Tamil Eela Arasu

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nrg;nuk;gH 25> 2009Fuy;:01 muR:01 ehd; ngupJ eP ngupJ vd;W epidf;fhJ ehL ngupJ vd;W epid

jhafk;> Njrpak;> ,iwikAld; $ba jd;dhl;rp

tpsf;ff; Nfhit - tp.cUj;jpuFkhH.ehL fle;j jkpoPo muR: vd;why; vd;d?

ehL fle;j jkpoPo muR (Trans-national Government of Tamil Eelam) jkpo;kf;fsJ murpay; Ntl;ifiacapHg;NghL Ngzpj; jkpoH Njrpak;>jhafk;> jd;dhl;rp vDk; mbg;gilcupikf; Nfhl;ghLfspd; topahfjkpoPo kf;fspd; tpLjiyapid

ntd;nwLg;gjw;fhd XH murpay;mikg;ghFk;. ,J xU GJikahdvz;zf; fUthFk;.

jkJ jhafj;jpy; jkpo; kf;fs;jkJ murpay; Ntl;iffisAk;cupikffisAk; ntspg;g Lj;Jtjw;Fk; mjw;fhfr; nraw;gLtjw;Fk;

,g;nghOJ vt;tpj tha;g;GfSk;,y;iy. =yq;fh muR rl;lmbg;gilahd jilfs;> ,uhZtMf;fpukpg;G> gLnfhiy Mfptw;wpd;Clhfj; jkpo; kf;fsJ tpLjiyNtl;ifiaAk; cupikfisAk;xLf;fp tUfpd;wJ.

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3k; gf;fk; ghHf;f

fdlh nuhwd;Nuh efupd;kj;jpapy; 360 A+dpNtu;rpw;wp mnt-dpA tPjpapy; mike;jpUf;Fk;mnkupf;fj; Jizj;J}jufj;jpd;Kd;ghf 150 ehl;fisf; fle;Jk;njhlUk; ftdaPu;g;Gg; Nghuhl;lk;.

ehshe;jk; fhiy 8 kzpf;FMuk;gkhFk; ,f;ftdaPu;g;G khiy9 kzpf;F rpwPyq;fh

murpdhy; gLnfhiy nra;ag;gl;l midj;Jj; jkpo; kf;fSf;fhfnkOFtu;j;jp Ve;jpg; gpuhu;j;jidnra;J epiwTngWfpd;wJ.

150Mk; ehshd 19 - 9 - 2009 rdpf;fpoik ez;gfy; 12 kzpapypUe;Jkhiy 9 kzptiu ,f;ftdaPu;g;Gepfo;T epfOk; vdTk; mj;NjhLkhiy nuhud;Nlh kj;jpa gFjpapy; NguzpAk; ,lk;ngWk; vd;gijnjhlu;e;J mq;F ,f;ftdaPu;g;igelhj;jptUk; jd;dhu;tj;njhz;lu;fs; mwptpj;J}s;shu;fs;.

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,d;iwa jpyPgd; epidTehl;fspd; njhlu;r;rpapy; ehKk;vy;yhj; jpf;fpYk; vk;kf;fspd;mtytho;it ntspf; nfhzu;tNjfhyj;jpd; Njit.

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jkpo;kf;fis vg;gb> ve;j

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thoNt KbahJ. mg;gbg;gl;l

glq;fs; jhd; ,it. ,e;j Ngup-dthj ghrpr muR vij tp.Gypaplk;,Ue;J kPl;ghf me;j kf;fSf;Ffhl;baNjh> vij me;j kf;fSf;F[dehafk; vd;fpd;wNjh> mijmtu;fis kPwp glk; vLj;jhy; mq;Fkuzk; epr;rak;. me;j msTf;F,yq;ifapy; [dehafk; cs;sJ[dehafj;jpd; ngaupy;> tp.Gyp

,yq;ifapd; '[dehafk;"kuz jz;lidiaj; jUk;

ehL fle;j 'jkpoPo muR"gj;jphpiff;F vd; kdkhHe;j tho;j;Jf;fs;!jhafj;jpd; tpLjiyia ntd;nwLf;Fk; ngUk;nghWg;G Gyk; ngah; tho; jkpo; kf;fsplk; xg;gilf;fg;gl;bUf;Fk; ,e;Neuj;jpy;> mjw;fhd MNyhridf;FOTk; mikf;fg;gl;L mth;fspd; ghpe;Jiuapd;gbehL fle;j jkpoPo muir mikg;gjw;fhf ehk; jpd-Kk; ghLgl;Lf; nfhz;bUf;fpd;Nwhk; vd;gij ePq;fs;mwptPh;fs;.

mjw;fhd vkJ gzpapy; nrayhw;wpf; nfhz;bUf;Fk; mwpQh;FOitAk; jhq;fs; mwptPh;fs;.,e;j Neuj;jpy; cyfj;jpy; cs;smidj;Jr; jkpo;r;rq;fq;fSk; xd;Wgl;L jj;jkJ flikia czh;e;JvkJ tpLjiyia ntd;nwLf;Fk; Nehf;fj;Jld; mUk;ghLgl;LtUfpd;whh;fs;.vkJ xw;Wikiaf; fz;L vjphp gjw;wg;gLtJ jw;NghJntl;l ntspr;rkhf njhpaj; njhlq;fptpl;lJNkw;Fyf ehLfs; jw;NghJ ,yq;if murpd; kdpj chpik kPwy;fisf;

fz;L gy nghUshjhuj; jilfis Nghl Muk;gpj;jpUf;Fk; ,e;Neuj;jpy;cyfk; tho; midj;Jj; jkpoh;fSk; xd;W gl;L jk;khy; ,ad;w kl;LjkpoPo muR miktjw;F if nfhLf;f Ntz;Lk; .

,j;jUzj;jpy; ehL fle;j jkpoPo muR - fdlh rhh;gpy;> jkpo;


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nrg;nuk;gH 25> 2009 ehL fle; j jkpoPo muR - Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam2

Gyk ngah; jkpoh;fspd; tuyhw;Wf; flikjkpo; kf;fspd; mbg;gil chpikfis ju kWj;j rpq;fs murpw;F

vjpuhf mfpk;ir topapy; ePz;l fhykhfj; jkpo; kf;fs; Nghuhb jkpo;jNjrpaj;ij rpijatplhJ fhg;ghw;wp te;jik xU tuyhwhFk;.

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Nghuhba fhyk; jkpopdj;jpd; nghw;fhyk;. mjw;F Kd;G rkhjhdtopfspy; rpq;fs kf;fsplk; chpik ngw;Wtplyhk; vd ek;gpa fhyq;fs;.

