(1236- 1272 AD) is also mentioned as having chased away Tamil invaders who had set up camps closer to Gona area. These all references found mentioned in the chronicles use the words Gokkanna, Gona or Gokannathittha. Mahavamsa says that Baddakachchana, the queen of Panduwasdeva reached this Gonagama Pattana or Gokkannathittha.

King Senasammta Vickramabahu's (1356-1375 AD) Gadaladeni Lipi says that Mahathota Thirukunamalya and Madakalapuwa (Batticaloa) were under the Sinhalese king. Subsequently the king Rajasinhe-11(1627-1679AD) chased away Portuguese from Thirukunamale with the support of Dutch. During the King Keerthi Sri Rajasinha's period (1747-1781 AD) a group of Buddhist monks from Cambodia led by Arhat Upali visited Gokkanna Vihara.           

Books referred:

1. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch)

2. Paranavithana,Senerat Inscriptions of Ceylon.

3. Epigraphiya Zeylanica

4. Spolia-Zeylanica

5. Ancient Ceylon-The journal of the Archeological Dept.

Kadurugoda (Kantarodai) Buddhist Temple in Jaffna

Among the Buddhist places in Yapa Patuna (Jaffna) Kadurugoda Viharaya or Kantarodai holds an important place in Sri Lanka's history. This temple is located on the Hunugama (Chunnakam) - Minipe (Manipai) road about 02 KMs from Hunugama.

The first archaeological excavation on the site was reported to have been done by Paul. E. Pieris in 1917 and 1919. He found remains of a shrine room, several Buddha images, coins, about 60 small and large stupas (pagodas), pieces of pinnacles of stupas, pieces of stone with imprints of the Buddha's foot and tiles from the site. A head and a headless body of a Buddha image are also among the many artifacts found.

According to the historical chronicles Nagadeepa is the place where Buddha made his second visit to Sri Lanka. The famous sermon he preached to Chulodhara and Mahodhara over their dispute was made at this Kadurugoda area. The exact place where Buddha made his sermon is called Rajyathana Chithya (Stupa) located in Kadurugoda. The place became a venerated place among people after the Buddha's visit and subsequently a Bo-tree was planted. (Rajayathanan is the Pali word for Bo-tree)

H.W .Codrington in his book 'Coins and Currency in Ceylon' (1924) has mentioned that number of coins found in the vicinity of the Kadurogoda Viharaya while Mudliyar C. R. Rasanayagam in his book 'Ancient Jaffna' (1926) mentions that there were ruins of an ancient Buddhist temple in Kadhurogoda.

The archeological excavation site in Kadurugoda was known among the local people as "Kayangana". This is the Tamilinzed version of the Sinhala word Gayangana. This may be the old name used by Sinhalese as Buddha came to Sri Lanka from Gaya Rata.

A piece of a Black-Red pot with letters belonging to the pre-historic period was found in Kadurugoda area. Similar pieces of Black-Red pots with letters were found from Gedige area in Anuradhapura too.  Both pieces found in Kadurugoda and Gedige had old Sinhala Brhami letters with Sinhala names. References to this temple are also found in the Nam Potha written in Kandiyan Period.

Ven. S. Dhammika, an erudite Australian Buddhist monk who has written many books on Buddhist places in Asia mentions about Kadurugoda ruins in his book 'Sacred Island' as follows

" In the early 20th century there were still numerous Buddhist remains in the Jaffna Peninsular but these now have nearly all disappeared due to neglect, pilfering or deliberate destruction due to political reasons. One place where extensive Buddhist ruins can still be seen is at Kantarodai a little to north of Jaffna. On the side of a grove of lovely palm trees is a collection of stupas and mounds, the remains of ancient buildings. There are now 20 complete stupas but judging by the numerous pinnacles in the Jaffna Museum which were picked up in the area there were once many more. The largest stupa is about 23 feet in diameter and the smallest about 6 feet. The base of each stupa is made of coral stone molded into four bands and the domes are made of coral rubble coated with plaster fashioned to look like blocks of stone.

The hamakas and spires are made of stone, sometimes a single piece sometimes of two pieces with the pinnacle fitting into a hole in the hamika. Archeological investigations done at Kantarodai in 1966-7 found that the site was inhabited from about the 2nd century BCE to about the 13th century CE. When P.E. Pieris came here in 1917 he found several Buddha images. He also noted that locals were regularly removing stones from the site to use for building purposes".  

And also an existence of an institution that belonged to the Abhayagiri Sect in Anuradhapura era in Yapa Patuna (Jaffana) confirms with the finding of a part of an inscription found in Kadurugoda area. Prof. Sirimal Ranawella confirms that it belonged to King IV Dappula (10th Century) period.

More ruins of Buddhist temples from Yapa Patuna (Jaffna)

 

Ruins of Buddhist temples have been found in Hunugama (Chunnakam), Kodiyawatta (Koddiyathottam), Malalagama (Mallakam), Mahiyapiti (Mahiyappitti), Puralali (Palalai) and Uduwila (Uduwil) too. Ruins belonging to Dagabas (Pagodas) have been found in Delft Island (Develdoova) as well.

