TAMILS SHOULD VOTE FOR PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA
Posted on January 7th, 2010

Dr. Raju Selva

I have made many appeals to the Tamil Diaspora by my letters to the print media and various websites to stop lobbying, fund raising and morally and financially supporting LTTE in their countries.. Starting with my first letter published in the Daily Mirror titled ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Prabahakran leading Tamils up the garden pathƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚(August 5 2006) the following letters were published in Sri Lankan papers and various websites. Some of them were ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-What has LTTE done to the Tamil Community (Daily News 29/9/2006); ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-LTTE DoesnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t care for Hindus (Daily News 12/8/2007);LTTE Continues to Bring Misery to Innocent Tamil PeopleƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚; ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Child Conscription-Violation of Human Rights (Daily News 15/3/2007); ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-International Community should Reprimand LTTE (Daily News 22/9/2009);ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ Tamils should follow the path of Tamil Leaders of the Yester Year and Not LTTE; ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Plea To Tamils; ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-An Appeal to Tamil Diaspora; ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-International Community should reprimand Murderous LTTE for Using Tamil Civilians as Cannon Fodder;ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ The Tamil Diaspora should stop financing demised LTTE and help our Tamil brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka.4/6/2009; ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Tamil Diaspora! Your Money is in vain Supporting LTTE; ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Tamil Diaspora Should Lay Down The Ideology ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-EELAMƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.

In those letters, I have categorically mentioned that I am ashamed to call myself a Tamil because of LTTE and do not want to belong to the Tamil Diaspora who was supporting LTTE. I have told the Tamil Diaspora that they will never achieve Eelam and merely supporting Tyrant Prabhakaran to boost his ego. What I have forecasted in many of those letters has now come true that LTTE has been militarily defeated except a few remnants here and there. Thanks for President Rajpakasa, he had brought our pride back and we all can call ourselves as ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-True Sri LankansƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.

The Tamil Diaspora specially in countries like USA, Canada, UK, many EU countries, Australia, New Zealand are still active to resuscitate the dead LTTE. It appears that they have lobbied the authorities in these countries and the UN by throwing LTTE funds collected over the years by the LTTE supporters and activists and apologists. First the Tamil Diaspora tried to stop the war operation in the North by getting the western block of the International Community involved organizing rallies in all big cities of the western block. Then, when the LTTE was defeated, they hung on to the IDP issues and started tarnishing the image of Sri Lanka claiming that Sri Lanka is running concentration camps. Unable to substantiate or prove their claim, they have now started a sinister move to bring our armed forces for WAR CRIMESƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ by getting USA, UK ,EU Countries and UN involved.

I strongly believe that LTTE brought more misery to the Tamils than the majority Sinhalese and the Tamil Diaspora is as guilty as LTTE. It is a known fact that that out of about 280000 of IDPs, already the SL government has resettled more than half and expect to finalize the resettlement of IDPS as early as 2010. I read a report from a group of moderate Tamils led by Dr. Noel Nadesan who visited the IDP camps, met President Rajapaksa and other higher authorities and given fair and more than satisfactory report of the IDPs in welfare camps. At least the Tamils who were under the jackboot of LTTE tyranny have come to terms with reality and enjoy the freedom they never had it over twenty years albeit the Tamil Diaspora who had been financing the LTTE war engine lived in luxury in the affluent countries.

Instead of making further pleas to the belligerent Tamil Diaspora, I make this plea now to the Tamils in Sri Lanka to use their vote prudently and give President Rajapaksa a second term to continue his good work to all Sri Lankans. President Rajapaksa having defeated the LTTE has given a new lease of life to the Tamils in the North and East. My dear Tamil brothers and sisters, please do not listen to TNA MPƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s decision as they were acting as LTTE proxy. They are not for a better life for the ordinary Tamils in the North and East but only looking after themselves.

It is learnt that many infrastructure and economic development projects mainly in agriculture and fisheries are taking place in the North and the East. The current development will be retarded if someone else is elected as President other than incumbent President Rajapaksa. The Tamils should unreservedly accept the fact that President RajpaksaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s Government is doing its utmost to give a better life for the inhabitants in the North and the East. All children in the North and East go to schools now; no more fear for the parents that their children will be abducted by LTTE; health facilities have been restored and new hospitals established; tremendous improvement in infra structure; boosting the livelihood of the people in the North and East predominantly in agriculture and fisheries etc,. I can see the majority Tamils in the North and the East are now enjoying the real benefit of the defeat of LTTE, having a sigh of freedom.. Yet , it is unfortunate that the Tamil Diaspora has still not given up and still trying to tarnish the image of SL with their propaganda thro politicians of USA, UK and Australia and France?

I believe that the Tamils in Sri Lanka unlike the Tamil Diaspora who faced the blunt of LTTE terrorism are more pragmatic and will use their vote wisely. I make this humble request as a Tamil to vote for President Rajapaksa for a second term to enable him to complete the development works the government has already started. That will benefit not only the Tamils in the North and East but all Sri Lankans at large.

Dr. Raju Selva

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