தமிழர்களைப் பாதுகாக்க ஐ.நா. தலையிட வேண்டும்: சீக்கிய அடிப்படைவாத அமைப்பு கோரிக்கை

ஈழத் தமிழர்களுக்குத் தமது ஆதரவைத் தெரியப்படுத்தியிருக்கும் இந்தியாவின் சீக்கிய அடிப்படைவாத அமைப்புக்களில் ஒன்றான டால் ஹால்சா (Dal Khalsa) போர் இடம்பெறும் பகுதியில் சிக்கியுள்ள ஆயிரக்கணக்கான தமிழர்களைப் பாதுகாப்பதற்கு ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் சபை தலையிட வேண்டும் எனவும் கோரியுள்ளது.

டால் ஹால்ஸா அமைப்பின் அரசியல் விவகாரங்களுக்கான செயலாளர் கன்வர் பால் சிங் இது தொடர்பாக இன்று வெள்ளிக்கிழமை கருத்துத் தெரிவிக்கையில், ஈழத் தமிழர்களின் துன்பங்கள் தொடர்பாக தாம் கவனத்தைச் செலுத்துவதாகக் குறிப்பிட்டார்.

"ஈழத் தமிழர்களின் துன்பங்களைக் குறைப்பதற்கான எந்தவிதமான நடவடிக்கைகளிலும் அனைத்துலக சமூகம் ஈடுபடாத அதேவேளையில், சிறிலங்கா அரசாங்கம் இந்தப் படுகொலைகளைச் செய்துவருகின்றது" எனவும் அவர் குற்றம்சாட்டினார்.

இது ஐ.நா.வின் கோட்பாடுககளையும், மனித உரிமைகள் தொடர்பான பிரகடனங்களையும் மீறும் ஒரு செயற்பாடு எனவும் தெரிவித்த சிங், சிறிலங்கா இராணுவத்தின் இவ்வாறான செயற்பாடுகளுக்கு இந்தியா ஆதரவளிப்பது பிராந்தியத்தில் சமாதானத்தையும் உறுதித்தன்மையையும் கொண்டுவருவதற்கு பாதகமானதாகவே அமையும் எனவும் அவர் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.

tamil flame

ஒரு சீக்கியர் சார்லஸ் அந்தோனிக்கு எழுதிய கடிதம்

http://worldsikhnews.com/22%20April%202009...o%20protect.htm

Whose Responsibility is it to protect?

As the world watches and India celebrates elections and cricket,

hundreds upon thousands are dying a few hundred kilometers away. It is

time to awaken our conscience and the spirit of universal brotherhood.

The death of Eelam Tamils and the destruction of their homeland in Sri

Lanka have prompted Jagmohan Singh to write an Open Letter to Charles

Anthony, the son of Vellupillai Prabhakaran. The writer pleads for

immediate international intervention by civil society from all over

the world and expresses solidarity with Tamil fighters and civilians.

Dear Charles Anthony

Please accept my solidarity with your struggle for survival, identity

and freedom.

Having witnessed the struggle in Punjab from close quarters, I can

understand the circumstances in which you and your people are waging a

fight for survival.

In the media, one day, your father –Vellupillai Prabhakaran is a

friend, the other day he is a foe. Some day he was protected, today

he is haunted. For some he is a terrorist, for many he is a saviour.

What he is should be best left for history to judge.

I belong to a martial race. Sikhs are known to befriend martial

people. Though many political leaders in Punjab may not have opened

their mouths and made bold statements, believe me,there are many who

admire the spirit, determination and fighting prowess of Tamil Eelam

fighters. The present news about the downtrend in your struggle has

saddened many here.

I write this letter to express solidarity when you and your people

face the chemical weapons and poisonous gasses of the Sri Lankan army

and when thousands of innocents trapped in the cross fire are given

just a few hours to leave.

“Norwegian Minister for International Development Erik Solheim may not

be able to perform miracles, but at least he should have restrained

himself from committing blunders. Diplomacy may be the art of the

possible, but a liberation struggle is to make impossible, possible.”

I am moved by the suffering of the Tamil Eelam population in Sri

Lanka. The photographs of the misery of women and children should move

mountains but sadly it does not. The whole world, thanks to 24 hour

multiple television channels has become immune to pain and suffering.

My heart goes out to all men, women and children who are forced to

flee their homeland and also to the core Tamil Eelam fighters. While

writing so, I feel a sense of guilt that my writing is only an

expression of my inner feelings, though as a Sikh the only thing that

I should be doing is joining you in your fight. My prayers and good

wishes are with you.

For the Tamil Eelam as for many organizations worldwide, despite the

best of timely and thorough documentation, the international community

has failed to take action to mitigate the misery and suffering of the

thousands in Sri Lanka. Like India downing the Sikhs, Kashmiris and

the people of the North-East and getting away with it, today, the Sri

Lankan government is getting away with broad daylight murder and

mayhem.

