Jayalath,

Several effigies of Sumanthiran have been burnt. This is
deeply threatening. Sampanthan has not been touched because he is now widely
regarded as an elder statesman, almost in the mould of Chelvanayakam.
Anandasangaree was for long the prime target of the LTTE, but he was under
heavy armed protection provided by the State. If you have real doubts as to
what the Tamils want, read the latest election manifestoes of the leading Tamil
parties.

Justin,

Tamil people
in the north east have no acceptable alternative candidate or party to vote
for. In any case the voters knew that their leaders wanted devolution, not secession.
The Tigers also knew this, which is why they killed so many of those leaders.

To Anpu and Puniselva,

It is difficult to set a time frame for radical change. We need to keep pushing and remain both patient and vigilant.

You have given a very sensible answer.
There are 3 kinds of people.
1. Those who inflicted with “Rajapakse” decease
2. Those who inflicted with “Tamil Cause” decease
3. Those who are healthy.
We all should try and live at the present moment and think of priorities.
1. Bring back proper Law and Order
2. Bring back proper Law and Order
3. Bring back proper Law and Order
All other issues will be addressed automatically. Past is past, but today we have a President who appointed his brother to a position he doesn’t deserve. We have a President who appointed a Minister, who then appointed his own brother to a position he cannot even function. Today we have a Prime Minister who appointed a CB Governor who clearly acted unethically without ANY heart to poor tax payer. To day we have a defence minister who went to Disney Land with a man who bribed virtually every politician.

Can racists who are not brought back to senses ever be constructive in criticism on linguistic matters? Can an anti LTTE person be neutral and sensible on Tamil matters?

If Vadukoddai resolution of 1976 reflected the demands of minority, how did TULF obtain 67% votes in 1977 election demanding a separate state?

Mr Nesiah

Majority of the Sinhalese Buddhist leaders do not practice Buddhism. But they are building viharas in the N&E. I do not see any progress.

Tamil Guardian 06 December 2015
‘No one can put pressure on us’ states Sri Lankan prime ministerSri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe burshed off claims that his government had come under pressure to sign the Rome Statue and join the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Colombo Gazette reported the prime minister as saying,

“No one can put pressure on us and no one has put pressure on us”.

He went on to state that Sri Lanka would not be joining the ICC and reports of mass atrocities, as outlined in a UN report earlier this year, would be addressed through a domestic accountability mechanism.

Tamil Guardian 06 December 2015
Sri Lankan troops place 28 Buddha statues in new vihara buildingTroops from the Sri Lankan military orchestrated a religious ceremony and placed 28 Buddha statues in a newly constructed Buddhist vihara building in Kilinochchi last week.

Tamil Guardian 06 December 2015
Sri Lankan army constructs new Buddhist temple building in Eastern ProvinceThe Sri Lankan declared open a new building for a Buddhist temple in Batticaloa last week, according to an official army website.

The new building at the Sri Pantharma Temple in Vellaveli in the Eastern Province, was opened on November 27th, as Tamils across the North-East and the world marked Tamil remembrance day.

http://www.tamilguardian.com/

I agree with you regarding the nature of the LTTE. Let it RIP. Since it is no more, we should turn our attention to Reconciliation in and the Reconstruction of our common motherland – Sri Lanka. Persisting in attacking the LTTE is, as expressed in a Tamil saying, like hitting a dead snake – a vain and stupid exercise.

However, there are two categories of people who need to pretend to believe that the LTTE yet exists and is potent, viz:

1) A section of the Tamil diaspora that had depended on the LTTE for their existence and influence.

2) Racists within Sri Lanka who oppose Reconciliation for their own political reasons.

We should ignore these two categories as irrelevant and proceed to rebuild our island and to promote the welfare of all Sri Lankans.

We cannot afford to fail to follow Rev Sobithe Thero’s path – the last hope for a political solution to the conflict.