Conflict in Sri Lanka: Ground Realities - Tamil Nation & Beyond
Conflict in Sri Lanka: Ground Realities - Tamil Nation & Beyond
Conflict in Sri Lanka: Ground Realities - Tamil Nation & Beyond
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their leader should be? Obviously not. Do they regard these asfree democratic elections from a <strong>Tamil</strong> viewpo<strong>in</strong>t?The enemy of the LTTE is the S<strong>in</strong>halese armed forces, who are outto suppress <strong>Tamil</strong> aspirations for Autonomy on behalf of everysuccessive S<strong>in</strong>halese government. It is noth<strong>in</strong>g short of a freedomstruggle to be freed from the rule of the self centred S<strong>in</strong>halese. Thedeeper question is whether we can escalate the debate betweenthe parties any further, consider<strong>in</strong>g how <strong>in</strong>consistent the goals ofeach side are with the other. One demands autonomy, the otherrefuses to consider it. Are we not chaff<strong>in</strong>g at threads <strong>in</strong> try<strong>in</strong>g topretend that there is anyth<strong>in</strong>g that holds us together?Assimilation or genocide the only choice?There is an old say<strong>in</strong>g that the best way to deal with yourenemy is to assimilate them, because you cannot kill them all.Can the <strong>Tamil</strong>s possibly be assimilated?With the current standoff, war is <strong>in</strong>evitable. Unless the government,comes to grips with reality, and face the fact that the North Eastmust be free of their stifl<strong>in</strong>g and unwelcome dom<strong>in</strong>ation.11