The Prime Ministers Abrogation Of Responsibilities Towards Peace Process And Its Fallout Needs Resolution With No Cause For Panic!

Some interesting fallout is being observed within Sri Lanka by way of Tamil Political Party concerns as a result of the recent developments in Parliament and the Presidential move which has annexed the areas of Defence, Information and Communications which are being hotly contested by the Prime Minister regardless of the pros and cons involved which suggest the Constitutional Validity of the move which can be deemed none but fortuitous for the Nation and well timed by the President.

Now that the Tamil Parties have been jarred into their senses about the non availability of these areas to play their own patriot games in while paying homage to the LTTE they have synonymously revealed an achilles heel in their veiled support for the LTTE which they should be concerned about towards their own posterity, reason enough to work towards the formation of a Tamil Community of Sri Lanka unrepresented by the LTTE where a greater momentum in this direction would be justly rewarded if they were to denounce the LTTE in one voice and help resolve the ethnic problem in Sri Lanka by being Sri Lankans first and Tamils collectively as one of the integral parts of the infrastructure of Sri Lanka citizens together with the Sinhalese, Muslim and other communities where the LTTE would be an insignificant entity left to their own destiny which must have direct links with the meting out of justice as the ultimate reality!

Perhaps it is time appropriate for the Sri Lankan Tamil Community to re-consider taking a stance to create a non LTTE represented Community which needs a bit of bravado, courage on their part and easier said than done as it would mean confronting the LTTE (with a little help from ' friends' naturally) despite their threats and challenging their right to represent the Tamil Community while proving to the Nation that they the Tamil Community of Sri Lanka do not wish to be aligned with an outlawed Terrorist Group while fortifying their rights as normal law abiding citizens, part of the infrastructure of an Independent Democratic Sri Lanka and none other.

In their present identity indeed they could quite understandably be concerned that the Prime Minister's statement calling on the President to take over the entire Peace Process and the ceasefire agreement with the LTTE, jeopardises their convictions towards the LTTE as it takes away the balance of UNF conciliations which once seemed to weigh heavily in their favour and furthermore throws into confusion what the future may hold in store for them if the presentation of the Peace Process is taken over by President which though it may not augur well for the LTTE is a move in the right direction perhaps for the Nation where the Prime Minister seems poised to jump ship together with a few notable ship jumpers within his camp!

Notwithstanding their rather futile faith in the LTTE as champions, futile for the Tamil Community as there is no logical or rational conclusions that will ever materialise in Sri Lanka where any kind of power will be legally attributed to a terrorist group who maintain their identity and continue their nefarious activities on an on going basis which has now become an indelible reality which has even been observed by the International Community.
Until such time as the LTTE relent, come clean, atone for their crimes and are contrite enough to hand over their Interpol and Indian Government sought after criminal leader to the long arm of justice ( if such a scenario ever transpired ) the impasse of a deadlocked Peace Process perhaps will continue although it can neither be subjected to intimidation by the irresponsibilities of the Prime Minister nor any inappropriate conjecture by loose minded supportives of the LTTE suggesting a return to war as it would merely hasten their demise rather than contribute towards any beneficial outcome for Sri Lanka something which has to be borne in mind by all concerned, particularly the staus quo whether or not it changes hands!
There seems to be no cause for panic in as far as the Peace Accord is concerned should the representation of the Majority Sinhalese Leadership and Chief Negotiator change hands as there should be no variation to the implications and expectations of what is being sought and none other than a lasting peace for all Sri Lankans albeit the ensuing change of policy towards a change in format a consideration!
That there is an impediment in the form of the LTTE and their personal objectives and idealogies to deal with also cannot alter what has been accomplished thus far as the Nation recovers from decades of strife and anguish where perhaps the need to confront this issue and resolve it through the co-operation of the Tamil Community unrepresented by the LTTE as one of primary importance and may be the eventual trump card towards a victory for lasting peace where only the unity of all Communities would ensure its accomplishment.
The Prime Minister when signing the ceasefire agreement was once quoted as saying " he was doing it on the mandate given by the people of the country." A wave of sentiment across the Nation agrees that while the Prime Minister has committed himself to continue the Peace Process he cannot abrogate responsibility now for purposes of power politics and ignore the mandate he had acted on if his sincerities towards the Nation are to be interpreted as patriotic!

If the original signatory to the Peace Process and M o U the Prime Minister has now chosen to opt out of his responsibilities, while it throws him in poor light, the irresponsible action calls for higher authority to take on the reins and monitor the needs of Sri Lankas Peace Process while guiding it to a safe harbour