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CONTENTS
SLFP changes tack on PCs. . . . . . . . . . 4 kndiSCriminate arrest Of Tamils in Colombo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ISSN Thondaman defends Presidential فية في ANNUAL S System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 UKMndia/Sri Lar
Canada. . . Provincial Council elections. . . . . . . . . . 7 All other countr Premadasa assassination probe. . . . . . 10 Publ Whither the Tamil question?... . . . . . . 11 TAಖ್ಖ
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The Parliamentary Select Committee on the ethnic question chaired by Mr. Mangala Moonesinghe, MP, met on 10 June after a lapse of several months and is reported to have made a surprise decision to recommend the holding of a referendum in four months time in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka to enable the people of the province to decide on the question whether it should remain merged as at present with the Northern Province as a single Province. The decision has been supported by the ruling United National Party and the main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
None of the parties representing the Tamil speaking people - including the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the Ceylon Workers Congress - were parties to this decision. In fact all these parties, except the SLMC, had announced their boycott of the proceedings of the PSC last December expressing dissatisfaction with the way in which the PSC was reaching its decisions without even having considered the proposals put forward by these parties.
The Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement of July 1987 followed by the Thirteenth Armendment to the Constitution and the Provincial Councils Act were expected to form the basis of a resolution of the ethnic conflict which had been continuing for decades. A Provincial Council comprising the Northern and Eastern Provinces was established subject to a referendum to be held in the Eastern Province for the people to decide whether they wished to remain merged with Northern Province.
Under the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement, the pre-requisite for holding the proposed referendum was that it should be held after one year of the Provincial Council functioning. However, the Northeastern Provincial Council was not allowed to function by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who opposed the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement describing it as a 'charter of servility. President Premadasa who assumed office after the Northeastern Provincial Council came into being set about undermining it and ensured that it did not function. He too had opposed the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement. Both Mr. Premadasa and the LTTE commenced negotiations, ensured the departure of the IPKF and the Provincial Council too was dissolved at the behest of the LTTE which argued that those elected to it lacked legitimacy. The negotiations lasted 14 months, but war broke out in June 1990 between the Tigers and government forces which continues to this day.
Another basic precondition for holding the contemplated referendum was:
All persons who have been displaced due to ethnic violence, or other reasons, will have the right to vote in such a referendum. Necessary conditions to enable them to return to areas from where they were displaced will be created". (Clause 2.4, Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement).
 

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The War that broke Out in June 1990 which still Continues has displaced over 300,000 people from the Eastern ProVince. Tens of thousands have fled Out of the Province to other areas. The overwhelming majority of the displaced people are Tamils and Muslims. Sinhalese people who had lived in the east for generations too have been displaced. According to Amnesty International, an estimated 3,000 persons have 'disappeared.
Thus the two basic requirements needed for the envisaged referendum are absent. On the contrary, military operations and almost daily battles between government forces and the Tigers are continuing on an ongoing basis. In this context, recent statements attributed to the military high command sound ominous. The 'Sunday island' (13.6.93), quoting General Officer Commanding the East, Maj. Gen. Lucky Algama, reported that the military high command had assured the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee that the armed forces had the strength and capacity to drive out the Tigers from the entire Eastern Province within four months to pave the way for the holding of the referendum, and that they had expressed confidence in completing the job even within three months. If these reports are correct what is being planned is a massive military operation and the LTTE is unlikely to be prepared to be driven out without a fight. This will inevitably result in further death, destruction and displacement of people.
Even in the context of the unlikely prospect of the armed forces succeeding in 'cleaning out' the east of Tigers, the resulting situation would hardly be conducive to holding a referendum in which the people who still remain in the east will act as free agents in casting their votes. They will be captives in a highly militarised situation with a massive presence of the security forces. They also will have in their minds the possible retaliatory action by the Tigers who no doubt will seek to undermine and disrupt the referendum being held.
Without commenting on the merits or otherwise of the principle of the need to hold a referendum to ascertain the views of the people of the east on the question of Northeast merger, what can be said is that a referendum held in these circumstances would be deeply flawed. It will neither be credible nor valid to be taken seriously as a final and binding decision upon any party. It will not end the conflict and it will not bring the much desired peace. On the other hand, it would further raise tensions, create divisions and even produce violent clashes among the communities living in the east. It is an exercise in grave provocation. The PSC which was appointed to find ways and means of solving the ethnic conflict, by its reported decision if implemented, would succeed only in aggravating the conflict making future efforts at resolution more difficult.

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SLFP Changes Tac Provincial Counc
from Rita Sebastian in Colombo
The controversial Provincial Councils system, boycotted by the main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party when it was first held in 1988, seems to have got a new lease of life second time around with the appointment of Chandrika Kumaranatunge as Chief Minister for the western province.
Chandrika, ready to wrest as much provincial autonomy as provided for in the 13th amendment has revived interest in the system, for the earlier Councils were seen as no more than an extension of the government at the centre.
The councils were the main provision of the much maligned Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987, meant to appease the Tamil demand for a separate homeland in the northeast. Today unfortunately the main beneficiary, the people in the northeast have been denied provincial autonomy, in the face of a continuing 'war.
The 1988 created Provincial Council in the temporarily merged northeast province unfortunately had a rather short life. It could hardly have survived, considering the fact that it was created through a much flawed electoral process. It was a very cleverly manipulated exercise where elections were not held in the north and candidates elected uncontested, and elections in the east held under questionable circumstances, with hundreds of Indian soldiers providing the necessary 'cover'.
Elections this time however have a legitimacy that the earlier elections lacked. There is no controversy on the elections having been "fair and free'.
Although the UNP emerged as the single most powerful party, having secured the largest percentage of votes, it suffered a major setback by losing the populous and wealthiest western province to the SLFP-led people’s Alliance.
Inspite of Mrs. Bandaranaike making the categorical statement, during the election campaign, that she would scrap the provincial councils system when she is returned to power, the SLFP has undergone a sea-change since the election results were announced.
Having won the western province and jointly secured a majority in the northwestern and southern councils with the Democratic United National
Front (DUNF), it s enamoured with t nounced.
It has begun to boycotting the first had excluded itself í tics, and lost out on tion that the council With a highly in cated leadership at t the provincial adir sure going to exerc powers devolved amendment.
During the life oft the centre used pow rent list to erode th councils. The centre, on the political stru Vince wherever it felt was asserting too mu
Thus the earlier able to have a mea the life of ordinary reluctance of the ( power with regard t agrarian services ar.
Under the Provin the provincial police Chief Minister. In
First W
She is into the "famil was father, S.W.R.I and brother Anura Chandrika, the sec Bandaranaike offsp willing 'captive' alth "I would get out of pc the chance. But no caught by the tail : skin me alive if I dic
She is however h admit that she enjo because "I like to see like managing thing
On Friday Cha anaike-Kumaranatu as the island's first Chief Minister for th ern province, that c third of the electorat
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realise that by provincial poll it rom regional poliregional mobilisas presented.
elligent and eduhe provincial level ministrations are ise the maximum under the 13th
he earlier councils ers in the concure authority of the also imposed itself icture of the prothat the province uch independence. councils were not ningful impact on people due to the centre to devolve o land, education, ld transport. cial Councils Act, force is under the many respects de
volved powers relating to law and order is equivalent to those powers enjoyed by the States in India.
The arrangements however have never been implemented.
The question however remains whether the centre with a new leadership at the helm will share power sincerely and honestly with the opposition in the south.
Although during the election campaign President Dingiri Banda Wijetunge did say that "The spoon is in my hand. I am the Finance Minister and it is I who will allocate funds for expenditure. I won't vote money for the opposition to insult, abuse, castigate and character assassinate others and create dissension and disunity in the country', it was seen more as election rhetoric rather than a threat to deprive councils of their powers.
Besides, with Wijetunge seen more as a benevolent leader, ready to compromise with the opposition it is unlikely that the councils, once they start functioning, will come up against an obstructionist centre.
The successful working of the councils in the south could help the case of the northeast council, once the contentious issue of the merger of the two provinces has been settled, the war in the northeast is brought to an end, and elections are held in the province and the political process gets off the ground.
Oman Chief Minister
by Rita Sebastian
y business'. There D., mother Sirima
before her. But ond of the three *ing is not an unough she tells you blitics if given half ow I can't. I got and people would
honest enough to bys the challenge a job well done. I s'. ndrika Bandarnge was sworn in woman Provincial he populous westovers almost one
e. htense campaigndressing 50 meet20-hour working ing a stage when
she was "tired of hearing her own voice' still kept her going. "I had set myself a goal and there was no turning back'.
And the goal she achieved by getting a massive 300,000 preference votes, the largest ever in the island. "I had worked it out to about 350,000 on the basis of an 80 percent poll. But for some reason the poll averaged 70%. Being an economist I sat down and statistically calculated it.'
For Chandrika getting into the family business' has been traumatic. In 1959 she was a teenager when her father, Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was assassinated by a Buddhist monk. In 1988, she saw her actor-politician husband Vijaya Kumaratunga murdered, allegedly by the left-wing radicals, the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP).
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the party, the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (SLMP), which she and her husband jointly founded. When she came back the party had disintegrated. And Chandrika was back in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) fold.
She agonises over the breaking up of the SLMP. I used to say I had three children, the party was the first. I sacrificed everything for it, friends and relations, and I was let down by the party. It had come to a point where it was like a gangrenous limb which you couldn't help but amputate.'
But Chandrika has put aside the regrets. Today she is all set to run the western provincial administration.
Her first priority she says is to have a "clean, non-corrupt and efficient administration. Efficiency seems to be the last thing in our part of the world.
"I am determined she says "that there will be no interference with officials. They must be able to work in an atmosphere of freeedom without
fearing political reprisals. It does not
matter what party they belong to.”
Another of the Chief Minister's priorities is to see that national production increases. "I am not ashamed to say that I was once a believer in the socialist economy but now accept that it has failed. But I still believe in Socialist principles, like humanity, justice and fairplay for all.
Chandrika is scathing in her attack on the government's liberalisation policy and free market economy.
“There has to be some form of liberalisation, but not in the way the government has executed it. It is not even a capitalist economy. Whatever isms you believe in the country can develop itself only if the national production increases. We have, consciously or unconsciously, let our national production drop. We must therefore first address ourselves to that. The national must be given priority over the foreign.
We return to the subject of the family business. Does she consider
herself the natural heir to the Bandar- "
anaike political legacy. "I don't believe in that kind of rubbish. Even today if there is someone who can take over from my mother, who is not a Bandaranaike, I tell you I will be the happiest person. I am prepared to serve under that person.'
Chandrika doesn't mince words about the quality of today's politician. "In Sri Lanka most of the people who come into politics today are the scum of our society. The good people have been frightened away. And for this former President J.R. Jayewardene is solely responsible. He created such an un
savoury atmosphere dealers and Kassip couraged into politic it came the gun cu who came after J tinued the cycle say
The many facete paints, "loves readi several musical in: poetry, is engaged ir finds single parenti
Indiscri
In the wake of the President Premad Athulathmudali and Tiger infiltration in 700 Tamil youth, I have been rounded its suburbs. Police these indiscriminat basis of the alleged i Tigers in both th although the LTTE h sibility. Colombo ne plete with reports sources, that “Tig already in the city to personalities and ins Special police tear stations in Colombo taking midnight ar. lodges, flats, aparti everywhere and tak into custody on mer the ground that thi reason' to be in Colo are even being picke along the streets. Th from the north and fled to the south sir out between gover Tamil Tigers in Jur the horrors of the Another reason f Tamils, both men an Colombo is for mak to go abroad in sear or security. A nev campaign of arrests Tamils, including m ployed middle class residing in Colomb being taken into cu doubt that the overv taken into custody i. ate round up are crime. The capture persons, especially v girls, by police pa nights have placed people residing in th of utter fear. Tamil N ment have proteste about these indiscrir raised the matter in

in politics. Drug
kings were en- ' by him. Added to ture.” Premadasa : ayewardene con-Yi s Chandrika. w
Chandrika, she ng used to play truments, writes is serious research,' ng 'difficult some-}
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times' but manages all the same.
She spends most evenings with her two young children, daughter Yasodhra 13 and son Vimukti 11, and one day at the weekend is entirely devoted to them.
Are we seeing a Presidential candidate in the making? She laughs off the question. For her there are more important :: things to think of at the , moment.
minate Arrest Of Tamils
in Colombo
assassinations of asa and Lalith
reports of alleged 't' to Colombo, overi 8
men and women, 42
"If the government does not want the Tamil people to live in the south, and if the government says that Tamils of the north and east cannot escape from the stranglehold of the
up in the city and -- Tigers and go to the south of the island
seem to justify arrests on the nvolvement of the e assassinations, lad denied responwspapers are re, quoting police
ger squads' are -
attack important tallations.
ns from all police have been underld dawn raids of ments and hotels King Tamil youth 'e suspicion or on ey have no ʻvalid mbo. Tamill youth d up as they walk ousands of Tamils east of the island ce the war broke ment forces and he 1990 to escape continuing war. Or many young d women, to be in ng arrangements ch of employment v aspect of this is that even older embers of the emes who had been o for years are stody. There is no ihelming majority this indiscrimininnocent of any and removal of vomen and young rticularly during the entire Tamil e south in a state Members of Parliato the President ninate arrests and
parliament.
to reside at least temporarily, let the government openly say so. If you genuinely wish that the Sinhalese and Tamils should live in one united country, then you should learn to treat the Tamil people with equality, EPRLF leader Suresh Premachandran told parliament recently.
The arrests that have taken place recently on the pretext of investigating the possibility of LTTE attacks in Colombo have gone beyond the limits of humanitarian and democratic norms. Every day hundreds of Tamils particularly young men and women are being taken into custody while at home or when they are proceeding to or returning from work. Those arrested include teachers, nurses and others who have been engaged in employment for years, university stus, dents and those waiting to go abroad. Those who are arrested and not re. leased are being detained at Welikade prison without any evidence what soever to support such detention. When Tigers are allowed to infiltrate into the private residence of the most powerful person in the land, and while "peace missions” are being permitted to make pilgrimages to the Tiger leadership in Jaffna, innocent and defenceless Tamils are being harassed and ill-treated in Colombo. Under the pretext of hunting the Tigers, the police are hunting innocent sheep,' Mr. Premachandaran added.
State Minister and the Secretary to the Ceylon Workers Congress, Mr. M.S. Sellasamy met President Wijetunga to explain the state of fear that has gripped the entire Tamil community in Colombo and adjoining areas following recent indiscriminate arrests. He suggested to the President
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that the Inspector General of Police
should instruct his police officers should not take into custody or detain any person without satisfactory investigation being carried out in the first place; that if a person provides satisfactory proof of his residence, he should not be detained unless the police had evidence that he had committed a crime; and that where persons are found to be not in possession of their National Identity Cards, they should be given reasonable time to produce them. The President had agreed that these are reasonable requests and that he would convey them to the IGP, Mr. Sellasamy said.
More Arrests
The Moratuwa police in a lightning early morning operation on 27 May in
Moratuwa town, Mor tubedda and Laksapa custody 19 persons women, and detained t investigations'. Amon were four Sinhalese out rooms to Tamils and east without infor as laid down under em tions. According to th the Tamils arrested di National Identity Carc no valid reason to be i
During the second
Police announced tha including “two hardco seized by them when down on a house at Colombo, and they hac "for interrogation'. Age another report quoting 'six hardcore LTTE lea
Thondaman Defends Presidential and Seeks More Power for C
Minister and CWC le a der Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman has called on the government to adopt a system of proportional representation in making cabinet appointments and vowed to fight against any reintroduction of the parliamentary system of government.
In a recent interview the Minister whose Ceylon Workers Congress, secured a massive 400,000 votes at the recent PC elections, explained why he wanted PR even where cabinet portfolios were concerned.
If PR is introduced to the cabinet, it would be good in the larger interests of the whole country he said.
If the government accepts such a proposal, the CWC would have three cabinet portfolios by virtue of the percentage of votes it secured, political analysts said.
Besides PR in the cabinet, Mr. Thondaman also renewed his vow to
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fight for the presid saying any change wou to the country. 'I will fi presidential system. against the re-introd Westminster system, h
In his zeal to maintai tial system, Mr. Thon out at some of his cab saying he had good President D.B. Wijetu trouble lay at another
They (some ministe fruits of the labour workers but they can their position, understa and aspirations,' Mr. Th in a hard-hitting interv
"My attitude is that tl members at the second to understand the disad people,' he added.
He said the CWC v vigilant and watch the i plantation workers "I fo tions side by side with th and I am a cabinet m have to state quite emp the attitude of most m government towards e. must change,' the CWC
Explaining why he wi the presidential system man said, the man at th confidently as he was whole country and ther able and answerable to
Charging that the We tem was not in favour of said, the leader of a even with a simple majo

