Where have I said in my post that Indian Tamils dont belong in Sri Lanka?

What Chandrahasan is saying is that the Indian Tamils who volunteered to return to Tamil Nadu are worse off than those who opted to remain. Isnt that even minimally a credit to Sri Lanka? (Alhough I agree that the Indian Tamil community is still the most disadvantaged community in Sri Lanka). You obviously dont appreciate the measures the SLG has taken to redress this issue.

1. Lowering considerably the University entry criteria for Indian Tamil districts. (This policy is infact seen as a Tamil grievance because it sets somewhat higher standards for Jaffna Tamils and Colombo, Kandy, Galle and Matara Sinhalese)

2. Cabinet Ministries for their representatives in Parliament.

3. Housing programs and land alianation.
Visit Nuwara Eliya and Kandapola and find out who owns the numerous lurative vegetable gardens that abound in those areas.

The trouble with those like you is that you only see the Sinhalese as “illegal colonists” in their own country. For the Tamils, Sri Lanka is their exclusive birthright where they can define any arbitrary area as large as they please as their “Traditional Homeland”. Always willing to take but never prepared to give. Hence why you oppose a proportionate partitioning of the country. No deal is fair unless the Tamils get more. You feel you have to dominate the land and power in order not to feel persecuted and oppressed.

We were deeply disturbed when the LTTE exterminated TELO cadres in mid 80.

We were disillusioned when the LTTE turned its guns against the IPKF in 87.

The LTTE triggered its own downfall after the LTTE top men became convicted in RG’s assassination.

The LTTE has now, in my opinion, lost the moral ethical values to lead the SL Tamils.

My message to the LTTE: reform yourself and do it now itself or you run the risk of regressing.

I can not disagree with SCC.

If the Sinhalese are not greedy it is very simple to solve this problem. Sinhalese always think every best in the Northeast should be belonged to Sinhalese. If they change this mentality it is very simple to put forward an acceptable solution. Take the Oil, natural gas.Illmanite and any other minerals in the land or sea. Let the Sinhalese fisherman to come and fish anywhere in the northeast but we don’t come to fish in your sea. According to the new low of sea 250 miles sea we can claim as our ecconomical zone. Sinhalese can own 225 miles and leave 25 miles as our ecconomical zone. But even in that you can fish, take minerals and oil&gas. Don’t say the wave power too should be belonged to Sinhalese. You don’t have to share the hydro-electricity with us. What we don’t want in our teritories is your control,either in the land or sea. Don’t claim lime stoneand clay as minerals as Mahinda Chindana says.

I am proud too if the younger generation of Sinhalese are open minded, as you appear to be.

During the CFA both parties flouted the terms. Both sides amassed armaments. (Check out when GoSL obtained the reconnaissance aircrafts). Each one knew the others game.

Bringing an end to the hostilities is also seen by the Parties as a means of establishing a positive atmosphere in which further steps towards negotiations on a lasting solution can be taken. says the CFA. Did MR do anything about this? In fact the perception amongst Tamils is that Mahinda was waiting for the opportunity.

As you say, Tamil language is also an official language; just like the 13th amendment, which was hibernating for 20 years in the statutes. Whether they are implemented in full measure in every aspect of Sri Lankan life is what you will have to answer; when Tamils have no say in their implementation.

You say the only person who can bring peace to Sri Lanka is Prabakaran. But how can Praba bring peace, unless the Tamils are willing to forgo their rights.
This is a totally incorrect perspective. The people who can bring peace are the Sinhalese. The Tamils are asking for their inalienable rights. The Sinhalese govts have been saying; NO, backed by their military might. See the fate of APRC! Tell me one good reason why Tamils should give up their right of self-determination.

By the way don’t for a moment think that the Tamil Diaspora drives Praba – that’s what the anti-Tiger media keeps drumming into gullible ears. They no doubt support his steadfast stance of resistance hoping that someday the irritated majority community will see reason. If that is a forlorn hope then most Tamils are resolved; it has to be Eelam or nothing!

As a young person you say world and SL has changed and you are not interested in the pre 1980s matters. Are you in favour of changing the SL constitution to a secular one and get rid of presidential power and offer political solutions to bring peace for all ? I am sure you want to keep what is yours since 1948 and wants to consolidate it further.

I was talking about UN intervention as a third party ( because CFA is called off and Sinhalese parties are not trusting Norway and India ) and to bring in UN peace keeping forces as a solution. I was talking about post 1980s, 2000’s situation. But you are only justifying the GOSL state terror on Tamils .

Your GOSL not offering any meaningful political solution even after APRC deliberating for 2 years.Your GOSL since 1980s not even implementing fully any provisions related to Tamil issue in the already biased non secular SL constitutions.

It is a political problem not a terrorist problem but GOSL is the one which wants to settle the issue through state terror & war. Definitely the world has changed but not the Sinhala Nation and hiding behind war against terrorism and using violence to kill and capture traditional homelands. In this changed world you mentioned, how come Mahinda Chinthana based on ancient history supported by JVP and JHU still prevails in SL ?

Whether it is pre 1980s or post 1980s your GOSL have been terrorrising Tamils through violence. Majority of the Sinahala Diaspora is supportive of state terror.

Why can not your GOSL call in UN peace keeping forces then offer a solution, negotiate, agree and implement it since you did not agree with Ranil signed CFA and called it off ?

