Sri Lankan military forces took control of LTTE‘s last bastion, Mullaittivu, last week. This, along with the capture of Kilinochchi on January 2, signals the beginning of the end of Tamil Eelam‘s fight for a sovereign socialist Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka, lasting nearly three decades. The war to de-establish LTTE has cost a lot of lives of rebel tigers and that of Sri Lankan military, apart from that many hapless civilians.
Many of the Tamil Tigers have laid their lives for the liberation cause, and many have fled from their territories. Velupillai Prabhakaran, supremo of LTTE, also seems to have slipped from the Sri Lankan forces. He could have escaped from the island nation to anywhere in the Indian Ocean. The search for Prabhakaran continues, and no one knows his whereabouts.
What does this mean to India? Indian government is looking to get Prabhakaran, when captured, to India for a trial for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. Indian government has also made it clear that they show no sympathy to LTTE, even as Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Karunanidhi has appealed to the Indian government to persuade Sri Lankan government for a ceasefire.
The tough stand of Indian government against LTTE could worsen the terror situation that India is already facing. India, until now, was mostly facing terrorists originating from North-West neighbor namely Pakistan. But now things could change.
Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and many other extremist organization have enough wealth to support terror activities. Also, there is speculation about the aid given by the US to Pakistan to fight terrorists being used to fund terrorists against India. There was news about Somali Pirates being used by Islamic terrorists originating from Pakistan to distract Indian Navy prior to the Mumbai attack on 26th November.
Money deprived rebel organization, LTTE, could now become the ally of rich Islamic terrorist organizations. Al-Qaeda, and LeT with support from ISI could now use LTTE for terrorist activities in India. The poverty stricken, ill fated Tamils from Northern Sri Lanka can easily be manipulated and lured by money to act in terms of Islamic terror organizations.
Infiltration of terrorists to India, which until now was happening mostly from Northern (Pakistan, PoK) and Eastern (Bangladesh) sides could now happen from Southern side. The access to Southern India to Islamic terrorists would become easier with the support of LTTE. There possibly is support for LTTE from few Tamils in Tamil Nadu (a case of desecration of Rajiv Gandhi’s statue has been reported, and also keep in mind that Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Sriperumbudur). This could prove fatal if LTTE and Islamic terror organizations shake hands. This access to Southern states could be used to transport explosives and other ammunition required for terror activities in South India. Prime targets could be Chennai and Bangalore, which until now had escaped from major attacks by Islamic terrorists probably because of the distance.
The fall of LTTE might prove fatal to India if the situation is not handled properly by the Indian government. I am not supporting LTTE, neither am asking Indian government to support. I just want the Indian government act in time to get the Navy patrol Indian ocean efficiently and check the infiltration of refugees and tamil tigers, and of course, to push Pakistan to eliminate terror organizations in its soil.
Prevention is better than cure.
LTTE… Hmmm… I’m illiterate politically, macha.. Can’t comment anything useful! :)
Political post on your blog :) Good point.
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Nice article and PoV
Just a correction. Wasnt Rajiv assasinated in Sriperumbudur (near Chennai)? Both are in TN … so ur point is still valid :)
Yes Sandeep, you are right. Sorry for that , have updated with the correction.
Thanks!
WHo told you ltte assasinated rajiv gandi. You indians dumb enough believe in accusation this case is not even proved. Subramaniya swamy called the press at 9 55 am to tell them ltte assasinated the Rajiv gandi where at 10am only rajiv gandi died. Subramaniya swamy is the real killer go catch instead of interviewing him. Next you people think u can deal with buddist extremist and not innocent hindus. good luck. Next tamil nadu is a hard working province and have given such good person like abdul kalam to india today you guys are aiding tamil genocide. Keep going india the land of mahatma gandi !!!! when mahatma gandi fasted British reacted.
When prabakaran fasted in 1970s sinhalese beated him.
and Indian good luck in dealing with buddist extremists. Mahinda Rajapaksh was once in JVP organization in Sri Lanka, For you information JVP people hate India and though india would invade sri lanka and were involved in assasinating indian officials.
good luck to india in supporting rajapakshe .