tumuula, Kathiya took into ncluding three em for “further those arrested ho had rented rom the north ming the police »rgency regulapolice most of not have their s and they had
Moratuwa.
week of June, t four Tamils e Tigers' were they swooped Kotehena in been detained in according to police sources ders trained in
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Madurai’ were arrested on 11 June
when the suspects attempted to “slip
into a Delica van”. “All six of them under interrogation had confessed
that they underwent military training
in a special camp in Madurai and returned to Sri Lanka in early February.' But the police had refused to divulge the names of the so-called suspects. The report added that investigations had revealed that some thirty well-trained LTTE cadres had slipped into the city to carry out attacks on political party leaders and parliamentarians', including MEP leader Dinesh Gunawardene and SLMC leader M.H.M. Ashraff. The report further said that the vehicle in which the six suspects were travelling contained explosives, 'command wires' used for detonating bombs, batteries and wrist watches.
System WC
ential system ld spell danger ght to keep the
I will fight uction of the le pledged. n the presidendaman lashed inet colleagues relations with unge, but the level. rs) enjoy the of the Indian not appreciate nd their needs nondaman said iew.
he government level must try fantages of my
would be ever nterests of the ught the elecle ruling party inister. But I hatically that embers of the state workers
leader said. is insisting on Mr. Thonda2 top could act lected by the efore accountall. stminstersysminorities, he olitical party ity could lead
the country keeping a wary eye on his party support.
"I am strongly of the opinion that much of the discrimination and atrocities on the minorities were due to the earlier parliamentary system, he said.
Commenting on President Premadasa's assassination, Mr. Thondaman said it was prudent to wait till the investigations were over before any conclusions were drawn. “We rush to conclusions. We are still not sure who did it. Stories are planted with ulterior motives. Why can't we wait until the investigations are completed?' he asked.
Mr. Thondaman speaking of a possible solution to the ethnic crisis called on the government and the LTTE not to accuse each other but to fathom the seriousness of the situation and work towards a peaceful solution.
He upheld the CWC proposal presented to the parliamentary select committee saying he still considered it to be the best, as it sought to give maximum autonomy to the Tamils within a unitary state.
He said he had received an invitation from Mangala Moonesinghe, chairman of the parliamentary select committee to attend a meeting on Wednesday but he felt there would be no use in attending this meeting.
"I see no reason for a change in our attitude now. There is no reason for me or the CWC to go back to the select committee after we walked out,' Mr. Thondaman said.
He charged that the PSC never took the CWC proposals seriously. They read them at the last stage after I completed them to do so as a kind of ritual rather than for serious consideration, he added.

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Provincial Council. Ele Crisis Over Appointment of Chief
One redeeming feature of the provincial elections was that, for the first time since 1977, they were held in a relatively calm and violence-free atmosphere, and there were very few reported cases of electoral malpractice. No serious incidents of violence were 'eported. Until the assassinations of alith Athulathmudali on 23 April nd President Premadasa on 1 May, many incidents of violence, including isruption of meetings, intimidation, issault and abduction of supporters of andidates occurred and many anticibated a violence-ridden dirty election. But following the assassinations, the situation had completely changed - it was markedly different from the terror and generalised violence, vote-rigging and other electoral irregularities that characterised the 1989 presidential election and 1990 parliamentary election.
The relatively peaceful atmosphere in which the elections took place might have accounted for the high voter turnout which approximated to an average of 75 percent which was much higher than for the 1989 and 1990 elections which was around 50 - 55 percent.
Free and Fair
The 25-member body of international monitors who were in Sri Lanka to oversee the elections came to the conclusion that they were free and fair. But they also made several adverse comments. They regarded the government’s action in awarding increased financial benefits to public servants, pensioners and students after nominations had closed as "improper'. The state controlled media also were not balanced in giving equal coverage to all parties and that this should be remedied. They suggested that the Provincial Councils Act should be amended to allow all parties free time specially in the electronic media.
The monitors also recommended that an all-party parliamentary select committee should be appointed to find ways and means of reducing the number of weapons held by politicians and candidates and let the police to take full responsibility for providing security to all candidates. The report of the monitors pointed out that the complexuties of preferential voting within the proportional representation system adopted in Sri Lanka contributed greatly to the relatively high percentage of invalid votes, and therefore should be re-examined.
The R The ruling Unite together with the Congress (which co UNP banner) whi controlled all sever cils was able to obta in four Councils - with 34 seats out of Uva Province with total of 36 seats; Sa vince with 24 seats seats; and North with 18 seats out of The Peoples Eksath (PEA) - a coalition ( CP and MEP - b. party in the Wester seats out of a total ( four Councils in wil obtained overall m had formed the adm nominees sworn in In the Western Pro PUP has formed t with the support members with Kumaranatunga s' Minister.
In the North Wes Provinces, none of overall majority. In Province, the part UNIP 25 seats; PI DUNF 19 seats. In vince, the party po 27 seats; PEA 22 s seats. Despite the had no overall majc Councils, UNP no sworn in as Chief M been done in spite party managers DUNF supported b vits from elected m. parties (who toge majority in these formed the Gover parties were ready administration. Th the names of their posts of Chief Mini
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Central Province a total of 58 seats; 22 seats out of a baragamuwa Proout of a total of 44 Central Province a total of 33 seats. (United) Alliance f the SLFP, LSSP, 2came the largest in Province with 45 of 104 seats. In the nich the UNP had ajorities, the UNP inistration with its as Chief Ministers. rincial Council, the he administration of the 17 DUNF Mrs. Chandrika worn in as Chief
tern and Southern the parties had an the North Western y positions were: EA 18 seats; and the Southern Prositions were: UNP eats; and DUNF 6 act that the UNP rities in these two minees have been Ministers. This has f the fact that the of the PEA and 7 individual affidaembers of the two ther constitute a Councils) had inLors that the two to jointly form the 2y also had given
nominees for the ters.
's Anger nt of the UNP Ministers in the Western PCs has 2 anger among the ind they have acUNP of bringing overnors to act in A major crisis bent and the opposi
The opposition has alleged that the Governors of these provinces had acted unlawfully in swearing-in the UNP Chief Ministers when the UNP did not control a majority in those Councils. They question as to how the UNP with a minority of seats can be entrusted with the administration, and have threatened to pass noconfidence motions against the Chief Ministers the moment the Councils assemble.
A delegation led by Opposition Leader, Mrs. Sirima Bandaranaike met President Wijetunga to urge him to advise the Governors to change their mind and appoint the persons chosen by the PUP and DUNF as Chief Ministers. The President had pointed out to them that the Governors were empowered by the Constitution to call upon whoever, in their opinion, had the most support to form the administration, and expressed his unwillingness to interfere in the exercise of their constitutional powers.
Article 154B of the Constitution provides as follows:
The Governor shall appoint as Chief Minister the member of the Provincial Council constituted for that Province who in his opinion is best able to command the support of a majority of the members of that Council; Provided that where more than onehalf of the members elected to a Provincial Council are members of one political party, the Governor shall appoint the leader of that political party in the Council as Chief Minister.' In the case of the Southern and North Western PCs, the Governors have clearly acted within the first part of this provision. This action seems to be, prima facie, in line with the course adopted by the Governor of the Western Province where the PEA was the single largest party, but without an overall majority, and there he appointed Mrs. Chandrika Kumaranatunga as Chief Minister. In the SPC and NWPC too, the UNP is the single largest party, but without an overall majority.
However, there is a difference in the two situations. In the case of the WPC, the DUNF which has 17 seats had declared its support to the PEA and there was no prospect of the danger of the PEA not being able to 'command the support of a majority of the members of the Council'. However, in the case of the SPC and NWPC, the DUNF members had in writing notified the respective Governors of their intention to support the PEA to form
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an administration with a designated Chief Minister. In these two PCs, the UNP although being the single largest party, had no such support to be able to 'command the support of a majority of the members of the Council'. In the face of this evidence before them, the Governors of these two Councils could have reasonably formed their opinion that it was the persons designated by the PEA and DUNF who could have been "best able to command the support of the majority of Members in the Council'. In these circumstances, how the Governors formed the opinion that the UNP could command a majority in these Councils is beyond comprehension, and their action in appointing UNP Chief Ministers could be described as nothing but perverse.
Now the opposition parties (PEP and DUNF) which have been deprived of their chance to form their own administrations in the Southern and North Western PCs have taken the matter of the appointment of the UNP nominees as Chief Ministers to the Supreme Court.
State of the Parties
None of the parties, the UNP and the SLFP which led the PEA coalition and the recently formed DUNF could have been jubilant about their performance. As for the UNP, it lost the prestigious the most populous Western Province, which included the country's capital city, Colombo. Though the backlash against the UNP, arising from the perception deliberately fostered by the opposition that the Premadasa government was responsible for the assassination of Athulathmudali, might have contributed to the UNP's poor performance in the Western Province, the severity and extent of the backlash was somewhat reduced after the assassination of the President himself.
Although the UNP retained control with a much reduced majority of seats in the Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa Provinces, the outcome makes it abundantly clear that it was able to do so only with the support of Thondanan's Ceylon Workers Congress. In the Central Province, 13 of the 32 members elected on the UNP ticket belong to the CWC. Four of the 11 UNP members elected from the Badula district in the Uva Province belong to the CWC. The results also reestablished the fact that the CWC leader Mr. Thondaman still commands overwhelming support among the upcountry Tamils.
The ruling party also cannot ignore
the fact that, on a national level, the NP obtained 47.78 per cent of the
total votes polled ( seats whereas the led by the opposit and the DUNF percent (3,226,395 and on this show level, the prospects ing power against
tion in a future ele
SLFP Fails t
Although jubilan of the Western Ph charismatic Mrs. ( anantunga undert campaign and ama record 300,000 pe votes, the fact is Peoples United Alli majority in the oth was able to obtain (2,298,004) of the v again demonstrate overtake the UNP
Afflicted by a pe tual factional infi publicised persona ership level which in the post-election the rather uncomp attacks by Anu) against his siste SLFP even after power for the last not succeeded in s the UNP's support areas where the thought to have ha
The fact is that seriously weakenec Athulathmudali | sanayake who ha allies of the opposit days before the elec been deprived of its formidable campai Premadasa was m that the SLFP-led achieve a better p election even again of the UNP's wea much comfort to tl the hope that the dislodged next ti months.
The SLFP also fact that it has fa votes of the nati minorities living vinces going to the tial way. There is SLFP has continue eyes of minorities t a Sinhala-Buddhis The SLFP leader recognise that in contest with the Ul minorities, partici ortional electoral sy

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,994,612) with 187 ombined votes polon SLFP-led PEA amounted to 51.5 ) with 188 seats, ing on a national of the UNP retaina combined opposiction are bleak.
o Capitafé t over the capture 'ovince, where the Chandrika Kumarook an energetic ssed an astounding rsonal preferential that the SLFP-led ance failed to win a er six provinces. It only 36.77 percent otes polled and has d its incapacity to in a direct contest.
rennial and perpeghting and much lity feuds at leadhas not ceased even period reflected in limentary personal ra Bandaranaike r Chandrika, the remaining out of sixteen years has sufficiently eroding , base in the rural SLFP was once ld its most support.
the UNP had been by the split led by and Gamini Disad become strong ion, and only a few tions, the UNP had most powerful and gning leader when hurdered. The fact coalition could not erformance at this st this background kness cannot give nose who entertain UNP can be easily ime round in 18
cannot ignore the illed to prevent the onal and religious in the seven proUNP in a substanno doubt that the d to remain in the hat it is essentially t chauvinist party. ship has failed to a straightforward NP, the votes of the ularly in a prop/stem of voting, are
an electoral asset which it can ignore only at its peril. It must learn a lesson from the fact that, although the PEP and the DUNF captured the Western Province, the UNP won in the Colombo central electorate where a substantial section of the minorities reside.
DUNF's Future
For the Democratic United National Front (DUNF), this was its first electoral baptism, and after undertaking an impressive electoral campaign with hundreds of meetings, it suffered a brutal blow when its best known and formidable leader Athulathmudali was gunned down in the run-up to the elections. For a new party, the DUNF can be said to have performed well with obtaining 14.8 percent of the total votes polled with 53 seats while holding the balance of power in three provinces. Its remarkably good performance in the south of Colombo including Ratmalana the home-base of Athulathmudali can be accounted for by the sympathy factor following the leader's assassination.
The DUNF will find it almost impossible to replace the loss of Athulathmudali. However, the future of the DUNF is in the balance, and some commentators seem to be inclined to write off its prospects of developing into a powerful third force in the post-Premadasa period. Being an offshoot of the UNP, its genesis was purely based on its leaders' antipathy towards the personality of the late President Premadasa and the desire to oust him through a covert and ill-fated attempt at impeachment. Without a definable political ideology or policy framework, the very foundation upon which the DUNF was constructed has been removed with the unexpected and untimely demise of Premadasa.
The Left and SLMC Fail
As for the left parties, the LSSP and CP went to the polls under the banner of the SLFP-led PEA, and there is no indication that they have fared any better. The NSSP - the only party which had taken a clear stand on the ethnic question - led by Vasudeva Nanayakkara contested the elections under its own steam, but fared badly winning only one council seat in the Ratnapura district. From the 1930s until the 1960s, when the LSSP and CP remained wedded to their party principles and policies, they had a substantial mass base of their own and occupied a central position in the body politic and played a significant role in the political process of the country. Since then their association with the
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PremadaSa ASSassination
Killer Got Near Pre:
Via his Valeto
Senior Police Officer Arr
In a sensational turn in the continuing investigation into the assassination of President Premadasa, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, identified as Douglas Perera, who was entrusted with the security of the former President's private residence "Sucharitha', was taken into custody and placed under detention on 11 June. Along with the ASP, three other suspects, including a policeman, believed to have been close associates of the suicide-bomber Kullaveera singham Veerakumar alias Kumar alias Babu of Gurunagar in Jaffna have also been taken into custody and detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
A Special Investigating Team (SIT) comprising 50 police detectives, including ten senior gazetted officers, headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police (CID), Mr. Amarasena Rajapakse, has been appointed by the Inspector General of Police to investigate the late President's assassination. The SIT will investigate whether there was a conspiracy to kill the President, the people responsible for the killing, and whether there were any security lapses. Although the authorities are continuing to accuse the LTTE of involvement in the President's and Lalith Athulathmudali's assassination, the Tigers have denied it.
The SIT is reported to have been interrogating some of the late President's security service personnel and domestic staff following the assassination who had moved closely with Babu and enjoyed his hospitality. The SIT is reported to have been scrutinising the personal bank accounts of the close associates of the alleged assassin Babu. It was following revelations from these interrogations that the arrest of the ASP and the others followed.
These four persons had allegedly withheld information about Babu even after they came to know of Babu's involvement in the assassination, but it is not known whether Babu had revealed to them in advance his plan to assassinate the President. It is said that the four suspects, the ASP, the police constable and two members of the slain President's staff had been
very close to Bab photographs and ha him.
Investigations ar. vealed that wher appeared in the r men had broken in Babu lived with the troying the pictures evidence which wou linked them with th However, they did as Babu had reporte thing before he set ous mission.
The probe by t reportedly revealed men had on sever Babu away from the seeing him. On one President had mad return to his residen also there, these me conceal himself in President left. Detec previous reports tha dent had personally had travelled with hi itself, some of the s time in the Presiden ing on liquor and w Babu who had rema and abstained from
The SIT is prese the probability of tween Babu and nathan, the alleged Athulathmudali.
DIG Reveals Deta Mohideen, the vale ident, had signalled men standing who 1 alleged suicide-bomb close to Premadasa therefore the killer freely towards him bomb strapped arou) feet away from the Amarasena Rajapa spector General of P a recently held pré Colombo.
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sident
ested
and posed for d frequently met
said to have reBabu’s picture ewspapers, these to the flat where » intention of desand other possible ld have inevitably e alleged assassin. not find anything dly 'cleared everyout on his murder
he SIT has also that these four all occasions kept former President occasion when the e an unscheduled ce when Babu was n had got Babu to a room until the :tives contradicted at the late Presiknown Babu and m. In "Sucharitha' taff had a riotous t’s absence, feastomen provided by lined a teetotaller
SΘΧ. htly investigating a connection beKandiah Raguassassin of Lalith
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it of the late Preshe three security ried to block the er from reaching not to do so and was able to walk
to explode the ld his waist eight
slain President, kse, Deputy Inolice (CID) said at ss conference in
e correspondents rought up by the childhood; he was
totally loyal to him; he slept at the late
President's door and was always mindful that no harm should befall his leader. Everybody knew he was very close to the late President.
Babu had arrived wheeling a bicycle while the late President was directing a feeder procession at Armour Street to the UNP's main May Day procession. He had left the bicycle near the President's vehicle and walked towards the President. Three bodyguards tried to stop him. Mohideen then signalled to the bodyguards not to stop him and they moved away allowing free passage and access to the President. Mohideen intervened in the way he did because he had struck up a close friendship with Babu.
DIG Rajapakse said that the bomber had strapped a sophisticated plastic bomb to his waist and the exploding device was on his right. The explosion blew off his right hand. The bomb contained a kilogram of RDX similar to the explosive used by the suicidebomber in the Rajiv Gandhi killing. The explosion blew the President to pieces and killed 22 others.
The friendship between Babu and Mohideen was such that the latter had taken Babu along when he accompanied the late President on five of his trips, which included visits to Kataragama, Embilipitya and Ambanpola. During these trips, Veerakumar's presence was hidden from the President. He was smuggled into the advance security vehicles. He was not seen by the President at all. If the President had seen him he would have asked about him,' the DIG said.
According to the DIG, Babu also had frequented "Sucharitha' and become friendly with other staff including security personnel having been introduced to them by Mohideen. Using his influence, Mohideen also had helped Babu, who owned three lorries and regularly transported goods to Jaffna, to get his lorries with goods loaded from Colombo to pass through the military checkpoint at Vavuniya. Babu who took over the business of a groceries store at Dias Place in Gunesinghpura in April 1992 had befriended Mohideen and entrapped him because of his weakness for 'wine and women', and Mohideen had attended regular parties hosted by Babu at a flat where liquor and women were supplied.
Answering questions, the DIG said that some of this information had been given to the investigators by Mohideen's 'women friends' who happened to be several in number. Babu found the women for Mohideen, but he would not say that he shared the women or

