Mark my words…Ltte’s days are numbered. We indians don’t care about you back stabbers any more. You lot deserved to be kicked around by the fanatic sinhalese. There is no symapthy for you lot in India any more. You cannot get any symapthy from us even if you beg us.

In my opinion Indira G and Rajiv G sincerely wanted to solve the conflict and the ISA gave us the golden opportunity. I hold the LTTE responsible for scuttling this opportunity. Merely one month after signing of the ISA, the LTTE staged Thileepan’s hunger strike. This hunger strike was staged at the inappropriate time, with inappropriate demands, with inappropriate deadline (the LTTE gave Indians 24 hrs for an answer) and with inappropriate method (fasting unto death). The school children visited and witnessed how Thileepan melted away during his fasting. When he martyred there was a massive explosion emotion in Jaffna – I heard the school children were so badly hurt by his death that they spat and threw stones at the IPKF soldiers. This single act by the LTTE delivered a deadly blow to the good relations between the LTTE and the people of Jaffna. Furthermore, even though the IPKF did not kill a single civilian or cadre, the LTTE still fatally attack the IPKF in October 87. Death of every IPKF soldier placed a nail on the coffin of the well being of Tamils and the death of RG placed the final nail. A few days after RG was killed, a senior TULF MP told me that Indians would never forgive us. I dreadfully fear what he said is correct.

During the current CFA the LTTE could have taken a number of steps to recon ciliate with Indians but the LTTE did nothing.

I begin to feel and fear that the LTTE is fast becoming irrelevant in taking us out of this mess – to some extent a self inflicted one. The organisation is banned by 30 major democratic countries and its leader is hunted by Interpol on murder charges. How on earth can he liberate us?

Is it the high time to look for alternative leadership for us? Am I right in saying that we should look to the TNA to fill the leadership vacuum for Tamils? Should the TNA gradually distance itself from the leadership of the LTTE? Should the TNA embark on a pro-Indian strategy to wind the hearts and minds of the people of India? Mind you, India is our ‘natural safety net’.

It was ‘Indo-Lanka’ Accord. So Rajiv took the total responsibility for the consequences. When things went wrong due to Indian polity and military differences (please read previous Indian generals and diplomats Interviews ). Tamils suffered a lot. Yet no apology given to Tamils. Look at the scale! 1000’s of Tamils killed, raped, maimed and economically affected. Yet nbo apology. Instead you just mentioned you were fired by Hindu Ram for exposing the truth. He was one of the instrumentalist of the accord as I remember those days media. Even today, Hindu continues to write against Tamils interest be it Indian Tamils or Lankan Tamils. I am going to dig in in to that here.

I think Rajic missed a great opportunity to solve a problem in a dignified way where Tamils get thier due share. If that had happened even Tamils will not allow the Tamil Militancy after that. You know about the Lankan Tamils, how they were reluctant to allow militancy in to the land and only with the Indian help it florished. Also remember there was major disconnection between the elder generation and the youngsters. The Prabaharan aged group totally seperated and alieanated themselves from the rest of the population for the violence stuggle as they enjoyed little or no support from peace loving Lankan Tamils. This perpertration was only possible with the massive support from Indian Intelligence and Indira as well as MGR and co. I agree it was a mistake to kill thier leader in thier land where expect and enjoying lots of support for a long time. It was big political blunder for Tamils in the long run. Prabaharan was humiliated by Rajiv in Delhi (reported by Tiger media and thier Indian supporters) and he took it perhaps personally. Instead of exposing the Indian atrocities in a proper way to garner more support from the Tamils and enhance the ‘Indo-Lanka’ peace accord. You see, I personally don’t believe India has any good intentions to solve the Lankan Tamils issues. They want this problem to continue. It is one of the super-power mentatlity I presume. And also Indian newspapers purposely black-outing the Tamils greivances for long time. They can oppose the Tigers if they want. Why they are against the Tamils of Lanka?? Please share your thoughts.

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But IPKF backed militant groups EPRLF (backed by present TNA MP Suresh Premachndran), Three Star (included today’s EPRLF spilt Douglus-ENDLF, PLOTE spilt Paranthan Rajan-ENDLF) carried assassinations against their opponents (personnel & party), LTTE supporters & sympathizers, here the EPRLF members who came with AK 47 in their hands without proper guidance/ training & proper political knowledge (trained by the EPRLF’s People Liberation Army – PLA chief & present GOSL Minister Douglus Devanada) took their weapons against to the upper caste & educated decent Tamil civilians.

In the IPKF period because of these atcotics most of the youngsters send by their parents to abroad & others who can’t joined in LTTE to save guard them.

This was a good opportunity for LTTE for their recruitment. Now the Mahinda’s government doing the same mistake like sending the Tamils back to their homes (North-East), killings, kidnappings for ransoms innocent Tamils with the help of paramilitaries like Karuna group in East & Colombo & Douglus group in Jaffna, Vavuniya & Colombo.

Also this was happened in early late 80’s & early 90’s by the ENDLF & Early 90’s by the EPDP in Colombo.

