Presentation to hold a referendum f for an independent Eelam i d d tE l Revision 15
for the for the Tamil National Council TNC 2‐Sep‐09
By E.Logeswaran, Researcher
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Contents of the presentation 1 Early history 1. E l hi t 2. Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and British rule 3. British rule and the solutions proposed, 1918 ‐ 1948 4. Sinhala rule, rights denial and the solutions proposed, 1948 ‐ 1977 5. Declaration and the mandate to restore and reconstitute Eelam 6. Tamil Freedom fighting groups in Eelam, 1960 Tamil Freedom fighting groups in Eelam, 1960 ‐ 2009 7. Exercising the right to self‐determination by building Eelam 8 Building of the armed forces to protect sovereignty of Tamil Eelam 8. Building of the armed forces to protect sovereignty of Tamil Eelam 9. Pursuing the economic, social and cultural development 10. Dismantling of the De Facto state of Tamil Eelam by Sri Lanka 11. Disappearance of Tamil Diaspora identity without their knowledge 12. Campaign to hold referendum with the aim of re‐establishing Eelam 2‐Sep‐09
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E ly Hi Early History y 2‐Sep‐09
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1. 200,000 to 50,000 BC: Evolution of "the Tamilian or Homo Dravida" 2. 200,000 to 100,000 BC: Beginning of the Tamil language. 3. 50,000 BC: Kumari Kandam civilisation.
Timelines of Tamil Early history
4. 20,000 BC: A lost Tamil culture of the Easter Island which had an advanced civilisation. 5. 16,000 BC: Lemuria submerged. (Refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumari_Kandam).
Chile 6 6087 BC: Second Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya 6. 6087 BC: Second Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king. king 7. 3031 BC: A Chera prince in his wanderings in the Solomon Islands saw wild sugarcane and started cultivation in Kumari Kandam. East of Papua East of Papua 8. 1780 BC: The Third Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king.
New Guinea
9. 7th century BC: Tolkappiyam (the earliest known extant Tamil grammar) . 10. Mathivanan claims his interpretation of history is validated by the discovery of the "Jaffna seal", a seal bearing a Tamil‐Brahmi inscription assigned by its excavators to the 3rd century BC (but claimed by Mathivanan to date toBy E.Logeswaran, Researcher 1600 BC). 2‐Sep‐09 4
Before and after Christ T il L d Tamil Land
India
Tamil Land Tamil Land
Tamils have been living on the Tamils have been living on the island long before 16,000 BC (refer Sangam) 2‐Sep‐09
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Ceylon was part of the land mass of Tamil Nadu. It y g became an island about 7000 years ago when it physically separated from Tamil Nadu TTamil il Nadu
7000 years ago Tamil Nadu Land Land mass
Satellite map Tamils continue t li to live on the th island after the physical separation from the land mass of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamils are the indigenous people in Sri Lanka 2‐Sep‐09
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Tamil Country during the Sangam Age River Palar Mamallapuram Chola Kingdom River South Pennar River South Pennar River Kaveri
Emblems of 3 Tamil Kingdoms Chera
Chera Kingdom
Musiri
Uraiyur Capital)
River Vaigai Vanchi ((Capital) p )
Pandiya g Kingdom
Kaverippumpattinam
Madurai (Capital)
River Thamiraparani Thondi (Port) Korkai (Port) 2‐Sep‐09
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Pandiya Kingdom 7
Early or Sangam Chola Kingdom
Tamil Land 2‐Sep‐09
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Sinhalese says that they are the descendants of Indian Prince Vijaya who took refugee in the of Indian Prince Vijaya who took refugee in the island 2500 years ago after expelled from India Part of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Tamil king Elara rule in 204 BC
Drifting Vijaya
Vijaya Vijaya took refuge in 543 BC ?
