Picasso Guernica

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

‘At the beginning of the operation the Army had used some shells which resulted in some civilian casualties. However, the IDPs are uniformly emphatic that the Army shelled only in reply to the militants’ mortar & gun fire from among the civilians’
~Jaffna-based NGO #Paranagama

[Tamil Guardian @TamilGuardian]

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12 years today - Hospital bombed twice

The only remaining hospital in Mullivaikkal was attacked twice by the Sri Lankan military on the morning of the 2nd of May 2009, with at least 64 people killed and a further 87 injured.

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

Blinken should know Sri Lankans wouldn’t stand for this & if the US or any other ally of it thinks they could subjugate the country by stealth & overlook the vile deeds of a ruthless terrorist organisation,they could think twice about it.
~Raj Gonsalkorale https://t.co/scn0U4ChWg

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

Joe Root grabs second century of series! 🔥 | Sri Lanka vs England | 2nd ... https://t.co/bJOlFfZlzD

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

https://t.co/QJ3RzrLycL

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

From Suez to Brexit and back again: Britain’s long search for a role.
By Philip Stephens
https://t.co/avZST1MLV3 via @financialtimes

[M A Sumanthiran @MASumanthiran]

//The former President was fortunate to have got away lightly for tinkering with the Constitution back in October 2018 — an impeachable act on his part. Those who advise Presidents must see that their ‘client’ does not end up on the wrong side of history// https://t.co/kNpNIMrwvW

[George Osborne @George_Osborne]

The Cummings row is ridiculous - of course the Prime Minister’s most senior adviser should attend the most important meeting. Rather, his presence is a reminder that the science can only guide us, but the hard decisions the country faces are political ones

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

Embarrassingly odd tweet by Downing St press office;
They’d like to reach out to British Tamil communities but don’t want to mention their name for fear that it upsets others; & why no mention of their NHS contribution?
Undiplomatic @SarahHultonFCO @GarethBayleyFCO @tariqahmadbt

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Happy New Year to all celebrating Puthandu.

This year's celebrations may be slightly different from usual, but we must remember why we are staying apart.

So stay home, protect the NHS and save lives this Puthandu.

#StayHomeSaveLives

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

I had a good call with @GotabayaR, President of #SriLanka, on #COVID19 today. We discussed health and economic impacts #COVID19 can have on his country and the whole region. I thanked him for mobilizing the whole-of-government in the fight against the #coronavirus. Together!

[Chris Vibberts @ChrisVibberts]

The Material World Foundation has donated 500K to help COVID-19 victims. Another 100K when you share a "The Inner Light" inspired work. If it wasn't for @GeorgeHarrison I wouldn't be playing sitar today. Here is my contribution. #InnerLight2020 #sitar Do All Without Doing

[Friends Of Sri Lanka @FriendsSriLanka]

@CFSriLanka @tariqahmadbt @BTConservatives @BorisJohnson @GarethBayleyFCO @BobBlackman @scullyp @SarahHultonFCO @SarojaSirisena @NandhaParam @yorkeland7 @ajanthate @wickrs @COSMOSUKSL Dear Lord Tariq Ahmad,
#COVIDー19 knows no boundaries by race or ethnicity. It affects & kills us all.
British Sri Lankans don’t need to be reminded of their race. We’re all coming together as one community to help the National Effort.
Why single out just one #SriLanka community?

[Amal Abeyawardene @amalab]

@FriendsSriLanka @SLHCinLondon @UnicornPubGroup @sarojpathi @yorkeland7 @COSMOSUKSL @SugeeshwaraG @alwis_kapila @mahenrr @RoseVanO @SamanthaPathir3 @mdilukshan Feb 26:As Lord Michael Naseby launched his memoirs at UK Parliament, in Geneva #SriLanka’s Foreign Minister cited the House of Lords debate initiated by Naseby which revealed that Tamil civilian war casualties couldn’t have been as high as claimed by Darusman Report @MFA_SriLanka

[Gotabaya Rajapaksa @GotabayaR]

My aspiration is to transform #LKA to the best “investment destination” & its important strike the right balance btw development & environment protection. Reforms of outdated laws in line with modern mkt demands is key to attracting investors- at mtng with Min of Env & Wildlife

[Conservative Friends of Sri Lanka @CFSriLanka]

@amalab @UKinSriLanka @GarethBayleyFCO @SarahHultonFCO @TNAmediaoffice @ManishaGunasek2 @MFA_SriLanka @GotabayaR When seeking Accountability,the UK must investigate how extremists in the Tamil diaspora who supported the #TamilTigers reign of terror in #SriLanka are still able to call out Prabhakaran’s name & flaunt #LTTE regalia with impunity @tariqahmadbt @HeatherWheeler @BrandonLewis #lka

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

WHO’s risk assessment of the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation has not changed:
🔺very high in #China🇨🇳
🔺high at the regional level
🔺moderate at the global level

WHO’s situation report 25 January 2020 https://t.co/HpjfIe2p7d

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

@essdubs2 @FriendsSriLanka @MFA_SriLanka @Mahishini @KariyawasamP @the_lki @LiamFox @SugeeshwaraG @SarojaSirisena @Satya_Rodrigo @PMihiravi @Dinithi_C @fazilphd @DianaPerera5 @NipuniSS 🤷🏾‍♂️The reasons aren’t clear, but #SriLanka’s attorney general’s department did attempt to prosecute 6 #LTTE suspects including Velupillai Prabhakaran, but the case was dropped last year when the last of the accused died; make of that what you will

[Friends Of Sri Lanka @FriendsSriLanka]

Stuttgart:A Tamil #LTTE guerrilla was convicted by a German court this week, for helping in the assassination of #SriLanka’s former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in Colombo in Aug 2005 @MFA_SriLanka #lka @Mahishini @KariyawasamP https://t.co/6VxULN2xX8

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

@akkilathiru Don’t believe what you read;
#SriLanka’s President wants any necessary investigations to be completed before death certificates are issued & support for relatives;
👉@joerwallen:Where’s your source for claiming “deaths of up to 70,000 largely Tamil civilians,according to the UN?”

[Picasso Guernica @PicassoGuernic1]

@ArulS87963577 @amalab @ICJ_Asia @ICJ_org @SZarifi @FrederickRawski @reema_omer @AbbottKingsley @EmerlynneGil @emilyschmall @sarojpathi @AzzamAmeen @GotabayaR @SingerHanaa @mbachelet @DCRGunawardena @UNDPSriLanka @SarojaSirisena @SugeeshwaraG @ChandaniKirinde @RajapaksaNamal @MiriamShearman @JulianUNWTO @saliyapieris @ambikasat Yes,Agreed-the supporters of the #LTTE in the Tamil diaspora outside #SriLanka can hardly be relied upon to provide objective analysis on #WarCrimes,since they funded atrocities by the #TamilTigers;
Why haven’t they faced an international inquiry for their #CrimesAgainstHumanity?