Did you say UNP government days between the GOSL and LTTE did not produce any tangible solution? Have you forgotten so soon it was LTTE who suspended talks giving flimsy excuses? Remmember it was Karuna after he broke away claimed VP did not pay any attention to talks. In fact, when Karuna wanted advise how to approach talks, VP just nodded and gave him a list of weapons to pass onto a KP associate in Thailand. Didn’t you listen to your leader’s speech last year? Let me refresh your mind. He said ‘we only enage in talks to ‘internationalise’ our struggle’. What more do you want? Also remmember the backdown of the famous ‘Oslo decleration’ by Bala? Why do you think he backed down after going that far? He was only told by VP never to agree to a fixed solution. Bala since the only one with an education foresaw VPs folly. He will die soon, with him will die the only rational mind inside the organisation.

You are absolutely right.

SJV Chelva’s Nonviolence has not worked.

Negotiated and signed agreementS have been torn apart.

what is the alternative the Tamils have?

Let us assume it is true that the LTTE has some fascist tendencies and cult-like following. But despite that recognition, the Sinhala polity has not been able to come up with even the pseudo-Federalism prevalent in India, where the central government can dismiss a state government for the flimsiest of reasons. The Sinhala polity is deeply wedded to its mythical superiority and primacy…as even the UTHR made it clear, the Sinhala hoodlum aided by the Armed forces in Trinco said that “Ape Rata Sinhala Rata”, a view so plainly shared by the Rajapakse gang.

So entrenched is this idea in the Sinhala psyche that there is no way Sinhalese will agree to any meaningful power sharing with the Tamils. This fact has been shown repeatedly and I am tired of having to bring it up.

In this scenario, Tamils have no choice but to rely on the military and organizational prowess of the LTTE, fascist or cultist they may be, to force the South to come to an agreement on Tamil homeland…this cannot be mere Federalism, but must come close to a Confederation as the Boston Globe editorial says today–only such a solution can give a measure of protection to the Tamils.

Critics of the LTTE are right to point out numerous problems with the LTTE–the top-down structure with Prabhakaran making all the decisions, while others simply follow the ‘Thalaivar’ with no independent view or choice of their own; it makes the LTTE dictatorial; their intolernace of any dissent; the history of assassinating politicians, etc.

But the way to challenge the LTTE on such issues is not to align with the racist regime and aid the enemy, as the Tamil quislings are doing. These groups, all of whom have “Eelam” in their name, have found their own version of ‘Eelam’ inside SL Army camps in the North East or bunkers in Colombo. Therefore, such quislings should be shown no mercy.

The critics and challengers of the LTTE , if their views are to be taken seriously, should
1. Have the Tamil people’s welfare as their sole motivation and not undermine the Tamil struggle.
2. Stay committed to the ideals of Tamil nationalism which they themselves championed once, and work to change the LTTE in the right direction.
3. Be fiercely independent and have absolutely no contact with the murderous SL regime and its armed forces.

It is then possible for them to work within the Tamil community to cause a transformation of Tamil society’s views and by extension, the LTTE’s behavior. It will be a long, hard slog, but there is no alternative. Simply dismissing the Tigers as cultists or fascists and trusting the Sinhala polity to ’solve’ the issues after all these years of struggle, shows a mind-boggling idiocy.

Being a Tamil and not a so called Jaffna Tamil, I always feel that there was injustice done to Tamil people in Sri Lanka. But Sinhalese accept the truth but not prepared to do anything about it. Instead, get all the help from where ever it possible including some Tamils and suppress their desire for an independent living.

IC always exerts pressure on Tamils but not on the other side who holds entire nation for their own political survival. If IC exert pressure equally on both parties the problem wouldn’t last very long.

I have lived, worked with Sinhalese and never felt that, I was different from them but anytime the politician opens their mouth everything changes.

Hope, in the most historic year , Buddha Jayanthi 2550, Sinhalese will be delivered from their bondage and uphold the value of the religion and preaching of Lord Buddha’s.

I want to come back to Sri Lanks to live an independent life, the way I did 20 years ago.

In this scenario, Tamils have no choice but to rely on the military and organizational prowess of the LTTE, fascist or cultist they may be, to force the South to come to an agreement on Tamil homeland…this cannot be mere Federalism, but must come close to a Confederation as the Boston Globe editorial says today–only such a solution can give a measure of protection to the Tamils.

Critics of the LTTE are right to point out numerous problems with the LTTE–the top-down structure with Prabhakaran making all the decisions, while others simply follow the ‘Thalaivar’ with no independent policy view or choice of their own, making the LTTE dictatorial; their intolerance of any dissent; the history of assassinating politicians, etc. But the way to challenge the LTTE on such issues is not to align with the racist regime and aid the enemy, as the Tamil quislings are doing. These groups, all of whom have “Eelam” in their name, have found their own version of ‘Eelam’ inside SL Army camps in the North East or bunkers in Colombo. Therefore, such quislings should be shown no mercy.

The critics and challengers of the LTTE , if their views are to be taken seriously, should
1. Have the Tamil people’s welfare as their sole motivation and not undermine the Tamil struggle.
2. Stay committed to the ideals of Tamil nationalism which they themselves championed once and work to change the LTTE in the right direction.
3. Be fiercely independent and have absolutely no contact with the murderous SL regime and its armed forces.

It is then possible for them to work within the Tamil community to cause a transformation of Tamil society’s views and by extension, the LTTE’s behavior. It will be a long, hard slog, but there is no alternative. Simply dismissing the Tigers as cultists or fascists and trusting the Sinhala polity to ’solve’ the issues after all these years of struggle, shows mind-boggling idiocy.