From: jey@sparc.micronics.com (Jey Kumarasurier)
Subject: Tamils
Organization: Micronics Computers, Fremont, CA
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 00:44:45 GMT

To: rs6x+@andrew.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: LTTE and Tamils
Newsgroups: soc.culture.sri-lanka
Organization: Micronics Computers, Fremont, CA
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In article <8ds0_F600VorEKelMy@andrew.cmu.edu> Ranjith Ravindiran Suresh writes:


>I have a question for all Sri Lankans(must be born there) who use this
>net. Some of you might have read old and recent writings. Take
>some time by yourself before anwering. If you can, then you know the
>solution for the current tragedy. It's not an easy question. And
>certainly, it's not meant to be.
>Q: How can a young Tamil sympathize with LTTE while at the same time
>wish for the unity of land and its people?



Don't just sympathize with Tigers without knowing their policy and
strategy. Tigers have said that they will give up the call for separation
and go with unity if their other demands are met.  So you can still
support Tigers and wish for the unity of the Island.




>
> I would like to add, at this stage of
>'siutuation,' not too many Tamils have a notion of 'unity.' Only a
>minority. few.
>
>Please post the answers on the net.
>
>Thanks.
>Suresh


>Not at all.
>At best, more than any other group the Tigers looks after the 'genuine'
>interests and wishes of most Tamils
>living in the Northeast corridor. Not the Tamils from Colombo.  The other
>groups like TELO , PLOT, ect.,. were shortcoming in their committments
>to the people. Only interested in power, it didn't matter how or by

There will be certainly a place in the history why TELO, PLOT etc have
changed their goals. It also will tell us or our grandchildren who was
hungry for the power.  What they have done and what they are doing
can't be excused by the Tamils, but their contribution at the begining
of the struggle can't be also ignored. Why they turned their guns is
a good question that  has to be analyzed atom by atom.


>who's help(RAW). Worse, they fought alongside the IPKF. Now, with the SL
>army. Most Tamils will never forgive this bunch. Let them run for an
>office! And the way SL is treating Jaffna peninsula, most who live there
> are convinced of the 'goals'
>of the government and what it has in store for them. You should
>definitely look into this.  It's a zero sum game on Tamils in Jaffna.
>Many Tamils in the affected areas consider LTTE as their sole protection
>against the wrath of 'Sinhala' army.  At 85, I saw what it can do to
>people & property.
>
>To sum it all up, SL armed forces is the bigger of two evils for most
>Tamils. It doesn't
>help the fact that it's 99% Sinhalase and fighting LTTE in Tamil areas,
>either. And it constantly uses tactics that earns more bad will from the
>people hailing from  all walks of life.


I as a Sri Lankan Tamil still believe that the current problem can
be solved thru the negotion and proper power (importantly arm power!) for both side
to implement any agreement both side reach. After all this is 20th centuray
world is becoming smaller everyday, unity of Germany, talks between Koreas,
creation of EC (forget about old USSR for now!), reduction of military build ups,
all pointing in a direction of peace and harmony.  Mankind has gone through
years of civilization and learnt to stop eating each other, they also will learn to
stop  killing each other.

But any initiation should come from the SL Govt, as the ball is in their
court.  Future generation of the Sinhalese people will not forget and forgive
the sinhalese leaders if they don't approach the problem in a civilized way and
find a solution once and for all.

-Jey