He is a Child.

Monday , 11 March 2013

He does not like more of his mother's food. He hates eggs. When he began to toddle, he began to eat alone from his bowl.  When he was three years old, during meals time, he will run to guards point.

 

Even though he is served with many bowls, he only likes to share Mamas food. Gradually our foods were much enjoyed by him.

 

Security Guard of Balachandran speaks out -

 

What we saw and practiced. We saw directly and through films and by video. We have heard. We say, by embracing death and living is life. Out of these deaths, the death by rifle is normal. Due to this reason, the news stories about deaths become just usual happenings.  But this has shocked the international countries and Tamils in Tamil Nadu.

 

 In this atmosphere, his photograph has become a commercial item.

 

But some salient features are for that photograph. The important feature is he is the youngest son of Liberation tiger leader Pirabakaran.  Balachandran named 12 years old boy's photograph happenings had been requested by UN. In many angles in the past two weeks many articles are written about this in local media.

 

However, now only those who had close association with the boy are prepared to express their views. They are not in Sri Lanka, are hiding and through social networks are sharing the days they spent with Balachandran in the manner of conversation.

 

This article gets written by a conversation shared through a social website.

 

He does not like more of his mother's food. He hates eggs. When he began to he began toddle, he ate alone from his bowl.  When he was three years old, during meals time, he will run to the check point. Even though how many bowls are served to him, he mostly like to share the meals of Mamas which he enjoys and eat?

 

Gradually the food of every one of us was the food enjoyed and ate by him. He is Bala's security guard.  He has not exposed the locality where he is, his name and all the self-identities and is living as an anonymous person shared his experience.

 

He had been assigned as the security guard for the Leader's home in year 1987.  Many youths from Batticaloa and upcountry were recruited to the liberation tiger’s movement at that period. He is also a native of Batticaloa.

 

He mentioned that Leader mostly loved the countrymen; hence he recruited him as his security guard.  After some period, he had been the guard for the family.

 

Being the security guard of Leader's home?

 

Initially I also had fear in my Leader, but gradually that situation changed and I experience the softness attitude of my leader.  The fear got faded away and days  we craved for his presence.

 

To be with the family and the day the leader visiting the home, the chicken curry cooked by the Leader, and the string hoppers, we used to wait eagerly for his arrival and cooking.

 

(His thoughts go back to his former days) Akka (Pirabakaran's wife) will not cook or Leader will not permit her to cook.

 

Leader will do the cooking and he will serve us. Sometimes he will not have string hoppers for his meal. What a talent in cooking this mysterious man had, is the many questions come into my mind, when I am on duty  at the check point. I contemplate in finding an answer to this.

 

 

The relationship between the children and rebels could you relate us?

 

Every child of Leader is different. Initially we saw thamby, (Charles) He is lazy in his younger days. Very fat.

 

He is not naughty. He will eat two Pandian special ice creams at once. He is very talented in Karati, running and singing. When he began to grown he is always engrossed to a computer.

 

Thangachi, the daughter, she only knows to study other than nothing. She spends her time in reading books. Then Bala, he was born in an unexpected time was said. He is also a wonderful child.

 

How was the day’s spending with leader's youngest son?

 

Bala was born in year 1996. The time battle was intensified. Many areas in Vanni, attack centers were opened. Bala was born in Mulliyawalai. Father did not see Bala for many days.

 

However grandparents (Pirabakaran's parents) had the major contribution in Bala's growth. The seniors’ attention was more compared to the other children.  Some period Balasingham Adel couples were living.

 

Bala did not like any of them and lived on his own. It is amazing. He hates food fed by someone. (For some time, he was contemplating in Bala's childhood memories and by adjusting himself, he began to relate)

 

Bala will not like his mother's food. He does not like eggs. When he started to walk, he began to eat alone in his bowl. When he was three years old, during meal time, he will rush to the guards point.

 

Even though he is served with many bowls, he likes to eat in the bowls of his Mamas. Gradually he enjoyed the food from our bowls, which was the mostly enjoyed food for him.

 

He did not like to live in tinned fences and Palmyra fence houses. Mostly he comes running to the guards’ points.

 

How was the meeting when Balachandran and Leader meet?

 

For every question he very thoughtfully gave the reply, but here he just smiled. After some period Bala was born, Leader came to see him. He came inside the house, attired in sarong and sat on the chair.

 

He took Bala in his hands and began to kiss him. Bala wet his father's clothes. This is the first anger he showed towards his father was said by Akka (leader's wife) Father did not get upset but he cleaned it.

 

Everyone came to clean Bala and Appa. But Leader said, what my son did, I will clean. From that day, at many times I have observed Leader cleaning Bala when he wets. Leader is a good Father.

 

Once Appa came home. He had kept his pistol in the locker and had gone to the bathroom. Bala watched this, and when none was watching, he took the pistol and began to play. Everyone in the house began to scream. Appa without showing any fear, very easily took it from him.

 

With who does Bala goes to play?

 

Children of Sornam Anna and Shankar Anna rarely come to play with Bala. Playing with them is not sufficient to him. He calls us to play with him. If we do not agree him, he threats us that he will go out of the fence.

 

What he threats, he had done. For home cooking we go in search of fire wood.

Shall I also join with you'll he will plead. We all take responsibility and take him. By sitting on a tree branch, by shaking his legs, munching, he will admire the outside world, which does not have the fence.  He likes to go out and live like other children.

 

How is Bala in school?

 

Primary education was at Puthukudiyriuppu, and like other children he likes to study.

 

He likes to write on school tables and black board the alphabets and play. Some friends only came up to the school gate. Later he was admitted to a school in Kilinochchi.

 

Security for Bala was increased here. Most the time he was silent in class. He did not tell the reason. Many questions Bala queried.  The doubts which were collected in the classroom, he queried for answers from us.

 

At that time Bala's morning meal is served in a box which was the normal routine. Mostly grain food is given. He feels ashamed to eat. All the children eat normal food.

 

But Bala eats in an unusual manner. He is very clever in hiding his food inside the books bag and behind books. He is shy in public places. Bala grew with fear.

 

One day, on his birthday, he wanted to distribute toffees to his friends and teachers. We also purchased and gave. Some teachers took more toffees when distributing, but Bala said,  I have to distribute to everyone, and took it back from the teachers.

 

Did Bala  get trapped in danger at any time.

 

Danger did not occur. One day in Kilinochchi, an aircraft attack was near to the house where Bala lived.  A teacher and her two sons were killed in that attack.

 

Bala, his mother and sister were in the nearby house.  After this incident Bala's home was changed time as Vattackachchi,  Viswamadu and Puthukudiyiruppu.

 

Finally he reached Mullivaaikal. (He could not proceed further after this - We did not know what to ask him. After long silence, we asked him the final question.

 

Finally why this happened to Bala( a long silence and the reply was in two sentence)

 

I do not know. I was not with him at the last moment. (Like him, we also were in pain.) In the guilt of not able to protect Bala not only he but we also felt ashamed.

 

We could not continue the conversation.

Monday , 11 March 2013