tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48675281205444115742024-03-13T04:45:03.900-07:00Centre for Study of Minority Muslims' Political Struggle - Sri LankaAllah (swt)says;..mix not the truth with faleshood, nor conceal the truth while you know the truth..' (TMQ 2:42)/working in partnership with Sri Lanka Think Tank-UKSri Lanka Think Tank - UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135817924318932634noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867528120544411574.post-27560784718293574162018-01-20T01:17:00.001-08:002018-01-20T01:17:33.045-08:00'உள்ளுராட்சி சபை' சிந்தனையும் , பிரஜைகளின் அரசியலும்<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமீபத்தில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">திருமண</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வைபமொன்றின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்னுடன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உரையாடிக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொண்டிருந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒருவர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சடுதியாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறித்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சியொன்றைப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வட்டார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேட்பாளரொருவருடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">துண்டுப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரசுமொன்றைக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சுட்டிக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காட்டினார்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
' '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேட்பாளரைப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பார்க்காதீர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ! </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இனவாதத்திலிருந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நாட்டை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மீட்கப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாக்களியுங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்று</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தலைப்பிடப்பட்டு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பல</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விடயங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எழுதப்பட்டிருந்தன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்பு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்னிடம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இவனுகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விடக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கூடாது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளூரட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேர்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்பது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஊர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அபிவிருக்தி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சார்ந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விடயங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முன்னிறுத்திப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பேச</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேர்தலப்பா</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வட்டார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முறை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இவனுகளுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நல்ல</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆப்பு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சேவை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்கிறானா</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ! </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இல்லையா</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">! </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்று</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இனித்தான்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தெரியவரும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">துண்டுப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரசுரத்தை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பாருங்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ! </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிகளுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இமேஜைக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காட்டி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாக்குக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கேக்குறானுவல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பயல்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இங்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாங்கோ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜக்கிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசியக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நாட்டுல</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்யுது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ? </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சுதந்திரக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நாட்டுல</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்யுது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">? </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மெடரெல்லாம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எங்களுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தெரியும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எங்கட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வட்டாரத்துக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நீங்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்ய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போறீங்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">? </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்டு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முஞ்சில</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கேட்கனுமப்பா</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இவனுல்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்றார்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏதேச்ச</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">i</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">யாகவும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கிராமத்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மொழியிலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முன்வைக்கப்பட்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கருத்தாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இருந்தாலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கூட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகாரக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டமைப்பின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தத்துவம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">? </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலங்கையின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பாரம்பரிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கலாசாரம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதனை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எவ்வாறு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலவீனப்படுத்தியுள்ளது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">?
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேர்தல்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தத்துவத்தை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சிதைப்பதற்காக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்பற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வியூகங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">யாவை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ? </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போன்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கேள்விகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மையப்படுத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விவாதங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மன்றத்தில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆரம்பித்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வைப்பதற்கான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆரம்ப</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளீடுகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவரது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வசனங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொண்டிருப்பதாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நான்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உணர்கிறேன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அந்தப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்புலத்திலேயே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்றால்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ? </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கேள்விகளுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விடை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காணும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இக்கட்டுரை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நகர்ந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செல்கிறது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கோட்பாட்டாளர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சிந்தனையை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்புல</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆழ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அகலங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடையாளப்படுத்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பல்வேறு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரயோகங்களைப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பயன்படுத்துகிறார்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறிப்பாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 'Government Beyond the center' (</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசைத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தாண்டிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">) </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்பது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அத்தகையதொரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பதப்பிரயோகம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எனலாம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விடவும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நலன்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உடனடியாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அறிந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிறைவேற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அலகு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்று</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதனது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வரைவிளக்கணம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சொல்கிறது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">,
