Gajendrakumar exposes New Delhi’s deception behind 13th Amendment
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 06:33 GMT]
New Delhi that had wanted the LTTE to commit on federal solution as condition to bring in ceasefire, started arrogantly imposing the unitary 13 Amendment once the war ended in genocide, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam exposes, bringing out the roles played by new Delhi’s National Security Advisor, M.K. Narayanan, and the former Foreign Secretary and the present NSA, Shivshankar Menon. When some of the TNA members attempted to explain that the 13th Amendment couldn’t be the way to find a political solution to the national question, Mr Narayanan responded in an angry tone stating that India knew what was good for Tamils much better than the Tamils themselves. The Indian delegation categorically told us that the 13th Amendment was the solution, Mr Gajendrakumar said. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, the leader of the Tamil National Peoples Front (TNPF) held a press conference on Tuesday at the Jaffna Press Club.
The exposure raises serious questions on the trustworthiness of New Delhi that is keen only on getting public commitments of subjugation from Eezham Tamils. The story of deception should also enlighten the Tamils on why they should not depend on behind the screen manoeuvrings but should insist on transparent commitment from India and the IC, on the right to exercise the self-determination of the genocide-affected nation of Eezham Tamils, commented activists for alternative politics in Jaffna, responding to Gajendrakumar’s revelations on Tuesday.
Following are translated excerpts of his address in Tamil:
