Thank you!

Sri Lanka – the best bet in the whole of South Asia then – both for economic prosperity and political development remains fractured, her economy in ruins and her political system in total dis-array. Not that the political leadership from 1948 was not aware where the problem lies in the Island. They failed to educate the confused semi-literate majority of the wisdom of power-sharing with the main minority. They failed to impress on the vast mass of the Sinhala majority that the Island had 3 kingdoms when the 1st colonialists – the Portugese came in the 16th century and that the Tamils were not provided sufficient power sharing when the British handed over reins in 1948. The minor suggestions of the Tamils even on the National Flag was ignored. Tamils were not part of the National Assembly that drafted the flawed Republican Constitution of 1972. Tamil MPs of the North East were arrogantly evicted from Parliament inspired by a power-drunk anti-Tamil President under the 6th amendment – and the 1978 disputed Constitution was thrust down the throat of the people. The tradition follows to the day when the so-called APRC has kept the Parliamentarians of the North East the TNA out. The largest Opposition Party the UNP and the 3rd largest the JVP are not part of the APRC. Who are you fooling calling it the All Party Conference? The smiling President promised the world via his comical show in the NDTV Walk the Talk show of Shekar Gupta that he will give 13th Amendment + to the Tamils as a way out of the impasse.

The central feature of the 13th Amendment was the merger of the North-East, whose death the Supreme Court ensured on a minor legal issue. Removing Police, Land and other key powers from the PC’s actually means the 13th Amendment as it stands today is very much minus rather than plus. By the time our Sinhala leaders and the Clergy come to their senses there will be nothing left in the country for anybody.

A prerequisite to the resolution of ethnic problem in Sri Lanka within a united country undoubtedly is the reform of the state.

The rule of law and Good Governance will remain as mere words in the political discourse.

Are we happy with the implementation of the constitutional provisions however flawed they may be, with the public service, legislature, police and judiciary?

What has happened to the 13th 16th and 17th Amendments to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

The constitution is supposed to be supreme.

Were the implemented in full in letter and sprit? Or even partially? Why they were not implemented? How we can make them implement before we go any further?

Three amendments which could have gone a long way in solving most of the problems to a great extent remains only in paper.

The constitution is also seems to be a piece of paper.

In this scenario why worry about APRC or any amendments to the constitution?

.They also could be thrown to the dustbin and the problems will persist alon with terrorism.
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Is it possible to move gradually step by step or we have to wait for a big bang ie for a revolutionary change?

They devised “divide and rule” tool of control over North East, whenever possible.

Sinhalese were enjoying the priveleges of subjugation and they never raised concern about the cruel and inhuman treatment of the Tamils.

Consequently, the Sinhalese were not concentrating their minds on developing a peaceful and stable country. On the otherhand The Tamils were busy planning either to escape the cruel and inhuman treatment or resist with all their abilities.

From both sides, brains were not directed towards development and so the deacy commenced and progressed..

It is the Sinhalese, who originated this cycle. They must realise their folly without delay and recognise the legitimate right of the people of North East to establish Tamil Eelam.

If that is done, the citizens of both Tamil Eelam and Sri Lanka could be expected to focus their minds on development and bring prosperity to the entire island.

We have to educate our people into self esteem and self respect. We all must think that we are Sri Lankans first.
If we don’t have self esteem we have nothing to lose and if we have no food we have nothing to live for. So there is nothing for people to look for tomorrow. Look at family with children and a family without children. My wife wakes up in morning to serve the children and I go to work to bring food. We have something to hope for. and the other family is just waiting to die for they have no hope. We have to give the people of Sri Lanka HOPE of a better living.
Sri Lankan are the best people in the world but they have been conditioned to hate each other and kill each other.
Moderate people must get together and stop this stupidity

I agree with you totally.
The point is that, the Sinhala leadership never wanted unity and a secular multi-ethnic society. The sinhalese enmasse voted in SWRD and the rot set in then on. We sinhalese also wanted the SL to be “Ours” only and thus voted SLFP time after time. UNP, could have been a bit tolerating to minorities,but, political climate and defeats in elections also made them toe the “Sinhala Only” line.
Nation Building is an art perfected by one and only Mr.Lee Kwan Yee. We never had leaders of his calibre even though the Oxford educated pimps only thought of thier own political survival and never looked beyond their next trem in office.
Barristers, Lawyers, Scientists etc etc have been in power only to fall prey to their own machinations of minority marginalisation.
An utter failure in nation building exercise, the Tamil nation need not have to suffer further due to Sinhala leaderships’ inability and short comings.