Meanwhile, terrorism is supported directly and indirectly in several ways.

First, there are the Tamil politicians of the so-called 'moderate' groups. Each time a terrorist attack takes place, these people demand more political concessions for the North and East as the price for an end to such attacks. When security procedures e implemented, they complain about "harassment" of Tamils.

In this way, they work towards achieving the political goals of the LTTE, while pressing the government to relax security, thus making it easier for the terrorists to carry out their attacks. And ll this while living amongst us rather than with the people whom they claim to represent. Not one of these people would last a day in what they call their "Tamil homeland" without the protection of the Sri Lankan armed forces, whom they dismiss, from the lative safety and comfort of Colombo, as the "Sinhala Army".

Secondly, there are the 'intellectuals'. This species, many of whom are Sinhalese, has suddenly appeared during the last few years. They are characterised by a tendency to write long articles to the newspapers, and are very much in evidence at seminars a conferences dealing with what is called "The Ethnic Problem".

Their belief seems to be that while it is quite acceptable for the minorities to do anything in the pursuit of their objectives, the Sinhalese should not even speak on behalf of themselves. An Sinhalese who dares to do so is branded a "racist", or "chauvinist". There are many other similar epithets in use these days. We are all aware of the vicious personal abuse that was hurled at the members of the Sinhala Commission.

These 'intellectuals' sp ad the propaganda of Tamil extremism far more effectively than the LTTE does, because they present a more acceptable image to society.

Then there are the professionals and business people who financially support the LTTE, and provide accommodation and other assistance to the LTTE terrorist squads. Again, they do this while living amongst us, and earning their living and making their profits off us.

Obviously the question that arises is, what are we going to do about all this? We give below the course of action that we hope to carry out.

1. Agitate against the prescence of these so-called 'moderate' Tamil politicians. There is nothing moderate about them. Their goal is the same as that of the LTTE, and that is to split the country.

2. Speak out against these 'intellectuals' who act as mouthpieces for Tamil separatism. They probably do this to gain political favour, as 'devolution of power' is a fashionable concept at the moment, but we cannot allow them to continue working against the Sinhala people.

3. Identify those who give direct financial and other assistance to the LTTE, and gather evidence about their activities. This evidence we shall place in the hands of the authorities, while giving it publicity at the same time.

It is worth pointing out that the PA government and the UNP opposition are trying to outdo each other in pandering to Tamil nationalism. They do this for the votes of the Tamils. As the Sinhala vote is divided almost evenly between them, they know that the balance of power lies in this. The most obvious example of this policy is the relationship they have with Thondaman despite his open support for the LTTE.

In view of this, it is useless to expect either the PA or the UNP to safeguard the interests of the Sinhala people. It is for this reason that we ask you to join us, and work with us for the preservation of our race and religion.

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