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fUj;Jkha; ,Ue;J jkpo;j; Njrpaj;jpw;F gpd;dilit Vw;gLj;jparf;jpfNs ekf;fhf ,d;W> jd;dy Nehf;fj;Jld; Fuy; nfhLf;fpd;whh;fs;.

jd;dy Nehf;Fld; Fuy; nfhLf;Fk; rf;jpfspd; JizAld; jkpo;kf;fspd; jhafk;> Njrpak;. jd;dhl;rp vd;w Nfhhpf;iffis Kd;ndLj;Jr;nry;y Ntz;ba fhyj;jpd; fl;lhaj;jpy; Gyk; ngah; jkpo; kf;fshfpa ehk;tho;e;J nfhz;L ,Uf;fpd;Nwhk;. ehk; fle;J te;j ghijfis kPz;Lk;mir Nghl;Lf; nfhz;Nl ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;

jkpo;j; Njrpaf; fUj;ij tsh;j;njLj;jth;fs; nrhd;dtw;iw ehk;gpd;gw;w Ntz;Lk;.. mg;gbg; gpd;gw;WNthkhdhy; mth;fspdhy; Gyk;ngah; jkpo; kf;fsplk; xg;gilf;fg;gl;ltw;iw ehk; kdk; jsuhJ vLj;Jr;nry;y Ntz;Lk;.

jkpo;Nkw;Fyf ehLfs; nky;y nky;y toq;Ffpd;wd mjw;F ngUk; nray;tbtk; nfhLf;f Ntz;ba tuyhw;Wf;flik ekf;Fz;L.

td;dp kz;zpy; jkpo;j; Njrpaj;jpd; vOr;rpf;F Njhs; nfhLj;jth;fis>tij Kfhk;fspy; muR milj;J itj;J jkpo; kf;fspd; Nghuhl;lj;ijeRf;fp tplyhk; vd kdg;ghy; Fbf;fpd;wJ. .mth;fs; midtUk; ek;khpahijf;Fhpath;fs; jk; tho; ehs; KOtJk; jkpo;j; Njrpaj;jpw;fhfXlha; cioj;J .,d;W rhtpd; tpspk;gpYk; ek;gpf;ifAld; tho;e;J

nfhz;bUf;fpd;whh;fs;.td;dp tij Kfhk;fspy; tij gl;Lf; nfhz;bUf;Fk; jkpo;r;rNfhjuh;fSf;F tpLjiy ngw;Wf; nfhLf;f Ntz;baJ Gyk; ngah;tho; jkpo; kf;fs; midtiuAk; rhUk;. ,e;j tuyhw;Wf; flikiaGyk; ngah; jkpoh;fs; xd;Wgl;l Fuyhf nfhLf;Fk; NghJ> jkpoh;fspd;gpur;ridfSf;F jhafk; Njrpak; jd;dhl;rp vd;w Kiwapy; chpik-fis ntd;nwLf;f ntspehLfSk; ,yq;if murpd; kPJ mOj;jq;fisnfhLf;fpd;whh;fs;.Gyk; ngah; jkpoh;fshfpa ehKk; xd;W gl;L jkpoj; Njrpaj;jpd; tpLjiyf;F ghLglNtzLk;. ,t;tuyhw;Wf;flikapy;;ehLfle;j jkpoPo muR gj;jphpifAk; jkpo; kf;fspd; jhafk;> Njrpak;.,iwikAld; $ba jd;dhl;rp chpikfis ntd;nwLf;f kf;fSld;,ize;J nrayhw;Wk; vd cWjp $Wfpd;Nwhk;.

nrg;njk;gH 23> 2009nuhwd;Nuhfle;j 61 Mz;L fhyk; - ,yq;if Rje;jpuk; ngw;w ehs; njhlq;fp

- njhlHr;rpahf rpq;fs> gTj;j Nkyhz;ikf;Fk; xLf;FKiwf;Fk;vjpuhf 1977> 1979> Mz;Lfspy; ntbj;j fytuq;fspy; jkpo;kf;fs; nfhy;yg;gl;lhHfs;.mtHfsJ nghUz;kpak; rpijf;fg;gl;lJ.

1983 Mk; Mz;L mwtopg; Nghuhl;lk; MAjg; Nghuhl;lkhftbntLj;jJ. aho;g;ghzj;jpy; 13 rpq;fs ,uhZtj;jpdH nfhy;yg;gl;ldH.mjidj; njhlHe;J njd;dpyq;ifapy; jkpo;kf;fs; jhf;fg;gl;lhHfs;.Mapuf;fzf;fhdtHfs; nfhy;yg;gl;lhHfs;. rpiwr;rhiyapy; milj;Jitf;fg;gl;bUe;j jkpo; murpay; ifjpfis rpq;fsf; ifjpfs; jhf;fpajpy; 91NgH nfhy;yg;gl;lhHfs;.

mLj;j 25 Mz;Lfs; MAjg; Nghuhl;lk; tPr;Rg; ngw;wJ. 2> 3

vd fsq;fs; tpuptile;jd. jkpoH jhafj;jpy; Kg;gilNahL $ba xU epoy;muR cUthfpaJ. Mdhy; 000 Nghuhspfs; MFjp MdhHfs;.xU ,yl;rj;Jf;Fk; Nkyhd nghJ kf;fs; mur gaq;futhjj;Jf;Fg; gypah-dhHfs;. %d;W ,yl;rk; kf;fs; jpwe;j ntspr;rpiwapy; mtHfsJ tpUg;Gf;Fkhwhf milf;fg;gl;Ls;sdH.

,d;W jkpoPo tpLjiyf;fhd Nghiu kf;fshl;rp Kiwikf;Fmika Kd;ndLf;Fk; ghupa nghWg;G Gyk;ngaH jkpo;kf;fspd; Njhspy;Rkj;jg;gl;Ls;sJ. mjd; vjpnuhypNa ehLfle;j jkpoPo muir cUthf;Fk;Kaw;rpahFk;.

1976 Mk; Mz;L epiwNtw;wg;gl;l tl;Lf;Nfhl;ilj; jPHkhdk;> 1977 Mk;Mz;L nghJj; NjHjypy; jkpo;kf;fs; jkpoH tpLjiyf; $l;lzpf;Ff; nfhLj;jMiz> 1985 ,y; jpk;Gtpy; jkpoH jug;G xUkdjhf Kd;itj;j jhafk;> Njrpak;> jd;dhl;rp cupik Mfpa Nfhl;ghLfs; Mfpatw;wpd; mbg;gilapy;ehLfle;j jkpoP muR cUthf ,Uf;fpwJ.

xLf;fg;gl;l jkpo;kf;fspd; mbg;gil cupikfisAk; Ntl;iffisAk;cyf ehLfs; Vw;f kWf;fpd;wd. nrg;njk;gH 9/11 jhf;FjYf;Fg; gpd;dHcyf xOq;fpy; jkJ murpay; tpLjiyf;F MAjk; vLj;Jg; NghuhLk;Nghuhl;lk; :gaq;futhjk; vd Kj;jpiu Fj;jg;gLfpwJ. gaq;futhjpfspy;ey;y gaq;futhjpfs; nfl;l gaq;futhjpfs; ,y;iy vd;w nrhy;yg;gLfpwJ.

,d;W jhafj;jpy; Rje;jpukhd murpaiy Kd;ndLg;gjw;Fupa murpay; ,ilntsp (political space) ,y;yhky; ,Uf;fpwJ. kf;fshy;njupe;J vLf;fg;gl;l jkpo; eh. cWg;gpdHfs; nfhy;yg;gl;Ls;shHfs;. td;dpeh.cWg;gpdH ifJ nra;ag;gl;L rpiwapy; milj;J itf;fg;gl;Ls;sH. cap-NuhL ,Ug;gtHfSf;F nfhiy mr;RWj;jy;fs; tpLf;fg;gLfpwJ. Fiwe;jJehd;F eh. cWg;gpdHfs; ehL jpUk;g Kbahj ,f;fl;by; ,Uf;fpwhHfs;.

eh.cWg;gpdHfSf;Nf ,e;jf; fjpnad;why; nghJ kf;fisg; gw;wpr;nrhy;yj; Njitapy;iy. tl- fpof;F ,uhZtkag;gLj;jg; gl;Ls;sJ. rpq;fs,uhZt jsgjpfs; Ml;rp mjpfhuk; nrYj;JfpwhHfs;. nghJ kf;fs; ,uhZtMl;rpapd; xLf;FKiwf;F cs;shfp mQ;rp tho;fpwhHfs;.

td;dp Kfhk;fspy; 280>000 kf;fs; jq;fs; tpUg;gj;Jf;F khwhfmtHfs; gpwe;j kz;zpNyNa jpwe;j ntspr; rpiwr;rhiyfspy; rl;ljpl;lq;fSf;F Kuzhf milf;fg;gl;Ls;shHfs;. mtHfsJ elkhLk; Rje;jpuk;gwpf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ.

