08-12-2004, 06:07 PM
Karuna Speaks: Peace talks the biggest comical circus being staged by Prapakaran
Karuna continues : yesterday I spoke about Karikalan.
In fact Karikalan is a friend of mine. He raised voice against the LTTE leadership and spoke openly on behalf of me. I knew that well.
He was unable to hold on with his independent position for a long time. Unfortunately, he was subdued, threatened and intimidated.
His wife is from Jaffna and was working in the Vanni as a medical practitioner.
Karikalan was summoned through his wife to Vanni and there he was told that he should stop prating about me. Prating … yes this was how I was informed that his view was termed by the Vanni handlers.
Vanni leadership strictly scolded and disciplined him. “If you want to be alive keep your dirty gap shut about Karuna. No Batticaloa sentiments over here, understand? Once you are in the outfit, you must follow the ‘Leader’s Order’ that is all.”
They continued, “This is not a parliament or trade union organization to tolerate dissenting views within the outfit”– Karikalan was told with a stern finality.
My contact within the outfit told me the details of how a senior cadre was mistreated. He was admonished, because he was out of place, in Vanni.
They told him that Prabakaran’s word is the “Gospel Truth” and to give up resentment and simply follow the “Great Leader Prabakaran.”
I came to know these details later.
Subsequently, poor Karikalan, especially his wife was rewarded with a trip to Switzerland, accompanying her husband after the brain storming session in Vanni.
There in Switzerland he made statements against me to pacify the expatriate Tamils who lives in Europe and in North America – what else he can do except following His Master’s Voice? I pity for him!
Also I learnt that Jim Kelly Thattha and Robert who were taken to Vanni by Ramesh are shot and killed on the orders of Prabakaran. When I heard of their death, I was stunned for a minute. I prayed for them.
What a gem they both were. Both of them were war-weary and dare devils. Their courage was unmatched. The Tamil liberation struggle has lost two able field commanders.
“Asian Tribune” asked about the killing of Professor Thambiah and of journalist Nadesan.
Karuna Speaks: I have already replied to these questions in my last interview I had with Thamil Broadcasting Corporation. I also saw the interview was very nicely translated in the “Asian Tribune”, therefore to save energy and time you may also make your readers to take a look at that interview for those details.
But I have to elaborate on one important aspect. There is an allegation against me as I am involved in regionalism and regional politics. I remember an adage in the English language – Charity begins at home.
Because I love my region it does not mean that I am opposed to Tamil nationalism. I am a Tamil nationalist better than the so called Tamil nationalists of the Vanni group.
My Tamil nationalism embraces not the Tamils alone, but that includes the Tamil-speaking people in this country. One cannot be a Tamil nationalist by discarding and harassing a section of the Tamil-speaking people of this country and involving in the ethnic cleansing..
Muslims living in this country are also from the Tamil ethnicity. I have no doubt about it, though even a section of the Muslims who have been misled by their leadership might come to challenge my statement.
Ethnicity is grouped based on the language one speaks and this is my definition of ethnicity and I think that definition as a most accepted one.
Earlier, Muslim leaders of Colombo, they cleverly drove a wedge in the midst of the Tamil-speaking people, - Tamils and the Muslims.
By the divisive ploy of the Muslim leaders of Colombo, they managed to separate the Muslims from the Tamils and today they have successfully evolved a religious based distinct group – called Muslims, as a separate social entity but they are not a separate ethnic entity.
But I consider the Tamils and Muslims belongs to the Tamil-speaking group – Tamil nationalism and inseparable.
I should also point out that, if I was a regionalist, I would not have supported the Tamil candidates who contested in the Tamil Arasu Kadchi party ticket in the Eastern region. Despite difference of opinion by that time with the Vanni group, I and my people worked for the victory of those candidates.
If we would have opposed them and told the people in the region not to cast their votes to Tamil Arasu Kadchi candidates today none of them would have won in the Eastern region.
If I have not worked for their victory, by now we would be having at least two or three Douglas Devanananda’s people representing the Eastern region in the parliament.
When I refer Eastern region, it must be remembered that I am referring the entire region including Trincomalee.
Trincomalee - has to be the capital city of the traditional homeland of the Tamils.
Trincomalee also is included when I refer Eastern region. We had an efficient leader for the Trincomallee region, who was my friend Pathuman.
Pathuman was a good friend of ours. During the early days when my issue was discussed he supported my position.
He was quietly summoned to Vanni. There he was told to stop speaking in favor of me. When he refused he was arrested and thrown into the jail. My friend today is languishing in the torture chambers of the Vanni group. There should be an end to all these brutalities and violence. We will definitely expose all these things in the months to come and bring an end to this sordid episode.
When “Asian Tribune” asked about Thamilselvan’s statement about the ongoing dilly-dallying of the peace Talks, by the Tamil rebel outfit …?
Karuna speaks : I am watching this comical circus with a keen interest. How can they concentrate on talks when the danger knocks at their very door in my form?
As they said my issue has to be brought to an end and that could happen only by me and my group dislodges them from the East, which would be a reality soon
Kindly understand that the so called peace talks are the biggest comical circus ever staged by Prapakaran.
