The state of Tamils in Sri Lanka is an unmitigated tragedy. The war will never end and Sri Lanka will at best be another Lebanon. The LTTE has a reputation for having killed more fellow Tamil soldiers than Sri Lankan soldiers. The day Sri Sabarathinam was chased across Sri Lanka and shot down and his TELO fighters were burnt alive, LTTE has lost the sympathy of many indepedent observers. Subsequent slaughter of EPRLF and other cadres in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu by LTTE have further proven the fascist character.LTTE has systematically liquidated all critics and unfriendly journalists. On the other hand, the manner in which the Sri Lankan soldiers killed the Tamils and the leaders Kuttimani and others in Sri Lankan jails (their eyes were first gouged and then they were teased with with burning logs till death) in 1984 was heinous and the general hatred they habour till date for innocent non-combatant Tamil population is strong.On the whole it is a tragedy of Greek proportions. In the whole affair, nobody has talked of a grave issue facing us today: this once vibrant, intelligent, gifted Tamil race may soon dwindle into non-existence because all men of reproductive age are either killed and what's left of them are in combat and an insignificant percentage abroad. The Tamils of Tamil Nadu (Karunanidhi et al) are not to be confused with Sri Lankan Jaffna Tamils who are of original Hindu stock and are way ahead in intelligence and global outlook.Conversion of Prabhakaran to Chri
RE:The Sri Lankan Tamil tragedy
by Krish Karthik on May 07, 2008 08:29 PM Permalink
The most disheartening fact is there's no solution in sight. In the present circumstances, there can be no solution. If LTTE is on backfoot, they'll call for truce, peace talks, reassemble and attack again. Sri Lankan army wd continue its intense efforts to win over the territory under the LTTE control and this will be see-saw battle with neither side being able to achieve a convincing victory. Past behaviour reinforces the impression that LTTE is not interested in peace, it wants to be the unrivalled, the only ruler in Jaffna. In today's world forming a separate country is completely ruled out - the entire world is united against secession. This will be an interminable battle, an unbridled blood-letting. After Rajiv's assassination, the bridges would India had been burnt for LTTE and it has been branded as a terrorist group in the West. As of now, I see no solution in sight.The stark truth is the suffering of the people.
RE:The Sri Lankan Tamil tragedy
by grt on May 07, 2008 07:09 PM Permalink
Krish Karthik and others,
Why should we indians think -ve about our ancient land of tamils?. Lets us be proactive like chinese.
See, cholas were the ancient kings of current tamilnadu & Tamilellam(Srilanka). TamilEllam(Srilanka) was inhabited by tamils ruled by cholas. Later sinhalese occupied it and wiped out tamils, tamil culture and hindu culture.
When TANJORE the capital of Cholas is with tamilnadu(india),why Anuradhapuram the second native capital of cholas should be with Srilanka?
Let us merge our ancient lands of tamils of TAMIL ELLAM with India.Let it be part of india like Tamilnadu & Pondichery.
After merging it with india, LTTE can be a good united army of india to protect our ancient lands of india in south.
Let us be ve and help our fellow brothers and sisters of TAMIL ELLAM to liberate themselves from sinhalese occupation & genocide.
RE:RE:The Sri Lankan Tamil tragedy
by Romesh Agarwal on May 08, 2008 09:10 AM Permalink
From where did sinhala come to occupy the land of tamilians in ancient Sri lanka? Do sinhala have another country from where they invaded sri lanka and occupied the land after defeating the tamilians in a war?
