sinhala people's mind set nver changed in the 50years, they always hate tamil, all the sinhala brother who have written their comments hear are try to justify the work of karuna group, they should think back, karuna is a person who didn't even been sincear to his fomar party ,how you can bleave he will be a sincear man for sinhalies, let him pay back what he did. for the tamil and ltte.

ram, newcastle upon tyne, uk

From 1948 to1981 30% of all Government jobs and professional jobs were held by the 10% Tamil minority. (See: http://www.spur.asn.au/facts.htm) Compare this to the pre-1948 set up where 100% of all professional jobs, education, power and wealth were disproportionately given to the Tamils, where as 0% were with the Sinhala majority (a result of colonial divide and conquer). What Tamils call "discrimination" is an end to this system. What to be expected from any democratically elected sovereign self respecting Government other than to reverse this racist and unfair system? This "discrimination" calling card of Tamils, is the end of the favouritism and advantaged positions they enjoyed under the British. The term "discrimination" is just a play on words, a catch phrase to invoke memories amongst the Western world of things from WWII, Slavery etc, all done in order to win sympathy and mask the real issue at hand. (Other catch phrases include "oppression", "Genocide" "fight for our rights").

Sunil, Kandy,

If Karuna takes the stand he will reveal how he got money for his activities from UK. How he met top UK, Indian and US dignitaries for various covert and illegal operations. No one wants that.

UK, India, Sri Lankan Govt, US all have done embarrasing and illegal stuff. Karuna will not be prosecuted

Ruwan Jayatilake, New york, USA

If you want to see evidence of institutional racism please refer to the 1948 disenfranchisement Act, the unilateralist 1972 Constittution and what became of the 1948 constitution, waht became of all the Pacts, Agreements signed between the Sinhala and Tamil Leaders between 1956 and 2002 and importantly the election Political Party Manifestos from 1956 to 2007. These are not the work of economic migrants nor of anyone else but of tyrannical agenda by Sinhala politicians and their parties. The results on the groind are all too pervasive and torrid . The case of Karuna may only be the tip of the iceberg. Nothing to do with econmic migrants either but of self-inflicted and motivated tyrannical thinking and abuse of state power.

Saravanamuttu, London, UK

If as some here are suggesting, the arrest of Karuna who entered this country on a forged diplomatic passport is the work of a handful of Labour party MPs, then I am proud to be a supporter of that party.

We need a strong government capable of ensuring that no one enters this country illegally, and that no rouge state exploits what ever diplomatic ties we have with it.

Sri Lankans and Tamils can keep there ethnic bickering to their country. As far as the UK is concerned, an individual has broke the laws of this land by posessing a forged passport, visa and entering and living in this country illegally. For that he should be punished, and Uk govenrment must ensure that such violations are not repeated by the Sri Lankan government.

Peter Ratnadurai, New Malden, UK

This is the only way to stop the state terrorism in Srilanka.

ANTON, ILFORD, UK

Britain is harbouring LTTE (tamil tiger) terrorists who has come in to the country disguising themselves as refugees, preech violence and race hatred, engage in forced collection of funds from other tamils and businesses to send to terrorists so that the LTTE can kill more people as happened in recent bombings. British Labour MP's are depending on the tamil refugee vote to stay in power. None of these terrorists are brought to justice. Some have been given british citizenship. However Karuna who has committed most of his crimes when he was in the LTTE (like other LTTE terrorists living in london), is now been considered for legal action. Also these charges are brought only since he has left the LTTE and fought against them. The LTTE lobby is behind is influencing labour MPs who depend on the refugee vote to influence the charges against Karuna. Why not charge all the other LTTE activists in London. If Karuna was still in LTTE ranks the British Govt. will never charge him for his crimes

Dave, London, UK

At last some western media exposure on the war in Sri Lanka (ranked as one of the top 10 underreported stories this year by Medicines Sans Frontiers). Karuna – and now Pillayan who has taken his mantle – are unfortunate distractions or aberration in the freedom struggle of the Tamil people. Ironically the govt, which should try him for the serious crimes you mention, is in cahoots with him for military/political expedience. Karuna will go down in the history of Tamils as the worst traitor who sold the East to the scheming Singhalese for nothing but for more oppression of the people of the East. If not for him, the govt probably would not have embarked on the present military strategy. These guys may be very able military commanders, but they must realise that their political naivetes are taken advantage of, and manipulated/exploited by savvy Singhalese politicians. It is perhaps payback time for Karuna, and wakeup time for Pillayan. I believe most Tamils will look forward to their elimination from the political/military scene altogether.

But what I can’t figure out is why the ‘civilised’ West wants to try Karuna for war crimes! What moral authority/right have these nations that were quiet and unmoved when worst HR violations were (and still are) taking place, to call for war crimes against Karuna? Has Britain made any serious protest against or taken any serious action to stop HR abuses? They have only been giving military aid!!!! If it was not your business all these days, how come it is your business now? It is now well over a month since Karuna was detained. Why so much secrecy from the British side? It looks like some shady brewing is going on between the parties.