Sandeep’s comments shows that he he is norcotic or day dreaming person. . Before LTTE took the weapons,since 1948 thousands of tamils killed because they are only Tamils. The Gandhian leader Selva who took the weapon of Ahimsa was brutally killed by the sinhala bitches.Many years before LTTe formed -during the Tutley Senanayaka period-Thousands of Tamil women were raped-even the pregnant ladies- thousands of Tamils were killed because they were only Tamils. It is more than that of Jallianwalabad. No Indian community had faced such an indiscrimination. Now also -not Srilanka Tamils- our Indian Tamil fishermen were killed by Srilankan Navy,because they are Tamils. Our enemy Pakistan is not Killing our Indian -Gujrathy or Marathy fishermen. Dear Sandeepplease read entire Srilanga History. The Tamils are natives of Ealam land .Thousands of years ago Tamil kings ruled the entire Island. Dear Sandeep You don’t know pain. Indira gandhi was killed by a Sikh but you are not blaming the Sikh Community(we are not blaming) but awarded the highest post of Prime ministership. Rajiv Gandhi was killed During The president Rule . During self elected govt Rajiv visited Tamilnadu more than twenty times and returned safely. During the killing No Congresmen were near him many Tamil police officers were killed. A sinhala attempted to kill Rajiv during his Srilanka visit. You are not ready to blame the Sinhalas because they may be your relatives.The entire Tamils -the Indian Tamil or Ealm Tamil-are your enemies. You people and Your govt Supported Yassar Arafat- he was not a terrorist accordingly your views. If north Indian is affected any were in the world the Indian govt raises its voices.If Indian Tamils(fishermen) or Srilanka innocent Tamils are killed (not affected-killed) The Indian govt or Humanitarins like Sandeeps are not bothered. You can raise voices against the Tamils because they are your enemies than Paks and Sinhalas are your blood relateds. God only can help the tamils because they are Hindus. The Buddha preached Ahimsa–the sinhalas doing Ahimsa by killing innocent Tamills. Jai Sandeep Jai India.
That’s it we officially have dangers from all directions and you know what Indian Govt. will do, they will do the usual, sit back and wait and watch or use it to play politics. But I hope they change the stand and start putting good border security around the southern coast as well.
Pazhaselva,
I am not supporting Sri Lanaka, or Sinhalese. For all the killings, discrimination etc Tamils maybe justified to fight against the Sri Lankan government but i am not concerned with that.
Why should the Indian government intervene between Sri Lanka and Eelam tamils, i think UN or other International body should act. If Indian fishermen are killed, i would definitely want the Indian Navy to act.
I am not blaming all the Tamils. I am just wary of the ones who might help LTTE kind of organizations to act against India.
This is similar to not blaming all Muslims, but some muslims do help terrorist activities in the name of religion.
Dear Sandeep You don’t know pain.
Yes, i don’t know the pain. I don’t want to know.. If terrorist organizations are let to act to their whims, i might face the current situation of Tamils in Sri Lanka in future. There may be may terrorist organizations taking over parts of India and inducing such pain to hundreds of natives like me. So, it is better to prevent such a situation.
You can raise voices against the Tamils because they are your enemies than Paks and Sinhalas are your blood relateds.
If you have read the post properly, i have said throughout the post that the problem could arise from Pakistan, and islamic organizations in its territory and not Tamils.
Is Rajiv gandi assasination proved? SUbramaniya swamy assasinated rajiv gandi go and punish him Why would ltte attack rajiv gandi when he is in Tamil Nadu wouldn’t it break relations with Tamil Nadu while tamil nadu is a strong help for ltte. think
you indians need let the tamil nadu police to hunt for the killer.
i will fuck you . If anyone try to do wrong with indians .we have proud to be a indian what ever u r ..
Dinesh,
I too wish the same.
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Dear Pazhaselva,
for god sake first define identity of yourself, whether u r Indian first or Tamil first. i had read your statement and felt that you have lot of hate with India itself.
if not then why are u comparing Srilankans with North, west, East territory of India, after all these territory is the part of India and means you are India.
we have already a lot of problem with the terrorism and Naxalite. our job should be unite ourself and vanish out the internal problem before going to others issues. why u people want to become hero.
i agree with u how can a fools who fight for their region like a dog can understand this ……
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Pazhaselva,
Though late, I have to write what you wrote is just bull…. and your comment is full of hate & lies. World knows LTTE & / or Tamil properganda working in full gears to damage Sri Lanka. For your information your LTTE has killed more Tamils in the past. Now they are killing poorest of poor, the civilians (use as a human shield) of Wanni when they escape to SL forces held areas. Do not try white wash with lies.
Sandeep, i beg to differ from you.
I shall take little time to explain you the background of this ethnic strife..
