(July 24, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader MP R. Sampanthan said in Parliament yesterday that time is ripe for the international community to boldly tell Sri Lanka to accept the internal self-determination rights of the Tamil people if it cannot deliver a political solution. He accused the Sri Lankan Government of "destroying our society, culture and economy". He emphasized that the Government was committing gradual genocide. He said "If the Government cannot deliver a political solution, the time has come for Tamil speaking people to go their own way".
He stressed categorically that either a political solution should be found or the right of self-determination must be recognized and let the Tamils go their way and determine their destiny.
Tamil leader MP R. Sampanthan spoke moving an adjournment motion in Parliament on the North-East situation.
The following are extracts from Sampanthan's speech in Parliament:
The government implements Sinhala extremist policies. Thousands of Tamils are displaced owing to the war. The Tamils living in the north and east are not treated as citizens of this country. The military efforts in the north have affected the Tamil people very badly.
The government says that efforts are taken to find a political solution to the ethnic problem through the deliberations of the APRC. It is explicit that the efforts taken by former Presidents Premadasa and Chandrika and by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe through the 13th amendment to the constitution could not resolve the conflict.
It is the failure of the two major political parties of the country, namely the UNP and the SLFP, to arrive at a consensus over the issue that has been an impediment to find a solution.
The governent unilaterally de-merged the north-east although merger was the key feature of the Indo-Lanka accord. Furthermore, the police and land powers provided for under the 13th amendment have not been devolved to the north-east, although twenty years have rolled by. In such a context, I do not believe that the APRC can deliver a solution that can meet the aspirations of the Tamil people.
The international community believes that a reasonable solution can be found through the APRC. India and the Co-chair countries continually insist on finding a political solution through power sharing, but the government is not responding positively.
The Tamils in the Vanni suffer from claymore and shell attacks. Agriculture and fishing in the north east are badly affected. These unfortunate people fortunately depend on the relief by non governmental organizations.
The government has refused permission for the re-settlement of 1,866 displaced families in the east. Through the creation of high security zones, the Tamil people are denied their right to live in their traditional homeland.
Tamil people are the victims of Sinhala colonization by the government. It has expedited the colonization of the Sinhala people in the east. The Rise of the East program is formulated in the interest of the Sinhala Colonists. I want to point out that it was the Sinhala colonization and Sinhalization that led to the ethic conflict in the island.
Indian Premier Dr.Manmohan Singh is very concerned about the problems of the Tamil people. He maintains that the aspirations of the Tamil people are legitimate. He is committed to the fact that the merger of the north-east is essential for the resolution of the ethnic problem.
While the government says that the doors are open for negotiations, it has refused permission to Norway, the peace facilitator, to visit Killinochi. This is an impediment in continuing the peace process.
The government is not desirous of a political solution. It is interested in a military solution to the present crisis. The government hopes that it can crush the LTTE and force a solution, they propose, on the Tamil people.
During the times of Thanthai Chelva, there were non violent struggles by the Tamils to win their demands and they were put down with the might of the government without approaching the problem in a sensible manner, without understanding the reality.
This led to an armed struggle by the Tamil people to articulate their right to self determination to live in their traditional homeland as free men and women.
The demand for Eelam is not a demand of the LTTE. It has been the demand of the Tamil people. Tamil people had problems even before the armed struggle was launched. It is meaningless to say that the LTTE stands in the way of a solution. Had the ISGA suggestion put forward by the LTTE been accepted, this problem would not have continued!
- Sri Lanka Guardian
He stressed categorically that either a political solution should be found or the right of self-determination must be recognized and let the Tamils go their way and determine their destiny.
Tamil leader MP R. Sampanthan spoke moving an adjournment motion in Parliament on the North-East situation.
The following are extracts from Sampanthan's speech in Parliament:
The government implements Sinhala extremist policies. Thousands of Tamils are displaced owing to the war. The Tamils living in the north and east are not treated as citizens of this country. The military efforts in the north have affected the Tamil people very badly.
The government says that efforts are taken to find a political solution to the ethnic problem through the deliberations of the APRC. It is explicit that the efforts taken by former Presidents Premadasa and Chandrika and by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe through the 13th amendment to the constitution could not resolve the conflict.
It is the failure of the two major political parties of the country, namely the UNP and the SLFP, to arrive at a consensus over the issue that has been an impediment to find a solution.
