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Tamil hunger striker in London could die in a week

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Tamil student hunger striker Prarameswaren outside Parliament Square may have only a week to live, the doctor looking after him warned yesterday.

Prarameswaren Subramaniam, 28, has refused food for 20 days in protest at the Sri Lankan government's continuing military assault on Tamil separatists. Speaking from the makeshift camp opposite Westminster, Dr Sellappah Nallanathar, of St Peter's Hospital, Surrey, said that his vital organs would begin to fail if he maintained his fast for another week.

"It's going to be difficult," he added. "I'm asking him to take small sips of water and it's the water that is keeping him going. Even with the water this morning, we had to try a few times before he would take it. If he doesn't want to [take food] we can't force him. He's determined to carry on."

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I don't want that brave boy dying, while other's go to B'day parties and Tample festivals and do their day to day acitivities, even though they participate in the protest ( 1 day in a week for 7 hours). I mean every tamils will be guilty if that boy dies
Ram , April 25, 2009
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A very sad state of affair in this modern times. The World Leaders and those countries who perpeturated in chort with the Govt of Sri Lankan to inflict sufferings to the hundreds of thousands of innocent have a lot of expalaination to do. Sufferings and damages beyond repair have been done, anything now is just face saving. Only one country who deserves a mention for good humantarians needs is the People of Norway and the Norwegian Govt. The curse of those innocents would haunt its way through. STRajah.
S T RAJAH , April 26, 2009
I beg you to stop your hunger strike
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Please STOP your hunger strike and fight in other ways to get your goals achieved. Your life is precious for everyone of us, so I beg you to end your hunger strike immediately. Taking your own life is a great sin to who brought you to this world and a victory for your enemy. Please, please, please think and act soon.

Thanks
Bathi Helva , April 26, 2009
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A very sad state of affair in this modern times.
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siva , April 26, 2009
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Dear Parameswaran, at the age of 58 I am really amazed to see the tamil youths who dared to sacrifice their lives and lead all these agitations,which taking place all over the world to put an end to the sufferings of our brothers,sisters and our children.Our great leader said that he has done his part and will continue to do his,but you the youths have to do your duty not by risking your valuable lives,but by the way of nonviolent agitation.You have proved that you all are brave and capable to liberate this suffering Tamil community from all their sufferings and will make them to live with raised heads with pride and respect.Eventhough I am elder to you,I touch your secret feet and request you with running tears from my eyes,please change your decision and stop your hunger strike. You are wanted to this community(Tamil).Our community is on our way to liberation because of youths like you.Because of your pain and sufferings for the last 15 days and other youths' devoted activities throughout the world including our brethren inTamilnadu and in other countries have started to open the eyes of the genuine leaders of the world who have conscience.We,elderly people are only followers.We will follow you,but you are wanted to lead us.
I like to say a word to the British government,you colonised our Tamil kingdom,unified it with sinhalese kingdom for your own convenience,see now! Since you left the then Ceylon how many brutal killings of innocent Tamils taken place,how much blood of innocent Tamils had flown and still it is being continued in the name of war against terrorism,you too banned our liberation fighters, eventhough our leader openly told that the freedom fighters had taken arms not against any countries or any people.They were taken only to safe our people (Tamils) against systamatic genocide by successive brutal sinhalese governments,None of you(BRITTAIN and other countries which banned our freedom fighters) do understand the plight of Tamils in the hands of successive terrorist sinhalese rulers.You all silently watched the terrorist activities of sinhalese governments,gave financial support.At last you realised they are committing an ethnic cleansing activity,several thousands are dieing in cold blood and flesh.The mass muderer Rajapaksha does not listen to any leader's request or call.What are you going to do?Your citizen, a valuable life for us (Tamils) is dieing little by little torturing himself for the last 15 days demanding the promises from you to safe his destroying Tamil community from terrorist sinhalese government.You (Brittain) has the duty and responsibility to safe the deteriorating Tamils,as it was caused by your ancestors when they left Ceylon.Is it not hurting to your (Brittain)conscience?
T.Shanmugabarathy , April 26, 2009 | url
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This world needs great people like you. We don’t want to lose you for any reason. I pray for you and hope you will take good decision soon. God bless you.
Fatima , April 26, 2009
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Dear our beloved Parameswaran,
We need you to live to see our mother Tamil Eelam rescued. Your have done your part well. Let the others do their part. Please ! Please! thamby you have to live. Please end your Hunger Strike. I Hope you will agree with us.
Thanks.
Selva.,
Canada.
Selva , April 26, 2009
End the Hunger Strike
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Thambi Parameshwara,

It's enough Dear,Tamil Eelam needs boys like u,please end your hunger strike thambi.You continue your struggles for TAMIL EELAM in other ways.Dear please stop the hunger strike,and change your struggle in any other way.Tamil Community won't loss you.Please dear,consider my request,already somany tamil people killed by singalese-indian army.We want u to live.We got the Tamil Eelam soon,you don't like to see our independent country?.Please kanna end your hunger strike and change your struggle method.

sumathi , April 26, 2009
We need you..
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Dear Parameswaran,
You have done your part very well. I can realise your determination and dedication. But we don't want to loose you. We need you to be with us. You need to live to see our motherland liberated. You should be the first to enter 'Tamil Eelam' ; the freeland which is definitely be the outcome of our struggle. Please....... Parameswaran, choose an alternative to fight for our rights. End hunger strike.
Tharmatha , April 26, 2009
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Beloved Thambi,
I am 66 years old,and like your Beloved Father.The Tamil nation really knows the great feeling and love you hav towards our community and compassionate towards all humans.