Balendran, UK,

Human Trafficing by Sri Lankan Government President
and cabinet ministers and government MPs

Hundrends and Thousands of Sri Lankan are being smugled
into UK by SriLankan Politicials for bribe under diplomatic passport for more than 15 years and karuna is just one. Sri Lankan politicians past & present are criminals and human trafikers, Bring all to Justice including karuna, kidnaper, murser of muslims children in Mosque, Murder pf MP in Church, Child solidier requiter, played out LTTE money, visited red light area in bankkok, had several mistressess in Batticaloa.

Veera Kathi Udayar SANGILIYAN, London , UK

He is not a tamil leader, he is the most dreaded paramilitary leader in the Srilankan goverment's pay roll. He has to be prosecuted for the endless war crimes he comitted against the innocent Tamils.

naras, london, uk

The problem with Karuna is that still most of the foreign media refer him as former Tamil tiger instead of refer him as a paramilitary leader. In the last three year Karuna played a Sri Lankan state terror paramilitary leader role, and committed many crimes during this period. In fact, Sri Lankan state terror government must be responsible for all these crimes. Sri Lankan terror government uses paramilitary (Eg. EPDP, Mohan group, Razeek group, Pillaiyan group, etc.) time to time to terrorize Tamil population. Sri Lankan state terrorist must be punished for war crimes. But, still IC reward Sri Lankan state terror instead of punishing because Tamil have no value.

S. Baski, Basingstoke, UK

IF THE BRITHSH government allows such a high level human trafficking without taking legal action against on the whole chain of criminals that mean it directly encourage the illegal activities in the British soil.
Keeping the criminals in the pocket and asking public information about criminals is a very interesting jock. Wait and see the British face

peter william, harrow, uk

Putting Karuna on trial will expose the whole sad saga about what the entire race, religion and land- oriented governance and whole morbid trail of killings of civilians, gross human rights violations and war crimes have been about in the internal conflict over the past 60 years of independence, more particularly from July 1983 to the present day. It will also reveal the truth about the so-called faked diplomatic passport. This wil be a golden opportunity for Britain, for the public in Britain and around the world as well as the UN Bodies, including the ICC to know the full facts of the case. Once the facts are established through a Court there might be a real hope that it could also bring about an end to the endless spiral of killings, abductions, beheadings, rapes and crimes carried out with impunity in the bloodied country. Above all, justice has been long, long overdue.

Saravanamuttu, London, UK

Why are these Tamil economic refugees worrying about Sri Lanka? Sri Lanka is not your country. You ran from Sri Lanka playing the race card and spread nothing but hate against Sri Lanka sending money collected from social benefits given to you (a system you exploit to the maximum with your dozen names) and acquired through credit card fraud and other criminal activates to the LTTE just so you can stay in the West.
And why are you all shedding crocodile tears about the 600 policeman Karuna killed? It was Praba who ordered Karuna to do it, so why didn’t Praba (and other Tamils) do something about it before he split? Why this song and dance after he left? Praba’s number 2 Anton Balasingham is allowed to live in Britain, he along with other Tamils in Britain finance the genocide against Sinhalese in Sri Lanka supported by the British Govt. So for those of you asking for MR’s head, why not ask for Praba’s head and the British Govt’s head as well? Tamil communalist racism is the reason.

Sunil, Kandy,

Let the British government be sincere in its effort to bring war criminals to book. Thre are hundreds of hardcore LTTE war criminals in the Uk who are refugees and most of them are British and no one would come forward as they all from the North of Sri Lanka where the criminals and the victims compromise their differences and the blood money is " tamil nationalism.". It is wishpered among the Tamils that the member of EROS who klled London Kandasamy (TIC) founder member) is also in Lewisham . Many many are there and the British government should be honest in their policy.

nimo, London , UK

State terrorism, state sponsored gangsters, state sponsored fraud, in all , in the terrorist state like Sri Lanka this (sending criminals overseas with honour) always happens. See, soon they will bribe and close the file.

Sushi, Windsor,

Whells of justice had finally got Karuna into its teeth and it shall grind. It does not matter wheter Anton Bala or anyone were not charged in the past. Let us learn from the mistakes and let Karuna be the first man to be charged.

Prosecution office shall make a public call to all the Tamils to come forward who had been extorted, tortured , kidnapped by the LTTE under Karuna's command. There are famly members in the UK whose kith and kin were killed by the LTTE under Karuna's name. UK shall take steps to provide safety to those who are willing to come forward.

Let the LTTE and the Government of Sri Lanka learn another lesson from Karuna Amman!

