அரசியல்

[விடுதலைப் புலிகளுக்கும் , இலங்கை அரசபடைகளுக்குமிடையில் நடைபெற்ற யுத்தத்தின் முக்கியமானதோர் திருப்புமுனையாக அமைந்தது ஆனந்தபுரத்தில் புலிகளுக்கேற்பட்ட இழப்பு. அதுபற்றிய பத்திரிகையாளர் டி.பி.எஸ்.ஜெயராஜின் ஆங்கிலக் கட்டுரையின் தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு தேனீ இணையத்தளத்தில் வெளியானது. அதனை ஒரு பதிவுக்காக இங்கு மீள்பிரசுரம் செய்கின்றோம். - பதிவுகள்]
 
- இந்தக் கட்டுரை முதலில் ஏப்ரல் 10,2009ல், “எல்.ரீ.ரீ.ஈ க்கு ஏற்பட்ட பாரிய தோல்வியினால் உயர்மட்ட புலித் தலைவர்கள் கொல்லப்பட்டார்கள்” எனும் தலைப்பில் எழுதப்பட்டது. பின்னர் அது புதுப்பிக்கப்பட்டு திருத்தங்களுடன் தற்போதைய தலைப்புடன் வெளியிடப்படுகிறது.அது மீண்டும் இங்கே வெளியிடப்படுவது, ஏப்ரல் 5,2009ல் ஆனந்தபுரத்தில் முடிவுற்ற தீர்க்கமான போரின் மூன்றாம் ஆண்டு நிறைவை நினைவுகூர்வதற்காக. அப்போது நான் எழுதியிருந்தது, ஆனந்தபுர யுத்தம் உண்மையில் எல்.ரீ.ரீ.ஈயின் கண்ணோட்டத்தில் தற்போது நடைபெறும் யுத்தத்தைப் பற்றிய கணிப்பினை தீர்மானிப்பதற்கு ஏற்ற ஒரு தருணம் என்று.   - டி.பி.எஸ்.ஜெயராஜ் -

A group of Tamil diaspora activists who have pushed for legal action against the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), continue to claim that there is “credible evidence” of Sri Lankan Army General turned diplomat, Major General Prasanna de Silva’s involvement in alleged war crimes. Major General de Silva presently serves as defence adviser to the Sri Lankan High Commission in London, but is expected to return to the country shortly. Following the refusal of British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, to declare Major General Silva persona non gratae and deny him diplomatic immunity, the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has now pushed for a judicial review of the FCO’s actions. “Of course we believe evidence against Maj. Gen. Silva is credible,” the GTF’s spokesperson, Suren Surendiran, said in an email interview last week. “However, let a court decide whether he is guilty or not guilty. By avoiding facing justice, one cannot prove his or her innocence. By running away from the UK, that’s exactly what Mr. Silva is avoiding. If he or the government has nothing to hide, they must get these charges proven wrong, rather than hiding behind immunity and complaining.”

[5 April 2012, 8:02 pm] Mr. Deputy Chairman of Committees, we are discussing in the House today, an Adjournment Motion pertaining to the Resolution passed at the UN Human Rights Council at the 19th Session last month. Before I commence my views in regard to what happened at Geneva , I think I need to outline briefly the history and the growth of the tragedy of the Tamil people in this country and the Tamil issue, to put things in proper perspective. The Sri Lankan State has been insensitive and callous in dealing with the issues pertaining to the Tamil people, particularly in the North and the East. It was only the Tamil people who stood up politically against the Sri Lankan State, though it must be acknowledged that the Tamil-speaking Muslim people in the North and the East have also had similar issues and concerns. It is the Tamil people who have shown the resilience to stand up to the Sri Lankan State. More than six decades later, after the country attained Independence , we still show that resilience. That is because we are an ancient people with our own civilization and our distinct identity. We are prepared to be integrated into the Sri Lankan nation but we cannot be and will not be assimilated.

“There are theories and there are facts. Theories vary… The facts however cannot be denied. Thousands of Tamils, old and young, and even little children, were assaulted, robbed, killed, bereaved, and made refugees. They saw their homes, possessions, vehicles, shops and factories plundered, burnt or destroyed. These people were humiliated, made to live in fear and rendered helpless…” A Cry From the Heart… What happened at the end of July 1983? (From Bishop Lakshman Wickremasinghe’s Final Pastoral Letter).  Channel 4’s “Killing Fields” director Callum Macrae wrote last week; A 12-year-old boy lies on the ground. He is stripped to the waist and has five neat bullet holes in his chest. His name is Balachandran Prabakaran and he is the son of the LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran. He has been shot dead. Beside him lie the bodies of five men, believed to be his bodyguards. There are strips of cloth on the ground perhaps indicating that they were tied and blindfolded before they were shot – further evidence suggesting that the Sri Lankan government forces had a systematic policy of executing many surrendering or captured LTTE fighters and leading figures, even if they were children. The problem for the Sri Lankan government is that this murder is not isolated. If it was, they could perhaps dismiss it as the act of rogue soldiers.

24 March 2012- Global Tamil Forum (GTF) commends the passing of the UN resolution on Sri Lanka, at the current Human Rights Council (HRC) session in Geneva, as a crucial first step towards accountability and justice for victims on the island. Tamils all over the world are thankful to the United States for spearheading the initiative and to all those who have made this first meaningful step possible. We are most encouraged by India for having made a significant vote in favour of addressing human rights abuses and the importance that accountability plays in facilitating just peace.  In addition to the lobbying efforts of the Tamil Diaspora, Tamils in Tamil Nadu and Malaysia, many international parliamentarians, media organisations, non-government bodies and some progressive human rights activists from the South of Sri Lanka have all contributed towards the success of this Resolution. GTF encourages all Tamil political parties in Sri Lanka to convey to the Tamil population the significance of this passing of the resolution as a constructive move towards accountability and sustainable reconciliation.