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drank liquor or smoked. He had the target right. He did not tarnish his image”.
DIG Rajapakese also said that he had information about seven weeks before the assassination on 9 March of a threat to the late President's life by possible poisoning. He conveyed this information to the President who asked the DIG to address and warn the kitchen staff. "I spoke to the kitchen staff around midnight in the presence of DIG Gunatillake. I told the kitchen staff not to buy vegetables from the same place, but to make purchases at random. Mohideen acted as spokesman for the staff and said, 'Sir, there will be nothing. We're all clean'.
The DIG said that 23 persons had been taken into custody for questioning, two of them kitchen staff, both of them Sinhalese. They and three other Sinhalese were in custody and the other 18 were Tamils - all men.
Police released to the press photographs of two men wanted for questioning - 42-year-old Selliah Kailendran of Anaikottai and 48-year-old Markandu Selvarasah of Chankanai.
In the meantime it is learnt that Interpol has been requested by the Sri Lankan authorities to investigate as to how a video tape of the bomb blast in which Premadasa was killed on 1 May was telecast in many foreign countries so soon after the incident. TV viewers in foreign countries were able to see vivid pictures of the bomb blast as it occurred and also the destruction it caused. Police in Sri Lanka believe that the bomb attack was video-taped possibly by those associated with the suicide-bomber Kula singham Weerakumar in the conspiracy to assassinate the late President.
Athulathmudali's Murder
Additional Colombo Magistrate, M.A. Silva, on 4 June held that the suspected assassin in the Lalith Athulathmudali assassination case had died of cyanide poisoning in an apparent case of suicide, while the DUNF leader had died of gunshot injuries. He reached this conclusion after the Government Analyst's ballistic report had been presented to court.
According to this Analyst's report, the bullet recovered from the body found at Mugalan Road in Colombo some hours after the killing of Athulathmudali had been fired from the gun used by Athulathmudali's bodyguard who shot at the gunman who fired at Athulathmudali. The bullet recovered from Athulathmudali's body had been fired with the weapon found by the dead body at Mugalan Road.
The report of Analyst stated th found at the Kiru) near the platform lathmudali was ado meeting, and the near the suspected lan Road came from five spent bullets fic form had been fire lathmudali’s securit
By the time the order, the team of tectives who had b by the Sri Lankan vestigate the assas lathmudali had left Magistrate on an a State Counsel direc ductions in the ca. bullets and the gl alleged gunman and bodyguard should be land Yard laborator amination and they
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However, the fact time of his untimel had already reache Premadasa's much find an amicable solu question. Mindful th a second term of th not far off, it had b that his government stick its neck out in bold initiative on tl during the remainil madasa's first term
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the Government t the five bullets apona playground rom where Athuessing an election ngle bullet found assassin at Mugathe same gun. The und near the platfrom Mr. Athuofficer's gun. Court made the cotland Yard deen commissioned authorities to inination of Athufor London. The pplication by the sed that the proe, including the ns used by the Athulathmudali's sent to the Scoty for further exshould be accom
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panied by a senior officer of the Government Analyst's Department who had handled the examination in Colombo.
Recent reports indicate that the Crime Detective Bureau (CDB) probing the assassination of the DUNF leader Lalith Athulathmudali has taken into custody for questioning . nine persons alleged to be close associates of Iyakannu Sathyavel and Pedrupillai Jebanesan alias Kavushalayan who disappeared from their place of residence soon after the assassination. The alleged gunman of Mr. Athulathmudali, Kandiah Ragunathan and Sathyavel are reported to have been running the “Asiri Radio or TV repair shop in Pettah in Colombo as a cover for their activities, according to the police. According to police sources, Sathyavel and Jebanesan had been identified by members of the public following the publication of their photographs.
the Tamil Guestion ? After Premadasa
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non-left southern nghe Premadasa politician. He alhself as a leader ng a multi-ethnic ociety. While preof the authentic lid not hesitate to ticipate in other at a christian or a mosque. He accused of being amil supporters”. southern-based rs, his greatest 2iation with the gress leader Mr. as therefore not r a Tamil person all there was a roduce a solution m, it was Pre
was that by the death, matters a dead end in aunted effort to ;ion to the Tamil t the election for presidency was come very clear was not going to oming up with a ethnic conflict ; period of Pre
office.
nference which
dragged on for nearly two years, and later the Parliamentary Select Committee which again continued for another two years had signally failed even to reach 'a minimum consensus with the Tamil parties in Colombo. A creeping suspicion that the former President was actually undermining the Tamil cause began to emerge among the Tamil parties particularly after the sudden appearance of the relatively unknown Mr. P. Srinivasan with his proposals. Although they had no conclusive evidence, the other Tamil parties were convinced that Mr. Srinivasan was Premadasa's Trojan horse.
In the run-up to the provincial council elections, even the routine conciliatory rhetoric of the former President was seen receding into the background. He said he was 'seeking a mandate from the people' to implement a solution which the Parliamentary Select Committee would come up with - although by this time the PSC had already reached a deadend with all the Tamil parties including the CWC having pulled out from its sittings. The elections were taking place only in the southern seven Sinhalese provinces, and here was Premadasa seeking a "mandate from the people' to solve the Tamil question
In the backdrop of this legacy on the
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ethnic question from the former President, the new President D.B. Wijetunga and his cabinet are unlikely to make any new moves on the ethnic question. The first concern of the postPremadasa leadership of the UNP must be to consolidate itself and regain support in its traditional Sinhala constituency. The loss of the prestigious Western Provincial Council and its failure to retain overall control of two other Provincial Councils - Southern and North Western - in the recently held elections must have already sent danger signals to the UNP hierarchy of the probability of being thrown out of power when general and presidential elections are held.
The opposition's display of unprecedented cordiality and offer of cooperation on the day of Mr. Wijetunga's election as the new President is something that the present leadership would not like to dissipate by seeking to raise the thorny issue of the ethnic question with a view to finding a solution. It would not be surprising if those Tamil groups like the PLOTE, TELO and EPDP, which were bes. riended by Premadasa and which collaborated with the army in fighting the LTTE, lose government patronage and are kept at a distance with a view to placating the opposition. The opposition's target was Premadasa and his death has drawn out the deadly venom from the fangs of the opposition, and the new leaders of the UNP would want very much to keep it that way until the next presidential elections.
However, in the hope of assuring foreign investors and donors, the rhetorical legacy of the former President about the ever present possibility of a peaceful resolution of the conflict will be continued. The contradiction between the need to create the impression internationally about the government's peaceful intentions on the one hand, and domestic political compulsions arising from the need to recapture popular support within the Sinhala constituency on the other became quite apparent in the conflicting statements made by the new President within a few days of assuming office. In his first message to the nation in the immediate aftermath of Premadasa's assassination, Mr. Wijetunga denied the existence of an ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka and pronounced the need for wiping out "Tiger terorism' from the country. He also promised a delegation of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) which met him soon after assuming office as acting President that his government would take concerted steps to militarily crush the LTTE.
But within fiv press that the doors open for ta Asked by a journa government was military operatio in the north, M that there was indications are, dent's posture of is unlikely to be a UNP leadership reasons, Mr. V cabinet ministe, hands full with 1 problems other th northeast for the 1 of the presidency suffered by the U council elections a ture of the Westen with the possibilit the Southern and also might fall in will pose more pro party in that the the prospect of há to more resources, opportunities thro provincial powers central authority
The strong sta Thondaman and t last two years, pa tion with the proc liamentary Selec been a significant side. They had a strong stand on th nance of the Nor provincial unit and spoken oppositic SLFP's proposal pre-existing tw Thondaman did n cate that the gov sume negotiations even wrote a lette) Tiger leader V. F effect that there afoot against the Parliamentary Sel cess. In adopting being a member Thondaman incur Colombo-based me politicians.
No-one doubts t the CWC support man’s personal f UNP was able to other four Provinc in the Central, S Uva provinces, the its representation. it would have bee an enhancement of and that of Mr. T. the ruling party.
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days, he told the overnment had its ks with the Tigers. list as to whether his planning to intensify s against the Tigers ... Wijetunga denied iny such plan. The hile the late Presipparent conciliation andoned by the new for very pragmatic ijetunga and his s will have their ackling all kinds of an the conflict in the emaining 18 months In fact the setback NP in the provincial nd the outright capn Provincial Council y that the power in North Western PCs to opposition hands blems for the ruling opposition will have ving greater access influence and better ugh the exercise of for destabilising the of the UNP.
and taken by Mr. he CWC during the rticularly in connecceedings of the Parst Committee, had factor on the Tamil dopted a consistent e continued maintetheast as a merged had expressed outin to UNP's and to delink into the o provinces. Mr. ot hesitate to advoernment should rewith the Tigers. He * not long ago to the rabhakaran to the
was a conspiracy Tamils through the ect Committee prosuch a stand while of the cabinet, Mr. ed the wrath of the dia and opposition
hat it is because of
and Mr. Thondaollowing that the 'etain power in the al Councils. In fact abaragamuwa and CWC has increased This being the case, natural to expect the CWC's position nondaman vis-a-vis
ink of the LTTE in
the assassination of Premadasa has complicated matters. If and when it becomes firmly established that the LTTE was involved in the assassination, it is certain that there will be pressure upon the CWC leader to radically revise his stand on the question of dealing with the Tigers. if the Tigers did in fact order the killing of Premadasa, then they have wilfully negated the role of Thondaman as their sole advocate in the south.
Besides Thondaman, the role played by people like Colombo's deputy Mayor Ganeshalingam and lawyer Motilal Nehru in buttressing and affirming Premadasa's conciliatory posture towards the Tamils will also become diminished or negated. In short, it would seem that the UNP will sooner than later shed the "unorthodox elements' which Premadasa grafted on to its traditional Sinhala-Buddhist elitist leadership. From ex-revolutionary Dayan Jayatilleke to the Tamil Congress ex-general secretary Motilal Nehru, there had been a wide array of persons who did not belong to the UNP, but had gravitated close to the former President mainly on the strength of their usefulness vis-a-vis the Tamil national question. Coming from his much publicised solid Kandyan upper caste background (very much appreciated in private by the Opposition Leader, Mrs. S. Bandaranaike, according to an opposition MP), Mr. Wijetunga is unlikely to be inclined to continue with the “unorthodox' affiliations of his predecessor in handling the Tamil question. The same can also be said of the new Prime Minister, Mr. Ranil Wickremasinghe. It can, therefore, be safely predicted that under the new leadership of the UNP the unusual degree of presence and prominence gained by several persons belonging to the minority communities, including SLMC leader M.H.M. Ashraff, during the Premadasa presidency will soon decline.
Henceforth the character of the state's approach to the Tamil question may become more formal - as an issue the day to day developments and direction of which will be mediated to the government through the domain of civilian and military bureaucracy. According to the leader of a Colombobased Tamil group, such a development has a positive side to it as far as the political fortunes of the non-LTTE groups are concerned. According to him, benefitting from non-chauvinist image and posture of the former President, the UNP in recent times had made substantial inroads into their constituencies in the 'liberated areas'
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India's Second Con
Has the LTTE become too strong for the Sri Lankan state to handle by itself? The depletion of senior officers in the military establishment both due to becoming casualties in their war against the Tigers and to retirement, the inability of the government to attract recruits to the various sectors of the armed forces, the failure of the army to shift the military stalemate in its favour, the recent assassinations of southern politicians, and the fear that the Tigers are in a position to pick and choose at will the individual and time to carry out such assassinations anywhere in the island would appear to have produced a change in the thought processes among influential sections in the south to the extent that many are talking seriously about seeking Indian direct intervention for the second time. They seem to identify a common cause between Colombo and New Delhi in fighting the Tigers on the ground that the LTTE poses a threat to India as well. In the post-Premadasa period, they seem to have suddenly recognised the role of India in seeking a solution to the island's ethnic conflict and the need to secure Indian assistance primarily to fight the Tigers, and in this connection invoke the much maligned Indo-Sri Lanka Accord of July 1987 to legitimise military assistance from India and even the return of Indian troорs.
Not that there is much evidence that New Delhi would be eager to embroil itself militarily in Sri Lanka for a second time. The first time it intervened, India suffered immense losses and had to encounter enormous criticism both within India and outside. The feeling in New Delhi after the IPKF pullout was that Colombo was ungrateful and the Tamils were guilty of ingratitude. "Let the Sinhalese and Tamils wallow in the ethnic quagmire of their own creation. We have washed our hands off, was the comment of a senior Indian diplomat in Colombo last year. However, recent indications seem to suggest a renewed Indian interest in Sri Lankan affairs. This may be due to the fact of the Indian government's inability to completely eradicate the reported Tiger penetration and presence in Tamil Nadu despite a continuing crackdown against suspected Tiger supporters, or due to the improved relations between New Delhi and Colombo or a combination of both.
In this connection, observers seem to attach greater significance to the recent visit to Colombo of the well known editor of the Indian magazine "Front
line', Mr. N. Ram. T coverage given to th tions, the political and a long intervi President in the ma gest that the Editor the course of his n duties. But to conspi Ram is no ordinar draw attention to t played in the events signing of the Indoin 1987, his continu Lankan political d personalities he met visit. The fact that fiercely assert th from governmental not prevented spec vers in Colombo tha visit may have hac from New Delhi.
Two further ever added to the specul newed Indian role. T la language tabloid friendly to the rul government in its co comment - carrie placed item in its M effect that Mr. Vara the former EPRLF the Northeast Provi who has lived in sel India for the last expected to return Lanka with Delhi's crucial role in initia process, and to reviv provincial council s ment in the Northeae
The Yukthiya stc indications in Colon madasa's death that tration in power allowing India to pl. ing the Tigers to correspondent of the that the new Presic jetunga, in one of h after assuming pow the possibility of see military involvemen ongoing war agains north. In apparent this line of thought, that it was not a n the first Tamil politi Prime Minister ha was the EPRLF, a always advocated ar resolution of the et EPRLF was also t meet the newly elec of the Western P Mrs. Chandrika Ku

