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CONTENTS
A Presidential Poll amidst violence. . . . . . 3
ISSN 02 EPRLF aSSumes Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ANNUAL SUE
UK/India/Sri Lank Will Sri Lanka events influence T.Nadu All other ບໍ່ elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Published ni Chief Minister of North-East PC. . . . . . . . 7 TAM T
Opposition Front's Manifesto. . . . . . . . . . 9 suTToီဒိuီဒိ UNITED KI
JVP,s present campaign -
Rohana Wijeweera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Views expressed by contrit
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SRI LANKAS LONG PARL
President Jayawardene's version of Sri Lanka's "Long Parliament' is to be dissolved on 20 December. The present parliament, controlled by the ruling United National Party with a four-fifths majority, was elected in July 1977 for a period of six years. It should have been dissolved and new general elections held by July 1983. Instead, its life was prolonged by the subterfuge of a rigged referendum in December 1982. For the first time since independence, the people of the island were deprived of their right to periodic elections, and thus bringing an end to representative democracy through Jayawardene's constitutional Skulduggery which he was able to perpetrate with his steam-roller majority in Parliament.
Whatever the infirmities or imperfections of the Sri Lankan electoral process, it was a remarkable phenomenon of every general election held since 1948 that on each occasion the people brought about a change of government by the exercise of their vote. By bringing an end to this healthy process by questionable means, Jayawardene inflicted unprecedented injury and damage to the entire body politic of the country. A post-colonial model third-world democracy was turned into a neo-authoritarian state with the imposition of an Executive Presidency in which enormous powers, with no parallel in any democracy, were vested.
President Jayawardene's sole rationale for imposing the Executive Presidency and subjecting the people to Suffer his version of the Long Parliament was stability and peace. But as his reign ends after eleven-and-a half years, the people are facing the gravest Crisis in their history with neither stability nor peace.
The gravest of human rights violations occurred during his rule. The democratic rights of the people were eroded to the core. The independence of the judiciary and the rule of law were undermined. Thousands of Tamils perished in state-sponsored mob Violence as the security forces failed to provide security to the victimised Tamil people. In the process of seeking a military solution to the ethnic conflict, thousands died, many more thousands were incarcerated and tortured. The military might of the state was employed to bomb and terrorise a section of its own people. Tens of thousands of Tamils left the land of their birth in search of physical security and over one hundred thousand fled to neighbouring India. As
 

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Amaments for Asian Caligula. . . . . . . . 17
JVP turns its guns and bombs against
SLMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...19
Ethnic conflict - Higher dimension. . . . . 20
Classified advertisements. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multi-Religious concept is Anathema to Buddhist Sangha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
AMENT - AN END IN SIGHT
foreign elements inimical to the interests and security of India were inducted under the guise of prosecuting the ethnic "war", and as the exodus of Tamils into India increased, the inevitable happened - Indian involvement in the affairs of Sri Lanka. Today, over 50,000 foreign troops are present in the island presenting a sad commentary on the reign of President Jayawardene.
The country is today rocked and wrecked by murder, mayhem and Widespread violence and destruction. The entire fabric of the state institutions is crumbling, and there is virtual anarchy throughout the country. Fascist and semi-fascist elements have emerged from within the governmental structure and outside in the form of the JVP/DJV terrorising the mass of the people with naked and brutal violence and death.
From his presidential palace, the omnipotent President issues proclamations which do not seem to work any more. The country is teetering on the brink. Even his own Prime Minister would appear to be distancing himself from the President. His Ministers have begun to resign and some have taken flight to foreign lands. Jayawardene, who has been described as the wily old twentieth century fox, would appear to be left with no more tricks to play upon his beleaguered people. At last he appears to have decided to throw in the towel. On 3 December President Jayawardene addressed the nation. On TV. He announced that the Parliament would be dissolved on 20 December, the day after the Presidential elections. One wonders whether this decision on his part was a response to the relentless popular pressure for dissolution, or his unwillingness to afford the benefit of a four-fifths majority in Parliament to the incoming President.
In the course of his address, President Jayawardene made a significant statement: "My connections with the governments of my country end when the newly elected President assumes office soon after the announcement of the 19 December election results. My association with elected parliaments and members, both in the Government and the Opposition, end on that date. Judging by the enormous damage caused to the country and its people during the last eleven years, this statement, if acted upon, will go down in history as the most remarkable and productive contribution Jayawardene would be making to his country during his 45 year long public life.

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DECEMBER 1988
As the date for the Presidential election is drawing near, many parts of Sri Lanka continue to be seriously affected by widespread violence, murders, enforced strikes, sabotage of essential services, shortage of food and fuel, and disruption of transport, postal, telecommunication, medical services and power supplies.
Large areas of the country are gripped by darkness after sunset as over 100 electricity transformers have been destroyed by arson. All areas to the south of Ratmalana (which is just 10 miles from the capital, Colombo) have been without electricity for a number of weeks. Very many areas in the North Central Province are also similarly affected. The destruction of the electricity substation at Anuradhapura has resulted in electricity being cut off even to the northern Jaffna peninsula.
Breakdown in power supplies have disrupted even hospitals forcing medicall staff to cancel urgent operations. Rail services have been disrupted by tracks and bridges being blown up. Roads have been blocked by felling nearby trees. Private and public bus service vehicles have been set on fire in several places.
Due to shortage of food supplies, prices have skyrocketted. Even the availability of salt has become scarce in an island surrounded by sea.
Civil administration in southern parts of the country has come to a grinding halt as public employees are prevented by threats from turning up for work. Even top state administrators like Government Agents and Assistant Government Agents have reported sick
ELECTION WORK CRPPLED
In spite of the fact that President Jayawardene has succumbed to the main demand of the opposition and JVP that the Parliament should be dissolved and the date for the general elections should be announced — Parliament is to be dissilved on 20 December and elections to be held on 15 February -, it would appear from the unrelenting campaign of violence, sabotage and enforced work stoppages that the JVP is determined to disrupt the Presidential poll to be held to December 19.
The threats directed at state employees to keep away from work has resulted in disruption of work in a large number of election offices in various parts of the island, especially in the southern province which has virtually crippled the preparation of ballot papers and other work in con
COLOMEBONEWS
ange by Chithe A PRESIDENTIALPOLLAMII
nection with The breakd services ha blow to the papers. A s tions Depar in connecti elections ha by threats, counterd p province ar. offices affec The pred servants ar. strated by sent to Pres State Admi tion (SASA that membe unable to c threats fro] the one ha services on have been
emands m "which had Servants an CVL S Making r security se civil serva places forci could not b the abscen Supporting
Having r caused by their places out: “A larg bers as wel are called duties at th elections. W problems o early, the si before the GAs, AGAs are put un making el account of 1 elements re
Nearly 2 officials w Agents' off ernment de have been armed forc since 1 Dec. their office the "The Is report adde cials had r taken into forces. In t large numb been taken ment’s viev state empl
 
 
 

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the Presidential election. wn of postal and transport d already dealt a serious distribution of postal ballot enior official of the Elecment confirmed that work on with the forthcoming
ve been almost paralysed
and added 'We have enroblems in almost every d the number of election ted is vast.
cament in which the civil 2 placed in is amply demonletter dated 29 November sident Jayawardene by the nistrative Services Associa). The letter pointed out rs of the Association were arry out their duties due to m unidentified persons on nd and from the security the other; and that there onflicting and threatening ade from both these parties driven fear into public ld their dependents'.
ERVANTS DETAINED eference to the attempt by rvice personnel to compel nts to attend their work bly”, even essential services e peformed satisfactorily in ce of other workers and services. eferred to the "humiliation taking officers forcibly to of work', the letter points ge number of SASA memas those in other services upon to perform election e forthcoming Presidential le are afraid that if urgent f today are not resolved ituation would not improve election. Officers such as and other election officers der immense pressure in ection arrangements on threats directed by several ferred to earlier'.
00 civil servants including forking as Government icers and 15 heads of govpartments in the provinces detained in custody of the es in the southern areas ember and sent for work in s, according to a report in land' of 3 December. The d that most of these offinot reported for work and
custody by the security the Hambantota district a ber of public servants had
into custody. The governw would seem to be that oyees should turn up for
work despite threats to themselves or their families, but if they kept away due to fear, they would be forcibly taken to work at gunpoint
It is also learnt that the government has made contingency plans to appoint army officers to replace Government Agents are keeping away from work. Already in some areas this step has been taken as in the case of Brigadier Daya Wijesinghe who has been appointed Acting Government Agent for the Badulla District.
OPERATIONS INTENSIFIED Operations by the security forces have been intensified, particularly in the southern parts of the island where the JVP is considered strong and hundreds of Sinhalese young persons
alleged to be connected with the JVP
are said to have been rounded up. Nearly 1000 persons have been detained in the Boosa Detention Centre in southern Galle. A government communique issued on 28 November stated that over 400 'suspected subversives' were taken into custody during the house-to-house search operations : carried out following a 48 hour curfew imposed on the AGA's divisions of Hanwella, Kaduwela, Homagama, Kesbewa, Piliyandala, Horana and Moratuwa.
Reports from the deep south indicate that as many as over 200 persons might have been killed or made to "disappear during some of the most intensive military operations conducted by the security services, parti- - cularly by the Special Task Force.
DRACONIAN RESPONSE The violent campaign by the JVP has been responded with draconian measures by the government which have included the promulgation of new emergency regulations similar to the ones applied in the northern and eastern provinces against Tamil militants. These regulations enable security service personel to bury or cremate dead bodies of persons killed by them without post mortem or inquest. Death sentences have been extended to offences such as threatening others with death or bodily harm, or duplicating or distributing letters carrying death threats to others, organising, participating or joining in illegal marches or processions or forcing work stoppages or keep workers away from work.
The government also announced that trials in respect such offences would be held speedily by special courts presided over by specially appointed judges without a jury. But members of the judiciary would appear to have expressed reluctance to deal with such cases.
"Despite the intensification of operations by the security services and government draconian measures, the JVP's campaign of disruption and violence has become more intense and widespread enveloping areas and activities which have hitherto remained beyond its reach.

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The 'Weekend of 27 November reported with a front page banner headline which read “46 SLAIN WITHIN 36
HOURS KILLING FIELDS OF
SOUTH LANKA:
"At least 13 suspected subversives and two security personnel were among the 46 persons killed during the past 36 hours. 31 persons were killed by suspected subversives for their alleged link with the ruling UNP.
The “SUNDAY ISLAND' of 27 November reported with the headline: 35 KILLED IN TWO DAYS OF VIOLENCE':
"Two soldiers, a police constable and 32 persons including a SLFP organiser at Amparai were killed and fourteen army and police personnel wounded in violence reported in the country during the past 48 hours'.
The “SUNDAY TIMES' of the same date editorially commented:
“Five hundred murders in 40 days, 324 murders in the south between October 15 and November 15 and murders of 115 civilians and six security forces personnel in the North and East. These were the gruesome statistics read out by Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Vincent Perera, in Parliament last Thursday (24.11.88). Since November 15, at least another 80 people have been killed making these forty days perhaps the most gruesome in the islands's history, excepting the race riots and the insurgency of 1971
"The Island' of 1 December reported: "Over 200 people have been killed during the past fortnight in a series of attacks reported from various parts of the country. Most of the victims were
either political activi of the United Nation the United Socialist senior security off According to these of gate number of people ber 15, 1988 was over
“In a string of viol ported in the country 48 hours, over 17 pe district leader of Na Party (NSSP) and a k Communist Party we
BROADCASTINC
It is also learnt that has brought in serv take over functions and announcements b ing organisations, the poration and the Sri L ing Corporation follov ings' received from continuing with the duties.
Persons belonging to can easily be identifie sonnel are seen per broadcasting function ment has already witl tingents of the Spec (STF) stationed in th vince and brought the to guard the buildin broadcasting services Government Departm
The biggest worry ment and other opp parties is whether t Presidential elections ( adequate election offic thousands of polling st sufficient security coul
Election Re Administrative Distri
No. of votes received
EPRLF - 8 seats
EPRLF - 4 seats
Electoral District E.P.R.L.F. A.
Batticaloa 46006 59.30 Paddriruppu 48394 98.23 Kalkudah 32546 71.22 126946 73.58
Ampara 20 0.36 Sammanthurai 7968 20.9 Kalmunai 12626 31.85 Potu vil 25140 40.06 45754 3.31
Seruwila 4840 54:39 Trincomalee 25379 73.81 Mutur 12311 33.16 425.30 52.89
U.N.P A. S.
476 0.61 29 86 0.17 17 194 0.42 12 756 0.44 42
SLMC -
Administrative Distr
5338 95.03 40 147 0.38 28 111 0.28 26 1704 2.71. 34 7300 4.99 90
SLMC – 9
Administrative Distri
3764 42.30 29 7732 22.48 12 24006 64.69 81 35502 44.15 23
EPRLF - 5 seats S
The ENDLF had a total of twelve of its candidates uncontested in Mulla candidates uncontested comprising 19 for the Jaffna district and 5 in

