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At a juncture where the development of knowledge has reached impressive heights, the reality of rejecting gun totting gimmicks has become obvious. The Tamil community is being made, and actually has been made into a cannibalistic and alien community. Some reflections on views presented in various websites on the Internet are presented below.

To present ideas with a view of stressing the importance of democratising future activities in the East, creating positive relationships between ethnicities and maintaining them, creating economic structures for development, re-locating the internally displaced in their own areas, encouraging education for children; pressurize the ruling factions towards implementation and to stimulate discussion on these issues are some of the important practical activities that we must put our immediate efforts on.

Majority opinion currently subject to discussion and the way it is being expressed is based on it either being pro-government or anti-government or pro-LTTE or anti-LTTE. We must not lose opportunities of engaging in healthy discussions in various international and alternative platforms.

If we are to move slightly beyond the regurgitated questions of were the elections in the East conducted in a violent manner? Or else was it conducted in a lawful manner, and judging from the voter turn-out it is quite clear that the masses are expecting change. So why shouldn’t we talk about this expectation for change, and of an environment which would create understanding? Why shouldn’t we implement such a thought process and further develop it. It is now time to stop being inhumane and become humane.

What if Pillaiyan wins, what if Hisbullah wins, what if Hakeem wins? We must tell them what they need to do for the East. We must strongly criticise them when they move away from progressive social processes, which will impact their long term political processes. Let’s not speak me anymore of thoughts that destroy human beings and humanism.

Has any Tamil group or party put forward a political plan towards a practical solution to the ethnic conflict, to build relations between the ethnic groups and to find solutions in relation to social issues?

From the very beginning of our political history the break-down of progressive Tamil politics in Sri Lanka has been moving in a straight course. The LTTE is not an exception. They are fully responsible for pushing the remaining bit of hope there was, into the drain.

We must consider the present environment in the East with its people on our minds. While encouraging the unity of Tamil political parties that believe in a political solution to the ethnic conflict, we must put forward a proper policy, involve other groups and work on progressive, people oriented welfare projects and implement them while at the same time encourage discussion and debate on these issues.

We must look at what is happening now and what is to happen in the future with a broad perspective. The LTTE are slowly losing faith on weapons and are hanging on the edge. What else is happening except for the destruction of the masses and those who work for them? Where has the need for multi-nationalism brought Tamil nationalism to?

The comments that ‘Vaani’ made on Thesamnet regarding a discussion has to be appreciated. She wrote ‘we must expose the groups that shred up and divide the whole community in the name of the North and East, In the name of caste and in the name of religion. We must talk about the government that use these groups and procrastinate in terms of time and in terms of finding solutions to issues. We must unceasingly talk about the parasitism of the LTTE with the government and the government with the LTTE. We must find means of crying out as a single voice instead of breaking up and having a group for caste and a group for a region.”