{"id":84018,"date":"2018-12-09T01:33:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T07:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=84018"},"modified":"2018-12-08T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T01:27:47","slug":"save-the-country-from-tnas-treachery-part-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2018\/12\/09\/save-the-country-from-tnas-treachery-part-vi\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the country from TNA\u2019s treachery \u2013Part \u2013 VI"},"content":{"rendered":"

By : A.A.M.NIZAM – MATARA<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Before proceeding to write about TNAs treachery and Tamil politics I think it is imperative to write about the great contemporary Sri Lankan patriot Tamara Kuumanayakam who was born into a Tamil family in Colombo and went to Geneva for higher studies and got highly qualified on international affairs and who should be a role model for patriotic Sri Lankans.\u00a0 The Westernophile butterfly clan of the UNP, the anti Sri Lankan TNA, JEPPOS the anti Sri Lankan elements in other political parties, the dollar voracious NGO vultures, the\u00a0despicable hooligans\u00a0 accidentally born in Sri Lanka and after becoming qualified in various\u00a0disciplines at Sri Lanka\u2019s tax payers\u2019 expense and\u00a0 working to discredit and destabilize Sri\u00a0Lanka after becoming resident in western countries should be ashamed of in the face of this\u00a0great patriotic lady the Sri Lankan diplomat Tamara Kumanayakam who after working of\u00a0Sri Lanka\u00a0 at the UN in Geneva and as Sri Lanka\u2019s Ambassador in Cuba and some other\u00a0countries.\u00a0 I think that the future patriotic government to be formed in Sri Lanka should\u00a0mysteriously think about appointing her as the country\u2019s Foreign Minister for the great\u00a0service being done by her in defending Sri Lanka at various meetings.<\/p>\n

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In a recent interview with an English language weekly she has stressed that the present crisis in Sri Lanka cannot be solved by the present Parliament and it could only be solved\u00a0 by elected determinedly by discarding foreign servile anti national politicos.\u00a0 She has explained that the present crisis has its roots with the open economy introduced by J.R.Jayawardene depriving the employment and income avenues of the local people and wide opening doors for the foreigners to exploit the people, the national assets and the national resources.\u00a0 She states the 3 subsequent governments under Ranil Wickeremasinghe and Chandrika aggravated this situation facilitating the neo-liberal elements to take root in the country.<\/p>\n

Tamara further states the open economy greatly affected onion and chillies cultivators in the north, farmers and potatoes cultivator, fishermen, and small industries throughout the country due to flooding the markets with cheap foreign goods and points out that before this measure was taken two third of our fish exports were provided from the fishermen in the North. It is recommended to read her interview to the Sunday Observer which was reproduced by Lankaweb.com website on 6th<\/sup> December under the title Parliament can\u2019t resolve present crisis – Tamara Kunanayakam<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Let us now see further matters relating to TNA\u2019S Treachery and Tamil politics.\u00a0\u00a0 In the Articles of Association\u00a0 related to the formation\u00a0 of the TNA, the LTTE outlined the rules relating to the composition of the constituent parties in the next election and how the MPs from the National List and for the Bonus seats should be\u00a0 decided.<\/p>\n

It said the\u00a0 constituent parties should refrain from attacking or criticising each other publicly. Special care should be taken during the election campaign about not engaging in propaganda or counter-propaganda against a fellow TNA constituent and intra-TNA disputes and problems. When such issues occurred the TNA constituents should discuss the matter among themselves in a peaceful way and arrive at an amicable solution through a majority vote. If that was not possible the services of an outside facilitator panel should be enlisted to help resolve the issue.<\/p>\n

A six-member Colombo based panel was also nominated for this purpose. Under this arrangement TNA was born as a loose formation without a party constitution or structure under the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LTTE.\u00a0 . The newly formed alliance had its baptism of fire when Parliamentary elections was held on December 5th, 2001. The TNA in its manifesto urged a negotiated settlement of the ethnic conflict and emphasised that the LTTE would represent the Tamil people at such talks.<\/p>\n

When the election campaign got underway the LTTE did not openly support the TNA. The reason was that the LTTE believed that an armed struggle was the only way to liberate the Tamil people and ruled out the parliamentary path.<\/p>\n

