Prabhu rajK's Open Diary

“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” – Malcolm X.

I am writing this with wounded heart. I  was hurt badly during last couple of weeks due to the developments in Sri lanka.

Unfortunately i gathered all the information from Indian English NEWS channels.Most of us have had bad experience with these irresponsible news channels and their TRP wars already during Mumbai Terror attacks.Be it barkha dutt or Rajdeep Sardesai, showed their theatrical abilities in front of the television cameras.Their approach in many serious issues shows  “Insensitivity”.Talk shows are finishing with conclusions even tough they discussed about very serious issues.News reporters become full authority of any problems what we see.We have seen this  in 26/11 mumbai attack coverage itself.I really shocked when they suggest the Indian government to go for “War against Pakistan”.Not only this..please do youtube search and see the 26/11 footage to know their ridiculous approach on news coverage and presentation.

Mostly the North Indians have very less idea about south indian regions and their cultures and languages.This attitude reflects among delhi based media personals and their contents.In srilankan Tamil’s issue most of the people thinks Srilankan Tamils were migrated from Tamil Nadu,India.Yes! it is partially true.Tamils went to srilanka to work in Tea estates in south Lanka,Now they are calling as “Hill country Tamils.” But they are not fighting for their home land.Ethnic Tamils from East and North part of Srilanka are fighting for their rights and fight against the sinhalese chauvinism.Indian medias never exposed these facts and blindly tells Prabhakaran is “Terrorist”.Ofcourse prabhakaran taken arms to fight for the people’s rights.Indra Gandhi government financially supported  LTTE and The Indian Army trained LTTE to fight against Sri lankan GOVT.After 9/11 the whole perspective on REBELs changed all over the world.They branded all the REBELS as “Terrorists”.This was done by America and their allies.These countries never listened or listening to UNO and their guidelines.The same thing is happening in Srilanka.

When the final war happened in Mullaithivu,Indian TV channels telecasted the news “Prabhakaran is dead”.They later showed a face “Prabhakaran”,I personally didn’t believe that but shocked.Later i realized that, a small REBEL outfit cannot fight against big brothers like INDIA(India have given Intelligence support and RADAR),CHina(Weapon support & Moral support),Pakistan(Weapon support) and other countries too.Another funny thing is, these channels only ask opinion to Ram(Hindu editor), Subramaniam swami(Small time Politician;) ), Cho(Tuglak editor) whatever happens in Tamil.Do they think these fellows are the only intellectual personalties living in Tamil nadu? or Representatives of Tamils?,in fact These fellows always talks against Tamilnadu people’s interests and their opinions.I’m not telling their opinions should inclined with Tamil’s.But these fellows never talked about Socio-economical problems of Tamil peoples or mass killing of innocent peoples or human right violations happened in srilanka.

But what irritated me the most was the way they presented the news.It was more sensational.It was more fantasy.No compassion in their minds.They showed the celebration in colombu for the fall of LTTE and its leader,and all the news reader’s expressions were full of excitement that they won something.Meantime There was massacre happening in srilanka, There was big human tragedy in the name of war and in the name of destroying LTTE.No human rights commission,No enquiry on war criminals,No UNO intervention,No Red cross participation, No Journalists allowed inside Srilanka.Nothing is considerable for these shameless Indian electronic media and its reporters.

Another funny thing,their reporters trying to show what is the reaction of Tamil Nadu in this issue.They interviewed a bike rider(Looks like a northy/tamil brahmin) and he is replying “Peoples are happy as a terrorist is dead ” and another shit footage like this went on.My point is, They(reporters) never come to the real public and register their own feelings on this.They behaved almost like Philistines.I know the whole Tamil diaspora in shock still and didn’t believe prabhakaran’s death(Including me) whether they like him or oppose him.Why because many times his death was announced in the past and proved as fake later.I too have reservation on prabhakaran’s strategies and decisions.

• He killed EPRLF leader padhmanabiah at chennai in late 80s and eclipsed other rebel outfits.
• He masterminded Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination and later in a press meet he didn’t give enough explanation on this.
• His decision on Mass evacuation of Muslims from northern srilanka
• Karuna’s mutiny inside LTTE and Separation.
• He believed weapons more than peace talks or a political solution.

But Prabhakaran and LTTE was absolute “reaction” against the sinhalese atrocities on Tamils happened in the past.After Black July(1983),LTTE become bigger and stronger.But When i saw the news from these channels about prabhakaran and LTTE,these facts never told and even not considered as well.They acted like a prophet of Mahindha Rajabakshe and Srilankan government.

What makes me to write about this post are,after all those sound bits faded,The media never talked about the

• Refugee problems
• Genocides
• Ethnic cleansing by Sinhalese Majority goernment
• Human rights violation by Srilankan government
• Power devolution for Tamils
• The cause of war
• Sinhalese chauvinism
• Sinhalese army’s atrocities
• Never told the story of why india, the great Gandhian country supported srilanka for the govt not to face war crime charges from UN.
• Why they didn’t say anything against india when Rajabakshe said “I was fighting India’s battle”.So don’t call india as “Ahimsa county” when Indian government supported this genocide.

I know they wont say..because these channels is not for peoples&society.It is for someone else.

There is lot many to tell or argue..what is the use?.Innocent peoples got killed by their own army with shells,artilleries and cluster bombs and many become refugees and Tamil land in northern part become graveyard. 20+ Tamil youths got suicide by self immolated themselves to stop this war,rallies,Public speeches,boycotts all makes no sense now.There is/was nobody/no media to talk about that but i can say one thing, When they feel happy for others defeat,they need a personal experience to realize the pain.

Apart from all these filthy journalists, who will do anything/everything to increase their TRP rates,  Arunthathi roy, Tehelka magazine came out with a sensible approach in this ethnic issue and very long bloody civil war.Kudos to them