,e;jr; #o;epiyapy; ehLfle;j jkpoPo muir cUthf;Ftjpd; Nji-tiaAk; Nehf;fj;ijAk; Nfhl;ghLfisAk; vLj;Jr; nrhy;y vkf;Fs;s ClfRje;jpuj;ijg; gad;gLj;jp gug;giu nra;a Ntz;ba fl;lhaj;jpy; cs;Nshk;.

vkJ vjpupf;Fs;s Clf gyj;jpy; - tsj;jpy; Ehw;wpy; xU gq;F$l jkpoHjug;gpy; ,y;iy. mtHfsplk; ,Uf;Fk; epjp tsk; kw;Wk; Ms;gyk; vk;kplk;,y;iy. Mdhy; vq;fs; gf;fj;jpy; epahak; ,Uf;fpwJ. ePjp ,Uf;fpwJ. cz;ik,Uf;fpwJ.

jkpo;j; Njrpaj;ij Nerpf;Fk; rf;jpfSf;F ehLfle;j jkpoPo muR fsk;mikj;Jf; nfhLf;Fk; vd ek;GfpNwhk;.

Clf cyfpy; gj;NjhL gjpndhd;W vd;wpy;yhky; ehLfle;j jkpoPo muRvkJ capUf;Fapuhd tpLjiyg; Nghuhl;lj;ij Kd;ndLg;gjpy; ciapy;,Ue;J cUtpa NghHths; Nghy; $Hikahf vd ek;GfpNwhk;.

jkpoPo Njrj;jpd; tpLjiyf;fhf jq;fs; ,d;Dapiu


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mjp rpwe;j njw;fhrpahtpy; jhd;ty;yurhf mwpag;gl Ntz;Lk;. jdJgyj;ijAk; mjpfhuj;ijAk; fz;Lgpw njw;fhrpa ehLfs; mr;rg;glNtz;Lk;. jdJ MSiff;F

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What is meant by a TransnationalGovernment of Tamil Eelam?

The Transnational Government ofTamil Eelam (TGTE) is a political for-mation to win the freedom of the Tamilpeople on the basis of their fundamen-tal political principles of Nationhood,Homeland and Right of self-determi-nation. The TGTE is a novel conceptboth for the Tamil people and the restof the world.

At present the Tamil people haveabsolutely no prospect of articulatingtheir political aspirations or of exer-cising their fundamental rights in their

homeland itself. The Sri Lankan gov-ernment, through legal impediments,military occupation and murder isstrangling the Tamil peoples aspira-tions and their political rights.

In this context, the Tamil Diaspora,an integral part of the nation of TamilEelam, utilizing democratic means intheir respective countries, will estab-lish the Transnational Government ofTamil Eelam (TGTE) as the highestpolitical entitiy to campaign for therealization of the Tamils right to self-determination. Since it is impracticalfor political leaders and people in Tam-

il Eelam to participate in the TGTE,only those Tamils in the Diaspora willbe elected to the TGTE through demo-cratic elections. The TGTE will workhand-in-hand with anyone working forthe well-being of the Tamil people inthe island of Sri Lanka, including thepolitical and social leaders of the peo-ple in Eelam.

Why a Transnational Governmentof Tamil Eelam? What is the necessityfor such a government?

The social existence of the Tamilpeople depends on the preservationof their distinct political, economic

and cultural way of life. The Tamilsmust have the ability to coexist andbe co-partners with other communi-ties around the world. To achieve thesegoals and to control factors that posethreats to their existence, there is aneed for a strong and self-governingpolitical entity. These aims were givenshape in 1976 through the Vadduk-koddai Resolution and reinforced bythe mandate given by the people inthe 1977 general elections. The 1985Thimpu Principles and the 2003 Inter-im Self-Governing Authority (ISGA)proposals gave added weight to these

COMMITTEE FOR THE FORMATIONOF A PROVISIONAL TRANSNATIONAL

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL EELAM

Mr MURPHY (Lowe) (4.45 pm)Today I speak again about the horrichumanitarian disaster in the north ofSri Lanka. The hundreds of thousandsof innocent Tamils displaced by themilitary offensive are living in campsin appalling conditions. Moreover,foreign media channels have report-ed horrifying evidence of the worst

violations of human rights, includingstarvation, rape, killings and torture.International agencies are calling forfull access to these camps in orderto provide life-saving treatment andmedical supplies and to allow free andindependent media access. To date, theSri Lankan government has arrogantlyrefused free media and humanitarianaccess to these camps. Why is the SriLankan government hiding from thetruth? Surely providing unimpededmedia and humanitarian access tothese camps would provide a perfectopportunity for the Sri Lankan govern-ment to demonstrate that it is doing allit can to alleviate the suffering of the

Tamil people. Clearly, the Sri Lankangovernment does not want the truth re-vealed. Further, I am horried to learnthat a Sri Lankan journalist, Mr J STissainayagam, was detained for vemonths without charge in 2008 and hassince been convicted and sentenced bythe Colombo High Court to 20 yearsof rigorous imprisonment. Mr. Tissain-ayagam was convicted on three countsunder Sri Lankas prevention of ter-rorism acts law for publishing an on-line magazine, which the prosecutionclaimed provoked racism and incitedviolence. The court found that the pub-lication defamed the Sri Lankan gov-ernment. Further, it was alleged that

Mr.Tissainayagam received moneyfrom the Liberation Tigers of TamilElaam to fund the website. The fact, asestablished by Reporters Without Bor-ders, is that the website had actuallybeen funded by a German aid project.The articles written by Mr Tissainaya-gam were published three years earlier,in 2006, and contained a critical re-port on the Sri Lankan armys conductagainst the LTTE and civilians. Mr Tis-sainayagam accused the army of with-holding food and other supplies fromTamil areas as a tool of war. What anappalling assault on free speech by the

Sri Lankan government. Australia, as acountry that asserts the rights to free-dom of speech and freedom of expres-sion, including views on all matters ofpublic policy, the behaviour of the SriLankan government is in direct conictwith our values as well as those of otherdemocratic nations and, as such, mustbe loudly and publicly condemned. OnWorld Press Freedom Day, on 3 May2009, the President of the United Statesof America, Barack Obama, expressedhis serious concern about countriesthat do not allow free press and evenhighlighted the example of Mr Tissain-ayagam as a case in point. PresidentObama said: In every corner of the

globe there are journalists in jail or be-ing actively harassed: from Azerbaijanto Zimbabwe, Burma to Uzbekistan,Cuba to Eritrea. Emblematic examplesof this distressing reality are gureslike J S Tissainayagam in Sri Lanka. Ina further assault on freedom of speech,an Australian United Nations ofcial,Mr James Elder, was recently orderedby the Sri Lankan government to leavethe country because of comments hemade about the military offensive andits impact on innocent civilians. MrJames Elder is a spokesman for theUnited Nations Childrens Fund inColombo and has made several state-ments on foreign television news chan-

THE HORRIFICHUMANITARIAN DISASTER

Date: 22 September 2009Speaker: Gary Anandasangaree Oralpresentation of Lawyers Rights WatchCanada to the 12th Session of the Hu-man Rights Council on 22 September2009.

Item: 4Mr. President,Lawyers Rights Watch Canada

aligns itself with the statements madeby the International Commission ofJurists and the Asian Legal ResourceCentre with respect to Sri Lanka.

At the 11th Special Session of theHuman Rights Council, the Sri Lank-

an government committed to return-ing the bulk of the IDP to their homeswithin 180 days.