The LTTE had for years criticised representative democracy and accused many elected Tamil representatives of being traitors. The tigers had to assassinate several prominent Tamil MP\u2019s in the past. Now for the first time the LTTE was indirectly supporting a Tamil political grouping at an election. This to its hierarchy was a tremendous come down. That was one reason the leadership based in the Wanni allowed its eastern political commissar Karikalan to do the spadework. The Wanni leadership came in only at the penultimate stages to merely assure the TNA constituents that they did not oppose the move.
\nThis reluctance to identify themselves with parliamentary democracy in anyway was the reason for the LTTE to outsource\u201d the task of forging a Tamil alliance to a core group consisting mainly of journalists and academics in Batticaloa district.
\nIt is relevant to note that several of these Batticaloa journalists and academics who played a part in forming the TNA were killed later by para-military forces aligned to the intelligence apparatus of the state. Some were killed during the fratricidal warfare between the mainstream LTTE and the breakaway faction led by the Karuna-Pillaiyan combine.<\/p>\n

A few journalists involved later contested on behalf of the TNA and became MP\u2019s. But many journalists and academic participants of the TNA forming exercise were compelled to flee the country and seek refuge abroad in later years.<\/p>\n

has the 2001 election campaign was conducted without overt LTTE participation. The tigers also refused to let TNA candidates conduct election propaganda meetings in areas controlled by it. But the LTTE did not block Tamil voters in regions controlled by it from voting. They could vote in cluster booths set up in border\u201d areas.<\/p>\n

However the armed forces were unhappy about this situation. They did not permit voters from LTTE controlled areas to crossover\u201d and vote.
\nThe greatest benefit for the TNA candidates was that they could campaign without fear of violence from the LTTE. But this time the danger was from the Eelam Peoples Democratic Party (EPDP) in the north.<\/p>\n

Douglas Devananda identified the TNA as a big political threat to his dream of becoming the sole alternative to the LTTE\u2019s sole representative.TNA candidates were attacked when they engaged in election propaganda in EPDP strongholds.<\/p>\n

When the 2001 election results were announced the TNA contesting under the sun symbol of the TULF had done well.<\/p>\n

In Jaffna the TNA got six of the nine seats. Anandasangaree, Senathirajah, Raviraj (TULF) Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Vinayagamoorthy (ACTC) and MK Sivajilingam (TELO) were elected on behalf of the TNA. The EPDP got two seats and Maheswaran of the UNP also won. In the Wanni the TNA got five of the six seats. Selvam Adaikkalanathan, Vinotharahalingam, Sivasakthi Anandan, Sathasivam Kanagaratnam and Sivanathan Kishore were elected.<\/p>\n

The sixth went to Rishard Bathiyutheen of the Muslim Congress. In Trincomalee the TNA received the greatest number of votes and got the bonus seat. Both Sambandan and Thurairatnasingham were elected. In Amparai district the TNA sitting MP Chandranehru lost but a newcomer K. Pathmanathan was elected on the TNA ticket. In Batticaloa the TNA got four of the five seats . T.Kanagasabhai, Thangeswari Kadirgamar,T. Jeyanandamoorthy and Kingsley Rajanayagam were elected. Veteran Batticaloa politician Joseph Parajasingham who had been an MP since 1990 had lost.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the TNA was entitled to two national list seats. Joseph Pararjasingham was appointed to one and MK Kanakendran alias Eelaventhan \u201don the other .Eelaventhan though originally from the FP and TULF was now a maverick sycophant of the LTTE. There were now twenty elected and two appointed MP\u2019s. Of these twenty-two, eleven were from the original four constituent parties of the TNA. They were Sambandan,Thurairatnasingham, Senathirajah, Raviraj,Pararajasingham (TULF) Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (ACTC)SElvam Adaikkalanathan, Vonoharahalingam. Sivajilingam (TELO) and Sivasakthi Anandan, Suresh Premachandran (EPRLF).<\/p>\n

There were eleven with non-party affiliation .They were Selva, Gajendran, Padmini Sithamparanathan, Sinnaiah Sivanesan, Sathasivam Kanagaratnam, Sivanathan Kishore, T.Kanagasabhai, Thangeswari Kadirgamar, Jeyanandamoorthy, Ariyanendran , K. Pathmanathan and MK Eelaventhan.
\nSo the TNA parliamentarians were divided equally as those with and without party affiliation. In lighter vein both sides were evenly matched to play Cricket, Soccer or Hockey. G.G. Ponnambalam\u2019s fifty-fifty\u201d formula had at last been implemented.<\/p>\n