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ts or supporters l Party(UNP) or Alliance (USA), cials disclosed. cials, the aggreslain since Octo600. ent incidents reduring the past ople including a a Sama Samaja y member of the 'e shot dead.'
BY ARMY
the government ce personnel to elating to news y the broadcastRupavahini Coranka Broadcasting final warnthe JVP about ir broadcasting
both sexes, who d as service performing certain s. The governndrawn the conial Task Force e Eastern Prom to the capital gs housing the and other vital 2ntS.
for the governosition political he forthcoming can be held with cers to man the ations, whether d be provided for
sults st - Batticaloa
those officers willing to perform their duties and whether the people will turn out to vote without being intimidated by threatened or actual violence by the JVP.
It is said that the government is faced with the problem of finding nearly 90,000 security service and police personnel exclusively for deployment on December 19 for the Presidential elections. About 16,000 police personnel were employed when the Referendum was held on December 1982, but the army was not deployed. At present the government can muster a maximum of nearly 55,000 police and military personnel which includes those who are deployed in the northern and eastern provinces who have to be withdrawn from there to make them available to be deployed elsewhere.
How to find the extra security service personnel is the problem with
which the government is currently
engaged in. It is also a problem for the opposition, more so for Mrs Sirima Bandaranaike who is confident of winning at the Presidential poll.
It is understood that consideration is being given to draw some sections of the Indian Peace Keeping Force which is in the north and eastern provinces to be deployed in some areas of the south to provide the necessary security. It would be the height of irony if that were to happen, because both the leading contenders in the Presidential elections Mr. R. Premadasas of the UNP and Mrs Bandaranaike of the SLFP are presently going round the Country promising to send back the IPKF if either of them win
by each party
.M.C. 9% No. of 9%. Total ዓራ No. of
Rejected Polled Reg. votes electors 594 38.15 1495 1.93 77571 77.16 100536 5 0.35 610 1.24 49265 87.27 56452 331, 26.98 629 1.38 45700 75.80 60288 LOO 24.40 2734 1.58 1725.36 79.41 217276
3 seats UNP - Nil
ct - Ampara
0.71 219 3.9 5617 5.97 94068 83 76.03 1020 2.67 38118 84.75 44975 41 66.71 460 - 1.16 39638 89.93 44075 )72 55.73 932 1.48 62748 75.75 82833 36 61.89 2631 1.8 146121 54.94 265951
seats UNP - 1 seat
! - Trincomalee EPRLF - 41 seats
ENDLF - 12 seat 5 8.81 8899, 18.66 47698 I8]?" C;?ို 72 3.7 34383 61.36 56026 UNP - 1 sea ) 2.8 37127 76.44 48570 Total - 71 seats 77 2.96 804.09 52.80 152289
LMC - 5 seats
tivu (5) Vavuniya (4) and Kilinochchi (3). The EPRLF had 24 of its he Mannar district.

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EPRLF ASSUMES CONTROL
A. Waratharaja Perumal, deputy leader of the Eelam Peoples Revolutionary Liberation. Front (EPRLF), has been Sworm in als Chief Minister of the North-East Provincial (Council. The newly constituted PC officially commenced functioning on 5 December when 41 members of the EPRLF and 12 Inellbers of the ENLF were cereInonially sworn-in as PC Members before Lt. General Nalin Seneviratne, the Governor of the N-E Provincial
Council.
The 17 Inernbers of the Sri Lanka Muslin Congress and the solitary member of the UNP who were elected to the PC at the November 19 election did not attend the swearing-in cereпопу,
It is learnt that the EPRLF, hy virtue of its majority, will assume ciri trol of the administration of th! North-East, but his decided to include in the Provincial cabinet ITier in her: helonging to other political parties including is Muslirti, a Sinhales and : member' belonging to the Sri Lanka Communist Party. Ibayan Jaya tillake, a well known southern intellectual and Wh o was re cently acquitt ed ! Tér being charged with conspiracy to Over throw the government, has als joined the provincial cabinet. A spokesTia II for the Front said that anyone Whit) is willing ty copera te was wellComic Li Jin in equal terms. The Front Wiis ills 'ndeavouring to negotiate with the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Hned Eelam Revolutionary Organisers |EIና ( }S |.
PC ELECTIONS
There were mixed reactions to the way in wlich the PC Elections wure hell on November 19. In the north there was virtually no contest as only nominations were received from the EPRLF and ENDLF, and therefore no elections in the sense of the people being offered the opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice, Hence any view as to hw voters would have responded on polling day would only be speculative in the face of the LTTE's call for a boycott.
In the east. However, thert was à curi est between the EPR || ... F, SLM ('' kan til LTN |’’The yeter turnout if rearly 54 per cent has been described as a sub to the LTTE whose bicycott call was not fully followed, () in the other hand it is viewed as a reflection of the people's genuine desire to express the Inselves through the de IIIcratic process, Tirpicac and an end lo arm'd willence.
It is reported that polling centres were extremely short-staffed. In fact score person II el lielonging to the Sri Lankan ar II y were uirlifted to Battlic"-
COU
loa to act as Serior In sime pollirig sti YW:i:i, ti' i ' ) || I | T | ::::: :1 || till I liri. It is also s h: Wy. or since of the effect of undu ኳ'ሷII!!!'(÷.
Som: « thers regal sllch large st::till population als sponti the Tails ind Mu ti see in end to the li: priest silid, “PEU the killing, they w; :ind they want to filet is that even t estination did not turnout of waters, ble Hidletting ind loro Tiçit rnat:"i; lise. Hiç" very low pollini pred il reis af ATI para Li, w for it boycott yw'r til He4+II heerded.
The outcom - bf || east his certainly g. host li lor atlı LihtSLMC which won 1" l'INP Inanaged to 1 and was virtually Ti
The EIR Fill; lumici Intest ecl -' L. Liss ir wice rid Win || 7 s. province thus ener r; it group with ! religt (".
The EPRLF entry fray was a dange it wis a :, :, Tıbıl: physical survival. LTTE III, the EP that the people has v'ite for the candida they wanted peace: the Imitations ind i Accord and the por the Provincial ('y', his rice of a coils militant grus, i sentatives if thc T legitimately negoti powers. It als diffel peace and friendly other groups includ
There is no doul gy': 'n ment : d t | kay ' ile in stage II) {*pl-1": 1. tio.In in severing; til Hok placeo i 11 riel: 1. Li til Iris were : Lest af to liver what II Columbo. It is also Indian guvern Tent all the help at EPRLF needed to electoral process,
Other militant gr the EPRLF as "sto when confronted w spokesman of the F

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DF NORTH-EAST PROVINCIAL
Cill
residing Officers, ons, voting which al III did I rit start lid th; the visible Holllo calrea had ressi urę Lupol tlh:
d:d th turnu
15 of the woli rig neous respUTise by slins who waited witilesice. A Cathalle a Te fied up with It to he at peace, be left alone', The | mist optilistic :TnticipH te such a
The threater-d ml explosions did y ver, ther wais; il oriantly Sinhala herl: the JVP's call appear to have
14 elllion- 1r 1lle | Wo! mi :L [remeIncido Lis EPRLF and i HL seats apiece. The win only one scat Juted.
ready in its bag 24 I the northern pro*ats in the easter" gir ışı : the domi| stilts in the Fl
into the electorial rolls gamble, and
for political and 's opposed to the RLF message was I ti iccirihel fil It L rdl
te of their choice il
They recognised Inadequatics of the „Wers c"4 1 1 T *rr(*d «Il. cils, but in the crisis illg the ly elected reprea mil people could 3 te sur increased ed the prospect of relations with all ng the ITTE,
it that the Indian e IPKF played a anaging the titiro that the elections '' place. The eleche IPKF's capacity di: hii di primiseerd 1 secret that the and the IPKF gay. | protection theo participate in the
Iups hawe criticised ges' of India, and th this criticism, a PRLF said:
"The LTTE does not want any other group to exist or function. They a te against building a Tamil consensus. Their unilaterist claim that they are the sole legitimate representatives of the Tamil people is unacceptable. Lo other political (or militant grups. They claimed the right and power to ban and liquidati: : all other giri billips or persor 1 - who expressed pirmions, contrary ti » ters. The LTF killed a large numbHor (If our merThors two years lg. Ewen now, they are doing the si: m:. W are prepard to un colliticinally negotiate with them on any issue. We have publicly called for negotiations along the groups, But the LTTE wants to talk to us only with their guns. They wart to continue with violence unconcerned with the suffe". ings of the people. Their sole aim is to achieve total power for the Inselweis. But we wart, ti » huild a political consen sus, bring peace and (ber the people. the right to choose their representti was through elections. But the LTTE ls bent on ITI:18sacring our members. Si we had to get help from sort where to delen cd tirselves. LTTE always gill help from India. They received weapons and They more than aly it hier group. "They Egipt large su IIIs || money even after the Accord was signed. Si What is, Wrong with the EPRLF getting help from India to protect coursel wees? The day that LTTE stops killing our members and allow us to peacefully work amongst the people, we will require no more help from anybody".
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MADRAS NEWSLETTER: el by Arjuna
WILL SRI LANKANEVENTS INFL TAMIL NADU ELECTIONS
Before Pongal or after Pongal? At the time of writing, this was the trifling question to be decided in respect of the election date in Tamil Nadu. Should the election be held one week before Pongal, on January 7, or one week after, on January 21? The 7-day poser was explained to New Delhi pressmen by Governor Alexander who said that Pongal celebrations in Tamil Nadu usually last a week: hence the two dates. Much as this Pongal discussion might satisfy the average naive Indian readership, there are deeper overtones to it than meets the eye. The Delhi decision-makers are certainly having an eye fixed on the muddled pre-polls goings-on in Tamil Nadu, but the other eye is permanently fixed on Colombo. There are higher stakes involved in the date-fixing business than a mere Pongali: and these higher stakes have everything to do with the rapidly deteriorating situation in south Sri Lanka, the Presidential election fixed for December 19, the kind of scenario that is likely to prevail either before, during or after the election, and the hard options that could face the Indian government, depending on the fall-out.
Policeman of the Indian Ocean While historians have ample time to rummage the past and political commentators can go on ruminating about the present, it is the harder task that awaits government policy-makers: they have to envisage the future and plan for it. That could include providing for a variety of extreme possibilities. Given the current uncertainties in the corridors of power in Sri Lanka, with India getting deeper into the Sri Lankan mire, it cannot be surprising if various 'game plans' have already been mapped out in Delhi to meet every kind of extreme situation that may develop in Colombo. Whether the Tamil Nadu election is fixed for the 7th or 21st, either way India might find herself sucked into the Sri Lankan imbroglio well before that. How the Congress-I fares in Tamil Nadu could therefore depend not only on how Sri Lanka emerges out of the looming crisis, but also, more pertinently on how India would emerge out of it. After the one-year old Indian military intervention in north-east Sri Lanka, the end to which is still not in sight, followed by the recent military operation in the Maldives, - irrespective of the dissimilarities of issue involved in both - the possibility of an Indian military intervention in the whole of Sri Lanka is not one that is any longer academic or purely hypothetical. The role of the policeman of the Indian
Ocean now sits easiel of Delhi.
Bilateral Ag
The recent statem ternal Affairs Minist Rao that neither giv. a unilateral decision the Indo-Sri Lanka . was clearly a bilater indicative of an ag Indian policy, but is open challenge to th idential candidates w on the accord are interesting to note th this in Colombo was worry Delhi political of the ruling Unite Mr. Ranjan Wijeratin came to Sri Lanka a President Jayewarde return when he want Prime Minister Raji has acknowledged th question came up.' I mabahu Karunaratn ary of the Nava San backing the candidat Mahajana Pakshya’ nasekera, the third forthright and said language. He said: '. united in what they v ter Narasimha Rao count'. More recentl meeting of the Fo) dents' Association ( Colombo, Indian Hi was asked what wo sponse if the newlydemanded the withd. an Peace Keeping Fo a lot of room for inte the face of it, it sour said “the consequence dictable’. It is imposs fact that the Delhi showing strains at b
Indian Nation Meanwhile, what is ity in south Sri Lan time after the acco nationals were sough ned to death, and th hangs in the balanc published report, abo believed to be JVP a dawn attack on th senior technologists, and Mr. R.S. Kota, at Lanka Sugar planta Moneragala. Mr. a were killed on the s critically injured. All have since then be Colombo and many to India. The tentacl
 