I accept Dr K Chandradeva’s comment about Jaffna Hospital massacre, a LTTE member who threw a hand grenade at the IPKF and caused fatal casualties ran into the hospital when he was chased by the IPKF. And I know in Urumpirai LTTE started this ambushed the IPKF soldiers in front of a temple with a help of a lady decorated like a pregnant & she throw a grenade on them.

Not only in Indo-Srilanka accord time had LTTE got millions of rupees from India, also had Varatharajaperumal’s headed North-East provincial government got millions of rupees from India.
As Mr.Arvinth comment (comment: 14) here, “Anyone can write anything, say anything or comment anything, but in this period what the Eelam fighters achieved? Only they are killing them selves, more Eelam Tamils killed by the Eelam Tamils than the Srilankan Sinhalese! & so far in the war more than 75,000 lives paid their price for nothing. Now kidnappings, unidentified killings etc, etc. all are in open & own”.

But where is the strategy or wisdom? Now the LTTE stands as a banned terrorist organization by major democratic states in the world, refugees all over the world, daily boat people going to India, refugees in own land without proper food, education, water or sanitation.

Who suffers due to the blunders of the LTTE & other Tamil Militant groups such as ENDLF, EPDP & Karuna group?

Ordinary and poor Tamil civilians!!!

I never defended the action of the IPKF on that unfortunate day. Please note that the IPKF did not go on the rampage on a fine and calm day. The IPKF was provoked, fatally attacked and when the assailant was chased, he escaped into the hospital. Therefore I condemn both the IPKF and the LTTE for whatever happened on that day. I do not think you can compare that with a lone and loony gunman running into a school. Here we are talking about a full blown conflict between the LTTE & IPKF and both parties should have respected the rule of war.

Since 87 the LTTE has been going in the wrong way. Because of its conduct we lost the vital support of India and since then 29 major democratic countries have banned the LTTE.

As you know Nelson Mandela is a great leader. Why do people almost worship him? Because he stood up to defend his principles. He refused to accept any conditions for his release from the jail. Even after 27 years he came out of the prison without accepting any conditions for his release.

VP should have done the same with Indians, if he had not accepted the IS accord. In my opinion IS accord gave us a golden opportunity – every Tamil political party, every Tamil militant group accepted. Even the UN hailed this as a major break through.

If the LTTE had corporated, the North-east Provincial Council would have now become a self governing unit. Over 75,000 people would not have perished and above all India would have been solidly behind us.

I put it to you that without India’s active involvement this problem will never be solved. We should conduct our business responsibly without going on about anti-Indian rhetoric.

I never defended the action of the IPKF on that unfortunate day. Please note that the IPKF did not go on the rampage on a fine and calm day. The IPKF was provoked, fatally attacked and when the assailant was chased, he escaped into the hospital. Therefore I condemn both the IPKF and the LTTE for whatever happened on that day. I do not think you can compare that with a lone and loony gunman running into a school. Here we are talking about a full blown conflict between the LTTE & IPKF and both parties should have respected the rule of war.

Since 87 the LTTE has been going in the wrong way. Because of its conduct we lost the vital support of India and since then 29 major democratic countries have banned the LTTE.

As you know Nelson Mandela is a great leader. Why do people almost worship him? Because he stood up to defend his principles. He refused to accept any conditions for his release from the jail. Even after 27 years he came out of the prison without accepting any conditions for his release.

VP should have done the same with Indians, if he had not accepted the IS accord. In my opinion IS accord gave us a golden opportunity – every Tamil political party, every Tamil militant group accepted. Even the UN hailed this as a major break through.

If the LTTE had corporated, the North-east Provincial Council would have now become a self governing unit. Over 75,000 people would not have perished and above all India would have been solidly behind us.

I put it to you that without India’s active involvement this problem will never be solved. We should conduct our business responsibly without going on about anti-Indian rhetoric.

The IPKF came to disarm the LTTE. Why should the LTTE let them? IS Accord was thrust on the LTTE and they did not want it.

Indira Ghandi trained the LTTE-why? Did she want them to surrender later to the indian army?
If the LTTE had disarmed, would the tamils be equal citizens today? They knew that no sinhala majority government would treat tamils as equals, and the same situation as of today would prevail.

Any civilians deaths by any assasins should be condemned. I am not defending the deaths of civilians during the LTTE – IPKF conflict.

You mentioned about Jaffna Hospital massacre, do you know a militant who threw a hand grenade at the IPKF and caused fatal casualties ran into the hospital when he was chased by the IPKF? Whilst I codemn the IPKF for civilian deaths I also equally condemn the LTTE for using the hospital premises for their activities.

LTTE accepted the IS accord, got millions of rupees from India, posed to camera surrendering the weapons and two months later, even though the IPKF did not kill a single Tamil civilian or a cadre, still carried out a fatal landmine attack on the IPKF.

Where is the strategy or wisdom? Now the LTTE stands as a banned terroist organisation by major democratic states in the world. Who suffers due to the blunders of the LTTE? ordinary and poor Tamil civilians.

Interestingly, a former diplomat Godage wanted the SL Army to erect a “monument” in memory of IPKF “martyrs” ! !