Nimal Tissa Wijetunga

There is an article with headline ” Angry MR refuses to bow down to JHU Threat, which we read very carefully. The statement appears to be in response to recent threat of resignation by JHU i.e. one of the constituent of Governing Alliance of UPFA if the government try to implement 13th Amendment. Pls. publish this article as a suggestion for a way forward.

Now, it is increasingly clear as per President Mahinda Rajapakse’s response that government is determined to implement the 13th Amendment of the constitution as a political solution to so called Tamil problem in Sri Lanka under pressure from India.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ We would like to invite attention to the following points where it may provide some insight to the situation where we really need to enact 13th amendment as a solution.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· He must realized that he himself declared in the victory speech in the Parliament on the 19th May 2009 that we do not have majority or minorities and we have people who love the country and who do not.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· Do we have very special grievances for Tamil people in Sri Lanka in order to consider special political package other than Sri Lankans as a whole or the problems faced by Tamils are as same problems as Sinhalese and other ethnic groups constitutes the people of Sri Lanka.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· Is there exist a Tamil Homeland in Sri Lanka as 13th Amendment recognized.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· Separate state concept emitted from so called Tamil Homeland for North & East. MR fought the war with whole hearted support of the people of Sri Lanka to defeat separatism and the terrorism used as a tool to make the Government of Sri Lanka in to submission where many politicians and military commanders of yester years yielded and dubbed the war against LTTE “Unwinnable”.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· 13TH Amendment is not passed by Sri Lanka Parliament willfully, as everybody knows it was forced on Sri Lanka by military might and other diplomatic terrorism solely by India. Besides, everybody knows that Sri Lanka was burning on that day as a protest by people of Sri Lanka opposing and dubbed it as invasion by India. Similarly, Rajiv Gandhi was beaten by a Naval Rating during the guard of honour as well.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· Stopping the annihilation of LTTE in 1987 by India made it to prolonged for another 20 plus years.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· The LTTE terrorism is unfortunately “Made in India” specifically by Indira Ghandi and well supported by Rajiv Ghandi. As a retribution, Indira Ghandi was killed by Sikh separatist terrorist and Rajiv Ghandi was blown-off by LTTE, very people funded, supported, nurtured, trained against the Government of Sri Lanka.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· In our view, India has done more damage to Sri Lanka than Portuguese, Dutch and British during their rule as imperialist. It is still doing so by making statements and putting pressure on us to accept 13th Amendment.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚· Provincial councils or devolution of power is not successful in Sri Lanka considering the size of the country and enormous administrative cost it involves. Besides, it is only delaying all the development programmes due to unnecessary administrative procedures.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ In the midst of talks for and against the 13th Amendment to the constitution, we would like to remind the President of Sri Lanka that Tamils in Sri Lanka are undoubtedly remnants of Invaders from southern Indian dynasties of PANDYAN AND CHOLA. This the truth even though it is little bit bitter for some people. In the history of Sri Lanka, we have fought many epic battles with these invading forces and defeated them comprehensively. We are very much sure that the battle plans to defeat LTTE terrorism is certainly inspired by the battle plans and great leadership of King Vijayabahu 1 to defeat Kalinga Marga to retake Pollonnaruwa in the North Central Sri Lanka. Similarly, your Excellency has given great leadership to the nation to defeat LTTE terrorism in modern times, which is unparalleled in the history of fighting terrorism in the world. Following the victory, you said that up to now the Nation has moved forward with Panchmaha Balawegaya and now we have hayawana balawegaya i.e. the sixth force which is the Ranaviruvo i.e. Valiant soldiers. We salute to you for these visionary statements.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ In our view, it is time to put your visionary statements to the practice rather than allowing these becoming just political statement to the gallery as usually does by politicians. You may consider the sixth force may use align with the development program planned for the country with special reference to North & East and country as a whole together with civilian counterparts as country needs development which automatically pave the way for employment opportunities, better schools for education, good hospitals , which improves health care, good infrastructure where produces of both side reaching everybody where process of commodities automatically come down. If this achieved, the ill fated line of thinking marginalizing some sections of the population will disappear automatically because opportunities in galore will be opened for all Sri Lankans alike.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Similarly, considering Sri Lanka has two section of people, who loves the motherland and who do not obviously taking out the concept of different ethnicities and easy to reach each other as Sri Lankans, which is extremely important.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Thirdly , your leadership can eliminate the notion that any area of Sri LANKA does not belong to any group of people and any area of the country belonging to all Sri Lankans. In this context, Jaffna, Kilinochchiya, Batticalo, Mullativu, KKS to name a few are not Tamil cities as all cities, towns, villages are to be developed as places for all Sri Lankans.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Instead of doing the above with the help of the Sixth force i.e. Ranaviru Balavegaya and the masses of Sri Lanka, if you are going to be entangled in the 13th Amendment, you may destroy all the gains by the heroic security forces, Sri Lankan masses by sacrificing lives, limbs, blood and all sort of economic difficulties in the process. In turn, it may tantamount to give in to the interest of India and the so called International Community in the West whom want to see the division of Sri Lanka on ethnic lines against the wishes of all Sri Lankans.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Yourselves, your party, your government blamed all along the UNP and its leader i.e. Ranil Wickremasinghe for giving the North & East on a platter by signing the Ceasefire Agreement in the year 2003 and now yourselves favouring 13th Amendment as a political solution to Tamil Problem one which is non existing in the reality is going to do the same in a different way. Since you got the wisdom to lead a fight against terrorism and as a leader who got the leadership and courage, which we have not seen by a Sri Lankan leader since Independence from British imperialist to tell Mr. David Milliband and Bernard Kouchner mind your business and do not try to give Oxygen to TERRORIST in the name of civilian casualties when they called over you to stop the fight against LTTE as they were cornered in a silver of a land of 100 sq. meters.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ In view of the above, the need of the hour is rallying around masses of Sri Lanka to accelerate the development program of Sri LANKA in order to get rid of destructive line of thinking of 13th Amendment rather than getting angry with the people opposing to it . We know very well this is equally a huge task possibly more than defeating LTTE MILITARILY. However, we as patriotic Sri Lankans look forward to your great patriotism as you have shown in many difficult situations during the past (05) five years as the president of Sri Lanka.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Firstly, Mother Lanka
Secondly, Mother Lanka
Thirdly, Mother Lanka

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Sincerely,

Nimal Tissa Wijetunga.

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