Ven. S. Dhammika says "At Chunnakam there was the extensive ruins of a stupa and monastery and several large Buddha images but these have all disappeared now".

Kytes (Urathota) Islands also give important evidences: the Sinhala word Urathota is referred in Tamil as Uratturai in Naiyantheeve inscription of Parakramabahu the Great. References are found about Urathota in ancient chronicles such as Pujawaliya, Rajawaliya and Nikaya Sangrahaya. Chulawamsa, a Pali chronicle refers this as Sookarathiththa.  

These evidences prove the existence of Sinhalese Buddhist civilization in the entire northern region and also that the people lived in Yapa Patuna (Jaffna) were not a group of immigrants but the descendents of the Sinhalese from the pre-historic era. 

Books referred: 

1. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch) 
2. Paranavithana,Senerat Inscriptions of Ceylon. 
3. Epigraphiya Zeylanica 
4. Spolia-Zeylanica 
5. Godakumbura, G.C-Kantarodai- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch) 
6. Codrington, H.W-Colombo 1924-Coins and Currency in Ceylon. 
7. Mudliyar C. R. Rasanayagam, Ancient Jaffna 
8. Ancient Ceylon-The journal of the Archeological Dept.

How LTTE’s plea to rescue them from total annihilation saved them in 1987

LTTE's and its leaders' cowardice was well exposed during the final phase of the recently concluded war. Not being able to face the military might of the SL armed forces, they exposed this to the world first by hiding behind the very people whom they were claiming to be protecting then by appealing help from all sundry of powerful tiger supportive sections of the world: anti-Sri Lanka western world, Tamil Diaspora and Tamil Nadu government etc.

Retired Gen. Cyril Ranathunga describes in his recently released biography : "From peace to war, insurgency to terrorism" how the cowardly terrorists appealed the help from the Tamil Nadu governemt when they were about to be decimated at the final days of the Vadamarachchi operation in 1987.  There had been no much difference in the modus operandi applied. It was again a sort of "genocide of innocent Tamil civilians" as quoted below. What we witnessed this time has merely been history repeating itself.

Gen. Ranatunga says "Our signals units monitoring tiger communications intercepted urgent pleas going to the carders in Tamil Nadu to take up the issue of saving them from annihilation with the Tamil Nadu chief minister. One common excused used was the killing of the innocent Tamil civilians".

Unlike this occasion Prabhakaran's effort was successful then. The book graphically describes the how India blatantly violated sovereignty of Sri Lanka and saved the LTTE leader and his cohorts from being decimated by the Sri Lankan armed forces.       

Tamilinized Sinhala place names in Jaffna

The Tamilinzed Sinhala place names and the Buddhist archaeological sites in the North and East of Sri Lanka has always been an interesting aspect of study for anyone interested in learning the true history of this country. 

It is a well recognized fact that the bogus Tamil homeland theory in the North and East of  Sri Lanka is a just a creation of power hungry elite Vellala and Christian Tamil politicians of Jaffna as highlighted by Tamil scholars themselves. Blinded by this illusionary theory the Tamil community in Sri Lanka had to bear the brunt of the destruction for the last three decades.

The names of the places in Jaffna specially shed more light to unearth the true history of the country. Following example show that the most of the Sinhala names' latter part has been Tamilinzed while the first part remains in most of the cases in the original forms:

  

Sinhala                                    Tamil

goda                 -                       kotteai

gama                -                       cam

gala                  -                       kallu

puraya              -                       puram

maluwa             -                       malai

amuna              -                       munai

watta                -                       thottam

deepa               -                       theev

ganga               -                       aru

wava                -                       kulam

Following examples of places in Jaffna district show how those place names got the Tamil names for Tamil usage.

Sinhala                                    Tamil  

Yapa Patuna                             Yalpana Pattanam

Dambakola Patuna                    Sembilthurai

Hunugama                                Chunnakam

Gothamaluwawatta                   Kattupulam

Virala                                       Viralai

Vadumakaduwa                         Vaddumakaddu

Uduvila                                     Uduvil

Kodiyawatta                              Koddiyawattai

Malalagama                              Mallakam

Budugama                                Puttur

Mahiyapitiya                             Mahiyappitti

Nilawara                                  Nilawarai

Puleliya                                    Pulloli

Velipuraya                                Vallipuram

Develdoova                              Delape-Nenedatheev (Delft)

Uthirapura                                Uththipuram

Kilinike                                     Kilinochchi

Puvangudeepa                          Punkudutheev

Kadurugoda                             Kantharodai

Dunukava                                Nuthukkai

[More Tamilnized original Sinhala names in the NE Sri Lanka along with the Buddhist archaeological sites with their histories will follow with subsequent posts.]