Dream on brother.. Dream on....
Let the Tamils living in Sri Lanka decide what they really want.....
There will never be a solution if they dont accept (whether they like it or not) that they are a part of Sri Lanka.
In the mean time go get a real job and get a life
Dr. P. Bernard, MD, Phd

please. we will not let an inch of sri lanka to divide. history has shown that. i have a better idea. it is better for the tamils to look else where. may be the moon or the mas for a tamil homeland. first the tamils should pay attention to hygiene. they are so filthy. then think about your country. and name your country sakkilian.

Tamils Participants should avoid carrying Tiger flags (even though they call it Tamil national flags) as the international media will portray any rallies with the tiger flags as Pro LTTE rally and in that process we are losing the plot in getting the message across to the wider community. The purpose of these mass gatherings are to announce to the world that

I 100% agree with you on this

This writer has forgotten the history or purposely has forgotten it.What has happened to the entire leadership of the TULF ? Who eliminated them.What has happend to the leadership of the POLTE (Uma),TELO and EPRLF? Who killed the leadership of these organisations ? Sinhalese or Tamils? everybody know these things.How many Moderate tamil politicians were killed by tamils ? Do you want to continue this blood bath ?

It is a very good article and needed much more publicity and real action

This is what I have been telling my friends also. This is a very positive move. The struggle now moves to another stage.
We need to now have a new vision and take it forward.

United and we shall be successful !!

Please come forward.

*** We are not done yet! ***

NEITHER ARE WE...

The writer only reiterates what I have been repeating for years now…. We have Many Enemies who reside beyond our borders, they are at this minute plotting our demise while we do shots of Arrack...

In order for our way of life to be preserved, in order for our nation to continue to exist we need men who will not rest or sleep to protect it. This War is not over. NOT BY A LONG SHOT. It can’t be over when we have so many Enemies who will still try anything to bring us down.

The only way to combat this is to take the fight to the Enemy. All those LTTE Leaders who think they can plot and attack our nation while safely sitting behind foreign borders need to have the fear put back into them. Our Armed forces must transform from a conventional Boots on the ground majority to a more Secret Service like Israel's MOSSAD or America's CIA type outfit. We have plenty of Diaspora kids our generation that know the languages of many Western Countries that Diaspora live in. We must spend the money and recruit these men to our Secret Service. We need Global Operatives , those able to carry our Black Ops missions out side our borders. We must be able to take the Fight to the Enemy. We must send the message that any Enemy who thinks they are safe from us because they live in another country is Sadly Mistaken. We can and Will reach out and 'Touch' you no matter where on this Planet you think you can hide. None shall be out of our reach and None shall Escape. Our Enemies should know that about us.

We must be able to carry our Extra Ordinary Renditions, Targeted Assassinations, and forced disappearances no matter where people live. We must make it our priority to make sure our Enemies are never at rest. Then and then only will we destroy and deter those who still think they can take our nation from us.

This concept of a TNC has been bandied about for a few months now in various capitals where Tamils are living in numbers. Because of the terrible war that was ongoing at that time, it did not attract the attention it deserved. I fully back this proposal. On the Eelam flag issue I am proud of the stance taken so far by the Tamils to wave them in support their fighters who were laying their lives for it in the brutal war. That has come to an “end” now and the situation is fast changing. We should have the intelligence to move ahead with time and adapt. As the author points out correctly we need support from every quarter we can get. So I would urge the Tamils not to bring to fore the Eelam flag issue. As to the formation of a political entity, urgency is the keyword. I hope the leaders of the various organisations mentioned here are on the phones now. I'm getting ready for the rally.

What if India and the international community successfully persuade Rajapakse's govt to yield to adequate devolution and take other necessary measures to satisfy Tamil demands so far? I believe most Tamils living in the Island are prepared to forget the past. And so many Tamils in the
diaspora. It is believed the Rajapakse Bros are going around to convince the Buddhist heirarchy and the extremists to fall in line. While I believe the gun-powder should be kept ready in case of need, the option of living in the Island with others is far more preferable than to start in an entirely risk-prone future of a new Separate country - Eelam or whatever.

Ilaya Seran Senguttuvan

Do you want die like piripa.

Yes - This is same old shit that lead Tamils to this disaster. North and East is Tamil homeland while the rest of the country is for everyone. You can make dreams but the ultimate result on those dreams will not be different from what you have seen few days ago.

If you expect to govern Sinhalese with this "racial Diaspora mentality" Sinhalese will crush you in more vigorously and if you change your tone and extend the hands of harmony they will embrace it.

Everyone advocating terrorism be prepared to bear the consequences.

Dear Arvalan,

A rabbit was relieving himself in the forest one day. He heard a loud thud behind him. Before even checking whether it was he himself who broke some wind, started running helter skelter screaming 'world is coming to and end'.

You seem scared just as the proverbial rabbit. Fear is dangerous to you and others. My recommendation is do some meditation and just chill for a while.

Arvalan,

Just try to understand one thing. The effect of any political, monetary , military or diplomatic resource of Tamils living outside Sri Lanka is weight of that resource divided by the physical distance. Sinhalese 4/5 with 1/2 tamils are ADJACENT to your dream land. Apply my formula and see who will determine the well being of the Tamils. To understand better, picture the son of president of Russia being held at gun point in a remote vacation resort by a man with a bomb around his waist. What options the all powerful president has?
For heavens sake leave the poor and traumatized, starved, wounded innocent Tamils who lost limb and kith and kin lie down for a while before you start implementing your proposals. Have some pity. Don't hurry. Your priority is those innocent Tamils "captured" and held in "concentration camps" by the Sinhala army.

