What do you care about Federalism Suresh? For you and your LTTE Proxy Mouth pieces its Eelam or Nothing?

India, U.S.A have endorsed it, and lately, UNP also retreated from their 2002 Oslo declaration of finding a solution in a federal set-up. Anandasangaree has been pleading with Sinhala polity to consider federal idea, it is too late. It is not worth continuing this web site (federalidea) any more. Tamil moderates have not learn from the past. Pity!

First, it would be helpful to recognize that the nation’s problem is not something that began a few years ago — rather one that has evolved over 59 years. There are very many aspects to it and they are all inter-related and inter-dependent. In a word Sri Lanka’s challenge is “complex”. But the good news is it is certainly not the first time that mankind has had to deal with a complex problem.

As in any other field complex challenges can only be solved by experts. In this respect, the Sri Lanka challenge is no different. It needs to be handled by experts — mostly knowledgable strategists of several disciplines — and not necessairily by constitutional lawyers. It requires a mix of expertise ranging from constitutional systems experts to project managers. And mostly creative people.

Unfortunately the Expert Team that was put together by Pres Rajapaksa in 2006 Summer was not optimally staffed and thus in my view, the reason for 4 separate solution submissions. [A string project manager would have most possibly evloved a consensus proposition (s).]

It is highly unlikely that the APRC which is primarly composed of self-serving politicians would be able to accomplish what more rationally oriented experts did not.

The bottom line: The present proposals on the table need to be re-assessed and re-merged by experts prior to building political concensus.

Then only upon political consensus it will be possible to submit these to the LTTE for negotiation.

Regretablly, we are far from being at a negotiation stage (though the co-chairs have begun to pressure the prtagonists back to negotiations.)

1915 Major Sinhala-Muslim riot took place. In June, Sinhala Budhist-Muslim riots in Ceylon. Riots spread from the central province to the western and northwestern provinces.

There were heavy casualities amongst the Muslims. According to available records, 146 Muslims were killed and 405 Muslims were injured and 62 Muslims women have been raped by major Sinhalese. Nearly 85 mosques were damaged and more than 4,075 Muslin-owned shops were looted by the Sinhala rioters.

Sinhala racists cleaverly divided the Tamil and Muslim community due to the selfish nbavive foolish leaders like Mrs.Ashroff.

Sinhala racists already resumed their attacks against Muslims in the East while allowing the Mulsims to colonise Tamil areas Ethnically Cleansed by recent Srilankan military attacks in the east to divide and kill Tamils and Muslims.

But we Tamils are clear about sinhala Nazism and will seaprate our Tamileelam from NAZI Sinhala barbarians who will then resume mass killing of Muslims who will come an knock the doors of Tamileelam saying that they speak Tamil and are Tamils but WILL BE TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LATE FOR COMPASSION.

LETS HOPE THAT COMMON SENSE WILL PREVAIL AMONG MULSIMS.

Against such a background, the activities of underworld Muslims revolved round the trafficking of drugs and human beings in Sri Lanka which postulates the fact that Sri Lanka has and still been used as a base for terrorists organizations. The recent siege of Maligawatte by the Police is an incident in point. It is here Premadasa allowed room for the Muslim underworld criminals to carry on with their illegal business. When the Tsunami took about 42,000 lives, almost half of them were Muslims, when they account only about 20 % of the total population and also when one-third of the coast (from Wattala to Mannar where considerable percentage of Muslims live) was not affected by Tsunami. Can any one deny that Muslims had purchased most of the coastal areas down south-west for double the price which tempted the poor Sinhalese to sell and moved interior. How and where such amount of monies received has raised concern especially on the role played by Saddam Hussein and Gadaffi. In addition, there is a school by the name Al-Queda School in the Eastern Province at a time Al-Queda was banned by the West from whom Sri Lanka begs for aid. These factors raises some concern. The issue of Muslim aspirations was only a cover to carry on with this illegal activities. Further there is also concern for the sabotage of hundreds of dead bodies of house maids being sent to Sri Lanka from Middle-east countries. Mention should be made that these house maids are sent on false Muslim names and when their dead bodies come to Sri Lanka, the compensation paid to those house maids ultimately went into the hands of the Muslim agents in view of the fake names. Further, the case of Pottu Nauffer is a known case for the murder of High Court Judge Mr.Sarath Ambepitiya who refused bail for him in connection with a case of drug trafficking. What about Pottu Nauffer’s illegal earnings in billions of Rupees with the indirect blessings of some Muslim Ministers. There is also concern whether Muslim terrorists are sent to other countries in fake names through Sri Lanka as some Muslims have infiltrated in Government Departments to facilitate such terrorists to pursue with their illegal mission. Truth will have to come to light one day. The Sinhalese political leaders are only concerned about their comforts.

It is against these background the answers of Ferial Ashroff should be examined. No doubt Mr.Ashroff was closer to Chandrika and Ferial too was loyal to Chandrika. Even during her tenure she had been finding fault with the use of words when finding out a solution. What was the need to consult Muslims when signing the Indo-Lanka Peace Accord when there was concern over the activities in Tamil Nadu by Al-Aqsa Movement. As for Muslim politics there are Ashroff faction, Rauff Hakim Faction and Fowzie faction. But the above mentioned activities demonstrates why they have to join either the UNP or the PA and a separate voice for the Muslim community seems only to oppose the West on the pretext of having disputes with the Tamils. Can any of these Muslim Ministers condemn the activities of the Muslim Terrorist Organizations whereas they were silent on the issue of federalism. The tactics of the Muslim leaders is always to give a general answer pertaining to the conflicts within the three communities. The division within the Muslim leaders is only artificial but it comes to real when it revolves opposing the West. As far as the Tamil issue is concerned Ferial Ashroff should have boldly declared that the government is unnecessarily dragging and bargaining for time to prolong it. It has to be some matter beyond the confidence of addressing to their grievances which is federalism in its true perspective, preferably on the Canadian model.

On such a development UNP Minister Mansoor (from the EP) was to comment then “Muslims of the Eastern Province will pay dearly for Ashroff’s political adventurism”. Mansoor felt Muslims, being minorities, should align with one of the two major political parties to secure benefits, rights and remain a peaceful community. Ashroff later became a powerful and wealthy Minister but the Muslims in the area suffered immensely and continue to suffer.

Both Ferial and Rauf Hakeem are from the Central Province and are only superficially accepted by EP Muslims. Muslims of the EP want Ministers and MPs from their area and not outsiders.

Although the higher positions both in the SLMC and NUA are seized by non-EP politicians, the rank and file in the EP want their men to take over in due time. In the rest of Sri Lanka Muslims feel itt is in their interest to align with major political parties in the South. As things stand today, due to the political adventures of politicians in the EP Muslims sufffer a tense and uneasy relationship with the Tamils in the North-East and with the Sinhalese in the South. The late MCM Kaleel, Sir Razik Fareed, Badiu-din Mahmud and other outstanding leaders served the Muslims people all over the country well and ensuered they livedl peacefully and conducted their livelihoods as such by separating politics and religion. Ashroff changed the equation to the detriment of a large number of Muslims in the East. Why did Ferial in her interview with Chandraprema say “after the Tsunami Muslims here felt something happened to them in the East. So Ashraff put up a big fight for a separate Muslims voice”. Well, for all I know by the time the Tsunami hit Sri Lanka Ashroff was already dead. Has the good lady crossed her wires?

All most all in Lanka says this, but who is going to do this?