OPINION: Mr S. Pathmanathan & legitimate representation of Tamils

LET US WORK UNITED & STOP THE IC DEMONISING US AS BEING/SUPPORTING ONE OR THE OTHER.

Those who would NOT fit in a democratic setup of Tamils should not ruin the Tamils' cry for democratic legitimacy & international recognition. It's crucial for us, Eelam Tamils, to act wisely.

DO NOT LET ANY ANTI-TAMIL FORCES TO DEMONISE OUR LEGITIMATE REPRESENTATION.

Mr.Selvarasa Pathmanathan may have worked hard for Tamil nation in different ways. Though I have lot of respect for him, I do NOT think he is the man to lead us in an elected democratic Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam. If he wants to do good for Tamils, he should keep himself out of it & let Tamils who can't be demonised by Sinhala state & IC for any involvement which would be used to demonise the democratic Transnational Government Of Tamil Eelam in any way or form . As he is indicted & a wanted man by Interpol, he would NOT serve any good for Tamils in a democratic setup which badly needs international recognition. This body will loose legitimacy & support if he involves. This new democratic body will be a laugh in the eyes of International Community(IC).


“It’s definitely progress,” Prem Hariendran, a student at the University of Portsmouth, said. “No one is listening to our rallies but if we have a provisional government people should listen.”

With an indicted arms dealer at its head, that is questionable - says Times,UK

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6515026.ece





The Times, UK artcle in Full


Tamil Tiger rebels' chance to keep the nationalist dream alive

by Catherine Philp and James Bishop


Provisional transnational government is not the snappiest of phrases. But its vagueness, and the emphasis on the global Tamil network, is exactly what the handful of surviving Tiger leaders are aiming for as they struggle to work out how best to resurrect their bloodied, beaten cause.

For weeks Tamils around the world have waited for word from their leaders-in-exile about what would happen next. Until Selvarasa Pathmanathan confirmed that the Tigers’ supreme leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, was indeed dead, many in the diaspora refused to believe it.

Mr Pathmanathan’s pronouncement is the best chance they now have of keeping the Tamil nationalist dream alive. About half the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora live in Canada — 400,000 — and in Britain, where they number 300,000. There are also smaller but vocal communities in Norway and Germany.

In Parliament Square, where British Tamils have been staging a protest against the Sri Lankan Government since April, there was a cautious welcome for Mr Pathmanathan’s call.

“It’s definitely progress,” Prem Hariendran, a student at the University of Portsmouth, said. “No one is listening to our rallies but if we have a provisional government people should listen.”

With an indicted arms dealer at its head, that is questionable. Sri Lanka has fended off much international criticism of its conduct during the military offensive by insisting on its right to wipe out a home-based terrorist force. Many foreign governments have been reluctant to confront Colombo over its conduct, given their own battles with terrorists.

None of which is any consolation to the thousands of Tamil civilians languishing in camps. This week Manmohan Singh, the Indian Prime Minister, added his voice to the growing international chorus, warning Sri Lanka that lasting peace cannot be achieved without reconciliation. Sri Lanka’s problems, he said, were “larger than the LTTE” and Tamils still nurse bitter grievances.

Mr Hariendran is a good example. “We don’t just want a government abroad, we want one in Sri Lanka,” he said. “The only solution we will accept is a separate country for ourselves.”