Change the system of Governance to one that will PUSH OUT these Power-hungry Professional Politicians(PPP) from participating in the ‘governing system’.

Create a UNIQUE SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE that would ultimately bring in GOOD GOVERNANCE by showing the way out for injustice, discrimination, oppression and corruption born due to and bred by the present system of governance that is mistakenly or mischievously termed as democratic by persons who call themselves political scientists.

So, it is high-time we start to RETHINK in terms of a solution that would address the ASPIRATIONS ALL THE PEOPLE in the country, not just the aspirations of the Tamils, in a just and meaningful way rather than continue to criticize other people for their “faults”.

The best political solution or system of governance to address the problems faced by various sections of the Sri Lankan society – particularly the poor, the politically weak and the various categories of “minorities” who do not carry any “political weight” – would be to DILUTE the powers of all elected representatives of the people by separating the various powers of the Parliament and by horizontally empowering different sets of people’s representatives elected on different area basis to administer the different sets of the separated powers at different locations.

You have spoken about the ‘Root Cause’ of the problems of Lanka.

I give below the comments that I wrote on the article: “LLRC Reommendations: Can the Rajapakse Regime Digest” written by Kusal Perara (www.groundviews.org. – 18th Dec. 2011).

A. S. Uthayakumar
December 18, 2011 • 5:44 pm
Kusal Perera has touched some important emphases and recommendations made by the LLRC. But, on one hand, some very important emphases have been ignored and, on the other, Kusal Perera has failed to mention some very important matters that were not touched in the LLRC Report.
The Commission has emphasized in the paragraph – 8.150:
“The Commission takes the view that the Root Cause of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka lies in the failure of successive Governments to address the genuine grievances of the Tamil people. The country may not have been confronted with a violent separatist agenda, if the political consensus at the time of independence had been sustained and if policies had been implemented to build up and strengthen the confidence of the minorities around the system which had gained a reasonable measure of acceptance.”
Thus the LLRC accepts that the violent separatist agenda was the outcome of the failure of the successive Governments of Sri Lanka to address the genuine grievances of the Tamil people!
Further, under “The Different Phases in the Narrative of Tamil Grievances” it has mentioned in para.8.163 of the Report:
“The decisive rift in the inter-ethnic relationship came first with the riots of 1958, then in1977, and culminating in what is known as ‘Black July’ of 1983, and the heinous failure of the then Government to provide adequate protection to Tamil citizens. The problems pertaining to the Tamil Community and their grievances cannot be fully addressed without a fuller understanding of this culture of violence that marred the relationship between the Sinhala and Tamil communities.”
Thus, the LLRC indirectly accepts that the “culture of violence” was introduced in the country NOT BY THE TAMILS, but by the Sinhalese and it was indirectly catalyzed by the Governments of Sri Lanka!
At this juncture it is very important to note that the LLRC has not mentioned in its Report what actually caused the successive Governments of Sri Lanka to implement policies and actions that produced genuine grievances to the Tamils and other minorities of the country.
Here the LLRC should have analyzed and come to a definite conclusion on WHETHER THE GOVERNMENTS OF SRI LANKA FORMULATED AND IMPLEMENTED POLICIES AND ACTIONS BASED ON SOME DOCTRINE OR NOT!
Here the LLRC has either failed or conveniently got excused itself from talking about a very important question!
Here only the Paragraph 28 of the UN Panel Report becomes very important. It states that:
“After independence, political elites tended to prioritize short-term political gains, appealing to communal and ethnic sentiments, over long-term policies, which could have built an inclusive state that adequately represented the multicultural nature of the citizenry. Because of these dynamics and divisions, the formation of a unifying national identity has been greatly hampered. Meanwhile, SINHALA-BUDDHIST NATIONALISM GAINED TRACTION, ASSERTING A PRIVILEGED PLACE FOR THE SINHALESE AS THE PROTECTORS OF SRI LANKA,AS THE SACRED HOME OF BUDDHISM. THESE FACTORS RESULTED IN DEVASTATING AND ENDURING CONSEQUENCES FOR THE NATURE OF THE STATE, GOVERNANCE AND INTER-ETHNIC RELATIONS IN SRI LANKA.”
The UN Panel Reports thus emphasizes that the ‘ROOT CAUSE’ of the problems of Lanka has been its Sinhala Buddhist nationalism based on SACRED DOCTRINE: Sinhala – Sinhalese – Buddhism – Lanka doctrine with one to one correspondence.
Then, a very important question arises here.
The Commission would have been well aware of the statement in paragraph – 28 of the UN Panel Report. Then Why it failed to find out and mention in its Report why the successive Governments of Sri Lanka formulated and implemented policies and actions that produced grievances to the Tamil minorities of the country?
A logical analysis only would make us to come to the correct conclusion.
Had the Commission analyzed and mentioned why the successive Governments of Sri Lanka formulated and implemented policies and actions that produced grievances only to the Tamil minorities that would become proof for the intentional violations of the humanitarian and human rights laws at the last stages of war and after the war by the Government and its forces!
However, the recommendations made by the LLRC in its Report indirectly confirm that the Sri Lankan Governments have been basing their policies and actions under Sinhala – Buddhist nationalism based on the imaginary doctrine: Sinhala – Sinhalese – Buddhism – Lanka with one to one correspondence.
We have to wait and see how the Sinhala – Theravada Buddhist nationalist, the Government and the armed forces react to the Report of the LLRC.
Reply

