Posted on April 5th, 2021
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
As already intimated to you [to Expert Committee] orally and in writing, we are willing to evolve a settlement within the framework of a united, undivided and indivisible country: yet based on the principle of internal self-determination resulting in maximum possible devolution.” -TNA leader Sampanthan (Island newspaper, March 21, 2021)
The
Tamils of Sri Lanka are the indigenous people of Sri Lanka. They have continued
to live in this Island for over 3000 year
North and East of
Sri Lanka are our traditional Homelands for over 3000 years. To expropriate
such lands amounts to the destruction of our community. The Indo Sri Lanka
Posted on February 18th, 2021
C. Wijeyawikcrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
Introduction
Lemkin who lost 49 family members to
the Holocaust coined the term Genocide in 1943/4. Applying his definition to
past events, the first genocide took place in USA when, white man distributed
blankets soaked with smallpox germs to native Americans (Red Indians). Perhaps,
even before that in 1818 and 1848 genocide took place in the British colony,
Ceylon. Genocide is primarily a European-Christian affair. It is also a growing
organic idea in the hands of ex-colonial masters. However, what Vigneswaran is
trying to do in Sri Lanka is to turn this idea upside down deploying five SIVA
At a party leaders meeting, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had commented on the failure of Ministers to visit the areas affected by the invasion of the “army” caterpillar (The Island, 02.01.2021). He had to do that as well. There are several ministers in charge of different branches of agriculture, MPs in the areas and may be budding provincial councilors, who could have visited these areas and listened to the plight of the affected farmers. This is just one example. Earlier, the President had to visit the RMV, and several other government institutes, to look at the chaotic mess in these places, and the difficulties faced by the public who come to these offices with their problems. He had to instruct the officers how to make these places more efficient. Maybe the President is forced to do this as he cannot see anybody else doing it. What about the subject ministers, secretaries and heads of departments and heads of these institutes? Aren’t they drawing a salary and therefore duty