The Need to Tame the LTTE Diaspora
Posted on December 5th, 2010
– Kumar Moses
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The LTTE Diaspora activists are not aliens. They are the brothers, sisters and other blood relatives of the people in the north. Blood is always thicker than water. It is a matter of time since the LTTE Diaspora found their agents in the north among their relatives to carry out subversive activities for money. If arrested or otherwise handled, a ready group of activists are there to cry human rights, retribution and other nonsense. To make matters worse, Tamil Nadu – Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s closest neighbour – with a humongous population led by race based Dravidian political parties is also determined to disintegrate Sri Lanka and create a Tamil nation. The coming together of these four parties – the LTTE Diaspora, Tamil Nadu race politics, Sri Lankan race politics and the northern people – is not far away given their blood relations and very strong cultural links. Unless the LTTE Diaspora is punished, good Tamils are going to end up traitors, losers and cowards within the Tamil society. If the LTTE Diaspora is sufficiently punished, the Tamil community will expel them as trouble makers. The only way to punish the LTTE Diaspora is by creating multi ethnic settlements in the north. The LTTE Diaspora calls it ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-colonisationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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It is a common pitfall to be misled by symptoms. The absurdity of this argument was seen from what happened recently in UK. Though there are shortcomings in the diplomatic mission, it can never match the connections, money power and support the LTTE Diaspora has. Emboldened by the success of their rowdy behaviour recently, Tamil Elamists abroad are going to crank up their anti-Sri Lanka campaign.
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The solution to this problem lies not in the UK but in Sri Lanka. At the next election another Miliband will emerge to win the hundreds of thousands of Tamil votes by interfering in Sri Lanka. If the abdomen pains, medication should be applied to the abdomen. So goes the general wisdom. However, it may be a symptom of a larger ailment that also affects the abdomen. Actions of the LTTE Diaspora are a similar issue. Are the host nations of the LTTE Diaspora unaware of LTTE brutality and the absurdity of Tamil Elam separatist logic? Absolutely not. They are fully aware of them. ThatƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s why they banned the LTTE. Almost all the countries except Australia and New Zealand where there is a large Tamil population have banned the LTTE and keep a close watch of peaceful Tamil Elamist activity. They never allow separatist, mono ethnic and racist views of Tamil Elam sympathisers to leak into their society.
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Yet what did they do to help Sri Lanka when faced with the worldƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s most ruthless terrorists? Nothing. When they banned the LTTE at home, they asked us to talk to them. When they vowed not to talk to terrorists, they demanded that we talked to terrorists! When terrorists mercilessly killed scores of civilians, they wanted us to find political solutions instead of stop the killings. What is the point in appealing to them or begging them to stop peaceful LTTE/Tamil Elamist activities on their soil? They even blocked weapons transfers and financial assistance to Sri Lanka and did everything in their power to stop the war.
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However, there is a much bigger plan at work here. Most western nations where there is a large Tamil Diaspora lives, actually support separatism in Sri Lanka, or anywhere (except their bloc) for that matter. The more the poor nations in the world are, the better for them. For this reason, Sri Lanka or any other country outside the western bloc can never convince the western bloc. They simply want the island nation divided and towards that end, they work with peaceful Tamil Elamists. When Sri Lankan diplomats tell them that the Sri Lankan government wants to ensure equal rights to all, achieve development, protect democracy and do all other good things to its citizens, geo political strategists of these nations must be laughing their bottoms off. They know it fully well, but that is not the ideal outcome they want. They want two or more distinct nations in the island of Sri Lanka. If one goes against western interests, at least the other one will support it.