Buddhism introduced in 236 BC
Historians consider that the Vijaya’s arrival in Sri Lanka to be merely a myth 2‐Sep‐09
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Saivaites * S i it * Saivaites
B ddhi ** Buddhists ** Siva Buddha
Siva People:
Muslims
Tamils
Sinhalese
God:
Religion:
Allah
Siva
Jesus
B ddh Buddha
Islam
Saivaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Language (mother tongue): 2‐Sep‐09
Tamil
Sinhala = Tamil + Pali + Sanskrit (Emerged after 13th century)
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Tamils and Sinhalese are Dravidians 1. Marriage King Vijaya was married to a Tamil woman from Madurai 2. Similar Identity DNA of Tamil Nadu Tamils is matching the Eelam Tamils and Sinhalese
3. Signed treaties in Tamil g a. The king of Kotte, Bhuvanehabahu VII, signed the treaty with the Portuguese in Tamil b. One of the Kandiyan Chieftains, Ratwatta Disawa, the ancestor of Srimao Bandaranayake, signed the treaty in Tamil y , g y 2‐Sep‐09
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Long before 500 BC there were 7 Tamil Temples which are shown below Temples which are shown below Found 2591 B.C
Maviddapuram Trincomalee
Mannar Chilaw
Galle
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Sivanoli Pada Malai (Sacred mountain of Hindu Tamils) Tamil God Murukan in Kathirkamam
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Tamil, Portuguese, Tamil Portuguese Dutch and British h d iih rule 2‐Sep‐09
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Jaffna Kingdom existed for 403 years Portuguese landed in Ceylon in 1505 and took 115 years to conquer the Jaffna Kingdom. Though the Jaffna Kingdom fell, the areas to the south called Vanni did not accept the rule of the Portuguese. It did not p payy tribute to the Kandyan y Kingdom or to any other kingdom. It functioned as an autonomous entity. Although lh h at different diff times i the h territory of Eelam came under foreign rule, it never lost its Tamil Identity. even its it borders b d remained i d intact i t t till 1833. The Jaffna Kingdom existed with Nallur as its capital from 1215 AD to 1619 AD. The following are the names of the Kings and their period of rule of Tamil Eelam:‐ 2‐Sep‐09
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Three Ceylonese Kingdoms
Kandy
K tt Kotte
Jaffna
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Map drawn in 1681
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1519
1799
Tamil King Sangili
1803 Tamil King Pantara Vanniyan
Jaffna Kingdom
Kandyan Kingdom
Kotte Kingdom
“Two different nations, from a very ancient period, have divided between them the possession of the island; the Sinhalese inhabiting the interior in its southern and western parts from the river Wallouwe to Chilaw, and the Malabars (Tamils) who possess the Northern and Eastern districts. These two nations differ entirely in their religion, language and manners.” – Sir High Cleghorn – British colonial secretary – June 1799. 2‐Sep‐09
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Map drawn during British Rule 1833
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1897
2 Tamil Provinces 2 Tamil provinces and 3 Sinhala d h l and 7 Sinhala d h l provinces By E.Logeswaran, Researcher provinces
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Tamil Leaders Tamil Leaders and the solutions and the solutions proposed 1918 1948 1918 ‐ 2‐Sep‐09
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Tamil Leaders
Navalar 1822 ‐ 1879
G.G.Ponnampalam
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V. Navaratnam
Sir Ponnampalam Ramanathan
S.J.V.Chelvanayagam
Sir Ponnampalam Arunachalam
Tondaman
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A. Amirthalingam
C. Suntharalingam
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Sampanthan
Group representation 1922
25% Tamils
Federations within Ceylon 1938
50% Sinhalese
25% Minotrities
Federation with India & Eelam 1939
Federation with India & Ceylon 1940
Solutions proposed during proposed during the last 30 years of the British of the British Rule from 1918 to 1948 Rejected
Independent Separate Sinhala 1920 Territorial Eelam 1944 State 1944 Representation
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Independent Independent Unitary Ceylon 1948
Forced on Tamils 21
Rights denied, suppression Rights denied suppression of non‐violent resistance of non‐violent resistance, solutions proposed and the solutions proposed and the crimes committed during crimes committed during the Sinhala rule the Sinhala rule 1948 1977 1948 ‐ 2‐Sep‐09
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Denial of Tamils’ rights g 1. Colonising Tamil traditional home land with Sinhalese 2 Reduced voting power in the parliament 2. Reduced voting power in the parliament 3. Tamil has not been implemented as the official language 3. Tamil has not been implemented as the official language 4. Introduced University Entrance Standardization in 1970s 5. Stopped or minimised the gradual growth & advancement 6. Ignored the inputs of Tamil MPs to Constitutional & other changes
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Non‐violent Resistance suppressed by Police
1961 Tamil Leaders in Trincomalee 1961 Tamil Leaders in Trincomalee
