Monday, November 03, 2008
பழ. நெடுமாறன் செவ்வி: 'Separating Tamil people and LTTE is foolish'
The Rediff Interview/Tamil Nationalist Movement leader Pazha Nedumaran
'Separating Tamil people and LTTE is foolish'
November 03, 2008
Tamil Nationalist Movement leader Pazha Nedumaran is one of the most vocal supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran. In a rare interview to rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, he talks about the civil war raging in Sri Lanka [Images].
When I interviewed you in 2000, you stated that the LTTE [Images] was a freedom movement and not a terrorist organisation. At that time, it had been banned in India after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. Do you still believe that?
Yes, there is no doubt about it. The LTTE is a freedom movement. They are fighting for a cause at the moment. They have been treated like secondary citizens in their own country because of Sinhalese chauvinism. A systematic genocide is going on there. The LTTE is the only organisation which is protecting the Tamils living there. If the LTTE was not in the picture, almost all the Tamils in Sri Lanka would have been annihilated ruthlessly by the Sinhalese.
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The criticism against the LTTE is that it has killed many Tamils and many of its own leaders.
This is a baseless charge against the LTTE. Almost all other organisations are under the control of the Sri Lankan government and the intelligence agencies. They are helping the Sri Lankan army fight the LTTE. You cannot allow this kind of people to remain during the war. They are not freedom fighters fighting for a cause. They are only stooges of the Sri Lankan government. So, the LTTE has to fight against them also.
What about the murder of some of the top LTTE leaders? It is alleged that Prabhakaran is behind those murders.
You should not ask such foolish questions. I will give you an example. In the INA, under Bose's order, a leader had to be court martialled and sentenced to death. Why? Because he was a secret spy working for the British. Was it right or wrong? What do you do with spies?
full interview at
http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/03inter.htm
'Separating Tamil people and LTTE is foolish'
November 03, 2008
Tamil Nationalist Movement leader Pazha Nedumaran is one of the most vocal supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran. In a rare interview to rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, he talks about the civil war raging in Sri Lanka [Images].
When I interviewed you in 2000, you stated that the LTTE [Images] was a freedom movement and not a terrorist organisation. At that time, it had been banned in India after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. Do you still believe that?
Yes, there is no doubt about it. The LTTE is a freedom movement. They are fighting for a cause at the moment. They have been treated like secondary citizens in their own country because of Sinhalese chauvinism. A systematic genocide is going on there. The LTTE is the only organisation which is protecting the Tamils living there. If the LTTE was not in the picture, almost all the Tamils in Sri Lanka would have been annihilated ruthlessly by the Sinhalese.
.....
The criticism against the LTTE is that it has killed many Tamils and many of its own leaders.
This is a baseless charge against the LTTE. Almost all other organisations are under the control of the Sri Lankan government and the intelligence agencies. They are helping the Sri Lankan army fight the LTTE. You cannot allow this kind of people to remain during the war. They are not freedom fighters fighting for a cause. They are only stooges of the Sri Lankan government. So, the LTTE has to fight against them also.
What about the murder of some of the top LTTE leaders? It is alleged that Prabhakaran is behind those murders.
You should not ask such foolish questions. I will give you an example. In the INA, under Bose's order, a leader had to be court martialled and sentenced to death. Why? Because he was a secret spy working for the British. Was it right or wrong? What do you do with spies?
full interview at
http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/03inter.htm
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