'Door Step Government' (</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வீட்டு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாசப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">படி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">) </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றொரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சொல்லாடலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சிந்தனையை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சுட்டி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிற்கிறது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கத்தை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விடவும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரஜைகளுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நெருக்கமான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கமாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கத்தை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கருத</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கருத்தையே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வீட்டு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாசப்படி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பதம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நாடுகிறது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதாவது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நாட்டினுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வலைபின்னலில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரஜைக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நெருக்கமான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முதலாவது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகாரக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டமைப்பு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கமாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேறு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சில</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆய்வாளர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 'Self-Government' (</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சுய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">-</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">) </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரயோகத்தால்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வர்ணிக்கின்றனர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறிப்பிட்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிலப்பகுதியிலுள்ள</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தமது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேவைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அபிலாஷைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பூர்த்தி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்வதுடன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தமது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதேசத்திற்கேயுரிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கலாச்சாரம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சனப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பரம்பலைக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கருத்திற்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொண்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிலையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தம்மை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிர்வகித்துக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்வதற்கான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடிப்படையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சுய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">-</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதனோடிணைந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரன்சு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விஞ்ஞானி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அலக்ஸ்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">டீ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">டேர்கியோவெலி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 'School
of Political Education' (</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கல்விக்கான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பாடசாலை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">) </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சிந்தனையை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வரையறை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்கிறார்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏனெனில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விரும்பியோ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விரும்பாமலோ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மிக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நெருக்கமாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தொழிற்பட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிர்ப்பந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிலை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சிக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டமைப்பில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்வாங்கப்படும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வாதிகளுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இருக்கின்றன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எனவே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தமது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகளது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செயற்பாடுகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மதிப்பீடு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தத்தமது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கிராமங்களில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ள</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரச்சினைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தீர்த்துத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தருமாறு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்களுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அழுத்தம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொடுத்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொருத்தமானவர்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அபேட்சகராக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சந்தர்ப்பங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உருவாக்கிக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்ளல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கிராமிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விவாகரங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முன்னிறுத்தி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நேரடியாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விவாதங்களில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஈடுபடுதல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போன்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நடத்தைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமூகத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடிமட்டம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வரை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொண்டு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சென்று</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மீது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பயிற்றுவிப்பதற்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">துணை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்வதாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாதிக்கிறார்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகையிலேயே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விழிப்புணர்வை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமூக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மயப்படுத்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செயற்திட்டத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆரம்ப</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிலைப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பாடசாலை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">'</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">யாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நோக்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கருகிறார்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இன்னும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சில</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சிந்தனையாளர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 'Local Democracy' (</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜனநாயகம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">) </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அழைக்கிறார்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இக்குறித்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரயோகத்தை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தெரிவு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்ததன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்புலத்தில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விவாதிக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நியாயப்பாடுகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவதானிக்கத்தக்கவை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொதுவாகவே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதநிதித்துவ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜனநாயக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்கினுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜனநாயகத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தன்மை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">'</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">யை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலரும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விமர்சனம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்வதுண்டு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏனெனில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவ்வொழுங்கின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கீழ்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேர்தல்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காலங்களுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மாத்திரமே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகளும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நெருங்கி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வருகிறார்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்பு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">,
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தரப்பினர்களுக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இடையிலான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இடைவெளி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகரித்துச்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செல்கிறது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எனவே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">,
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</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உணர்வை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வாதிகளுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏற்படுத்துவதிலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தமது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மீது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செல்வாக்குச்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செலுத்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆற்றலை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமூகத்திற்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்தியில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அபிவிருக்தி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்வதிலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநதித்துவ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜனநாயக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தோல்வியடைந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விட்டது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்பதே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதனை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நோக்கி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முன்வைக்கப்படும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விமர்சனங்களது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மூல</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேராகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆனால்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதித்துவ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜனநாயக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்கின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கோளாருகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தாண்டிச்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செல்வதற்கான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கருவிகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளடக்கிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சிறிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்காக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கோடிட்டுக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காட்டுகிறார்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காரணம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சந்தித்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரச்சினைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடிக்கடி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நேரில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சென்று</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விசாரித்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தங்களது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விமர்சனங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நேரடியாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகளிடம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எடுத்துரைத்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போன்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகளுக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களுக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இடையிலான