Sunday, September 08, 2013

Sri Lanka: Tamil man self-immolates in front of Geneva UN office...

An Eezham Tamil diaspora Tamil man, 35-year-old Senthilkumaran Ratnasingam, has immolated himself in front of the UN office in Geneva on Thursday around 1:10 a.m. The authorities in Switzerland were initially reluctant to confirm or release the details of the incident. However, Tamil circles at Geneva told TamilNet that the Swiss police together with a group of Iranian activists, who were engaged in protests at the time of the incident, attempted to save his life and rushed him to Chuv hospital in Lausanne, where he succumbed to his injuries on Thursday around 4:15 p.m. Meanwhile, Iranian persons present at the site of the incident said they found a photo of LTTE leader V. Pirapaharan at the site. The latest self-immolation comes amidst disappointment prevailing among Eezham Tamils following the recent visit of UN Human Rights High Commissioner Navanetham Pillay to the island.

Mr Senthilkumaran, a father of three children, was living at Sion city in the canton of Wallis.

Usually a silent man, Mr Senthilkumaran, used to participate in all the demonstrations and protests since 2001, according to his friends.

When he phoned his father Mr Ratnasingam Wednesday night and concluded his conversation he had said: “Thamizharin thaakam Thamizh Eezhath thaayakam” (the yearning of Tamils is Tamil Eelam), his relatives said adding that he was disappointed with the injustice of the United Nations following the recent visit by UN Human Rights High Commissioner Ms Navanetham Pillay. Full story...

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