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r on the shoulders
reement
ent by Indian Exer Mr. Narasimha ernment can take on the future of Agreement which all one is not only gressive shift in tantamount to an e two major Presthose strong views well-known. It is at the reaction to sharp enough to circles. Chairman d National Party e said: "The IPKF t the invitation of ene and they will ts them to. Indian v Gandhi himself is every time the Even Dr. Wickrale, general secretma Samaja Party ture of Sri Lanka s. Ossie Abeygucandidate, was it in more plain If the masses are want, what Miniswants will not y, at a luncheon reign Corresponof Sri Lanka in gh Commissioner uld be India's reelected President rawal of the Indirces. His reply left rpretation, but on hded ominous. He es would be unpreible to ignore the -Colombo axis is oth ends. hals Killed s the ground realka? For the first rd, three Indian nt after and gunle life of a fourth e. According to a ut 25 armed men, Lctivists, staged a e homes of two Mr. S.K. Bansal the joint Indo-Sri tion in southern nd Mrs. Bansal pot and Mr. Kota Indian nationals en evacuated to amiles sent back es of violence are
reaching out steadily and mercilessly, from the deep south in Ruhuyna, westwards to Colombo, and quietly spreading to the Central and north-central provinces, sparing no segment of political opinion, whether it be UNP or SLFP, or CP or SLMP or NSSP. Since any form of violence, as the past has shown, has to end up with the Tamils, then that eventuality has to be forseen, unless something very dramatic happens meanwhile. Given the sorry spectacle of a government bereft of all will, and unable to see its way through the woods, the only dramatic role that one could assign to anyone should necessarily be cast on the leading actor in the scene - the Indian government. As to what shape it will take, what the consequences would be, are matters that have to await Christmas and Thai Pongal, but there certainly cannot be any doubt that they would have a direct impact on the Tamil Nadu elections; either favourable to the Congress-I which could enable it against present odds, to regain power after twenty years in a wave of patriotic euphoria, or completely adverse which could ruin its chances of capturing power in Tamil Nadu, possibly for another twenty years.
Hopeful new Year for Eelam Tamils
There is one glimmer of hope for the Eelam Tamils however in this complex situation: not because of the recently concluded Provincial Council ‘elections” or that some kind of Tamnil administration is being set up in the north-east under IPKF auspices. For the first time in several years, Tamils are ceasing to be direct combatants in a conflict situation. The long drawn out first phase of the battle saw the Tamils being a party to the conflict with the Sri Lankan State. Then came the one-year startling switch with the Indo-Sri Lanka accord, when the Indian government donned President Jayewardene's battle dress, leaving the Tamils floundering in a state of bewilderment and despair, finding their own protector teaming up with the enemy. A 'natural ally turning against them was itself unnatural, and like all unnatural phenomena, it could not possibly last. Water, they say, finds its own level, and flood waters do not stay for ever. One probably sees the course of history steadying itself. The Indian government and the Sinhala State are for the first time looking at each other, eyeball to eyeball. As to who will outstare the other is a foregone conclusion. The important truth for the Tamils would be to realise that this exercise has to conclude at the expense of the Sinhala State, not at the expense of the Tamils. Looked at from that perspective, the Tamils can certainly look forward to a more hopeful New Year, irrespective of whether the DMK or Congress-I wins power in Tamil Nadu.

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CHIEF MINISTER OF NORTH-EAST
- A PROFILE -
A. Varatharaja Perumal
He carries neither gun nor grenade. He never has. But Annamalai Waratharajah Perumal, the 35 yearold Chief Minister of the north-east council doesn't dissociate himself from his gun-totting comrades who, for five long years fought the Tamil cause on the battle fields' of the north and east. "We carried guns for political purposes and for defending ourselves, not for killing people” says the man who turned to Marxist literature when he couldn't find answers in a nationalist movement. "I understood the need for a social commitment.”
In the northern village of Kottadi where his father controlled a labour gang at the local co-operative store, Varatharajah learnt what it was to be part of the oppressed village, where men and women struggled for existence, where barriers of caste and class were rigidly observed. He had just turned ten when his father deserted the family leaving his mother to cope with three young boys. "My mother made muruku and vadais and sold it to the nearby tea kiosks to feed and clothe, and send us to school.”
It was the beginning of a long, hard road for the young Varatharajah when a few years later his mother suffered a stroke and was paralysed. “I continued what she had started" he says "doing the same business”. He had by then passed his 'O' levels and
NOW, TAMIL IS ALSO OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The Sixteenth Amendment to Sri Lanka's Constitution enacted on 8 December made constitutional provision for the Tamil language to become an Official Language of the country alongside the Sinhala language.
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home for his 'A'
"I was about tv “when two mover inspired me". "Th Party here, and India.” But his a politics came in t
The Tamil Unit agitation against constitution, had young men in campaign. They constitution, and “We were calle Karayas, the Punishment cam hands of the l months in jail.
“When we wer that the Tamil had collapsed. We Tamil Youth Le Organisation. You ment. A boycott, hartal brought th 1975 saw an en TULF by clever it under its wing.
"Then came th beration organis TELO) which say ism enter a Tam first time.” That ( by August of thes ajah was back ir says he had noth killing of the th Alfred Duraiyapp
He spent two Jaffna, Bogamba used up that til when he came ou the Jaffna Univer mics, and in 1981 Assistant lecture versity.
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in school was no lity, he studied at levels. velve” he remembers ments influenced and ey were the Federal
the DMK in south ctive involvement in he early seventies.
ted Liberation Front the 1972 Republican him and a number of the north join the burnt copies of the hoisted black flags. d the “Kalu Kodi black flag boys.' e soon enough at the aw, which was six
e released we found Students Federation 2 replaced it with the ague. It was not an a can call it a movea protest march, or a Le boys together. But d to that with the manouvering taking
ne Tamil Eelam Lisation, (not today's v the ideals of socialil movement for the didn't last either and same year Varatharjail for a crime he ing to do with — the en Mayor of Jaffna ah.
years in the jails of ra and Welikade. “I me for study", and ut of jail he entered sity and read econotook up the post of r at the Jaffma Uni
the politics of the lary Organisation of , Varatharajah benember of the Eelam tionary Liberation 1981. "The militant ryfriendly then and ry. We moved freely h other's homes” he egret at the painful ys which was to lead to bitter and bloody are. July 1983 he point when most of to the gun.
as about 300 memp is governed by a iteria and therefore road sense we have bers, 1000 of them re not a separatist
party and separatism was never our slogan. What we fought for was the right to self determination for the Tamil people and the recognition of our peoples' integrity and dignity by the Sinhalese leaders and autonomy for our region.”
An impassioned orator, the fire and brimstone breathing revolutionary is now very much on a tight rein as he prepares himself to take office.
Did he think that one day he would be called upon to take such high office? "Never” he says. "Not till last week then our leader comrade Padmanabha declined the post and the central committee decided on me.” "My ambition was to study. It still is.” But his total involvement in politics has left him no time for anything else.
Married into a political family Varatharajah, the father of three daughters, believes that with the goodwill and co-operation of the people, peace will return to the battlescarred north and east.
Varatharajah knows only too well that he has a daunting task in hand. But with a platform rhetoric now replaced by a quiet humility, the man fashioned out of the turmoil of years of social change, looks ahead with confidence.
- by Rita Sebastian.
PLOT man kied im Male
'Vasanthi', a former PLOT area leader in Jaffna was one of those killed in Male during the coup attempt on November 3. Although PLOT has officially denied having a hand in the attempted coup, unofficially they claim it would have succeeded if a second boat with their cadres hadn't been delayed. The delay prevented their taking over the telecommunication station and therefore made it possible for President Gayoom to call for internaational help, writes Rita Sebastian reporting for the INDIAN EXPRESS (Nov.15) from Colombo.
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OPPOSITION FR( FOR SOLUTION Ol
The establishment of tuvo units uvith substantial devolve the cornerstone of the programme announced by the o, conflict in Sri Lanka. The front comprises of the Sri Lc Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, All Ceylon Tamil Con However, it would seem that the SLMC has still not sis
The Manifesto states that there shall be a predominant, Eastern Provinces but excluding the area covered by the of the predominantly Muslim areas in the Amparai Dist the Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts'.
OPPOSITION FI
Part 1
Constitutional Reform 1. A mandate shall be sought for a new constitution that guarantees national independence, territorial integrity, true democracy, fundamental human rights and protects the unity of Sri Lanka and the quality of all communities and persons, for the purpose of re-establishing peace. 2. Among the principal features of the new constitution will be:- i) The abolition of the Executive Presidency and the conferment of executive powers on Parliament and the Cabinet. ii) A Bill of Rights which will not be subject to executive convenience. iii) A Parliament elected by a new system of proportional representation. iv) The adoption of judicial review of legislation. v) A Human Rights Commission with substantial powers consisting of representatives of all recognised political parties and human rights organisations which shall be competent to review any allegation of a violation of human rights and to grant the speediest possible redress. The granting of access to our prisons and to places of detention to such a Commission so that the conditions in which persons are imprisoned or held in custody shall be subject to public scrutiny. vi) The inclusion of the provisions of section 29 of the Soulbury Constitution as an entrenched provision of the new Constitution. 3. The Rule of Law and the independence of the judiciary shall be assured.
National Priorities
4. The state of emergency shall immediately be lifted. 5. All political prisoners shall unconditionally be released. 6. The Prevention of Terrorism Act shall be repealed. 7. The Indo-Sri Lanka Accord shall be abrogated and the Indian Peace Keeping Force will be called upon to leave Sri Lanka. 8. The Provincial Councils shall be abolished. 9. Power shall be devolved to several directly elected units of devolution encompassing the whole island. 10.i)All para-military organisations such as the Special Task Force, the Intensive Operations Training Unit, the National Auxiliary Force, the National Armed Guards, Town Guards, the Manpower Mobilisation reserve and the Green Tigers shall immediately be dissolved. ii) All Foreign mercenaries and military advisers shall be asked to leave. ll. The following commissions shall be appointed interalia: i) To inquire into post-election violence and other forms of political victimisation. ii) To inquire into the burning of the Jaffna Public Library, the public market, private homes and the disruption of the District Development Council Elections in Jaffna and similar acts elsewhere in Sri Lanka in 1981. iii) To inquire into the communal riots of 1983. iv) To inquire into the operations of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in the North and East. v) To inquire into all acts of political violence including abuses by para-military forces. vi) To inquire into killings in a mosque in Puttalam in 1976. b) To inquire into the riots in the Eastern Province in 1985. vii)A. A permanent commission to inquire into all abuses of power, bribery, and corruption. On this commission shall be conferred the authority to recommend punishments which shall include imprisonment, confiscation of movable and immovable property and the sale of such property by public auction, the proceeds of which shall be distributed to the needy.

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ONT"SMANIFESTO F ETHNIC CONFLCT
dpowers, one for Tamils and the other for Muslims constitutes oposition front of five parties for the resolution of the ethnic unka Freedom Party and four other minor parties namely the gress, Liberal Party and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress. gned the Manifesto.
ly Tamil unit comprising what is the combined Northern and predominantly Muslim unit'. The Muslim unit shall comprise rict as the base and identified predominantly Muslim areas in
RONT’S MANIFESTO
B. The proceedings of this Commission shall be subject to the rules of evidence and judicial review of its findings shall be permitted. viii) The Department of the Bribery Commissioner shall be activated from its present lethargy. ix) All assets of politicians and public servants shall be declared annually and be available for public scrutiny.
The Economy
12.The economy shall be reorganized on the basis of a mixed economy recognizing the roles of the public, private and cooperative sectors, to suit national needs. a) State enterprises shall not be privatised. b) There shall not be any discriminatory restrictions or controls on trade, commerce, imports and exports. 13. An export and import bank shall be inaugurated, imports and exports shall be streamlined and all steps shall be taken to eradicate waste and corruption. 14. The system of taxation shall be reviewed so as to facilitate investment, economic growth and employment. 15.a) It shall be the responsibility of the Government to ensure that all persons of working age be provided with employment or be given some form of income for their sustenance. Employment will be provided free from all unwarranted influences such as political influence, nepotism, and all other forms of favouratism. b) Opportunities for employment abroad shall be enhanced, with appropriate safeguards. 16. There shall be an immediate reduction of the prices of milkfoods and all other essential foodstuffs and all basic consumer items shall be made available without any shortages at reasonable prices and shall be efficiently and promptly distributed.
17. It shall be the responsibility of the state to ensure essential foodstuffs freely and at reasonable prices while protecting the interests of producers and consumers.
Education
18. Education shall be the responsibility of the state. In keeping with the concept of free education, resources shall be divided equally irrespective of race, language, religion or economic conditions, a national education plan shall be made and implemented, rejecting the White Paper on Education of 1978 and the system of continuous assessment. 19. Steps shall be taken to enhance the educational freedom of university and school students, 20. The medium of instruction shall be the mother tongue. 21.i) The teaching of and gaining proficiency in the official languages shall be compulsory provided that the level of proficiency in a language that is not the mother tongue shall be at a lower level. ii) The teaching of the national language shall be compulsory. 22. All schools shall have the right to teach those subjects of its choice other than compulsory subjects and to use whatever time of their choice in teaching these subjects, subject to a national plan that encompasses the needs of all ethnic communities. 23. A comprehensive review of education shall be undertaken, the proportion of the budget allotted to education shall be increased, and priority shall be given to underprivileged schools, revitalisation and upgrading of rural schools that have been forgotten under the present regime, the increase of wages for teachers and the improvement of school libraries.
a) There shall be a provision of facilities for the study of electronic industries, computer studies, management studies and foreign languages. b) In addition to the provision of free books, free school meals will