Tamil is the oldest language in India (only Sanskrit can match its antiquity). Tamil is the first language that got established in parts of Lanka much before the ‘sinhala’ language took its shape. And Sinhalas are a collective group of people belonging to various tribes and castes, most of which migrated from Orissa/WestBengal region (erstwhile Kalinga kingdom). And Buddhism flourished in Lanka, thanks to the influence of Emperor Asoka and his successors. Pandian and Cholan Kingdoms of Tamils gained contol over Srilanka for certain centuries which paved way for strong foundation for Hinduism against the Buddhist onslaught. Tamils preserved the Hindu identity until the Dutch/Portugese arrival. When they were colonised by Dutch, and later by British, the elites among the Tamils stooped so low by becoming puppets of the western rulers. Large number of the influential section of Tamils converted to Christianity and served the British, and enjoyed more benefits. This earned the ire of both the Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Sinhalese. During the freedom movement, there was a perfect unity between these two communities – Hindu Tamils and Buddist Sinhalese.
British engaged in their DIVIDE-AND-RULE policy, and much to the disadvantage of Tamils, as the Buddhist revival movement gathered momentum and found popular acceptability among the Sinhalese youth. After Independence, the GOVT of SL had to budge to the Sinhala-Buddist parties, that created a GREAT DIVIDE between Tamils and Sinhala.
Unfortunately, Tamils were further divided into three categories by the SL Govt:-
1. SRILANKAN TAMIL (those who live since pre-historic times, much before the arrival of Buddhism)
2. INDIAN TAMIL (those who were brought by the British to work in Plantation areas and those Tamils who migrated from Tamil Nadu during the last two/three centuries)
3. MUSLIM (you will be surprised at this.. the tamil muslim calls himself a muslim and not a Tamil…)
The SINHALA-ONLY policy of the SL Govt brought the Tamils in the streets.. and Tamils from then onwards, started fighting for their equal rights. At one point of time, Tamils even agreed for ‘separate state within the SL union’. but the repressive SL regimes continuously and steadfastly refused to give whatever is due for Tamils… all these at the instance of the Buddist fundamentalists monks.
Violence was let loose on innocent Tamils, and all democratic parties of Tamils were suppressed in a draconian way by the SL Govt. That is why, Tamils in SL took arms and
PLEASE KEEP ONE THING IN MIND… when Karunanidhi was supporting a democratic TELO (Tamil EALAM Liberation Organization) and democratic Tamil leaders, our INDIAN GOVERNMENT aided and encouraged LTTE against Srilanka… (If you need instances of our Indian Government’s assistances to various millitant/armed groups (including LTTE, and not limited to LTTE), i am prepared to devot time and write again…….
And I would say, the SL Govt and Indian Govt had backed in the past several Tamil terrorists much against the wishes of DMK, AIADMK or even those SL Tamils politicians.
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//Why should the Indian government intervene between Sri Lanka and Eelam tamils, i think UN or other International body should act. If Indian fishermen are killed, i would definitely want the Indian Navy to act.//
India has a geographical responsbility here.
we cannot ignore the Srilankan Tamils when the SL Govt is launching a genocide….. nor we can ignore the plight of those Malaysian Tamils who are at the received end over the past three/four years… so too, our Indian Govt has the geographical responsbility to speak up for all the persons of Indian Origin who are now living in Fiji, South Africa, Caribean, etc… and also to raise a strong voice in support of the minority Hindus living in Bangladesh or Pakisthan.
If we fail to understand our responsibility, and if we stick to the failed ‘non-inteventionist policy’ of Nehru times, I am sorry, our country will be facing a real threat when it comes to people’s unity and territorial integrity.
INDIA SHOULD INTERVENE.
BUT DUE TO SONIA, India wont intervene.
AND had it been Jayalalithaa, she would have long back withdrew the support to Central Govt; since it is the power-hungry Karunanidhi at the helm of affairs, all things went against Tamils in SL.
Had it been Vajpayee or Advani in power, SL Govt wouldnt have got the power to counter LTTE.
Everyone in Tamil Nadu, Srilanka knows this truth.
Now because of the callous indifference shown by Sonia and Co, CHINA & PAKISTHAN are gaining foothold in Srilanka… what a shame, my brother… The Italian lady has brought a great shame to India!!!
Hi Sandeep,
Ayubowan!
Sri Lanka has been going through a hell with the mass murder of innocent and un-armed civilians, suicide bombing and destruction to the property by the made in India Tamil Tiger Terrorists. Over 75,000 people have been massacred to death. Destruction to the public property is enormous. For the past 26 years the whole nation has been living in fear of getting blown up by terrorist’s bombs. The whole country has been mourning for the loss of their loved ones. The enormity of pain and suffering, loss of lives and damages to the property cannot be estimated in dollars and cents. The world’s most dangerous Terrorist group LTTE was formed in the early 1980s by your then Indian Prime Minister Indira GANDHI and the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.G.RAMACHANDRAN to terrorise Sri Lanka.
