NAVAVI under Obamcare

Geneva shouts: ‘Human Rights – We are Right’  

March 28, 2014, 9:14 pm 

It was jolly time in Geneva, The voting at the UNHRC went the way Navi Pillay and the "international community" had wanted, though not exactly how they planned it.  There was a problem with the numbers, as those who abstained – were far too much for the movers to feel very happy. Yet it was time to enjoy beating Sri Lanka.

Navi Pillay was the toast of the evening. Diplomats, State officials from the West, and Civil Society swarms who were planning the moves against Sri Lanka were dancing to a fast American beat. It was the Obama/Cameron mood at play. The beat of the western drums was often drowned by shouts of "Navi, Navi – Boom Boom". In the midst of the Navi Boom echoes, there were shouts of "Human Rights – We Are Right", "We are Right – Always Right".

After some time the western beat gave way to that of dholak drums from North India, as Indian diplomats took to the floor with shouts of "Navi Pillay - Jai, Manmohan – Jai" from some and "Sri Lanka – Hai, Hai" from others. Some of the diplomats and civil society catchers who had gone beyond the tippling stage with the free flow of liquor, came out with their inner political feelings in the current election mood in India, with some shouting  "Modi ki Jai" and others replying louder with "Rahul ki Jai".

As the mood of celebration caught on, with no abstentions at the bar, there were some signs of the role that Sri Lankan Tamils were playing in the Indian polls campaign getting hotter as the days go by. It did not take long for the rhythms of the Navi Pillay Night celebrations to give way from the dholak to the Nagasalam Beat from Tamil Nadu. Nagasalam percussionists with Mridangans and Ghatams, and flutists too, were providing the new rhythms as some raised shouts of "Human Rights Nehi – Tamil Nadu Yehi". As the beat got faster others began shouting "Tamil Eelam Vendam - Jayalalitha Vendum" (No to Tamil Eelam – Yes to Jayalalitha").

More diplomatic thrills with the Navi mood of cheer saw the Indian revelers of abstinence in voting give way to the big team of the DDs  or Diaspora Demons who moved to the centre, with the Nagalasam beat getting louder, and added to by western drums, saxophones and trumpets, too. Some of the DDs were carrying photos of David Cameron, others had photos of Obama. Canada’s Stephen Harper was not missing.

The rhythm soon changed to a distinctly Yarl Beat that came from Tamil Nadu. The entry of the Diaspora Demons saw the music rise to a higher pitch. The DDemons were led by a cassock clad dancer who was trying to do his Christian best in a frenzy of dancing that reminded many of the days of the Sun God or "Soorya Deivan’s" days of power in the North and East of Sri Lanka, worshipped by all the forces of terror he unleashed in what was a the bloody dream of Eelam.

Some of the Demon dancers were carrying images of Navi Pillay, others had photos of Bishop Desmond Tutu, and some carried pix of (Bishop) Rayappu Joseph. The rhythm soon changed to a South African beat, and the DDs formed a circle with the cassock clad leader raising a huge photo of Desmond Tutu, while a woman from the team joined him in the centre carrying a garlanded picture of Navi Pillay. It was the time for full South African revelry, to sustained shouts of "Navi Hurrah" and "Tutu Hurrah".

This was suddenly drowned by shouts of "Alleluia, Alleluia" by many of those on the floor. As some calm fell all around and the pace of the beat slowing, the cassock clad leader of the Diaspora Demons raised his hands and shouted "God is on our side".

There was a loud response of "Alleluia, Alleluia".

The leader shouted again: "Our kingdom is in sight…Eelam, Eelam"

The response came soon "Alleluia, Alleluia".

The Navi Night was soon being transformed into what seemed like the frenzy of a Born Again Evangelism event. There was some uncertainty whether the Promised Land of Eelam was part of divine revelation to Navi Pillay or Desmond Tutu.

Some of the Indians celebrating their special role in abstaining in the vote, thought of a new direction to cheer. They began shouting "Jai Hind, Jai Hind". Others in their crowd shouted "Hindutva – Shiv Sena" with a new spirituality of politics.  Navi Pillay had clearly hooked human rights to politics.

In the midst of this confusion the western drummers resumed their beat, but the fun seemed to be over. The hall was emptying fast. The western diplomats who were thrilled at beating Sri Lanka were moving out, still shouting "Human Rights – We are Right"

A Sri Lankan bystander who was watching all this asked a friend; "Navi where?"

The reply was: "Gone for Obama Care"