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Shocking Revelations in a LTTE letter
Confidential letters exchanged between sources close to LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and other LTTE activists in foreign countries after the Thailand talks and Anton Balasingham’s press conference statement that the LTTE had dropped its demand for a separate state indicate despite the statement the separatist policy of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam remained unchanged. One letter said under the new situation created by the international intervention led by Norway the struggle of Eelam for complete independence may not even require an armed struggle Such a letter written to junior level LTTE activists such as a one in Canada said despite Anton Balasingham’s bold statement that the Sri Lankan Tamil terrorist group had dropped its demand for a separate state in place of more autonomy the group’s policies remained unchanged throughout its history and there was no reason for such activists to be upset about a change. The fears of India’s intelligence service the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and some newspapers like the Hindu based on such reliable information that Balasingham’s statement may not be true of the actual position adopted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have been confirmed by these internal letters exchanged between some LTTE activists. One such letter written by Victor Rajakulendran, an Australian LTTE activist, close to Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was involved in two Tamil radio broadcasts in Sydney Australia and as a spokesman for the LTTE on Australian Broadcasting Corporation said that “Bala Annar” (Anton Balasingham) had not said anything new. Demonstrating his importance in the terrorist organization he recently appeared in a television program in place of Anton Balasingham. He said, “Bala Annar did not say that we have given up the demand for a separate state. He did not even say this in his policy speech. He was saying all this in answering a question by a Singaporean journalist at the end of the talks. All what he said was that we do not work with a concept of a separate state. We work with the concept of a Homeland and self rule.” The letter said, “He has not said anything new. This is the same thing we have been saying starting at Thimpu. Only thing is people are so used for the last 15 years of armed fighting , they are confused when we talk about the alternative. Because people have cued on expanding the real estate and establish our homeland. All this time we were fighting because no one was prepared to talk about an alternative. Now the SLG (Sri Lanka Government) is forced by the international community to talk to us as equal partners about an alternative. Under these circumstances we have to talk so we have to say what Bala Annar has said. If the SLG refuses to give what we ask as a reasonable alternative , that is acceptable to the international community, then our struggle for complete independence may not require even an armed struggle. Because the international community after putting their money to rehabilitate the place will not allow that to happen. Then it has to be an East Timor type of arrangement , referendum under UN etc.” The LTTE spokesman pacifying the upset activist was trying to tell him that his allegation that LTTE accepted something lesser , that is the Interim Administration as an alternative, was not true. He further wrote, “The interim Administration is only an interim measure to rehabilitate and develop this ruined homeland while we talk and find a permanent solution which may take at least 4 years, according to the Norwegians. You may be aware that the local council elections for North and East due this month has been postponed to next year. This is because they are not sure what will be the arrangement they will come up with an IA. They do not want to have the local councils and then another IA. During the IA LTTE fighting machinery will stay as it is. Disarmament will be considered only when a permanent solution is accepted by both the sides. I hope I have cleared your doubts as I could.” (EOM) (02/09/26 go2lanka.com) |