It is shocking to note that according to the international liberties group Human Rights Watch, 2,000 Tamils have been killed and 5,000 wounded since the fall of the Tigers’ administrative headquarters in Kilinochchi in January.
The Rajapakse government has so far not taken any serious step to protect the lives of Tamils who are now being left in the lurch amid the ongoing tussle between the Sri Lankan military and the LTTE. The Sri Lankan government has failed to bring the Tigers to the table. Instead, it is only interested in the self-propaganda of declaring victory over the LTTE.
A large number of civilians have fled from the war zone and started migrating as refugees to the southern parts of India. This current situation may lead to a big humanitarian crisis. In this context, the Sri Lankan government should take urgent steps to prevent the looming crisis in the region.
P Senthil Saravana Durai, Hyderabad