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17 discuss the status of the minorities in Ing the south in general and the ethnic
question in particular.
The EPRLF spokesman, responding to queries from journalists following these developments did not rule out the possibility of the new Colombo administration taking a fresh initiative on the ethnic problem with Delhi's active mediation in which the EPRLF racy theorists, Mr. would once again be in a position to
r journalist. They play a key role. he crucial role he The Lakdiva, a pro-JVP Sinhala
that preceded the language tabloid which has the largest Sri Lanka Accord circulation among opposition journals ing interest in Sri in the south, also carried a full page evelopments and lead story recently claiming that , during his latest moves were afoot to bring the Indian Indian journalists army again with a view to fighting the eir independence LTTE in the north and east. The paper
interference has also claimed that Indian diplomats: ulation by obser- were in touch with the new leadership t Mr. Ram's latest of the UNP to explore the possibility: official sanction and work out modalities of military and diplomatic cooperation to marginalise the Tigers, and that the former President J.R. Jayawardene was be- : he popular Sinha- hind these moves to bring back the Yukthiya - not so Indian army to Sri Lanka. s ing party or the But unlike the Yukthiya, the Lakda verage of news or Va adopted an extremely hostile attid a prominently tude towards the idea of seeking Indi- ^ ay 15 issue to the a's military involvement again in the tharaja Perumal, island. The Lakdiva's claim that such Chief Minister of an eventuality would be detrimental to ncial Council and the overall political wellbeing of the f-imposed exile in country was suffused with the JVP's three years, was classic theory of Indian Expansionshortly to Sri ism'. Although it is widely known that lessings to play a the remnants of the JVP which surting a new peace vived the counter-insurgency terror of e the now defunct 1989-90 have reviewed their stand ystem of govern- vis-a-vis Indian hegemonism after Lst. Somawansa Amrarasinghe - the current JVP leader in exile - took refuge ry was based on in India, it was clear that Lakdiva was hbo following Pre- intent on whipping up anti-Indian
the new adminis- sentiment in the south.
Was amenable to The Yukthiya followed up its story ay a role in bring: on Varatharaja Perumal’s possible reheel. A Political turn with another report on May 30 to paper pointed 9 the effect that India was concerned lent Mr. D.B. Wi- about the developments in Sri Lanka is first interviews and that a dialogue at unofficial level dinule out between the two countries had taken king India's active place on the question of jointly addrest to facilitiate the sing the problem of the ethnic conflict the TTE in the Suresh Fremachandran MP and lead. corroboration of er of the EPRLF left for New Delhi. it was pointed out towards the end of May 'on official ere accident that business including a meeting with cal group the new varatharaja Perumal to discuss new i chosen to meet developments and the Yukthiya attrigroup which had buted the trip to a series of fresh Indian role in the manoeuvres by the EPRLF with Indihnic conflict. The blessing.
he first group to Speculation about the possibility of
ved Chief Minister Indian involvement was given further rovincial Council,
lmaranatunga, to Continued on page 15
ne several pages of recent assassinafallout therefrom 2w with the new gazine would sugwas in Colombo in ormal journalistic
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Continued from page 13 impetus by reports appearing in the Colombo newspapers, particularly the Tamil language daily Virakesan. The paper reported that a petition signed by some important personalities belonging to the Sinhala community had been sent to the new President and his Ministers calling upon the government to seek without delay Indian military assistance to 'defeat the Tigers. The Virakesari report was a translation of a news item that had appeared in the Madras-based Indian national newspaper The Hindu, and as such it gained greater credibility among the Tamil reading public. The report claimed that the petition had been signed by many important persons including a retired army General, a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, a leading Buddhist Mahanayake Thero, a senior member of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress and a Sri Lankan senior diplomat. The names of the signatories had not been revealed for 'security reasons' in the copies released to selected editors and journalists in the south of the island. Copies of the petition had also been sent to the President of India Mr. Shankar Dayal Sharma and Prime Minister Narasimha Rao through the Indian High Commission in Colombo. A document such as this which would have in normal circumstances been ignored by the discerning sections of Colombo's political elite, received particular attention among many Tamils because of the importance given to it by The Hindu and the circumstances in which the petition came to surface. The petition which every one had heard about, but very few had seen was titled, "The urgent need to recall the indian Army to exterminate the LTTE before the LTTE wipes out the Sri Lankan Parliament”.
The petition states:
"The LTTE is now so deep-rooted in Sri Lanka, India and elsewhere that our army which is now depleted of its experienced and competent generals and crack elite troops, has not the military might to wipe out the LTTE in Sri Lanka. . . . It is only with the assistance of the Indian army that we will be able to eradicate the LTTE within a reasonable period of time. For how long is the northeast war going to drag on? Consider the expenditure involved, crippling the country's economy and driving the country to bankruptcy. We have sacrificed a large number of our brave officers and over 5000 of our beloved soldiers in the northeast after the withdrawal of the IPKF. If the Indian army had continued to
remain in Sri have crushed t Then the world happy to see ali sa, Rajiv Gandh mudali, Ranjan Kobbelkaduwa, Amirthalingam and thousands c been victims of balism. The IPK harassed civiliar they deserved f LTTE cadres. Th the northeast we To save our sovereignty, w. alternative butt army to assist us that the Indian glad to accede cause they have and the money. very vital reas LTTE. . . . Pres sent the IPKF reasons which important at tha (a) To win the pr (b) Toget the su to destroy the JV (c) His personal J.R. Jayawarde the Accord.
Now that the s pletely changed ties are no long we can certainly army at this c) came to our resc the JVP insurr confident that al liament, both opposition, and thinking intellec and India will st resolution'.
The petition end the Triple Gems to the new President national crisis. It se petition has been au Buddhists. However to consider the II seriousness of this can be said with significance lies in reflects a certain fra appears to be evolvi of futility that is no ated with the prose Gaining the upper h sight for the Sri L still worse is the sile alarm among the p Sinhalese that they leaders who can p against the LTTE w confidence. By strik Premadasa and brin

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Lanka, they would he LTTE by now. would have been ve today Premadani, Lalith AthulathWijeratine, Denzil Clancy Fernando, etc., 5000 troops f civilians who had the LTTE's canniF is alleged to have ns in Jaffna — which or harbouring the e Sinhala people in are never harassed. democracy and e have no other o recall the Indian s. We are confident government will be to our request bethe men, material and above all a on to destroy the ident Premadasa away for three he thought were it time:
esidential election; pport of the people VP; and
displeasure with he and Rajiv over
ituation has comand the personalier with the living, recall the Indian ritical time. India cue in 1971 during ection and we are Il Members of Pargovernment and all unbiased right tuals in Sri Lanka congly support this
s by calling upon protect and guide
at a moment of ems clear that the thored by Sinhalait is still too early amifications and document. But it certainty that its
the fact that it ame of mind which ng out of the sense w generally associcution of the war. hand is nowhere in ankan army, and }nt but perceivable olitically conscious are losing capable rosecute the war ith experience and ring ultimately at ging the war to an
unmanageable stalemate, the LTTE has succeeded in creating a creeping despondency and apathy among the Sinhalese in recent times. The petition is one indication of the possible direction in which this mood might make a section of the Sinhalese to turn.
Continued from page 9
SLFP would appear to have commenced a gradually sharp decline which presently appears to be terminall with the passing away of most of their one time charismatic, popular and powerful leaders.
For the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), which achieved prominence during the previous provincial council elections and laid claim to represent the Muslims on an island-wide basis, the results represent a disaster. It managed to win just two seats with .76 percent of the votes polled. The Muslims, by and large, would appear to have abandoned the SLMC and opted to vote for either the UNP or the PEA.
Continued from page 12
of the northeast thereby deriving a certain legitimacy which it did not have in Tamil areas after 1977. The clear demarcation maintained in the northeast since the general elections of 1977 between the majoritarian parties and the Tamil parties and groups - the former as illegitimate outsiders and the latter as the rightful representatives of the Tamil nation - was, in his point of view, gradually being eroded by Premadasa's efforts to woo the minorities for the purpose of stabilising his own position in the south. With Premadasa's death, this leader (whose followers collaborate with the army) hoped that the demarcation would be re-established once again in their long term interests.
There is a body of opinion that believes that the UNP might revert to its traditional Sinhala-Buddhist footing which may gradually but inevitably lead to the adoption of a hard military option in dealing with the northeastern problem. However, given the present ground realities of the war, such an option may become very untenable. Vast areas of the Northern province is still under Tiger control: a fragile military equilibrium has been achieved at great cost in the populated centres in the east; this situation is being sustained with great difficulty by optimum levels of troop and hardware deployment in addition to special operations units. There is very little that the government can do at present to radically alter this situation of a virtual stalemate.

