From: kumar@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (V.R.Kumar)
Subject: Re: Tastelessness or shear hypocracy
Organization: CSIRO Division of Info Tech, Sydney, Australia
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 23:20:59 GMT

In article <6923@stan.xx.swin.oz.au> sri@stan.xx.swin.oz.au (SRITHARAN K) writes:
>In <1992Aug28.142052.24534@engage.pko.dec.com> thiyagarajan@mims.enet.dec.com (RT) writes:
>
>>I agree with most of the things you said. I think that the spread of
>>gun-culture in otherwise peaceful TN is because of sl-tamil-terrorists and its
>>sympathizers. If anyone wants to have proof on this, check the old newspapers
>>from Madras and from Trichy
>
>>RT
>
>
>It wouldn't have happened if you people and your goverments haven't
>supported in the first place for their own benifits.
>
>We are not "Weanda Penndati".  Because of your lack of foresight (govt's)
>we are going through all the miseries now.
>
>To change colour we are not patchontikal.
>
>Cheers,
>Sri

I agree that India did a big blunder in the form of IPKF. But 
the above statement from Sri is really irritating. You wanted 
Indian Govt and Indian people support right from the beginning 
of the problem. Did'nt the tamils in SL and the LTTE kept on
requesting Indian tamils (with all dialogues like please help
your brothers and sisters  etc... which was not said before that
and it was always said by the people in SL that they have nothing to 
do with Indian tamils) to help them and support them ? How many
strikes and processions the Indian tamil students would have conducted
against the Indian govt. to support you ?? Think about that too.
Now you say that its because of Indian tamils that SL tamils are
suffering now. Think before posting. I agree that what Indian 
govt. did in the form of IPKF cannot be forgotton and cannot be
pardoned. But what did the Indian tamils do to you people till
IPKF problem. Did not we support whole heartedly. Did not we
allow suffering SL tamils inside Tamil Nadu. Did not you enjoy our
support to LTTE and SL tamils??? Why did not you people raise voice
against the Indian tamils when they were blindly supporting for
the cause of SL tamils before the IPKF intervention ?? Did not 
the Indian tamils raise voice against IPKF when it was committing 
crimes in SL against the SL tamil friends.?? I agree that Indian
politicians like Rajiv, Indira, Karunanithi and MGR used the 
problem for their own benefits. But how dare you say that Indian
tamils used in for their benefits ?? Hmmmm...... What benefit did
the Indian tamils get from supporting SL tamils ? Could you site
any one example?  Leave the stupid politicians. The benefits that
Indian tamils got are :

1. Thousands of SL tamil refugees in TN 
2. Several daring murders in TN (example : Padmanaba)
3. Presence of gun culture in TN
4. Killing of Rajiv Gandhi
5. Popularity(??!!!) of tamil all over the world not because of its
   strong culture, but because of gun culture.

I agree that the above benefits were provided by the Indian Govt.
and the SL govt. But I am not sure what you mean by if you people !!!!
I did take part in lot of processions in support of the cause of
the SL tamils. Did I do it for my own benefits ?? What benefit did 
I achieve by doing so ? Did I win any election ?? I took part and
supported them only because of THAMIZH. 

So, do not pour your words. I would have agreed with you if you had
mentioned Indian Govt. and Sri  Lankan Govt. for this problem. But
you have mentioned about Indian tamils which is unacceptable. You
did not mention anything about your great Sri Lankan Govt. Who was
the root cause for all these problems ? Indian govt. or Sri Lankan
Govt? I understand that you will not be against the Sri Lankan govt. 
because, afterall you are also a Sri Lankan, which cannot be changed
by force. Ippoe sandaip pottukkuveengae, piraku kattikkuveengal. Its
logical. 

India should never had intervened in the problem of SL. Indian
politicians utilised the support of Indian tamils and SL tamils.
So, the blame should be on all of us for the problems. This is a very
good lesson for India and its people. I wish and hope that India should
never intervene in the internal affairs of any country.

Naadu thanayyaa mudhallae mukkiyam. Appuram thaan thamizhan,
anna, akka, thangachchi paasam ellaam. 

"Thavaru enbathu thavarich cheivathu
 thappu enbathu therinthu seivathu

 Thavaru seithavan thirunthap paarkanum
 thappu seithavan varunthi yaaganum"


Anbudan,

V R Kumar
 
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