It is heartening to see the Tamil Diaspora taking to the streets and

forcing dialogue in European capitals. I am particularly impressed by

the retort of the Tamil Diaspora to the Norwegian leadership. I have

read reports that when Norwegian Tamils laid a siege of the Oslo-based

office of the country’s Prime Minister and confronted the government

there, the Norwegian Minister for International Development, Erik

Solheim is reported to have said, “I can understand the level of

desperation among the Tamils in Norway. But, I can't cause

miracles."

Like the stand of the Tamil leadership, the Indian leadership too has

been playing Chanakya with you and your leadership. And, successfully.

The world cannot clearly decipher whether India is your foe or friend.

India revels in this kind of double entendre. It continues to train

and arm Sri Lankan army personnel to the teeth and yet maintains a

soft face.

He is reported to have replied to a question posed by the journalists

of Norwegian state owned NRK, "I can talk to the demonstrators. I can

talk to USA, Japan and EU once again to see if there is anything more

that could be done to stop the war in Sri Lanka." Tamil writer K. P.

Aravintham’s reply to him is apt and classic. He said, “Solheim may

not be able to perform miracles, but at least he should have

restrained himself from committing blunders. Diplomacy may be the art

of the possible, but a liberation struggle is to make impossible,

possible.”

Scandinavian countries are particularly known for their courage and

conviction in the area of human rights and that is why perhaps your

leadership had chosen the brokerage of Norway. However, Aravintham has

hit the nail on the head when he said, “Norway failed in grasping the

point. Posing as a neutral party to peace facilitation, Norway has no

justification in joining the co-chairs demanding the LTTE to lay down

arms. More serious is the stand expecting the civilians of Vanni to

forfeit themselves into the genocidal hands of Colombo. Through their

procedural failures, the Norwegians have brought in discredit to the

whole idea of international peace brokering. There is still time for

them to mend their ways if they can come out really independent from

playing stooges to geo-political ambitions of powers and are prepared

to commit themselves to the norms of global human civilization.”

The beleagured people of Tamil Eelam continue to reel under the

jackboots of the Sinhalese despots with active and passive support

from India and many other countries. The affinity of Eelam Tamils with

their brethren in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is also being

ignored. Thirteen Tamil sisters and scores of others are on fast unto

death in your support, but do the media and the government care,

particularly when the whole country is in an election mode?

Last year around this time, Kosovo was born as a new country. A year

before that, Timor Lieste attained freedom. I was hoping that 2009

would belong to Tamil Eelam. I am still hopeful, though it may not

happen this year.

From a distance the pan-Tamil posturing by the Tamil leadership in

Tamil Nadu appears to be deceptive and insincere. I am not sure

whether they are genuinely supporting your mission. You know better.

To me it seems that like the Tamil leadership, the Indian leadership

too has been playing Chanakya with you and your cause. And,

successfully. The world cannot clearly decipher whether India is your

foe or friend. India revels in this kind of double entendre. It

continues to train and arm Sri Lankan army personnel to the teeth, yet

maintains a soft face.

I am not a defence analyst, but I think that when the Norway-led peace

process started, the struggle of your people was hit hard. I am sure

your leaders then had practical reasons for the decision but

invariably such peace process attempts of insincere governments enable

the entrenched violators to further arm themselves and cause more

death and destruction. India has always done the same with Sikhs,

Kashmiris, Nagas and Mizos. The changed geo-political situation of the

world after 9/11 has changed the paradigm of your struggle and this

could also be the cause for shifting stands by the Norwegians.

Last year around this time, Kosovo was born a new country. A year

before that, Timor Lieste attained freedom. I was hoping that 2009

would belong to Tamil Eelam. I am still hopeful, though it does not

appear likely this year.

There is an impression worldwide that your struggle is at the last

stage. With truth as a casualty and facts not clearly emerging, it is

my sincere hope that it is not so. Your struggle must carry on. You

must continue to hold high the flag of rebellion and freedom.

It is also my hope that former US attorney Bruce Fein succeeds in

indicting US citizen Gothabaya Rajapakse and green card holder Gen.

Fonseka for crimes against humanity. The New York based Genocide

Prevention Project has issued a red alert against eight countries

where genocide is happening and Sri Lanka is one of them. Let us hope

they succeed in heightening awareness of the deteriorating human

rights situation in your homeland.

Even in the United Nations Security Council, there is a bleak hope the

Mexican ambassador to UN -Claude Hellen’s attempt to bring a

resolution on the question of responsibility to protect one’s own

population goes through.

Dear Mr. Charles, as the son of a man who ventures to change the

geography of South Asia, I am sure you would keep the fight on. From

my side, I have this to say, as I told the Kosovars when they won

their freedom, “We have a saying attributed to the Tenth master of the

Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, which reads, “no one gives you freedom on a

platter; those who have it, get it by the sheer grit of their own

determination and strength.” Sooner or later, you will have it.

I wish you and your people to have the taste of freedom in this

lifetime. Let God Almighty shower his blessings on the Tamil people

and their suffering end and let them stand tall as a free people in

the world.

Sincerely

Jagmohan Singh

The author is a commentator based in Ludhiana, Punjab. He may be

contacted at jsbigideas@gmail.com