Mahinda Chinthana supported by JVP and JHU is for violence only and not for peace at all.

PS : Please read Thinakural ( a srilankan Tamil daily ) issue of 28/03 to enlighten the cause SJVC ( Chandrahasan’s father ) took in 1947. Contemporary (post 1980 & pre 1980 ) political history of SL is relevant and important for the younger generation whether the live in SL or part of Sinhalese Diaspora or Tamil Diaspora . Then they can make use of UN and its peace keeping force for peace in SL now and a political solution in the near future.

Finally the only person who can bring peace to Sri Lanka is Prabakaran. (with the assumption that GOSL cannot eradicate LTTE) At the moment it is the Tamil Diaspora that drives him. So it is up to them to have a meaningful dialogue with him on the successes & failures of using violance in the quest for achieving their goals. At the moment most of you blindly follow LTTE without genuinely considering other options available. But as long as you cannot summon the strength to give up the Tamil Ealam fantacy your kith & kin at home will continue to suffer immensely even in this modern era where boundaries of nations are liquidating rapidly.
( Just imagine howmuch suffering our people will undergo if you seperate this country. It will be worse than the partition of India/Pakistan, & it will be the beginning of another long conflict inwhich innumerable kids of this nation will shed their blood, while the rest of the world enjoy ( including ur future generation living abroad) the modern comforts of the world.)

So I repeat “The world & SL have changed alot since 1980s. It’s a pity that you remain stubborn in your approach in a fast changing world. Tamils will never gain anything by following a suicidal ideology.”

VIOLANCE WILL NEVER BRING YOU PEACE NOR EALAM!

Part 2 : The democracy Ceylon/ SL style since 1948 is nothing but imposing Sinhala Buddhist majority power on the minorities. There is no good governance. Constitutions changed periodically to make the Island ‘Ape rata, Ape aanduwa”. This is not democracy under UN Charter.

Tamils trusted DS Senanyake before independnece because “D.S. Senanayake, in a debate in the State Council on the Dominion Status Bill said, ” Do you want to rule yourself or be dictated by England? We of the majority community will be very considerate of you and will safeguard your rights, religion and culture.” In 1949 he diluted the essence of Clause 29 of the Soulbury Constitution which protected the minority rights. He also started planned colonisation in the North East to change the demographic compositions. He also successfully disenfranchised the Tamils of Indian origin.

Later Sir john kottalawela tried to appease the Tamils with his parity of status for Tamils in his Kokuvil jaffna, speech in 1953. Also warned the Monks to stay away from politics otherwise he knows how to treat them. But he could not last as PM.

The SWRD Banda with majority power did not care about the minorities and went ahead with his manifesto and changed the constitution. The rest every one knows. Without war on his own initiative and the majority power he had he signed the pact with the NE Tamil representative party leader SJVC. Despite the overwhelming parliamentary majority he had, he could not implement it. JR Jeyawardne & Buddhist monks agitated against BC pact and banda aborted it. Despite that he was murdered by a Buddhist monk.

Then Dudley Chelva pact never got implemented. JRJeyawardne got slippers thrown at his face in Jaffna.

Then came 1972 constitution Srimavo- Felix lead coalition with the left. How beautifully Colvin betrayed the minorities. The 1972 constitution in which, Sinhala language was made the official language and Buddhism was given place of great significance. It was stressed that it is the duty of the government to preserve, protect and promote Buddhism.

Section 29 of the Soulbury Constitution that ensured the fundamental rights, privileges to the minorities was removed. This constitution snatched away the right to equality and equal share in governance for the Tamil people with the Sinhala people.

This lead to Vaddukoddai resolution. The Tamils voted for separation using peaceful voting. This time JRJ had the majority power and he used his power and banned Tamil parties to lead the opposition, brought laws to prevent sepration, brought the new constitution in 1978. Boasting he was creating a Dharmica samajaya. Still not satisfied he wanted to shut the mouths of the Tamils politically and weaken them economically asked his golayas to stage the July 1983 genocide.

The ethnic war started in 1983 and is still going on and the Tamils from time to time are picked up by the army and transported to detention camps. The two nations are obviously incompatible. Like an incompatible marriage being granted legal divorce, the only solution to this problem is a political and not a military solution.

JRJ Made India to control the Tamils by siging a pact with not the Tamil leaders but with Rajiv. But Premadasa, Mahinda, JVP all opposed it so was LTTE & some other groups for different reasons as the short changed the Tamils. India should have made UN involved.

Chandrika came with war for peace after winning the hearts of Tamils and getting an overwhelming majority.

Where in the world does a democratically elected government kill its citizens, and use multi barrel guns to destroy them? Even in the height of the Irish revolt England never resorted to aerial bombing in order to quell the revolt.

Then came the CFA with the help of co-chairs, Norway and India.

But now Mahinda Chinthana is again going for war for peace. Is this democracy killing its citizens and using aerial bombings & multi barrel guns using US and its allies war on terrorism as an excuse ?

India must realise and initiate for UN peace keeping forces to be invited with the help of majority if not all the permanent members of the UN, and cease fire declared. This will be good for India’s credibility as a regional power aspiring to be UN permanent member.

UN also needed to be re-elevated to its original role as it has become like funeral undertakers instead of safeguarding democratic rights of all ethinic, racial and religious groups under the Sun.