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be provided and uniforms and equipment shall be given at subsidised rates.
24. The dignity of the teaching profession shall be re-established. 25. A new Universities Act shall be introduced which protects the
independence of students, academic freedom and the traditional,
freedom of university societies. 26.i) State patronage shall be conferred to protect the historical and cultural value of pirivena education ii) Religion shall be taught in schools by specially qualified persons iii) The religious advisory committee on education shall be restored. iv) Arabic shall be restored as a subject at the G.C.E. O’Level examination. v) Schools in the plantations shall be upgraded to ensure an equitable distribution of educational resources. vi) The North Colombo Medical College shall immediately be nationalised. 27. In admissions to universities, consideration shall be given to students with restricted educational opportunities.
Media
28. Complete freedom in all three media; press, radio and television shall be guaranteed. 29. A new Press Council Act shall be introduced to guarantee the freedom of the press, including the freedom of individual journalists against the owners of newspapers, the preservation of high standards of journalism and the promotion of genuine choice in newspapers. 30. Legislation shall be enacted which will make any attempt to intimidate journalists, broadcasters or the owners of newspapers and broadcasting stations, a criminal offense.
Health
31.i) It shall be the duty of the state to provide for health requirements and the health service shall be reorganised so as to enable all persons to have equal health facilities. ii) All steps shall be taken to develop indigenous medicine (Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani) and traditional medicine. iii) Steps shall be taken to alleviate the shortages of medicines in hospitals in the state sector and prompt steps shall be taken to reduce the prices of medicines in the open market. iv) A committee of experts shall be appointed which shall have full authority to control the quality of medicines and medical implements and to recommend their appropriate standards.
Housing 32. Steps shall be taken to ensure that each family shall eventually have its own house. i) A National Housing Bank will be established to provide credit facilities for private house-building. Provision shall be made for interest free loans of Rs.25,000 to low income groups and for loans of up to Rs.100,000 at extremely low rates of interest. ii) A system of rural housing schemes shall be evolved that will provide housing without altering the rural character and environment. iii) A system of low cost urban housing complexes shall be constructed for the use of low income urban dwellers, giving priority to slum dwellers. iv) Abolition of the Water Tax which has been a tremendous burden to urban residents. v) Houses shall be also constructed for the use of plantation workers. vi) The fuel adjustment charge on electricity shall be abolished. vii) All Housing loans in the Northern and Eastern Provinces and other areas affected by violence shall be rescheduled. 33. A three year agricultural plan shall be implemented in order to achieve self-sufficiency in food items, particularly in rice. To Achieve this: i) Agricultural activities will be developed on a scientific basis, fully realising the vital place agriculture has in the economy of Sri lanka. ii) The water-tax imposed on the farmers will immediately be abolished. iii) Agricultural loans unpaid by 1988 shall be cancelled. iv) A speedy programme will be introduced to provide land for the landless peasants. v) and which had formerly belonged to farmers and was vested in multinational companies, shall be restored. vi) Producer and consumer co-operatives will be established outside government control and will ensure the protection of the rights of producers and consumers. ܚ vii) An agricultural banking system will be established in order to facilitate obtaining agricultural implements, agro-chemicals and fertilizers at reasonable prices and to encourage agricultural activities.

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iii) Rural tanks will be restored and reconstructed forthwith. k) The Agricultural Insurance Scheme and the Farmers Pension cheme shall be re-organized for the benefit of farmers. ) As in the cases of tea, rubber, and coconut, a subsidy scheme ill be introduced for the cultivation of rice, minor small holdings nd other subsidiary crops. i) Considering it to be a national need, dairy farming will be eveloped as a national industry. ii) An urgent programme of work will be introduced to make Sri anka self-sufficient in milk. While assuring milk producers a easonable price, milk consumers will be provided with milk at ubsidised rates.
industry
4. Industry will be developed on a national plan recognising it as
vital sector for economic independence and national develolphent. To achieve this:
Steps will be taken to free local industries from all unhealthy bstacles and to develop them through the grant of incentives. ) Incentives will be given to promote export industries. i) Incentives shall be given to industries which practise workers articipation and profit sharing. v) A programme of work for agro-chemical production, dairy arming and fisheries will be introduced. ) Monopolies in local level industries will be eliminated by means f competition. i) Opening up of new large scale heavy industries shall be indertaken with the approval and under the direction of the tate.
Fisheries 5. A plan for the speedy development of the fishing industry will e implemented. At present fisheries is a virtually neglected ndustry comprising of 2% of the national product. or this purpose:
While eradicating the obstacles to national economic developnent, deep sea fishing shall be done with the approval and under he direction of the state. ) A system of mechanised boats shall be introduced. ii) A plan for community development which includes housing, nsurance and income guarantees and a pension scheme will be ntroduced for the fishing community. v) The system of fisheries harbours will be modernised and ctivated and a network of fisheries harbours shall be developed. ) Loans in the fisheries sector shall be rescheduled.
Transport
6. A national transport system which will co-ordinate the ransport system on land, air and sea will be introduced. Both tate and private sectors will be incorporated into this plan.
Workers Rights
7.All trade union rights shall be protected including for workers
the Free Trade Zones. ) The July 1980 strikers shall be restored to their positions with ull compensation and the full restoration of their rights. 8. The Essential Services Act shall not be abused. 9.i) Legislation shall be enacted strengthening the right to strike nd those who use violence to intimidate workers and prevent the xercise of their rights shall be prosecuted. ) Legislation shall be introduced to strengthen the right of eaceful picketing while protecting the rights of workers who do ot wish to strike. ). A system of profit-sharing whereby a proportion of shares hall be allotted to the workers of each enterprise shall be troduced.
Women's Rights 1.i) A Prevention of Sex Discrimination Act shall be introduced hich prohibits any form of discrimination against women in mployment or in social or cultural opportunities and which will nact the principle of equal pay for equal work. ii) A Commission Equality for Women shall be appointed which will recommend forms to improve the rights of women. Such a commission shall so conduct projects for the elimination of discriminatory attides towards women. iii) Maternity leave up to a period of five onths shall be given to all women.
Social Rights
in All legislation, that discriminates against the rights of the rson shall be repealed. There shall be no interference with the personal laws of any igion which shall be protected.
Social Service
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iv) A scheme of social insurance to ensure basic needs in old age, shall be introduced.
The environment 43.Steps will be taken to prevent the destruction of the environment and to perserve the ecological balance. Some of the measures to be taken in this regard are:- i) The promotion of reforestation which shall be undertaken under a coherent reforestation plan. ii) The prevention of destruction of forests. iii) The prevention of soil erosion and the silting of river beds. iv) The protection of fauna and flora. v) The preservation and promotion of national parks and game reserves.
Culture
44.The cultures and traditions of all ethnic groups shall be protected from all cultural invasions and influences that pose a threat to them and a cultural reformation shall be undertaken that safeguards the identities of all sections of the community.
45. All historical and national heritages will be protected. 46.i) A National Theatre Trust will be established which will promote and sponsor indigenous theatre in all three languages. The National Theatre Trust will be administered by an independent board and the theatre it sponsors shall not be subject to restrictions of politics or personal morality. ii) A National Film Trust will be established which will promote films of intellectual and artistic content and provide centres where films of quality in all three languages shall be screened. iii) A National Publishing Trust will be established that will sponsor literary and other works of quality so as to promote the
THE RESOLUTIO
PART II Unit of devolution
a) The concept of devolution is accepted for Sri Lanka. b) There shall be a predominantly Tamil unit comprising of what is the combined Northern and Eastern Provinces but excluding the area covered by the predominantly Muslim Unit. c) There shall be a predominantly Muslim unit comprising the predominantly Muslim areas in the Amparai District as the base and identified predominantly Muslim areas in the Batticaloa and Trinocomalee Districts. d) The rights of all persons in each unit shall be on the basis of absolute equality.
Devolution of power
a) All state powers, legislative, executive and judicial, except those reserved to the centre shall be devolved to democratically elected bodies called Regions. Parliament shall, however, be able to override legislation of the regions by a 2/3 majority of its whole membership. b) The subjects that are essential to ensure the sovereignty, the territorial integrity and the unity of Sri Lanka. they are:-
i) Defence - Army, Navy, Air Force and Police. (ii) Foreign — Foreign Policy, Foreign Exchange and foreign Trade. (iii) Transport - airways and airports, shipping and harbours, railways, waterways, highways. (iv) Money - monetary policy, fiscal policy, consolidated fund, currency, customs. (v) Communications - posts and telecommunications, radio, television.
vi} Electricity (vii) The Supreme Court to be seized with
a) Constitutional matters b) centre-region relations - - c) where one of the parties is a Government Department or Corporation The Court of Appeal (viii) Emigration and citizenship (ix) Elections (x) Natural Resources (xi) National Education
xii) National Health (xiii) National Planning ( xiv) The sea. (xv) Archaelogical Sites
Land (i) There shall be an immediate freeze on all on-going colonisation until an acceeptable principle of land allocations is put into effect. (ii) There shall be no state-aided colonisation in such a way as to

