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With the military defeat of the
separatists LTTE in Sri Lanka and the death
of its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran
accepted a pro- LTTE Tamils abroad who label
themselves as Eezham Tamil community have
warned India and the International Community
that they invite trouble if they do not
support the political war to Tamil
separatists.
An opinion by the TamilNet Editorial Board
titled “Demonstrate the
politics of war” states: “More than the
massacre, maiming and incarceration, what
causes the height of the trauma to Eezham
Tamils is the utter disregard of the norms
of civilization and shameful deceit
committed by India, IC and the UN in the
happenings of the island of Sri Lanka. This
will remain as an indelible blot in the
annals of history, irremovable scar in the
minds of Tamils and will globally discredit
the existing power systems, sowing seeds for
their deconstruction in future, unless they
at least act now in upholding political
justice”.
It also states: “If political war is what
India and the International Community want
the Tamils to take up, the ball is in the
court of India and the IC now. The right
sign and support have to come from them if
they know how to handle the Sri Lankan state
that has to be clearly demonstrated by them
now.
But, if deceit continues to impose
half-baked solutions that don't match the
long-sufferings and sacrifices of Eezham
Tamils, then they only invite troubles”.
The TamilNet opinion further states the
Tamil diaspora in France, and especially in
Norway have already embarked upon this noble
venture with foresight, by re-mandating the
Vaddukkoaddai Resolution through unblemished
popular politics.
It
is high time the rest of the diaspora follow
suit not only in specifying the course, but
also in leading it further by democratically
bringing in a political leadership to stand
by that. The existing structures should
wholeheartedly, and in one voice, need to
support it. A grave concern of Tamils at
this juncture is the stand of India. Whether
it was in 1987 or now, the bitterness of
Eezham Tamils about the Indian Establishment
is its unrealistic stand of resolving the
crisis within the state of Sri Lanka, not
recognizing the Tamil independence and
sovereignty that have very much become a
must today.
Tamil Nadu has a great role to play now. As
both the major parties of Tamil Nadu have
openly stated that Tamil Eelam is the
solution to the crisis, they should not
waste any time now in declaring that in the
state assembly. This is sure to inspire the
Indian parliament and various governments of
the International Community.
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