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This doesnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t mean we should reduce diplomatic efforts. On the contrary, we should continue diplomatic efforts and at the same time find a foolproof method to tame the LTTE/Tamil Elamist Diaspora. Certain western nations are using the LTTE/Tamil Elamist Diaspora as a catƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s paw to achieve their dirty needs. If the LTTE Diaspora can be tamed into submission (which can only be done by way of driving the fear of ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”colonizationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ into their thick heads), both these evil plans fail! These plans are the catƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s paw plan of certain western nations to secure division in Sri Lanka and the LTTE DiasporaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s plan to extort favours and/or pressurise and discredit Sri Lanka. Thirdly sections of the international community will welcome the move to create ethnic integration in war ravaged north. This can split the LTTE Diaspora from some of their hosts and attract a favourable disposition towards Sri Lanka.
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The Word ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”ColonizationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢
As mentioned in the original article, the word ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”colonizationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ was used as it is used by the LTTE Diaspora/Tamil Elamists. Technically it makes little sense to say ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Sri Lankans continue to colonize Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚. However, all Tamil Elamist theories are as absurd as that, if not more and the word that makes sense to them is ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”colonizationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢. It is even more absurd to waste time over a word without actioning what is needed.
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What is needed is to change the ethnic composition of the north from mono ethnic to multiethnic and thereby frustrate the Tamil Elam dream. That must happen if Sri Lankans are to enjoy lasting peace. Any word can be used to describe it as long as it means turning the mono ethnic Tamil only north into a significant multi ethnic region thereby effectively changing its ethnic composition. What matters is the action, not the word.
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Certain other phrases like ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”ethnic integrationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ are too broad to describe in specific detail what needs to be done to wipe out mono ethnic enclaves and drive terror into the minds of Tamil Elamists including the LTTE Diaspora. The mere acts of having parties, get togethers and merrymaking (or sharing sadness) can be ethnic integration. However it is not the main requirement here. The main requirement is to change the ethnic composition of the north from mono ethnic to multiethnic and thereby frustrate the Tamil Elam dream. It makes little sense if people after merrymaking go back to their hometowns and continue to overwhelmingly vote for Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi that know nothing other than Tamil homelands, Tamil grievances and Tamil aspirations.
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In the context of taming the unruly and shrewd LTTE Diaspora, there is no other word to describe their fear of peace, harmony and ethnic integration than ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”colonizationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢. What should happen is to take action that fits their definition of colonization.
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ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-All around the World the LTTE Diaspora and its Support Bases Are CollapsingƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚
This is a true statement. However, the question to ask is, has it collapsed to such a level that it cannot endanger Sri Lanka? The answer is no. Will the collapse continue until it cannot pose any real danger to Sri Lanka? The answer is no once again. An independent Tamil nation is a dream of most Tamils. Its desirability varies across the world. It will be a powerful aspiration of Sri Lankan Tamils for a long time to come. In fact it will gather wider support as time goes by faster than the rate at which it is becoming a non-issue for the average Tamil in the Diaspora.
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Unlike Sinhalese and Muslims aborad, Tamils make sure they children ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-knowƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ and know ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-very wellƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ what happened in 1948, 1956, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1983, 2009, etc. It is not the LTTE that is brainwashing young minds but parents! This trend is not likely to stop anytime in the near future.
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The ability to extort a piece of land from India, Malaysia and the Maldives failed and chances are that these attempts will not succeed due to India and Malaysia being very large in terms of their military power and economies. That leaves Sri Lanka as the prime target. Tamil Nadu leaders collaborating with the LTTE Diaspora is nothing new.
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Still the main determinant of the Tamil Elam struggle is not the Tamil Diaspora standing alone, shouting slogans and celebrating LTTE events. It is the continuing and growing support for a Tamil nation within Sri Lanka in the north. Contrary to propaganda, Tamil National Alliance swept the general election in April 2010 repeating the Vadukoddai Resolution demands. This trend of Tamil racist political parties was a feature of northern politics ever since 1947 (even before Independence). It didnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t change for 63 years and it will not change. Only a fool would expect this to change. These parties are financed not only by the LTTE Diaspora sections but also by peaceful ordinary Tamils both in Sri Lanka and abroad. These racist political parties time to time create ethnic discord, troubles and ethnic confrontations just to keep the flame burning.