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publishing industry. Writing of quality in Sinhala, Tamil and English (by Sri Lankans) shall be so sponsored.
Foreign Policy
47. A foreign policy of positive non-alignment that safeguards Sri Lanka's independence and territorial integrity shall be adopted. 48.i) Considerations of human rights and democracy shall have considerable importance in the conduct of foreign affairs. Accordingly support shall be extended to those who are victims of political persecution and the violation of human rights. ii) All state and economic relations with Israel shall be immediately severed. iii) All dealings with the racist South African Government shall be severed forthwith.
Full solidarity shall be extended to the Namibian independence struggle and SWAPO shall be recognized as the representative of the Namibian people.
Defence
49. A Security Council under the head of the government shall be established with responsibility for internal and external defence. 50. Confidence shall be restored in the system of internal and external defence to enable all citizens to live in peace and harmony.
Youth and Sport
51. A national plan on sports activities shall be implemented to encourage the effective participation of people with a view to achieving physical and mental development and a recreation. 52. A National Youth Council shall be organised to ensure full participation of youth in the national development process.
OF ETHNIC PROBLEM
change the demographic complexion of any area. (iii) Where demographic imbalances have been created through schemes of land settlement since 1971, priority in future land allocations in those areas will be given to correcting such imbalances and restoring the status quo ante with regard to the demographic proportions of those areas. - (iv) State land available for allocation will be made available to the landless of the area. (v) Areas from where people have been forced out of lands they have habitually inhabited (including refugees) shall be identified and such inhabitants shall be rehabilitated in those areas completely. (iv) All persons shall be free to purchase land, live and carry on their livelihood in any area of this country. (vii) A Land Commission reflecting the ethnic groups will decide on land policy and land alienation on the basis of the foregoing principles.
Citizenship
(i) Existing legislation shall be the basis for citizenship. There shall be an immediate implementation of acts of Parliament relevant to citizenship. (ii) All disabilities that exist in Law for citizens of Sri Lanka by registration shall be removed.
Law and Order
(i) The police force in any area shall reflect the ethnic composition of the area and shall be responsible to the Chief Excecutive of the region. (ii) The Armed Forces of the country shall be enlisted strictly on the basis of ethnic proportions. (iii) Recruitment to the Armed Forces shall take place immediately so as to bring them to reflect the percentage of the ethnic composition of the country. Language (i) Sinhala and Tamil shall be the official languages (ii) English shall be the national language.
Finance The regions shall have power to obtain finances with the approval of the centre.
Representation The distribution of Parliamentary seats shall reflect the ethnic composition of the country. The electoral system shall be reviewed to ensure this.
Constitution The provisions under the various headings above shall be enshrined and entrenched in the Constitution and shall not be changed except with the approval of the legislatures of all Regions.
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Rohana Wijeweera on JVP's present campaign
VOWS TO FIGHT INDIAN TAML EELAM TETRAROARIS
(The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is playing a major role in the present violent political development in Sri Lanka. Its leader, Rohana Wijeweera, replied in writing to certain questions submitted to him by the Sinhala daily, "Lankadeepa", and reproduced here are his replies translated and published in the 'Sunday Times' of 6 and 13 November 1988.
Making JVP's position clear on its attitude to the Tamil Militant
Question:- The JVP poses a big problem to us. Though it is said that many people have been arrested no one is doing JVP political work publicly. If so how is it that your movement has become such a major force? Answer:- Who says that many people have been arrested? Does it imply that numerically many people have been arrested or is it that most members of the JVP have been arrested? It is only government leaders and the leaders of the suppressive government forces who say that most of our members have been arrested. Actually during the past five years a large number of JVP members, leaders and faithfuls and innocent members of the public have been arrested.
There have been a large number of disappearances. Among them are the politbureau member and member of the JVP secretariat, Comrade Sumith Atukorale, the JVP's Tangalle organizer and lecturer Comrade Sathyapala Wannigama, the organizer for Tissamaharama constituency and member of the district committee of Hambantota Comrade Wijedasa Liyanarachchi.
Though a number of people have been arrested and many have been tortured after extreme cruelty they constitute only a small number of JVP members. It is true that many have been taken into custody and more are being arrested. But the number of new members is much larger. The newcomers are willing to take all the responsibilities of those who have been arrested. Therefore, the JVP has become a tree which can never be cut down or removed completely.
In addition it is not correct to say that there are no people who are doing JVP political work publicly. Comrade Sumith Atukorale was arrested in Nattandiya on April 16th when he was riding a bicycle publicly. He was arrested and murdered.
Comrade Wannigama was arrested and murdered after torture when he was going home to see his sick mother.
Comrade Wijedasa Liyanarachchi was arrested and brutally murdered when he was on his way to look after his work in Hulftstdorf where he was handling Habeas Corpus applications for hundreds of patriots who were imprisoned.
Therefore, JVP members are among the public and carrying out their political work. They distribute party literature among the people, put up posters, organise protest rallies, have discussions with opposition parties, organise labour protests and strikes, hold political classes and discussions and publish and distribute “Rathu Balaya' (Red Power). These are things that are done publicly, unitedly with the people and with the blessings of the people.
You have not still joined the people's movement and therefore you do not see it. Therefore join the patriotic peoples movement today, then your problems will be solved. Then you will meet those who are working publicly, then you will understand why the JVP has become a powerful political force. It does not matter if you were in the wrong place politically all this time. Give it up and join the patriotic people's movement.
DJV not our armed division
Q. What is the connection between the Deshapremi Janatha Vyaparaya and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna? Is it true the DJV is the armed division of the JVP? A. The Deshapremi Janatha Vyaparaya is not the armed division of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. That story is incorrect. It is being spread by the UNP, Ceylon Workers Congress coalition government which has established a record of misleading the public, the leaders of the United Socialist Alliance comprising the Communist, Sama Samaja, Nava Sama Samaja and Mahajana parties, who followed them, the Indian imperialists and their fifth columnists.
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna is the party guiding the poor Sri Lankan masses who are leading the freedom struggle of the nation and the country. It has still not set up an armed division.
But the JVP has constantly reiterated its right to do so, firstly for its own protection and seccondly to protect its country's independ
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'oups, which he denounces as "Tamil Eelam Terrorists' and ifth Columnists of India Imperialism, Mr. Wijeweera labels all her political parties both of the goverment and the opposition agents of "Indian expansionists'. Taking refuge in "patriotism', all extreme Sinhala chauvinists have done in the past, he erally invokes the names of Sinhala Kings of old like tugemunu and Wijebahu whom JVP seeks to emulate. ice and territorial integrity, the freedom and independence of its ople, to win back the democratic rights of the people, secure their man rights, create peace in the motherland, and to see that our ildren and grandchildren inherit a free country that is not minated by a foreign power. The JVP has reiterated its right to so, at a time when Indian invading armies have brought a third the country under their control and are killing and chasing Sri nkans from their villages, when Indian troops have trained and med their fifth columnists up to their noses, especially the PRLF, and are through them arming members of the NSSP (at is very moment, EPRLF terrorists are training several members the NSSP in Ampara to carry out acts of violence against the 7P), the Communist Party, and Mahajana Party.
When Indian imperialists are using their spy service to plot the sassination of the leaders of the JVP which is the only obstacle to eir plans to swallow Sri Lanka, and have ordered all their agents Sri Lanka to carry out the plot, and when the Green Tigers, state rrorists, and the UNP traitors recently recruited to the armed rces, carry out acts of violence and terrorism against the JVP der their orders.
But the establishment of an armed division is a very complex, sponsible and difficult task. We will set up an armed division hen it is needed and is appropriate. When we do so we will oclaim it. The Indian invaders will not withdraw undefeated. dian leaders have clearly and categorically been told that they ll not return without achieving their goals. The Indian troops will t withdraw voluntarily when Mrs. Bandaranaike wins, or when r. Premadasa asks them to.
No one should have any doubts about this. Nor should anyone be two minds about this. How can we accept what Mr. Premadasa or 's. Bandaranaike say? The Indian troops can be, and will be sent ck only when they are defeated by a future Patriotic Peoples my of the JVP leadership, which will be created to protect the Intry and the nation. I ask all of you to have faith in this. The triotic Peoples Army will comprise of the fighters of the Patriotic oples Armed battalions, the patriots in the present legitimate urity forces, and everybody in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. 2h an army will be needed because the present armed forces have ed totally to protect the motherland and its peoples from the nies of the foreign invaders.
Foreign invaders
oday, the Sri Lankan armed forces are not fighting to save the th and east and the motherland from the grip of foreign aders. Today they are being used to destroy the patriotic people l the JVP which stands against the Indian occupation forces and ir fifth columnists,the Tamil Eelam, terrorists. Therefore a new by is needed for the liberation of the country and the nation. We 2pt that. We declare our right to act on this. And we will act en necessary. ut the present Deshapremi Janatha Vyaparaya is not the hed division of the JVP. You ask what the connection between DJV and the JVP is. As far as we are aware, the Deshapremi atha Vyaparaya is a mass peoples organization. There are mbers of the JVP, as well as non members in it. A wide section of riotic people belong to it. We believe that some members of the P, the SLFP and other groups, who are against the Indian ading armies who are against the fifth columnists of the Indians are against the Tamil Eelam terrorists, who are against India llowing Sri Lanka, who oppose the merger of the north and east are against the second Kandyan Convention of Rajiv Gandhi Jayewardene, who are against the Provincial Councils and who lot want Sri Lanka to be another Sikkim, are also in the DJV. may be that each of these groups is responsible for tasks which 7 can accomplish according to their training and ability. The on such an organization was born was the cruel repression of government with its Indian imperialism that such a wide les organization came into being. As far as we are aware, it is cally an organization dedicated to the protection of the patriotic

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people, and the country. -
All of you know that the coalition government of the UNP and Mr. Thondaman's CWC used violence against their opponents right from the start. They indulged in acts of terrorism against the SLFP and the JVP in particular. This situation was highlighted at Mahiyagana, Kekirawa and Biyagama.
Violence was used against academics, artistes, members of the judiciary, the working class and students. You may remember how a powerful member of the government once boasted of those acts that the elephant has so far only shaken its trunk'. A short while after our party was proscribed, it began secretly killing our members. The beginning was as far back as 1984, when Sarath Wijesinghe, a member of the JVP and a student of the Anuradhapura Technical College was arrested and murdered. The more the government came under the control of the Indian imperialists and their fifth columnists, the Tamil Eelam terrorists, it began killing the patriotic people who opposed them. When the public protested peacefully against the Jayewardene-Gandhi pact of betrayal, 142 people were shot. It is in this situation that the Deshapremi Janatha Vyaparaya was born on a solid foundation. It cancelled the monopoly that Mr. Jayewardene and the Indian fifth columnists held on the use of violence. It is an important progressive act. It is correct that patriotic people get organised to protect themselves and their country. We will help them. Support them. We respect them.
JVP led national protest
Q: If there is no link between the Deshapremi Janatha Vyaparaya and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, would it be correct to say that besides issuing press releases, your party has not been involved in any active politics since 1983? A: I believe the previous question would have clarified the connection between the DJV and the JVP. Leaving that aside, who says that the only thing the JVP has done since 1983 is issue press releases? How can saying so be correct? Since 1983, is issuing press releases all that the JVP had done? In the past five years, who agitated against repression by the state, the betrayal of the country, and the illegal extension of the government's term? If it wasn't the JVP then who was it? How many JVPers have been arrested during those campaigns? How many have disappeared? How many sacrificed their lives?
Comrade Padmasiri who sacrificed his life during the student struggle at Peradeniya in 1984 was one of our members. Since then, have not thousands of our members and leaders been arrested, and killed, and our politburo member Sumith Atukorale sacrificed his life merely because we only issued press releases? If it was not the JVP, then who printed and distributed lakhs of leaflets exposing how the government was betraying the country and destroying it. who conducted the political classes throughout the country, who held educational camps, who produced cassette tapes to communicate our ideas, and who secretly printed and published newspapers? It they are not JVP members, who are at the helm of students and workers struggles, to day? Who are they?
Was it not the JVP that organised the entire nations protest on the day that the pact of betrayal became one year old? Was it not the JVP that organised a national protest to help the people of the east who opposed domination by the north? Who organised the mammouth processions in the east and the south that brought back memories of the "box formation of 1947 to the Brigadiers and Colonels who retreated from the north leaving the Indian invading armies to take control? If it wasn't the JVP, then who was it?
Vijaya was JR's Agent
Q: We believe that the objectives of the SLMP founded by Vijaya Kumaranatunge, one of the radical leaders of the SLFP, and your JVP which respects socialism were the same. If so shouldn't you join the SLMP instead of the SLFP2 A: Your idea is totally wrong. Vijaya Kumaranatunge was not a radical leader within the SLFP. He was never a socialist. The Mahajana Pakshaya and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna do not have the same objectives. Vijaya Kumaranatunge aimed to fulfil his ambitions to power by using the cheap popularity he had from his acting and his marrriage into the Bandaranaike family to mislead and deceive the people as many capitalist politicians have done in Sri Lanka and other places.
First he tried to achieve those goals by aligning himself with Mrs Bandaranaike, but clashed with Anura Bandaranaike, and joined Mr. Jayewardene's Indian imperialists and their fifth columnists and tried to achieve them.
There is nothing common between the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and such a man or such a party. The Mahajana Party, and Mr. Vijaya Kumaranatunge supported Indian imperialism. They are active within the country as an additional battalion of it. He went to Madras as an agent of the Jayewardene government and had secret talks with the fifth Columnists of the Indian imperialists. He had meals with them.