End of the first session of the three part series.
- Asian Tribune -
Karuna continues : yesterday I spoke about Karikalan.
In fact Karikalan is a friend of mine. He raised voice against the LTTE leadership and spoke openly on behalf of me. I knew that well.
He was unable to hold on with his independent position for a long time. Unfortunately, he was subdued, threatened and intimidated.
His wife is from Jaffna and was working in the Vanni as a medical practitioner.
Karikalan was summoned through his wife to Vanni and there he was told that he should stop prating about me. Prating … yes this was how I was informed that his view was termed by the Vanni handlers.
Vanni leadership strictly scolded and disciplined him. “If you want to be alive keep your dirty gap shut about Karuna. No Batticaloa sentiments over here, understand? Once you are in the outfit, you must follow the ‘Leader’s Order’ that is all.”
They continued, “This is not a parliament or trade union organization to tolerate dissenting views within the outfit”– Karikalan was told with a stern finality.
My contact within the outfit told me the details of how a senior cadre was mistreated. He was admonished, because he was out of place, in Vanni.
They told him that Prabakaran’s word is the “Gospel Truth” and to give up resentment and simply follow the “Great Leader Prabakaran.”
I came to know these details later.
Subsequently, poor Karikalan, especially his wife was rewarded with a trip to Switzerland, accompanying her husband after the brain storming session in Vanni.
There in Switzerland he made statements against me to pacify the expatriate Tamils who lives in Europe and in North America – what else he can do except following His Master’s Voice? I pity for him!
Also I learnt that Jim Kelly Thattha and Robert who were taken to Vanni by Ramesh are shot and killed on the orders of Prabakaran. When I heard of their death, I was stunned for a minute. I prayed for them.
What a gem they both were. Both of them were war-weary and dare devils. Their courage was unmatched. The Tamil liberation struggle has lost two able field commanders.
“Asian Tribune” asked about the killing of Professor Thambiah and of journalist Nadesan.
Karuna Speaks: I have already replied to these questions in my last interview I had with Thamil Broadcasting Corporation. I also saw the interview was very nicely translated in the “Asian Tribune”, therefore to save energy and time you may also make your readers to take a look at that interview for those details.
But I have to elaborate on one important aspect. There is an allegation against me as I am involved in regionalism and regional politics. I remember an adage in the English language – Charity begins at home.
Because I love my region it does not mean that I am opposed to Tamil nationalism. I am a Tamil nationalist better than the so called Tamil nationalists of the Vanni group.
My Tamil nationalism embraces not the Tamils alone, but that includes the Tamil-speaking people in this country. One cannot be a Tamil nationalist by discarding and harassing a section of the Tamil-speaking people of this country and involving in the ethnic cleansing..
Muslims living in this country are also from the Tamil ethnicity. I have no doubt about it, though even a section of the Muslims who have been misled by their leadership might come to challenge my statement.
Ethnicity is grouped based on the language one speaks and this is my definition of ethnicity and I think that definition as a most accepted one.
Earlier, Muslim leaders of Colombo, they cleverly drove a wedge in the midst of the Tamil-speaking people, - Tamils and the Muslims.
By the divisive ploy of the Muslim leaders of Colombo, they managed to separate the Muslims from the Tamils and today they have successfully evolved a religious based distinct group – called Muslims, as a separate social entity but they are not a separate ethnic entity.
But I consider the Tamils and Muslims belongs to the Tamil-speaking group – Tamil nationalism and inseparable.
I should also point out that, if I was a regionalist, I would not have supported the Tamil candidates who contested in the Tamil Arasu Kadchi party ticket in the Eastern region. Despite difference of opinion by that time with the Vanni group, I and my people worked for the victory of those candidates.
If we would have opposed them and told the people in the region not to cast their votes to Tamil Arasu Kadchi candidates today none of them would have won in the Eastern region.
If I have not worked for their victory, by now we would be having at least two or three Douglas Devanananda’s people representing the Eastern region in the parliament.
When I refer Eastern region, it must be remembered that I am referring the entire region including Trincomalee.
Trincomalee - has to be the capital city of the traditional homeland of the Tamils.
Trincomalee also is included when I refer Eastern region. We had an efficient leader for the Trincomallee region, who was my friend Pathuman.
Pathuman was a good friend of ours. During the early days when my issue was discussed he supported my position.
He was quietly summoned to Vanni. There he was told to stop speaking in favor of me. When he refused he was arrested and thrown into the jail. My friend today is languishing in the torture chambers of the Vanni group. There should be an end to all these brutalities and violence. We will definitely expose all these things in the months to come and bring an end to this sordid episode.
When “Asian Tribune” asked about Thamilselvan’s statement about the ongoing dilly-dallying of the peace Talks, by the Tamil rebel outfit …?
Karuna speaks : I am watching this comical circus with a keen interest. How can they concentrate on talks when the danger knocks at their very door in my form?
As they said my issue has to be brought to an end and that could happen only by me and my group dislodges them from the East, which would be a reality soon
Kindly understand that the so called peace talks are the biggest comical circus ever staged by Prapakaran.
End of the first session of the three part series.
- Asian Tribune -
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