Stop the war - Rajini s thunderous and meaningful speech
(Saturday, 1st November 2008)
"Sri Lanka's Rajapakse should stop his war on innoncent tamils immediately else he will have to face the interference of the world's biggies", warns Rajini.
Tamil actors and actress union staged a one day fast condemning the attrocities being leashed out on innocent tamils in Sri Lanka. Super Star Rajini participated in this fasting. He arrived at 11:30 and stayed till it concluded listening to other participants' speech.
His ferocious speech in the fasting:
"I would like to appreciate Tamil Artiste's Union leader Sarathkumar and secretary Radha Ravi for performing this agitation in a more sensible and intelligent way. This is the third phase of our agitation and you have lead it in a great manner.
There are some restrictions layed out for this fasting and that is helping out this agitation to be successful. If one cannot control them they cannot do anything constructively.
The attrocities happening to Sri Lankan tamils is a big history. It would take months to explain it all. I thank Radha Ravi and Thirumavalavan for explaining us all the truth about the attrocities happening in Sri Lanka on this stage.
I have met many Sri Lankan tamils both here in Tamil Nadu as well as abroad. They are very soft and sweet people. Even if they scold you it would be like a sweet rhythm. They are so very tender people. But to realize how these people are suffering at their homeland and how they are being forced to leave their homeland and find life elsewhere gives me deep pain.
With the belief that whatever we speak here today would fall into the ears of Rajapakse and the representatives of the Sri Lankan people I would like to say one thing. Sri Lankan tamils just asked for the very basic human right, equal rights in their homeland. But you all ignored it. Instead of pacifying this peacefully Sri Lankan government took force to quell the tamil people's legitimate request. You used all three of your forces army, navy and air force. You used them against tamil people not for 1 or 2 years but you used the forces against the tamil people for 30 years. Now after thirty years what were you able to achieve ? Are you not ashamed of this ? Then why you call yourself a brave soldier ?
You have lost the battle, agree to it. If not then its your ego thats not allowing you to aggree to the truth.
You need to understand onething. If the common people in you country suffer then it would bring down your country. If they breathe out in pain then that air itself would destroy your country. Don't let the common people to suffer because of your ego.
Don't think that tamil people who are killed and buried are gone forever. They are not buried but they are cultivated. They will come back again and will confront you.
Keep aside your ego and step down to find a peaceful solution to this problem.
Even after thirty years of tamils' sacrifice, if you still ignore it, the souls of those innocent people dead would not let you live peacefully. They will all comeback to reclaim their rights. Its their land and they will have to get their homeland back. You have to understand this and realize the situation. If not then the worlds' big powers will step in to do that job." thundered Rajini.
Later Rajini announced he will contribute Rs. 10 lakhs towards the relief fund for the suffering tamil people in Sri Lanka.
