An Open letter to Doulas Devananda

Dear Mr Douglus Devananda

(January 31, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) At last you have realised after a long time; I welcome your decision. This will pave the way for Karuna, Pillaiyan, Sitharthan and the TNA MPs who entered parliament with the help of LTTE to leave Tamil political arena.

Most of the political representatives in the North and East have come into power through undemocratic means. I am sure you are a man of your word. You promised earlier that you will leave politics when LTTE renounced violence ( Now the LTTE is no more) .

People have rejected you, Karuna, Pillaiyan and Sitharthan and if all of you would leave politics, Tamil people will reject many TNA parliamentarians in the forthcoming parliamentary election. Please remember that people in the North and East were not misled by TNA. They are intelligent and resilient unlike the Tamil Diaspora that had escaped the country for a better life. If you leave politics I will respect you as a man who paved the way for democratic politics among the Tamils.

People in Batticaloa voted for Sarath Fonseka not because they wanted to revenge President Mahinda Rajapakse as interpreted by some substandard ignorant political analysts.

They voted for:

1) Undivided Sri Lanka
2) Restoration of Law and Order.
3) Restoration of democracy.
4) End to paramilitary political culture
5) End to fear of persecution.
6) End to extortion and intimidation.
7) Stepping stone for new political culture.
8) End to impunity.
9) Restoration of normalcy.

People cannot enjoy any devolution without democracy and Law and Order.

Any Political Solution should be discussed only after building the trust among the communities.

Ending paramilitary politics in the North and East is the foundation to building trust among the communities. The trust building among the communities should be left to the moderates in the North and East.

People also rejected the advice of those who left the country long ago and returned to Sri Lanka ( ?vested interest) to appear on DAN TV and on political forums.

With the demise of LTTE all arm culture should end.

Thank You
Dr C Neethirajan.

NB: pl send this to Mr Devananda if you have his contact details