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஊடாட்டம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டமைப்பில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகமானது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்பதாலாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதாவது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதித்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜனநாயகத்தினுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜனநாயகத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தன்மையை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செழிப்பான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தளத்தில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பரீட்சிப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பார்ப்பதற்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">களமைத்துத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தருவாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆய்வாளர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கருதுகிறார்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேற்கூறப்பட்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அனைத்துப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பதப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரயோகங்களையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சொல்லாடல்களையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இணைத்துப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">புரிந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்ளும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போதுதான்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்கை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டமைப்புகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொண்டிருக்கின்றன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">? </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தத்துவத்தையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகளையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தெளிவாகப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">புரிந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்ள</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முடியும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உதாரணமாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">,, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ரீதியாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களைப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பயிற்றுவித்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜனநாயக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விழுமியங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடிமட்டம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வரை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொண்டு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செல்லல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகாரத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பயன்கள</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">i </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நேரடியாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமூகம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அனுபவிப்பதற்கான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாய்ப்புகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகரித்துக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொடுத்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">துரதிஷ்டவசமாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலங்கையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொறிமுறையானது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேற்கூறப்பட்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடைந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்ளவில்லை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்பதே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொதுவான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவதானமாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விளைதிறனும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வினை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">திறனும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குன்றிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகாரக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டமைப்பாகவே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தொடர்ந்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொதுமக்களாலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிகளாலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நோக்கப்படுகின்றன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேற்சொன்ன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறைபாடுகளில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சிலதை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிவர்த்திப்பதற்காகவும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சில</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடைந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்ளும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நோக்குடனுமே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வட்டாரமுறை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அறிகமும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்யப்பட்டன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்னரும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கூட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகளது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வினைதிறனை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சுரண்டிக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்வதற்கான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வியூகங்களுடனேயே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இயங்குகின்றன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்பதை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">களயதார்த்தமாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதாவது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகளுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொறுப்புச்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சொல்லல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பண்பினை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகரிகச்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்வதே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வட்டார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முறையின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நோக்கமாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இன்னொரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வட்டார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முறையின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகளிருந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தப்பித்துக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்வதற்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அபேட்சர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விடயம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கூர்ந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவதானிக்கத்தக்கது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இதுபோக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமகால</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலங்கையின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; 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font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒன்றியத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆய்வாளர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தஸூன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஷானக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கோடிட்டுக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காட்டுகிறார்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமீபத்தில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மாத்தரை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மாவட்டத்தை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சூழ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேற்கொண்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆய்வின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முடிவில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; 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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">'</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அலகுகளது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நோக்கங்களை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆரம்பமாகப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">புரிந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்ள</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதாவது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமூகத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சகல</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மட்டத்தினரையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்கை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகுப்பு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செயற்திட்டத்தில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்வாங்கிக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்வதே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்காகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">,; </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வெளியின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பங்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தாரர்களாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடிமட்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மாற்றியமைப்பதாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆனால்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">,
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இன்று</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வாதிகளின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அபிலாஷைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சூழவே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளூர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வாதிகளும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இயங்குகின்றனர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதனை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வாதிகளது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளூர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏஜன்டுகளாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தொழிற்படுகிறார்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இதனால்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியலினுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அத்துணை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மோதல்களும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குழிபறிப்புகளும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலவீனங்களும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளூர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மட்டத்திலும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வெளிப்படுகிறது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிகளது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலத்தை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உறுதி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்வதற்கான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இடைக்காலக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கருவியாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலபோது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உளளு</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வைக்கப்படும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சூழமையும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தோற்றம்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பெறுகின்றன</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைத்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தத்துவத்திற்கும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகளுக்கும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேற்சொன்ன</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நடைமுறை</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நேர்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முரணானதாகும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏனெனில்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபையை</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதித்துவம்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்யும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வதிகளே</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாதிகளை</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விட</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலமானவர்களாக</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இருக்க</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்களே</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களுக்கு</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மிகவும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நெருக்கமானவர்கள்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்களே</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வாதிகளை</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டுப்படுத்த</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இதுவே</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகள்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உருவாக்கப்பட்டதன்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்புலத்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தத்துவமாகும்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்கிறார்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தஸூன்</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஷானக</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகளுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வினைதிறனையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விளைதிறனையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மறைமுகமாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டுப்படுத்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகையிலேயே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கமும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதனைக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கையாள்கின்றன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறிப்பாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வளப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பகிர்வு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வளமுகாமைத்துவம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சார்ந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பரப்புகளில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டுப்பாட்டற்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தலையீடு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகளது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சுயாதீன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இயக்கத்தை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வரையறை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்கிறது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மட்டுமன்றி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">,; </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலபோது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களால்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தெரிவு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்யப்பட்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தீர்மானமெனடுத்தல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொறிமுறையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகாரம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கூடிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிறுவனங்களாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசைப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதேசக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காரியாலங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தொழிற்படுகின்றன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அல்லது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதனைப்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வாதிகளின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மறைமுக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏஜன்டாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தொடர்ந்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இருப்பதற்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இதுவுமொரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காரணமாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இன்னும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகளுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிறுவன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒழுங்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆளணி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முகாமைத்துவம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிதி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முகாமைத்துவம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போன்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பரிமாணங்களில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பாரிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலவீனங்களும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போதாமைகளும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ,</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மோசடிகளும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இடம்பெறுவதற்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேற்சொன்ன</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசாங்கத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அல்லது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்வாதிகளுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆசிர்வாதத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கீழ்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முகாமை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்யப்படும</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ; </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிலை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காணப்படுவதே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்னணியாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இவையனைத்தையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தொகுத்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒட்டு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மொத்தமாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நோக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஓர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தனித்துவமான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அலகாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நோக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மனோநிலையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொதுமக்களும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இல்லை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சமகால</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலங்கையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ள</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">10</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இறுதியாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேர்தல்களில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">களமிறங்கியிருக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிகளும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேட்பாளர்களும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தமது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இமேஜூக்காக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உழைப்பதனை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறித்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகார</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அலகின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தனித்துவமான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகளுக்காவும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உழைக்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்தியில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விழிப்பூட்ட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தமது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேர்தல்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விஞ்ஞாபனத்தில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தத்துவத்தின்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இலக்குகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடைந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்வதற்கான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிகழ்ச்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிரல்களையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளடக்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேர்தல்களில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வெற்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பெற்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பின்பும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கூட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்திய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசுடன்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சீர்திருத்தங்களுக்காக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போராட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அண்மையில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">; </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சி</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபைத்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சீர்திருத்தங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தொடர்பாக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பேசும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதற்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மிக</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முக்கியமான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முன்மொழிவொன்றை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பேராசிரியர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஜயதேவ</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உயன்கொட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விவாதிக்கிறார்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதாவது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒவ்வொரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மாதமும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இடம்பெறும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதேச</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உறுப்பினர்களுடைய</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒன்று</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கூடல்களுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறித்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதேசத்தில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இயங்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இயக்கங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அமைப்புகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சம்மேளனங்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மற்றும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கழகங்களது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதிநிதிகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பார்வையாளர்காள</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அழைக்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்பதே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவரது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆலோசனையாகும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மன்றத்திற்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்தியில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> '</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பொறுப்புக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கூற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டியவர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">' </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">என்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறைந்த</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பட்ச</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மனோநிலையாவது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மத்தியில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஏற்படுத்துவதற்கு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்யும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதே</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நேரம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உறுப்பினர்களது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நடத்தைகளையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இயங்குதளத்தையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">புரிந்து</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொள்வதற்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அவர்கள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மீது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அழுத்தம்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொடுப்பதற்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களுக்கும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஒரு</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வாய்ப்பாகவும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அமையும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எனவும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பேராசிரியர்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உயன்கொட</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அபிப்பிரயாப்படுகிறார்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">.
