Tamils – Don’t Fall For The Unity Lie
TU Senan
Unity makes us stronger. But not always. All those fighting for their rights must choose their alliances wisely or risk swapping one oppressor for another.
The old adage of by your friends shall you be known is sometimes useful. Recently at the UN, Rajapaksa’s Sri Lankan regime managed to mobilise some of the most undemocratic countries to its support. The 21 nations, including North Korea, Iran, etc, who supported Sri Lanka, have consistently opposed western governments on almost all issues in the past. That does not mean that they offer any challenge to the horrors perpetrated by western imperialism against the peoples of the world, at home and abroad. Far from it.
But it was no surprise that they took the side of the dictatorial Rajapaksa as part of opposing what they portray as the US-led domination against them, in reality the struggle for power and influence in a world wracked by crisis and instability. This represents a significant defeat for Sri Lanka. These states, who deny democratic rights to their own people, have no problem tolerating the heinous crimes of Sri Lanka and to use this opportunity to advance their own political agenda against the west.
The Indian government were even more deceitful in their abstention. They argued that they took “positive note of Sri Lanka’s engagement with the UN” and criticised the absence of UN cooperation with Sri Lanka. They urged that India and Sri Lanka “should be given all necessary assistance in a cooperative and collaborative manner.” Of course the western countries, also advancing their “politically motivated agenda”, would use all they can to nail the current Sri Lankan regime as it moves closer to China. The casualty of this ongoing game is ‘human rights’ – the rights and justice of Tamils in particular in this instance.
It is absolutely clear that the western governments are not ready to surrender their interests in Sri Lanka to regional powers. The UN-led investigation, Tamils in Sri Lanka, the Tamil diaspora will continue to be their tool to find a way in. The TNA reveals itself to be absolutely hopeless, with no understanding of these processes. It has become voluntarily submissive to the aims of the Indian government.Read More