For thirty long years if the 1/10 of Tamils could hold the 4/5 of Sihalese to ransom how on earth you imagine that 1/10 of Tamils can live peacefully adjacent to 4/5 Sinhalese who have been forced to concede territory unwillingly. You have no concern for your brothern in Sri LAnka and you will never come to Sri Lanka to hand over a food parcel to them.

Last few days the Tamils in Colombo, Gampaha, Kandy, Ratnapura, etc are being threatened by the sinhala people. Some have gone to Tamils people’s houses and told, now LTTE is no more and India will not help you, either you have to live under us or leave Sri Lanka and go to Tamil Nadu after handing over/transferring the house in their (Sinhalese) name.

Tamil people in the South have been forced to fly Sri Lankan flag and some were even given the Buddhist flag. People were walking into the house and asking the Tamils to pay huge sum of money to celebrate.

Everything is happening in the presence of the police who are mostly Sinhalese. Tamils are also harassed at their work places, One Tamil person who was holding a high post in a government department was told that he is been transferred to Vanni to clean toilets in the army camp.

Very pathetic and sad, even in the past, such events caused anger and hatred in the hearts and minds of the Tamil people which manifested into LTTE. As SJV Chelva said, only God can help the Tamils because each and every country in the world finally betrayed us.

Yes, we need something like this plz react soon and implement.

devinda
do you think we of tamil blood will wait like pigs when you want to destroy our whole race
we willl fight back irrespective where we live
we will never rest until we get our land
thamilarin thaagam thamileelam

Mr Fernando's bizarre ranting probably reflects the truly insane face of Lankan nationalism that GOSL will need to contain if it really expects a peaceful settlement.

If it were to follows Mr Fernando's prescriptions and ends of like the State of Israel exporting violence offsore, what kind of life does that promise to Lankans? Just ask a young Israeli, most of whom are looking for that foreign passport.

If Lanka goes the same way, then, there is no future for it in the long run. Who needs the LTTE to ruin Lanka when Lankans themselves appear to be so eager to do it themselves.

Sam you are so into it man.

Are you suggesting that you are going to a 'gun' on the Tamil heads living in SL to subjugate the Tamil Diaspora to your demands?

May be you will - When your president says we have a 'home grown solution' and when he says there is no 'minorities' any more and there are only 'patriots'and 'non patriots'. I suppose that is what he means...

Wipe off your crocodile tears.. don't tell us how to look after our kin. Go feed your 10000 poor 'Ranawiru' families who have lost their sons and husbands.. with your 'food parcels'.

Dear Arvalan,

Writing from Sri Lanka, I have a question for you.

First, I want to say that now is not the best time for anyone to make strategic decisions. Emotions are high and raw, and so perhaps what anyone says right now should be taken with some circumspection. We need to give time for raw emotions - be it anger or jubilation or resentment - to cool, before moving on with due reflection.

Most Sri Lankans living in Sri Lanka want reconciliation and want to build a peace. Yes, there are chauvinists and hotheads in both Tamil and Sinhalese communities, but most people want to or are open to moving to build a different future without conflict. There is willingness on the part of most Sinhalese, including myself, to see how the problems of our fellow Tamil citizens can be addressed and accommodated, to ensure that they can ultimately feel part of this single nation, and be equal citizens in it. Those who want to do this must work together and not against each other. Both Sinhalese and Tamils living in Sri Lanka need to change their attitudes to ones that can support peace, and which can open up the space for dialogue and for problems to be identified and resolved without acrimony.

My Question to you:

To those of us Sri Lankans - Sinhalese and Tamils - living in Sri Lanka who want to do that, what are you saying? Are you saying that the diaspora should ignore that wish to reconcile and find ways for Tamils and Sinhalese to live together in peace and equity in Sri Lanka? Are you saying that you and the diaspora should not be interested and should not attempt to build bridges? Should not attempt to build understanding? That the future should only be focused on the continuation of the LTTE war by other means?

It is easy for the diaspora - Sinhalese and Tamils - to take hard line positions. But ultimately, they don't have to live here or deal with the consequences of conflict. And in the long run, your descendants will be integrated into your host countries with little if any direct contact or affiliation to this land. Sri Lanka in the end belongs and is ultimately the homeland of those Tamils and Sinhalese and Muslims and Chinese and whoever else choose to make this their home. We in Sri Lanka need to build that same sort of integrated society as in Canada or UK or USA, as you and your children will benefit from. We and our children are the ones who have to live the future here. Are you going to help us or are you not?

The diaspora in most cases have seen at first hand the experience of how multiethnic societies in the West have grappled with their own contradictions and historical legacies to move towards greater ethnic equality and integration. They should also understand that these changes cannot take place overnight, they take time, and that they require more than simplistic solutions in the form of laws, since ultimately it is attitudes that must change. Those of you who live in the USA can see at first hand why hope in a better future of living together should never be abandoned. You can see what the audacity of hope can bring. I am not saying that the people living here - Tamils and Sinhalese - cannot teach the world anything about reconciliation or how to live together. But the diaspora has access to other experiences and benefits from those other experiences of building amity and equality within a multiethnic society that can be helpful here too. Sharing that is an enormous service that the diaspora can make to the Sri Lankans who live on this island. Will you do that? Will you work for building unity between Tamils and Sinhalese? or are you only intent on maintaining conflict and division?