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'What Went Wrong Be the Tigers and Premac
by Taraki
What went wrong between Prabhaharan and Premadasa? It was almost a fanatical belief among many Sinhalese and even among some Tamils who are usually well informed that President Premadasa was somehow in cahoots with the LTTE. The diplomatic cocktail circuit and the intelligence community which normally hold the prerogative on the truth of such momentous issues contributed in no small measure in entertaining and propagating this belief. And of course it suited the political objectives of those who stood to benefit from this beliefs persistence.
And hence the question 'What went wrong between Prabhaharan and Premadasa?' is naturally bound to arise among those who have fervently subscribed to the belief that Premadasa would ultimately talk to the Tigers. The question sounds almost silly if one were to view the position taken by the LTTE from the time it had talks with the government, in 1989.
It would also demonstrate how a large number of decisions and perceptions which have determined the course of the war and its politics have been essentially shaped by interpretations arising from certain fundamental beliefs about the ethnic conflict, which have gained currency in the south from time to time. The LTTE had made its point clear from last year - that Premadasa's pro-Tamil stand was an insidious sham.
The message reiterated was this - the Tigers brook no one who dares to lead them up the garden path with view to ultimately destroy them.
The Hot Spring, currently Jaffna's only English tabloid which was established and edited by Mr. S. Kodeswaran - (the man from Trincomalee who figured in the case on language rights which became a landmark in the legal history of Sri Lanka) carried an article by one S. Alagaratnam six days before Premadasa was blown up.
The writer takes to task those in the south who were crying foul at Bishop Kenneth Fernando for undertaking a peace mission to Jaffna. He says: "I have gone through tens of letters to the editor of the Island including that of a lady of 83, and several, articles on the subject of the Anglican Bishop of Colombo meeting with Prabahahkaran. It is a pity the Sinhalese people as a whole (Vasudeva Nanayakkara -
one swallow does not fail to understand th the Tamil people and lems they are facing, on them by successiv ernments from the gained independence.' The writer goes on the writers question Prabhaharan bringin arms while speaking President Premadasa cara bombers, superso what not, while alwa will have to be a polit. not a military solutic problem? If Prabah armed and ready to re forces what right ha peace?
"One of the writers Bishop should have through Prabhahara most suitable person gift in his brain is Pres sa, as commander oft ing the firing of artil army camps and navy 24 hours of the day.
“Does not this cowa: ordinary innocent Tal house, destroy his tem ket, shop and what not psychological havoc e. women and children?" was not carried out a because the victims w his kith and kin. And I day this President say war is only against the against the Tamil peo
"Why do not these Sinhalese people as a diabolic crime? One the firing of these whe the move to capture area. ...but to do this ery day and at all ho nights is pure simple g "Here I would like efforts made by Cha Khol to punish Eric ordering the killing o crossing into West Gel
"Now who is going madasa for this heino
'Has to be left to Ka Hot Spring - 25-04.93
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Ween lasa?”
make a summer) e aspirations of the acute probproblems forced 2 Sinhalese govlay this island
to say: 'some of the propriety of g in shiploads of of peace, is not purchasing Pucnic bombers and ys saying there cal solution and in to the ethnic aharan is not pel the invading s he to talk of
says the Rev.
sent a bullet n's brain. The
to receive this sident Premadahe forces orderlery shells from vessels all the
rdly act kill the mil, destroy his ple, school, marbesides playing specially among This type of war gainst the JVP ill be Sinhalas, ractically every s aloud that the Tigers and not ple.
writers and the whole see this :an understand h the army is on a Tiger held practically evurs even in the 'enocide. to remind the ncellor Helmut Honecker for east Germans many. to punish Preis war crime? rma only' (The
e clear six days punishing Preo the whims of
Karma but to the lethal determination of a Black Tiger.
The Tigers began to identify President Premadasa as the chief belligerent among the Sinhalese from mid last year. Around that time Erimalai, an official LTTE magazine put out in France with material prepared in Jaff. na, had this to say commenting on the pacifist image Premadasa had managed to cultivate among the Tamils. There is nothing more false than the claim that the president desires peace, but has to go along with the desire of the army to achieve military victory. The Sri Lankan president is the supreme commander of the armed forces. He presides at the Security Council meeting every week. The truth is that it is the President who is trying to guide the army towards a military victory. (p.18).
It appears that the LTTE had come to the conclusion that Premadasa was actually setting about creating the ideal political and international environment for facilitating the military effort against them. And their problem seems to have been that he was doing it subtly and effectively. But then Premadasa in a moment of supreme confidence slipped, when he nonchalantly told a delegation of Tamil political leaders early last year that he would stand by his party's decision to campaign for the demerger of the northeast.
The Tigers became quite wary of Premadasa's intentions after this. They had characterised him as a Sinhala chauvinist leader who was anyway a better bet for them because he was a strong nationalist - meaning that he would not seek Indian assistance to fight them. It is in this context that they tried to save him during the crisis created by the impeachment. LTTE's decision to send the eleven EROS MPs who were under their control for the purpose of voting with the government on the impeachment, was based on the perception that the Indians were behind the move to impeach Premadasa and that they would prop up Gamini Dissanayake, who according to them would have no qualms about inviting India to crush them.
But it appears that from mid '92 the LTTE was becoming suspicious that Premadasa was gradually being drawn wittingly or unwittingly into the Indian orbit. It was noted in the Peninsula that Premadasa was giving a free hand to what was described as the militarist lobby to push the line publicly that it would be stupid to talk to the LTTE and that it should be defeated militarily at whatever cost.
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Sri Lanka in the Vorte
International Conspira Revelations by Israeli
Israeli intelligence agent Ari Ben-Menashi who claims he Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir says that he visited President Premadasa, a minister, top officials and the PLC an attempt to sell US C-130 planes to Iran which was forbic States. He also states that he went to Jaffna and met "a r chubby dark complexioned man' on an $8 million arms PLO.
These claims are made in a book Profits of War publish internationally reputed publisher Allen and Unwin. The plo agreement between Shamir and the USSR to make Jordar Palestinians, closer collaboration between Israel and the three israeli soldiers who were held in Lebanon.
Ari Ben-Menashi was arrested in the US for attempting to to Iran, charged before courts but acquitted of the charge
Following are excerpts from his book:
For all his public image, Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was a very private man. Having fought underground against the British and then, having spent the rest of his life in Mossad, rising to operations chief for Europe, he had learned not to trust people. He carried this mistrust into his position as prime minister, and there were a number of decisions he made that he refused to share even with his own party members. Many of his secrets were learned only on a need-to-know basis. Some of his secrets were known only by trusted advisors of whom I was one. I knew, for example about the bank account held by Shamir's son Yair, which had been started up after Admoni, I, and others had taken some profits in 1987. I knew how often Shamir would get things he believed were in Israel's interests done without cabinet consent - such as sending me to Peru to collect the nuclear subst
aceS.
Exchange of intelligence between Soviet Union and Israel.
And I was also well aware of Shamir's closeness to the Soviets. As early as 1984 Shamir had authorized intelligence exchanges with the Soviets, including sanitized American intelligence reports about nuclear issues and evaluations of Soviet nuclear technology. These reports were obtained in part through Rafi Eitan's US spy network. One intelligence exchange meeting took place in New Delhi between the KGB, Mossad, and Indian intelligence to discuss the Pakistani
nuclear reactor a destroy it. The thr afraid of Presiden lear project, which US but overlooke backing the Mujal tan. Shamir saw t project, known as t a direct threat to
Iraqi nuclear prog) but on nuclear is: allies and their fri tan and Iraq we Israel, forcing Sha from the Soviet Ul
In 1986, after C mir reached an immigration of Sov Israeli intelligence expanded even n regularly exchangi the Soviets on the pro-American Ara Arabia, Jordan, Eg although the Sovie the Iraqis. For the as late as 1989, information to Isr work in Iran abou and chemical arse reporting about US relations with the
It was altogeth affair, particularly had transferred so into Soviet reposi came very chumn as did other mer Committee. As a tionships with the later accused of b pathizer.
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worked for former Sri Lanka and met ) representative in iden by the United middle aged, short deal involving the
ned recently by an the says involves the homeland for PLO and release
sell C-130 planes S.
hd India's desire to 'ee nations were all t Zia ul Haqʼs nucwas known to the 'd as his prize for hedin in Afgfhanishe Libyan-financed he Islamic Bomb, as Israel, just like the ram. It was bizarre, sues our American ends such as Pakisre aligned against mir to find support hion.
}hebrikov and Shaagreement on the iet Jevs, the flow of to the Soviet Union nore. Israel began ng intelligence with capabilities of the b countries - Saudi gypt, and even Iraq, ts were also arming ir part, the Soviets, were handing over ael from their netit the Iraqi nuclear hals. They were also S and other nations' Iraqis. er a very friendly after the Israelis much of the slush tories. Shamir bey with Chebrikov, hbers of the Joint result of these rela: East Bloc, I was eing a Soviet sym
s best-kept secrets
was his clandestine attempt to negotiate a solution of his own to the Palestinian situation with the PLO.
Despite Israel's generally perceived enmity with the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Shamir and some of the PLO leadership shared a common belief that peace in the Middle East would come not by Israel's giving up the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, but by allowing the Palestinians to establish their own nation in what is now Jordan.
King Hussein became an American favorite. As long as he ruled Jordan and there was no Palestinian state there, militant Palestinians would be no threat to America's oil supply in neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Golda Meir and other Labor leaders, following America's lead, were not interested in dethroning King Hussein.
PLO
In the meantime, after the 1967 war, the PLO and other Palestinian groups moved out of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip into Jordan. Hussein thought wrongly that he would be able to contain them. The PLO with its forces became a state within a state, and the King lost complete control of large portions of his country. The PLO began hijacking civilian airliners and bringing them to Jordan. The situation reached a crisis in 1970 when the PLO landed three commercial planes in Az-Zarqa, Jordan, ordered the passengers off, and then blew the aircraft up, with the King unable to do a thing about it.
Realizing how little power he had over the Palestinians, King Hussein decided to unleash his army against them. He achieved some success until the Syrians decided, in 1970, to intervene on behalf of the Palestinians. At issue was the very existence of the King - or the establishment of a Palestinian state in Jordan. It was then that Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir arguably made the worst political mistake in the history of Israel. She ordered the Israel Defense Forces to be mobilized against the Syrians. In doing so, she prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state in Jordan, and she kept the King in power. The threat by militant Palestinians to Saudi oilfields was prevented, which made the Americans happy, but as far as Israel's longterm strategic interest was concerned, any hopes of creating a Palestinian state in Jordan had received a major setback. Ultimately the price of this decision could still be the very existence of Israel.
As a result of Golda Meir's decision, King Hussein was able to manoeuvre
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his army within Jordan, massacre some 20,000 Palestinians, and throw all the PLO people out of Jordan. As the PLO moved into Lebanon, many Palestinian fighters came to the Jordan-Israel border and surrendered to Israeli troops rather than fall into the hands of the Bedouin army, which had a reputation for not taking prisoners.
After Likud took power in Israel in 1977, Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egypt's President Sadat came up with a face-saving formula over the Palestinian issue and talked about autonomy in the West Bank. Begin gave the Sinai back, and Sadat let go of the West Bank and the Palestinian issue. All Sadat was interested in was getting back the Sinai. The Gaza Strip, which had been under Egyptian control before 1967, had no appeal for him because it had a large Palestinian population. For Begin, the West Bank and Gaza Strip were important for Israel to retain both for historical and strategic reasons.
After the Camp David agreements, and after the Republicans had taken over in 1981, the US and the "moderate Arab countries started pressing for a mini-Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which would not threaten US oil interests, as would a Palestine state in Jordan, which Likud wanted. Likud believed that Israel could work closely with a Palestinian state established in Jordan, but nothing was done about it. The 1984 election resulted in a hung parliament and the formation of the famous Likud-Labor coalition. Then Shimon Peres, who was prime minister from late 1984 to late 1986, agreed to consider some type of international conference to discuss the issue of a Palestinian entity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, conforming with US policy. But Likud, a major partner in the coalition, blocked the whole initiative and thus acelerated the US tilt toward Iraq.
Conspiracy against Jordan where a Palestinian State to be Created and secret meeting with Arafat in Tunis.
With Shamir back in power after 1986, secret attempts were made to talk to the Palestinian leadership, including the PLO - even though to this day the organization is not publicly or officially recognized by the Israeli government, especially Likud. The talks involved a plan to get rid of the King of Jordan and take over his country as a Palestinian state. The population was
70 percent Palestin plan would have o Party in Israel, t administration, th and the Saudis, if out about it. Howev nian circles, espe known as the radica the Syrians and were happy to go a
Sov
The Soviets beli state sandwiched i between Jordan an cause more trouble reducing Israel's sta ing power in the re publicly the Soviet Israel, privately th what Shamir want state in place of J meeting in 1986, S. kov agreed that t negotiations with West Bank as such. attempt for an ove Middle East. And would be to 'do Hussein of Jordan.
The deal betwee Shamir was that it held out against a F the West Bank an against an Americ treaty', the Soviets They would do this populate the West not only from theil with immigrants f Ethiopia.
As events were ta ment was kept to t more than 250,000 emigrated to Isra 30,000 Ethiopian J Addis Ababa.
The bond that c Israel and the Sov stronger than anyc Israel did not have sentation in the So they wanted to go but in Vienna and apply for immigrati This was limited by consular section in which the Israeli g grant visas to ente Jews. All paper wor: Moscow, so emigra rushing off to the U directly to Israel, needed to populate thereby taking up t ing any US plans Palestinians.
The Palestinian head after the outbr in the West Bank

ian anyway. Such a utraged the Labor he US Republican 2 King of Jordan, any of them found er, various Palesti2cially what was al camp, along with the Soviet Union, long with it.
iets
ved a Palestinian n the West Bank d Israel would just in the Middle East, anding as a balancgion. Even though , policy was antie Soviets wanted ed - a Palestinian brdan. At a secret hamir and Chebrihere would be no he PLO over the There would be an all solution in the the cold solution away' with King
in Chebrikov and f the Likud Party Palestinian state in d Gaza Strip and an-dictated "peace would help Israel. by helping Israel
Bank with Jews, r country but also rom Soviet-backed
o prove, the agreehe letter. By 1991 Soviet Jews had el with another ews airlifted from
leveloped between iet Union was far bne realized. Since ; diplomatic repreviet Union, saying to their homeland, Rome they would on visas to the US. opening an Israeli Moscow through government would r Israel for Soviet k was completed in ints would not go JS. They had to go where they were : the West Bank, he land and spoilto grant it to the
issue came to a eak of the Intifada and Gaza Strip in
mease. A 15 JUNE 1993
1987. The US was talking about a peace conference with the Palestinians and had officially sanctioned a dialogue between the US ambassador in Tunis and the PLO leadership. Shamir, instead of bowing to pressure and accepting the American proposals, announced he would come up with a peace plan of his own.
That peace plan, which essentially would create a Palestinian state in Jordan, was not made public. But Shamir discussed it with his advisers. In this period of time, Yasser Arafat was beating the wardrums against Jordan. It was risky, but risks had to be taken because US pressure on Shamir was enormous.
It was against this background that Shamir decided that several of his advisers should meet PLO leaders around the world with a view to developing the “Jordanian option”. Orders were given to one of the advisers to travel to Tunis, to PLO headquarters, and meet Yasser Arafat. It was in late June 1989, and that meeting was the first of three with the PLO leader, on behalf of Shamir.
The feasibility and theoretical scenarios of starting a war against Jordan, with Israel supporting an all-out Palestinian uprising against the King, were discussed. This was an important part of Shamir's secret plan to resolve the Palestinian situation. Surprising as it may seem, this secret was shared with Arafat.
After these discussions with Arafat, a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Ehud Ulmart, who was very close to Shamir, met the PLO leader, in a private home in Tunis City, where further discussions were held about the Jordanian option.
Secret proposed sale of C-130 transport planes to Iran in return for Israeli soldiers held by Shi'ites.
Based on these discussions, Prime Minister Shamir had a new secret mission for me. It was a complex plan, but if successful, it would have a twofold effect - it would free the three Israeli soldiers who were being held in Lebanon, and it would bring us closer to the PLO In our talks with them. It would require my presence in Sri Lanka.
As I flew to Colombo early in July 1989, I went over the plan, which could be likened to a political chess game in which one side moves forward but is careful to protect its interests. And at any time something could go wrong.
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that the C-130 deal was off, he decided to try again to negotiate the sale of the planes in return for Tehran's help in securing the release of the soldiers. This time we were to try to enlist the aid of the PLO, which had a representative in Sri Lanka. If Iran could find out where the soldiers were, the PLO might be able to get them freed from the clutches of the Shi'ites, who were holding them.
Sri Lanka had been chosen because it was a different 'smoke screen' country to send the aircraft through, and the PLO had a man there I could talk to. Naturally, the PLO wanted a slice of the cake. The demands that Arafat had laid down during the secret meeting in Tunis were that, in exchange for their help, Israel should make a donation to the Sri Lankan Tamil guerrillas, the LTTE, who would then use the money to buy weapons from the PLO.
Sri Lankan Government as conduit for sale of aircraft to Iran by Israel and LTTE
to buy weapons from PLO
with Israeli money.
So we would be using the Sri Lankan government as a conduit for our aircraft to Iran- and we'd be using the LTTE as a cover for putting money into the hands of the PLO for their cooperation. It was a crazy situation. Israel had advisers helping the Sri Lankan Army in its fight against the rebels, yet here was I, acting on behalf of the Israeli government, arranging payment to the rebels so they could buy weapons to fight the army.
I checked into the Ramada hotel in downtown Colombo and, later that evening, wandered down to the lobby, where I ordered a welcome dish of ice cream. I struck up a friendly conversation with a man who introduced himselfas the Egyptian chargé d'affaires. As we chatted, neither of us could help but notice a Western man in his late 60s, with a white beard, dancing alone to the small band.
Just look at that crazy guy', said my Egyptian companion. He either loves dancing alone, or he can't find himself a woman."We were soon to discover who he was. The music finished, and he flopped down in the lounge seat beside me, flapping his shirt against his chest. "That was good exercise, he said.
He reached into his shirt pocket and produced a business card. It portrayed planets circling the earth. It read:
One Universe A Non-Profit Alliance
Leon Siff, Chi National Food Homes for the F Counselling Wit for the Homeles
Siff extended was a retired Los Angeles, w with charitable his organizatio) didn't say it, wi verse, set up, homeless living Beach in Los Al
The America was Jewish and visit his son, Buddhist monk. of Siff during m city.
Later I called tive, as previou was delighted to Hebrew. He had for 12 years af bomb in the to
Lette
ORA
22 July 1989 AZ-166-89 His Excellenc President De public of Sri Subject: Prol C-130 E Airc Air Force Your Excelle)
In tuvo mo sions I had ul your Air Fo interest in C for Sri Lank greatly sup proposal for absolute nece a proposal fi the Sri Lank to your Excel as Defence M
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f Organizer
elief
omeless hout Wall - Advocates
hand, explaining he robation officer from no was now involved vork. The full name of , although his card s Friends of the Unihe said, to help the in and around Venice geles.
h explained that he
was in Sri Lanka to who had become a I was to see a lot more y stay in the steamy
the PLO representasly arranged, and he
see me. We spoke in been in an Israeli jail er trying to plant a wn of Afula. It had
blown up prematurely and almost killed him.
My next meeting also arranged beforehand, was with the Sri Lankan minister of information, at his home. As a confidant of President Ranasinghe Premadasa, he was my stepping stone. I explained to him over dinner that my prime minister would be most grateful, and would ensure increased military assistance to his army, if Sri Lanka would agree to act as the conduit for the C-130s. The minister arranged for me to meet Premadasa at the presidential palace the next day. The first step of my mission had been accomplished.
The next morning I had a low key breakfast meeting with the PLO representative. Israel, I said, was willing to pay the Tamils $8 million if the PLO would help Iran to get the three captured soldiers out of the hands of the Shi'ite groups in Lebanon. Officially, the money was to be used by the
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y R. Premadasa mocratic Socialist ReLanka posal for sale of Five raft to the Sri Lankan
ису, st interesting discusith the Commander of rce he shouved great -130 E transport A/C a. He said he would port any reasonable such aircraft due to ssity. The following is r sale of these A/C to an Air Force directed ency in your capacity inister.
able and willing to with up to five C-130 sport aircraft presentwith the Israeli Air in eccellent condition. an be used as troop military cargo transl as civilian transportime, i.e. are very cost
2 of the proposed airmillion per unit. This lude the reconditionengines to zero hours
condition and a technical course for maintaining and flying these A/C for your men. Delivery of these A/C is immediate.
3. If your Excellency approves of the purchase, our company will be able and willing to arrange a credit package for this purpose with a major uvestern bank.
4. There are great advantages in purchasing these A/C through our company. If you order ex-factory A/C as you may well know, they will cost you US 812 million per unit and you will have to wait approx tuvoyears for delivery, you uvillalso run into political obstacles. The package we are proposing is very reasonable, we will handle the political problems and arrange the easiest credit terms possible.
5. Thank you for your consideration we await your reply. Our handling agent in Sri Lanka is Globe Commercial Agencies Ltd., 40/1 Dickman's Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tel, 586.191, 588924, 589783, 584698. Please direct your reply to our agents in your country.
6. This proposal will be valid until 1 November 1989.
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THE SUB-coNTINENTAL
Delhi-Madras Rift Wi
MADRAS, May 23.
A series of baffling escapes by Sri Lankan Tamils, some of them militants and/or witnesses in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, held in prisons or special camps in Tamil Nadu has sparked a fresh round of verbal exchanges between the Central and State agencies and politicians.
More than 25 Sri Lankan militants and LTTE sympathisers have escaped from custody in recent months, including the two reported last week.
Of the two, one was Charles Nivaz, 27, of Jaffna, a witness in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who escaped from the Saidapet sub-jail refugee camp on May 18 night.
Even as how he escaped remained a mystery, another Sri Lankan Tamil, Vijayakumar, 28, of Trincomalee, escaped from the special camp at Tiruchenduron May 22 morning.
The two incidents came as a jolt to the State police as it was only a few days ago armed men had forcibly freed three Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) detenus, all LTTE militants, from a police escort party at Mamandur near Madras.
As the Tamil Nadu police and Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Central Bureau of Investigation which probed Rajiv Gandhi's assassination started trading charges against each other for the escape of Charles - each said the detenu was under the control of the other - the Union Home Minister, Mr. S.B. Chavan, expressed concern over the escapes, and said that though the Centre had been advising the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, to take firm steps against the LTTE activists, she appeared to be "vacillating' of late.
Such incidents were "intriguing when she herself was a target of the LTTE and the Centre had been extending maximum assistance for her safety and also to curb LTTE activities in the State, he said in Delhi.
That was enough cue for Tamil Nadu Congress(I) leaders, already hunting for Ms. Jayalalitha's head to mount a scathing attack on her. What Mr. Chavan said was "one hundred per cent true', said the TNCC(I) president, Mr. K. Ramamurthi. He alleged that the escapes had occurred because of the 'support and connivance of the AIADMK Government' as "the AIADMK leadership had entered into
some kind of com LTTE' about whic already voiced conc Not to be outdon in a lengthy staten strong protest agai damaging and unj Mr. Chavan, and a 'complete and wilfu tion of all the steps Government to era of the LTTE.'
Ban Of
While she was p Ministere for a ban Jayalalitha said it who had stated at 1992 that the fact t Rajiv Gandhi wer LTTE was not suf ban the organisatic
It was at her r that the Centre declare the LTTE assembly. Thou, strumental for the political reasons a there has been a c orchestrated camp; nine months to bri and to attempt to c ernment. Irrespons Dr. Subramania Vazhappadi Rama S.R. Balasubrama peatedly heaping against me,' alleg between her and th
She pointed out himself, during his November 10, 199 the law and order Nadu had been tac
Escape of
She explained taken by the Sta respect of the incid said in the recent undertrial LTTE p a shoot-out, she ha mission of Inquiry that she had not casually or wished guing manner.
Asserting that s rorism of all kinds said “it is pertinen point out that no st of the LTTE has Prime Minister e