The governent unilaterally de-merged the north-east although merger was the key feature of the Indo-Lanka accord. Furthermore, the police and land powers provided for under the 13th amendment have not been devolved to the north-east, although twenty years have rolled by. In such a context, I do not believe that the APRC can deliver a solution that can meet the aspirations of the Tamil people.
The international community believes that a reasonable solution can be found through the APRC. India and the Co-chair countries continually insist on finding a political solution through power sharing, but the government is not responding positively.
The Tamils in the Vanni suffer from claymore and shell attacks. Agriculture and fishing in the north east are badly affected. These unfortunate people fortunately depend on the relief by non governmental organizations.
The government has refused permission for the re-settlement of 1,866 displaced families in the east. Through the creation of high security zones, the Tamil people are denied their right to live in their traditional homeland.
Tamil people are the victims of Sinhala colonization by the government. It has expedited the colonization of the Sinhala people in the east. The Rise of the East program is formulated in the interest of the Sinhala Colonists. I want to point out that it was the Sinhala colonization and Sinhalization that led to the ethic conflict in the island.
Indian Premier Dr.Manmohan Singh is very concerned about the problems of the Tamil people. He maintains that the aspirations of the Tamil people are legitimate. He is committed to the fact that the merger of the north-east is essential for the resolution of the ethnic problem.
While the government says that the doors are open for negotiations, it has refused permission to Norway, the peace facilitator, to visit Killinochi. This is an impediment in continuing the peace process.
The government is not desirous of a political solution. It is interested in a military solution to the present crisis. The government hopes that it can crush the LTTE and force a solution, they propose, on the Tamil people.
During the times of Thanthai Chelva, there were non violent struggles by the Tamils to win their demands and they were put down with the might of the government without approaching the problem in a sensible manner, without understanding the reality.
This led to an armed struggle by the Tamil people to articulate their right to self determination to live in their traditional homeland as free men and women.
The demand for Eelam is not a demand of the LTTE. It has been the demand of the Tamil people. Tamil people had problems even before the armed struggle was launched. It is meaningless to say that the LTTE stands in the way of a solution. Had the ISGA suggestion put forward by the LTTE been accepted, this problem would not have continued!
- Sri Lanka Guardian
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The problem with us Tamil people, well some of them, is that we think all our problems are caused by Sinhalas. Many other minorities suffer from this foolish mentality. After all us Tamils can live anywhere but it is those Sinhalas who cannot. Even this TNA MP living in Colombo and talk like this. One must have some appreciation of the place he lives. These are not just doubble-standards, but racist hypoctites- thinking Bramah and doing Kuppa !
Thus this is in reality nothing but 'selfish-determination'
Rama to Ellala, Raja adi raja to madras seapoys, our genocide of islanders runs to many millions. This is why we talk only of 40 years, that too only half the story. GG Ponna was a racist way back in 1915, Chelva 50:50 during 50's, no Sinhala and Muslim in Jaffna, no Sinhala students tolerated in north-eastern univerities, we kill or expell. Do kuppa, think Bramah. Tamil-only eelam = saintly innocence ??
Divide and rule and minority benefits = root problem
Tamils in Lanka, Tamil Nadu and Tamil-only eelam(Sinhal not in latter two)=prob
Tamil expansions begining in small lLanka, then India, Malaysia=Problem
Tamil ideology over Lanka ideology = root problem
400 policemen lhat layed down arms were killed? Sinhalas and Muslims expelled.
Thousands of Sikhs were also killed after Indira Gandi was killed and the govt. took several days to respond, hurricane Katrina saw the most powerful/advance country in the world taking days to respond and prevent death.
Why are these people not into apatheid nazism and baby army ??? !! ! ?
Post independence Bandaranayakes as well as Chelvanayagams have to take responsibility for arousing ‘racial’ tensions to win elections and to then maintain power by mutual collaboration. There are divisions among Tamils which is also very real. You can listen to Piliyan, Karuna, Devananda, Sandagiri, Kadirigama to name a few. It cannot be easily blamed on the non-Tamil neighbors of the country. It has to be blamed on the fascist and fake beliefs and ideologies !
In fairness pro-tiger websites should also have blogger and comment facilities !
Since the graet majority of Tamils live outside of Tamil-only eelam it is infact a tiger-terror demand, above all an anjust and unattainable demand !
If the mono-ethnic dictatorship based on a baby army is to succeed that is surely the begining of the end for the known world !!
Selfish-determination !
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