In the long-run, when your children's children have forgotten where Sri Lanka is (like most Americans), our children's children (Tamils and Sinhalese) will still be here in this island. Will our children's children be able to say that the diaspora left the country with pain because of all the troubles and never returned, but they worked to build a better future for those who remained, or will they be saying that the diaspora were so embittered with hatred that they could not learn from the societies they ended up in, and in the end gave no positive legacy for those in Sri Lanka?

I fully agree with Ilaya Seran Senguttuvan's comments.
For the time being we should wait and see what is going to happen. Don't hurry and damage every thing (like LTTE).

Arvalan or Arivillathavan (unknowledgeable)! Don't start this crap and bring more misery to the Tamils in North-East. They have nothing more to offer to you - for the past 25 years they have paid with their blood, their lives, limbs, properties, freedom, dignity, happiness, peace and the right to a normal life.

People like you who live your own life in the comforts of Western democracies want to stoke the fires in your fellow Western Tamil diaspora and continue the destructive path. Do you know what is 'moral hazard' - I challenge you to go and live with the Tamils in North-East, and then write what you are writing now. I bet you won't, because having experienced the peace and safety of the West you will not want to put your and your family's lives at risk.

You're an idiot and think that most Tamils are idiots to still hang onto your theoretical Thimpu principles, which prevented the Tamil negotiators from ever reaching any sensible devolution. The choice is stark - either the Eelam dream dies and new approaches to devolution and structures for peaceful co-existence are found, or the Tamil people in North-East slowly but surely perish over time. Read the comment by Devinda Fernando above - it is precisely this type of retaliatory thinking and action you will invite. Don't fool yourself that you can operate in a static political, military environment - remember Newton's third law. It goes for the Sinhalese and GOSL as well - without proper devolution and structural arrangements for the Tamils to live in a safe and dignified environment, the Sinhalese will always have the threat of attack hanging over their heads.

The most profound consequence of the protracted armed struggle has been to transform the Sri Lankan armed forces from a small indisciplined one to an ever expanding, very large (nearly 1 soldier for every 5 Tamils in NE), highly trained and sphisticated one. In the process, the Tamils have lost two generations of youth, with nearly 100,000 dead and number of Tamil inhabitants of North East halved.

Get back to the real world. Tamil nationalism has failed, and failed spectacularly.

Yes very good idea. Should go for this. I like the idea of Govenment in Exile. With the ability to have election and diplomatic relations we will have more ability to defend the Tamils. Also in current situation, defacto state of thamil eelam has been occupied by sri lanka'n forces. This is the right thing to do.

Arvalan,

If you still wish to have a separate country for Tamils, the obvious place is Tamil Nadu - the undisputed home of the Tamil race. You will also not need to wage a war since Jayalalitha has already indicated her full support.

Devinda, you may not know but that already exist

The article by Arvalan requests the tamils to be united and to pursue economic, legal and political means as successfully used by Jewish and Cuban Diaspora (instead of tit-for-tat violance). Please remember the quote by Xiaoping "It does not matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice."

Tamil diaspora is not foreigners, it is the Sisters, Brothers, Mothers and Fathers of those who massacred deliberately by the government and its military a few days ago and those "rescued" and held in "internment camps" subject to kidnapping, torture, rape and killing. There is no need to terrorize to unleash this evil. It is still on the loose.

Tamils and Sinhalese have lost many lives, wealth and years in these wars. Those who sponsored the last war are not going to go away without their fair shares. If the sinhalese and the tamils continue in this meaning less direction, N&E will be effectively annexed to one sponsor and the south will be effectively part of the other sponsor. It is your choice what you want to leave behind for your future generations: effectively become slaves in your own land.

Arvalan

Keep dreaming!! You are one of those people who will never learn. After 26 years of bloodshedding what have you achieved? Not a single square meter. If you continue with such preachings let me assure you that you will have to face the consequences.

How much evidence do you need that the violent approach has failed? Thirty years of bloody violence and the Tamils are worse off today than when the non-violent approach was dismissed as having failed.

Perhaps there is another way forward to a glorious future? A non-confrontational approach that would render inaudible, the cacophony of narrow minded chauvinists?

No, I'm not suggesting group hugs or flower power.

Instead, there is another more compelling way...

what is it?

...it's "the economy stupid!"

Look what it did to Mao's China, Ho Chi Min's Vietnam and Ghandhi's India...

Surely, the entrepreneurs amongst us can't be far behind?

"We are not done yet" & "Neither are We"

They both suffer illusions and dementia. This mindset tango to trip each other up.Both are take comical delight in their stances and get nowhere.They need each other,let them tango to their heart's delight to provide entertainment.

Day dreaming!
don't forget there is a more powerful non-tamil diaspora.

This to the diaspora...You have not felt first hand the horror we have lived through, both Sinhalese and Tamil. I promise if you start the next round we will bring it to your doorstep or find a way to involve you directly! The Sinhalese still have a lot of fight left in us. Just try us....It is your choice to accept the hand of friendship or to start all over again. I believe your boys in Canada are doing a great show once more by burning the Sri Lankan restaurants etc. Ohoma yamu, Ohoma yamu....

It is time for the Tamils to understand that they did not fall from the sky or pop out of the ground in Sri Lanka. It is time for the Tamils to realize that like the Sinhalese and Muslims they came from India.

If the Tamils and the Sinhalese cannot live together that is just fine. The Tamils can become part of Tamilnadu and the Sinhalese can have their own. There is no need for them to stay in a single state and fight with each other.

Dear Arvalan, you said "I believe the umbrella organisations in Canada (such as Canadian Tamil Congress), Europe (such as British Tamil Forum) , USA (such as PEARL), Australia (such as Australian Federation of Tamil Associations) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in Sri Lanka need to come together to form a global body for the Tamils".