</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இது</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போன்ற</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வித்தியாசமான</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கோணங்களில்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளுராட்சிக்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்டமைப்பை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பலப்படுத்தும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ஆலோசனைகளை</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியல்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிகள்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முன்வைக்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விவாதிக்க</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ramzy.razeek.5?fref=ufi"><b><span style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit, serif;">Ramzy Razeek</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளூராட்சி</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அலகுகளை</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; 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font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">விளங்க</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முயற்சிப்பது</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிழையான</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அனுகுமுறையாகும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">. </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கடந்த</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">காலங்களில்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">திஸ்ஸமகாராம</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரதேச</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சபை</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மட்டத்தில்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உரையாடலுக்கு</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உட்பட்டமை</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளூராட்சிமன்றங்களின்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தேசிய</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">ரீதியான</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முக்கியத்துவத்தையும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பங்களிப்பையும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வெளிக்காட்டுகிறது</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">.</span></span></div>
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font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வட்டாரப்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரிப்பு</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறித்த</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறைந்த</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பட்ச</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பிரக்ஞை</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அற்றவர்களே</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பெரும்பாலும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேட்பாளர்களாக</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளனர்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">... </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அதிகமாக</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொந்தராத்துக்கார்களும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">, </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அரசியற்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கட்சிகளால்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தமது</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தனிப்பட்ட</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நலன்களை</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அடைந்து</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">கொண்ட</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பினாமிகளுமே</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேட்பாளர்களாக</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நிற்கிறார்கள்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">.... </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உள்ளூராட்சி</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மன்றங்களின்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செயற்திறன்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மேம்படுத்தப்படுவதிலையே</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மக்களின்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உண்மையான</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அபிவிருத்தி</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தங்கியுள்ளது</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">... </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இதற்கு</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">முதலில்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேட்பாளர்களுக்கான</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தகுதிகள்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வரையறை</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">செய்யப்பட்ட</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வேண்டும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">... </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">சாதாரண</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அலுவலக</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">உதவியாளராக</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">இருப்தபதற்கே</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தகுதி</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பரீட்சிக்கும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">நாம்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தீர்மானம்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">எடுக்கும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">, </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">திட்டமிடும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">, </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தலைமை</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வழங்கும்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">வகிபாகத்திற்கு</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">அது</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">குறித்த</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">தகுதி</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">பார்க்க</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">மறந்து</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;">போகிறோம்</span></span><span class="uficommentbody"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit, serif;">.</span></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Latha, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong>An event on October 30, 2016</strong></div>
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Last Sunday, October 30, 2016, a commemoration event was organised in
Colombo by the newly formed group “North Muslim Civil Society” on the
theme of “A necessary Solution for Northern Muslims”. I was struck by
the fact that the chief guest and guest of honor were the prominent
political leaders of the Sri Lankan Tamil community, and leaders of the
opposition. These leaders are spokespersons of the rights of Tamils of
Sri Lanka. I decided to travel to Colombo from Kandy, to participate in
the event even though I had not received a formal invitation.</div>
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<strong>A Similar event held in the City of Jaffna</strong></div>
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On the same date, at the same time, Muslims of Jaffna, Moor Street
organized an event in Jaffna City, the heartland of Tamil nationalism,
hoisting black flags. A number of similar events were held during the
third week of October in different concentrations of the displaced of
the north Muslims.</div>
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<strong>Expulsion of north Muslims in October 1990</strong></div>
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The third week of October has become a symbolic time period for the
north Muslims as 26 years ago in 1990 Muslims who lived in more than 100
concentrations spread across the five districts of the Northern
Province were forcibly expelled wholesale neither by the war situation
that existed at that time nor by any sort of tension between expelled
(Muslims) and majority population (Tamils) but by the “ order from the
top” as said then by all armed cadres in all Muslims locations where
they successfully carried out the order. The sudden proclamation in
“Jaffna Moor Concentration” which consisted about 10 per cent of the
total population of the city was early morning October 30 and the order
was for them to leave in two hours, leaving behind every material thing
that belonged to the community or otherwise face the death; Muslims of
other districts and concentrations in the north were given a 48
hour-ultimatum.</div>
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<strong>“Muslim Displaced”</strong></div>
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From the first of November 1990, the north became depleted of its
Muslim population. Since that time to the present, most of the expelled
Muslims have been living as “displaced” in the southern part of the
country under the patronage of the state with minimal welfare
assistance. In this quarter of a century, the expelled Muslims have
attempted to return home and have failed though some have managed to
return intermittently on their own in desperation indirectly benefiting
from no war and peace-talk situations.</div>
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<strong>“Ethnic cleansing”</strong></div>
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Commemorating the event of expulsion has become a yearly ritual of
the north Muslims for 26 years and yet their cry for justice has rarely
been a concern for the custodians and guardians of law and justice. The
victims labelled the month of expulsion as “Black October” but this
label has never take root in media parlance or in political and human
rights discourses, nationally or internationally. However, last year to
the surprise of many, the visiting special representative of the US
Government, Ms. Samantha Powel declared the event of expulsion of North
Muslims as an act of “ethnic cleansing” at an occasion in the Moor
Concentration of Jaffna on November 22, 2015 and further said that north
Muslims “had experienced ethnic cleansing even before the term ‘ethnic
cleansing’ was coined”. She, in fact was referring to internationally
known and recognized ethnic cleansing events that happened in Bosnia in
the year 1993.</div>
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<strong>Mr. Sumanthiran</strong></div>
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Mr. Sumanthiran was the first Tamil leader to pronounce the term
“ethnic cleansing” concerning the expulsion of north Muslims and
acknowledge the wrong done to them by the “Tamils”. He spoke of this on
two occasions in the month of October, 2015. He was conscious of what he
spoke on this subject and had the courage and conscience to speak
openly on this matter. He was firm in his commitment to justice and
called on the Tamils to acknowledge and accept the suffering of north
Muslim and their right to seek justice and redress of grievances.</div>
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Sadly, his outspoken remarks on this was neither acknowledged by the
Tamils in general nor welcomed by Muslim leadership. He was very heavy
criticised for his remarks within the Tamil nationalistic forces. At the
same time, no Muslim leadership openly appreciated what he said and in
reciprocation acknowledged the suffering and genuine aspirations of the
Tamils as regards the national question of Sri Lanka.</div>
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<strong>Expectations of the presence of two Tamil leaders in the October meeting</strong></div>
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I went to Colombo to attend the October event with many expectations.
