Say “NO” to Tamil
Nadu parippu(dahl) support
Ban import of Tamil films produced, directed and acted by those who
held a protest rally in support of LTTE
Malin Abeyatunge
When Tsunami struck southern part of India, India firmly refused any
kind of help from outside world claiming that they can manage to look
after the aftermath of Tsunami. This shows what a proud nation India
is. Their firm stand avoided many unwanted social problems that could
have sprung created by the so called helpers in need. Sri Lanka faced
a significant social problem by allowing every Tom, Dick and Harry thro
NGOs to help Sri Lanka but only looked after themselves but not the
Tsunami victims. Many NGO’s promised houses, schools and other
institutions in the affected areas but at the end the promised houses
and schools had been built only in the air. Some NGO’s suddenly
vanished or had to leave at the request of the Government. Some NGOs
and Evangelistic sales people who came during this period on the pretext
of helping the need started propagating Evangelism thus creating tension
and social problems specially in the villages. We made the mistake and
India did not.
Now the Tamil Nadu has promised food for the Tamil IDPs in the North.
We are again doing a similar mistake. One cannot fathom why the Government
agreed to accept pittance from (either in kind or cash) Tamil Nadu for
the Tamil IDPs in the North. Sri Lankan Government has been looking
after over ten years the welfare of almost 25000 Muslim and Sinhala
families internally displaced by LTTE’s ethnic cleansing. I have
no doubt that despite all our economic problems; we on our own can stand
and look after the increasing IDPs in the North without Parippu (dahl)
support from Tamil Nadu. Pardon me, I thought we are a proud nation?
Tamil Nadu CM Karunannidhi who organized mass protest of resignation
against the Centre Government subsequently changed to be a Good Samaritan
to send food stocks to Tamils in the North and there should be some
hidden agenda. (hope there will not be arms and explosives hidden under
the food stuff). One day he will turn around and say that it was Tamil
Nadu who fed the IDP Tamils in the North to get a mileage for his gradually
dwindling political career. Our Government should have courteously or
diplomatically refused any help from TN for that matter who have been
and still harboring LTTE men and hailing LTTE leader as a hero as the
only savior of Tamil people in Sri Lanka. Our Government should have
told Karunananidhi since there are thousands of poor people are dying
of starvation in Tamil Nadu and it would be meritorious to divert that
food stuff to feed their own people. We do not need Tamil Nadu parippu
(dhal) free. But, Tamil Nadu can do one small favour to Sri Lanka and
that is liaise with the TN Police to arrest all LTTE supporters including
others who promote separatism in India under Prevention of Terrorism
Act; also help Police and the Indian Navy in stopping smuggling of arms
and explosives from Tamil Nadu to LTTE camps in the North.
There is another issue developed in Tamil Nadu last week and that is
a protest rally against the GoSL and asking the centre Government to
get GoSL to stop the on going war so that LTTE will have some breathing
space. This protest rally was organized by the people involved in the
Film Industry in Tamil Nadu involving , film producers, directors ,
Actors Guild etc. They hailed Prabhakaran as a hero who has come to
rescue the Tamils in Sri Lanka (another epic for a Tamil film). Some
of the names that came up in the print media are Barathirajah, Seemen,
superstar Rajankanthi etc. The Media Minister should take cognizance
of this fact and as a mark of protest should ban import of all Tamil
films produced, directed and acted by those who organized the protest
rally against GoSL in support of LTTE.
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