Mannar Bishop Playing his part of a Geopolitical Plan to Dominate the Strategic Mannar Region
Posted on March 20th, 2011

– Kumar Moses

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Mannar is Trincomalee in the western coast! Such is its strategic significance. After decades of very strong LTTE influence and control of some parts of the region, security forces cleared the entire area and the coastline. However, in doing so they disturbed a geopolitical master plan of outsiders colluding with willing locals. In a disturbing development, Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph has once again displayed his naked Tamil racism. Various theories have been suggested as plaster solutions. None of these can resolve the underlying problems. Sadly most observers only see the superficial problem and miss the real problems underneath. Blaming the entire Church for his actions is not justified but ChurchƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s inaction will only worsen its problems. What are the real reasons for the conduct of the Mannar Bishop?

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Mannar is strategically important to both Sri Lanka and India. It is the closest place to India. The proposed Sethu Canal would run across the Mannar Sea. Mannar Island would be the closest land area to the Sethu Canal! Given its commercial and defence importance to India, it gets plenty of attention. And that means interested parties trying to maintain a pro-Indian or Indian subjugated presence around Mannar. At the same time it means anti-Indian elements also trying to have their presence to use it as a bargaining tool.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Being the closest place to India makes it a prime location for illegal immigrants from Tamil Nadu. With the nation falling into British hands, it completely lost control of its boundaries. Tamil Nadu illegal immigrants arrived by boat to Mannar. Train tickets were issues in Madras to any railway station in Ceylon. This was the gravity of the illegal immigration problem. Fishing and pearl fishing were other reasons Tamil Nadu illegal immigrants were attracted to Mannar.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ While Sri Lanka army and navy do a good job in deterring illegal immigrants, a lot needs to be done to overcome this threat. Prosecution of all illegal immigrants is a must to stop them. During the war LTTE extensively used the western coast around Mannar to transport weapons. There were a number of large LTTE bases including Sea Tiger bases in this region. These bases were so effectively fortified that even security forces backed by air power were bogged down for long periods of time to take them. A good example is Adampan. LTTEƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s plan was to control the Mannar district coastline which is of huge strategic importance. Whatever the external plan to dominate Mannar, some Tamil Elamists are big time fans of this plan.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Knowing the significance of the north-western coast very well, USA set up a VOA transmit centre in the early 1990s in Iranawila (http://wikimapia.org/2967479/Voice-of-America-Iranawila). Due to war and associated violence, they could not set it up anywhere further north than that. Interestingly the Mannar region completely fell into the control of Tigers in 1991 including the Mannar ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-rice bowlƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Mannar has oil fields that are currently being explored. Given the huge economic and strategic importance of these oil fields, many more external forces will soon start interfering in the region. Further economic resources include large fishing resources and other oceanic resources. Kachchativu Island lies between the Mannar island and India. Its ownership and use have been in dispute and the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has repeatedly vowed to take it back. He sure has agents on this side of the Palk Strait.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ When the Mannar Tamil Catholic Bishop Rayappu Joseph starts acting up, it is due to these reasons, not due to his Tamil racist views alone. He has a twin challenge. Mannar is the only Christian majority district in the country. And today it is virtually Tamil only. Retaining these two characteristics is the challenge faced by a number of anti-Sri Lankan elements including the Mannar Catholic bishop.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The defence establishment must identify this link, the threat and put in place foolproof mechanisms to frustrate this external-internal collaboration to rob the island nation its valuable resources.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Mannar was a Sinhala majority area and subsequently turned to a Tamil majority area due to illegal migration from Tamil Nadu. Mannarama (Mannar) District had over 8% Sinhalese in 1981 but it fell to zero thereafter. War and hostilities by Tamil racist politicians who always managed to win in Mannar of Vanni district resulted in this disaster.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Prince Vijaya and his associates landed in the island in 543BC at a location close to Mannar. There he met a Yaksha princess by the name Kuveni. Subsequent rulers ensured Mannar is under their complete control. For instance King DutugemunuƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s forces ambushed and decimated an army of 60,000 from Tamil Nadu in Mannar following the defeat of Elara.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Even the Madhu Catholic Shrine was built there following the Sinhala king from Kandy ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Wimaladharmasuriya ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” 1 granting permission. He considered the plight of northern Catholics as the Dutch persecuted them. Area under the modern Mannar District excluding the island was under the Kandyan Kingdom until 1815. However, this act of unparalleled kindness has been exploited by the likes of Rayappu Joseph who know nothing about history and refuses to acknowledge historical facts.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Ethnic composition of the region must be changed by a sustained process of colonization supported by security forces and state sponsorship. Only such a move can bring lasting peace and pro-Sri Lankan geopolitical control of the region.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Sadly both Trincomalee and Mannar areas are politically dominated by pro-Tamil Elamist, anti-Sri Lankan political groups with very strong links with Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Diaspora. These are telltale signs of an impending disaster. What comes of Rayappu JosephƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s loose lips must be interpreted in this context.