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As mentioned above global and regional geo-politics also play its part to create divisions within peaceful nations so that powerful nations will have more options and a clear geo political advantage. They too will never give up.
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Good times of patriotic national leaders will not last forever. Making good use of vile forces against the nation, anti-national political parties may stage a come back. In fact one day they will come to power. The LTTE Diaspora will be able to manipulate their action by channelling money. However what if there is no land area to call Tamil Elam due to significant presence of Sinhalas and Muslims by then? The Tamil Elam dream automatically dies.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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The bottom-line is although the LTTE Diaspora has lost its steam, it is not going to die down. Fuelled by racist politics in Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka, it will survive and most likely prosper. The only way to frustrate them is to alter the Tamil only population structure of the north driving out Tamil race politics out of business and erasing all presence of a Tamil only geographical area.
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Teach Tamils Responsibility, Not Just Rights
Tamils including peaceful Tamils are very good at gobbling freebies including free education, free medical care, free administration service, free food, free housing and plenty of others. It is no secret Tamils are over represented in government universities. They make it very clear what their grievances and aspirations are when all other communities donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t make such claims against a developing third world nation. But when it comes to responsibilities, they are the first to run away. Although a disproportionately larger percentage of Tamils get free university education, only a very small fraction of it serve the nation in return. When Sri Lankan Tamil population percentage is 12%, they are more than 40% in medical college. However, soon after graduating they run abroad and Sinhala doctors have to serve in the north. When the country faced three bloody wars, Tamils never discharged their duty to defend the nation in proportion to their composition of the population, to say the very least. Interestingly, the smaller Muslim community made a huge contribution to bring peace than Tamils. If left untreated the sick LTTE Diaspora is going to contaminate the good Tamils trying hard to do the right thing.
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Sri Lanka has at least one Tamil only university but there are no Sinhala only universities. Although there is a demand for Tamil homelands in the island, there is no Sinhala homeland demand. There are over 15 Tamil racist political parties but not even half of that for other communities combined. There are at least 3 Tamil only districts but not a single Sinhala only or Muslim only district.
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When Sri Lanka was under attack from vile elements from abroad, most Tamils never fought it as they should. At times Tamil politicians and their Sinhala bedfellows sided with these vile elements against Sri Lanka. Even when Tamil IDPs were in desperate need of necessities, Sri Lankan Tamils did not discharge their duty towards their own kind. Sinhalese and Muslims made tremendous sacrifices to save these IDPs and ensure they were well fed and looked after every single day. Even if the 2004 tsunami is considered, it is the same story.
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Tamils are heavily under represented in the armed forces when the armed forced battled out the worldƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s most ruthless terrorists. Instead of standing up to the challenge against their motherland, they opted to runaway or worse.
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On top of that some Tamils abroad actively discredit Sri Lanka not so much because they hate Sri Lanka but because that will force their host nations to open doors for Sri Lankan Tamil economic refugees.
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It is time to teach them responsibility. As Sinhalese have allowed Tamils to settle down in millions in the Sinhala majority south, Tamil must be forced to accept large Sinhala settlements in the north. It is a very effective way to teach responsibility with nothing to lose. It will also teach the LTTE Diaspora a lesson to remember – mess with Sri Lanka at the expense of destroying Tamil separatist aspirations forever. War victories may be reversed; but once ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-colonizedƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ its irreversible. There is no time to waste convincing western government that Sri Lanka is doing the right thing by all its citizens. They know it. ItƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s just that they donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t care. Swift action is needed to tame the LTTE Diaspora.
December 5th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Kuamar,
While agreeing thatLTTE activists are from the North and the East, the reason why they want the LTTE embers burnig is due to number of other reasons.
Small businessmen of the LTTE community who kep up the LTTE benefit from a continuous inflow of immigrants from Sri Lanka, poorer pliable relations of their own extended families forever tied a form of indentured labourers. In the case of EU countries including UK, if Sri Lankan race card is not valid, they have to employ immigraants from Poland and Rumania who will very soon upset the applecart and take over the whole business.
