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'Boycott Sri Lanka' vs. 'Support Sri Lanka'
(Lanka-e-News, 29.March.2009, 9.20 PM) Our London reporter says that the UK-based pro-LTTE British Tamil Forum has launched an international campaign to boycott tea, food items, clothing and etc. exported from Sri Lanka.

Launching the campaign, the British Tamil Forum has said that among around 300,000 Sri Lankans that have migrated to Sri Lanka, 30,000 fly Sri Lankan airline per annum and the organization urges them to avoid it to prevent going around 12 million US dollars to the hand of the Sri Lanka government.

However, our London reporter says that the European Tamils are used to the taste of Sri Lankan food and the prices of the clothes and other items are also low. Therefore, the campaign would not gather momentum, he said.

An airline businessman based in London said that the organizers of the boycott should consider the boycott twice since it is too imaginary. He told that he was aware of the LTTE leaders in the beginning of the movement and it was engaged in a business of selling toddy to the Sri Lanka Army soldiers then. Businesses were not banned and twenty youths were deployed then in that toddy business, he said.

Our London reporter further said that a Sinhala organization in London has also organizing a counter campaign in the name 'Support Sri Lanka.'

(Photo: a campaign poster of 'Boycott Sri Lanka')
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Tamil Diaspora abroad show a lot of frustration trying to boycott Sri Lankanproducts.This is a desperation attack. Even if those Tamils do not buy any of the products,Sri Lanka is O.K.Jaffna Tamils in Sri Lanka are very happy that the can sell their products in the south. Tamils abroad support terrorists to send innocent children to a war that they do not want while there children in western countries become profesionnels as Doctors,Lawyers Engineers Etc.These Tamils outside Sri Lanka who want this tiger regime are self centered BASTARDS. KURUSILVA
Posted By: kurusilva
I support British Tamil Forum, don't buy Sri Lankan things like Lungi, Amuda, those things are not good for British citizens buy from Harrods, Kelvin Klin, Play boy etc..and don't eat Thosa/wada, eat stakes/Pizza/Pasta and travel with British Airways or Vergin Atlantic. Be Royal Tamil Tigers. But we know what kind of dirty, slavery jobs you people are doing in Europe. It is better to live as a begger in Sri Lanka than washing British underwares and toilets.
Posted By: Shanker Devanayagam
You know guys history is short lived.People forget soon. I am a Sinhelese but all the Tamil brothers who are successful abroad should be greatful for what they have got from their mother land. They can't anyway forget it even they try. Facts are stuborn. Remember mother LAnka groomed you to be what you are today. May be calling themselves 'Sri Lankens' would be difficult, eventhough they may be willing to identify them as another identity. However, people who forget and bite the hand they were fed will NEVER-EVER prosper. If all people according to their beliefs happen to understand that no relegion promote hate. Hating one another will never bring peace in their minds or the the world they live. After all even though you try to bring in doom in which ever way on to inocents be sure that all of the generations belonging to your blood will be suffering with no peace of minds. Never think of putting someone into trouble intentionally. Because sooner you will find yourself in the midst of it. That is what has happened to the innocent tamils through the LTTE. Even though you try to put your mother land out of the map please do not forget that you still have your kith and kin in the country that you are trying to bring doom. All of them have not been fortunate like you to go out and earn in $$$$$$. You guys whatever you may be cannot challenge the gods you beleive in. Remember do good now for saving you, your family and your souls. Make hay while the sun shine - life is too short, that you may not live even to see what you guys are thinking to be in reality.. Think if you are right/ or I am wrong...and correct me. I am open...
Posted By: dave
As far as I am concern these LTTE thugs try to promote their hatred through every mean possible when our Hero’s in the battlefield rescuing their own people from heartless terrorist who decimated our economy for more than 3 decades. Why they do these types of campaign because they know that some of them who try to bully westerners to obtain their refugee status may have to pack their bags soon, and this is one way they can get attention from Westerners for their own gain not because their love their own people. I have my doubts whether they can achieve their goal especially in Western countries because when a person wish to buy a product they do not pay much attention for these type of smear campaigns unless it is effecting their livelihood, and majority of people look for quality of the product (eg: TEA) therefore we do need to be alarmed because at the end of the day our beautiful motherland will be free from pest like LTTE and everybody regardless of their Colour or Religion will be able to live peacefully the country we all known as Pearl of the Indian Ocean.
Posted By: LJayalath
They allowed this toddy to be sold because the Salagama tree climbers will be out of business without it. Kumara
Posted By: kumaraweera
As per your reporter here in UK the campaign 'Boycott Srilanka' will not gather momentum,like the demonstrations by the tamils in various capitals and cities,where is the need for the 'Support Srilanka' campaign? And incidentally,Mr.Merv alborg,of course Srilankan tamils ONCE lived in a beautiful peaceful country as peace loving citizens under racists policies like Sinhala only,and standadisation in education and taking the beatings,Killings,Rape and plunder starting from 1958 to 1983.Who made them terrorists !who drove them to the wall! It is the successive Srilankan leaders with their short sighted racists policies. Nothing but the hard work and endurance put their food in the plates nobody else most importantly not people like you.Go to the websight'lankasri.com'and see for yourself the photographs of those getting killed in Vanni daily by Bombing and Artilary fire,Elderly,Women and children and who is posting them? Husbands,Fathers,Brothers,Sisters and next of kin living in various parts of UK,Europe,US,Canada and Australia.Do you think they can or will forget?WILL YOU IF YOU ARE IN THIER SHEOS? THINK HARD AND FIND THE ANSWER. Definitely the Tamils living in UK and Europe will NOT ask for a seperate state.There is no need as they are enjoying everything like Freedom,Security and Self respect which they never had in the country where they were BORN.And We have heads of state or Army Commander who doesn't say that the country belongs to the Majority.And also have a parliament where no yellow robed monks sit as MPP, and spit racist venom.
Posted By: peter mariaselvam
Who support for terrerism, forgot how they spent life in sri lanka, to became this position now,they will pay for it IF not somebody of you pay for it, even next generation.
Posted By: susanthaakd
Mr Merv alborg You are state terroist.
Posted By: Dominic
Your right Merv..........this pro LTTE supported will soon fight for separate land in UK soon.Europe is heven for the terrorist like LTTE with false propaganda.these pepole are not fighting for temils infact they worry for refeuge status that they got while war on in SL.WAR will come t end soon also need leader like Mahinda to build the nation.if not pepole like Ranil can destroy in one day
Posted By: True lankan
Thess tamils are belongs to the most dangerous terrorist group in the world called LTTE. I do not need to tell you about them any more. These LTTE supporters before coming to europe and london, They live in a beautifull island called SRI LANKA. This LTTE supporters ate sri lankan food and drank sri lankan tea. And when they had nothing to wear they wore sri lankan clothes. These LTTE supporters are responsibale for many thousnds of innacent deaths cause by suiside bombings and child solders. Under the humainty programs and fake visa's and currupted immgration they manage to flu out of the country to other nations arround the world to collect more money to kill innocent people. Today this LTTE terrorist supporters trying to boycot sri lankan products and tomorrow they will deffinatly ask and fight for a sepaerate land in United kingdom and Europe. This LTTE supporters does't mind to.....on their plates who provide them with food and shelter. Shame... Take care! Merv alborg.
Posted By: merv alborg
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