We are now approaching the

120-day mark of that pledge and sofar, the Sri Lankan government hasfailed to live up to its commitmentsto the international community. Over280,000 Tamil civilians, includingseniors, women and children, are stillbeing held against their will in openprisons and their freedom of move-ment restricted. Clean water, sani-tation, food, medicine and the basicnecessities of life are in dire need.The monsoon season has exacerbatedconditions, ooding some camps andcausing water supplies to be contami-nated with sewage.

The Sri Lankan governmentsclaim that they have to clear land minesprior to releasing the IDPs is unac-

Noting that the [Obama] Admin-

istration has pursued a low prole ap-

proach to Sri Lanka, where a military

offensive against rebels is believed to

have killed thousands of civilians,

Washington Post in an article in Tues-day edition says that rights advocates

have been frustrated by several epi-

sodes and said USs new approach has

undercut U.S. leadership on human

rights issues. Responding to U.S.s

assertion that it[US] is not going to

preach its values and not going to im-

pose its values, Kenneth Ross, execu-

tive director of Human Rights Watch,

said [t]he problem is they are not

American values -- they are interna-

tional values.

Excerpts related to Sri Lanka from

the article follow:

Silence on Sri Lanka?

Dr. Susan Rice, US Ambassador to

UN The other major concern of human

rights advocates monitoring devel-

opments at the United Nations is Sri

Lanka.

When the government launched

its nal offensive this year against the

countrys Liberation Tigers of Tamil

Eelam (LTTE), it was Mexico and

Austria that rst raised the alarm in the

Security Council. France and Britain

sent their foreign ministers to the Sri

US LEADERSHIP IN RIGHTS

ISSUES QUESTIONED

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The Vaddukkoaddai Resolution

of 1976, calling for independent, sov-

ereign, Tamil Eelam in the North and

East of the island of Sri Lanka was a

proclamation of all democratic Tamil

political parties, including Ceylon

Workers Congress, the then united po-

litical party of the Upcountry Tamils.

The Eezham Tamil voters of the North

and East overwhelmingly endorsed it

in the 1977 elections. Thus it was adenite democratic mandate of Tam-

ils and so far they didnt get another

chance to democratically tell what is in

their heart.

The Thimphu principles of 1985

were a diluted version of Vaddukkoad-

dai Resolution, after truncating inde-

pendence and sovereignty and stop-

ping just at Tamil nation, homeland

and self-determination.

The Thimphu principles, diluted

to facilitate negotiation with Colom-

bo, were jointly put forward by all the

Tamil militant organizations of that

time and the TULF. There was no man-

date of the people. The most important

fact to be noted is that the Indian Estab-

lishment that was always keen in nulli-

fying Tamil independence in the island

was behind making Tamil militancythen under its inuence agreeable to

the principles as a minimum platform

for negotiation.

The Indo-Sri Lanka agreement of

1987 imposed on Tamils touched only

the point of homeland, that too tem-

porarily, and it was recently breached

by Colombo. There was no credible

mandate as the LTTE boycotted and

the elections took place under the co-

ercing presence of the Indian military.

However, the provincial governmentelected under it nally felt it necessary

to declare independent and sovereign

Eelam, before winding up and while

the Indian military was present.

The Oslo communiqu of 2002 was

a further dilution of Vaddukkoaddai in

another way, by its adoption of an in-

vented phrase internal self-determina-

tion. Norway and some other powers

that later became the Co-Chairs were

behind making the LTTE agreeable to

experiment negotiation with this dilu-

tion. Again there was no mandate of

people. LTTEs chief negotiator Anton

Balasingham, writing in 2004, ques-

tioned the concept of Oslo Declaration

and implied the expiry of LTTEs con-

cession on internal self-determination.

The ISGA of 2003, which has ref-

erence to Vaddukkoaddai but not to

Thimphu, was only an interim proposal

during the Co-Chair sponsored peace.

It was apparently a move of the LTTE

to supersede Oslo Communiqu. The

mandate it received from Tamils has to

be considered limited as the elections

took place with the 6th Amendment to

the constitution in effect. Its only elec-

toral validity today is that it binds the

TNA.

Even after considerably diluting

the freely mandated aspirations of

Vaddukkoaddai Resolution to suit their

geopolitical agenda, India and the Co-

Chairs miserably failed in making the

Sri Lankan state agreeable for experi-

menting political solutions.

Had they succeeded, there wouldhave been a different course of events

and they would have had a standing in

telling the Tamil mind to consider ex-

perimenting within a united Sri Lanka.

But they chose the path of brutally

abetting or allowing a crushing mili-

tary defeat and open as well as barbed-

wire incarceration of the whole nation

of Tamils in the island.

Eezham Tamils are now left with

the option of politically organising

themselves afresh.

In the emerging scenario of demo-

cratic organisation of Eezham Tamil

politics there need to be no place for

Thimphu, Oslo or any other non

mandated, experimental, and failed

negotiation formulas extended by mili-

tancy under duress of powers.

If there is democracy then nothing

should prevent the democratic stream

to get back to what was last mandated

by people and what has become the

heart-felt need of Eezham Tamils more

than ever now, and to begin the politi-

cal process and negotiation from that

point.

However, the very forces that have

inicted military defeat on Tamils are

now all out to defeat them politically

by capturing, hijacking or deviating the

democratic politics of Tamils.

India and the West compete in

subtle ways in this exercise, adopting

crude as well as highly sophisticated

methods. Preparations, institutional

arrangements and recruitments have

been done long back by them to face

a post-defeat scenario as it was their

foregone conclusion to inict military

defeat on Tamil nationalism.

The powers have carefully studied

the non nation-centred virtue of sec-

tions of Tamil elite or rather weakness

of the Eezham Tamil nationalism, cul-

tivated since colonial times to always

orientate their politics in terms of the

interests of others - British colonial

interests, Colombo-centric interests,

Indian interests, Western interests and

there was a time when some were ori-

entating it to the interests of Russia and

China.

The elite politics of Eezham Tam-

ils - except for the rare occasion of

Vaddukkoaddai Resolution, and that

too is said to be a result of youth pres-

sure - was always hiding its mind

fearing for others and was thinking in

terms of others.Inuenced and discouraged by

calculated power machinations, cam-

paigns and Karunanidhis, the murmur

heard in some elite circles now is that

if a powerful armed struggle has failed,

what could be achieved through demo-

cratic politics and claiming for whatthe heart aspires is only bravado.

They fail to see that it is more le-

gitimate and more workable in demo-

cratic organisation to come out boldly

with what you feel righteously deserv-ing, register the claim and then to ght

for it or negotiate until acceptable re-

sults are achieved.

This is possible only when we

have the guts to independently evolve

our politics rmly by ourselves rst

and then only to relate it to others. Of

course this is not possible when we

start looking at ourselves through the

eyes of others. This mindset is the big-gest impediment to our political organ-

isation.

Mullivaaykkaal was not the

real defeat. Colombo and the pow-

ers know it. Their victory comes only

when Tamils are made to politically

denounce their heart-felt aspirations.

It is in order to achieve this victorymuch easier, they advice or nd agents

to advise Tamils to drop their national

aspiration, even though democratically

registering a national aspiration could

in no way be considered an obstacle for

negotiation.

Powers have created a desperatesituation for Eezham Tamils hoping

their will power would wither even po-

litically. But one should not fail to see

that if not for Tamils, for the sake of

their own interests, the powers have tond out solutions very soon in the is-

land. Tamils have to be ready with their

own politics to face the situation.

In the past, the failure of demo-

cratic Tamil politicians in adhering to

peoples emotional needs with rm-

ness and their inability to resist undue

power interests, paved way for the rise

and acceptance of militancy.

Tamils should take care that theirpolitical organisation now needs to

be truly representative of their aspira-tions and needs to be rm in negotia-

tion if they want to uphold democracy

and avoid another rise of militancy. No

need to say the powers should respect

this reality, as they too share the fear.