I prefer your this latest proposal to the earlier ones, as now you have included TNA in to the mix. I hope, you can still bring it to the next and appropriate level of giving more weightings to the TNA in this new global body to avoid the surfice of Deva/Karuna/Pillaiyan/Sangarees in the international level. The Tamils should also continue to recongnize that the LTTE has contributed to the Tamil struggle in making it as an international problem. The LTTE was not perfect but definitely did took our struggle to the next level. There are a lots of Tamils (Maaveerar familiy members who have contributed to our struggle and their contributions need to recongnized by the world tamils).

If the TNA and the other global Tamil bodies are going to play the leading role and declare the existing Tamil national flag (or a slighly modified flag) and fight thru political means, the world will listen to us.

On a final note, the LTTE was never defeated by the Sinhalese Terrorist state, it was defeated by the ENTIRE WORLD coming together. The Terrorist state cannot take on the LTTE on its own. It took the entire world, including the UN to come together to fight the LTTE. This should make the statement on LTTE's ability.

-We are proud to be Tamils & We are united.

As long as the Diaspora Tamils protesters going forward with the same kind of protest methods that they had until 2009/05/18 Tamils are neither proud nor united.

I heard objection from so many Tamils about the LTTE flags & sologans being used in protest but no organisers seemed to understand & still not.

They only came up with either an excuse or a lie thinking the leaders of the IC have no knowledge of our past and can be fooled.

Often the answer from strident LTTE supporters are of complacent in nature.

Thank you for you, others trying to instill some kind of course correction into our minds.

Tamils have a difficult path ahead.
But we'll succeed.

We should take action to remove the ban on LTTE now,since it is a finished force according to the SL Govt.

TNC is a great idea. LET'S DO IT. The comment by Devinda Fernando is so typical of the SL Sinhalese mindset here in Colombo.Thank you Devinda for giving a sample of what we will be against.

Arvalan

I am really sorry to read this piece of article.

First of all you have to ask the Tamils living in Sri Lanka ,especially the one's in North and East whether they like your idea.

Reason- whatever you diasporians living in cooler climates with dollars in hand say,they are the one's going to end up with the end results.They have to face the music here not you people.

You people and your children are never going to come and live in Sri Lanka anymore,that's why instead of coming and fighting with depleted LTTE caders or sending your children to join them you guys chose the easiest way.Send a cheque and wash your hands off and kill your conscience.

If people like you are still thinking of harming the country and carrying on this destructive programme forever instead of living peacefully with all communities,with great regret it's better to tell you now,

Bring it on Arvalan,Bring it on we are ready for another 30 or more years.

Dear Mr. Ilaya Seran Senguttuvan,

Do you think India & IC can persuade MR’s govt to yield adequate devolution and take other necessary measures to satisfy Tamil demands? First of all they (SLG) don’t care IC & India. All what they have to do to disturb India and IC is just visiting China too often, and India & IC will soften their stand. Do you think MR can do something sincerely? Of course may be he will, based on Panjayath and 20 year old 13th amendment. But are we ready to accept it after seeing this mass murder, about 30 to 50 thousand innocent people (who were willing to remain with LTTE hoping somehow outside help will come to save them) in the last two days? Always SLG will try to give something after it is staled and rotten (look at the 60 year or so Tamil resistance from Sathiyagraga to pacts to militancy; I know I don’t need to jog your memory, this is for to other readers.) Whatever they are prepared to give us should be exceptanally high given the sufferings of the Tamils. But I don’t think SLG can give it. MR is the prisoner of his own “Mahinda Chintanaya” he won’t be able to get out of it. But if there is a will there is a way. He could call for a General Election immediately, and that would be an easy victory. But he has to do it immediately before people forget his achievement and start thinking about the economy. He can get a fresh mandate from people to solve the Tamil problem in a decent, amicable way, and he should make it clear to people Mahinda Chintanaya before war, and Mahinda Chitanaya after war. But the question is has he the statesmanship to do that. We have to remember that if anything has to be done, it is now. I don’t think any other parties will be able to get popularity like what he enjoys now. The UNP government whenever it comes will not be able to do it. Tamils can’t wait any more. We waited for far too long from late Selvanayagam’s time, waited and waited year after year until we got tired and finally our people got butchered. Now Hitler looks like a saint compared to MR & Group of companies. Let us see what they can come out with but we can’t wait, let us follow Mr. Arvalan. That’s the way to go.
We have to take it in our hand, because people in N&E are worn out, physically and mentally and in every way they are reduced to ZERO. Ananthasangari can’t help them, not a word from him when they were being butchered, he wanted to make sure that he iis safe and sound in Colombo. Devananda same o same o, criminal Muraleetharan, man don’t talk about him. Mr. Sampathan & team we can trust, and let us join hands.
Two separate nation side by side is the best solution. We can be best friends, relatives, neighbours with Sinhalese, because they are nice people. We want them for ever. Two separate nation side by side will strengthen our bond and understanding. Mutually the two nations can help each other. The wound is still bleeding and it's very painful but time will heal the Tamils, and then we can come together under a Sri Lanka union, like Europien Union, and live happily ever after. By the way we have to have our TEIS (Thamil Eeelam Intelligence Service) all over the world. Tamils are fluent in foreign languages wherever they are and powerful too. Thanks to Mr. Devinda Fernando, I got this idea from his comments. Mr. Arvalan let us have our own TEIS, but we don’t need to go to that extreme suggested by DF. Again Mr. Arvalan I am with you let us rock.

