Karunanidhi wants Centre to back ‘Eelam’ campaign
Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana
Going ahead with his campaign for carving out a separate ‘Tamil Eelam’ in Sri Lanka, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday sought the revival of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO), an outfit he was associated with in the 1980s, to fight for a separate State for Tamils on Gandhian lines.
Declaring the creation of the separate state his life’s ambition despite the policy of the central government is totally against it the Chief Minister said he wants the Central government of which he is a member to toe the line.
Addressing a public meeting, organised by the party in Kolathur constituency in Tamil Nadu, Mr. Karunanidhi, a key partner in the ruling United Progressive Alliance, appealed for the Centre’s support for creating Tamil Eelam.
Foreseeing a new rising there, he said the struggle should be peaceful and in the path of non-violence adhered to by S J V Chelvanayakam, or Thanthai Selva, founder of the Federal Party in Sri Lanka
“The Sri Lankan President may reject the idea, but it will be my life’s mission hereafter,” the DMK leader said.
Tamils here should raise support for ‘Eelam’ by reviving the TESO, of which he was a founder, with the help of leaders such as Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani.who was initiallypromoting a separate state for Tamils in India..
The Hindu said earlier at the meeting DMK treasurer and Karunanidhi’s son M.K. Stalin addressed it.
When Karunanidhi initiated the call for a separate state in Sri Lanka commenting on it the Hindu said, “Tamil ‘Eelam’ is for Tamil Nadu politicians what the full moon is for hungry wolves. All their howling is indicative, not of any yearning for a distant, dreamy Eelam, but of the baser urges of the politics of the here-and-now”
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This old man is whipping up emotions in Tamil “terror” Nadu for political gain.
The unitary state in the Sinhala Buddhist Sri Lanka is an unshakeable pillar of the nation.
If anyone can communicate to this old fellow please do.
These buggers are not having their own country yet. Means for Tamils (Sorry for using this). I think as their main land is in India they can request from their own central government for separate country in India itself. They are spreading Tamils in other countries all over the world and creating problems. They are problematic to US, Norway, UK, AUS, Malaysia etc,. So those countries to get rid of them they help to fulfill their this dream on top of weak country such as ours.
But we are no more weak and we will not encourage any government to do any amendments or power divisions to the country. We will fight against any who tries this again. No matter the current Govt.
When this dogs barks we never bother. If there’s anyway we can show the way to this person where is the cemetery we will be happy to show. He’s talking death sentences. How old are you buddy?
If we are in different parties in Lanka we are together at any such situation and will show our deepest regret and condolences to karunanithi at any instances. Don’t do fingering to others asses.
I hope onlanka site will not publish this idiots statements and publish those nonsense statements given by him in future. Let him talk and be those talks in Tamilnadu itself. Media has power to highlight or not to highlight so use it in the name of SL. Thanks a lot.