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SCENE
dens
promise with the h his party had
I.
, Ms. Jayalalitha, ent, recorded her nst “the frivolous, ust statement” of ttributed it to the l lack of appreciataken by the State dicate the menace
| LTTE ressing the Prime on the LTTE, Ms. was Mr. Chavan Bidar on May 3, hat the assassins of 2 members of the ficient evidence to
IY., epeated insistence finally decided to as an unlawful gh she was inban, she said, for nd ulterior motives oncerted and wellaign over the past ng discredit to me estabilise my Govible politicians like m Swamy, Mr. murthy and Mr. lian have been rebaseless charges ing a secret pact e LTTE.
that Mr. Chavan visit to Madras on 2, had stated that problem in Tamil kled satisfactorily.
Jndertrials
..he prompt steps a Government in nts of "escapes' and ase in which three isoners escaped in appointed a Comwhich should prove taken this matter to act in any intri
e was against terthe Chief Minister
in this context to "ong condemnation ver come from the cept for a recent
terse statement that the “LITTE must be curbed.'
Ms. Jayalalitha said: “till now I have not received any letter from the Home Minister' on the recent escape of a Sri Lankan, Charles Nawaz, from the Saidapet special camp. On May 21, she said, Mr. Chavan spoke to her on the telephone and made certain enquiries. He also requested her to send him a report. "Over the telephone, I explained to him the steps taken by my Government to deal with the two escapes that took place recently. However, before I could send him a letter, the Union Minister has chosen to go to the Press.'
Conspiracy Feared
The Chief Minister said there appeared to be a certain conspiracy in which the “Congress(I), some politicians, the IB and the RAW are involved.' Yesterday, she recalled, while speaking to presspersons at the Madras airport she had said that there were no grounds for the dismissal of the State Government. But in the light of the subsequent developments which appear to be linked to certain recent incidents, it seems to me that a well orchestrated strategy is being evolved to put through, to prepare the ground for either the dismissal of the State Government or for placing the Legislative Assembly under suspended animation.
Ms. Jayalalitha said by such statements as that of the Union Home Minister, "they have wounded me deeply.” She said she expected the Union Home Minister to rise above petty party considerations and political vindictiveness. "Unfortunately, he has shown himself to be incapable of doing so, she added.
In a statement issued in Delhi on May 23, Mr. Chavan, however dismissed as "totally baseless Ms. Jayalalitha's charge that he had suggested to her the possibility of holding negotiations with the LTTE. It was "unfortunate' that Ms. Jayalalitha had chosen to give a "totally false picture apparently to cover up her own position, he said. To which Ms. Jayalalitha's comment was: "I stand by whatever I have said in my statement of May 22.'
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, has been exposed as a "bundle of contradictions,' the DMK president, Mr. M. Karunanidhi, said today. He was commenting on her
rejoinder to the criticism by the Union
Home Minister, Mr. S.B. Chavan.
He said that two years ago, Ms. Jayalalitha had raised the 'bogey of
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the DMK supporting the LTTE' and, joining hands with the Congress(I), saw to the dismissal of the DMK Government. Now that the Congress(I) and the AIADMK had fallen out, each charged the other with supporting and allowing LTTE penetration in Tamil Nadu.
In 1990, Ms. Jayalalitha, in interviews to newspapers, had "conceded' that nobody patronised the LTTE as the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.G. Ramachandran, had done. Again, on the occasion of unveiling of a portrait of MGR in Madras - Rajiv Gandhi was sitting on the dais - she spoke urging the DMK Government in the State and the V.P. Singh Government at the Centre to support the militant outfit. She also said the people of Tamil Nadu should support the LTTE, Mr. Karunanidhi recalled.
(The Hindu.)
Tamil Na
NEW D.
The Tamil Nadu Gover ma Narain Singh, re. mini-reshuffle of G( undertaken by the Cer first in the two years Na rasimha Rao be Minister.
The President, Dr. S Sharma, accepted Mr. S tion, and transferred D Reddy, Rajasthan Gove Nadu. the Haryana ( Dhanik Lal Mandal, has hold additional charge until a successor to Dr.
The Uttar Pradesh Go Satyanarayan Reddy, h ferred to Orissa, where van post was lying va time. In his place, t
India to Outlaw Linking PC
NEW DELHI, June 5 - In a controversial move to cripple the Hindu fundamentalist Opposition Bharatiya Janata party: (BJP) for its role in the demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya on December 6 last, the government of India is preparing legislation to delink religion from politics.
Presently under the consideration of Prime Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao's government is a proposal to empower the Indian parliament to ban communal and other divisive organisations and enact a piece of legislation to bar political parties from using religion in elections.
The Rao cabinet discussed on May 23 a working paper entitled "exploitation of religion for political purposes - means to curb. Official sources said the ministers were asked to give their views on the suggestions made in it so that a comprehensive bill may be readied for introduction when parliament meets next month for its monsoon session.
The document suggests the effective enforcement and strengthening of existing legal provisions, delineating the role of the state in separating religion from politics, banning of religious organisations, and amendment to the constitution to ban associations, engaged in specified activities, changes in the representation of people's act 1951 and the unlawful activities (prevention) act, and non-registration of parties with religious names by the election commission.
In view of the spate of stay orders
With Rei
the central government the lower and High Col ban on the Rashtriya Sangh (RSS) and four ot al' organisations in the demolition of the Babri) been proposed that jur such bans should be give Supreme Court “to the other courts,
The note specifies tha ban disruptive organis not vest with the govern parliament. It describ and secularism as the the nation and "basic fe constitution.
The exercise to form deal with communal out and the BJP in particu ated by the prime minist of the destruction of the six months ago by a n Hindu fanatics.
When Mr. Rao was parliament for his gove lure to protect the Mus Ayodhya, he had pled forth amendments to st of religion for political p
The cabinet has propos ment to part III of the relating to fundamental fine secularism and to Indian State to take measures to separate politics.

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du Governor Replaced
ELHI, May 23. mor, Mr. Bhishsigned, and a |VernOS Was tre today, the since Mr. P.V. came Prime
hankar Dayal ingh's resignaIr. M. Channa rnor, to Tamil Governor, Mr. been asked to
of Rajasthan Reddy is found.
vernor, Mr. B. as been trans
the Raj Bhacant for some he President
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gIOm
had to face in urt against its Swayamsevak cher 'communwake of the mosque, it has isdiction over
in solely to the exclusion of
t the power to ations should ment but with es democracy two pillars of 'atures' of the
ulate steps to fits in general Llar was initier in the wake Babri mosque nob of unruly
lambasted in ernment’s failim shrine in ged to bring op the misuse urposes. sed an amendconstitution, rights, to decommit the all necessary religion from
appointed Mr. Motilal Vora, Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh and former Chief Minister.
The changes in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are deemed significant. There was a feeling here that the incumbent in the Raj Bhavan in Madras was just happy to let matters take their own course rather than keep the relationship between his office and that of the Chief Minister on an even keel.
That the Centre was not quite happy with Mr. Singh is clear from the fact that he has not been transferred to another State, though he was a Congress Minister before being picked for gubernatorial assignments.
Dr. Channa Reddy, replacement for Mr. Singh, is regarded as an astute and tough politician. He has been seen by the media as being 'overbearing' in the conduct of affairs in Jaipur. Governors are said to be especially happy when they work under President's rule or in dealing with relatively weak Chief Ministers.
While Ms. Jayalalitha is seen as being far from weak, she is under political pressure following the snapping of alliance between the AIADMK and the congress. This situation may suit Dr. Reddy's temperament well, it is pointed out, though no one in official positions here expects shenanigans leading up to Central rule in Tamil Nadu.
The Governor, Mr. Bhishma Narain Singh, had been feeling unhappy ever since the Congress(I)-AIADMK alliance fell apart and the two parties embarked on a collision course which in his view undermined the national interest and affected the security environment in Tamil Nadu.
According to sources close to Mr. Singh, even a couple of months ago he had expressed a desire to be moved out of Tamil Nadu when he found little scope for the political situation in the State to improve.
With tension building up between the Centre and the State Government, particularly the Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, on the LTTE issue which many thought was "political', the Governor was feeling more and more uncomfortable. When he found it was no more easy for him to play the positive role as a vital link between the Centre and the State', he thought he should not continue in his present position.
The DMK president, Mr. M. Karunanidhi, said in Tiruchi, 'I am happy over the resignation of Mr. Bhishma Narain Singh.

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Continued from page 19 Tamils for "humanitarian purposes' although we were both aware it would go to the purchase of weapons from the PLO.
Back at the hotel that evening, I spotted Leon Siff dancing on his own again. When he saw me, he left the dance floor and made his way over. He asked how my day had been and where I had gone, but I dodged the topic. Then he turned the subject around to money.
"Ari', he said, "my group needs all the support it can get. I know you can help. I'd like you to come to the US some time and see what we do. How about it?”
'Sure', I said, "if I'm in Los Angeles, I'll look you up.'
In the next 48 hours I met the president, the commander of the Sri Lankan Air Force, and the PLO representative, nudging them all along toward the execution of the Israeli plan to sell the C-130s in exchange for the three soldiers. I still had to meet the Tamils, even though contact had been made with their London office, to arrange their payment. Of course, this part of the deal was unknown to the Sri Lankan government.
Trip to Jaffna
My journey to Jaffna was not the most relaxed. I had decided to drive myself because I didn't want any witnesses to my movements or negotiations. The narrow road took me through numerous roadblocks set up by either the Sri Lankan Army or the Indian Army. The Indians were highly suspicious of a 'tourist' heading north to Jaffna at a time when the rebels were active. But after a great deal of argument they allowed me to proceed, even though the area north had been designated as a military operations
ZOle.
That night, as previously arranged through the PLO representative, I was picked up at the Subhi Hotel in Jaffna and driven to a Tamil village. My guide took me to a large house where teenage boys stood guard, each holdling a Kalashnikov rifle. I was ushered inside, where a number of men were waiting in the stark light of a propane lamp. Their leader, whose codename was Tiger One, spoke reasonably good English and introduced himself and his compatriots. I was a sitting duck for their propaganda, but it had to be done.
Tiger One, a middle-aged, short, chubby, dark-complexioned man, paced the room as he informed me there were 50 million Tamils on the Indian mainland in Tamil Nadu, and
they were all very un way they had been ti Gandhi and his Congr dhi had created a proSri Lanka, and he want Tamil areas in Sri Lan
“He has become a b snapped. He even wal of Sri Lanka — our homr us tell you that Rajiv ( for his heavy-handed continue our struggle ence to the last man, whatever and whome at us.'
I explained that I wa a contribution to the Tamil leader was quid that the Israeli governr be offering them $8 n Israelis were also as: Lankan Army agains They conceded, howev the money. I explained for the three soldiers, them about the C-1 going to Iran as well.
My hosts and I stru would accept the mon and they would contac sion in Colombo inform arrangement. Hopefu then expect PLO assis to secure the release ol
The return journey t horrendous. Inevitably down, and I ended u sleeping in the car, anc at the point of a gun as road bandits demandec
Back in the capital, Davies and told him to was our prearranged s make the $8 million Tamils through their Naturally, the money Slush-fund account.
I flew back to Isra storm. The talks with been leaked, I found Ovadia Yusef, leader O ty, who had himself about the Palestinian Arab leaders. Some coa were furious. Shamir ceiving end of their realized he had to backing out of his co needed scapegoats.
I guessed what w; decided to stay one consulted the other tw the slush-fund acco suaded them that fort financial protection of been on the Joint should move the CI controlled by Israel to
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happy with the eated by Rajiv ess Party. GanIndian front in (ed to annex the ka to India. ully, Tiger one hts the top part eland. Well, let Sandhi will pay ness. We will for independWe will fight ver they throw
s there to make air cause. The ck to point out ment might well million, but the sisting the Sri st the Tamils. ær, they needed t it was ransom but I didn't tell 30s that were
aka deal. They ey from Israel, t the PLO mising them of the lly, we could tance in trying four soldiers. o Colombo was , the car broke p being towed, finding myself a gang of Tamil
money. I phoned Nick go ahead. This ignal for him to payment to the London office. came out of a
el, right into a the PLO had
out, by Rabbi f the Shas Parnad discussions
question with lition members was on the reanger, and he pe seen to be mmitment. He
as coming and step ahead. I o signatories to unts, and perhe physical and everyone who'd committee, we A money now the East Bloc.
now up to $710
million, went into the East on a series of straightforward transfers, without using Maxwell’s companies as a conduit... the move left Maxwell dangling. The banks that had lent him money in 1988 no longer had their guarantees. Shamir was furious that his friend had been left in such a vulnerable position, and he had to conduct a swift public relations exercise with the banks to ensure they continued to shore Maxwell up.
In early fall 1989, Shamir called me into his office. He was sitting behind his desk, his tiny body dwarfed in the large leather chair. I stood in silence staring into his severe face. This was to be the showdown.
“You have got too close to our enemies, he said.
"If you're talking about the PLO contacts, you know I was only following orders. And we couldn't back off anyway. I have personally promised the families of those soldiers that we will do all we can to help them.'
'You exceeded your authority. His face was like a stone, cold and grey. "And what about the money?' he asked. "Are you stealing it?”
An old Hebrew saying came into my head. Ganau ganau patur,’ I said. “A thief from a thief is off the hook.'
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Opposition Move to Abolish Executive Presidency
The Opposition in Sri Lanka will shortly present to Parliament a proposal to 'fundamentaly change the Executive Presidential character of the constitution', SLFP General Secretary Dharmasiri Senanayake MP, said recently.
The SLFP general secretary said the opposition initiative follows the readiness indicated by President D.B. Wijetunga just before the provincial council elections to discuss possible reforms to the presidential system. He said the opposition parties were confident many UNP parliamentarians would support the opposition proposal.
Mr. Senanayake said the Peoples Alliance and the DUNF were jointly engaged in drafting the proposed amendment. In this regard, said Mr. Senanayake, the Opposition had already consulted several constitutional experts including some prominent lawyers and university dons.
The proposed ame: tion to transferring executive presidency will also focus on chal of proportional rep Senanayake said. Th in some ways proven in the large numbe amounting to about ti votes polled, in there pointed out.
Asked whether would support any I ment to allow parlia provincial councill elected members to c political parties with her seat, Mr. Senan freedom of private me be provided for in the ment. But that provis not be singled out that alone would not the country so long a
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He glared at me for a moment. Then
with a flick of his hand he dismissed me. "Lech - Go' he ordered. I went. I knew him well enough to know that this was not the end of the affair.
Shamir's 1989 secret peace plan, from which he was now trying to extricate himself, never got anywhere. Infighting in the cabinet effectively ended any contact between the PLO and Shamir's office. King Hussein, through his own intelligence network, heard about the plan to unseat him and took precautionary steps. He aligned himself even more closely with Saddam Hussein and extracted a promise that the Iraqi leader would help the king if there were an uprising in Jordan.
The Americans, meanwhile, kept up the pressure on Shamir. They joined in full chorus with Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq, and insisted that the West Bank and Gaza Strip should be the new Palestinian state. The King of Jordan had also officially relinquished any responsibility for the Palestinians or for the West Bank and said he would no longer be interested in any negotiations over a Jordanian-Palestinian federation. This was the situation when the US finally fell out with Saddam Hussein in August 1990 and decided it needed to establish its own military presence in the region.
When Saddam Hussein clashed with the US in early 1991, the Palestinian populace all over the world suddenly
started seeing him as was an Arab leade handedly against U Arafat had no choi public support for I United States. The
whose loyalties were know where to turn decided to lean towa sein and show the Pal was also a protector o The Syrians, howevel Saddam Hussein, su sides and went to the
As events were to Gulf War ended in Ir the loss of tens of th soldiers, Arafat lost h money sources from S other gulf states we what little credibility the West was nullifi Jordan, even though Saddam Hussein in quickly returned to t Syrians, for their co Gulf War, were giv Lebanon, Israel foun one of the most dif situations possible, in icans were saying Palestinians and not be involved in negotia over the West Bank a
All the covert nego Likud and the PLOle and 1989 went down attempt to solve the F tion, without threate