Dear Mr. Ilaya Seran Senguttuvan,

Do you think India & IC can persuade MR’s govt to yield adequate devolution and take other necessary measures to satisfy Tamil demands? First of all they (SLG) don’t care IC & India. All what they have to do to disturb India and IC is just visiting China too often, and India & IC will soften their stand. Do you think MR can do something sincerely? Of course may be he will, based on Panjayath and 20 year old 13th amendment. But are we ready to accept it after seeing this mass murder, about 30 to 50 thousand innocent people (who were willing to remain with LTTE hoping somehow outside help will come to save them) in the last two days? Always SLG will try to give something after it is staled and rotten (look at the 60 year or so Tamil resistance from Sathiyagraga to pacts to militancy; I know I don’t need to jog your memory, this is for to other readers.) Whatever they are prepared to give us should be exceptanally high given the sufferings of the Tamils. But I don’t think SLG can give it. MR is the prisoner of his own “Mahinda Chintanaya” he won’t be able to get out of it. But if there is a will there is a way. He could call for a General Election immediately, and that would be an easy victory. But he has to do it immediately before people forget his achievement and start thinking about the economy. He can get a fresh mandate from people to solve the Tamil problem in a decent, amicable way, and he should make it clear to people Mahinda Chintanaya before war, and Mahinda Chitanaya after war. But the question is has he the statesmanship to do that. We have to remember that if anything has to be done, it is now. I don’t think any other parties will be able to get popularity like what he enjoys now. The UNP government whenever it comes will not be able to do it. Tamils can’t wait any more. We waited for far too long from late Selvanayagam’s time, waited and waited year after year until we got tired and finally our people got butchered. Now Hitler looks like a saint compared to MR & Group of companies. Let us see what they can come out with but we can’t wait, let us follow Mr. Arvalan. That’s the way to go.
We have to take it in our hand, because people in N&E are worn out, physically and mentally and in every way they are reduced to ZERO. Ananthasangari can’t help them, not a word from him when they were being butchered, he wanted to make sure that he iis safe and sound in Colombo. Devananda same o same o, criminal Muraleetharan, man don’t talk about him. Mr. Sampathan & team we can trust, and let us join hands.
Two separate nation side by side is the best solution. We can be best friends, relatives, neighbours with Sinhalese, because they are nice people. We want them for ever. Two separate nation side by side will strengthen our bond and understanding. Mutually the two nations can help each other. The wound is still bleeding and it's very painful but time will heal the Tamils, and then we can come together under a Sri Lanka union, like Europien Union, and live happily ever after. By the way we have to have our TEIS (Thamil Eeelam Intelligence Service) all over the world. Tamils are fluent in foreign languages wherever they are and powerful too. Thanks to Mr. Devinda Fernando, I got this idea from his comments. Mr. Arvalan let us have our own TEIS, but we don’t need to go to that extreme suggested by DF. Again Mr. Arvalan I am with you let us rock.

Dear Mr. Ilaya Seran Senguttuvan,

Do you think India & IC can persuade MR’s govt to yield adequate devolution and take other necessary measures to satisfy Tamil demands? First of all they (SLG) don’t care IC & India. All what they have to do to disturb India and IC is just visiting China too often, and India & IC will soften their stand. Do you think MR can do something sincerely? Of course may be he will, based on Panjayath and 20 year old 13th amendment. But are we ready to accept it after seeing this mass murder, about 30 to 50 thousand innocent people (who were willing to remain with LTTE hoping somehow outside help will come to save them) in the last two days? Always SLG will try to give something after it is staled and rotten (look at the 60 year or so Tamil resistance from Sathiyagraga to pacts to militancy; I know I don’t need to jog your memory, this is for to other readers.) Whatever they are prepared to give us should be exceptanally high given the sufferings of the Tamils. But I don’t think SLG can give it. MR is the prisoner of his own “Mahinda Chintanaya” he won’t be able to get out of it. But if there is a will there is a way. He could call for a General Election immediately, and that would be an easy victory. But he has to do it immediately before people forget his achievement and start thinking about the economy. He can get a fresh mandate from people to solve the Tamil problem in a decent, amicable way, and he should make it clear to people Mahinda Chintanaya before war, and Mahinda Chitanaya after war. But the question is has he the statesmanship to do that. We have to remember that if anything has to be done, it is now. I don’t think any other parties will be able to get popularity like what he enjoys now. The UNP government whenever it comes will not be able to do it. Tamils can’t wait any more. We waited for far too long from late Selvanayagam’s time, waited and waited year after year until we got tired and finally our people got butchered. Now Hitler looks like a saint compared to MR & Group of companies. Let us see what they can come out with but we can’t wait, let us follow Mr. Arvalan. That’s the way to go.
We have to take it in our hand, because people in N&E are worn out, physically and mentally and in every way they are reduced to ZERO. Ananthasangari can’t help them, not a word from him when they were being butchered, he wanted to make sure that he iis safe and sound in Colombo. Devananda same o same o, criminal Muraleetharan, man don’t talk about him. Mr. Sampathan & team we can trust, and let us join hands.
Two separate nation side by side is the best solution. We can be best friends, relatives, neighbours with Sinhalese, because they are nice people. We want them for ever. Two separate nation side by side will strengthen our bond and understanding. Mutually the two nations can help each other. The wound is still bleeding and it's very painful but time will heal the Tamils, and then we can come together under a Sri Lanka union, like Europien Union, and live happily ever after. By the way we have to have our TEIS (Thamil Eeelam Intelligence Service) all over the world. Tamils are fluent in foreign languages wherever they are and powerful too. Thanks to Mr. Devinda Fernando, I got this idea from his comments. Mr. Arvalan let us have our own TEIS, but we don’t need to go to that extreme suggested by DF. Again Mr. Arvalan I am with you let us rock.