THe Diaspora have no regard for folks living in the North or the East as an entity. THey are more tuned to think of their small caste enclave – mostly Vellala with additional old school ties etc. THJe lot of Mannar or Arugam Bay or the Tamil speaking Muslims never enter their periscope.
THere is awareness among religious zeolots in the west that these insecure immigrant sector unaware of the perils of ‘God delusion’ are a rich new seam for conversion. Malcolm Ranjits may have got his cue on this.
December 5th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Kumar ! Your solution is the best solution. Many others have also expressed your strategy. I too have written very vociferously about multi ethnicity. Once large scale, (let us call it Colonisation) colonisation takes place, with Sinhalese, and Muslims settled in large numbers, in the nothern and Eastern provinces, the rowdy Diaspora would be tamed. Nothing less, nothing more.
December 5th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Kumar,
I go with Naram on some matters. But disagree that caste is a big issue today in the Tamil diaspora. It is an issue within the Tamil community but when it comes to others, it is not important.
Come to think of it, the Tamils overseas are actually brothers of locals and the locals will eventually side with them. Tamilnadu films are the films of SL Tamils. This is how Tamil nationalism comes to SL. We cannot stop these. Good to bring these into light.
Malcolm Ranjit is not alone. He works with separatists and shouts their slogans. Why do they fear people settling in the north and east? We need another DS Senanayake. As you say the Tamil expatriates will be over the moon now after defeat after defeat. They will increase their efforts now.
December 5th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Tamil speaking Muslims, upcountry Tamils and other Tamil speaking small groups are out of this. They never supported separatism. There is absolutely no problem with the spoken language. The problem lies with separatists including Sinhala separatists. The Sinhala separatists should be punished. This problem is not language based.
December 5th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Lot of jokers are here. To tame the Tamil Tiger diaspora, they suggest “state aided colonization”. How can you stop LTTE in UK against Sri Lanka by planting some Sinhala thugs in Jaffna?
Sinhalese who bark here are jealous of Tamil migration to the WEST. At the same time they cry that TAMILS should not get anything in Sri lanka. Even South Indian cinema too a an issue.
Lorenzo cries that conversion to Catholic religion is a solution.
Totally these idiots have no clue to solve anything but willing to continue the communal strife for ever for their own benefit.
But all of them are united to keep their mouth shut and tell nothing against the Sinhala allies of the LTTE.
December 6th, 2010 at 4:23 am
Congrats Kumar you get your one minute fame and reminds the peace loving tamils Cyril Mathews are still there
Hatred could hurt people
millions of Tutsis were killed because of hatred
People like you and LTTE sympathizers should be sent to a separate planet so Peace loving Sinhalese and Tamils can live happily
December 6th, 2010 at 6:17 am
In my opinion The Country needs brave leaders who are kind , compassion and loyal
The country need great leaders and Govt officials like Shelton Ranaraja , Neelan Thiruchelvam, Neelan Kathirgamar, Lionel Fernnando ( GA of Jaffna in 80s)
What The country does not need is People like Cyril Mathew , Kumar Moses , LTTE sympathizers or Sinhala extremists
It is a time for reconciliation .
I pray there will be a better future for ours kids live in peace , love and harmony in Lanka where Kumar and me could not have for so many years
December 6th, 2010 at 6:50 am
Thanks to Kumar Moses for pointing out some hard facts.
Some points to consider, in a nutshell. It is essential to realise that some Tamils love Lanka and want to integrate into the general society there, whilst other misguided Tamils do not and are quite willing to damage Lanka for personal gain.
Here’s the trail of events :
(1) Tamils of Dalit origin, who were brought in (some one & half million) to Lanka by the Dutch & British, have to overcome their Dalit origins (sadly true), in Lanka, while keeping their identity through the Tamil language & Tamil Nadu Tamil films.