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He went to Jaffna and put his arms around the shoulders of the Indian agents, terrorists Kittu and his deputy who had massacred entire villages of Sinhala and Muslim people along with infants. He used Sri Lankan soldiers as targets when he practised with a weapon with Kittu's deputy. He supported the pact that betrayed our country. He supported Provincial Councils. Our intelligence has reported that it had been proposed at the UNP's Working Committee that he should be allowed to win the Chief Ministership of the Western Province and that he used to split the oppostion votes at a Presidential election in return for his support of the pact and the provincial councils. The proposal had been rejected.
The respects paid by Mr. Jayewardene at his funeral tells the same story. The difference between the two parties can be shown clearly in the way Vijaya Kumaranatunge was treated, and how Wannigama, Wijedasa and Sumith of our party were treated.
We treat the SLMP as a power hungry, treacherous lot of Indian agents. That is facing the truth. Today Ossie Abeygunasekera is trying to fulfil the needs of the UNP and India at the request of Mr. Jayewardene and instruction from India. Today they are nursed from the Indian breast. So how can we join them?
Govt. murdering our leaders Q: If you are fighting against capitalists, why are you silent when those who oppose the government, and those who are poor are killed, while the rich people, and the protectors of capitalism are free from harn? A: Today, those who oppose the government are members of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. We are also the politicians of the poor. The government is murdering those who are against it. These are our members and our leaders. It is we who raise our voices and fight against it. Under the circumstances, isn't your question meaningless nonsense?
Sirima's "Saree-pota' is weak
Q: Although you accuse the United Socialist Alliance of propping up the UNP, today isn't your party trying to come to power hanging onto the 'saree-pota' of the leader of the SLFP, which is another capitalist party? A: The fact that the United Socialist Alliance is propping up the UNP is a truth that is so clear that it does not have to be proved today. I feel that Mr. Jayewardene himself has accepted this now. The true policies of both parties on the pact, the Indian invaders, Indian imperialism, Provincial Councils, the north-east merger, and the suppression of the people are the same. Both of them have the same stance on the basic questions of today. The two are involved in secret talks. They are in total agreement in their opposition to the JVP in particular.
Those of the USA came to power clinging to the SLFP leader's 'saree-pota' and used that power to suppress and oppress the people. They have now forgotten that. But we have not. Now the SLFP leader's 'saree pota' is not strong. It has become weak. It has become a rag by Pieter, Colvin, Vasudeva, and Vijaya Kumaranatunge hanging on to it. So Pieter, Vasudeva and Colvin have gone in search of new 'saree-pota'. The situation is such that today the SLFP leader is looking for some pota to cling on to. Therefore the question of our party hanging onto the SLFP leader's 'saree-pota to come to power does not arise.
No faith in govt. announcements
Q: The government has announced that it has lifted the proscription on the JVP. But why don't you come back to the political platform democratically? A: Because there is no democratic political platform in Sri Lanka. Because we have no faith in the government's announcements. Because we have understood the government's intentions well. Because we know the objectives and intentions of Indian imperialism, of Tamil Eelam terrorism, of the UNP, the Green Tigers, police officers who have unjustly got promotions by murdering people, the United Socialist Alliance, and Indian agents. Because it has become our duty and responsibility to restore Sri Lanka's territorial integrity, national independence, freedom, sovereignty of the people, basic human and democratic rights, and to establish peace. Because it has become our talks to chase out the Indian troops, repeal the pact of betrayal, dissolve the Provincial Councils, and chase out the Jayewardene-Thondaman coalition government.
The task of creating a new era to solve the country's problems, of providing a new leadership, of building a new nation is in our hands. After accomplishing this and giving the people true democracy we will come to the platform and show you our faces. Friend, please be patient till then.
JR didn't hold elections in '83
Q: Why is the JVP, which came forward to establish a farmerworker socialist government now cooperating with the SLFP in an attempt to come to Parliament? Do you, like the old left, believe that socialism can be achieved through the Parliamentary system?
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A: Socialism is not something built to enable someone to go somewhere. It is a social system that has to be built up laboriously and knowledgeably. To build it, one must achieve state power by defeating the classes that exploit the poor. For this one needs the leadership of a party of the proletariat, which has the need, the knowledge, dedication, the plan and courage for it. If the classes that exploit the poor, who are a minority hand over state power to the proletariat which is the majority peacefully, we of the proletariat are willing to accept it peacefully.
But history shows that instead of handing over power, they try to remain in power by force, using violence. In such instances, the poor classes have to make a valid response. Our belief about Mr. Jayewardene is the same. He did not hold the general election which was scheluled for 1983. We oppose Indian imperialism as well as fraudulent elections and military conspiracies. We will try to form a line of all those we are able to do so for this purpose. This is not an attempt to enter Parliament. We are trying to harness as many forces as possible to prevent our country from falling prey to Indian imperialism. This is not a simple or narrow task. It is a complex and extensive task.
We won't participate in polls
Q: Why don't you contest the Presidential elections since the proscription of your party has been lifted? A: Who believes what Mr. Jayewardene and his proteges say about the proscription being lifted? Wasn't Sumith Atukorale killed after the proscription of the party was revoked? Weren't two student leaders and a young union leader abducted at Ratnapura and tortured and murdered at Koslanda while a ceasefire was in force, besides the proscription being lifted?
What is the forthcoming Presidential election? Can you believe that it will be clean? We will not participate in it whatsoever. It is nearly six years since the date general elections should have been held. Yet that government is still in power. That government has betrayed the country. Has invited foreign invaders to the country. Has set up Provincial Councils without consulting the people. Has conspired with India to merge the north and east, to return the Indian fifth columnists to the north uncontested, and hold an election in the east which is unacceptable to us. (That government) destroys patriotic people.
Under these conditions we will not fall into the trap set by Indian imperialists and the Jayewardene government. We reject all pseudo elections and their results whatever they may be. We will lead the people to victory against them.
JWP doesn't issue orders
Q: Since your orders inconvenience the ordinary people, why don't you find an alternative method of conducting your protests? And why doesn't your party take some action against people who use your name for their protection rackets and personal vendettas? A: Our party does not issue orders. We only make requests of the people. Now (the government) has betrayed the country. Has rendered the people of the East homeless orphans.
People who ask for justice and fair play, are destroyed. Students who demand their rights are shot and their bodies burnt. The difficulties imposed on the people because of all this is not small. The people will have to make considerable sacrifices to change all this.
The members of our party are willing to sacrifice their lives for their country and people. When our members are willing to lead the people at the risk of torture and death, the people will have to make at least a small sacrifice to liberate the country and its people, and to win their rights.
The battle for the liberation of the country and the people will not be waged on a velvet carpet. We have always acted in a manner that will inconvenience our people to the minimum. Please don't doubt this. If we receive complaints about our name being used in protection rackets and personal vendettas, they can be considered and action taken. If you have complaints of that nature, announce them through posters, as people in different parts of the country are already doing. Then the people will take suitable action.
salute the courageous students
Q: How do you view the contentious situation that has arisen in the Inter University Students Federation and among school children over various issues? A: The agitation of the school children is part of the agitation of the general public. History shows us that students and youth have often given the lead in struggles against injustice and have been responsible for awakening the people, particularly when the working class and other sections of the people fail to take the leac either through the fault of their leaders, or out of fear ol suppression or for some other reason. There are plenty of examples of this in world history.

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The students of Sri Lanka were involved in the struggle from the beginning because of the correct leadership they had. The students have given a good start to the struggle at a time when the working class and other sections of the society have not come forward due to fear of suppression on the one hand, and bad leadership on the other. Now we can see the working class and the others rising up and following the avenue they opened up with the correct leadership. We can see the working class taking the lead to fulfil their historic task. Our students are risking their lives in their struggle to win student rights, on the one hand, and for the common rights of all people people on the other for the freedom of the motherland.
I salute the honest, and courageous students and youth who are risking their lives for justice and fairplay on behalf of all patriotic people. It is the struggle facing the nation that is translated through them. Their contribution to the freedom struggle of the nation is immense. To be free Sri Lanka of the future will be grateful to them for the success of the first stage of the national freedom struggle.
People know truth from lies
Q: A certain group are breaking into houses at night in several parts of the country and are robbing gold jewellery and cash in the name of the JVP. If they are not members of the JVP, what will your response to their actions be? A: I have answered this question earlier. The armed forces have set up units to organise false protests in the name of the JVP, and to declare true days of protest as false. But they are unsuccessful because the people have learnt how to differentiate between truth and lies. The patriotic people have now learnt to identify JVP activities and activities that are not of the JVP. Similarly the people have learnt how to give the right answer to these false JVPers.
Equal treatment for all races
Q: Can you say something about how your Peramuna will solve the problem of Tamil separatism if it comes to power through the ballot or some other means? A: The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna should be and will be appointed to power by the patriotic people led by the poor people. Our policy statement and programme states very clerly how we will solve the national question when we assume power. Besides this we have published a complete study of the national question. It has a clear explanation of how we will solve it .
There are two main reasons for the crisis in Sri Lanka today. One is the disparity between races. The other is interference by foreign imperialistic forces. Today, the second factor is using the first to achieve its ends. First we will solve the first problem. We will abolish the disparity between races and solve the national question on the basis of total equality. We will not treat any race differently because of its race, neither will be give any particular race any special privileges. Restrictions will not be placed on any race. We will appear for peace and unity between races. Thereby we shall remove the first factor. That is a political solution.
We will not allow the second factor to use the first. But the second factor cannot be removed by a simple political move under the present circumstances. Today a military solution is also needed for these problems. We will provide that solution without the least hesitation .We will take steps to militarily defeat the Indian imperialistic forces and their fifth columnists. It can be done. If there is anyone who has the slightest doubt about this, it will soon vanish. Think about how little Vietnam defeated the mighty American imperialism, how the powerful French imperialists were beaten, and how little Cuba and little Nicaragua defeated mighty American imperialism. Under the leadership of Vijayabahu I think of how our ancestors defeated the powerful Chola empire. This problem has only such a combination of political and military solution. We will make such a solution Succeed. We are at present preparinig the ground for it.
The Common candidate Q: What action would you take if the common candidate wins the election and fails to abrogate the Indo-Lanka accord which you opposed from the beginning? A: We will never agree to any common candidate or common front. As a former Chief Justice H.N.G. Fernando once said, we JVP leaders are not men who can be easily tricked.
We can consider supporting a common candidate and a common front only if the following conditions are met before any election is held: The dissolution of Parliament and all Provincial Councils, the repeal of the Provincial Councils Act, the Indian troops be ordered to leave (we do not say the withdrawal of Indian troops because they will not withdraw when Mr. Jayewardene orders them to) the dissolution of all agencies whose term has been extended, the disarming and disbanding of all militia of the UNP, (not coopting
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them to the armed forces) the withdrawal of all weapons issued to members of the UNP, thugs, and to members of the United Socialist Alliance.
The cancellation of all promotions given to police and army officers on unfair external influence instead of seniority and merit, the promotion of all officers on seniority, merit and fair play, the disbanding of the anti JVP propaganda unit set up by the “I section' of the armed forces, the disarming and disbanding of the Green Tigers state terrorists, the disbanding and disarming of all private armies of MPs, the disbanding of the Counter Subersive Unit of the police, the banning of all activities of the Indian Intelligence Agency RAW, and the arrest of all its local agents, the prohibition of all interference in the country's internal affairs by Indian imperialists, the unconditional release of all political prisoners, the lifting of the state of emergency, the resignation of Mr. Jayewardene from the Presidency, the most senior member of the Supreme Court asked to form a caretaker government, and the acceptance of a Presidential and General election held by this caretaker government, the defeat of the Indian invasion, the solution of the national question on the basis of equality, the acceptance of a common program of pure democracy and socialism that will protect the freedom, independence, sovereignty and integrity of the nation, the acceptance of the composition of a government of national salvation, and the acceptance of the condition that if in the end a common concensus cannot be reached, that the victorious common candidate and all others withdraw, and seek a fresh mandate from the people.
Without these conditions, we will not join the Jayewardene government's election games. Therefore the question of what we will do if the common candidate does not abrogate the pact does not arise. We pledge that we will intervene and abrogate the pact chase out the invading Indian Army, and protect the country's territorial integrity, national freedom, and reassert the sovereignty of the people. There will be no mercy from us for anyone who betrays the motherland and joins the enemy.
Q: Prime Minister R. Premadasa does not speak against the JVP. He publicly states that the JVP should not be held responsible for the acts of violence in the country. What is yourieda of his actions? A: Whoever they may be, we judge people by the things they do and not on what they say.
No democratic path in Sri Lanka
Q: Please explain the obstacles that prevent your party from returning to the democratic path. A: There is no democratic path in this country today. It has been completely negated by the Referendum of 1982, the proscription of the JVP in 1983, the pact of betrayal of 1987, the Provincial Council Act of 1988, and the merger of the northern and eastern provinces in 1988. Therefore how can we return to a democratic path that does not exist?
Was the failure to hold the general election in 1983 the democratic path? Was the conspiratory proscription of the JVP in 1983 the democratic path? Was the eastern province merged with the northern province in 1988 in the democratic way? Was the invading Indian army brought here in the democratic way? Are thousands of patriotic youth arrested, tortured, killed, burnt and made to disappear in the democratic way?
Is the military conspiracy to protect the minority rule which is protecting the Indian interests amidst the protests of the majority democratic? No. Where there is no democratic path it is impossible to walk on one. Today we are risking our lives in the struggle to win back the democratic path for the people. No one can think of a democratic path as long as the Indian invading armies are here and as long as Indian spies are active here and the illegal government that is indebted to India is in power. Therefore, instead of dreaming about paths that do not exist, we have come forward to direct the objectives of the nation on the one that does exist.
Tigers? At the right time
Q: Is the JVP not acting against the Tigers while Sinhala people are being massacred and driven out of Trincomalee, Ampara and Medawachchiya because it fears being labelled racist? A: No. Absolutely no. Like Dutugemunu, we do not eat hot rice haphazardly. As the old woman showed Dutugemunu, we methodically cool the hot rice and eat it. The Tigers were instructed, ordered, armed and trained to kill Sinhala people by Indian imperialists. The Jayewardene-Thondaman government is an agency of those Indian imperialists.
We know very well where we should start, and where we should end. Therefore friend, please watch without getting excited. Like our brave ancestor Wijebahu the first, who began at Sithulpahuwa and ended at Mantota, our people power has the courage, strength, knowledge and enthusiasm to end not at Mantota but at Indraprasthi Pura if Necessary.