Dr. Arun Vincent, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan politicians are human trafickers for the
last 15 years using Dilomatic Immunity

Kris, Lomdon , UK

Its so sad to see this happening to Karuna. Mahinda rajapaksha and his Brother is the one realy responsible for all the abuses and this guy is just a soldier. The SL government is the one used him to do all the bad things and now once East is captured.
This is the exact same thing the Prabakaran said on his sepach. " international injustice"
Mahinda is coming to UK as a special guest but Karuna is in jail.
Its all about who you are not what you do? .. All this western Human right and things is not for a state.. Only for people who cant deffend them self.
I think this is a good lesson for Karuna and all Tamils because now we know..What is this world is and what we need to do to save guard our self. Lets work toward a state and then there is no one need to be in a statge like Karuna is now.

Dr Sivapalan Vanniyasingam, London, UK

Sri Lanka is among the most dangerous places on earth for humanitarian workers, the UN’s aid chief Holmes says (Reuters – 09.08.2007). Aid agencies say more than 40 humanitarian staff have been killed in Sri Lanka since January 2006, including 17 local staff of Action Contre La Faim shot dead in Muthur a year ago in a massacre, truce monitors also blamed on Singhalese army. Even International Aid workers are not safe in Sri Lanka. You can imagine the situation of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Alex, London, UK

The more worrying aspect for us Britons is themanner in which this 'black listed' individual get into our country.

Sri Lanka has abused the trust our country has placed on every government with which it has diplomatic ties.

The question is, how long till a Muslim extreamist from Sri Lanka's US$2billion donor Iran, or even Al-Qaeda get into London using a diplomatic passport.

Regardless of Col Karuna's war crimes, the abuse of our trust by Sri Lankan authoraties must be thorughly investigated and action taken.

Peter Ratnadurai, New Malden, UK

I am sure this will not take place.
India the big bullying neighbour was behind the scene for his dissident and fall of the East to Sri-Lanka Sinhala army. India too had its own interest in this.
When the European countries trying to pass a resolution against Sri-Lanka for it's human rights violation India stood against it.
I am sure India and some other powers would make sure this will not work. As they too got their hand dirty in this matter.
If the UK is a sovereign country and a responsible nation then they should take action without any delay.
God bless the Queen!

Gotha, Westmead, Australia

If Karuna can be tried, so can the Sri Lankan President-Rajapakshe. Some of the worst war crimes are being committed in the country including targeted killing of aid workers.

Zona, Bangalore, India

If the laws governing war crimes were applied to the letter Karuna would certainly fall foul of them. His better known attrocities include the massacre in cold blood of 600 Sri Lankan police men after they had previously surrendered to him. This happened while he was second in command of the Tamil Tigers. He then split from them and waged war agains his former allies aided and abetted by the Sri Lanka forces.

What confuses me is why only he is being singled out by the British Govt for war crimes? Why not President Rajapakse who was recently in the UK. Why not Anton Balasingham? Why not Kittu who used to run the LTTE office in London? They all had blood on their hands.

I think the answer is because Karuna is now a political orphan. His only following is among Eastern Tamils who are neither well connected politically or very well represented in the diaspora. If Prabhakaran landed on these shores the story will be quite different although he is guilty of much greater war crimes.

Dingiri Banda, London, UK

Karuna is the Indian spy penetrated into LTTE as a freedom fighter. He was thrown out one the Srilankan government forces captured the East of Srilanka.

Vel Tharma, Harrow, U. k

Karuna couldn't have come to UK without the help of the Government of Srilanka. He made lot of innocent people suffer in order to obtain favours from the Government. He made vast amount of money by kidnapping and killed many people. As the British authorities are investigating all his crimes I am sure they will do whatever necessary. We Tamils living in Britain are not terrorist or supporting any terrorism but we have to fight the military oppression, I request Sunil to visit Jaffna to see how people are suffering without food,medication and freedom. When a person leaves home the relatives are not sure that person will come back home. Children are unable to go to school without the harrasment of armed forces. Virtually a military rule in Jaffna. The Government of Srilanka Terrorise the civilian population of Jaffna and East with the armed forces and paramilitary. Tamil Eelam is already born only thing is the acknowledgement by the International Community is pending.

Vignes, Birmingham, UK

Oh well no one cares, put him on trial we all want that. Karuna being desperate and being Tamil, will expose to the whole world Britain and its role in supporting Tamil terrorism in Sri Lanka for the last 30 years. Britain has harboured & sponsored Tamils, allowed them to fund terrorism and genocide of non-Tamils in Sri Lanka for 30 years because such actions are not a threat to you and also provides you with a tool of control against Sri Lanka.
You allowed Anton Balasingham, a Tamil who got a job in the Lanka HC in London, a much sought after and demanded job by many, yet he a "discriminated" Tamil got it and used it to preach nothing but race hatred against the Sinhalese (trust a Tamil to somehow promote their race) so that more Tamils can immigrate into Britain as refugees and your MPs can boost their immigrant vote bank numbers to stay in power.I guess its only terrorism if British and Tamil people are killed, but when Sinhalese die its alright since we don't have votes to offer

Sunil, Kandy,