The Brutual and Barbarian Sri Lankan Governments atrocities are very imminent.But we need youngsters like you to continue this struggle.If anything happens,the Kaliyuga world just make few statements and will definitely forget all about.To keep showing our solidarity you must be well
and healthy.We dont want to miss a Devoted,Dedicated young soul .Hence please give up your fast unto death and I realy want to see you in London next week,when i am visiting London.Pl treat my very humble request and give up your fast.

May God Bless you and provide all courage.

Thank you.
Kandasamy Rajah , April 26, 2009
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Please give up your hunger strike. Uk has reponsibility to solve our problem, because they are the one create our unsoluable problem. Today they closed their eyes and mind, and giving silence permission to the Baberian Sri Lankan terrorist government to kill tamils. I don't understand why uk enjoys tamils death. Please, give up. One day, i am sure, UK will have to pay for what they did for us. They came to our country, captured, and rulled us for their earning. When they leave from there, they give our life to the Shinhales. Even today, they should come forward to solve. But they don't. If they won't to earn something, they will come. I am sure, they will pay for it in anyway.

Mahes
Mahes Kumaran , April 26, 2009
need you
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Please we need people like you in EELAM . stop the fast
win , April 26, 2009
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Please Stop your hunger strike and fight in other ways
Suki , April 26, 2009
Please stop the hunger stike.
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I am praying for you. We can find different way to stop the genocide. We need you in future. Please start taking food.

GOD BLESS YOU
Jeya Manoharan , April 26, 2009
Utmost Respect and Admiration
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I am a 17 year old girl living in Canada and I have so much respect for this courageous and determined man. Everytime I read about him, my eyes fill with tears. He is so young and to be willing to sacrifice his life so slowly and painfully for his home country truly amazes me. I hope something wil be achieved in Sri Lanka for our people and so this man can get his life back, because clearly, he has no intention of stopping until something pulls through. I admire his loyalty and bravery.
I will pray for you, Anna!
Apiraami Thana , April 26, 2009
Tamil hunger striker in London could die in a week
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If it's really god is with us they shouldn't let you to die.
saro , April 26, 2009 | url
Please give-up...
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Dear son/brother Parameswaran,

You have done enough for past 20 days for us . As all of them commented here, we need you to direct us with our efforts to fight for freedom. Please dis-continue your hunger strike and lead us where we want to get. We need leaders like you. Please give up your hunger strike for the sake of your loved ones.

Gods Blessings.
aksha , April 26, 2009
Please stop your Hunger Strike Thambi.
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Dear thambi,

Please stop your hunger strike. It's enough that we lost many good souls like you. I believe that God will soon answer all our cries. Don't give up on the hope of getting our Tamil Eelam. Good souls like you should live long to see and lead our Tamil Eelam come up to be well developed place. United struggle of Tamils all around the world will give us our nation.

I pray that God will bless the world with peace and unity.
Take care Thambi. God bless you with long life.
Sivasakthy , April 26, 2009
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Plzzz stop the hunger strike and do something else to help stop the genocide plzzzzzz anna
Nishana , April 27, 2009
Do Reconsider
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To Mr. Parameswaran:

What you are doing is truly awe-inspiring, and shows the will of you and your people to fight to the end for this cause. But the world needs more determined people like you, and you could do a LOT more for your land alive, then sacrificing your life this way. Your actions have made a lot of people wordwide think and act on this issue, and with your continued existence, it is my belief that you could inspire more action. So please, as a fellow human, I ask you to reconsider you decision, and turn your determination in another direction, because it is much needed...

-Concerned human
Concerned Human , April 27, 2009
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What wonderful courage this man has shown for a cause that is worth fighting for. I pray that the injustices against Tamils are stopped and I hope that Prarameswaren stops his hunger fast and decides to live in order to help his people through the use of other methods. I simply pray for that and for the safety and aid of all the other people suffering in this conflict.

God Bless.
Harjot , April 27, 2009
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please stop the hunger strike.
sivasuthan , April 27, 2009
What a pitty
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What a pity we do not have a homeland of our own. If the LTTE managed to get the EELAM we should have a had a chance of a Nation of our own. What a pity. We should have given more money to buy guns to fight the Sinhalese Bastards. Then our brothers would have fought & got a land of our own.
Why God is not on our side.
Is God testing our faith ?
How long to wait
Selva , April 27, 2009
U R Heard
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Everytime I read about him, my eyes fill with tears. Heard that the government agreed for ceasefire.. So, pls stop ur hunger strike brother.
angel , April 27, 2009
Double standard International Community
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You have chosen ahimsa to fight against the Sri Lanka terrorist government's Tamil genocide. You have taught us Tamil a good lesson that is the double standard of the international community and UN. They wanted us to not to take arms to win our self determination. But they do not do anything practical to save us from being killed and tortured by the Sri Lanka government.
So wake up Tamils and start giving more money and support to LTTE, thats the only way we can save our selves. India, UN, US or Europe never will save us, instead they waste time, while our people are being killed in thousands.
Michael , April 27, 2009
Please Help him
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Please Save him and Intervene in Srilanka..
Santhosh , April 28, 2009
Pls save his valuable life-Tamil Organizations in London should make him to stop the fight!!!
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It's high time for British Tamil leaders to force him to give up the hunger strike. We don't need to loose another brave person here. Pls ask the appropriate organization to get involved to save his life!
Jeeeva , April 28, 2009

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