It is now an acid test for the emerg-

ing democratic politics of Eezham

Tamil nationalism.

The move in the diaspora for trans-

national government of Tamil Eelam is

not only for negotiating the liberation

and emancipation of Tamils in the is-

land of Sri Lanka but it is also an al-

ternative government of the diaspora,

standing for the global unity, cultural

identity, development and global status

of the diaspora. The move for this gov-

ernment needs not to bother about any-

one in proclaiming the independence

and sovereignty of Eezham Tamils in

the island and requesting a mandate

from the people in the diaspora.

Self-determination, as it is under-

stood in contemporary times is a vague

term when applied to people or eth-

nicities. According to UN charter 1(2),

self-determination is interpreted as

existing only in state-to-state relation-

ship. Legally, it protects only states.

Self-determination does not en-

tail the right to be independent, or even

to vote for independence (Geoffrey

Robertson, Penguin 2008, p165).

International law provides no

right of secession in the name of self-determination (Rosalyn Higgins,

Peoples and Minorities in International

Law, 1995, p33).

At best, the peoples right to self-

determination connotes the right of all

citizens to participate in the political

process, but this gives power to majori-

ties and not to minorities (Robertson,

ibid).

The diaspora needs to seriously

peruse and correct the course of any

proposal that stops just at self-determi-

nation.

The Tamil National Alliance in the

island, operating under constraints ofColombo and India, should not on its

own, denounce the independence and

sovereignty of Eezham Tamils and

should not agree for experimenting

anything other than a confederation

with the right to secede, is an opinion

strongly felt in the diaspora.

Emerging Tamil politics needs to

act with far sight. The present scenario

of geopolitics is not going to remain

the same. The national aspiration for

independence and sovereignty, which

is a hard reality for Eezham Tamils

today, may also get re-dened. In any

future possibility of shared sover-eignty, either regionally or globally,

the Eezham Tamils should be able to

nd their niche smoothly without again

facing the tragedy they have undergone

for ages.

It is with sadness most of the Ee-

zham Tamils look at a few Marxists

among them, especially of the former

Peking Wing, who denounce separate

nationalism for Eezham Tamils. The

Marxist Communist Party of India also

has adopted a similar line.

It is hard to understand that if na-

tional liberation of Eezham Tamils

oppressed on ethnic grounds and Ee-zham as a political unit is not accept-

able to them, in what way the united

Sri Lankan nationalism and Sri Lanka

as a political unit upheld by them is

ideologically justiable. While view-

ing Tamil national struggle as one such

serving imperialism, they practically

serve the very imperialism by weaken-

ing the struggle.

Ironically, many Sinhala Marxists

see justice and recognise the Tamil na-

tional struggle in the island.

The Marxists contributed im-

mensely to the social progress of Ee-

zham Tamils in the past. They have

a duty in structuring and strengthen-

ing the Tamil nation further, through

achieving social equality. The democ-

ratisation of politics is an atmosphere

conducive for them, but they should

not deprive Tamils getting their con-

tribution by keeping Tamil national

liberation as an untouchable topic, by

not participating in it and by not recog-

nising that their goals can be better

achieved by accepting Tamil national-

ism as a unit to apply their progressive

ideas and shaping it at home and in

transnational governance.

VADDUKKOADDAI AND THIMPHUCalling for the creation of independent and sovereign Tamil Eelam, based

on Vaddukkoadai Resolution (VR) was the last spontaneous and defnite

mandate by Eezham Tamils in a totally free and democratic atmosphere. As

the need for democratic political organisation unfolds afresh, Tamils have to

take up the thread directly from the VR. The Thimphu principles and all the

other formulas put forward subsequently under the duress of powers, and

failed as negotiation models, do not get precedence over the VR as bases for

political organization. Mullivaaykkaal was not the real defeat. The defeat

comes only when Tamils are made to politically denounce their heart-felt

aspirations. The diaspora needs to peruse and correct course of any proposal

that stops just at self-determination. In UN charter and in international law

it is just an empty phrase that doesnt protect nations or ethnicities.


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We will continue to work towards

a political solution to the National

Question within the framework of an

undivided and united Sri Lanka. The

TNAs aim continues to be substantial

political autonomy for the Tamil and

Muslim peoples in the areas they his-

torically inhabit in this country. It is

our assessment that the Tamil-speaking

people are strongly behind these aims.

We want to engage in political activi-

ties which would emphasize this posi-

tion, Tamil National Alliance (TNA)

leader and veteran Tamil politician R.

Sampanthan said.

Questioned by this journalist in

an interview on Sept. 11, whether the

Tamil people are continuing to be com-

mitted to the federal option in these

post-LTTE times, the TNA chief said

that there is no question about it. He

explained that our people want to live

in this country as equals with adequate

self-rule and do not want to be treat-

ed as second class citizens; they do not

want to be treated as subjects.

The TNA leader also said that his

partys Sept. 7 meeting with President

Rajapaksa was focused on the situation

of the IDPs. Insofar as the activities of

the government in relation to the IDPs

are concerned, we are prepared to work

with the government to alleviate the

conditions of the IDPs and to facilitate

their early resettlement, he explained.

However, the TNA would not be com-

promising its principles in the process

of doing so, he said.

Excerpts of interview:

Q: It was reported that the TNA

had recently met with the President for

the purpose of working with the gov-

ernment. Does this have a factual ba-

sis?

A: The TNA met the President and

some others in government on Sept. 7,

in order to discuss the situation of the

Internally Displaced Persons. In the

camps in Vavuniya there are said to

be some 280,000 people. There are re-

ports that these people are undergoing

a great deal of deprivation and suffer-

ing with the setting in of the monsoon.

I have always stressed that these IDPs

must be resettled in the lands from

which they were displaced, at the very

earliest. The government had made a

commitment to India, the EU and the

international community, that they

would substantially complete resettle-

ment of at least 80% of the IDPs within

180 days. At the meeting we pointed

out to the President that already more

than 90 days had elapsed since this

commitment was made and that in our

assessment not more than 10% of IDPs

had left the camps. We said that this

situation caused concern; because with

the monsoon things would only be-

come more difcult and we expressed

concern whether the governments re-

settlement programme could proceed

in terms of the governments commit-

ment. A very substantial settlement is

expected to be completed before the

expiration of 180 days.

We also had other issues to raise in

relation to the IDPs, such as landmines

and screening, and so the meeting was

really focused on the well being of the

IDPs. Insofar as the activities of the

government in relation to the IDPs are

concerned, we are certainly prepared to

work with the government to alleviate

the conditions of the IDPs and to fa-

cilitate early resettlement. We told the

President that we were unhappy with

the mechanisms now in place to imple-

ment these tasks and we are not aware

that there is a very clear road map or

programme in regard to the settlement

of the IDPs.

We said that that we substantially

represent our people. Of the six Mem-

bers of Parliament from Vavuniya, ve

are from my party. Of the nine MPs

from Jaffna, eight are from my party.

These MPs are prevented from visit-

ing the camps and meeting the IDPs.

These MPs have no say in the resettle-

ment of IDPs. The Task Force set up

to resettle IDPs consists of Mr. Basil

Rajapaksa, Presidential Advisor, mili-tary and government ofcials from the

national and district level and public

ofcials from outside. We said that we

are not satised with this mechanism

and that it should be reconstituted and

that we should play a greater role in it.

The representatives of these people in

Parliament, that is, should play a big-

ger role in their resettlement.

The President listened to us very

carefully and said that he would get

back to us in regard to these matters

after he consulted with the Security

Council.