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We will do everything we have to do methodically, at the right me and at the right place. We are not in two minds about that. oday we are providing the leadership to the struggle for the rights the people of the east. Tomorrow we will join the people to punish l criminals.
No compensation for foreigners : Explain the economic policy you will adopt if you get the portunity to be a future leader of Sri Lanka. : First, the JVP will act to improve the living conditions of the Yople by acquiring all national wealth and resources held by reigners without paying them any compensation, preventing reign racketeers from exploiting national resources and the 20ples labour. National resources will be developed, the people will relieved of all burdens of debt, privately held monopolies will be oken and a system of common joint industry will be introduced.
A clear description is in our policy declaration. Unemployment, flation and poverty can be eliminated by those policies alone, and le true problems of the people can be remedied. There is no means developing the country or solving the problems of the people utside our policies.
No JVP protest without reason
: How can the posters and letters that come in the name of the JVP r the DJV, banning meetings or ordering shops and factories to lose be accepted as genuine? Can't other people also put up bogus osters and letters? : Yes. The army's "I section', the Gajaba regiment, the NSSP, and ommunist Party have on several occasions issued such orders eclaring false protests attempting to mislead and blunt the eople's struggle. But the people were intelligent enough to discern he truth. The Janata Vimukthi Peramuna does not organise rotests without reason or meaning. It does nothing without a eason. The Patriotic People know this. Therefore the people cannot e tricked.
We didn't ask for care-taker govt. : The President has stated that he is willing to dissolve Parliaent, and hold Presidential and General elections under a caretaker overnment. What is your response to this, which was one of the VP's main demands? : We did not ask for a caretaker government under his leadership. le has agreed but not to our demands. Our position has been xplained earlier. However, we do not have the slightest faith in r.Jayewardene.
Anura's offer of 3 ministries ': Mr. Anura Bandaranaike has stated that he will give the JVP tree important protfolios if the SLFP comes to power. What is your lea about this? Will the JVP contest the general elections? : Anura Bandaranaike has not become President yet, to give Drtfolios. There is no need to get excited about that. The SLFP has aver come to power on its own. They resorted to tricks to come to wer. We are not Colvins or Keunemans. They have no real lution to the country's present problems. In the face of the present oblems and people's struggle, they have already been written off. hough they talk of dividing up portfolios what have they done for e rights of the people?
We are totally opposed to Eelam Ossie Abeygunasekera has said that at the JVP convention at the 2w Town Hall on April 6, 1982 you had declared you were willing give not one but tuvo Eelams. If so, uvihy are you against Eelam uv?
Only the members who attended the meeting know what took ace there. If the newspaper reports of that day were correct, I did it attend the meeting because I was seriously ill. lave never agreed to even a piece of Eelam, let alone Eelam. The blicy statement and manifesto of our party which was first afted by me categorically states that we are against the division the country. Our position on the national question is very clear. The whole country knows that. Our stance on Indian imperialism also equally clear. It was when I first returned to Sri Lanka from e Soviet Union as far back as 1965 that the people were warned tout the threat of Indian expansionism. Later, it was subject of the ird lecture of the five held before 1971. The warning we made more than 20 years ago has come true fore our eyes. What we said the day before yesterday happened sterday. What we said yesterday has become true today. What ! say today will become the true tomorrow. That is because we act clear, uncomplicated vision.
We were always against division. We are against it today. We oppose it tomorrow. We will never allow it to happen. That is r unchanging policy. We are not liars and cowards who are ing to find a place in society while living off an Indian purse. are totally opposed to Tamilt Eelam which is a conspiracy of ian imperialists. Continued on p.21

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ARMAMENTS FOR
He was blessed with a first name (Junius), which sounds very similar to one of the Caesars, who gave us the month July. Even after his 1977 general election victory, many Sri Lankan journalists played up this similarity of the name to image-building to be on par with the Roman Emperor. Now, after the passage of eleven years, fortunes of our Junius had plummeted so much so that, this reign can only be equated to that of one of the notorious successors to Julius Caesar.
Haven’t you heard of Gaius Caesar? Well, this rascal is more popularly documented in history as Caligula, who ruled the Roman Empire between 37 and 41 AD. How did he get this name? As a child, Gaius grew up in his father Germanicus’s camp amongst the soldiers and he got an irrepressible liking to the soldier's boot (caligue), so much so that his name became established as Caligula (meaning “little boots). Historians say that, soon after he succeeded to the throne, Caligula's subjects were rejoiced. And for eight months, the Emperor delighted everybody by general concessions. Then, by some unknown causes, the Roman Emperor had a severe illness and became insane. Result was a disaster. Ruthless Caligula turned the state into a cruel autocracy and trampled his subjects by the sheer force of his monstrous cruelty and vice. After a disastrous four year reign, Caligula was assassinatd in 41 AD.
Truth and Discipline?
Our Junius was enthroned to the Presidency of Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 1978. I have in my possession a book issued by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Plan Implementation. It has a lengthy title: "The J.R. Jayewardene Government; First Three Years July 1977June 1980, a Diary of Events”. It states, what our Junius did on Feb. 5th 1978.
"In keeping with the tradition of ancient Sinhalese Kings, President J.R. Jayewardene visited Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic. Later he called on the Mahanayake Theras óf Asgiriya and Malwatte and took their counsel. The President pledged that he would act according to truth and discipline. In the afternoon the President made his historic Address to the Nation from the Pattiruppuwa of the Sri Dalada Maligawa. In his address the President pledged that he would as head of the country and its people, carry out the heavy responsibilities of his office devoid of racial, communal or religious bias. He also promised that it would be his endeavour to bring about unity, peace, prosperity and progress to the country . . . Dancers and drummers from all 22 districts of the Island
Sach (University
participated in th witnessed by a million.” Well, it of a Ceylonese week, our Juni overseas trip to A
Dism Now, a decade world knows the reign of our Juni and 2 provide : Caligula’s taste 1987 Year Boo International Pea
On Feb. 14, 19 sented a keyno “World and Regic to the Regional ference gatherin; address, he "calle World Disarmam the United Natic the production, s Lofty ideals in boasts publicly political philoso Gandhi.
T
Year Amc
prict
(rmil
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986
Source: Stockh
Table 2: Sri
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China
Israel
Italy Singapore
USA
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AN ASIAN CALIGULA
Sri Kantha of Tokyo, Japan)
pagent which was crowd of over one
as a real coronation
Caligula. Within a s left on his first ustralia.
Record
had passed and the dismal record of the us Caligula. Tables 1 ome figures on our for armaments. The of the Stockholm ce Research Institute
78, our Junius pree address entitled, nal Political Trends', Commonwealth Cong at Sydney. In that d for the creation of a ent Authority within ns System to control ale and use of arms". leed from one who that he derived his phy from Mahatma
states, that under our Junius Caligula's despotic reign, "growth of military expenditure was over 500% in real terms since 1981. Original defence allocation for 1986 had to be almost doubled during the year 1986 and military spending rose to over 20% of available government revenue. . . weapon purchases have included small arms, field artillery, helicopter gunships, light aircraft, patrol boats, landing craft and troop carriers. Many of these items have been bought urgently and it can be assumed that the terms of purchase have often been unfavourable'.
In comparison to Sri Lanka's military expenditure, India's military expenditure increased from 4843 million US$ in 1977 to 7912 million US$ in 1986, in constant price figures. Pakistan's military expenditure grew from 1175 million US$ to 2533 million US$ during the same period. In 1984, India spent 4.0% of its GDP for military, while in 1983 (the latest figure available) Pakistan spent its 5.4% of GDP on military.
The Stockholm Institute's report also comments that, (a) the 8 Fast Attack Crafts delivered by Israel were
able 1; Sri Lanka's Military Expenditure (1977-86)
punt in current Amount in constant As e figures price figures of GDP lion rupees) (million USS at
1980 prices) 478 45.3 1.3 560 47.3 1.3 804 61.3 1.5 971 58.7 1.5 1,051 53.9 1.2 1,500 69.4 1.5 1,800 73.1 1.5 2,600 90.5 1.7 4,280 147.0 2.7 ),700 346.0
olm International Peace Research Institute, Year Book 1987.
anka's buying spree of major conventional weapons in 1986
eapon Designation
Y-12
Dovra Class
SF-260 TP Type 33 M HS-748-2 Wodel 212 Wodel 412 Super King Air
Weapon description Number
Transport 6
Fast Attack Craft 8
(missile/torpedo armed)
Trainer
Landing Craft
Transport
Helicopter
Helicopter
Transport
olm International Peace Research Institute, Year Book 1987.
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JWP TURNS TS (
The Sri Lanka Mahajana Party 'SLMP), its leaders and those of the United Socialist Alliance have become frequent targets of JVP bombs and guns. Four persons were killed and at least 30 others injured on 2 December when a JVP gang hurled granades and fired shots into a rally held at Kadawatte near Colombo in support of the SLMP Presidential candidate, Osie Abeygunasekera.
Those killed in the incident were D. Senaratne, a Vice President of the SLMP who was addressing a large gathering of people at the time of the attack, Mahinda Vithanage, a body guard of the Presidential candidate, Lakshman J. Rohana and Dharmadasa. Among the injured were Dr. Wickremabahu Karunaratne, Secretary of the NSSP and two police officers.
The attackers, six in number, had arrived at the meeting after hijacking a private coach filled with civilian passengers. The six men had boarded the bus at Mhara junction with several parcels containing grenades and one man who was armed with a gun had forced the driver off the bus and driven the bus to the meeting place at Kadawatte. On reaching, the gang opened fire and threw grenades into the crowd. At the same time some other JVP men who were in the crowd hurled bombs at the stage where the speakers and the Presidential candidate were.
It will be recalled that the JVP
AGAINS
assassinated Vij the popular leade months ago as he residence in Colo of the SLMP, N have become freq gunmen in recent that the main ta present are the candidate, Oswi and the NSSP Nanayhakara.
This is not th SLMP rally. Or persons were kille injured when a b was mounted by maiden rally he SLMP candidate ombo. The fatal v were M.D.M. Ch NSSP, A. Jayant dira siri. Those Vasudeva Nana, Silva, General Se
This attack oc was addressing 15,000 people anc to the fact that se USA had been JVP/DJV.
The SLFP, CP demned the att rallies. A USA s the attacks said,' the campaign of killing that this DJV) had unleas
Continued from p.17 in addition to six delivered earlier. (b) Model 212 helicopters from the USA was for counter insurgency duties and was delivered via Singapore.
Sermon in Sydney
Now, what will one think about our Junius Caligula’s record on disarmament, after his 1978 sermon in Sydney at the Regional Commonwealth conference? Roman Emperor Caligula’s atrocities were attributed to insanity. Though our Junius is lucky not to be tacked outrightly with that "label", few diplomats had some doubts about his sanity too. The prestigious TIME magazine (May 11, 1987) reported that, “some diplomats in Colombo suggested that Jayewardene had been acting "capriciously' lately". This assessment was made during the
Vadamarachi campaign of the Sri
Lankan army. One should note that a respected news magazine like TIME rarely uses this type of expression to comment on the actions of a country's “leader". What our Junius did then was also unprecedented, isn't it? Who in his normal senses would have ordered to
aerially bomb th in his so-called "c
For more than ern-day Caligula bring disi (pute “ruled”; (1) He ti stitution so mucl laughing stock trampled the hu: citizens. (3) He (both within the side the parliam physically assaul goes on and on.
Now comes th dict. The NEWS had provided a sc mis-rule of this A title, "A Nationa Jayewardene, pu criticism". Some quoting here. 1) "It is unlikely kind to Junius the tide of public turning against unwittingly touc Tamil riots in Ju

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iUNS AND BOMBS
T SLIMP
aya Kumaratunga, - of the SLMP a few was getting out of his mbo. Many members SSP, CP and LSSP uent victims of JVP
months. It is learnt rgets of the JVP at SLMP Presidential in Abeygunasekera
leader Vasudeva
e first attack on a October 17, three d and 35 others were omb and gun attack the JVP upon the d in support of the at Grandpass in Colrictims in that attack Landrawimala of the ha and S.B.A. Chan
injured included yakkara and Y. P. cretary of the SLMP.
curred as Vasudeva a gathering of over specifically referring veral members of the assassinated by the
and LSSP have conacks on the SLMP statement condeming "It is fully in line with " fascistic terror and ; combination (JVP/ hed in recent times to
a defence-less people wn” territory?
ten years, the mod
did many things to
to the nation he nkered with the Conso that it became a everywhere. (2) He man rights of normal ommanded an army parliament and outent) to verbally and the Tamils. The list
e international verWEEK (Oct.3, 1988) athing criticism of the sian Caligula, with a | Sigh of Relief; Exit rsued by a howl of
excerpts are worth
hat history will be so R. Jayhewardene . . . opinion was already im . . .It was he who hed off bloody antily 1983 by staging a
assassinate anyone who differs from their policies, to destroy democratic norms and processes and to create conditions of anarchy and chaos that will prevent the people from using their votes to choose who should represent them and which policy should be followed.
"It is not an accident that this attack should have been directed against the left and radical forces who are on the forefront of the fight to stop the designs of these a fascist-like terrorist and safeguard the democratic rights of the people", the statement added.
The SLMP's presidential candidate has incurred the wrath of the JVP by publicly calling for a "political and military defeat of the JVP which he has described as "fascist' and "terrorist'. The SLMP has adopted a positive attitude on the ethnic question and consistently stood for equal rights to all ethnic groups in the country including the grant of full citizenship rights to plantation Tamils.
Ossie Abeygunasekera has said that he did not perceive India either as an imperialist power or an expansionist power. The SLMP, while supporting the Indo-Sri Lanka Arcord, was prepared to 'go beyond the Accord' in finding a lasting solution to the current ethnic conflict. The only way to save the country's youth from being attracted by fascism was to politically and militarily defeat the JVP and such nhOVementS.
state funeral for 13 Sri Lankan soldiers who had been slain by the LTTE. 2) “Under Jayewardene’s rule Sri Lanka collapsed into ethnic warfare . . . Since 1983, when the Tamils began their push for a separate state, more than 8,000 Sri Lankans have been killed. Jayewardene not onlv refused to negotiate seriouly with Tunni extremists, but he seemed unwit in: '': accept the reality of their revolution. "He should have moved quicker, further and more forcefully to address Tamil concerns before it was too late says a Western diplomat in Colombo".
3) "Jayewardene, who professed a strong belief in democracy, was at the time prone to fits of authoritarianism."
Comedian Charlie Chaplin, who had no respcct for any politician, once said in his inimitable style: "I remain just one thing, and one thing only - and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician". Now, what's the difference between Chaplin and Jayewardene? Whereas, Chaplin made millions laugh at his clownish art, Ceylonese Caligula made thousands cry by his clownish 'heart'.

