EALAM : Let us defeat the Indian Hegemonism over South Asia

The Sinhala fanatic racial state had geared up its fierce attack on Ealam Tamil People for a final assault. Army Chief Sarath Fonseka cackled that they will capture Kilonochi from tigers. The main reason for the arrogance and chauvinism of Sinhala military is all due to the support of the Indian Govt. The Indian Govt through the supplies of radars (high tech) and war machinery has ordered an assault on Tigers. When there arose an opposition in Tamilnadu over this, our Govt first refused having sent either radars or machinery or personel. Later when Indian officials got wounded in the counter attack of tigers on Sinhala military, all the machinations of Indian Govt got exposed. Even then the Manmohan Govt kept silent.

Karunanidhi, Tamil Nadu CM kept silent over the matter and later spoke to PM on phone, as usual. The Indian Govt. which feeds the Srilankan Govt. with army and personal in turn immediately called the Deputy Commander of Srilanka  and conveyed its anxiety. There cannot be any other insulting means for degrading the Tamil people.

From the beginning the Indian Govt. has always approached the Ealam Tamil problem with an intention of fulfilling its own designs of supremacy over south Asian region. The interests of Indian comprador Bourgeoise in Srilanka, the socio-economic-militarist supremacy and ever on watch to stop any kind of National Liberation movements or revolution in SA region - these objections always determine all activities of Indian state in South Asian Region.

Indira Gandhi tried to influence Srilankan state by creating puppets in many Ealam Liberation activists during 1983 by supplying arms and assisting them in military training. The Tigers were forced to agree to the Indo-Srilanka treaty on Tamils. At first the Tigers refused. Then Rajiv went into an unwritten agreement with tigers and proceeded to Srilanka as IPKF Mission. The rest is a known history of 1987. Throwing out the island Kachatheevu to Sri Lanka as a grand offer and feeding Tamilian fishermen to the ever hungry Sri Lankan Navy as in a ceremonial war are the only cheaper means to achieve a bigger end, to force Sri Lanka to live under the Indian hegemonic tutelage.

Since the Indian comprador bourgeois like TATA, Ambani and Mittal have grown bigger through globalisation policies of Indian state, they are in an urgent need of the entire South Asian market; and the Indian Govt wants Sri Lankan Govt to accept the rupee as the currency in the entire SA market; also to utilise South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) as its tool and to establish 'peace' in Indian terms. Thus the secrecy of the Indian Military Aid.

The main reason for the setback (relapse) of the Ealam Tamil People's struggle is the fascist trend (trait) in Tigers. Neverthless, if the Sinhala military succeeds in its present offensive, it will assert its standpoint that Tamils are second class citizens. The Indian ruling classes aim to weaken the Indian National liberation movements by crushing Tamil Ealam Struggle.

Hence, we have to resist an unjust Sinhala fascist war; we have to support Ealam People's right to self determination and not limiting to these (objectives) we have to focus our struggles also towards opposing the Indian hegemonism over South Asia and particularly over Sri Lanka at the present context.

(This article appeared in PUTHIYA KALACHARAM - NEW CULTURE - Issue no. 26/3 - 5, Aug - Oct - 2008, Tamil Monthly, Revolutionary Cultural Organ of Peoples Art, Lit Association, Tamil Nadu.)

12-hr bandh in five South Orissa districts affects normal life

Normal life was on Monday affected during a dawn-to-dusk bandh in five south Orissa districts called by some Left parties and tribal organizations in protest against the communal violence in Kandhamal district.

This bandh call was given in Kandhamal, Gajapati, Rayagada, Ganjam and Koraput districts of south Orissa by CPI-ML (New Democracy), CPI-ML (Liberation), CPI-ML (Kanu Sanyal), SUCI and Samajwadi Jana Parishad . Tribal organization Lok Sangram Manch LSM) supported this Bandh call. Activists of these organizations also held protest demonstrations in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack.

Vehicles went off the road and shops remained closed in Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Koraput districts during the bandh. The state-owned Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) cancelled all long-distance buses from Berhampur while private bus owners kept their vehicles off the road. Shops and business establishments were closed in Raikia, Daringibadi, Kotagada, Tumudibandh, Nuagaon, Tikabali and Udaygiri areas of Kandhamal.

Activists disrupted train movement Khurda road and Berhampore for two hours in the morning through blockades near Rambha and Khalikote in Ganjam district. At least 26 bandh supporters were detained at Rambha in Ganjam while resorting the railway services. Roads were blocked near Aska and Bhanjanagar. In Gnajm district the effect of the bandh was more evident in Sorada, Dharkote, Sanakhemundi and Shergarh blocks. The protesters took out a rally in Berhampur shjouting slogans for communal amity and demanding action against communal forces.

In Kandhamal district vehicular traffic was affected throughout the district but effect of the bandh was more apparent in Daringbadi, Raikia, Brahmanigaon areas. At Daringbadi a tussle occurred between the CRPF personnel and the supporters of the bandh. The CRPF personnel resorted to lathicharge. In the afternoon a public meeting was held organized at Daringbadi which was attended by the state secretary of LSM, Kusanath Pradhan and leader of CPI(ML)-New Democracy, Akhil Pradhan.

In Koraput district banch affected day to day life in Narayanpatna, Bandhugaon and Laxmipur blocks. The road transportation between Korpaut and Parvatipuram of Andhra Pradesh was disrupted.

Road blockades and other other impacts of the bandh was observed in Gudari, Gunupur, Padmapur, Ramnaguda, Bisamkatak, MUniguda areas of Rayagada district.

In Gajapati district tress were cut at some places to block roads. Vehicles ramined off road throughout the district.

These organizations’ demands including action against organisations instigating violence in Kandhamal in the aftermath of killing of Laxamananda Saraswati and security to the riot victims.

The Central UPA and State Government are targeting educated Muslim youth for the bomb blasts in various big cities in the country. In this connection governments, police and intelligence agencies claim to possess sufficient evidence of involvement of such youth in ‘terrorist’ activities. After every such incident, on behalf of the police and government, full information about the alleged terrorists is being given via the media. This raises the question that despite such detailed information being available, what has the police system of the government been waiting for, rather than taking preventive action? On behalf of the government, Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) has been accused of being guilty for the bomb blasts in the past few years. The government has banned the SIMI under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Gita Mittal, justice of the Special Tribunal constituted under the above referred Act has raised difficult questions on the entire government propaganda. In her order running into 263 pages and ordering the removal of the ban on SIMI, Justice Gita Mittal has stated that the government has presented no evidence for proving the necessity of the ban even though the government was given opportunity for this many times by the Tribunal. The order has acknowledged that there is no evidence against any activist of SIMI being involved in terrorist activity. The order has exposed the hollowness of the claims of the government.

The Central Government appealed in the Supreme Court against this order. The Central Government says that a Cabinet note was presented before the Tribunal but it was not given due importance. Along with the statements of 77 senior officers of the I.B. and other intelligence agencies were given to the Tribunal. Even according to the government’s own claims, the central government could place no evidence before the Tribunal other than the Cabinet note and the statements of senior intelligence officers. According to the petition submitted before the Supreme Court by the Central Government, SIMI is an organization of Muslim students and youth which has been infiltrated by Muslim terrorist organizations of Jammu & Kashmir, like Hizbul Mujhaiddin and Lashkar–e-Tayyaba. After making such claims, the government distanced itself from the answerability of presenting any evidence against SIMI. Even the police of the BJP government of Rajasthan acknowledged before the government that it had no evidence of the involvement of SIMI in the bomb blasts in Jaipur on 13^th May 2008.