For thirty
long years the people of Sri Lanka
suffered . The people of Sri Lanka suffered as the Tamil Community in Sri Lanka
refused coexistence with the other
communities, specially with the Sinhala Majority Community.
The Tamil
Community wanted to be different.
Because of their desire to be different
Sri Lanka was made to suffer. India profiting from this situation
trained a group of Tamil youth to take up arms against the Sinhala and Muslim
Communities, and terrorise the country. India desired from this a separation of a part
of Sri Lanka as a Eelam State ,
which it may have thought could take under its protection for strategic
reasons.
The
suffering of the people of Sri
Lanka begun by the Tamils of the North continued
for thirty years in with a flow of blood,
in which men ,women, and children of all
communities were massacred. There was
none to stop that terrible period of utter suffering.
Prabhakaran
the terrorist Leader was not politically matured and took pleasure in shedding blood for his dream of a separate
State for the Tamils. It was for him a
game the children play, which in adult hood and thereafter turns to be more
challenging and disastrous, a game in
which there is no turning back until the end what ever it would be .
Some Tamils
were forced to follow Prabhakaran, some followed him blindly as their hero – a film star , some followed him as they had no alternative,
and for others he was a spring board for political power.
Tamils have
no love in the sense of a motherland for
Sri Lanka .
Their ancestors came from South India , to
plunder, and take away whatever they could lay their hands on, and later some
settled down, and ruled a part of the land, until they were defeated in war by
the Armies of the Sinhala Kings.
Therefore,
the descendants of the marauding Tamils from South India, cannot have any great
love to Sri Lanka
as their motherland. It is for Tamils only a settlement where they would like
to meet and be with their own community. They had to fight against Sinhala
Kings who loved Sri Lanka
and never wanted it divided. Therefore
the Tamils of today have no affinity with the Sinhala.
They are
still carrying on their ancient ancestral wars with the Sinhala. They want in
turn to tear away a part of the territory
of Sri Lanka the motherland of the Sinhala people. The Sinhala who love Sri Lanka as their motherland would
not allow any body to separate it territorially, nor would they like any
foreign power interfering into it.
It seems that
it makes no difference where the Tamils are brought up, they will always have the same DNA characteristics
or genomic relations to their ancient marauding ancestor. CM C.V.Wigneswran is an example of unchanging
DNA characteristics. It is the same with the dispersed Tamils in foreign lands.
The problem
is how in this situation could one make
the Tamils understand deeply and philosophically the necessity for coexistence
with the proximate Communities with less genetic variations, to avoid interference by unrelated foreigners with greater genetic difference
which is not in the interest of the
Tamils or in the interest of their proximate neighbours-the Sinhala and the
Muslims.
The Tamils
do not seem to care: “ Tamil National Alliance (TNA) legislator
Suresh Premachandran said that his party would push their case when the UN
Human Rights Council meets next March in Geneva . ………. for an independent
international probe into alleged war crimes committed during the final phase of
the civil war against the LTTE in 2009. ”
The Tamils,
the Sinhala, the Muslims, and the other Communities have a common interest
despite their differences to unite, for every ones peace, progress and ultimate
happiness. The moment you let some one without
any cultural proximity to interfere, then it would be the cause of
every ones suffering.
We saw it
happening in Libya .
Even with political differences the Libyan “ rebels” and the Libyan Government had no difference, the moment the Libyan “rebels”
called foreign attention it was the hell
that opened up, with the International Community interested neither in the “rebels”
nor in the Libyan Government ordered the NATO Armed Forces to bomb Libya
destroying every thing that stood erect.
Perhaps our Tamils in the North may not care even such an eventuality because
they have no love for Sri
Lanka .
But the
Tamils do not seem to want to know this reality. Unless the political leaders of the Tamils
understand this there cannot be a true reconciliation. No amount of bilateral talks would bring about even a modicum of
understanding.
The problem
now is with regard to the Tamil leadership.
For nearly 26 years it was Prabhakaran who led the Tamils, some by
force, some willingly, some blindly, and
others to share in the “spoils”.
But now who
leads the Tamils. Probably the dispersed
expatriate Tamils who inherited the vast sums of money collected and being
collected to promote terrorism in Sri Lanka.
One faction is lead by Father Emmanuel –a Catholic Priest whose
allegiance is not to a motherland but to the holy land in Rome .
The
dispersed Tamils of the so called diaspora too have their allegiance to the
countries where they live and which they will never leave, but it is their part
time activity to interfere on the question of Tamils in Sri Lanka . They are the ones expecting to share in the
“spoils”.
The other
faction, perhaps the intellectual
section is led by Rudrakumaran, The TNA
is only the Agent for those anti Sri Lanka
pro terrorist dispersed Tamils living abroad.
But TNA has
no leader. Sampanthan is a coordinator ,
but he is unable to coordinate as each of the others take their own decisions.
Sivagnam Sritharan is directly connected to the dispersed Tamils, the rest iof them Sumanthiran, Santhiran, Premachandran,
Sivagnam do not form a united team. CM Wigneswaran is just a “puppet” he does
what others ask him to do without a voice of his own. Perhaps he is under threat to say what he
says , and do what he does.