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Women Volunteers outside the Gates of Old Jaffna Secretariat Old Jaffna Secretariat
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Solutions proposed between 1948 & 2009 1957 Regional Council
1987 North and East Merged Provincial Councils
2003 Interim Self‐Governing Administration
1986 two Provincial Council in North & Reconstituted Eastern Province 1983 Provincial Level Decentralisation
1985 District Council without Executive Power 1979 District Development Council 1965 District Council
1970 Autonomous Tamil State, Muslim State & 3 Sinhala States
1995 Devolution Package for all the provinces
All the solutions were rejected or unilaterally abrogated 2‐Sep‐09
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1959, 1968, 1976 Separate State 25
Anti Tamil Pogroms in 1956, 58, 61, 74, 77, 81 & 83 Beaten Killed MassacredHunted Shot
Torched
Abandoned Burned alive Destroyed
Wounded
Took refuge Camped
Chased 2‐Sep‐09
Displaced
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Declaration and the Declaration and the mandate to restore and d t t t d reconstitute the state of Eelam of Eelam 2‐Sep‐09
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International Law The Tamils are a people with the right to self determination. They have a separate land, language, ethnic origin, religion, political believe and fear of the same adversaries. Further they perceive themselves as a separate group of people with a history of their own. own Both the objective and subjective criteria for establishing a people with the right of self determination under international law and practice have been fulfilled by the Tamils. Tamils can be governed based only on their terms. The Tamils did not give their consent to the Constitutions of 1972 and 1978. The Tamils did not give their consent to the Constitutions of 1972 and 1978. From the Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co operation Among States in Accordance with the UN Charter Relations and Co‐operation Among States in Accordance with the UN Charter, (The SL Govt too approved the Declaration) p p p Political alternatives open to the Tamil people are 1. Establishment of a sovereign and independent State. 2. Free association or integration with an independent state or 3. Emergence into any other political status freely determined by the Tamils 2‐Sep‐09
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Democratically The Tamil leaders since independence in 1948 were persistent in their efforts to find a p peaceful and democratic solution to the Tamil national problem. There is demonstrable evidence that the Tamils had exhausted all possibilities through dialogue before they were driven to an armed d struggle. l Much h before b f the h armed d struggle l by b the h LTTE , the h TULF, the representative party of the Tamils in its election manifesto of July 1977 stated as follows: " What is the alternative now left to the nation that has lost its rights g to its language, rights to citizenship, rights to religions and continue day by day to lose its traditional homeland; the Tamil nation must take a decision d i i to establish bli h its i sovereignty i i its in i homeland h l d on the h basis b i off its right to self determination‐‐to establish the independent state of Tamil Eelam either by peaceful means or by direct action or struggle struggle”. 2‐Sep‐09
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Even the limited rights the Tamils had in 1948 were taken away by the Sri Lankan government.
Tamils realised that Sinhala Government will never grant the rights of the Tamils.
As a result Tamil Democratic Leaders As a result Tamil Democratic Leaders made resolution in 1976
Sivasithamparam
Ti h l Tiruchelvam
Navaratnam
Tondaman
G.G. S.J.V
Amirthalingam
Declaration: Restore and reconstitute the state of Eelam Mission: Plan and launch the struggle without delay Mission: Plan and launch the struggle without delay Call: “This convention calls upon the Tamil Nation in general and the youth in particular to come forward to throw themselves fully into the sacred fight for freedom and to flinch not till the goal of a sovereign state of Tamil Eelam is reached”. reached” 2‐Sep‐09
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Tamil Party TULF y won 18 (78.26%) seats out of 23 f 23 and received and received overwhelming mandate from Tamils to Tamils to establish the state of Tamil E l Eelam 2‐Sep‐09
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Based on UN charter of 1945 and the International Covenant of 1966 on civil, political, economic, social i il li i l i i l and cultural rights agreed by the and cultural rights agreed by the government of government of Sri Lanka, the Tamils , exercised their right to self‐determination by building the state of Tamil Eelam 2‐Sep‐09
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Tamils have determined their P liti l St t f l Political Status freely Tamil Eelam
Sinhala Sri Lanka 2‐Sep‐09
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EEelam l T il h Tamils have built b il the armed forces to protect the to protect the sovereignty of the sovereignty of the state of Tamil Eelam 2‐Sep‐09
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Law and Order
Judiciary
