03.01.2005
Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
President,
Presidential House,
Colombo – 1.
Your Excellency,
Having witnessed the disaster the country faced on a national scale I agree with you, like many others, that henceforth we should work together to rebuild our country forgetting all our political, racial, language and religious differences.
At this juncture, I wish to draw your attention to an interview given to the Veerakesari Tamil daily by Mr. Soosai, the Chief of the Sea Tigers that the Government is showing partiality towards the Tamils of the North and that the refugees there are not receiving proper relief from the Government. He had also said in disgust that the Politicians of the South had not visited the affected areas and expressed their sympathies to the victims.
I kindly request you to disprove these allegations by publishing the list giving details of the relief items and other assistances sent to the victims of the North – more particularly to the victims of the costal belt of Mullaitivu and Vadamarachchi East. Relief to these areas must be increased. The request for heavy equipments is very reasonable and urgently required. Action should be taken immediately to send the same.
This is a good opportunity for you to impress on the Tamil people that you will not let down the Tamil People.
Mr. Soosai is accusing that the Government, even at this point of time is thinking not in terms of humanity but trying to work on a war-footing. Citing India as an example he wants all Political Parties here too, to forget their differences and work for the welfare of the victims.
Since all 22 Members of the Parliament who claim to represent the Tamil People boycotted the “All Party Conferences” convened by you and the Hon Prime Minister, it is unfair to accuse you of any lapses on your part. The 22 Federal Party Members of Parliament should take full responsibility for any lapses and it is their duties to rectify them. The whole world knows as to what happened to the Prime Minister Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse’s team of Parliamentarians including the Leader of the JVP Hon. Wimal Weerawansa which visited the refugee camps in Jaffna. Whether these Tamil Parliamentarians come to you or not, to bring your notice the needs of the victims at various places, you as the President of this Country have a big responsibility and duty bound to treat all alike. When you were out of the Country I wrote to the Prime Minister with copy to you, my proposals relating to the relief work that should be undertaken.
From the manner in which Mr. Soosai is accusing the Members of Parliament from the South it is clear that neither the LTTE nor the refugees could be blamed for this uncivilized act. Contrary to this I feel that a group of people who go about gossiping and sight seeing had organized this demonstration in a very demeaning manner. Please don’t get influenced by this kind of uncivilized acts, absolutely foreign to Tamil Culture and Civilization of which the Tamils are proud off. Instead please take in to consideration the pathetic condition of these refugees and take all steps, using the entire government machinery to do everything to bring them back to normal life.
Up to now the group that was responsible for organizing that uncivilized demonstration against the team of Parliamentarians led by PM had not tendered an apology or expressed regret. The Members of Parliament of the Jaffna District also had not expressed regret. In the absence of an apology not forthcoming, although belated, I tender my humble apologies on behalf of the Tamil People to the Prime Minister Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse, Hon. Wimal Weerawansa MP and other Ministers and Members of Parliament. One day in Parliament when the Norwegian Diplomat Mr. Eric Solheam was attacked in a demeaning manner it is I who got up and tendered my apologies on behalf of the whole Country after a brief speech explaining why and how he came to the country and got involved in the peace process amidst much embarrassment.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
V. Anandasangaree,
President – TULF.
Copies to
1. Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse, MP Prime Minister
2. Hon. Wimal Weerawansa, MP
Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
President,
Presidential House,
Colombo – 1.
Your Excellency,
Having witnessed the disaster the country faced on a national scale I agree with you, like many others, that henceforth we should work together to rebuild our country forgetting all our political, racial, language and religious differences.
At this juncture, I wish to draw your attention to an interview given to the Veerakesari Tamil daily by Mr. Soosai, the Chief of the Sea Tigers that the Government is showing partiality towards the Tamils of the North and that the refugees there are not receiving proper relief from the Government. He had also said in disgust that the Politicians of the South had not visited the affected areas and expressed their sympathies to the victims.
I kindly request you to disprove these allegations by publishing the list giving details of the relief items and other assistances sent to the victims of the North – more particularly to the victims of the costal belt of Mullaitivu and Vadamarachchi East. Relief to these areas must be increased. The request for heavy equipments is very reasonable and urgently required. Action should be taken immediately to send the same.
This is a good opportunity for you to impress on the Tamil people that you will not let down the Tamil People.
Mr. Soosai is accusing that the Government, even at this point of time is thinking not in terms of humanity but trying to work on a war-footing. Citing India as an example he wants all Political Parties here too, to forget their differences and work for the welfare of the victims.
Since all 22 Members of the Parliament who claim to represent the Tamil People boycotted the “All Party Conferences” convened by you and the Hon Prime Minister, it is unfair to accuse you of any lapses on your part. The 22 Federal Party Members of Parliament should take full responsibility for any lapses and it is their duties to rectify them. The whole world knows as to what happened to the Prime Minister Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse’s team of Parliamentarians including the Leader of the JVP Hon. Wimal Weerawansa which visited the refugee camps in Jaffna. Whether these Tamil Parliamentarians come to you or not, to bring your notice the needs of the victims at various places, you as the President of this Country have a big responsibility and duty bound to treat all alike. When you were out of the Country I wrote to the Prime Minister with copy to you, my proposals relating to the relief work that should be undertaken.
From the manner in which Mr. Soosai is accusing the Members of Parliament from the South it is clear that neither the LTTE nor the refugees could be blamed for this uncivilized act. Contrary to this I feel that a group of people who go about gossiping and sight seeing had organized this demonstration in a very demeaning manner. Please don’t get influenced by this kind of uncivilized acts, absolutely foreign to Tamil Culture and Civilization of which the Tamils are proud off. Instead please take in to consideration the pathetic condition of these refugees and take all steps, using the entire government machinery to do everything to bring them back to normal life.
Up to now the group that was responsible for organizing that uncivilized demonstration against the team of Parliamentarians led by PM had not tendered an apology or expressed regret. The Members of Parliament of the Jaffna District also had not expressed regret. In the absence of an apology not forthcoming, although belated, I tender my humble apologies on behalf of the Tamil People to the Prime Minister Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse, Hon. Wimal Weerawansa MP and other Ministers and Members of Parliament. One day in Parliament when the Norwegian Diplomat Mr. Eric Solheam was attacked in a demeaning manner it is I who got up and tendered my apologies on behalf of the whole Country after a brief speech explaining why and how he came to the country and got involved in the peace process amidst much embarrassment.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
V. Anandasangaree,
President – TULF.
Copies to
1. Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse, MP Prime Minister
2. Hon. Wimal Weerawansa, MP