My expectation was that the two Tamil leaders would introduce or at
least discuss the need for a new programme for the re-establishment
Tamil-Muslim community and on the plight of north Muslims. In a brief
opportunity given to me by the organizers of the event I spelt out my
expectations and said that my expectation is that the two leaders will
spell out a new formula on rectifying the wrong done to the north
Muslims. I openly said that what we would like to hear from two leaders’
ideas arising from the foundation for reconciliation laid by Mr.
Sumathiran in his earlier remarks acknowledging the ethnic cleansing of
north Muslims.</div>
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<strong>A moment of Disappointment</strong></div>
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On their turn, both “Tamil leaders” spoke at length but not on the
subject of the gathering. For the most part, Mr. Sumanthiran’s speech
was a response to a previous speaker in the same meeting who happened to
be a Muslim member of Northern Provincial Council closely associated
with a Muslim minister who heavy criticised Tamil leadership for being
discriminatory towards returnee Muslims. Mr. Sumathiran questioned the
sincerity of Vanni Muslim leaders in their resettlement activities in
the north. On his remark on ethnic cleansing that he did last year, he
said that he has been criticized by Tamils and he said that Tamils are
asking why Muslim leadership have failed to acknowledge the “massacre of
Tamils”. Mr. Sambanthan continued in the line of thinking initiated by
Mr. Sumathiran and indicated that the Muslim leadership had failed to
align with the Tamil leadership to protect north and east as a “Tamil
home land.” Neither spoke on the aspirations of the north Muslims and
the necessary role that the Tamil polity has to play in addressing them.</div>
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<strong>The issues of the “black” October</strong></div>
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The core issue of Black October was lost in this political tug of
war. The organizers and participants became bogged down, in my view,
less important issues. Many do not realize that today the need of the
expelled north Muslims is not material benefits either in the places of
origin (Northern Province) or in the places of displacement (e.g.,
Puttalam). It is the North Muslims’ hopeful future, their identity,
recognizing them as victims of war and conflict; their dignity and
self-respect; the challenges of reconciliation and integration; their
political rights; the protecting their minority and cultural status.</div>
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Mr. Sumanthiran’s 2015 speech laid a foundation toward bringing about
a dialogue between the communities. Unfortunately, that opportunity is
lost. The Muslim polity, social movements and organizations have failed
to capitalize on his forthright statement for paving the way for a
constructive dialogue between the two communities. The Tamil polity and
movements have also failed equally to turn his remark into a golden
opportunity for rebuilding trust and mutual understanding between
Tamil-Muslim in the north and east and in the country. It is sad that
Mr. Sumanthiran himself will succumb to the tussles within the Tamil
polity and the vicissitudes of political mobilisations predicated on
majoritarianism. He could have stood high and adopted a principled
stance as was outlined last year. It is not too late, still. Likewise,
it is an opportunity for Mr. Sambanthan to be a statesman in addressing
the core issues of the day, looking beyond ethnic and regional
parochialism. The opposition leader has failed to deliver the
opportunity offered by Muslim civil society organization on October 30.
But still there is time and room for future action on this, I believe.</div>
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<strong>The hope</strong></div>
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I hope my expectations are not in vain. A new momentum for
Tamil-Muslim reconciliation is very badly needed. On the issue of the
north Muslim, the Tamil polity and society have to make the first move
by recognizing the historical mistake done to this community and
expressing the willingness to rectify the injustice without delay. Tamil
society and its institutions (e.g., Northern Provincial Council) should
not wait any longer in initiating measures to remove the painful 26
year suffering of north Muslims. North Muslims are citizen of the
Northern Province. It is their right to be so though now they had to
live as displaced in Puttalam and other places in the south. It is the
right of their children and grand- children to feel that they too belong
to north. No one can deny this right and place conditions on it.
Whatever various politicians do, their omissions and commissions have
little to do with the recognition of the denial of justice to North
Muslims and the need to rectify it. North Muslims’ right to return is
not an issue for compromise. (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/northern-muslim-expulsion-tamil-leadership/">Prof. S. Hasbullah</a>)</div>
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Note: Author is a displaced Muslim of the Northern Province.</div>
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/un-rights-expert-wants-government-to-walk-the-talk-on-minority-rights/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rita Izsak-Ndiaye released a Statement on Sri Lanka</span></a>
on October 20, 2016 following a ten day visit to the island.
Representing the position of the ‘international community’, her
Statement identifies ‘Sinhala-Buddhist majoritarian leadership’ as the
main reason behind minority grievances and Sri Lanka’s ‘long civil war’.