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Intelligence unit
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Police
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Army
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Air Force Bomber
7 Air Strips St ps
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Pilots
Prior to a mission o to a ss o
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Navy
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Submarines of Tamils
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Freely pursued the Freely pursued the d l development work t k
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Economic Development Bankk
Customs and Excise
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Economic Economic Consultancy House
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Social Development
Ponnampalam Hospital 2‐Sep‐09
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Cultural development
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Sri Lanka dismantled Sri Lanka dismantled the De Facto state of Tamil Eelam by Tamil Eelam by committing crimes committing crimes against the Tamils i t th T il 2‐Sep‐09
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Stages of Genocide
1. Classifying
2. Symbolising Muslims
Tamils
Sinhalese
Separation & inequality
4. Organising abductions ii bd i
White Van to abduct Tamils abduct Tamils Grieving mothers
We will kill you Tamils
3. Dehumanising Any hospital out side safe zone is a legitimate target Tamil girls
Buried are for Tamils Army’s y Denying Denying alive pleasure humanity Buddhism Defended separation of 5 years old children 5 years old children from mothers
Tamils Sinhalese Muslims 5. Making polarising speeches & gp g p 6. Supported death lists for pp ecouraging anti Tamil war the anti‐Tamil pogrom in 1983
Abducted son
7. Mass killing 7. Mass killing
MP
Minister
President President MP 8. Denying crimes committed against the Tamils against the Tamils
HR President Minister 2‐Sep‐09 By E.Logeswaran, Researcher 49 All the 8 stages have been operating continuously throughout the process of Tamil genocide
Crimes against humanity
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War crimes: Sri Lanka has been using weapons calculated to Sri anka has been using weapons calculated to cause massive & unspeakable destruction in Eelam
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Crime against peace: Sri Lanka killed the Head of the Tamil Peace Sri Lanka killed the Head of the Tamil Peace Negotiating Team & restarted the war in 2006
Thamilchelvan’ss funeral Thamilchelvan
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2006 Sri Lanka initiated invasion of the Tamil Eelam & war of aggression in violation of international law & war of aggression in violation of international law
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Dead & wounded. The majority of the surgical cases (92 %) are violence related. The wounds are predominantly p y caused by shrapnel and shooting.
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Fleeing Tamils Taken Hostage
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Locked up 300,000 Tamil civilians in concentration camps
Jewish children behind Barbed wires 1945
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What is happening in Sri Lanka is an attempt at extermination of the Tamil race, a racist war. Same thing happened in the 1930’s against Jews Same thing happened in the 1930’s against Jews.
Jews
Tamils
2‐Sep‐09 Bosnian Muslims
Summary executions violate Common Article 3 to the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949,, to which Sri Lanka is a contracting Party, prohibiting in subsection I(d) "... the carrying out of executions without previous Jews judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court...." Violations of the Geneva Conventions are war crimes, said Professor Francis Boyle By E.Logeswaran, Researcher
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Sinhala Military Rule Enslavement of Tamil people North of Eelam has been kept as an Open Prison 5 Soldiers per Tamil, 24 hours per day, last 15 years. This is violation of Geneva Conventions. What we witness in Sri Lanka is a clear attempt to destroy the Tamil race in whole or in part. All should identify this act as genocide.
Jaffna
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Sri Lankan armed forces have been interfering daily in every sphere of Tamil’s life
Looting, selling and destroying the Tamil heritage with the ultimate aim of fully eliminating the traces of Tamil presence in Eelam traces of Tamil presence in Eelam
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Slow disappearance of pp the Tamil Diaspora the Tamil Diaspora identity without identity without their knowledge h k l d 2‐Sep‐09
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A Tamil person will not be considered as English or Sinhalese or integrated if he has any traces of the Tamil culture. He will be excluded as “not native” until the Tamil identity is faded fully Tamil: 1. Language 2. Music 3. Dance 4. Painting 4. Painting 5. Sculpture 6. Architecture 7. Festivals 8. Religion 9. Gods 10. Temples 11. Novels 11. Novels 12. Drama 13. Poetry 14. Dress 15. Believes l 16. Customs 17. Worship 18. Vegetable 18. Vegetable 19. Fruit 20. Food 21. Flowers 22 A i l 22. Animals 23. Name 24. Colour 2‐Sep‐09