We also said that friends and rela-

tions of these IDPs who are prepared

to accommodate them in their homes

must be allowed to do so, in order to

reduce the numbers in the camps. The

government also seems to be thinking

on these lines, particularly in view of

the difculties caused by the monsoon,

and they said they would insert adver-

tisements with some information in the

Jaffna newspapers, to enable friends

and relations of these IDPs to take

steps to have them released and accom-

modate them in their homes until they

are resettled in the lands from which

they were displaced.

Another issue which was raised

by us was the position of those per-

sons who were detained by govern-

ment troops from about January 2009

when civilians started coming from

the conict zone to government-con-

trolled territory. These persons were

taken into detention en route in Oman-

thai at the camps itself but there is no

denite information available with re-

gard to these persons. Who was being

detained? Where were they being de-

tained? When were they taken in? We

said these were matters of grave con-

cern to the relatives of these detainees

and we insisted that the government

should release a list of the names of

these persons who have been detained

to enable the families of these persons

to know the real situation of those who

have been detained.

We also gave the government a list

of those areas, which according to our

information, did not require demining

or could do with minimal demining.

We said that with regard to these areas,

government could proceed with re-

settlement earlier than for other areas.

We said that demining should be gone

ahead with in terms of a programme

which would facilitate early resettle-

ment.

We also raised the issue of screen-

ing IDPs. We told the government

that these persons are not armed and

that they are in your custody. As long

they are in your custody there is noth-

ing they can do, we said. With regard

to releasing them, it is easier for the

authorities to decide who are not LT-

TErs so that they can determine who

the LTTErs are. There is no need to

be keeping everybody there until your

screening process is complete. We said

screening and demining could not be

an excuse for the resettlement process

to be delayed.

These persons have been bearing

the brunt of this war from 2006. The

government has been claiming that it

has been ghting the LTTE. But today

there is no LTTE. Still these people are

suffering. This is cruelty. They cannot

be expected to suffer any longer.

We told the government that this is

a matter that should be dealt with, with

the utmost seriousness. The govern-

ment has to keep its commitment. Weare not at all satised with the progress

made thus far.

Q: How did the President respond

to your views?

A: He said we will settle it, wewill settle it. He said he would not

have settled everyone by 150 days, but

by the 169th day a lot would have been

done.

Q: Whats the TNAs future pro-

gramme?

A: We told the President that three

of our members have been killed. The

government must ensure our security

in the North-East. We said we want to

engage in political activities in these

areas. We should be enabled to freely

engage in political activity, particularly

with regard to the upcoming elections.

That is our right.Government should disarm all

paramilitary forces who are still around

and ensure complete law and order. We

pointed out that there is no need for

the government to depend on them any

longer.

Q: What will be the principal is-

sues on which you would be grounding

your politics?

A: We would be primarily work-

ing towards a political solution within

the framework of an undivided, united

country. The Tamil speaking people

should be granted political autonomy

to carry on their affairs in their areasof historical habitation. In our assess-

ment, our people are very strongly be-

hind these objectives. We want to en-

gage in political activity which would

make this position clear to everyone.

Q: Do you believe the Tamil peo-

ple are still behind the federal option?

A: There is no question about it.

Our people want to live in this coun-

try as equals with adequate self rule in

areas they have historically inhabited.

They dont want to be treated as second

class citizens. They want to live with

dignity and self-respect.

TNA FOR POLITICAL SOLUTION WITHINUNDIVIDED SRI LANKA SAMPANTHAN

ceptable. There are 21 million peopleliving in areas where land mines arenot a signicant problem within theisland of Sri Lanka. While landminesmay hinder long term settlement forsome IDPs, it should not be a bar-rier to release. If the IDPs so choose,they ought to have rights as citizens tomove around anywhere in the island.The Sri Lankan government does notappear to have the will to release theIDPs and is using Landmines as anexcuse; landmines that in many caseswere placed by its military. In addi-tion, the Sri Lankan government hasfailed to allow independent observers

access to the camps. Those who reportthe facts about the camps like UNICEFspokesperson, James Elder, are ex-pelled from the country. On the heelsof the ruthless murder of the SundayLeader Editor Lasantha Wickrema-tunga and the arbitrary arrest, deten-tion and release of Uthayan NewspaperEditor Vithyatharan, and the attacks oncountless newsrooms, Sri Lankas stateapparatus sentenced T.S. Tissanaya-gam to 20 years in jail for simply do-ing his job as a journalist. Apart fromthe chills it has sent throughout news-rooms in Sri Lanka, the involvement ofthe judicial system in sentencing Mr.Tissanayagam is cause for concern as

it seriously puts into question the inde-pendence of the judiciary in Sri Lanka.We call for the release of Mr. Tis-sanayagam. Those who defend the ruleof law are increasingly under attackin Sri Lanka. This July, Sri LankasPrime Minister labeled 5 lawyers trai-tors for defending the Sunday Leadernewspaper against a defamation actioncommenced by the Presidents brother.Recent death threats made against Dr.Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Execu-tive Director of the Centre for PolicyAlternatives (CPA) is an alarming signof how those who defend human rightsare at grave risk. Mr. President, the de-teriorating situation in Sri Lanka des-

perately requires the attention of thisCouncil. The international communitymust demand the unconditional releaseof the civilians within the 180-daytimeline proposed by the governmentof Sri Lanka and supported by a major-ity of council members.


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aims.In the island of Sri Lanka, the po-

litical structure has been militarizedand accentuated for more than 60years. The constitution enacted bySinhala-Buddhist hegemony and thelaws enacted thereunder have deniedthe fundamental rights and well-beingof other peoples on the island. The con-stitution and the current political struc-ture have become stumbling blocks to

the political identity, social existenceand cultural advancement of the Tamilpeople, as well as other non- Sinhalese-Buddhist nations.

Furthermore, internal conditions inisland of Sri Lanka have become op-pressive and grave threats to the Tamilpeople prevent them from freely ex-pressing their aspirations and engagingin political discourse and activism toprotect their rights or advance the in-terests of their separate identity.

Tamils have been compelled to livein open prisons leading lives of slavery.At the same time, Sinhala governmentleaders, policy formulators, diplomats

and army commanders are indulging atthe national and international levels infalse propaganda claiming there are noproblems for the Tamils and that thereis no need for any political solution.

The responsibility has now befall-en into the hands of the Tamils livingin the Diaspora to confront these prob-lems and adopt different approachesto realize the Tamil peoples politi-cal right to self-determination. It hasnow become necessary to constitute acoordinated and democratic polity toadvance these objectives. This polityis the proposed Transnational Govern-ment of Tamil Eelam (TGTE).

Are there differences between

a Transnational Government and aGovernment in Exile? Or are they thesame?

Though there are common fea-tures, the two governments are in theo-ry different in theory.

A government in exile is a tempo-rary government shifted to or formed ina foreign country by exiles who hope toreturn to their home country when it isliberated. For this, at least the approvaland acceptance by one host country isrequired. A government in exile needsno Diaspora.

The concept of a TransnationalGovernment has received the attention

of social scientists for more than twodecades. It is associated with the trans-national life of people and their in-volvement with transnational politics.

People in Diaspora maintain rela-tionships among themselves, as well aswith people in their homeland and withtheir Diaspora in other countries. Theirlifestyle is not conned to the bordersof their host country. They have estab-lished themselves as a transnational so-ciety. While complying with the lawsof the host country, the transnationalsocial space is the factor that largelydecides their political, social and eco-nomic interests. This is the life style ofEelam Tamil expatriates as well. Theirfamily units are split and memberslive in different states of the world,yet, they interact among themselvesthrough a variety of means. Outsidethe family unit, in cultural and sociallife also, these interactions transcendthe boundaries of states. One purposeof the Transnational Government is topromote these interactions. The TGTEwill have the additional purpose ofcreating a mechanism for the politicalunity and the pursuit of the political de-sires of this transnational community,while respecting the laws of the stateswhich this transnational communityinhabits. It is in the distinct transna-

tional space within which these cross-border relationships take place that theTransnational Government seeks tooperate by facilitating the promotionof interactions and forging a commonpolitical program.