a. Kusal Perera
December 19, 2011 • 9:28 am
Yes Uthayakumar,
I did skip most that would keep us discussing the past. I do agree with what you have posted. But I was only interested in what the Report held for the future. That was why I picked on what the Report provided as recommendations for militarisation, devolution, civil life and administration issues and Channel4 as one that would lead to the issue of war crimes.
My concern now is, will the R regime honour them, given their track record as a Sinhala power bloc. Here I have my doubts. And I feel the Tamil Diaspora would also drop the whole LLRC Report and stick to their “Hang the war criminals” shout.
That would be what this R regime would also prefer. Because that would not hold this regime responsible in implementing what the Tamil people living here on the ground most need for their life. Here in North-East, if the R regime can be pushed to at least honour the recommendation on de-militarising, then half the problem would be over.
So the issue now, as I see is, (while we could discuss those issues that relate to the past) can we get a good advocay campaign/lobby off the ground to compel this R regime to implement those recommendations. After all, it not us who say they are necessary solutions, but the very reliable Commissioners appointed by Rajapaksa himself.
Kusal
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i. A. S. Uthayakumar
December 20, 2011 • 6:18 am
Dear Kusal Perera,
Thanks for your reply.
However, without identifying the ‘Root Cause’ of the problems that our country has been facing since its independence, it would not be possible for the LLRC to give correct and full advice on RECONCILIATION.
On the other hand, without finding out whether the successive Governments of Sri Lanka have been basing their policies and actions with a certain doctrine or not, it would not be possible for the Commission to judge correctly whether the modes of military actions(using heavy weapons, Shelling hospitals, civilians, shelling no war zones etc causing deaths), methods of handling of the civilians, surrendered LTTE fighters with or without weapons during the war and post war mishandling of civilians and the surrendered LTTE fighters by the Government of Sri Lanka and the forces WERE INTENTIONAL OR NOT.
The paragraphs 8.150 and 8.163 of the LLRC Report and some others confirm that the Governments of Sri Lanka have formulated and executed policies and actions based on a CERTAIN DOCTRINE.
Thus, had there been any proven mass killings of both civilians and the surrendered LTTE fighters, and mishandling of the civilians and surrendered LTTE fighters, it would automatically confirm that they were carried out intentionally and human rights and humanitarian laws were violated intentionally. This is a war crime.

Dear wijayapala!

Please note that I have written:

“Thus, unless the Sinhala nation rejects in words and deeds its Sinhala – ‘Theravada’ Buddhist nationalism based on the false and imaginary doctrine: “Aryan” – Sinhala – Sinhalese – ‘Theravada’ Buddhism – Lanka with one to one correspondence, reconciliation will not be possible.”

You have asked: “Who will do all this massive work? You?”