English: 1. Language 2. Music 3. Dance 4. Painting 4. Painting 5. Sculpture 6. Architecture 7. Festivals 8. Religion 9. Gods 10. Temples 11. Novels 11. Novels 12. Drama 13. Poetry 14. Tamil Dress 15. Believes l 16. Customs 17. Worship 18. Vegetable 18. Vegetable 19. Fruit 20. Food 21. Flowers 22 A i l 22. Animals 23. Name 24. Colour
Sinhalese: 1. Language 2. Music 3. Dance 4. Painting 4. Painting 5. Sculpture 6. Architecture 7. Festivals 8. Religion 9. Tamil Gods 10. Temples 11. Novels 11. Novels 12. Drama 13. Poetry 14. Dress 15. Believes l 16. Customs 17. Worship 18. Vegetable 18. Vegetable 19. Fruit 20. Food 21. Flowers 22 A i l 22. Animals 23. Tamil Name 24. Colour
Integrated: 1. Language 2. Music 3. Dance 4. Painting 4. Painting 5. Sculpture 6. Architecture 7. Festivals 8. Religion 9. Gods 10. Temples 11. Novels 11. Novels 12. Drama 13. Poetry 14. Dress 15. Believes l 16. Tamil Customs 17. Worship 18. Vegetable 18. Vegetable 19. Fruit 20. Food 21. Flowers 22 A i l 22. Animals 23. Name 24. Colour
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1. Tamil Diaspora p identity has been disappearing without the knowledge of the Tamils
2. The Tamil culture is one off the h world ld respected cultures
3. To achieve this 3 effectively & maintain the Tamil identity the Tamils should be ruled by Tamils as soon as possible 61
Campaign to hold the C i t h ld th referendum with the aim of re‐establishing aim of re establishing the state of Tamil the state of Tamil E l Eelam 2‐Sep‐09
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Different types of Tamils who could not get the rights of the Tamils 1. Those who work for the Sri Lankan government (SLG) or other international forces covertly with i h an objective bj i to suppress the h freedom f d struggle l off Tamils T il 2. Those who involved in espionage activities among Tamils and expose the freedom fighters and supporters to risk by the oppressing (SLG) and its collaborators. 3. Those who involved in overt political activities to suppress the freedom struggle of Tamils for the sole reason to get political and economical advantages from SLG and its collaborators. 4. Tamils who are affected by the activities of the main force advocating the Eelam struggle & involved in activities with vengeance to sabotage the freedom struggle of Tamils without any consideration to the collective benefits of Eelam Tamils.
Small Tamil Parties and Tamil individuals who are within the government have not been able to get the rights of the Tamils.
EPDP Mi i t Minister 2‐Sep‐09
Mi i t Minister
TMVP Chief Mi i Minister
Small Tamil Parties who are out side the government and requesting to grant the rights of the Tamils have not been able to get the rights.
TULF
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Attitude of countries and the international media which did not help to get the rights of the Tamils which did not help to get the rights of the Tamils 1. International media a Sabotaged the Tamil cause silently a. 2. Few countries a. Rationalising and abetting genocide. b. Supported the HR violations of Sri Lanka in UN HR Council c. Strengthening the Sri Lankan state diplomatically and economically d. Allowing genocide, incarceration and the crushing of Tamil safe guards e. Always telling Tamils to compromise. f. Telling Tamils to reconcile, not to call ‘genocide a genocide’ g. Meticulously continue to nullify the Tamil national question. h. Making Tamils drop their nationalism by coercion or enticement. i. Keeping Tamils deprived of sovereignty to decide about their homeland j. Ensuring a political solution or handing over the land to Tamils doesn’t arise k. Capturing everything of Tamils including their spirit to make them as ‘work force’ l. Want Tamils to forget achieving permanent security by having their own state m. Preventing the democratic political moves of Tamils worldwide to suit their interests n. Showing interest in IDP issues to establish Multinational Corporations (MNCs) on the island 2‐Sep‐09
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Rule from 1500 to 2009
Separate state
Tamil Kingdom 2009
Portugese Dutch British
Full Majority Sinhala Rule British Scale Scale Rule Tamil Rule War Non Built the De Violent Facto state Tamil of Tamil Freedom Eelam S Struggle l
Sinhala Si h l Kingdom
1505
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1656 1800
1948 1833 1977 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Merged Merged became the 2 kingdoms independent
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Unitary State
2006 State within 65 a state
Separate state is the best solution
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Benefits of separate Tamil state Benefits of separate Tamil state 1. Legitimacy 1 Legitimacy 2. Reclaimed Tamils’ sovereignty 3. Government in Eelam & virtual government outside Eelam
4. Empowered Tamils p 5. Protected identity 6 Continuous improvements 6. Continuous improvements 7. Prosperity 8. Strength 9 International Support 9. International Support 2‐Sep‐09
