Comments for The burning crisis among the estate population at http://www.sibernews.com , comment 0 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.sibernews.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:48:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.sibernews.com/news/featured-article/-200612056978/#pc_3230 You left them in the lurch. Now they become your brothers. They were Indian Tamils till 1983 were they not? Peter - Peter Casie Chetty Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:46:45 +0100 http://www.sibernews.com/news/featured-article/-200612056978/#pc_3222 The people who work in the tea plantations bring in most of the foreign exchange of SL, including the dollars that pays for the bullet proof cars provided for the unethical Sinhala politicians. They have always been denied the simple luxuries in life and paid a pittance and due to lack of finances forced to live in overcrowded accomodation. They have had a leader who rides on their backs, looking after no 1, given a ministerial post whoever is in power. The upcountry people need a leader who will fight on their behalf and not one who is placated by the SL government and one placates the Indian government on behalf of the GOSL. They can withdraw their labour ofcourse, but as low paid employees they are bound to suffer the most in such a dispute. The Western world talks about "fair trade", but is not aware of the lack of humanity and degradation heaped on these people by the GOSL. God be with you. - Jay Jay Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:24:40 +0100 http://www.sibernews.com/news/featured-article/-200612056978/#pc_3208 Unless our hill country Tamil brothers and sisters strenthen the hands of our Tamil Eelam national leader, they will be continuosly cheated by Tho(damn)man's politics and GoSL. - Eashan Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:17:12 +0100