Indira GANDHI gave US$10 million out of the Indian Taxpayers money to the LTTE while Ramachandran together India’s RAW provided the terrorists with guerrilla training, arms and weapons and all other necessary equipment and material for the terrorist activities in Sri Lanka. Ramachandran also supplied the terrorists with food and medicine, men women and children to fight a war with Sri Lanka government. That has been continued even after his death by Karunanidi, his daughter Kanimozi, Vaiko, Nedumaran and South Indian Bar Association. All terrorist activities in Sri Lanka were conducted in conniving with the Tamil Nadu corrupt politicians. To justify the terrorism in Sri Lanka, India invented an imaginary non-existing ethnic issue. India thereafter became a bully brother to Sri Lanka pestering on a political solution to the non existing ethnic issue whereas all Sri Lankan communities are coexisting in peace and harmony. My boy Jagvantgh Singh, it is not calling for sanctions, INDIA MUST APPLOGISE TO SRI LANKA AND PAY DAMAGES AND COMPENSATION FOR THE LOST LIVES AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY.
2500 YEARS OLD SRI LANKA’S HISTORY
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2500 years old Sri Lanka’s history it is clearly stated that Sri Lank’s only enemy has been the Indians. Many a time Indians invaded Sri Lanka and caused immense damage and destruction to the country. So Indian’s animosity with Sri Lanka is not a new thing.
ATTACK ON SRI LANKAN CRICKETERS IN PAKISTAN
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The world points its finger at India’s RAW on this cowardly act. The intension of India was to retaliate Pakistan for the Moombai terrorist attack with the lives of Sri Lankan cricketers.
DIXIT AND NIRUPAMA
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Former Indian High Commissioners Dixit and Nirupama behaved in a manner as if Sri Lanka was under Indian rule. They walked all over Sri Lanka’s constitution. In the past when Sri Lanka shopped around to purchase arms and weapons to fight made in India terrorists, India bullied Sri Lanka to buy Indian weapons and India sold faulty air traffic monitoring system, thereby the Terrorists blew up 25 Sri Lankan fighter air crafts.
In the past from time to time Indian politicians visited Sri Lanka to lecture on how to manage its internal affairs. Aren’t you Indians happy with 75,000 and more civilians being hacked to death by your Terrorist group LTTE? YOU INDIANS MUST LEARN TO RESPECT THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF YOUR NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. INDIA MUST STOP FORTHWITH THE BULLY BROTHER TACTICS IN THE REGION. What do you prefer Yaswanth Sinha? Shut your mouth and keep all others guessing you are a fool or open your mouth and prove it yourself.
LOKERBY DISASTER
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The Lokerby disaster was planned and implemented by Libya’s Mohammad Gadaffi. Some 225 Americans were killed in that PANAM plane crash. AMERICA CLAIMED SOME TEN BILLION DOLLARS AS DAMAGES TO 225 AMERICAN VICTIMS.
BOPAL DISASTER.
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Bopal disaster was an accident. However American Chemical Company PAID DAMAGES TO THE INDIAN VICTIMS.
AUSTRALIA APPOLOGISED TO THE AUSTRALIAN STOLEN GENERATION
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No sooner Australian Labour party came in to power in 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the leader of the opposition Dr. Brendon Nelson apologised to the stolen generation in Australia. COMPENSATION WAS ALSO PAID TO THE CLAIMANTS. Australia was highly praised by the civilised world in the act of humanity.
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INDIA IS A COUNTRY WITH A STRONG CULTURE AND AN ANCIENT HISTORY. WITH PRIDE AND DIGNITY INDIA MUST APPOLOGISE TO SRI LANKA. THEREAFTER INDIA MUST HELP SRI LANKA TO RECONSTRUCT AND DEVELOP THE WAR TORN COUNTRY WITH COMPENSATION TO THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM INCLUDING THE TAMIL TIGER TERRORISTS KILLED IN THE WAR. INDIA ALSO MUST STOP POINTING ITS FINGER AT, INTERFERING IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS, AND THE BULLY BROTHER ATTITUDE ON THE ISLAND NATION OF SRI LANKA.
STANLEY PERERA,
Melbourne, Australia.
stupid article…. indian intelligence agencies suckkkkkkkkkk……….. u always blame d innocents nd leav d criminal……..