The Rapporteur expresses fears that keeping Article 9 of the Sri Lankan
Constitution which refers to the primacy of Buddhism, ‘could lead to
further suppression of and discrimination against minority religions and
communities’.</div>
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The mandate of the U.N. Rapporteur on Minority Issues is to ‘promote
and protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic,
religious and linguistic minorities’, is a laudable one. This mandate,
however, does not grant the Rapporteur freedom to curtail the rights of
those belonging to majority communities using conceptually and factually
flawed approaches. The Rapporteur is deemed an ‘independent expert’ by
the United Nations. Unfortunately, her recent Statement on Sri Lanka
which is built on a narrow majority vs. minority <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Separatist-Conflict-Sri-Lanka-Terrorism/dp/1440135703"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">concept</span></a> and a lack of understanding of historical, regional and international contexts, exhibits neither independence nor expertise.</div>
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<b>Majority Aggressor vs. Minority Victims</b></div>
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Like the dominant international perspective on Sri Lanka, the
Rapporteur’s Statement is based on a simplistic dualism: Sinhala
Buddhist majority aggressor vs. Tamil, Muslim, Christian and other
minority victims. This monolithic characterization ignores basic
incongruent realities. For instance, although Article 9 the Sri Lankan <a href="http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/1978Constitution/CONTENTS.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Constitution</span></a>
gives ‘foremost place’ to Buddhism (the religion of 70% of the island’s
population) and refers to the duty of the state to protect and foster
Buddhism, Article 10 asserts that “Every person is entitled to freedom
of thought, conscience and religion, including the freedom to have or to
adopt a religion or belief of his choice”.</div>
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Unlike most other pluralistic countries in the world, Sri Lanka has
Cabinet level Ministries each to protect and foster Hindu, Islamic and
Christian Affairs in addition to Buddhism. The critics of Article 9,
including the U.N. Rapporteur, fail to acknowledge that Article 9 has
not prevented Sri Lanka from allowing widespread Christian
evangelical and Islamic Wahabi proselytization and conversion which are
not permitted in Islamic and many other nations. In contrast,
international attempts to sever the historical link between Buddhism and
the Sri Lankan state, is sowing seeds of disharmony, aggravating
tensions, resistance and inter-religious conflict.</div>
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While the U.N. Rapporteur enumerates extensive mechanisms to be put
in place to promote and protect minorities, she does not acknowledge
minority dominance in the Sri Lankan economy and the influential and
strategic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Sri_Lanka"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cabinet Ministerships</span></a>,
in Investment Promotion, Urban Development, Disaster Management,
Industry and Commerce, Tourism, etc. held by persons from minority
communities, especially the Muslims. She also fails to recognize the
powerful government positions recently acquired by members of the Tamil
community and the ethical and legal controversies surrounding some of
those appointments. In a seeming return to the ‘dominant minority’
position they enjoyed during the British colonial period, Tamil elites
have been appointed as the Chief Justice and the Governor of the Central
Bank. A Tamil politician was appointed as the Leader of the
Parliamentary Opposition even though his Tamil National Alliance party
won only 16 seats as opposed to the much larger number of seats gained
by the United People’s Freedom Alliance of the Sinhalese.</div>
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The U.N. Rapporteur’s Statement brings strong charges against the
Buddhist majority for construction of Buddhist places of worship ‘in
areas that were traditionally non-Buddhist’. It blames ‘Buddhist
extremists’ for inciting ‘violence and hatred against religious and
other minorities while proclaiming the racial superiority of Sinhala
Buddhists’. The <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/investigate-vandalising-buddha-statutes-in-north-lawyer-files-fr/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">widespread destruction</span></a>
of Buddhist places of worship in the island’s north and the east and
incidences of aggression, extremism and violence by members of other
religious groups towards the Buddhists, however, are not mentioned in
the Rapporteur’s Statement.</div>
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The Rapporteur’s Statement ignores the grievances of the Sinhalese
even where they are a minority, as in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo
and in the Tamil majority Northern Province. It does not mention the
plight of Buddhist monks who have been ordered to remove their historic
temples from the Northern Province by Tamil politicians. It does not
address the case of Sinhala students at the University in Jaffna who
were attacked and compelled to leave the campus for seeking to include a
Sinhala dance form at a campus ceremony. Nor does the Statement address
the Special Gazette notification of 21 August 2015 which allegedly
transferred the only remaining Sinhala village of Bogaswewa in the
north, from the Northern Province to the North Central Province. Failure
of the ‘international community’ to condemn ethnic cleansing of
Sinhalese from the Northern Province helps the creation of an exclusive
Tamil separate state.</div>
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<b>Regional, International and Historical Contexts</b></div>
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Neither Sri Lanka, nor any other country exists in a vacuum. Local
realities are shaped by regional and international forces.