The Tamil Diaspora, along withthose in our homeland, seek to pre-serve this transnational relationship.Thus the people of Tamil Eelam, too,are part of the transnational social

space. Their politics is not connedto the Northeast region, but extendsto transnational politics as well. Tamilnationalism is one that is diversied,socially benecial and based on demo-cratic principles.

The TGTE proposed to be estab-lished in the transnational space byTamils is meant to realize the politicalaspirations of Tamils in our Homeland.It will also engage in promoting thesocial, economic and cultural develop-ment of Tamils in the Diaspora.

Since the TGTE is formed and sus-tained by the people, the consent of thestates in which the transnational com-munity exists is not a pre-requisite, as

all these states are democratic stateswhich promote and protect the right toassociation provided the associationspursue democratic purposes. Com-munity-based organizations among theTamil people should serve as the pillarsof the Transnational Government ofTamil Eelam (TGTE). The Transna-tional Government (TGTE) will lobbyfor the support of the international com-munity and its people to nd a politicalsolution to the Tamil national questionon the basis of Nationhood, Homelandand the Right to Self-determination.It will campaign through political anddiplomatic channels.

Has the Transnational Governmentbeen constituted? If not, how will theTransnational Government be consti-tuted?

The TGTE has not been establishedyet. For the purpose of establishing theTGTE an Executive Committee is inthe process of being formed. For thepresent, only the name of VisvanathanRudrakumaran has been announced.He will function as the Coordinator.

Activities in regard to the establish-ment of Working Groups on a country-wise basis are now in progress. We areincorporating individuals who are will-ing to join and work in these Groups.Soon details of the Working Groups of

each country will be published. TheAdvisory Committee previously an-nounced will provide advice to the Ex-ecutive Committees.

The Working Groups formed glob-ally will engage in policy discussionswith Tamil organizations and Tamilpeople to garner support for the TGTE.The country-wise Working Groups notonly will seek support among Tamils,but also will canvass support from theCivil Society in their respective statesfor the formation of the TGTE. TheGroups will also engage in solicitingsupport of political leaders and govern-ments. The Advisory Committee will

be expanded by incorporating Muslimsand Indian intellectuals.Steps will be taken to prepare elec-

toral registers with the help of peoplesorganizations with the assistance of anaccredited rm. On the basis of suchelectoral registers, an independentElection Commission conforming tointernational standards will hold elec-tions to elect representatives to theTGTE. Those representatives willconstitute themselves as a ConstituentAssembly and draft the constitutionfor the TGTE with the help of legalexperts and suggestions from peoplesorganizations.

Why should the Tamil Diaspora

promote efforts to form the Transna-tional Government? What is their con-tribution towards the political libera-tion of the Tamil People?

In todays context, only the TamilDiaspora is in a position to advancethe political aspirations of our people.Approximately one third of the EelamTamil population lives in the Diaspora,so they are not an inconsequential partof the community. Since the political

space to pursue Tamil rights has beentotally suppressed in Sri Lanka, thestruggle to establish these rights has tobe moved out of the island into the in-ternational space that the Tamil peopleof Eelam occupy. This is a factor thatadds strength to Eelam Tamils. The21st century political reality is increas-ingly getting evolved as TransnationalGovenance.

Irish people who emigrated toAmerica and Canada gave staunch andopen support to the Northern Irelandstruggle. Likewise, the Jewish Diaspo-ra until today supports the state of Is-rael politically and nancially. On an-other plane, the Diaspora of countries

like Italy, El Salvador, Eritrea, Croatiaand Moldova have become an integralpart of the politics of their respectivecountries. Four representatives areelected from the Italian Diaspora to theItalian parliament. In Haiti, a separateelectoral riding has been allocated forHaitians living in Diaspora. Further,more than half the countries in theworld have recognized dual citizen-ship. All this evidence points to the im-portance given to transnational politicsin the 21st century. The efforts by theTamil Diaspora to form a TGTE shouldbe viewed in this perspective.

Because of the continued state

terrorism unleashed against the Tamilpeople, a million have been com-pelled to migrate to foreign countriesas refugees, where they have grownand ourished. Another set of peoplehave become internally displaced per-manently outside the Northeast of theisland. The remainder, ravaged by war,have become economic orphans, politi-cal slaves and prisoners.

It is the right and the duty of theTamil Diaspora to actively campaign torealize the right of self-determinationof Eelam Tamils.

Where will the Transnational Gov-ernment of Tamil Eelam be based?What is the nature of such a govern-

ment? What are its priorities?The TGTE will not have a territo-

rial base like traditional governments.Enforcement of sovereignty by enact-ing laws, defense of territory and taxa-tion like traditional governments is notapplicable to the TGTE.

The primary goals of the TGTEwill be the security of the people inour Homeland, full and early realiza-tion of their right to self-determinationand their social, economic and culturalwell-being and development. Further,the Tamil Diaspora, conforming to thelaws of their respective countries, willbuild a strong base and utilize the re-

sulting social, economic and politicaladvancement as a propellant to win theliberation of our homeland.

Although the TGTE has no denedterritory, it will create active, enthusi-astic members groups and executiveofces worldwide to achieve its objec-tives.

Will the international communityrecognize the Transnational Govern-ment of Tamil Eelam? Is it possible tocarry forward TGTEs plans withoutsuch recognition?

As stated above, the concept of aTGTE is an innovative exercise. Thereis no precedence for such an exercise.The nationalities that fought for their

political independence from outside inprevious years created Governmentsin Exile (GE) that functioned outsidetheir countries.

For a GE to function it is not nec-essary to have a strong Diaspora com-munity. However, the proposed TGTEhas a strong Diaspora community asalong with well-dened political goals.Further, the continued insistence by theinternational community and friendly

forces for the necessity of the EelamTamils to abhor armed struggle andcarry forward the struggle politicallyare factors favorable to us.

The concept of the formation ofa Transnational Government of TamilEelam was rst proposed by Mr. Sel-varasa Pathmanathan, head of theLTTE International Relations Depart-ment. If this is so, could the TGTE beconsidered as a plan of the LTTE?

The mode of struggle for the rightof self-determination of Eelam Tamilshas spanned many decades taking dif-ferent proles at different stages. Dur-ing this period, the prole of politicaldemands has been moved forward with

clarity and certainty. Likewise, themethod of struggle and the leadershipalso underwent changes. The Eelampeoples struggle is a dynamic one thatchanges based on changed opportuni-ties. The present situation has to beviewed as the continuation of that samedynamism.

In the latter part of 2000s the liber-ation struggle spearheaded by the uni-ed command of the Liberation Tigersof Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was weakenedby Sri Lanka and its allies through themilitary domination and sophisticationof the army. What was weakened wasa particular form of the struggle, but

not the liberation struggle itself. Afterthe 9/11 tragedy, Sri Lanka cynicallyexploited the concept of AmericasWar on Terror to describe its mur-derous war against Eelam Tamils andtheir homeland, in total contraventionof all humanitarian laws governing theconduct of war. This way Sri Lankasrulers successfully executed one of theworst genocide of the 21st century.

In these circumstances, the his-torical task of taking forward thenext stage of the war of liberation ofEelam Tamils has been entrusted bythe LTTE to the Tamil people. This im-portant task was proposed by SelvarasaPathmanathan at the appropriate stage.

It has already been announced that themilitary phase of this struggle is overand that the struggle will move forwardthrough non-violent means.

