But it is not the reality. I must say one thing very frankly. It is a fact. If the ideas of Mr. Amirthalingam and other Tamil leaders on the ethnic conflict were considered by the respective governments at that time, this tragic situation would never have come up. All what I am trying to say is, whenever attempts were made to weaken the democratic Tamil leadership, Tamil militancy came up.
History shows it very clearly.
All extremists and political leaders should understand this situation. So, it is the duty of all who are responsible for the future of this country to strengthen of Tamil democratic leadership by considering their grievances and voice. In 1987, all the militant groups except the LTTE, gave up the armed struggle and entered the democratic political mainstream. Uma Maheshwaran was the first combatant leader to register the political party under my leadership. This situation must be changed.