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Unique Selling Point: Referendum The referendum could help to change the situation in Tamil Eelam. It is a vote in which the Tamil Diaspora Tamil Eelam. It is a vote in which the Tamil Diaspora are asked if they continue to agree with restoration and reconstitution of the state of Eelam and reconstitution of the state of Eelam The referendum is a democratic method, Supported by South Asian and other democratic countries, Strengthen the conflict resolution process initiated by the TNA, Could force a situation for Sri Lanka to resolve the Tamil problem & Allow India to help Tamils to get their rights & improve their relations ll di h l il h i i h &i h i l i 2‐Sep‐09
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Tamil voters to remember the following for the referendum 1. Tamils have always been the indigenous people of Ceylon. 2. Sinhalese are the majority in the parliament & they have been able to develop a discriminatory constitution to destroy the Tamils effectively. 3. Over the last 60 years Sinhalese and their government have been destroying the Tamils non violently and violently with varying speed. 4. Government is treating the 300,000 Tamils in the detention camps inhumanly & will not allow us to live with dignity until we are no more. 5. Sri Lankan government and few countries have been cheating the Tamils over the past 60 years uncountable times & no one could trust them any more. 6. Referendum and the democratic actions following will help to form a Tamil government & change the status of Tamils in Eelam and worldwide. 7. Persuade as many other Tamils as possible to cast their votes correctly 8. Demonstrate our political will for sovereignty and tell the powers loudly & clearly 8 that meaningful engagement comes only when they recognize the nation of Eelam Tamils2‐Sep‐09 and its absolute self‐determination. By E.Logeswaran, Researcher 71
Know the information related to voting 1. Date: Saturday, 12 y, th December 2009 2. Time: 9am till 4pm 3. Location: Go to www.vkr1976.org.uk Contact – Polling Station 4 Ballot paper and box: At Polling Stations 4. Ballot paper and box: At Polling Stations 5. Way to cast your votes: By visiting Polling Station with ID to confirm your name, Y Young people should take age declaration ID l h ld t k d l ti ID 6. Results of the referendum: Will be announced as soon as voting counted on the same day (may be just after mid night) 7. Organisers of the referendum: Tamil National Council in collaboration with Tamil Schools, Temples and Church with non Sri Lankan Judicators for each Polling station. 8. Web site and the telephone number of the organisers: www.vkr1976.org.uk 8. Web site and the telephone number of the organisers: www.vkr1976.org.uk Secretary: Sri ‐ 07841 522514; Raghu ‐ 07807 108318; Para ‐ 07958 507010 2‐Sep‐09
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We the Tamils let us cast our votes to show our solidarity to re‐establish solidarity to re establish the state of Eelam the state of Eelam Referendum in Norway, 2008
Election in l Jaffna & Vavuniya 2009 2‐Sep‐09
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Hold a UN supervised referendum in Eelam now so that the Tamils' rights can be ascertained as to whether they want a separate statehood ‐ Eelam 1. Historically Tamils have been ruling Ceylon fully, partly, continuously and time to time long before the birth of Christ to‐date. Their last rule ended in 2009 in Eelam, however it is continued democraticallyy byy the Tamil Diaspora. p 2. UN charter of 1945 Supports the view that self determination is a legal principle. 3. Based on UN covenants of 1966 Tamils living on the island have the right to self determination. 4. Constitution related Tamils can be governed based only on their consent. Tamils did not give their consent to the Constitutions of 1972 and 1978. 5. Democratically 5 1977 – Tamil Party TULF won 18 (78%) seats out of 23 and received overwhelming mandate from Tamils to establish the state of Tamil Eelam 2004 –MPs of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won 22 (96%) seats out of 23. 2009 – 89% of the Eelam Tamils rejected Mahindas’ rule Historically, peoples who have suffered through genocide‐level Historically genocide level atrocities like what the Tamil people have been through, assured their safety only after creating a separate state for themselves. 2‐Sep‐09
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Reminder We feel that if Sri Lanka continues to deny Tamils’ rights and commits d T il ’ i h d i crimes against them a request to crimes against them, a request to hold a referendum in current Tamil hold a referendum in current Tamil y Nadu to annex the 7000 year old part of original Tamil Nadu later called Ceylon with India may become inevitable 2‐Sep‐09
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Let you know International laws dictate that Tamils are entitled to the right of self determination. India you, India, you me or the Sri Lankan Government cannot dictate terms to what Tamils should do. Independent political formation of Eelam Tamils, strongly anchored on their national aspiration for independence and sovereignty, sovereignty is the foundation for achieving anything or engaging with anybody meaningfully. 2‐Sep‐09
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