Sunday, 23 December 2012 00:00 | Nation
Retired Director and Specialist Power Systems
Engineer, Melbourne, Australia
Since
LTTE emerged in 1972, it assassinated a president, a prime minister, Tamil and
Sinhalese politicians, GOSL ministers and innocent Tamil and Sinhalese
civilians. It attempted to, but failed to assassinate Army Commander; Sarath
Fonseka and former President, Chandrika Bandaranaike, but robbed several banks,
exhorted money and gold from Tamil civilians, blew up multistorey buildings and
destroyed billion dollars’ worth of Sri Lanka’s assets transforming the island
into a key drug trafficking and dealing hub accruing bank accounts amounting to
billions of dollars at local and foreign banks. Furthermore, LTTE destroyed
more than 160km of railway line plus electricity HV lines and the related
materials were taken for their use.
In
1995, LTTE took civilians of Jaffna as human shield and marched to the Vanni
and Vavuniya establishing their own mushroom illiterate administration
enforcing jungle law. Sri Lanka’s Government (GOSL) was too tolerant then
endeavouring to obligate dialogues with LTTE to solve the dispute. GOSL was extremely
broad-minded and understanding since the 1980s and struggled through various
diplomatic routes in vein. Even in the early 21st century, a ceasefire
agreement was placed to find a solution. LTTE took this opportunity to boost
their strength assembling heavy weaponry and establishing an air force with a
few small aircrafts.
During
the period 1995 – 2009, more than 300,000+ Tamils in the Vanni were exploited
as if they are slaves by the LTTE for their own advantage. No Tamil was able to
flee and those who tried were killed. In May 2009 our current president freed
the Tamils from LTTE bondage. The members of the LTTE (so called martyrs) were
killed in confrontation with the Sri Lanka’s Army and since then Tamils want a
peaceful living.
Logically,
on a humanistic sociological and legal perspective, the LTTE cannot be treated
as heroes and martyrs. Further, martyr’s day remembrance celebration is leading
most young and old Tamils in Australia and Sri Lanka to a state of
intoxication. Each year some Tamils students and Tamil radical politicians
create issues in the North because of the LTTE terrorists hiding behind the
term; ‘martyrs’. The LTTE fallen members did not defend a country or its
people.
LTTE
is banned in several countries as it was considered a terrorist group. It is
not quite clear on what grounds LTTE terrorists are allowed to still conduct
their activities.
Most
countries will not allow people to have a Remembrance Day celebration for ‘Bin
Laden’ and his associates!
Celebrating
November 27 each year as a Remembrance Day on a wide scale constricts bringing
in peace in the said region for the people. The recent uprise in 2012 is
evident to this fact.
I
need say no more that every government has the right and duty to protect
sovereignty of the relevant country from subversive activities and terrorism.
We
Tamils are so greedy and power-blinded that we want everything in Sri Lanka:
100% of the Tamils should gain employment in the government sector, all Tamil
students should be admitted to the University and we want to enjoy power and
wealth maximum. Likewise, wherever we migrate we want to engage there in
politics and bring our own kith and kin legally or illegally to the same
country. Most Tamils do not believe in ‘competition’ other than employing cunningness
and power to eliminate the opponent.
We
wanted a university and GOSL opened up a university. Now, some students of the
University are engaged in separatism and acts of violence. This affects the
rest of the students’ progress. Does the world want GOSL to turn a blind eye to
separatism and violence while LTTE connected activities and propagandas are
converting the University into a hall of subversive activities?
Foreign
countries particularly the US should take into account that Tamils have formed
several floating organisations of which TCC and TGTE are deemed impediments and
encumbrances to the peace and stability of our beautiful island of paradise;
Sri Lanka.
Tamils
should know that they are not above the law. They should give up their rebellious
separatist propaganda not only locally but also globally and work with the SL
Government to bring peace in for the Sri Lankans.
Finally
I place here a message that was relayed by JFK to the Americans, Tamil
politicians and uncompromising Tamils and extremist students in Sri Lanka: “Ask
not what the country has done for you; ask what you have done for the country”.