In todays context, taking cogni-zance of the new world order a geo-political web of the international com-munity - it has become necessary toadopt apposite and innovative meth-ods to take the struggle forward. EelamTamils liberation of their Homelandand the realization of their right to self-determination will be achieved throughpeaceful means by the TransnationalGovernment.

By proposing the concept of the

TGTE and entrusting the same to theTamil Diaspora, the LTTE has donetheir historical duty. Once the TGTEis formed through the exercise of thepolitical will of the people of TamilEelam in the diaspora, it will act in ac-cordance with the standards of demo-cratic governance. The TGTE will actas the unifying force of all Eelam Tam-ils. This will not be a polity imposedfrom above. It will be completely ademocratic polity built bottom up-wards.

The TGTE will be designed with anemphasis on transparency and account-ability. Transparency will encourageaccountability and information about

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Government activities will be providedto citizens openly. The TGTE will beadministered by representatives dulyelected by the Tamil Diaspora. . Wewill provide further details about theTGTE system very soon.

How will the Sri Lankan govern-ment and Sinhala Buddhist chauvin-ists view the Trans National Govern-ment of Tamil Eelam?

Both the Sri Lankan governmentand its racist rulers view the proposedTransnational Government of TamilEelam with a sense of apprehensionand danger. The reason for such fear isthat the hegemony imposed on EelamTamils and the Tamil Homeland atpresent is not a real victory. Neither isit permanent. What they have achievedis military supremacy in the balance ofpower. This is benecial only withinthe island of Sri Lanka. Further, thismilitary supremacy is useful only tocounter armed struggles and cannotcounter the diplomatic approach. Inthis context, the Tamil peoples strug-gle for the realization of their right to

self-determination by unarmed meth-ods carried out in the international are-na is viewed with alarm by Sri Lankasrulers as one they cannot confront.

Sri Lankas rulers, therefore, con-sider that the proposed TGTE projectby Eelam Tamils will become a for-midable battlefront which they cannotdefeat. Sri Lanka and its allied forceshave today reached the peak of theirpower. They are left with no optionsother than to apply the same old mili-tary approaches. Sri Lanka is trying torestrict the mode of struggle of EelamTamils to a battlefront that it can win.It is also trying to keep to itself control

over setting the rules of the battles tocome.The proposed TGTE is a new play-

ing eld opened by Eelam Tamils. SriLanka cannot decide the rules here. Itsmilitary domination and territorial con-trol are of no use in this eld of play.

Is the Transnational Governmentof Tamil Eelam similar to the variousorganizations of Diaspora Eelam Tam-ils that are functioning at present? Or isit unique? If unique, how will it coor-dinate with the existing organizationsand structures?

Various social and voluntary or-ganizations have been formed by theEelam Tamil Diaspora and are func-

tioning at present. There are similari-ties and uniqueness differences amongthese organizations based on their ac-tivities and membership. The impor-tance of the activities they perform andtheir efciency is praiseworthy. Yet,the need for a higher organization hasbeen felt to encounter the challengescurrently confronting the Tamil com-munity both nationally and internation-ally.

Since the membership of the TGTE

will be chosen through direct election,democratic credentials will endow theTGTE with legitimacy to be that bodyarticulating the political aspirations ofthe Tamil people. It will function incoordination with the peoples orga-nizations among the Tamil Diaspora.We are now engaged in holding discus-sions regarding the nature of this coor-dination.

What impact will the activities of

the Transnational Government of Tam-il Eelam have on people living in theisland of Sri Lanka on matters relatingto their political, social, economic, se-curity, rehabilitation, reconstructionand resettlement affairs?

The primary objective of theTransnational Government of TamilEelam is to realize the right to self-de-termination of the Eelam Tamils.

Simultaneously, the TGTE willtake action on two other fronts. Theyare:

(1) To take necessary diplomaticsteps at international level to end theinjustices, discrimination and acts ofrevenge perpetrated on the Tamils by

the Sri Lankan government.(2) To garner the expertise and re-

sources of Tamil Diaspora to halt theplundering and exploitation of the re-sources of our Homeland by the Sin-hala Buddhist genocidal forces.

The TGTE will explore suitablealternative structures and create andmanage sub-organizations in order tosuccessfully fulll the above stated ob-

jectives and to guarantee the securityof the Tamils living in the island of SriLanka while protecting their rights tolocal resources. Alternatively, it willappropriately utilize the resources ofalready existing organizations.

When necessary the TGTE will es-tablish cordial rapport and secure theassistance of international donor orga-nizations, aid agencies, and bilateral ormultilateral development organizationsand work for the resettlement, develop-ment and investment, human resourc-es development and environmentalhealth. It will also provide appropriateinputs to the organizations within theisland of Sri Lanka that have politicallyidentied with the objectives of Tamilnationals.

What kind of leadership would theTransnational Government of TamilEelam offer to the Tamil Diaspora? Dothey need the leadership of the Trans-

national Government of Tamil Eelam?Is their current social and economicachievement inadequate?

Compared to the various otherDiaspora communities in Western Eu-rope, North America and Australia, theEelam Tamil Diaspora is consideredone of the most successful Diasporacommunities. Their hard work, edu-cation, enterprise, dedication, obedi-ence, austerity, ownership of property,extended family system and the love

and devotion to their brethren are traitsthat are praiseworthy. But, for a com-munity that has been devastated anddisplaced by war and racial violenceand above all one that is ghting for itsfreedom, these traits alone are not suf-cient.

The Tamil community which hasbeen continuously felled due to racialviolence and economic discriminationfor over half a century was able sprout

over and over again due to its inher-ent perseverance. Yet, it is observedthat this community has restrictedits growth within narrow limits. Thecommunity which has comparativelyachieved high scores in the eld ofeducation has lagged far behind inits share of positions at higher leveldecision-making bodies. Similarly,the Eelam Tamil community which ishighly thrifty has lagged behind in cre-ating capital for industrial investment.Even with its extraordinary industrialskills, the community has been indif-ferent in industrial entrepreneurshipand job creation.

The Eelam Tamils who have cou-

rageously faced and survived the threatto life and dangers due to racial vio-lence are averse in coming forward toconfront the open market economy.Further, instead of taking their owninitiative to rapidly rebuild lost oppor-tunities due to the war, such as bank-ing, human resource development in-stitutions, technical training institutesand service centers, they are seen as acommunity dependent on the existingstructures. This state of affairs has tobe changed.

The entrepreneurship of the EelamTamils should extend internationallyto all spheres of activity. The share

of involvement of the Eelam Tamilsin the creation of investment capitaland industrial power should escalate tothe extent of wielding inuence in theeconomy of their host countries. Theknowledge and technical know-howof Eelam Tamils should be broadenedto become indispensable in the high-est decision-making centers of eachorganization in which they work. It isthrough these means that the march forthe liberation of the Eelam Tamils willbe expanded and expedited. The TGTEwill attempt to provide the necessaryideological and strategic leadership forthis process of success.

What is the progress made with

respect to the formation of the Trans-national Government of Tamil Eelam?Is nal consensus reached on the formand other related matters of the govern-ment? Arent the intended time framestoo long considering the humanitariancrisis in our homeland?

The Transnational Tamil EelamGovernment project is a pioneeringeffort. Hence, adequate consultationsand debate among the public and pro-fessionals on the subject is very essen-

tial. While recognizing the need forexpeditious action due to the prevail-ing humanitarian disaster in our home-land, the need to devote adequate timeto the formation of the supreme bodyof the Diaspora for the national libera-tion of Eelam Tamils also has to be rec-ognized.

The efforts taken so far havebeen discussions regarding the Trans-national Government of Tamil Eelam.

These discussions have resulted insome valuable proposals. The commit-tee for the formation of the TGTE andthe committee of experts will take intoconsideration t

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