M.i.a Brit Pop Star Or Ltte Supporter

[kotte mafia]

British rapper M.I.A., who is of Sri Lankan descent, is being accused of supporting terrorists, despite denying those accusations in the past.

In a 2005 interview with Australian paper The Age, M.I.A. (real name: Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam) says, "I've heard lots of people say that I'm part of a terrorist group and I'm singing about that, and singing songs for them, but that's wack, I'd never do that."

Another Sri Lankan hip-hop artist by the name of DeLon doesn't agree. In a YouTube video posted in late July, which remixes M.I.A.'s track "Paper Planes," DeLon claims that the British rapper used imagery from the Liberation Tiger Tamils of Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lankan terrorist group.

DeLon's version re-cuts M.I.A. version with Tamil Tiger bombings and child soldiers, and openly questions whether M.I.A. supports terrorists. DeLon notes that M.I.A. consistently uses tigers in imagery -- on clothes, in videos -- and that M.I.A. has called her father a "freedom fighter."

A little back-story: Her father is credited as a co-founder of a militant pro-Tamil group called EROS, which, in turn, was once linked to the Tamil Tigers. The Tigers have been labeled a terrorist group by many countries, including the United States.

"In the video, we didn't really accuse her of being a Tamil Tiger," Marshall Shen, head of DeLon's record label, Ceylon, told E!. "But we're asking, why she is putting these images out there if she doesn't support them?"

DeLon's video is no longer available on YouTube. Interscope served the rapper with a cease-and-desist, claiming the video endangers "M.I.A.'s reputation as a freedom fighter."

In response, DeLon and his label has filed a lawsuit against Interscope/UMG for infringement of his First Amendment rights.

The video is available for download at Public.Me.Com.

[Pericles]

Not even a question that she openly supports the LTTE. She might say she is not supporting a terrorist group, but thats only because she will claim the LTTE is a freedom fighter group and no terrorists. To anyone who considers the LTTE terrorists, no question, she is supporting a terrorist group.

[Velocity]

If MIA visits Sri Lanka = Missing in Action.

[Arc Angel]

Ya, it's a pretty well know fact. It's sad really...... She thinks she's "IT"!!!

http://www.tamilnation.org/diaspora/unitedkingdom/mia.htm

[Pericles]

If MIA visits Sri Lanka = Missing in Action.

She has visited SL. Very recently. Went around like Royalty and went back.

[GihanFX]

As i know her Farther is somekind of a LTTE Leader and some precentage from her Album sales go to LTTE, anyway Delon doing some campaign againt LTTE

This Video is great reply to MIA from Delon, Youtube removing this video and our guys uploading them everyday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-wJVgjR4xE

[Ripper]

Ya, it's a pretty well know fact. It's sad really...... She thinks she's "IT"!!!

http://www.tamilnation.org/diaspora/unitedkingdom/mia.htm

heh heh...you gotta be an utter retard not to think that she aint a ltte supporter...but i guess for UK folks...some poor 3rd world country terrorism is quite ok as long as their butts are safe... bloody hypocrites

[GihanFX]

She has visited SL. Very recently. Went around like Royalty and went back.

But if she visit agian deffa she will be MIA, lol, anyway youtube cant remove Delons videos here is another one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPFH7KUDsWw

If the Link is missing search Delon vs MIA in youtube

[Ripper]

But if she visit agian deffa she will be MIA, lol, anyway youtube cant remove Delons videos here is another one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPFH7KUDsWw

If the Link is missing search Delon vs MIA in youtube

those videos a popping up like crazy since the ban :)

i think by banning they just gave it more publicity

[GihanFX]

those videos a popping up like crazy since the ban :)

i think by banning they just gave it more publicity

Yes exactly,

[The Don]

heh heh...you gotta be an utter retard not to think that she aint a ltte supporter...but i guess for UK folks...some poor 3rd world country terrorism is quite ok as long as their butts are safe... bloody hypocrites

Believe it or not the best thing that happened to combating terrorism on a global level was September 11 and the July 7 bombings. The way people perceive terrorism has since changed a lot. I think the notion that its some problem thousands of miles away in some 3'rd world shanty was squashed and more people have become aware of the issue.