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ETHNIC conFLIC DMENSIONAL APP
The warp and woof of the fabric of any peaceful society, especially the heterogeneous one like ours, are Justice and Righteousness. When these shrink, the entire fabric also tends to shrivel or tear up. Herein lies the crux of the communal cleavages that have been convulsing this country. Without recognising that our ethnic problem has spiritual and moral overtones, our leaders have been dabbling at the material level of cunning diplomacy and distorted democracy, ignoring the higher dimension. They have been countering the symptoms and reactions obvious that symptoms are only the outward manifestations of inner causes and reactions are responses to actions. Things happening outside have an intrinsic relation to whatever is happening inside. The outer turbulances are signs of inner restlessness. So until the basic causes inside are uprooted, we shall be wallowing in our outer wars and woes.
The lingering stormy conditions ravaging this land are a clear pointer to the existence of certain transgressions of the law of Righteousness. The elusive ethnic issue is one such condition and another is the swiftly spiralling violent situation in the South. But the culpable parties shirk their responsibilities, either being unwilling or unable to mend matters, They do so either (a) 'knowingly not wishing to risk losing their privileged positions, or (b) “unknowingly' or "determinedly', being blinded by psychological blocks or biases or emotionally swayed, or (c) sometimes due to pure ignorance' since the majority of our common masses are incapable of independent judgement and dance to the tune of interested inciters, which they miscall
public opinion'.
Hollow and hypocritical
Prayers and Poojas, Piriths and Pinkamas, Pereheras and Processions, are good in themselves, but when there is a political tinge they seem hollow and hypocritical. On the other hand they will bear greater fruits if accompanied by conciliatory talks by the Priesthood and persons of power and influence, with appeals for tolerance, for magnanimity, for repentance and forgiveness. There should be also exhortations for purification of hostile hardened hearts and cleansing warped minds. In short it should be emphasised that to love one's fellowmen of whatever race, religion, or caste etc. and to respect their inherent integrity and rights are "musts' in every religion.
The belated appearance of the National Amity Movement (NAM)
(Point of view of an ot
J.K. RETNAN
having under its amp NGOs and like bodies steadfastly striving to inter-communalunders ver lining in the very d skies. It is refreshing th matters taken up by th ment, pride of place i re-establishment of which have been tornt recent years. It is the right-thinking citizen utmost support to this for Peace, particularly i the fact of the fast spri als in the South. Let P. be fortified by the ele Pronouncement:
“Blessed are those uv thirst after 'Righteousn.
inspired by the words o Burke:
"It only remains for t be silent for the evil me
enlivened by the wor Reverend Martin Luthe
"The greatest tragedy of social transition is r clamour of the bad 1 appalling silence of the
“I am of the opinio belongs to the commun as I live it is my privil whatever I can."
Souls So di
Unfortunately there Persons with souls so c let themselves have sa own, our native land, a let barbarism blight majority of the people. self-interested opportu peace, but many of the to stick their necks ( danger which may st side. For possibly the si educated women who ously and forcefully rights, have kept a lov human rights belongin are scorned and tran Governments and com up dear sleeper, before down in your sleep. Y more be complacent, co fighting and suffering tant North and East. L assist organisations tha interested in promoting the interests of one sido
Our foremost task sl and effect an attitudir tion in mass thinking

DECEMBER 1988
- A HIGHER ROACH NEEDED
togenarian Tamil)
ANDAMI
le wings some who have been build bridges of tanding is a silark Sri Lankan at among other is Peace moves given to the human rights tatters during duty of every to lend his national effort n the context of ading upheav2ace volunteers vatory Biblical
ho hunger and
2SS
f wise Edmund
he good ones to n to triumph”
ds of the late er King.
of this period bot the strident people but the good one”
in that my life ity and as long ege to do for it
ead are in this land ead who never ld, "This is our nd we will not it.” The vast barring those hists, long for in are reluctant ut for fear of rike from any 69 623SO OU rusaded vigorfor equal sex profile, when to both sexes pled upon by batants. Wake you are struck ou cannot any ntent that the are in the diset us hasten to are genuinely Peace and not or another. ould be to try al transforma- from "War
psychosis' to Peace consciousness', from "enmity' to “friendship', from "opposition to 'cooperation', etc. Let us not allow ourselves and those around us to be deluded by negative emotional impulses. Most unthinking people's thoughts have been conditioned by the barrage of biased belligerent blabberings. Weaning such brain-washed cases could best be done by recourse to the very reverse process by which they reached that undesirable state.
Warm hearts and Cool heads
So propoganda by persons of prominence and moral courage and rectitude, with the active assistance of the media, must begin that process. The ground is at present favourable for sowing such good seeds after the people's sordid experiences since the violence escalated. Warm hearts and cool heads are a sine-qua-non for any progress and an effort is needed to bring about this change of attitude. Thought is a vital element, being a potent force for good or bad depending on its nature. Thought is a continuous creative factor in our daily lives, for what we think and know permeates everything we do and all that we are.
“As a man thinketh, so is he” confirms the Bible. So positive thoughts of those who have been harbouring illwill and hateful hearts against those they did not and do not agree with, must change by conscious effort, remembering that to be swayed by emotion or prejudice is wrong. "Emotion is fire" said the Buddha and deterrent to "right thinking' - one of the eight-fold path to Nirvana. The Mahabaratha makes a like pronouncement thus — “Unless and until you solve the inner battlefield, Dharmakshetra, you cannot solve the outer battlefield, Kurukshetra'. These truths must be re-inculcated in our people. Satanic acts have made our people forget what they learnt in Temples, Kovils and Churches and at their mothers' knees.
Another path to peace in our circumstances lies in assigning a backseat to our brain-fagged politicians in decisions on the ethnic issues, brainfagged not by finding solutions but by subtle moves to consolidate their positions. It is a desideratum of high priority. Politicians have forfeited this right by the confused way in which they allowed the problem to snowball during three and a half decades into its present dismal dimensions. Even now they don't seem to have changed their outlook. Sometimes they resort to indiscreet acts without any thoughts for the sentiments of others and thereby

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cause further alienation instead of reconciliation.
Vadamaradchy heroes?
For instance, was the decoration of the 'heroes' of Vadamaradchy with all it publicity an event that was so very necessary and that too on the case of the fact that the Tamil people were at the same time bemoaning the loss of the innocent non-combatant lives and property that they suffered as a result of that cruel expedition? Again consider the stark contrast of Such callous action with the civilised way in which the victor, King Dutugemunu, ordered that all passing the grave of his fallen foe, King Elara, should dismount and walk the distance. What is deplorable is the absence of any moves to reconcile the estranged parties and these are being pointed out not to find fault, but to stimulate action on concilliatory lines.
Let us not be satisfied that the IPKF
is trying to bring about peace. The role of a peace-keeping force is to keep the fighting factions from direct confrontation by its superior muscle. But they are not bothered about all the pent-up repressions, oppressions, resentments and festering hatreds, consequent on the long drawn out battles. Once the lid of force is moved, all those bottledup feelings will burst and pollute the air. Such catastrophe can be averted only if Real Peace is restored - "Real
Continued from p.11
Employment
Peace' meaning th who live in harm Fellowmen, Natu: Peace is not the op presence of well-be and the communi reached by evading repressions but by fully and disposing
Federal
For such a happy place, it cannot be Councils. They a financial burdens ( commensurate bel the Tamils be satis invested in them. have long been se their traditional Federal system as pact, seems the I Tamil aspiration Sinhalese oppositi problem that w numerous difficult reduced to solving of the state spons the EP, which too, belated gift in the Language being re cial language and t up-country Tamils after prolonged der proposals set out a opposition will wh standing issues sol
in case of employment in the state sector, corporations and other semi-government institutions, priority shall be given to the people of the area on the basis of competence. In relation to determining competence, consideration shall be given to the educational
facilities available in the relevant areas.
Time frame
The above provisions shall be implemented or steps taken towards
such implementation within six months.
Continued from p.16
Ethnic problem political solution
Q: What are your views on the present ethnic crisis? Since you have opposed the Indo-Lanka accord as a solution, what is your solution to the crisis? A: I have already answered that question. All parties that ruled this country or participated in the process must take the blame for not solving the ethnic crisis and for its being used by Indian imperialists. The ethnic problem can be solved politically only on the basis of equality. The foreign imperialistic invasion that is taking place in the guise of solving the problem has to be defeated militarily. We will shoulder the responsibility of doing so.
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e condition of those ony with God, their re and themselves. posite of war but the ing of the individual ty. This state is not g the issues or crude facing them truththem righteously.
system eventuality to take through Provincial re only additional on the State with no nefits. Neither will fied with the powers The Tamil people 'eking autonomy in homelands. The proposed by the B-C hearest to fulfilling is, while meeting on also. The ethnic as bristling with ties has now been the single question ored colonisation of it is hoped will be a manner of the Tamil }cognised as an offihe civic rights of the being restored, both nials. Now under the bove, the bulk of the ittle down and outved.
The federal system has in it the advantages of granting the Tamil speaking people the autonomy they seek, while the Sinhalese people wil retain the three features, important ir their eyes – Sovereignty, Integrity and Unity of Sri Lanka. The USA, USSR, India, Yogoslavia, Germany and many others are federated states. They are not divided but bound together into single Governments, by the smaller Federal units. a
If this system of having unity in diversity is not an acceptable solution, a caretaker government is the alternative, to take over governmental duties until a solution is found after which a democratic set up could be considered. The composition of the caretaker government is of the highest importance. It must be exclusive of politicians and have in it honourable men and women of proved integrity, racially unbiased and straight-forward in all dealings.
Let us not be overawed by the sad events that have engulfed us. Let us profit by the mistakes made. Let us find solace in the words of the ancient Sages and Saints. "Every experience in life is a kind of crucible into which Nature throws man to mould him so that he may blossom, into higher consciousness. Whenever he fails to learn, the same experiences are given over and over again until the lesson is learnt.”
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Any ethnic problem which may arise hereafter shall be resolved forthwith by means of direct dialogue amongst the representa
tives of the ethnic groups and steps shall be taken forthwith to implement such consensus as may emerge from the said dialogue. NOTE- Human Rights, education, the Constitution, the Accord and the Provincial Councils, the Prevention of Terrorism Act, Political Prisoners, Para-Military Forces and commissions of Inquiry are dealt with in the first part of the common programme.
Students fight for peoples rights Q: Security agencies say the JVP is behind the student unrest. If this is true, what is the objective of having students lead campaigns? A: The JVP is involved in every principled and just campaign of the people. The objective of the students campaigns is very clear. They are agitating for their rights on one hand, and agitating for the rights and freedom of all the people as future citizens. The objectives are the freedom and liberation of the nation, the independence and territorial integrity of the country, the sovereignty of the people, to win the democratic and human rights of the people and to establish lasting peace with dignity.
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In a letter addressed to the UNP and SLFP candidates in the forthcoming Presidential elections, Prime Minister R. Premadasa and Mrs. Sirima Bandaranaike, the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha have said that the multi-religious concept and multireligious centre concept are contrary to the Sri Lankan constitutional provision giving foremost place to Buddhism and Buddha Sasana.
The letter called for the immediate establishment of a Ministry under a Cabinet Minister called the Ministry of Buddha Sasana' to take measures to foster the Buddha Sasana.
The other issues urged in the letter by the Sangha Sabha are:
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