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The chapter "" is not factually correct at all. I have spoken to everybody at Psycology at South bank to find out, there is noboidy who remembers an Anton Balasingham. The South Bank polytechnic wasn't in existence until 1970. I checked all the records at the university to find there was no such registration since the polytechnic was started in 1970. There was a small school called Borough Polytechnic in London in 1960's which did not have the status to offer PhD's. The Borough POlytechnic was merged with other training colleges in the area and elevated it to the Polytechnic status in 1970, when it was renamed the South bank Polytechnic. So this person should not have registered for a PhD there in 1960's when there was no such school. The polytechnic was promoted to university status in 1980's calling it the 'South Bank University' which was renamed in 2005 to 'London South bank University'. I will speak to the registrar of the school regarding this entry next week. Somebody's taken the leniency of the British university system and press freedom to include this chapter to justify Anton's continuos use of the title 'Dr', which obviously he is not. Since LTTE is branded as a terrorist organisation in almopst all major countries and the EU, the organisation may find it is important to have a doctorate to their theoretician and this is how they achieve it. A credible source like Misplaced Pages should not be allowed to misuse this way. (more about South bank Uni www.lsbu.ac.uk)(07:32, 29 July 2006 (UTC))
- Well since you last posted the above in July, it is clear to me that it has taken you more than a Week and you are still unable to disprove that Anton holds a doctorate. It is quite strange that all the Sri-Lankan (Sinhala) newspapers and Tamil Press still refer to him as Dr Anton Balasingham. Also how is it you spoke to everyone at psychology when you can’t seem to spell the word correctly? Did you know that it is part of the data protection act of this great country of the UK which in turn ensures it is illegal for one such as yourself to delve into the information of another individual? In simple terms, it is impossible for you to verify that he has a PHD without his consent. So how is it you were able to check the records? Impossible, yet laughable Also in a Times UK article, they listed his credentials (of which amongst one was his PHD doctorate). I believe you need help as your telling tales or porkies. Please don’t try to take what little honour this Tamil individual has. P.S. Learn to spell and use grammar, since nobody can understand what it is your trying to state.
- The page no longer has any mention of his so calld PhDRaveenS 15:19, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
remove tags
unsourced and NPOV I propose to remove or change the tags--Terrance 07:51, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
- Be bold and remove after editing, which I just didRaveenS
Funeral in London
Thousands of Tamils in London and from overseas paid their last respect to Anton Balasingham, their one time hope for peace in their home land and the LTTE’s theoretician and chief negotiator at Alexandra Palace in north London.
Balasingham’s casket was placed at the front of the Palace’s Great Hall was escorted in by an honour guard, white gloved and dressed in black suits. After a brief initial ceremony, where hundreds of Tamil activists around the world participated by placing flower petals on Balasingham’s body, followed by a long line of families with children, youth and older Tamils and distinguished personalities internationally.
While paying respects, many wept openly, others prayed and some lifted their young children so they also could place petals. Community organizations from across the world have sent representatives and they placed dozens of wreaths and bouquets alongside the casket. While one said ‘Voice of the Nation’, the title bestowed on the LTTE theoretician by the movement, another said ‘Uncle’, the title by which many LTTE cadres used to address him affectionately.
Thousands of people from far away places arrived in several coaches and flights from Switzerland, France, Canada, US, Australia, Norway and Germany were waiting outside the venue on a freezing cold day and the queue snaked back from the Great Hall.
Balasingham was cremated shortly afterwards at a private ceremony leaving the people for whom he was fighting for by his intellectual wisdom.
I have well placed the reference for the above article, please let me know where I stand.
Rajsingam 24 Dec. 2006
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