4 Responses to “Mannar Bishop Playing his part of a Geopolitical Plan to Dominate the Strategic Mannar Region”

  1. mario_perera Says:

    Kumar Moses should be lauded for declaring ABSOLUTE TRUTHS, as it were from the mountain top. He has been hitting the nail on the head over and over again. LET OUR RULERS HEARKEN to what he says, and what he says echoes through all our hearts and minds. The specter of terrorism did not vanish with Prabharakan at Nandikadal. Not in the least. Now immense forces are being unleashed to force our ruler into submission. Military victory is wrought in blood that soaks into the soil and disappears as if nothing had happened. Political victories are achieved by velvet gloved hands unsullied by the blood soaked earth of our land. Prabhakaran is now seen in real light as having been a puppet. The string manipulators from ‘on high’ did not die at Nandikadal. Our president is elected over and over again to close the chapter written in blood by the youth of this country. The only way to do so is to do away with the mono-ethnic nature of the North and the East.How that can be done is clearer than crystal. Establish Sinhalse settlements in those areas. General Fonseka was dubbed a traitor and put behind bars and has to plead time and again before the courts for a bucket of hot water. His property and medals were confiscated being the punishment, we were told, for treason. What about the Tamils of the Diaspora? They are the real traitors. Confiscate their property wherever they may be: surely most of it in the North and East. Settle the Sinhalese on that property as well. Let not our ruler act like a purring cat to the caressing velvet gloved hands of self dubbed ‘men of God’. For the sake of everything we hold sacred, wipe out this mono-ethnic Tamil structure of the North and East.

  2. Samson Says:

    Interesting arguement. There is certainly something here we don’t see. This priest in question has been behaving very strange knowing very well his conduct may land him in trouble. After a long service to the Catholic church should he end it all with a suspension or a warning?

  3. M.S.MUdali Says:

    But Moses tries to hide a lot. Rayappu and his Sinhala counterparts follow the POPE who is a NAZI of Vatican. Catholic Church involved in bank robberies and involved with LTTE heavily in recruiting children.

    Further Mannar is not Sinhala. Many MANNAR.. in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Moses like other Sinhala racists tries to fool the public.

    Rajapaksha government is not keen in prosecuting people involved in child recruitment. Because many Catholic priests involved. Now Catholic Church knocks Rajapaksha’s kitchen.

    Further Mannar area has no oil but some criminals try to fool every one. If Oil there India has the capabilty to tap it!

    Madu was built during the Portugeuse rule in a place where Hindu temple stood once. Wimala Dharma story is a farce and a sign of racist propaganda. Further he cries that Mannar was under Kandy till 1815. What a joke! Portugeuse ruled that area for 140 years. Dutch banned Catholic rligion in Sri Lanka. These are simple history. Dutch destroyed many Catholic Churches. Many Catholic churches were converted as DUTCH REFORMED CHURCHES.

  4. Fran Diaz Says:

    Mannar was “Mannarama” before it was Mannar.

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