by I.S. Senguttuvan
( April 09, 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The reputation of the Rajapakses in the eyes of the world, badly bruised and battered long before the Geneva debacle, may find a deliverer from a somewhat unexpected quarter. There have been indications for sometime the Rajapakse regime, more to win the goodwill of both Tamilnadu and Delhi against its consistent record of serious violations against the Tamils of Sri Lanka in the light of recent developments was looking for a well known name to be fielded as a candidate for the post of Chief Minister of the Northern Province . It has to be one not tainted by opportunistic politics or the gun culture that consumed the politics of the NEP in recent decades. The long-suffering Tamil people cannot be blamed if they yearned for someone outside the regular box. |
| It is upto Mahinda Rajapakse to gather up the necessary backbone to lead the country, lead against the contradictions within his fold and steer the country away from disintegration - towards unity and reconciliation. The time and place are right for this. |
The lawyer-son of the late Tamil Nationalist leader S.J.V. Chelvanayakam – S. C. Chandrahasan – has been living in Chennai since 1983. He came into Indian and international limelight during the Rajiv Gandhi tenure as Indian PM when Indian immigration authorities initially refused to allow him in from his plane. The controversy was eventually settled with the then Tamilnadu CM fighting very strongly on his behalf. Since then he has been living a low-profile life - visiting the Lankan diaspora in Britain , E/U, the USA and, occasionally brief visits to Sri Lanka . He heads OfERR – the Organisation for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation - dedicated to help the large number
