THE EELAM PROBLEM
We must support the UNHRC solution and strengthen it by
including strong words.
Ok. Good. What do you do
after that.
UN will condemn the mass killings and set up war crimes
commission. They will try SL president for war crimes in International Court of
Justice.
Fantastic. What do they do after that.
He should be put in jail. There should be a plebiscite on
whether the Lankan tamils need a separate nation or not.
Good idea. What can we
do if SL reject that plebiscite thing ?
We should force this on SL.
What if they don’t do ?
You should force SL.
Force it down the throat.
What if SL don’t do
that. Did india ever conduct plebiscite?
Why should india conduct that
UN asked india to have a
plebiscite on Kashmir issue some 50-60 years ago.
Will any sane country after winning the war, agree to
separate the nation into two and give it to the rebels (when there are none)?
Can any external power such as UN divide a nation into
two , given the fact that China, with its
veto power will oppose any move against SL.
Unless otherwise you are living in some fantasy world and
expecting some body from heaven to do that,Tamil Eelam is dead. Period.
The whole world knows that except some poor souls who are
expecting some miracles .
Chances are that you may be angered by now, your fist asking
for justice for the killings of thousands of people.
Justice Shall be delivered promptly and swiftly if oil is
ever found under the Tamil Land or the lankans blow off some towers in the New
York city.
So, nothing will happen as usual except our beloved
politicians getting some brownie points . All parties which shouted for the UN
resolution are now taking rest in their pavilion and media has jumped to
another sensational news
The whole problem confirms the fact that South Indians,
in general and Tamils in particular are a emotional lot. The simple fact that
the film fraternity rules the land for the past 50 years is a typical example of
that. Just like a film hero bringing down the villain in climax, people are
expecting instant solution.Reality is always bitter and harsh.
No political party in tamil nadu has shown any real
interest in the rehabilitation of tamils or bringing any changes to the 13th
amendment of the SL constitution.
Devolution of power to the north-east provinces is the
only solution and india should engage with SL and make sure it is done. For
india to do that, the tamil parties, the so-called saviors of Lankan tamils
should do something.
India should invest heavily in the north-east provinces
by building infrastructure, schools and other stuff. These things are not new
to India since they are doing the same thing in Afghanistan now.
If India do those things meticulously, chances are that
things may turn around in another decade.
Fulfilling the basic needs of the people and giving them
equal rights can solve the problem. Dravidan
parties did the same thing in Tamil nadu in the 1960’s and stopped the
migration of tamils to north india. The famous slogan “வடக்கு வாழ்கிறது தெற்கு தேய்கிறது “ ( North lives while south erodes) doesn’t hold
good anymore.
Below 2 things
describe the state of the problem and how people are tacking the problem.
1) State
of tamils in Srilanka: My friend’s friend got a job as Engineer in the Colombo
International Airport through some consulting company. When ever the SL
president comes to the airport, he will be granted one-day leave, thus barring
him from entering the airport and the company will make sure he doesn’t enter
the airport. This is a “decent version” of house arrest. FYI, he is an Indian.
2) State
of leaders in Tamilnadu: I heard on TV
some leader saying “LTTE chief Prabakaran is still alive and he will come out
one day and claim Tamil Land. Still that , we should support Tamil Eelam”
LTTE is the effect of the problem the Lankan state
created and not the cause. Until the cause of the problem is solved , we may
see a modified version of Kashmir issue in SriLanka.
