Antho Jata Bahi Jata- Pali expression to mean Entangled inside and Entangled outside
Posted on June 11th, 2009

Siri Fernando

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Perspective on the LTTE & the Separatist Movement in Sri Lanka.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

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From my past observances regarding the 30 year war in Sri Lanka I would like to express my humble opinion from a detached point of view.

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There was a time when we were growing up in Sri Lanka, we never noticed any inferiority or discrimination against the Tamils. In fact our confidants were Tamil people who we trusted to even to look after our bank accounts. My trusted friend who I admired most was a Tamil ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ in my University days & thanks to those honest loving teachers we are what we are today. There was not one iota of mistrust or hatred or unfriendliness among us. However we were associating the educated Tamil people. Most of them were Hindus & in fact the Christians we thought were a bit aristocratic .

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There were the estate Tamil population who kept a different profile & led their own lives & presumably happy.

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It was in this climate that delusion, hatred endless desire crept into some evil minds who then resorted to undemocratic methods and in secret plannedƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  and plotted division in the country. There were many untrue stories that were created and cleverly circulated ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ to achieve ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ their goal, and worst of all planted ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ in the minds of the younger population, a stark hatred which no Sinhalese deserved.

This isƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ the ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ poisonƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  that the present younger generation is also injected with.

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This is where the title of my article shows relevance. Antho Jata ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ means Entangled inside. Prabhakaran was entangledƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  in a viciousƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  web, with him in the centre weaving like a spider with enough venom to destroy many , many ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ lives. He founded the LTTE movement ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ onƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  fabrications and exaggerations and accused all the Sinhalese of being racist and discriminatory.

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So where were we in this equation?. There were many like myself who would never be guilty of these accusations. In fact when the violent rioters, who wait for opportunities to show their calibre ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ went on the rampage following the massacre of the 13 soldiers, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ it was the Sinhalese who gave refuge to these people in their homes, and protected them. A few weeks back a story emerged that PrabhakaranƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s organisation had supplied the rioting ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ mob ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ the list of addresses of Tamils living in Wellawatta and led them to attack, to tarnish the name of the Sinhalese and also send their own people to the gallows.

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ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ TamilƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  leader Prabhakaran created this venom & infected the immediate believers and his followers who fell victim to his fabrications, which demanded the total rejection of the Sinhala community and go for an independent Tamil state. Of course they would have planned to take over the whole country. Thus Prabhakaran was twisted and was in a tangled mess.

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ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The second part of my title is Bahi Jata. This means entangled well and truly outside the country. PrabhakaranƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢sƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  planƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  was to get ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ assistance from overseas on the pretext of discrimination. So he made way forƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  the refugee categoryƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Tamils who suffered at the hands of violence, orchestrated by himself,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  and ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ sent overseas to fight his case with international aid. Thus the West was very cunningly entangled.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  The Western countries opened their hearts to this refugee crisis and allowed all the ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Tamil people who left, to walk into their countries.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  These countries ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ are Canada,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  United Kingdom, Europe and Australia mainly. They carried with them the hatred towards the Sinhala people. TheyƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  were given ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ their own agenda by the LTTE. They had to collect funds to finance the movement as they needed a force to fight and also ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ provideƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  weapons. Some refugees becameƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  paid workers of the movement. These migrants ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ had to earn their living ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ or ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ live on what they received from social benefits from these governments.

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What they thus earned, had to be given to the movement. Not only this they knew in a democracy, parliamentary decisions are importantƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  and this led to the next step of getting into politics to influence the foreign governments. They have achieved most of these.

Even today the young sympathisers are carrying on a campaign to restart division with false accusations that their seniors have brain washed ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ them to ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ believe. I wasƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  appalled to hear sometime back,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  that they were taught to say that they would like to wearƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  shoe laces with the skins of Sinhalese.

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It is unfortunate that the SriLankan government representatives overseas were inefficient or corrupt to notice what was happening and slept on these issues or totally ignored them hoping that things would look after themselves. This was god send for the LTTE and they made the maximum use to become the worldƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s most ruthless terror group and the most well equipped.

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Thanks to a foreseeingƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  President Mahinda ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ who loves his country and Defence SecretaryƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Gothabhaya Rajapakse who stood for the same principles ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and the ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ well informed ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and determined Sri Lankan Forces, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Terror has been defeated militarily.

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Now it is high time after the destruction of so many innocent lives on both sides

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1-The Sinhalese who fell victim to the numerous bombs that were detonated by the terrorists,

2The Presidents of governments,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

3Politicians on both sides , Sinhalese and Tamil,

4Christian Buddhist and HinduƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Clergy,

5 Tamils who were gunned down for refusing to tow PrabhakaranƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s line and

6 Thousands of ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ civilians who were used as the human shield to save terrorist lives

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That the Tamil ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ LTTE supporters in the Western countries , misled politicians,

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ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Human Rights groups and the sympathetic westerners ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ take stock of the devastation

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And put an end to further devastationƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  by encouraging all support groups toƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

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learn ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ to live and let liveƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  as one nation

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They must encourage peaceful solutions. They have to respect what the Sri Lankan government is striving to achieve by giving them the full support and not as some say try ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ the government for human rights violations. The government deserve all the credit for putting an end to blood thirsty schedules of Prabhakaran and his aids in SriƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Lanka and Overseas.

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The president in his speeches has reiterated time and time again that there is no room for ethnic division and that everyone is a Sri Lankan and will be recognised as such.

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Everyone should hail this as a positive outcome and give it credit and restore the good old days where everyone calls themselves proud Sri Lankans and not identify themselves as Tamils, Sinhalese, Muslims,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  BurghersƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  or Chinese.

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The sympathisers should also realize that these supporters are ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ not talking about the people in need at this moment ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” all those waiting to be resettled in their homes but protesting against how the West let LTTE down with the fall of Prabhakaran. All they wanted was to separate a country that did not deserve separatism.

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To conclude I would like to add that it is hard to live a fabricated lie ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ for too long as the truth will prevail in the end. Otherwise there is no righteousness in this world.

I was compelled ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ to write this to safeguard my country of birth ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ from future violence and unrest.

Hoping to see the good old days where all communitiesƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  live with mutual respect for each other and be a shining star to the rest of the world.

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ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-May everyone live in peace and happiness!ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  is my wish.

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