Comments on: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Aborted Banda-Chelva Pact

By: CN Weerasinghe

CN Weerasinghe — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:03:35 +0000

pl be kind enough to send more details about the Banda- Chalva pact.
Thanks

By: P.Nathan

P.Nathan — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:26:14 +0000

It was persons like C.Suntharalingam (opposed temple entry by ‘depressed caste’ persons),GGPonnambalam ((accepted portfolio), C.Rajadurai (first to cross over), . C.Kumarasuriyar (minister & henchman of Sirimavo),
C.Sittampalam (accepted portfolio) and a few other tamils who obtained political favours to ‘lead the good life’ – who contributed to the ruination of the political and social future of the tamils of lanka.

Chelvanayagam and Co. tried non-violent methods which were met by brutal suppression.

All this was intolerable to the impatient younger generation who took up arms.

By: Ranjit

Ranjit — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:38:08 +0000

Srilanka is nothing but a dogs land. It was a land of plenty but due to ego and lust of mankind has downgraded to the bottom. I only feel sorry for those who are suffering and do not pitty the politetions or the Tigers.

Why dont all come together and agree and move forward. While Srilanka is ruining the Indians are laughing and exploiting.

Remember the Indians were looking up at Srilankans in the 1960s but now they have gone ahead. Why because the government of India dis not allow the situation to agravate like ours.

By: Athos

Athos — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:00:01 +0000

A lot has been said of these abrogated pacts. The fact remains, it was the Sinhala leadership who initially proposed federal system for NE but ironically rejected by Tamil politicians. Then one day Thatha Chelvanayagam and Sunderalingum et at came to the scene and realised it would not be a bad idea to have an area where the Tamils were the majority. Then they cooked up the 2 nations theory and how NE has been “traditional homelands” of Tamils since time began. He also demanded secession from Sri Lanka to create a country known as “Eylom” (not known as Eelam at that time). This is the context in which all these pacts were abrogated. Your “Moses” tainted the “federal idea” with threats of secession with a bogus history. That endeth the federal idea for all of you. Don’t whine but it was your own politicians that screwed it up all for you. Also when the facts were presented, Thatha Chelva himself admitted a “Tamil Homeland” never existed. (Ref. Bib. Chelva’s son-in-law). Since the inventor the homeland concept already accepted he was wrong, why is everyone else running around asking for a homeland now? Don’t you have any shame?

By: Arvinth, Trichy

Arvinth, Trichy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:40:47 +0000

“Years later Navaratnam told this writer in a conversation at his son Mohan’s house in Toronto, the sad tale of how that “historic document” copy was destroyed by EPRLF militants during the Indian Army period” – D.B.S. Jeyaraj

Is it the Eelam Tamil movement EPRLF against to the Banda – Chelva pact (agreement)?

Another Eelam Tamil movement LTTE killed our leader Rajiv Gandhi who signed the Indo – Lanka agreement, killed the EPRLF leaders in our soil & killed other Eelam Tamil national leader Amirthalingham.

So, who is fighting for the Eelam Tamils liberation/ self determination/ freedom?

If anyone knows the answers please post here.

- Arvinth

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:18:31 +0000

Banda – Selva…..

Rajiv – JR…………..

Ranil – Piraba………….

All are history in paper (black & white)

Now>>>
Mahintha – Piraba…..
Mahintha – Karuna…….
Mahintha – Dog lus………
Mahintha – Sang aree………..

All are for wipe out Tamils.

By: Suresh M

Suresh M — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:17:08 +0000

Banda – Chelva, Dudley – Chelva, and J.R – Rajiv (on behalf of Sri Lankan Tamils!).

Agreements were not hournered in the past, and currently, Ranil – Parabakaran CFA is a highly contested political game of the Sinhala regime. SJV Chelvanayagam’s forgone conclusion was that the Sinhalese will never let Tamil speaking people live in peace with their full rights.

Only way to re-gain lost rights is separation.

There is a worldwide peaceful agitation is underway ensuring the international community come to realization of the fact that Sinhalese will never respect the rights of the Tamil speaking people in Sri Lanka, and to recognize the separate Tamil Eelam for Tamil speaking people.

By: nam

nam — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:46:47 +0000

If anyone read history of SWRDB, they can tell the truth. The truth is it was him first introduced the federal idea to the country not for Tamil/sinhala issue, but for Kandiayan/Karava Sinhala issue.

This was long time ago even before independence, when Kandiyan Sinhalase and Karava Sinhalese fought for power in the center.

If for any reason Sir.Pon Ramanathan and Pon. Arunasalam is not entered i nto politics, in retrospect, we might as well had federal structure long before BC pact or even independence. Its turned out, Tamil leaders acted as unifying force of divided Sinhala south and the federal idea never been materialized.

Now we are back to Square one.

By: Vipula

Vipula — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:03:32 +0000

Another excellent article by Mr. DBSJ. I was taken back to 1957 (long before my birth) and given good description about Bandaranaike – Chelvanayakam agreement. I am very impressed

By: Bala

Bala — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:22 +0000

If Bandaranayake had implemented pact with Chelva son of Velupillai his successors will not have reason to fight with Praba son of another Velupillai