Though it appears as a massive work, if planed out and done scientifically, the studies on all these could be completed within 3 months. I have already done the scientific studies on all these.
In the presentation that I made before the LLRC -Jaffna Secretariat sitting on 12th November, 2010, I explained all these. I presented a printed booklet of 52 pages (1/8 size) analyzing all these in brief to all the members of the Commission and the Journalists from the South.Also I distributed about 1000 printed copies to the MPs, Ministers, University Profs, Media, Embassies, UN Bodies, NGOs etc. also.
If you want a soft copy, please let me know your e-mail address. My e-mail address is: [email protected].

“..I feel there is hope for our country…”

Of course, We all should have hope. Let alone our country.

You better listen to the song from Gypsyies “I don’t know why..”

Sunil Ayaa is one of many true patriot. I am proud of him.

GOD save our country. Thank you

Dear Abimanasingham (you have such a great name, why did you misspell it??)

“Thus, unless the Sinhala nation rejects in words and deeds its Sinhala – ‘Theravada’ Buddhist nationalism”

Are you able to comprehend the incredible contradiction in your words?? You want the Sinhala “nation” to abandon its “nationalism”- how is it possible for something to abandon what makes it what it is????

“To do that all the pali, Sinhala, Tamil literature and archaeological finds should be re-examined scientifically and correct conclusion should be reached. The archaeological finds include ‘Brahmi,’ Tamil and Sinhala inscriptions, statues, sculptures, coins, seals, paintings, potsherds, earthen wares, flags etc. In all these we find hundreds different symbols placed in combination. Unless we study and find out correctly what these symbols severally and jointly symbolize, conclusion about the archaeological finds will be wrong and imaginary.”

Who will do all this massive work? You?

“Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: What? Why? How?”

“The Greek word for reconciliation is tikkum olam, meaning to heal, to repair and to transform, and this can be treated as the meaning of reconciliation in a nutshell.”

The ‘Root Cause’ of the problems in Lanka has been the Sinhala – ‘Theravada’ Buddhist nationalism based on the false and imaginary doctrine: “Aryan” – Sinhala – Sinhalese – ‘Theravada’ Buddhism – Lanka with one to one correspondence and the successive governments of Sri Lanka dominated by the Sinhala Buddhists formulating their policies based on this imaginary and false doctrine and unilaterally implementing them.

Thus, unless the Sinhala nation rejects in words and deeds its Sinhala – ‘Theravada’ Buddhist nationalism based on the false and imaginary doctrine: “Aryan” – Sinhala – Sinhalese – ‘Theravada’ Buddhism – Lanka with one to one correspondence, reconciliation will not be possible. As long as the Sinhala nation adheres to its Sinhala ‘Theravada’ Buddhist nationalsim based on its false and imaginary doctrine, ‘Tamil nationalism’ will continue to exist!

Thus for reconciliation, first of all the Sinhalese should be explained with scientific evidence that their Sinhala -Theravada Buddhist nationalism is based on the imaginary and false doctrine: “Aryan” – Sinhala – Sinhalese – Theravada Buddhism – Lanka with one to one correspondence.

To do that all the pali, Sinhala, Tamil literature and archaeological finds should be re-examined scientifically and correct conclusion should be reached. The archaeological finds include ‘Brahmi,’ Tamil and Sinhala inscriptions, statues, sculptures, coins, seals, paintings, potsherds, earthen wares, flags etc. In all these we find hundreds different symbols placed in combination. Unless we study and find out correctly what these symbols severally and jointly symbolize, conclusion about the archaeological finds will be wrong and imaginary.
Tamil words have been used for symbolization in ‘Brahmi’ inscriptions and flags. On the other hand literary symbolization also had been used in Tamil, Singala and Pali literature.

To do this, we must have a thorough knowledge on the following:

1) Symbolization;

2) Symbolization of Buddha and Buddhism;

3) the word – meaning relationship of the Tamil language;

4) the difference between ‘Theravada’ Buddhism and ‘Mahayana’ Buddhism;

5) Saivaism.

‘Symbolization’ is a very vast and scientific field invented and utilized by the human society, particularly from Lanka and the Indian subcontinent. A Word, phrase, sentence, poem, music, dance, drama, iconography, painting, thus inscriptions, statues, sculptures, coins, seals,etc. etc. involve symbolization.

Thus, the Sinhalese and Tamil academics and others have much work to do before the Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim politicians talk about “Reconciliation.”