Insight By Sunil Kumar

August 27th 2013
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ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ While the UN Human Rights envoyƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Naveen Pillai’s visit to Sri Lanka could be deemed a fact finding mission it has come at an inauspicious time when the President is out of the country which despite the criticism of some seems to have no bearing on the realities that the President’s itinerary probablyƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ had his visit to Belarus pre-scheduled.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Therefore itƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ was well within his right to proceed as planned with no obligation to re-schedule simply to entertainƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  someone whom Sri Lanka views as mostly contentious and often oversteps her metes and bounds oftenƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ showing pro-Tamil bias ( being a Tamil herself). Whatever the related circumstances may be,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ it is hoped that the UN envoy will conduct herself accordingly, not overstep her brief as called for by many observers and enjoy her visit.
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Perhaps if viewed objectively she seems to be dabbling in an issue which bears no relevance to the normalcy and tranquility of what the previously troubled Island Nation is today as realistically she will find neither tangible evidence of what she may be looking for (as the reasons which in all probabilities prompted her visit are linked to coercions by the Global Tamil Diaspora) nor will she be able to finger point substantially to affirm all the accusations the enemies of the State appearƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ have put her upto if this be the case.

While it is a sad fact of life that a multitude of Sri Lankans suffered immense losses the questionƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  is ~ would Ms. Pillai be able to ascertain for herself the realities surrounding the armed insurrection of the Tamil Tigers sufficient to make an impartial judgement of what really transpired and incorporate the grievances of the entire nation in unbiased perspective ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and the chances are she will not as the apparent conflict of interests surrounding her visit simply cannot be swept under the carpet unless of course she does in fact overstep her brief and draws unilateral conclusions which she is not entitled toƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ .

However it may be towards Sri Lanka’s advantage that she is thereƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ to fact find ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ as she could see for herself first hand what the Nation is today by way of development and progress and will also be able to ascertain how the people of Sri Lanka including Tamils are settling into a life of aƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ renewed existence, rebuildingƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and contentment where under the mendacities of the Tamil Tigers they had no hope whatsoever of a decent future beyond exaggerated portrayals of secession (Eelam)where they would reign supreme which was of course a pipe dream beyond their capacity to deliver leading a life of thuggery,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ debauchery and psychotic autocracy led by a psycopath and eventually it was the Government that rescued them from their plight.

There will ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  be contradictions to this as there remains those who regardless of what the Governmewnt does for them continue to be disgruntled and are veritably coerced to be in this frame of mind by those attempting continuously to bring the Government into disrepute but something that will never be accomplished as hard facts and tangible proofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  of the Nation’s progress is everywhereƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  which most Sri Lankans are proud of and grateful for.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Something which if Ms Pillai has correct vision ( in more than one perspective) would invariably be hard to miss!

Naveen Pillai’s visit to Sri Lanka whichƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ began on Sunday has been shadowed by criticism from those who are trulyƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ aware of what the Nation represents to the world as a paragon of development that has come after decades of insurrection where the lives and property of many Sri Lankans were destroyed by the violence and attrocities of the ‘Tamil tigers’ and only set right by continued and persistent action by the Government andƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ the Armed Forces which in turn has been falsely presented to the world as “crimes against humanity.”

They were in fact legitimate actions towards the preservation of the territorial integrity of a sovereign nation which sadly is not acknowledged by sources such as the UN which surely has better things to do with its time in a world ravaged by real terrorists and crimes against humanity are on the daily newsmenuƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  vith visible sufferings of masses of humanity but appear to go unnoticedƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  by the likes of Ms. Pillai and other world sources hounding Sri Lanka who should get their act together and go after the real culprits.

If Ms. Pillai who once vehemently insisted that Sri lanka was guilty of war crimes and subsequently alongside her somewhat myopic boss also hell bent on hounding Sri LankaƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ over the same issue and rescinded their views based on the oppossition to itƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ presented by the Government of Sri Lanka on very legitimate and rational arguments relative to the criminalities of the Tamil Tigers and theƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  rights of the majority Sinhala Nation to defend and preserve sovereign territory against an insurgent force instigated by a miniscule minority, today chooses to revive her once apathetic opinion through this visit of hers she is bound to be sorely dissapointed.

If however she chooses to express an unbiased opinion and focuses on what really transpired in Sri Lanka for nearly three decades ( despite being based only on gleanings minimised by the time which has elapsed albeit the evidence undoubtedly being tangible) where it was the timely action of the GovernmentƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  that saved the nation’s disintegration and falling into the hands of uncrupulous and ruthless terrorists in a precedent creating campaign hailed universally the purpose of her visit will not be in vain!