What was up in the North of Sri Lanka? A brief review for the informationally-challenged people. The long-standing ethnic conflict between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils has reached a point where the Tamils have lost the *utmost trust* in Sinhalese government post independence in 1948 and demanded a separate country. (If it was not for the *Once-upon-a-time-Land-Lust-British*, Tamils would have secured their separate country long time ago!) All the peaceful ‘Gandhian-style protests’ appeared so good when we read on history books; in reality, none of these protocols worked for the Tamils against the Sinhalese government. In return, the normal Tamil civilians end up losing their life, their property, and top of all freedom. (Freedom – What an insignificant word for the minority when the survival is in question mark, yet a very powerful word for the majority to give license even to kill!). Not to mention the inhumane atrocities committed against the Tamil women of all age range. Surprisingly, the so called ‘Law and Order’ turned a ‘Nelson’s eye’ to these crimes. The Tamils from the organizations and political parties either only raised voice and did nothing, or laid face down and shot on head in a cowardly fashion by the Sinhalese army.
Bottomline. LTTE rise to the occasion and retaliated injustice with injustice. Freedom of Tamils and recognition of Independent Tamil Eelam is their *ONLY* motto! No other pro-Tamil organization stood-up against the Sinhalese army like LTTE did and no other pro-Tamil organization will ever stand-up in the future like LTTE do!
There is a saying in Tamil: “Naam entha Ayutham Yenthugirom enbathai nam pagaivargal nirnayikirargal” (Our enemies decide what weapons we hold). LTTE were not given enough choice by the Sri Lanka Army but to hold Guns and bombs and Grenades and the related!
To the best of *my* knowledge, LTTE is the only army in the world that did not commit any sexual activity against women. I have come across so many reports of armies from major countries like India, USA, Germany, etc. committing utmost sexual harassment against women, but the ‘disciplined LTTE’ were *NEVER* infamous!!!