Later many thousands came in as illegal migrants, aided by some in the Catholic Church via the Mannar route, mainly during Ranil W’s tenure in office as PM.
(1A) Some Tamil Nadu politicians are exploiting this situation to their advantage to bargain with the Delhi govt. as well as with Lanka. They also find that the Lanka situation is a good ‘distraction’ for the Tamil Dalit/poverty problems. Vested interests also exploit the Tamil discontent to their advantage.
(1B) It was the demand for a separate Tamil Homeland by some Tamil leaders that led to riots in the earlier years. It was the Tamil Vellala/Christian/Catholic leaders who were responsible for the demand for a separate homeland in Lanka as early as the 1930s.
(2) Tamils have a great desire to travel out of Lanka abroad to the west, the further away from the source of pain viz Tamil Nadu, the better. For this purpose, 1983 Riots were created. For this purpose, various stories are spread all over the world about mistreatment in Lanka, when actually the converse was true, till the Tamil Homeland demand was created. The ltte gains money from small businesses. They are the mafia that ‘protects’ those who pay them, just like the Sicilian mafia in Chicago (USA), in earlier times. It’s a ‘good arrangement’ and they do not want it to stop.
Whether these Tamils who go abroad are actually happy & contented, we do not know.
(3) Also, the Sri Lanka free education system is milked to the utmost by some Tamil people who do not love Lanka. Fro some, Lanka is a ‘convenience’ to be milked at will, and discarded and maligned at leisure. Where are the morals & ethics ? To gain respect from society, people must cultivate morality & ethics.
(4) There are some 5 Million Tamils of Dalit origin in Tamil Nadu some who see Lanka as their ‘hope’ to get out of Tamil Nadu. Can Lanka ever deliver such ‘hope’ when the land mass of Lanka is only 25,000 sq.miles, with limited resources which are sucked by them ? The rest of the population, especially the Sinhala masses who have been neglected during some 500 yrs of Colonial Rule have a heavy price to pay.
(5) Yes, indeed we agree totally with Kumar Moses. Tamil People, as a whole, must be held ACCOUNTABLE for their actions. We are not against Tamil people advancing in life, but DO NOT DAMAGE SRI LANKA, which is the land that nurtures them and is their true Motherland. Live in harmony with others, and you will gain respect and be happy & contented.
December 6th, 2010 at 8:26 am
Fran
I am sorry you are wrong
You are hurting me
ck this out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people
Honestly I thought Srilankan Tamils ( not Indian tamils-plantation tamils brouught in 1940s) were there before Sinhalese came in
Sri Lankan Tamils have lived on the island since the 2nd century BCE
You are copmparing srilankan tamils to Indian tamils who were brought in 1940s . It shows your intelligence
It is extrmly sad during 77 riots and 83 riots many Indian tamils in plantations were killed raped , I remember well they fled to North
Extremists and Thugs did Ethnic cleansing
In the mean time Thosands of Sinhalese protected Tamils . My uncle said how the fisherman and their family who sell fish to their house protected from Thugs What a great story
I heard so many good stories like this
Give up hatred both tamils and sinhalese . let the kids live in peace
It is dangerous if Leaders behave like you guys
I love you all let us pray for peace
December 6th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Jimmy:
We have no hatred in our Hearts to anyone; only concern for the future for all the People of Lanka. We gain nothing personally by writing to these columns. Sinhala people & tamil people are genetically similar.
(1) I agree with you that there were thousands of Tamils who were in Lanka before the Tamils were brought in by the Brits
& the Dutch, some Million & half in Indentured Labor. Those Tamils who were there earlier were living PEACEFULLY with the Sinhalas, in spite of past Tamil wars with Lanka. But what happened later with the Indentured Labor was that the number of people classified generally as Tamils soared to hitherto unknown numbers. Thereafter, and after Independence from Britain, some Tamil leaders in the North renewed a demand for a separate state for Tamil people only, which led to all the disharmony.
