Theepori is launched as a website to espouse the cause of the Eelam Tamil liberation and it will be an independent voice. We will strive to publish news and views of all sections of Eelam Tamils both within and outside the geographical parameters of the Eelam nation. Since independence in 1948, the successive governments that came to power in Sri Lanka denied Tamils their due rights as a people with a right to self determination. In the past, there was only a denial of rights and the Sinhala politicians were keen only in ensuring that the Eelam Tamils remained second class citizens. None of them tried to eliminate the identity of the Eelam Tamils. But, what we see today is a concerted effort by the government of President Mahinda Rajapakse to destroy the very identity of Eelam Tamils. No Sri Lankan Prime Minister or President in the past targeted the ordinary Tamils. Now, President Mahinda Rajapakse, who was elected as President of Sri Lanka with the helping hands of the LTTE, has let loose the Sinhala Armed Forces on the Eelam Tamils in a way never before witnessed. Thousands of Tamils have been killed and hundreds of thousands of Tamils have been uprooted from their traditional habitats in North East Sri Lanka. Efforts are under way to cause dissension between the Northern Tamils and Batticaloa Tamils. The merger of the North and the Eastern which stood for over two decades has been terminated. Eelam Tamils are facing an uncertain future with President Mahinda Rajapakse’s military machine marching forward with one success after another in their campaign to dominate the homeland of the Eelam nation. The humanitarian crisis caused by the actions of the Mahinda government has caused such an alarm in the midst of the international community that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other international human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch had to call for a permanent human rights monitoring commission to prevent further violations of the rights of the Eelam Tamils. There is no doubt that the mistakes made by our Eelam Tamil leaders contributed to the present plight of the Eelam Tamils. We need to look back at our past mistakes and learn from them. However, pointing an accusing finger at any particular leader or party will cause no good. We need to think of ways and means of winning back our lost rights and to find an honorable solution. In this regard we invite contributions from our readers and others.