What kind of a Presidential Election is this? Tamils want North – Muslims want East? All the talk on ‘inclusiveness’ ‘peaceful co-existence’ ‘reconciliation’ all need to be questioned given the discussions that reveal the demands being made by minority ethno-political parties in support for Presidential candidates. These ethno-political parties are demanding exclusive separate ethnic-districts for their people while having the right to live and own land throughout the rest of the island. How fair is this and what type of bargaining will this lead to? The Tamils and Muslims themselves need to ask the question while the Sinhalese politicians must also realize that they need to ensure that such bargaining politics is not accepted under whatever conditions. Leaving aside the historical aspects of how minorities came to arrive, be welcomed and settle in Sri Lanka, what needs to be said is that while political parties can be formed using petty slogans to garner support which gets additional support from external mischief makers, it is in the hands of the people to realize where the country will head if main political parties give in to these minority ethnic-based political parties and their demands. Sri Lanka is 65,610 km², the Northern Province is 8884 km² while the Eastern Province is 9996 km² and if North were to be declared separate for Tamils and East was declared separate for Muslims that would mean 17174 km² loss of territory for the Sri Lankan state which will end up having 48436 km² to call Sri Lanka where Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, Burghers and others will continue to live. If Tamils and Muslims are to continue to live among Sinhalese in the rest of Sri Lanka what is the logic of having a separate ethnic state/district? Moreover what will happen to the Sinhalese and Muslims that live in the North and have lived so for centuries and the Sinhalese and Tamils that live in the East and have lived so for centuries? Let’s also not forget that there is historical evidence that the Sinhalese Buddhists were occupying all lands throughout Sri Lanka far before minorities lay claim to it and these can be proved with solid evidence and not the verbal claims being made via propaganda channels. A good look at all territories that have been carved out under the same demands for ethnic-districts for exclusive ethnic nationality will reveal the chaos that has unfolded in these nations. Kosovo independence was given now the innocent Serbs who had been living in Kosovo are slowly been driven out of their once homes. Kosovo’s independence came with the assurance that it would be administered by an international civilian representative appointed by the West. Kosovo is thus controlled by the West and the people of Kosovo are controlled by the Albanian mafia that the West liaises with. Whoever wanted independence for Kosovo have to now live with gruesome statistics that reveal 45% unemployment, lack of international recognition for Kosovo’s domestic commerce document because Kosovo independence is not recognized, Kosovo has nothing to export yet EU charges the same tariffs it does to other nations (there are no favors any more), Kosovo has no international postal / telephone code and no web IP address thus no online purchasing ability, Kosovo has no internet banking, no national cyber security and even mobile phones have to be channeled through Slovenia or Monaco at a cost of course, Kosovo cannot send athletes to international sports events. Kosovo under Islamic fundamental and drug mafia rule has resulted in over 200 orthodox churches being destroyed. Kosovo is a drug haven and a ‘free market’ for 70% of Europes’ heroin, human trafficking and murder of non-ethnic Albanians and European nations are refusing to accept asylum claims by Kosovars. In exchange for the West to give Kosovo independence (which was promoted only by a handful of people and not the public) a gigantic military base for the West was built on 955 acres (360,000sq.m) of land which even has a secret prison for detention and torture. At one time 50,000 US troops was placed in this base in Kosovo. No election should be about carving out bits and pieces of Sri Lanka. The minorities supporting these minority political parties need to take a hold on the situation and realize the likely damage that may occur if these ethno-based political parties attempt to create the scenario that has happened to Kosovo and even South Sudan and what is likely to take place in Iraq too. The West seeks geopolitical control in areas that they seek to take advantage. Minorities become easy bait drawing on emotional aspirations. The financial systems in control of the West are other tools that force developing nations to commit to compromising the nation and people simply to be given handouts to survive leaving no choice. It is in the hands of the people to realize the dangers in store. What if North is given to Tamils, what if East is given to Muslims officially and legally – what next? Why are we losing territory if Tamils and Muslims will go on living outside the areas that their political parties want carved out and declared exclusively theirs? Tamil and Muslim voters need to look at this aspect very fairly and they need to ensure their political parties do not play footsy with Sri Lanka for petty political mileage but likely to lead to disastrous results for the nation in the future. The country is looking to elect a suitable leader who can hold the country together and continue to keep the country stable and ensure that we do not enter a pre-May 2009 phase but ethno-based political parties are demanding exclusive territories for the support of their people to these candidates. Saner Tamils and Muslims must now come out and save the day. Shenali D Waduge
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:08:25 +0000
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