Tamil People seem to evade from tiger dominance- JVP Press Release

Somawansha Amarasinghe
The Leader of the People's Liberation Front

It is obvious that the LTTE has split into two groups. It's inevitable that dissention within the LTTE will give vent to serious explosions in the future.

Tiger terrorists, who forcibly tried to portray Prabakaran as the "Sun God" among the whole Tamil community, have now begun to hear the Tamils of the East saying that Prabakaran is the traitor of the Tamil community. It is the duty of all forces that stand for democracy and peace based on equality to make this just call the resounding voice of the whole Tamil community.

The sooner this duty is fulfilled, the day that will see the Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and other communities live in peace and harmony in any part of the country as brothers and sisters will not be far away. Tiger terrorists started killing with the assassinations of Tamil politicians who were engaged in democratic election campaigning in the North and East. Leaders of the Tamil United Liberation Front who fed and fostered them but later opposed them were assassinated cold blooded by the Tigers.

Afterwards civilians and members and leaders of other separatist organizations were also killed. In cases of dissention within the organization the only solution the leader had was to murder anyone who did not obey him. Because of these endless assassinations ,harassment and torture suffered under the murderous rule of the LTTE the majority of the people in the two provinces have developed a seething hatred towards the Tigers. As the Tiger leader in the East escaped death warrant from Prabakaran the LTTE has now a tough challenge before them. As the people have now come forward to express their disgust towards Prabakaran in public, undoubtedly this challenge will be remarkably intensified.

There had been internal conflicts within the LTTE as there are today. In 2001 when the UNP while in opposition had secret talks with its leaders, the LTTE had exhausted their strength. There had developed a powerful international lobby against them. Their foreign funding had met with restrictions. The tamil parents in the North and East protested in public against the forcible recruitments of children for the war. The LTTE was deeply confused in the face of the local and international opposition to them. Covert operations of the Millennium City Army Unit had a heavy blow dealt on them.

The United National Party began secret talks with the LTTE when they were in deep trouble. it was revealed that UNP leaders had several rounds of talks with Gnanakoon in Singapore who arranged arms shipments for the LTTE. These secret talks led to covert agreements with the LTTE.The Probationary government was overthrown by a conspiracy. UNF managed to cheat the people and come to power at the Dec. 5 th general election.

From then onwards the secret agreements came into effect. The infamous Accord of Betrayal was signed in secret with the Tiger leader. The tigers who had fallen found themselves in a position where they could lay the foundation for a separate state in the North and East without firing a single bullet. Thereafter immense were the difficulties that followed. The responsibility for this situation goes to both the UNP and the Tigers. The apparent peace is not a lasting but an illusive one. The country has been plunged into an uncertain situation. The LTTE unilaterally withdrew from peace talks from April 2003.

The UNP enraged by the imminent defeat is prompting the LTTE for a renewed war. At this juncture we warn the country ,the people and the President in particular that the UNP and other local and foreign conspirators abetting separatism have moved into action as they see the rift within the LTTE is an obstacle on their way to achieve their treacherous and personal agenda.

Eastern province inhabited by Sinhalese Tamils, Muslims and Burgers who practice Buddhism Hinduism Christianity and Islam has a semblance to the Western province. Therefore the need of the hour is to create a conducive environment in the Eastern province for the people who demand salvage from the LTTE to live in harmony with other communities living in the area.