York University of Toronto, Ontario, is one of the largest universities in Canada with over 300 student clubs. York University provides access to cutting edge research in 25 Research Centres and Institutes that help transform the future in the fields of global health, digital learning and sustainable business solutions.
McMaster University of Hamilton, Ontario is recognized as one of the best universities in Canada, that once ranked as the 5th best university in Canada in the 2012-2013 academic year, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
However, did you also know that these educational institutions are also breeding grounds for Tamil Terrorism? While it might be difficult to believe that such reputable Canadian educational institutions would encourage and allow glorification of Tamil Terrorism, it is unfortunately the case.
York Tamil Students’ Association is
dedicated to serving the cultural, recreational social, educational and
organizational interests of the Tamil Community in a non-profit basis. The
President of the Association is Mithilen Mathipalan. Here’s the logo of the
association below.
York Tamil Students’ Association also has its own Instagram account, @yorkutsa. When taken a closer look at the Instagram account, it was clear that this students’ association is rather dedicated to glorifying and celebrating a proscribed terrorist organization in Canada known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its terrorist members which includes deadly suicide bombers that carried out numerous attacks against innocent Sri Lankan civilians for 26 years (1983-2009). This organization was banned in 2006 by the Canadian government. However, York University Tamil Students’ Association proudly display the banned Tamil terrorist organization’s flag during their cultural events (see pictures below). During a multicultural event, the flag was displayed at a booth and also displayed in a multicultural week parade. This makes any sane, law abiding individual question, “Does Canada’s multiculturalism=terrorism?”
Notice, how the logo of the York Tamil Student’s Association is symbolic of the same Tamil Terrorist elements. The logo depicts the same image of the tiger in the Tamil Terrorist flag (LTTE) (see the red and yellow tiger flag below). The logo also depicts the map of the mono-ethnic and separatist state named Tamil Eelam (see the top right image below), which the LTTE was trying to create by waging a war against innocent Sri Lankan civilians for 26 years.
An excerpt from the caption of the top right post (I am Thamizh) above on @yorktsa Instagram page, mentions: “We take this day to remember the efforts of our Thamil Martrys of the LTTE (Proscribed Terrorist Organization in Canada) who fought for the livelihood. There will be student and community speakers and performances to help in commemorating the event”. The bottom left post of the female LTTE cadre is one of the many individuals who participated in the LTTE Tamil Terrorist cause.
McMaster Tamil Student’s Association is no different. According to McMaster Students Union, McMaster Tamil Student’s Association aims to plan cultural and social events that unite both students and faculty to embrace their identity, celebrate their heritage, serve their communities while advocating humanitarian values. Here’s the logo of the association.
Again, notice how the logo of the McMaster Tamil Student’s Association includes the map of the monoethnic and separatist state of Tamil Eelam, aimed to creating by the LTTE Tamil Terrorist Organization. Both Instagram accounts make the effort of providing a spotlight to the Tamil terrorist flag and to individual members of this terrorist organization as evidenced by the images above.
McMaster Tamil Student’s Association has Instagram account called @mcmastertsa. A closer look at this account, depicts the work carried out by this association. Again, this includes terrorist glorification events such as Maaveerar Naal, which is an event dedicated to celebrating suicide bombers and LTTE cadres that carried out ruthless atrocities against innocent Sri Lankan civilians. Their images of the terrorist members of this banned organization are proudly displayed. The banned Tamil Terrorist flag has also been proudly displayed in the events conducted by this association (see pictures below). The Canadian flag is also being raised along with the banned Tamil Terrorist flag in the same premises.
An excerpt from the caption of the top left post (Major Sothiya) above on @mcmastertsa Instagram page, mentions: “MacTSA is not affiliated with any militant group. Our goal is to convey the narrative and history of Tamil Eelam”.
However, the question arises, “If MacTSA, is not affiliated with any militant group, why does the association, spotlight members of a proscribed terrorist organization in Canada, that is responsible for killing thousands of innocent Sri Lankan civilians, indiscriminate of ethnicity?” Why is MacTSA attempting to fool McMaster university authorities, students and the general Canadian public, by celebrating and glorifying terrorism in the disguise of celebrating history of a mono-ethnic state that a ruthless terrorist organization banned in Canadian soil, once attempted to create?
Terrorism is celebrated and glorified in the disguise of multiculturalism at York and McMaster Universities. The authorities of these educational institutions have never raised any concerns or questions regarding the glorification Tamil Terrorism and violent suicide bombers and terrorists who carried out massacres against innocent Sri Lankan civilians being celebrated in university premises. This deeply questions the credibility and integrity of these 2 educational institutions.
Is Tamil terrorism, a part of Canada’s multiculturalism? Is Tamil terrorism, what authorities at York and McMaster universities aim to teach their students? Is it possible to celebrate another culture by glorifying suicide bombers and individuals of a proscribed terrorist organization? Is this, what you call “multiculturalism”?
LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) are responsible for killing thousands of innocent civilians in Sri Lanka irrespective of ethnicity, race or religion for 26 years. Victims of Tamil Terrorist bombings and suicide attacks at the Colombo Central Bank, at the Bandaranaike Airport, religious places of worship including mosques and Buddhist temples, schools, railways, public transport were all funded in Canada. Canada has been an unofficial state sponsor of terrorism against innocent Sri Lankan civilians and deeply hurting the Sri Lankan-Canadian community as a result. The Canadian government openly promotes separatism in Sri Lanka by recognizing so called Tamil Genocide Day, Mahaveerar Naal (celebration of Tamil Terrorist suicide cadres), bogus war crimes against the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, while blaming the Sri Lankan government for getting rid of Tamil Terrorist violence as the guilty party.
Glorification of violence is one of the key steps taken to keep terrorist ideologies alive so that they never die or diminish. Canada’s York and McMaster universities certainly aim to keep the Tamil terrorist ideology alive by allowing the glorification of a proscribed terrorist organization in Canadian soil. This creates an absolute mockery out of Canada’s true multiculturalism, anti-terrorism laws and the reputation of these educational institutions.
References
Six Reasons to Choose York U. (2017, November 24). Retrieved November 23, 2020, from https://yublog.students.yorku.ca/blog/2017/01/11/six-reason-to-choose-york-u/
McMaster ranked 5th best university in Canada | CBC News. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2020, from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/headlines/mcmaster-ranked-5th-best-university-in-canada-1.1134906
Yu Connect. Tamil Students’ Association. Retrieved November 23, 2020, from https://yorku.campuslabs.ca/engage/organization/yutsa
McMaster Tamil Student’s Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2020, from https://msumcmaster.ca/initiative/mcmaster-tamil-students-association/
Is Canada an Unofficial State Sponsor of Terrorism? (2014, May 23). Retrieved November 24, 2020, fromhttps://mackenzieinstitute.com/2014/05/is-canada-an-unofficial-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/
Image references
Instagram accounts: @yorktsa @mcmastertsa
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