Ilaya Seran Senguttuvan,

I couldn't believe it, you said, 'What if India and the international community ...’. Any opponent has an ‘actual’ intention and 'kind of show' intention. ‘One’ who knew the right movement to show their opponent ‘actual’ intention is called masterminded. e.g. Even a small child in Vanni knows that Mr. Nadeesan will be killed by security forces when he surrenders. Why, SL knows who is real ‘puli’ or fake ‘puli’ (like Karuna). LTTE knew that the right movement to show SL ‘actual intention’ in that last minute of fight (or rather last seconds). How? That I won’t tell. Go back to drawing board and think again!

To show the actual intention of an opponent, you show be brave enough to walk through a fire, can we? But ‘LTTE did!

Vanni People

While Prabhakaran and the LTTE might be dead, their Ideology Lives on in the Minds of many Diaspora who still are Bitter and Hateful of Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese. There is no point trying to bring these people to the center or to moderation. They are the POISONED, and have been ireversably changed. That is the reality. As long as they continue to entertain the EELAM HOMELAND FANTASY we cannot and should not waste our time trying to convert them to reality.

They must be hunted down, and eliminated. This will be the inevitable next phase of this war. And believe me it will happen, as we will send TAMIL Patriots of Lanka to infiltrate LTTE Hives in other countries and do the 'necessary'. This I can assure you. Think twice those of you who think you can plot against us with impunity because you will put yourselves into harms way.

I agree with your Ideas . But the single most important thing is can u get all the tamils to agree on a common path? As you will realise many of our downfalls have been due to disunity. We should have as our motto- in unity we flourish-divided we fall. We alrady know what happened. I am sure even before you wrote this article The Rajapakse brothers are planning how to divide the diaspora.

First 30 years of independent, Late SJV. Chelvanayagam transformed Federal party’s struggle into a Tamil struggle.

Next thirty years V.P made the Tamil struggle into a regional one.

Now, you (TNC?)wants this to be a global struggle? I am 100% with you Arvalan. Count me in.

This fellow Arvalan is another poisoned person.
The Tamil poiticians belatedly thought an armed struggle against the Government would bring disater to the Tamils. It so happened. Prabaharan did not listen to them but murdered them. Aravalan, there is nobody to murder now.
Leave the Tamils in Sri Lanka alone. They will look after themselves.
Prabaharan massacared thousands of Tamils. Aravalan is going to finish off the rest of the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
OR Prabaharan is still alive to continue the armed struggle.
I want every Tamil to remember Mahakavi Bharathy's song till the finish.

"Sindu Nathiyin Nilavinile Seranan Naadillam Penkaludane".......

Devinda Fernando you said "They must be hunted down, and eliminated. This will be the inevitable next phase of this war. And believe me it will happen, as we will send TAMIL Patriots of Lanka to infiltrate LTTE Hives in other countries and do the 'necessary'. This I can assure you. Think twice those of you who think you can plot against us with impunity because you will put yourselves into harms way."

We, Tamils will consider your above humble request that is coming from your bottom of the heart (or may be from the heart of your bottom) with lots of respect and love for Tamils, in deciding whether we need to continue the struggle to save the Tamils from the Terrorist State or not.

Traitor
Do not try to drag the innocent Tamils in Sri Lanka back in to the hell hole from which we liberated them. Let their children go to school. Let them live lives of human beings and not to be herded by blood thirsty monsters like catle. They are our people and Sri Lanka is big enough for all of us and it is our homeland. If nessesary we can give you traitors the same treatment in muddy water in loin cloths.

Arvalan,

I don't know which Western country you're living in, but boy you're misguided. I'm a Tamil living in London and it's the attitude from people like you that bring shame to the Tamil diaspoara. Our people have suffered enough, can't you see this? How much longer do you want this to continue? Tamils need to campaign for one thing only in the near future and that is for the plight of innocent civilians caught up in this awful mess. Tamils will live side by side with all other groups, Singhalese, Muslim etc. in peace and harmony. It is going to take time but it will happen, now that the LTTE are out of the way.

Try to do something positive for your people rather than war mongering and bringing Tamils who want peace into disrepute.
Enough is enough. We need peace for our people in a UNITED Sri Lanka.

Hello Anonymous posted on May 21, 2009 at 07:31 AM.
You have sold part of Sri Lanka Tricomalee oil tanks to Indaia and Hamabanto habour to China and how can you say that you will not allow Sri Lanka to be divided. When IMF turns down the loan, Rajapakse and Brothers Inc will have to sell the rest of the Country to support their life style. Poor Appuhamies and Poddihamis have to die for this.

I am a sinhalese, but i really cant understand what tamils are doing, why are they so like barbarians? While we sinhalese collect food, medicine and clothes to displaced tamil people in Vanni, these so called diaspora tamils with so much money go to town talking of a tamil homeland!...
You will talk of a homeland, and a new prabakaran will take arms in 30 years, and he will wreck havoc in Sri Lanka and will be dead someday, but Sri Lanka will not be divided, it never was for more than 3000 years!. (those who don't believe me, should seriously consider taking history lessons not written by LTTE!)
And I wonder, why to tamils want a separate land for themselves while more than 60% of them living in harmony among sinhalese in the south? why cant they think as sri lankans?
I should say, this is the time for all sri lankan's to unite. Tamils should love thier country, love sri lanka, if they can not do that, let them be left without a country for another thousand years!