I don't think any amount of publicity or rapping can change that view amongst the educated middle classes (that terrorism can never be anything holy ! or equate to a freedom fight, I mean there are freedom fighters out there who do not resort to terrorism ! though I have to admit, not very effective ones ...), though I must admit she is gaining some popularity over here.

The LTTE used to openly fund raise in the UK and many European countries, and now while this still happens it has gone underground. They still get a lot of funding through the network of shops they have invested in all over the country, but mostly in London. I mean the concept is very clever, they raise funds through very legitimate sources through investment and people are powerless to stop it !

In fact its sad to say most of the Sinhalese community over here are patrons of these shops since there is no other way to get your hands on Sri Lankan produce !

[Ruslan]

I think Delon is doing a better campaign against LTTE than Sri lankan Diplomatic buggers..

Edited August 7, 2008 by Ruslan

[KLM]

those videos a popping up like crazy since the ban :)

i think by banning they just gave it more publicity

Definitely. She had totally fallen off the radar here until Delon decided to diss her and re-open this whole can of worms. I like Delon's music, and I like her's too (especially Paper Planes) but because she is a little Tigress, I refuse to listen to it.

She even performed on Letterman recently - the video is on 'tube. This whole story is being carried in Today's Daily Mirror as well.

Edited August 8, 2008 by KLM

[mazdaspeed]

In my opinion she’s LTTE supporter- basically her farther is an active member- she left the country when she was small and hence I don’t understand how she could even begin to talk about the shit – Just a spoiled brat

She living in UK- having all the luxuries – can not talk about something that she does not know.

There was blog where several people have opposed her music- If terrorism is banned - glorifying it should be banned as well. I was surprised to see Nat Geo featuring her – F*&king stupid….

I know a lot of youth these days are all in to hip hop and think it’s something IN –

Well wake up man- don’t just support some ting because it’s cool- most local hippies don’t even know the meaning but start supporting just because it’s cool . Well hate to see an SL follow MIA – that’s basically treason

[kotte mafia]

damn right mazda speed it's treason and if u follow her music a bit u wil understand i did a bit to understand what she is talking she is reffering LTTE morons to BOYZ

her album kala included song like :

1. BIRD FLU - "im an outlaw from the badland" : interpret that as you may

"when I get fat I’ll pop me out some leaders" : hmmm talking about popping out some little tigers?

2. BOYS - "How many no money boys are crazy, How many boyz are raw, How many no money boyz are rowdy, How many start a war" : In Sri Lanka men in the LTTE group are called BOYZ.

3. PAPER PLANES - "Some some some I some I murder; Some I some I let go; Some some some I some I murder; Some I some I let go" : murder? shall i say more there

and Missing in action would be nice i wouldn't mind banging her til she dies ... even though she is a LTTE supporter

and those brits they really don't care rippy if her dad is the founder of EROS and her albums reflect LTTE as freedom fighters and funds the buggers

may be rather than using vector grapic videos to her mucis better if she used her so called boys with T56's killing innocent people and suvicide bombers her age blowing up (guess her uncle velu would sponcer that gladly)

[GihanFX]

damn right mazda speed it's treason and if u follow her music a bit u wil understand i did a bit to understand what she is talking she is reffering LTTE morons to BOYZ

her album kala included song like :

1. BIRD FLU - "im an outlaw from the badland" : interpret that as you may

"when I get fat I’ll pop me out some leaders" : hmmm talking about popping out some little tigers?

2. BOYS - "How many no money boys are crazy, How many boyz are raw, How many no money boyz are rowdy, How many start a war" : In Sri Lanka men in the LTTE group are called BOYZ.

3. PAPER PLANES - "Some some some I some I murder; Some I some I let go; Some some some I some I murder; Some I some I let go" : murder? shall i say more there

and Missing in action would be nice i wouldn't mind banging her til she dies ... even though she is a LTTE supporter

and those brits they really don't care rippy if her dad is the founder of EROS and her albums reflect LTTE as freedom fighters and funds the buggers

may be rather than using vector grapic videos to her mucis better if she used her so called boys with T56's killing innocent people and suvicide bombers her age blowing up (guess her uncle velu would sponcer that gladly)

you damn right

Edited August 9, 2008 by GihanFX