Parabakaran-centred Thinking
Dilrook Kannangara
A funny adaptation by covert extortionists is to say Parabakaran (VP)
will be very happy if this is done or VP will be very disappointed if
this is not done. From Anandasangaree, Rajan Hoole, Thisaranee to Mangala
and Ranil, this is a famous citation. But who cares if a particular
cause of action makes VP happy, sad, disappointed, etc.? He is already
dead currency.
When the LTTE was terrorizing the nation with its guerilla warfare which
our security forces couldn’t handle a few decades ago, these extortionists
said, unless the government get rid of the equitable university opportunity
scheme in favour of the Tamils, VP will be very angry and the war will
continue! When the surrender agreement (fancifully named CFA where I
wonder what the “F” stood for as ceasefire is one word!!)
was in full force these extortionists told the JVP, etc. not to say
anything contrary to the ‘spirit’ of the surrender as this
would anger VP! In 2006 when the SLAF restarted aerial bombing for very
good reasons, these lunatics said VP will be very happy as people will
voluntarily flock to his bunkers for safety! Some also said that VP
would be happy to see a hardliners’ government as that would justify
his violence!
When the security forces initiated their extremely successful strategy
of retaliation, these cowards said that such retaliation will make VP
very happy as the government forces would ‘degenerate’ into
the level of the LTTE! If so, what about the Israeli forces? Now they
say VP will become a legend if we do not give them such and such; he
will be very happy if no federal setting or other political solution
is advanced. So what; who cares about this terrorist, his likes, dislikes
and aspirations. The Sri Lankan security forces have enough weapons
to make him a non-entity. If not advancing a hasty political solution
makes Parabakaran happy, let him be happy; so what? We are not scared
of him; we neither hate him. We, the Sri Lankans, simply do not care
what VP’s views are. It is as simple as that.
Therefore, it is futile trying to convince the nation that Parabakaran-centred
thinking and decision making should continue. Do the Americans, Brits
and the Spanish have Bin Laden-centred thinking? Definitely not; they
go about their issues irrespective of what the 9/11, 7/7, 3/11 mastermind
thinks and feels.
Some even say that if the will of the majority is executed as it should
happen in any democratic country, many more Parabakarans will emerge.
So what? The army is paid handsomely and equipped properly to kill any
and all such terrorists. Let a million Parabakarans come, our gallant
forces will send all of them to hell in one MBRL or air attack.
This may be an old strategy adopted by Parabakaran worshippers learnt
from the ‘Ummagga Jataka’ (a fascinating Buddhist tale about
how espionage was used to deter a powerful invader. When the invader
surrounded the kingdom of the great Mahavshada intellectual, he used
spies to tell the invaders that each of the invaders’ strategies
was futile and each of their strategies in fact makes the inhabitants
of the kingdom thrive whereas in fact they were suffering!).
This shows the extreme desperation these so called ‘moderates’
suffer from. They conveniently forget that the world had its share of
resourceful terrorists including Ivan the Terrible, Hitler, Polpot,
Pinoche, Idi Amin, etc. No one can stop them seeing the light of this
world; it is also difficult to stop them as they have the power of Satan
vested in them to cause bloodshed. What must be done is to destroy them
in time at all cost. It should also be noted that had the killer of
the Jaffna Mayor in 1975 was arrested and punished, there would never
have been a LTTE. Further, if today’s paramilitaries were deployed
in Jaffna from 1976-1983 with necessary impunity, there will never be
a LTTE to wage war with the government.
I urge these moderate cowards not to further transact with Parabakaran’s
dead currency. Nobody gives a damn about it. I also urge the government
not to fall prey into their desperate attempts to force an unpopular
cause of action; listen only to the voters and ardent party supporters
as they know exactly what to do. It is commendable how Mahinda Rajapakse
has courageously and insightfully handled the nation that was surrendered
to the LTTE five years before he took office. The surrendered army became
a winning army within one year. It should be emphasized that the President’s
courage should be measured not by the extent of gratifying the voters
of TNA, but by how he has amassed support from his voters and potential
voters.
Championing separatists’ demands is not courage, it is cowardice
as displayed amply by Parabakaran, ‘Tamil moderates’, the
utterly coward Tamil Diaspora who can only finance and cry foul in support
of the ‘Tamil struggle’ and cannot actively fight for it and
children are forcibly fight on behalf of them! On the other hand, Chandrika
did everything to destroy the SLFP votebases by repeatedly brining in
unpopular devolution proposals. The JVP went from strength to strength
at the expense of the SLFP. Insightful Rajapakse reversed this trend
all the SLFP has regained all its lost votebases and today the JVP is
looking towards the plantations to strengthen its ranks!! Good luck
with their endeavors!
These moderate cowards are rather encouraged to make Sri Lanka-centred
decisions instead. For instance, from a national point of view it is
better to retain the unitary status as it is the most distant form of
governance from disintegration; the Army, etc. must be given proper
leadership so that they will crush the terrorists; aborted resettlement
schemes and the Mahaweli scheme must be revived to develop the country;
rule of law must reign supreme.
Let me point out another potential time bomb these ‘Tamil moderates’
will bring. When the war is over it is a must that all natural and other
resources are exploited for national economic revival. Mannar oil, Pulmodai
minerals, Eppawala minerals, Jaffna peninsula calcium carbonate deposits,
huge arable land in Vanni, etc. must be used for national development
as these were kept away from the national economy for decades. However,
when plans are developed for the use of these, ‘Tamil moderates’
will cry foul! Why? Although these moderates try hard to hide their
stripes, they are for the mythical Tamil homeland and will be utterly
offended if the resources of that mythical state is used by Sri Lanka!!
I urge the government to make it a point to use the resources in the
North and the East for short term and long term economic returns as
soon as possible. Hair splitting arguments on the best use of these
resources should not be allowed to interfere with the decision to use
them. Even Australia exports minerals in their crude state and Sri Lanka
is justified in doing same. Absence of economic resources will eventually
deter all separatists and international interferers.
Now the moderate cowards are panicking because if the security forces
make Parabakaran minced meat, their begging bowl will be lost for good!
When this happens, we can actually sit down and discuss what the political
solution should be to advance the aspirations of Sri Lanka. There is
no point crying about Tamil aspirations at the feet of the Sinhalese
and the Muslims; they have their own aspirations; and those aspirations
must be met before the aspirations of others to be considered. Above
all the nation has its own aspirations; one such aspiration is the continuation
of its pristine bravery amply displayed by ancient kings. The nation
looks forward to accommodate trillions more in an undivided land. If
the moderate cowards thought only they have aspirations, they are megalomaniacs
themselves.
It’s high time that Sri Lankans learnt how to brand good and evil
based on the intentions harboured by political entities and not on their
displayed and self proclaimed statuses. A separatist is a separatist
whether he is a moderate, terrorist or a member of the clergy. A few
critical statements against the LTTE does not make one an enemy of the
LTTE; compared to MBRL and heavy aerial bomb attacks by the security
forces, these verbal bashings are nothing for the LTTE; they are in
fact like the pats of a lover for the LTTE!! Anybody can criticize the
LTTE today as it is weak, but only a few brave men can bomb them; and
that’s all that matter now, not worthless and harmless words.
And politicians should learn how to priorities the interests of their
particular voters; if they fail, their voters will send them home until
true representatives are elected.
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