After winning the war in sri lanka SL government should take effort to control the tamil diaspora .These persons do not let srilankan to live in peace.They are the the ones who funded prabakaran.So they have the blood in thier hands .So Government should come up with credible plan control the tamil diaspors to bring alasting peace in sri lanka.

I truly do not understand the mindset of my fellow Tamil brothers who write from their comfortable Western couches. They have witnessed a carnage that a war has left behind. The suffering of civilians is beyond comprehension. Now we want the Sinhala berthern in Srilanka to take care of the Tamils and heal their wounds. The writers have no spine even to go back to serve these people, so please do not inject poison again in to the minds. For godsake let those people be in peace. With all your aquired qualifications you've not learnt one important thing; to live in peace!

Thanks for the good article. Tamil government in exile is a great idea. Few points
- thoughts and inputs of people living in North & East should drive the agenda of TNC. The Diaspora Tamils shouldn't be burden to the N&E Tamils.
- we need to review the root causes of our struggle as they are more than 30 years old. New issues have emerged as well the existing ones are no longer valid
- New brand image is certainly important (as one of my friend said, lets fold the Tiger flag and keep it securely in our hearts)

Devinda Fernando,

Is that a joke? The minute Sri Lanka launches any type of attack, be it covert or not, beyond its own borders without the permission of those nations, there will be severe consequences. You seem to be hallucinating from the after-effects of the military's victory. May I remind you that the LTTE was outnumbered and outgunned for all of the years it fought the military but it managed to bring the state to its knees in the late 1990s and dragged the war on for over 30 years. Although Sri Lanka's Armed Forces are formidable, they are no match for western nations. Don't be foolish.

Rawana,

Who said anything about governing the Sinhalese. The problem is that the Sinhalese have been governing the Tamils with deaf ears.

Tamils should not rush to support another armed struggle. War is difficult and painful, it should be avoided and serve only as a last resort. Tamils should monitor the current situation. If the state is continuing with human rights violations, then there needs to be economic and military sanctions. Protests will not aid in this regard, rather Tamils should continue to accumulate political capital and influence foreign policy against Sri Lanka. Legal mechanisms must also be utilized to highlight war crimes and crimes against humanity. Regardless of all the effort undertaken by the Tamil diaspora, if Tamil Nadu continues to keep silent any effort will go to waste. More than any initiative, forcing India to act by gaining Tamil Nadu support is of paramount importance.

Aravalan,
please show some dignity in defeat, you and the deluded diaspora tried your best but resulted in the deaths of countless Tamils including the entire 'brains trust' of the 'freedom' struggle that the rest of world saw as a'terrorist struggel' without a single thing to show for it except for slinging some mud at the GOSL which will wash right off when the UK and US & Israel come to the realization that by lifting the bar on human rights on the battle field they too will be dragged through the process for past, current and future wars.

I was expecting at least a few articles of introspection by the overseas Tamils instead of a rallying cry for another insurgency, old habits die hard is suppose.

PS. please keep waving tiger flags at those demonstrations, saves me the trouble of explaining what these are demo's are about when I meet elected officials.

It is very important that we work through TNA.
We stand solidly behind TNA as they took the risk and stood behind LTTE and like Joseph Pararjasingham gave their lives.
Yes, we need all the economic strength and lobbying to go with it Internationally and expose to the International Community whose money SriLanka needs to survive.

I agree with Fernando. Our enemies are far and wide. We can never sleep. Conventional war is over but the next threat is already brewing. We have to be ready and one step ahead of those that harbor immense hatred towards Sri Lanka. When the devil knocks on your door, you let them into your own hell! ;)

Aravalan,

The task has become a "bit" difficult.Since the entire Tamil Military leadership has "tactically withdrawan" to hell!

You want to fight for your rights in Srilanka? Only way that you have to go hiding. If you say openly that you need a self determination, then you would be killed or disappeared.

So if you want to have your freedom struggle alive, then you have to hide. You cannot do this democratically in SL.

This is the reason why youth went hiding and did all about in the past.

*** Is that a joke? The minute Sri Lanka launches any type of attack, be it covert or not, beyond its own borders without the permission of those nations, there will be severe consequences ***

Who's really Hallucinating Nitharshan here...? you assume that other countries where LTTE Terrorist Leaders are hiding in are actually going to do something to Sri Lanka when one of their immigrant Pseudo -Citizens is found . Do you think if Veerakaty Mannivan were to suddenly not wake up one morning that Canada is going to launch a war with Sri Lanka? They would first have to prove it were the government, which I would say would be a monumental task being that they would have to catch the culprit, and prove he were sent by the Government... SL govt would deny existence of this person, and being that this person will be a Tamil it can easily be claimed that it was an act of individual revenge...a story used by the LTTE and very 'believable' to white people. AND Lets assume they even get to that point... ? Then what? Canada is going to do what? They were unable to even get an apology out of Israel for sending two MOSSAD hit men and shooting an Exiled Palestinian Leader on their soil, and they cannot even win against a bunch of ragheads in the Afgan mountains. The last thing they will do is go to war which now posses the most BATTLE HARDED ARMY on the planet. The ironic thing is that when this begins happening, and believe you me it will... the Canadians (White) will secretly be thanking us for it!

As was demonstrated by the lack of concern for your Terrorist cause on their Soil, Canada does not Care about Eelam, nor the Fictitious Nonsense being Parroted by LTTE supporting Diaspora. So I ask you again, who is the one Hallucinating Nitharshan?

