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மேகாலயா சிறார் பாடப் புத்தகத்தில் இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவை இழிவுபடுத்தும் படம்
இந்தியாவின் வடகிழக்கு மாநிலமான மேகாலயாவில், இயேசு கிறிஸ்து ஒரு கையில் சிகரெட்டையும், இன்னொரு கையில் பீர் டப்பா ஒன்றையும் வைத்திருப்பது போன்ற படங்களுடன் அச்சிட்டு வெளியான ஆரம்பப் பள்ளி பாடப் புத்தகங்களை அதிகாரிகள் பறிமுதல் செய்திருக்கிறார்கள். அந்தப் புத்தகத்தின் பதிப்பாளர்கள் மீது சட்ட நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும் என மேகாலய மாநில கல்வி அமைச்சர் அம்பரீன் லிங்டோ அறிவித்துள்ளார். இவ்வாறு பாடப் புத்தகம் அச்சிடப்பட்டது, சர்வமதத்தவர்களும் ஒன்றாக இணைந்து வாழும் இந்தியப் பாரம்பரியத்தை இழிவுபடுத்தும் வகையில் உள்ளதாக கத்தோலிக்கத் [...]
I tell Tamils, there is no problem – I too speak Tamil -President Mahinda Rajapaksa
President Mahinda Rajapaksa answered questions put to him by Rajpal Abeynayake on Tuesday’s elections and a host of related issues, at President’s House in Kandy this week. We publish below the transcripts from that exchange. (A few questions included were from representatives of other English newspapers.)
Mr. president, how confident are you about this election.
Can’t you [...]
4 படங்கள் 4 தேசிய விருதுகள் -அசத்திய பாலா!
1999ம் ஆண்டு இயக்க வந்து இதுவரை மொத்தமே நான்கு படங்களை மட்டுமே இயக்கி முடித்துள்ள பாலா, இதுவரை 4 தேசிய விருதுகளை தனது படங்களின் மூலம் பெற்றுள்ளார். மதுரை அருகே உள்ள பெரியகுளம் நகரைச் சேர்ந்தவர் பாலா. மதுரை அமெரிக்கன் கல்லூரியில் படித்தவரான இவரது பின்னணிக்கும், இப்போது திரையுலகில் பிரமாதப்படுத்திக் கொண்டிருக்கும் இன்றைய நிலைக்கும் இடையே ஏகப்பட்ட வித்தியாசங்கள். இன்றைய தமிழ்த் திரையுலகின் பாதையை மாற்றியமைத்த பிதாமகர்களில் பாலாவும் முக்கியமானவர். மிகச் சிறந்த இயக்குநராக தனது முதல் [...]
Good chuckle!!
Morris and his wife Esther went to the state fair every year,
And every year Morris would say,’Esther,I’d like to ride in that helicopter.’
Esther always replied,
‘I know Morris, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars, And fifty dollars is fifty dollars’
One year Esther and Morris went to the fair, and Morris said,
‘Esther, I’m 85 years old. [...]
Jumped-up jumpy jumpers…
As a shower is to drought affected frogs, so are elections to disgruntled politicians; they croak and jump. The past few weeks have seen frog like jumps in politics beginning from Wijedasa Rajapakshe’s defection to the UNP. Then came S. B. Dissanayake’s pole-vault from the UNP to the SLFP, followed by crossovers of Johnston Fernando [...]
Any expatriate Tamils wanting consultant positions for Jaffna Municipality must contact Minister Douglas Devananda
The controversial paramilitary leader and the non-cabinet Minister Douglas Devananda is currently spearheading his one man show in the northern Jaffna peninsula. Heavily backed by the President and the military, Douglas is said to be enjoying absolute control over the affairs of Jaffna. His dictates is said to extending beyond the Jaffna municipal boundaries and [...]
Maheswaran’s brother receives benefits from Basil and Uthuru Wasanthaya
Sources from the Essential Services Commissioner’s Department say that late parliamentarian Maheswaran’s brother, Parameswaran has become a millionaire businessman within a short period after becoming a business partner to Basil Rajapaksa. Basil used Parameswaran to cover up the inquiry into Maheswaran’s killing. Maheswaran was allegedly killed by members affiliated to the government. Parameswaran, who did [...]
Another messiah plunges into the cesspool…..
The late General Denzil Kobbekaduwa still lives in our hearts as a revered warrior and gentleman who never compromised himself for expedience. But for the late President J. R. Jayewardene’s capitulation to pressure from India, which he had antagonised unnecessarily, Gen. Kobbekaduwa, ably assisted by Gen. Wimalaratne, would have accounted for Prabhakaran and decimated the [...]
The Fonseka magic and logic…
So, Gen. (retd) Sarath Fonseka has finally shown his hand. He wants to contest the next presidential election as the UNF-JVP combine’s candidate. That he would do so was a foregone conclusion and his announcement, therefore, lacked an element of surprise. However, the press conference he gave yesterday was of some interest as the country [...]
Sritharan of EPRLF-P Wary of Fonseka’s Military Background
Presidential candidate and former army commander Sarath Fonseka is losing support from some Tamil political parties because of his military background. The latest to join the team of supporters for President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the upcoming presidential election is the Eelam Peoples’ Revolutionary Liberation Front – Pathmanabha (EPRLF-P). “We want to maintain the democratic tradition,” [...]
40 years of marriage…
A married couple in their early 60s was celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant.. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table.. She said, ‘For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a [...]
Caging Tigers: France deserves praise
One main reason for the rapid growth of global terrorism is the world’s slow reaction to that threat. If the US had taken steps to neutralise the militant groups it created in Afghanistan at least after the Russians were ousted, both countries would not have been in the present predicament. The US is today using [...]
Neelambari Perumal plays journalist in debut whodunit “Bombay Mittai”Soyesh. H. Rawther
Neelambari Perumal is no stranger to social issues. In fact, she has experienced the trauma that a committed social worker’s family faces while pursuing a genuine cause. Life can’t be different for the daughter of former chief minister of North East Provincial Council in Sri Lanka and Tamil leader Varadaraja Perumal who had to spend [...]
Tamil speaking political parties conference in Switzerland…
Tamil Parties Recognize Need for Unity and Consensus for Durable Solution.. After a three-day conference in Switzerland, the political parties of the Tamil speaking peoples of Sri Lanka, recognizing the need for unity and consensus, committed themselves to the engagement by all segments of society towards a just and durable political solution in the island [...]
” I LOVE YOU MOM “
My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment.. .
She cooked for students & teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to
Say hello to me.
I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me?
I ignored her, threw her a hateful look [...]