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ndment, in addipowers from the to parliament nges to the sytem resentation, Mr. e PR system had a failure as seen r of spoilt votes en per cent of the cent elections, he
the Opposition move by governamentarians and ors and other ross over to other out losing his or nayake said the ambers too would proposed amendsion alone should or amending as be of any use to as the authorita
rian character of the constitution remained unchanged, he warned.
Mr. Senanayake said the IPA and DUNF had made a comprehensive comparative study of constitutions in other countries with special reference to the powers and functions of the head of state, freedom of elected members, electoral system and system of representation. Among the countries whose constitutions had been so far studied with a view to borrowing certain features are India, Germany and Sweden, Mr. Senanayake said. The Opposition will propose the establishment of a national election commission in Sri Lanka as in India with adequate powers to carry out electoral affairs. The Opposition draft will ensure that the proposed amendment would suit the local conditions, he said.
Asked whether the PR system would be repealed by the amendment, Mr. Senanayake said it had to be considerably altered and in this regard special attention would be paid to the German model where there was in practice both the PR system as well as the single constituency system.
their hero. Here fighting single SA imperialism. ce but to show raq against the King of Jordan, divided, did not at first, but then rd Saddam Husestinians that he f the Arab cause. , who were antiLddenly changed
Americans.
prove, when the ead's defeat and ousands of Iraqi mis standing. Hiis Saudi Arabia and are cut off, and he'd built up in ed. The King of he had backed the Gulf War, he US fold. The operation in the en control over d itself back in ficult diplomatic which the Amerthe "moderate' the PLO were to tions with Israel nd Gaza Strip.
tiations between adership in 1988 he drain. A real ’alestinian quesning the exist
ence of the State of Israel, was again aborted by the Americans and their friends.
Access to ICRC
Police and others in charge of detention centres have been instructed by the Inspector General of Police to co-operate with members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) when they seek to visit persons in custody.
According to the new guidelines issued by the IGP, the ICRC would have access to all detention centres which were permanent or temporary, civilian and military, and the guidelines would apply to prisons, barracks, police stations and transit centres. The ICRC should also be allowed to visit the entire premises of the detention centres if they so wished. Previously there had been complaints that the ICRC officers were very often not allowed access to certain parts of the detention centres which remained prohibited.
Under the new guidelines, officers in charge of police stations and other detention centres would be expected to supply the ICRC delegates with a list of detainees together with their names, ages, dates of arrest and districts. The ICRC delegates would be able to determine the material and psychological conditions of detainees, and look into how the detainees had been treated while in custody.

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TIME AND PLACE FOR VIOLENCE
Peace on earth, goodwill to men' is a saying redolent with the spiritual idealism of humankind. There is also the comforting assertion that the 'meek will inherit the earth', despite the fact that many of the innocent primitive tribes have vanished from the face of the earth, mostly through slaughter or eviction. Violence has a place in life, and this cannot be denied, and it is, its time place and need that must be considered. This is not to condone violence and its deplorable consequences but the admission of a cold fact of reality. It is a characteristic of nature for survival and evolution of both animals and humans, in time and place. One is reminded of the phrase “nature is red in tooth and claw' denoting the constant killing that goes on in the animal world. It is the means, whereby nature ensures the survival of the fittest, the control of numbers, the weeding of the unfit, and the vigor and health of the species.
Violence has also a place in human evolution as denoted in the incessant struggles between the conqueror and the conquered, the predator and the victim, the oppressor and the oppressed, and the struggle for a place in the sun - land and food. Despite racial affinity, the Red Indian tribes had ever been at war with each other thereby developing the qualities needed for existence and the vigor of the group. Even in the case of the ancient civilizations, despite the claims of the golden ages of peace and prosperity, it was the custom of warrior kings to wage wars of conquest, thus compelling the other to develop their own prowess to withstand and evolve. The Roman Empire
in a period of long peace, turned to
sloth and corruption which nature's remedy of marauding vandals descended to reverse.
In nearer times, one is reminded of the Wars of the Roses' which flared intermittently for 30 years, and the incessant conflicts that in time brought high technical achievements. This enabled Europe to dominate the world. The hallmarks of the struggles for independence and uplift, has been violent conflicts, and so was it in the struggle of labour for rights. A noted Black leader, Fredrick Douglas asserted "The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august laims have been born of earnest
struggle. If there is is no progress. Tho favour freedom, a agitation, are men without ploughing they want rain wit and the lightning. ocean without the waters.' It is also tri be won with the cou but few mortals are least by the self se who feed on the effo It is in this contex of the Tamils to d must be viewed. Ma the fact that India a achieved indepenc struggle, and therel neither appreciated dubious negotiation seekers could never the Tamils to gene. sacrifice, courage, fight against heavy struggle, however p tating, has inured til fice and joint endea One is reminded of Sinhala epithet "Pal at the past docility ( the continued exploi an labourers in the spect must be earne it is now unlikely would be viewed wit
It may not be deni quent efforts of th ensure the security the South, from pill ing, which they suff primarily due to th acted by the militant 13 soldiers, Tamils p in thousands being driven from their ho the frequent killing soldiers, neither the nor the Governmer intimidate. Nor can lingness to even ta settlement, be ascrib heart, but for the unending war. It ma easy for some Tamils of heart or a new fo persistent endeavou ment to impose a together with a m belie such assumptio
It may also be not "negotiations' is irr between unequals. only meaning whent of strength in each pa is conducive to mea tions, and the "midd often come forward thank the supreme youth, for even being
 

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no struggle, there se who profess to nd yet deprecate who want crops up the ground - hout the thunder They want the roar of its many ue that such could rage of a Gandhi, capable of it - and eking individuals rts of others. t, that the struggle lignity and rights ny have bemoaned and Sri Lanka had dence without a by its real benefits nor achieved. The is of political self have conditioned rate the spirits of and endurance to odds. The ongoing bainful and devasne Tamils to sacrivour for survival. the contemptuous ra Demala' aimed of the Tamils, and tation of the Indihill country. Red and proved and that the Tamils h scorn.
ed that the subsee Government to of the Tamils in age rape and killered in 1983, was e heavy price exs. For the death of laid a heavy price killed, maimed or mes. Now despite s of hundreds of Sinhalese thugs, ut has sought to the present wililk of a political led to a change of pressure of an ty be consoling or to claim a change und love, but the r of the Governmilitary solution arciless blockade,
S, ed that the word elevant in talks Negotiations has here is some basis rty. It is this that aningful negotialemen' who have to mediate, must sacrifices of the
heard.
The above should certainly not be construed as an encouragement or incentive to violence, heedless of the utter desperation and havoc suffered, by the Tamils. It is but a statement of reality that violence has a time and need depending on circumstances. This should not be lost sight of by those who pontificate on abilities to achieve results by mere talk. No doubt; violence has a time and place, and must naturally be followed by peace and goodwill. Violence is but the ploughing up the soil for crops to grow. The agony of the Tamils may yet be prolonged further straining their courage and sacrifice, but hopefully the day will come, on the basis of mutual respect earned with blood and tears, and this could be the base for real peace for years to come. To display weakness and lack of resolve, can only prolong the agony, and nullify the sacrifice of the flower of Tamil youth. The prize is ever for the courageous and the steadfast. Idealism is all very well, but realities cannot be ignored. May the toil, sacrifices and blood shed by the Tamils up to now, suffice to usher in peace, with dignity and rights.
T. Balasingham,
14 Norbury Crescent, Scarborough, Ontario MP3J6.
THE GOOD AND THE BAD
I was appalled by the anti-Hindu drivel you had published in the name of peace, contributed by Charles R.A. Hoole (Tamil Times, April 1993). He complains that "one of the strongest ideas which the puranas and the epic convey is the notion that evil doers will ultimately be destroyed by good people, even with the aid of violence.' What is wrong with this universal theme? Has he ever read the Bible? I can quote quite a number of passages which dwell on the same theme. Just a sampling is given below:
1. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God’ (Psalm 9:17).
2. "Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness till thou find none' (Psalm 10:15). 3. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup' (Psalm 11:6).
4. "I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed' (Psalm 18:37).
5. "I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet' (Psalm 18:38).
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We congratulate the following couples on their recent wedding.
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OBITUA
Dr. S.J.P. Ariaraj, Consu Wordsley Hospital, Stour lands; dearly beloved hust ni, loving daddy of Laxm Rajiv, son of the late Mr. & of Chundikuli, Jaffna, son Mr. T. Samuel-Thambiah Samuel-Thambiah of U.K. 19. 1.93. Funeral took pla Church, Oldswinford, Stour, We remember with love, friends and relations who a al, sent messages of Symp supported the Renal Unit Fl and helped in many many time of sorrow. We regret thank them individually - family, 231 Hagley Road, bridge, West Midlands DY8
Dr. Thirunavuk karasu (General Medical Practition land), loving son of the lat Thirunavukkarasu (Sri Lanka husband of Yogamalar (lps proud father of Selvakuma jeevan (Leeds) and Nikesh and proud father-in-law of , loving brother of Selvarane galeswary (Sydney) and ombo); brother-in-law of F don), Indrarajan (Dubai) (Toronto), passed away pea years on 13th May 1993 at , He will be greatly missed an bered with affection. Funer 18th May 1993 at his hom Ipswich, IP3 OPJ. We the overwhelming support and , this time of grief.
 
 
 
 
 

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ant Anaesthetist, idge, West Midand of Sukhanthin, Sumitren and Mrs. Periathamby n-law of the late
and of Mrs. I. passed away on e at St. Mary's Iridge on 26.1.93. ind thank all our tended his funerathy, generously nd in his memory ways during our (we are unable to Mrs. Ariaraj and Pedimore, Stour2JP.
Thiruchelvam r, lpswich EngMr. & Mrs. T. dearly beloved, ch), loving and (London), SuLondon), loving geeta (Luton), (Sydney) Manubadhra (Colhrarajan (Lonnd Ra Vindran 2fully, aged 54 swich Hospital. always rememtook place on 90 Cliff Lane, all for their mpathy during
Mrs. Kanagambihai Ragunathan, beloved wife of Mr. S. P. Ragunathan (Ragu), Retired Town Overseer, P.W.D., Badulla, presently of Canada, daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Kandiah of Malakam, Sri Lanka; loving mother of Sri Kantha (Canada), mother-in-law of Sagunthala, grandmother of Visvakanthan, sister of Mrs. Kanagaluxmi Thirunavukkarasu of Malakam, Sri Lanka and the late Manickavasagar (Teacher, Central College, Jaffna); sister-in-law of Mrs. Puvaneswari Nadarajah,
Rajanathan, Paramanathan (all of Canada),
Pathmanathan (U.K.), passed away on 10th June 1993. Funeral took place in Toronto on 14.6.93 - 173 Mammoth Hall Trail, Scarbor
ough, Ontario M1B 1 P8, Canada. Tel: (416)
7542521.
Mrs. Bagavathy Balasingam, beloved wife of the late Thambimuttu Balasingham (Attorney-at-Law, Badulla, Sri Lanka); loving mother of B. Balaraman (Solicitor, U.K.) and B. Aurobindo (Oklahoma, U.S.A.); mother-inlaw of Malika Devi and Myriam and grandmother of Priyadharshini and Natasha expired under tragic circumstances in Colombo on 13th June 1993. Funeral took place on 18.6.93 - 62 Eversleigh Road, East Ham, London E6 1HO. Tel: 081-470 2371.
IN MEMORAM
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on the fifth anniversary of his passing away on 14th June 1988.
You were a great man
So noble and great
Whom we all miss
And will never forget.
Sadly missed and fondly remembered by his loving wife Ruby, children Vinothini, Pathmini and Rajan, grandchildren Tilan, Arosha, Sumithra and Julian. - 24 Woodend Avenue, South Harrow, Middx. HA28NX, U.K.
in everloving memory of Mr. B. Sivagananathan on the second anniversary of his passing away on 22.6.91.
Remembered with love and affection by his step mother Mrs. Rajaletchumy Balasubramaniam, wife Kamala; brothers Dr. Sivaloganathan, Thirunavukkarasu, Radhakrishnan and Sritharan, sisters Mrs. Gowri Pathmanathan, Mrs. Bhagawathy Mohanadas, Mrs. Mangayarkkarasi Jetheendran and Mrs. Jayanthi Kumaranayagam - 9 Upton Close, Park Street, St. Albans, Herts, U.K. Tel: O737 873537.
in loving memory of Mr. Sivaguru Mahadevan on the first anniversary of his passing away on 5th June 1992.
Sadly missed and fondly remembered by is beloved wife Jayanthi; loving children Kalaivani, Gajan and Haran; mother Mrs. Selvapakiam Sivaguru; brothers Pathmanaan and Dr. Ganeshan; sisters Mrs. Jayessary Narendra and Mrs. Vimaladevi Thyagar:ah - 31 Tamarisk Gardens, Bittern Park, Sruthampton SO24RA.
in loving memory of Mrs. davanam On the first a passing away on 23.6.92.
Sadly missed and fond her children Thirupathy, ma, and Sivapakiam; son Balasubramaniam, Dr. Nagaratnam, daughter-it grandchildren Mrs. Kumu an, Mrs. Suganthini Nav Amuthini, Jeyanthini, Th Jamuna, Anula, Nalina, l Sivakumar, Sivasel var Sivathasan - 57B Days Beds., U.K.
FORTHCOMING
June 26 7.00pm Vembad ciation (U.K.) presents Dance at Lola Jones Ha Centre, Greaves Place Tooting, London SW17 C 906.9/349 1172. June 27 6.30pm SCOT Vocal Recital by Shri O. the Conway Hall, Red Lic MVC1R4RL Tel O81-764 7181 & 0277223981. July 1st Pirathosham. July 3 Full Moon, St. Tho
July 3 10.00am to 11.30 College Old Boys' Ass Annual Get Together w Dance and Cultural Enter School, Watery Lane, Me SW2O 9AD. July 9 Launching of b Essence of the Tamils by ajah, at the Assembly F Walthamstow, London E1 July 1 1 6.30pm Lon Aadheenam presents Car al by “Sangeetha Wani” Brahmananda at Conway Square, Holborn, Londo O277223981/O81-531 64 July 15 Ekathasi. July 17 Pirathosam. 6.3 Sents 'Kalai Vizha' in aid C Sri Lanka and South I Community School, Wen 081-3420330/904 1789. July 19 Adi Amawasai 5. of London Tamil Institute School Hall, East Lane, W July 22 Sathurthi. July 23 Adi Pooram. July 29 Ekathasi. July 30 Pirathosam. July 31 St. Ignatius Day.
 