That is the truth, now call me a liar.

hi Mr. Hero,
You lost. You got whipped silly. THe SLA did not skip a beat. Soon this will be yesterdays nes as the world has better things to do. Take defeat like a man and move on. You tried your best for 30yrs and are now at square 1. Your dream of Eelam is more distant now than ever before. Get a life. Eelam lobby has been reduced to the dustbin of history just like other racist states such as a Confederate states and Nazi Germany. A racially pure Tamil state will never happen. Now get lost.

Devinda Fernando,

Eliminating LTTE operatives in cooperation of other international intelligence agencies would not cause problems, but you are talking about a systematic and unilateral campaign to target the Tamil Diaspora. I was not only referring to Canada, but the other western nations where Tamils reside. No one is going to launch a war but there will be consequences for unilateral action in the form of economic + military sanctions and diplomatic expulsions. Basically, the west will bring Sri Lanka to its knees without firing a single bullet. India will also be pressured to act unfavorably towards Sri Lanka. I remind you that I'm not referring to cooperative operations against LTTE operatives but unilateral attacks on the general Tamil diaspora. Furthermore, whether you realize it or not, these white people do care about their "immigrant Pseudo -Citizens." The fact that they allowed these people into their country demonstrates their concern. Additionally, rebutting accusations will not put the issue to rest. The western intelligence agencies are not incompetent, they will be aware of any unilateral plans by Sri Lanka before a finger is lifted. When you speak of Israel and Canada, you are taking the hypothetical situation out of context. Canada will not wage war but through the US will take action against Sri Lanka. The ragheads you refer to defeated the Soviet military after extended warfare, do not underestimate them. The most BATTLE HARDENED ARMY on the planet? Once again, the Sri Lankan Armed Forces have proved themselves to be a formidable military BUT Sri Lanka will face defeat if western nations decide to invade, though a very unlikely hypothetical situation. White Canadians will thank Sri Lanka for perpetrating murder on its soil? Realistically, neither Canada, nor any other western nation supports the Tamil Eelam concept, but they do support human rights. So they will become increasingly vocal aginst Sri Lanka.

Now, if you honestly think that Sri Lanka can launch a unilateral assassination or murder campaign against the Tamil Diaspora and walk away without a scratch, you are not only delusional but insane.

Arvalan,

I read your thoughts when you posted it. I was very impressed and meant to write a few words to appreciate. Here I am now, and I see that many have already shared their comments and views. Not having read any, I can tell that many would have expressed their skepticism and pessimistic minds while many more would have welcomed your ideas.

I particulary like that TNC will be the umbrella organization to embody various groups, functioning in various countries. This is the key to centralize, to find a focus for all the organizations. The biggest reason for all the tears that we, tamil people shed when we heared that our beloved Prabhakaran is no more is a sense of loss of focus. We relied so much on his leadership, though he did not act alone. I remember as a young child looking at his photos and images and already worshipping him- this was long before I ever understood, atleast fully, the basic need for our struggle for a seperate, independent homeland. When we lose such a person, we need major psychotherapy- in our case-self delivered- to regroup our senses and re-focus on our priorities.

After the fall of LTTE as the sole defender of Tamils' rights, we have all started to tranform. As I write this, I am a person that I was not just a week ago. The same is true for many others.

I believe, with our leader gone, we must rely on ourselves. Let us do all our brohters and sisters-those who met their end bravely while fighting the enemy ans well as those who perished under the enemy's assault, a favour. Let us unite as one. LTTE as an organization has taught us many lessons on unity, hard work, persistence, committment, excellence, will power and leadership. Let us take those lessons to heart and march ahead, in a new, fresh form.

We will attain Thamil Eelam. We will attain Thamil Eelam within our lifetime.

Thamilarin Thaaham Thamil Eela Thayaham.

anbudan,
Kannamma

People need to realise before starting a war, especially a vicous one like the LTTE and JVP did that there is a chance that it may end in defeat. You cant expect the opposing side to only take the beatings and not try to dish out some of their own. Anyway, its happened now and its time to reflect if the perceived disadvantages faced by the Tamils in 1982 was worth the horrors of July 83 and the events thereafter. In 1982, the University Standardisation issue was addressed. Economic issues were addressed, and Tamils were doing extremely well in commerce, industry and also held hugely influential positions in Government. Prabakaran blowing up the 13 soldiers was the single act by a single man that led to the train of events resulting in the situation today. It has completely polorised the two communities today. They are more like two groups of football hooligans supporting rival teams in a game where the goal is to kill each other.

I hope Tamils will realise that if the context of the war and paranoia around security eases off -which I hope would happen as things cool down- that they would enjoy all the rights and priviledges enjoyed by the Sinhalese and Moslems today. I do hope they will get some self rule too.

Surely, a Sri Lanka where they can cool off in Nuwara Eliya, do business and find employment in multicultural Colombo is better than being confined to small state in the North or East.

dingiri,

What were those 13 soldiers doing in Jaffna and how does their deaths justify 1983 riots?

Nitharshan,

Those 13 soldiers were riding in the back of a truck within the borders of their own country. Nothing unusual for a soldier to be doing.

Their deaths does not justify the 1983 riots just as the 1983 riots doesnt justify Prabakaran's Anuradhapura massacre, Arantalawa massacre, Palliyagodella Massacre, Kattankudi massacre etc. etc.. Get my drift?

dingiri,

Sinhala-speaking Soldiers were sent to the Tamil-speaking North and beneath the pretext of fighting an insurgency, Tamil civilians were systematically victimized. Soldiers are a legitimate target just as militants are during rebellion but there is no justification for the mass murder of civilians, whether its the GOSL or LTTE at fault. The LTTE was a symptom of the main problem(s), and is no excuse for governmental fascist tendencies. Get my drift?