You are right Sri, they will have to contest in the election in association with Mislim Concress. They shouldn’t ignore the the Muslim Congress like LTTE did. LTTE before going to the negotiation with the Government should have negotiated with muslim Congress and agreed to their separate musim province demand because they also have won the mandate for separate province. If LTTE would have done they would have been regognized by the world well. If they would have been democratic with the Muslims the international community would have gone to the extent of separating the country if the government was not ready to give the demands of the people of Northeast. The international community was watching carefully the attitute of LTTE. That is why the American Embassider was telling to Vimal Weerawansa, even while we co-chairs are watching what the LTTE did as soon as the cease fire began is killing the Governments’ inteliigents. You would’t have forgotten the Plot members worked with government. Just because they are Tamils can the LTTE kill them while they are working for Government. If they would’t have started this the government too would have followed the ceasefire agreement honestly.

Even to contest in the Provincial council election they will have to get the permisson from the LTTE. Their life is in danger from both side if they go to negotiate with Muslim congress.

This is a very interesting historical document. But as a leader of a political party and a person with vast experience and an authority on the minority issues you have to take bold decisions, otherwise history will not forgive you. Be a visionary ,be farsighted and be ready to take risks.

Your political party had contested all parliamentary elections and even DDC election of 1981 but boycott some elections such as Provincial Council elections of 1988 without any valid reason after being involved in all the preliminary discussions with the Government of India and responsible for much of 13th Amendment .

As you rightly understoodat least from 1983 onwards that the future of Sri Lankan Tamils including even Sri Lanka as a whole depends on India. We rise and fall with India due to geographical, historical, economical security related and cultural factors.
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By not contesting in the Provincial Council elections held for the North East in 1988and allowing EPRLF to win uncontested in the North you had given a wrong signal and allowed an inexperienced set of politicians to win in the whole of north East and guiding even India towards disaster.

Thereby you are indirectly responsible for all the subsequent events including the de merger and the continuing sinhalisation of the Eastern Province.

As a responsible democratic political party in a very crucial moment in the history of the minorities you cannot be childish and run away from problems.

If there is going to be an election even to a de-merged eastern province you have to contest such an election in association with Muslim Congress.and show that you represent the east as well as the North.

If TNA wants to break free from its terror masters in the caves in vani and work towards a poltical solution that will be welcomed but as usual it wants to sabotage efforts for peace then Sri Lanka shall mover forward without them.

Hi A Sri Lankan, We are not fighting because of discremination. For the last 30 years 99% of jobs in the forces and 95% of government jobs were given to the Sinhalese only. In the last 30 years all the lands under accelerated Mahavali project were given to the Sinhalese only. We are only fighting only against the Sinhalaization of our areas not against descremination. In the last 2500 years history Sri Lanks had never been ruled as one country. The Britishers gave the Sinhalese the chance and the constitution they left behind made them to become the sole owners of the whole country. That gave them the chance to colonize and Sinhalasize the Tamil areas. Only again this we are fighting. We know how to savive without the help of the government what we all need is to be allowed to look after ourself.

When you point fingers at one side remember that there are 4 fingers pointing back at you