(2) What proof do you have that Tamil people were in the island of Lanka before anyone else ?
(3) Yes, let us live in peace together. We are all for PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE.
(4) In return , will all the rest of the Tamil people tell the Tamil Diaspora & the ltte rump out there not to lay false discredit on Sri Lanka ?
(5) Have any Tamil leaders apologized to the People of Lanka for the pain & damage caused to this land & its People ?
(6) With an apology and stopping of destroying the image of Lanka, we can bring closure to the events of the past. Let’s face the truth and then we can bring a lasting closure to unpleasant events of the past.
(7) We know many wonderful Tamil people, as professionals & ordinary people.
P.S.: Jimmy, we thought you were going to work and had no time left for web messages ! And please stay factual in your messages, and don’t get so emotional when facts you consider negative are presented to you. It would be easier to communicate with you if you remain factual. Besides, what is dangerous about facts ?
December 6th, 2010 at 10:07 am
yes Fran this is my last one
Thank you all peace to all
December 6th, 2010 at 11:13 am
I agree with Kumar, but I would like to go even further. Government should also encourage mixed marriages. Then in another thirty years there will not be many to claim as Sinhalas, Tamils or Muslims. They will mostly be claiming to be just Sri Lankans. This is what is happening in the Western countries.
December 6th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Very well argued Kumar.
Tamils unfortunately had not contributred to the development of Sri Lanka from their early settlement. They had been takers rather than givers. They had not accepted Sri Lanka as a motherland with a love for it, to give even their lives to defend it.
It is time that they understand this now after the elimination of Terrorism.
It had always been the Sinhala who had defended and kept Sri Lanka united and peaceful. It is time the attitudes change at least now, so that the Sinhala also can settle down in the North and East. The presence of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces is also a necessity.
The Sinhala had been a generous community. They have lived with Tamils, Muslims, Malays, Chritians, Catholics, Hindus, and Islamists. Why cannot the Tamils in the North and East live amicably with the Sinhala in the North and East ?
It was after all the majority of Sinhala Buddhist Soldiers that gave their lives to liberate North and East from the ruthless terrorists.
December 6th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Fran,
Beautifully put it.
“I agree with you that there were thousands of Tamils who were in Lanka before the Tamils were brought in by the Brits
& the Dutch, some Million & half in Indentured Labor. Those Tamils who were there earlier were living PEACEFULLY with the Sinhalas, in spite of past Tamil wars with Lanka. But what happened later with the Indentured Labor was that the number of people classified generally as Tamils soared to hitherto unknown numbers. Thereafter, and after Independence from Britain, some Tamil leaders in the North renewed a demand for a separate state for Tamil people only, which led to all the disharmony.”
Agree 100%. Tamils were living in SL as long as Sinhalese were. The difference is they lived PEACEFULLY. But the Tamils brought by the Dutch and British with no regard to the locals, started behaving irresponsibly. This is what happens when you introduce alien species to ANY environment. Out of fear, they try to dominate and often end up getting screwed.
Another thing. These Tamils who were brought by the Dutch and British and their decendants consider SL only as a TRANSIT POINT. They stay in SL only as long as things go well for them. Eventually they go abroad.
Tamil illegal migrant cycle is:
TAMIL NADU > SL > WEST
SL is only a transit point. They have no attachment to SL.
When this happens, original Tamils who lived in SL for 2,000+ year (they are sadly vastly out numbered) struggle in vain to keep peace, serve SL and defend SL against all odds. We MUST appreciate them and promote them.
December 6th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Then why do Sinhalese go abroad? Patrotism or serving whiteman?
Sinhalese are happy to tell “Sri lanka is for Sinhalese”. Then what the hell you guys want from Tamils?
Catholic Church is a criminal organization and now its followers try to write some cookedup stories here. But they are tight lipped why their POPE bark at Hindus and Buddhists!
Idiots like Franz cry about the CHURCH propaganda in India.
