My sense of Tamilian comes first.

 

I am great supporter of Tamilian cause in Srilanka. In the 80’s, during my school days I actively took participated in the protest against the sufferings of Tamil people in Srilanka. What the Srilankan’s doing is genocide. They simply want to terminate the Tamil populations. My passion for my own people is great, I consider myself Tamilian first, and then Indian. I have no second thought on this issue.

 

In the year 1994, When I was doing my management education at a prominent central University in India, we had an opportunity to listen to the speech of a Political leader of LTTE in our auditorium. At the time the sentiment was running high against the LTTE through out India. During the debate every body was pointing fingers at LTTE and termed it as terrorist organization. I was the one who called it as an organization fighting for the Tamils freedom and I stunned the entire audience and I wished the Tamils should separate country and freedom.

 

Now, the situation in Srilanka is a cause of concern. The sentiment among the Tamil people through out the world is with the Srilankan Tamils. We want the Srilankan Tamils to win the war. It is my wish also. When I spoke to a lot of Tamil people in Tamil Nadu, they also want, Tamilians to win the war.

 

There are some fundamental truth we have to understand, the first truth is “Srilankan Tamil problems and the “Armed Tamilians” issue cannot be separated”. If there is no “Armed Tamilians” in Srilanka, the Srilankan military will silence the entire Tamil Population in Srilanka with in 24 hours. If there is no Armed Tamilians”, there is no justice for the Tamils. I have come across some ‘genius’ political ‘think tank’ trying to find solutions by separating “Armed Tamilians” and Tamil civilian populations. It is not simply going to work. These people neither understand the ground realities nor the Srilankan ruling class.

 

“Armed Tamilians”  is a freedom fighting organization or a terrorist group it is a subject of debate. We will do the debate later, now we don’t have the time. Some body may tell “Armed Tamilians”  has arms in their hands and armed struggle is wrong. The axiom is “your enemy will decided which weapon you should take in your arm to fight”.  The truth is, it was the Srilankan ruling class and military that pushed the Tamilians to take arms in their hand.

 

I know why the Government of India, is silent on this issue. All the Indian neighbouring countries are all failed states. Pakistan has the terrible problem of running over by the Taliban. Nepal has the Maoist Government. Bangladesh is crumbling under internal problems.  Maoist Naxels  are already a big problem in the Red corridor - Jharkand, Chattisgar, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The failing Bangladesh state is pushing up insurgents in North – Eastern states. I am literally in doubts, these North-eastern states, Assam, Megalya, Manipur, Tirupura, Mizoram, is there any law and order or is it part of India ?.

 

India doesn’t want to add “Armed Tamilians” problems in the South. The issue is really very tricky to handle. If India will not take a bold decision and act openly in favour of Tamil people at this critical juncture, there will be “displeasure” among the Tamil people in Tamil Nadu. This ‘displeasure” will be shown in the Lok sabha election 2009. This will have the long term “displeasure” and implications.

 

We Tamilians cannot stand as a mute spectators when the Tamilians are massacred on the other side of the ocean. The sense of Tamilians prevails over anything.