The TNA electoral triumph of 2004 lost its sheen when the E.U. released its report condemning the election as not being free or fair in the North and East. This did not mean that all those who won on the TNA did so due to fraudulent means. Several of those elected did so in their own right but their majorities were enhanced through dubious means. But there were some who won entirely due to vote rigging.
\nThe tiger factor helped the TNA to sweep the polls in 2004 and get 22 seats. It was however a Faustian bargain. The TNA was seen and depicted as a voice of the tigers rather than the Tamils. They had zero credibility in the eyes of the world and rest of Sri Lankaa.<\/p>\n

The LTTE also reduced the TNA to political servitude and ensured that such bondage was well publicised. The TNA was summoned frequently to Kilinochchi where the tiger political commissar Suppiah Paramu Thamilselvan would issue orders and instructions.
\nAt LTTE oriented functions some of these MP\u2019s would wear LTTE badges and sing paeans of praise to Prabakharan and the tigers.<\/p>\n

In Parliament the TNA was a pathetic lot. Apart from Sambandan few MP\u2019s made any worthwhile contribution. Many of the TNA members acted abrasively and provocatively in the house. Notorious among them were M.K. Sivajilingam and Selvarajah Gajendran.<\/p>\n

The cumulative effect of all this was an erosion of credibility and respect. Likewise, the TNA was looked upon with contempt and scorn by members of the diplomatic community. Though the motions of meetings\u201d were followed there was practically no meeting of minds. This was particularly so with India. Though TNA delegations made customary pilgrimages to New Delhi scant regard was paid.<\/p>\n

The TNA was a tiger adjunct and nothing more. The result of all this was that the TNA despite having 22 seats in a house of 225 was unable to accomplish anything worthwhile either in Sri Lanka or abroad.<\/p>\n

Many including myself hoped that the TNA would make a clean break from the past after the LTTE was decimated in 2009.That however has not happened. In perhaps the greatest disappointment of all former Supreme court Judge CV Wigneswaran started singing the Pulippaattu\u201d (Tiger song)after being nominated as TNA chief ministerial candidate for the Northern provincial council Sadly this sorry tale of the TNA toeing the tiger line continues even after the fall of the tigers.<\/p>\n

The TNA is unable to break away from its pro-tiger past and is generally adopting\u00a0 the extremist line propagated by LTTE and pro-LTTE elements in the global Tamil Diaspora. \u00a0The perception that the TNA is aligned to the LTTE is one that seems to gaining ground \u00a0mainly due to the party\u2019s woeful conduct\u00a0 in the post \u2013 May 2009 phase.<\/p>\n

One way of shedding this image is for the TNA to\u00a0 assert itself independently by boldly \u00a0exposing the human rights violations of the LTTE before the UN panel probing the\u00a0 seven \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0year period between 2002 \u2013 2009. Since the TNA \u2013LTTE Nexus prevailed throughout the \u00a0\u00a0seven yer period under review the TNA should have no difficulty in doing this. The question \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0at this critical juncture is Will the TNA do so\u201d?
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In\u00a0 English<\/p>\n

Mahinda Rajapaksa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ranil Wickremasinghe<\/p>\n

What he is asking for\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What he is asking for<\/p>\n

A General Election \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the\u00a0 post of Prime Minister<\/p>\n

For what it is?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For what it is?<\/strong><\/p>\n

People\u2019s Wish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To fulfil\u00a0 the promises made to\u00a0 Western counties<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who else stands for an Election\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who else stands in support of\u00a0\u00a0 Ranil<\/p>\n

Maha Sanga, , Professional loving the country,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Foreign Ambassadors, Tiger diaspora,<\/p>\n

The General public\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TNA, NGOS, JVP<\/p>\n

Who is wrong from these tow<\/strong><\/p>\n

Give a General Election to the Public \u2013Mahinda\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Give the PM post to me \u2013 Ranil<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHO IS THE POWER HUNGRY ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n

(To be continued)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By : A.A.M.NIZAM – MATARA Before proceeding to write about TNAs treachery and Tamil politics I think it is imperative to write about the great contemporary Sri Lankan patriot Tamara Kuumanayakam who was born into a Tamil family in Colombo and went to Geneva for higher studies and got highly qualified on international affairs and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aamnizam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}