Friends, I think the fears of tamilnadu's secession area serious concern. But Kashmir is so different from Tamilnadu. Tamilnadu and its people do not or never have harbored any dreams of world hegemony like the Islamists whose only goal is to capture, convert or create an Islamic State in previously non-muslim lands. Tamils are Indian and an overwhelming majority of them are very mature and patriotic people. They are not for independence from India. Only a tiny minority has such a fanciful idea. It is true that the DMK types are always into this secession idea, but the people are not with him, even though they might elect the DMK to power.
There is no such as a Tamil Jehad ideology or a Tamil supremacist ideology. Most Tamilians has never claimed Tamil to be a superior language. Tamil is as good as any language in India.I know several persons would like to dub Tamil as an inferior language and that is where we find that the charge of Tamil supremacy claims does not hold water. Tamils like me respect Kannada, Hindi and all other languages. I do this by trying to speak their language. Tamilnadu will never secede from India. Indians like me will if required prevent this from happening at any cost. The Indian Union stays instact. It is Islam that we have to fight.
RE:RE:Tamilnadu will not secede
by Tamil Nadu on Sep 24, 2007 10:45 PM Permalink
Try to get your facts straight before making wild allegations.
1. The british unified the current nation state of India and this feeling of "national unity" is just that "a feeling". Even separate nations in Eurpoe don't kill neighbors over river sharing disputes now. India as a single entity is good for trade and defense, but it is good for each ethnic group to maintain its own identity. Tamils retaining their own culture and language is not a threat to India, but should be seen as the example for the future for all ethnic groups of the sub continent.
2. The Tamils seeking a separate state in Ceylon/Sri Lanka did not move there from the south of the Indian subcontinent. The south eastern part of India and the North Eastern part of Ceylon/Sri Lanka have been Tamil Homelands for unknown periods of time. When the British colonized India and Ceylon and then gave these countries independence, the Tamils in India got a state, the Tamils in Ceylon didn't get that even. They tried to coexist with the Sinhalese majority but were brutally attacked and that resulted in the call for a separate nation called Tamil Eelam.
3. The IPKF sent by Rajiv did not help the Tamils. It was sent to destroy the LTTE and bring Sri Lanka directly under Indian influence.
4. The clash between Karunanidhi and the VHP/other Hindu outfits is not a Tamil vs Non-Tamil issue. Traditional Hinduism annexed a bunch of other religions to bolster its numbers. These annexed religions do not recognize Ram.
RE:RE:Tamilnadu will not secede
by B P on Sep 24, 2007 08:58 PM Permalink
Unity in diversity is beuty of India. Diversity gives our countries different colors, cultures, arts which in turns brings new heights for India. No common man claims that his ciltures is better then others, no muslims, no tamil, no cristian. All bad things are propageted by people of ill will, who wants to live lavish life on people's money, Karunanidhi is among one of them. People like karunanidhi is every where in each religion. Common man needs to identify these kind of people and discourage then by not favouring them, not giving vote to their parties, other wise kind of people makes a common mans life troublesome for many generations, we the example of Kashmir, Pakistan, Bangadesh, Philistine, Uganda, LTTE and many more.