Sri Lanka is a home for Tamils from the Elara times.
Are these fools tells that Tamils come and go? When did that happen you morons? Your POPE is a NAZI and backed LTTE. Tell us why Catholic Church support LTTE.
December 6th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Modaya Mudali,
“Sri Lanka is a home for Tamils from the Elara times.”
Well it was THE HOME of Sinhalese milinnia before Elara!
Tamils those days supported SL when faced with Tamil invaders from Tamil Nadu. But Dalit Tamils (unfortunately a large number) support a Kerala born Velupillai’s terrorist group, UK born Miliband’s neo colonial group and Malaysian born Chalvanayakam’s party. See the difference?
December 6th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Velupillai belong to Kerala and not a dalit you fool!
But Tamil Dalits brought to Lanka by Portugeuse are now Catholics and have names like Lorenzo!
I think Ranil, Bishop Rayappu, Jayalath, Tyrrone FDo are all dalits because they too supported LTTE.
Why are you silent about your NAZI Pope who cried that Hinduism/Buddhism are not religions? Can you explain why you Sinhala Catholics keep silence about Rayappu or Thoma Soundaranayakam or former Vicar general Emmanuel paraised the LTTE as the DIVINE SOLDIERS OF CHRIST?
Now the Catholic monkeys try to fish in the muddy waters!
December 7th, 2010 at 3:34 am
No need the past history.Simple and short Sri Lanka belongs to Sinhalese and not for anyone else.If anyone likes to live with us harmoniously they can live with us as they did for so many centuries. It’s a Sinhala nation and a Buddhist nation and we are very generous people as the whole world knows so live with us as one family or die fighting like blood thirsty sucker Prabakaran and his murderers. No room for division or any other evil behaviour again in my homeland as long as we Lion hearted Sinhalese live in our paradise nation. Get lost all the bullshiters go to India and live they have enough room there to accomodate all the terrorists because they were the sponsers of L.T.T.E.
December 7th, 2010 at 4:43 am
Sri Lanka always existed but Sinhala Nation never existed. Buddhism is a gift from Tamils and not from Pakis. History is history. Now Sinhalese get fancied by Parangiyas.
Sinhalese showed their EVIL behaviours and became good coolies to the Parangiyas.
Now country is headed by a different politics under President Rajapakse who said INDIA IS MY RELATIVE and others are friends.
If Sinhalese run for recognition 6000 miles away from aliens, they will get some bananas!
December 7th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Mudali:
Stick to the facts.
(1) Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka from North India, not from Tamils who lived in Tamil Nadu.
(2) President said “India is my Relative etc. …” because of the proximity of India to Lanka & the gift of Buddhism from North India.
We get on perfectly well with the ordinary Tamil people of Lanka. Please don’t spoil it all with your insulting remarks to other writers of this column, and absurd remarks on history and ancestries.
Wish you well !
December 7th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Modaya Mudali,
So you accept Velupillai was a Keralite? That proves illegal South Indian immigration to SL and how the illegal migrants believe that SL belongs to them!
The arrival of Buddhism is well documented, we don’t need your bullsh*t theories on that. The Tripitaka was documented in 29BC in an Indo Aryan laguage called Pali. Sinhala – another Indo Aryan langauge – is a direct decendant of Pali. If Buddhism came from Tamil Madu, the documentation would be in Tamil. Sinhela kings had to genocide Tamil Madu invaders to protect Buddhism!
India is always ruled by HINDI SPEAKING rulers, NEVER by Tamil speakers. Following the Westminster type governancec, the PM, not any other has real power in India. Hindi and Sinhala are both Indo Aryan dialects.
Only Dalit Tamils support Tamil Elam. That means you are a Dalit Tamil. SLs don’t care about caste, race, etc. So you are welcomed to live happily in SL. But the moment you bring your racist bullsh*t, you will be in trouble.