 
 
 
 

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Ponnamma Kannniversary of her
ly remembered by Thanapathy, Path:-in-law Nadarajah, Thangarajah and -law Tharmarani; hini Gnanakunnarendhra, Shanthini, asintha, Shantha, hayalini, Sivandevi, , Sivasel vi and Lane, Biddenham,
EVENTS
i Old Girls' ASSO
Summer Dinner l, Tooting Leisure of Garratt Lane,
NE. Tel: O81-647
presents Carnatic S. Thiagarajan at in Square, London 791.2/87O 9897/468
nas Day.
pm Jaffna Hindu ociation presents th. Sports, Dinner, ainment at Rutlish rton Park, London
look The Ethical Mr. S. Sriskandarfall, Forest Road, 7.
ion Meihan dan natic Vocal Recit
Smt. Nageswary Hall, 25 Red Lion i VVC1 4RL Tel: 5.
pm M.I.O.T. pref Tamil refugees in dia at Copeland bley, Middx., Tel:
I0рт. Speech Day at Wembley High 'embley, Middx.
July 31 6.30pm Tamil Performing Arts Society celebrates its 15th Anniversary with "Ganasakaram', a musical extravaganza at Riverdale Hall, Rennell Street, Lewisham, London SE13 Tel: O81-4594335/47O 7883.
At the Bhavan Centre, 4A Castletown Road, London W14 9HQ. Tel: 071 381 3086,4608. July 3, 17 & 31. 5.30pm Lecture on Mahabharata by Sri Mathoor Krishnamurthi. July 3 7.00pm. A talk on "The Relevance of Bhagavad Gita to Modern Life" by Swami Swaroopananda. July 17 700pm Bharata Natyam by Lakshmi & Parawathy, disciples of Smt Alames Valli. July 18 7.00pm Hindustani Vocal by Sharad Sathe. August 7 & 8 Carnatic Vocal by the legendary singer Sri Bala Murali Krishna.
Dr. Raj Chandran Appointed to Commission of Racial Equality
Dr. Raj Chandran of Nottingham has been appointed to the Commission of Racial Equality by the British Home Office. The CommisSion has an annual budget of £15 million and has the power to investigate allegations of discrimination on grounds of race.
Dr. Chandran was a District Councillor and a Conservative Parliamentary Candidate. He is President of the League of Friends of the University of Jaffna.
London Ambulance Service Organise Medical Aid for North & East Sri Lanka
A group of Doctors require assistance in setting up a medical aid programme for the children of North and East Sri Lanka due to outbreaks of Rabies and Malaria. It is planned to train local health workers to vaccinate and give injections in preventive medicine and also perform other health care procedures in the outlying villages. This organisation is strictly non-sectarian and non-political its only interest is in providing medical aid training and relief where ever called upon to do so. It is an open membership and welComes members of all nationalities and religious beliefs.
Any medical personnel willing to be involved, or to support us, would be most welcome. Contributions for vaccines urgently required. For further information please contact: Mr. Peter Kingsley-Ducane, Room B 10, The Basement Aid Room, London Ambulance Service, 220 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8SD. Tel: 071-633 9124 (Daytime) or 0689835823 (6 to 8pm)

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Ravi Bags £5.5Million Policy
Ravilochanan "Ravi to his friends and relatives arrived in Britain with his family from India five years ago. In 1988 when he came to live in Croydon he knew no one in Britain. He embarked on the sometimes soul-destroying job of selling financial services, in which knowing people has been looked upon as an important prerequisite. However Ravi has made a roaring success of his profession by selling for his firm, NM Financial Management of Park Street, Croydon, its biggest insurance policy of £5.5 million.
Ravi WOn the ConfidelCe Of thO.Se he canvassed leading to a coveted high achiever's award in his first year. Now as a seasoned salesman and sales manager, he spends considerable time training new reCruitS.
A modest self-effacing man, he believes that a change of attitude is necessary in his industry and immediate advice should be available to those in financial difficulty. He feels that the industry spends too much time and money appealing to the basic greed of new recruits telling them how much success they can achieve at the outset, thus sometimes raising unrealistic expectations and always running the risk of attracting the wrong kind of people. He emphasises the professional aspect of the industry, in which people trust the insurance salesman and reveal personal financial details and expect impartial advice in return. Of course he has to sell insurance, but not to the detriment of his client.
Ravi's advice to those who aspire to his own success is that it would be wise to recommend investments only to those clients who could comfortably afford it. In some cases it may mean no investment at all it may be disappointing at that time, but clients appreciate the salesman's honesty and come back when times get better, in the meantime many of them recommend their friends.
Ravi is the only son of the Tamil scholar and pioneer of Tamil broadcasting in Britain, Mr. S. Sivapathasundaram and the carnatic musician of yesteryear, Mrs. Gnanatheepam Sivapathasundaran.
Airlanka increases Flights to South India
Airlanka has recently increased its frequenCies between Colombo and South India to 14 flights a week. There are daily flights to Madras, 5 flights a week to Trivandrum and 2 to Tiruchinapalli.
Airlanka has good connections with its four London flights, and where there are no immediate Connections, an alternative with indian Airlines to Madras and Trivandrum is offered.
With the recent deliv second Airbus A320, all flig to South India as well as are now operated with the
An Appreci
The demise of Mr. Sitham tionately known as Ponni his career was teacher an Arunodaya College, Alave mourned equally so by his tions, his old students, his very importantly by his frie him. As a teacher he exce profession and was highl honoured by all his associa outside. Ponniah Ma: approached by anyone for f regard to their problems. knowledge, his experience invariably found some solu He was very honourable, r and unobtrusive in his actio As a gentleman he was a can you find another of his C. teacher and later my frienc always addressed me as 'Dé proud of him and will miss may you 'Dear Brother, finc
T. Mylvaganam, (formerly
Trade Commis
16/88 Albert Road, Strathfield 21.35, Australia.
Vice President of U.K. Bhavan
H.E. Shri K.R. Narayanan of the Bhaw 'Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru whenever India opened itsel ously to the rest of the world thoughts and ideas, India country. Bharatiya Vidya B tremendous job in this vita multi-faceted and profound Vice-President of India, His K. R. Narayanan during his van 's U.K. centre on 13.5. by his wife Smt Usha Naray Dr. L. M. Singhvi High C India in U.K. and a patror welcomed the distinguishe Maneck Dalal chairman of th centre proposed the vote of
 
 
 
 

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sed to say that and gave generof its culture, its жесатe a great avan is doing a task through its
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of the Bhavan d visitors. Shri e Bhavan 'S U.K. hanks.
Sakunthalam Drama in Tamil
The histrionic talent among the little children of South London Tamil School, Croydon, was once again displayed at a Cultural Evening on 16th May last when they staged Kalidasa's masterpiece Sakunthalam in Tamil. Those who had watched the Ramayana productions by the same school last year would have found a difference; this time the entire play was narrated and acted by kids aged between four and eleven. It was heartwarming to watch the children speaking spotless Tamil with innocent confidence and remarkable feeling. The production is the first part of two, the second and final part is to be staged sometime later this year.
Beginning with the enticing dance of the celestial Menaka, sent by Indra to disrupt the penance of Viswamitra and the resultant birth of Sakunthala, the story continues with the finding of the baby girl by a riverside by Rishi Kan var who entrusts her with Gauthami, matron of his Ashram. Sakunthala grows up among the sylvan surroundings, playing with birds and animals and her two close companions, Anusuya and Priyamwatha. Kanwar Rishi, foreseeing some calamity to befall on Sakunthala, departs to do penance at Kapila Hills, Here ends the first episode.
it was a wonderful experience to watch the kids with tucked up veshti and brahminical thread and girls in rural attire dancing merrily. The Scene where Kan var takes leave of them the little Ornes Showed their ermotion So realistically that the entire audience was seen to wipe their own tears. Every child acted brilliantly and the little girl who took the part of Sakunthala was superb.
Among the other items of the Cultural Evening were vocal music, violin, veena, mridangam and individual dance performances. A Pinnal Kolatam (Maypole Dance) by a group of eight little children was very attractive and perfectly executed. Outstanding was a dance drama entitled 'Bhaktharin Kanavu, a dream fantasy depicting the craving of devotees to have the dharsan of the Almighties and eventual appearance of the Three, Brahma, Vishnu and Siva with their Consorts in the dream of the Bhakthas. The scene, acting and the dance choreography were of a very high standard.
The South London Tanni School children's cultural standard is seen to have grown tremendously in recent years. The school which runs into its tenth year hopes to celebrate the coming anniversary with exciting Cultural events.
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Continued from page 16 ary had overruled Pre)
R wanted to reciprocate The Tigers for some reason came to efire. The governmen
believe that a section of the militarists were unable to grasp around ဝှိd:း were ¥ $ pitfalls of extending th ior moves to create conditions whic the Tamil territory. C would ultimately make him see com- bellicose atitude, he mon cause with India against the enment made a disas LTTE. rejecting a peace gest It was also clear to them that India the LTTE at the begin had stopped orchestrating the belief 1991. that Premadasa would ultimately bet- y ray the interests of the army by adopt- The LTTE's peace ing a soft approach towards the Tigers and that Delhi was very keen to please regroup and reorgani Premadasa and win him over. hierarchy assumed
The Tigers had to make a quick weak and that it was move before the Colombo Delhi rap- strike. The governm prochement was cemented by Pre- peace offer and prop madasa and his 'hawkish' advisors. unacceptable terms
The rejection of LTTE's ceasefire in which amounted to n, 1991 and the role of the Select Com- total surrender', obser mittee are two more factors that have in an English book to be reviewed in the aftermath of LTTE in Jaffna ea Premadasa's death. (Women Fighters of L
When the LTTE's unilateral cease- - released by the Pub fire on January 1, 1991 was rejected of LTTE, Jaffna, 1.1.1 by the government the Tigers believed However, it appears that Ranjan Wijeratne and the milit- became alarmed wher
misconceived by the g attempt to seek a br
Jafna Central Makes it the Serni firmals. In the oth College conceded defeat
Four in a ROW final encounter was Jaff versus Nalanda College. foss and put Central to runs for the loss of 4 wick their wickets for 66 runs emerged champions for t row.
Jaffna Central College ed of A. Maheethan (ca lathan, B. Muraleetharan, Dharmaraj, K. Kalavanna T. Raviraj, and S. Sivatha
On a cool but dry Bank Holiday Monday May Over 3000 Sri Lankan 31st, Jaffna Central College made it four in a this unique Sri Lankan ant row when they beat Nalanda College Col- the funds urgently needed ombo in a nail biting finish of the 5th Annual Cancer ward at the Cance Sri Lankan Cricket Festival held at the Maori at Maharagama and also t Club grounds, Worcester Park, Surrey to schools whose OBA's I clinch the O.B.A. Festival Challenge Trophy festival.
for the fourth year in succession. Dr.
A record number of fourteen schools par
ficipated this year and comprised of St. Anthony's, Colombo Hindu, Trinity, Jaffna Tami Lawye Hindu, St. Thomas, Ananda, Zahira, Nalanda, Form ASSO St. Johns Jaffna, Mahinda, St. Peters, St.
Tamil lawyers practising Josephs and Royal. don have formed themse
Play got under way on three separate ciation at a meeting held t pitches at 9.30am and af. Í 1.00am the Festiv- Hall, Revelstoke Road, LC a was declared open by the Deputy High 列 2ommissioner for Sri Lanka Gamini Muna- atea the meeting at singhe who hoisted the National flag of Sri onces Co: - anka amidst the flags of the fourteen partici- year 1993/94. President: pating schools, to the accompaniment of the Vice Presidents: Winal
National anthern. Sriharan, Secretary: M. Former England Test star Denis Amiss who Secretary: K. Sritharan, spresently an England Test selector was one janayagam, Asst. Treast of the distinguished guests to attend the Executive Committee: R testival. KP.S. Chetty, N. Sivaga in this seven-a-side, six overs knock out malingam. T. Yogananth, turnament, Jaffna Central beat St. Anthonys Appeal: SI Yogarajah, and took on Jaffna Hindu College in one of Arulampalam.
lawyers from various p
 

madasa who had he Tiger's ceast policy makers he dangers and e war deep into aught up in this Sri Lankan Govrous mistake in ure proposed by ning of the year
initiative was overnment as an athing space to ze. The military the LTTE was the right time to ent rejected the osed unfair and and conditions othing less than ves“Adele Anne" put out by the irly this year, iberation Tigers lication Section 993 p.69).
that the LTTE Premadasa be
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gan to make use of the Select Commit-' tee process to muster support among a . few Tamil representatives in the East to seek Western sanctions to create the appropriate political and social conditions in the Eastern province to facilitate the consolidation of the army's military gains in this region and thereby enable the security forces : to withdraw sufficient troops from there to hit Jaffna. The LTTE came to see the whole Select Committee process as an insidious design by Premadasa which was an integral component of a large military strategy aimed at defeating them.
Four days before Premadasa was blown up, the Eelanatham, argued that the Premadasa government is keenly involving itself only in finding a military solution (26-4-93).
Although bumbling at many a turn the LTTE could see that Premadasa was making some moves in the right direction - a dangerous direction. Anyone familiar with the history of the LTTE will know that Prabhakaran rarely bothers himself with clever counter moves. He just checkmates.
er semi final Royal to Nalanda and the na Central College
Nalanda won the bat who scored 76 etS. Nalanda lostall and Jaffna Central he fourth year in a
team was comprisptain), VP. Praha
T.G. Singham, M. , S. Wijeyanathan, S.
expatriates graced Jual festival to Swell 'to aid the Children r Research institute praise funds for the articipated in this
K.C. Rajasingham.
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n the United Kinglves into an ASSOecently at the Little ndon SMV 18. Tami! arts of the U.K. which the following 9d for the current 2. Sithamparapilai; Sockanathan & A. Verminathan, Asst. Treasurer: P. Rarer: K. Mahesan; D. Ratnasingham, neshan, S. Paratr. Committee of (. Markandoo, P.
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6. “Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies: that I might destroy them that hate me' (Psalm 18:40).
Don't these passages espouse the concept of "bad people' (kettavarkal)? Sang the Hindu saint Thirunavukkarasu in the 7th century, Naam yaar. kum kudi allom – Namanai anjom – narahath thil idarpadom. . .ʼ.These : sentiments are the same as those expressed in the above-cited Bible verses. And I do not see anything wrong in subscribing to these themes in the 20th century.
Even Subrahmanya Bharathi advised the children in his Paappaa Paatu as follows:
'Paathaham seipavarai kandaal рауат kollalahathш раapраa Mothii mithithu vidu paappaa — A var muhathill umizhnthu vidu paappaa”
Was Bharathi's suggestion to kids, of stomping and spitting on the faces of 'bad people', an ill-advised one? I don't think so. He had just adopted the passages mentioned in the Bible. Only those who are subservient and lacking a backbone do like to dance to a different tune, extolling the virtues of "peaceful co-existence' while being oppressed in covert and overt ways.
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