All their
activities are to hinder the government from extending its administration to
the Northern PC. They will not consent
to any thing that the Government requests, nor are they able to do any thing
constructive for the welfare of the people of the North. They go on with their “warfare against” the
Government of Sri Lanka. One demands schools not to hoist the National flag of Sri Lanka ,
another does not want to sing the
National Anthem, another wants to have the Governor removed, another wants the
Armed Forces removed, and another wants to celebrate the death anniversary of
their dead terrorist chief. It goes on………
The
President requested the TNA to come together with the government to find a national solution and achieve reconciliation. But Sumanthiran says that he does not believe that the
Parliamentary Select Committee is the right mechanism to find solutions to the
Tamil people’s issue.
Premachandran says that TNA is not averse to restarting bilateral talks , but cannot expect any thing fruitful from the PSC. The TNA MP Sumanthiran Speaking on the Governments proposal to conduct a census to ascertain the number of dead and disappeared in the terrorist war, says the TNA feels that the census is not being conducted properly. They are proposing to have their own “census” These are the issues that take their time, some as MPs and others as PC Councillors
They seem to be playing for time, expecting some thing to happen at some stage or other. Prabhakaran was also playing for time until the very end of the military operations expecting some thing to happen . Whatever he expected did not materialise. Perhaps the TNA thinks they would be luckier.
TNA keep on insisting in having a civilian Governor, complaining of the antecedent military carrier of the present Governor Mr.C.A Chandrasiri, who is now a civilian.
The TNA are against the Military presence , because they complain that with the presence of the Army their women are not safe.
The government should therefore construct married quarters for the Military Officers and Soldiers in the North for them to settle down with their families, to ensure that the TNA will stop complain of the safety of the Tamil women in the North.
The Tamil Diaspora is in the mean time exceedingly busy organisation
groups and caucuses to demilitarise the North. Asia Tribune reported :
“….
Nimmi Gawrinathan focused on the alarming level of militarization in the
North-East, in particular the impact it has on Tamil women. She said that the
militarization is a “calculated institutionalized practice and pervasive
ideology which has the ability to deepen the impact of repressive
policies", and that militarization in the North-East has an “active impact
on politics and social interactions as a form of state repression.” She stated
that a recent survey in Sri Lanka
found that defense forces occupied over one third of the land inhabited by the
Tamil population in the Northern
Province .
She told the American lawmakers and their staff present at the
inauguration of the 'Caucus' that interviews conducted (by her) with members of
civil society highlighted militarization as the biggest problem facing the
Tamil people today.”
The continued opposition to the Sri Lanka Government’s every effort
to get the NPC to cooperate with the
government and allow the normal function of
the administration in the North, shows a secret planning in progress. The TNA and the Tamils in the diaspora with
the blessings of India, perhaps presume that in the continued opposition to the government’s effort of reconciliation
and the request for a dialogue, the Government would be reluctant to enforce any drastic measures
for fear of intervention by the International Community in favour of the TNA
and the NPC led by CM Wingneswaran. They have thereby created an impasse.
What is the way out of it ?
What is the sense of being a Sovereign State
if it cannot govern its people according
to its Constitution, its Laws, and tradition ?
If the International Community Intervenes into the internal affairs of a
Sovereign State it is a serious breach of laws of Democracy, violation of the
Human Rights of a Sovereign State to Manage its own Affairs. Such an act by any
country of the International community
should be condemned by all Free Independent Nations in the world, and
they should in the name of democracy stand by any Sovereign State whose
Sovereignty is thus questioned.
The
Government of Sri Lanka should stand without fear by the Constitution and the Laws of the
Country and demand the Provincial Council of the North to abide by the
Constitution of Sri Lanka. In its
failure to cooperate with the Governor or act in any way in
contravention of the Constitution and the Laws of the country the Provincial
Council should be dissolved and the Administration of the Province handed over
to a Commission.
If there is no such provision in the Constitution, legal advice
should be sought to meet the situation.
Secondly: the Government
Should immediately take action to remove
the 13 Amendment from the Constitution, without any further delay. If it is unable to get a two third majority
of the Parliament then the Government should call for a referendum for the
removal of the 13Amendment.
Thirdly: the Government should
take action to disband the TNA, which had continuously contravened the
Constitution of Sri Lanka. And make
provision to disband all Political Parties with a Communal distinction.
Fourthly: a proclamation should
be made demanding the National Anthem to be sung in Sinhala every where in the
Country, and the National Flag should be hoisted at all ceremonies.
Fifthly: abrogate Thesavalamai.
Bring back the former Sinhala Residents of the North and provide them
with land and provide them aid to construct their homes. Bring landless Sinhala people from South and
provide land for them in the North and the East.
Sixthly: The Government Should consider moving a Resolution against USA and UK for violation of human rights
and accountability. It does not matter
whether the resolution is passed or not, it would at least be on record. The Government could repeat it every year.
The Government should not continue to give in to the TNA or to the International Community, in carrying
out its functions for which the majority of the people of the country had voted the President of Sri Lanka and his Government
in to power placing their full confidence in the President and his Government.
The
TNA,Tamil Diaspora , India
and their supporters should realise that
a Tamil Eelam is only a mirage after which they are chasing. Sri Lanka ,
will always remain an undivided Unitary
State .