If you judge people by the handles they use, it shows how much of a MODAYA you are! Stop applying dried bullsh*t on your forehead. It has penetrated into your head!
December 7th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Catholic Modayas:
Buddhism cannot fly from North India and by passing South India. On those days no JET planes.
China and other far eastern countires happily and boldly acknowledge that Buddhism was introduced to their countries by Tamils.
Now your Parangi twist on Buddhism is a case of interest.
There are thousands of ILLEGALS in Sri Lanka among Sinhalese. Further Veluppillai came from Kerala and a naturalised citizen of Sri Lanka like J.R.Jayawardene or Pathiranas.
TRIPITAKA was in Sinhala and it was translated into PALI by BUDDHAGHOSA of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
Further Buddhism and Hinduism had no problem during the days of our Kings. But the arrival of Parangiyas, your masters or half parents, created the trouble and now you donkeys tell history!
Sinhala, I hope you Parangiyas, dont know much. It is a mixed language like Tamil.
You guys better go to India and fight for DALITS with your NAZI POPE!
Even the word MODAYA is coming from Tamil MADAIYA!
When are you going to change your names to SINHALA if you love Sinhala so much?
When are you going to stop praying the ass of BIG NAZI in Vatican?
December 7th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Modaya Modali,
King Asoka is from North India. Tamil Madu is not the only place that has ports!
Something I can agree with you. Buddhists and Hindus lived happily in the past until Dalits like you were brought in shiploads by the Dutch and the British to pluck tobacco leaves and to wash trash. Dalitamils are the ones crying for a Tamil Madu in SL.
Sinhalese have freinds who are not Sinhalese. That makes Dalitamils very uneasy; isn’t it?
Look for your Elam in Nanthikadal.
December 8th, 2010 at 3:29 am
But no stories there that tell Sangamiththa and Mahinda came by ship from Patali Putra or anywhere from North India.
Tell the Nanthikkadal fiasco to Malcolm Ranjit and your catholic criminals gangs who supported LTTE and not to me because I never need EELAM to live in peace. Hindus and Buddhists lived in peace until the Catholic Parangiyas arrival.
Your Christian masters brought Tamils or dalits from Tamil Nadu. Better bark at British or Portugeuse! I think you bark at the Tamils in the estates but they never asked EELAM.
When are you going to change your names to SINHALA if you love Sinhala so much?
When are you going to stop praying the ass of BIG NAZI in Vatican?
December 8th, 2010 at 6:56 am
More FACTS:
(1) For the sake of clarity, this is how history records the meeting between Arahat Mahinda & King Davanampiyatissa :
“If we are disposed to consider the mode of travel from Vidisagiri in India to Mihintale in Sri Lanka, we might consider them having followed the common routes of travel known at that time. It is said that the normal course would have been to arrive overland to a sea-port on the western coast of India, most probably, Bharukacca, and thence to take vessel to the island. If they had walked from the sea-port to Mihintale, many questions crop up. How did they reach Mihintale, through thick jungle infested with wild beasts? Who supplied meals to them en route, and who provided shelter for the night? How did they escape the attention of the king’s spies who were on alert for intruders ?”.
(2) Prabhakaran was born in Sri Lanka. His father was a ‘government servant’ in Sri Lanka as was known those days. Prabhakaran had a streak of cruelty even as a child, and played the cruel role he was called upon to perform.
(3) Sinhala language & Hindi language have lots of common/similar sounding words as the roots of both languages lie in Sanskrit. Tamil language has other roots, though some Tamil words have been incorporated into spoken Sinhala, as have some Portuguese words.
(4) Tamil people are welcome to become Buddhists. Whatever the religion, MEDITATION & Right Action are the keys to ‘Nirvana’ or ‘Self Realisation’, or the ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ or ‘God Realisation’. There are no short cuts in this.
December 9th, 2010 at 3:17 am
I thought Catholic monkeys are fooling the Tamils but now I realize how the Sinhalese too fooled by the followers of Vatican NAZI gangs!