Notwithstanding the U.N. Rapporteur’s mandate which is restricted to the
local state level, minority and majority identities and grievances have
to be understood in relation to regional and international demographic
realities and political and cultural pressures. Although the majority in
Sri Lanka, Sinhalese are a small minority in the South Indian and
global contexts (some 60 million Tamils in Tamil Nadu and a total 76
million globally in contrast to 15 million Sinhalese in Sri Lanka and 18
million globally). Although the majority in Sri Lanka, Buddhists are a
small minority in the global context (about 5% in contrast to 32%
Christians and 22% Muslims). Any serious attempt to address
majority-minority relations in Sri Lanka must grapple with the
complexities of India’s role in Sri Lanka’s separatist conflict and the
fears and resistance generated among Buddhists by evangelical Christian
and Wahabi Islamic expansion. These issues are not recognized in the
U.N. Rapporteur’s Statement.</div>
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According to the U.N. Rapporteur, ‘Since independence, ethnic and
religious identity has come to be of a huge significance in Sri Lankan
society’. Sri Lankan history does not begin with independence from
British colonial rule. Ethnic and religious identities evolved over
centuries in the pre-colonial and colonial periods. Historical evidence
shows that in the regions in the north and the east of Sri Lanka which
the U.N. Rapporteur assumes as ‘traditionally non-Buddhist’, Buddhist
civilization flourished prior to Hindu and Islamic settlements. As
Buddhism began to be wiped out of India, the challenge of safeguarding
the Buddha’s teaching and Buddhist culture was taken up by Sri Lanka and
other neighboring Buddhist countries. Support from the state and the
monarchy was crucial for the survival of Buddhism in these lands. The
foremost place given to Buddhism in Sri Lanka’s Constitution (as well as
in the Constitutions of Myanmar and Thailand) is a homage to that
historical and continuing challenge. Many are asking: is the attempt to
change that historical relationship between Buddhism and the state
through international intervention, a deliberate attempt to destabilize
and control these countries?</div>
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The United Nations today has little political legitimacy and moral
authority given its many failures across the world. The U.N. Secretary
General Ban Ki-Moon himself has admitted the failure of the United
Nations in averting the humanitarian crisis at the end of the armed
conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE. To rebuild
global acceptance and respect for the United Nations, its
representatives, such as, the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues must
provide accurate and balanced accounts that build unity and harmony
instead of division and conflict between majority and minority
communities. (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/united-nations-special-rapporteur-on-minority-issues-statement-on-sri-lanka/">Dr. Asoka Bandarage</a>)</div>
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita
Izsák-Ndiaye, today urged the Government of Sri Lanka not to lose the
momentum gained by the new administration in 2015, and show its
commitment to minority rights through concrete action.</div>
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“In order to achieve peaceful co-existence after the long devastating
civil war, a comprehensive, well-planned and well-coordinated truth,
reconciliation, healing and accountability process must take place, and
it cannot be done overnight,” Izsák-Ndiaye said at the end of her first
information-gathering visit to Sri Lanka.</div>
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“At the same time, the Government must put in place some urgent,
important and concrete measures to clearly demonstrate its political
will and commitment to better protect the dignity, identity, equality
and right to participation in all walks of life, of Sri Lanka’s
minorities,” she emphasised.</div>
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During her ten-day mission to Sri Lanka, she consulted a large number
of minority representatives across the country, including Sri Lankan
and Up-Country Tamils, Muslims, Hindus, Burghers, Christians, Telugus,
Veddas, Malays, and Sri Lankan Africans.</div>
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The expert commended the National Unity Government for the important
progress it has made towards adopting critical laws and policies and in
strengthening institutions to better protect human and minority rights.</div>
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“However, challenges remain,” she said, noting that, among the most
pressing and emotive issues, especially for the Tamil and Muslim
communities, were disappeared persons, return of occupied land, release
of security-related detainees, as well as demilitarization, which must
be addressed urgently.</div>
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The lack of adequately inclusive and representative institutions and
language barriers in accessing public services and the justice system
featured recurrently in all consultations across the country. “Poverty,
violence and discrimination against women including in personal laws,
and caste-based discrimination are further challenges,” she stated.</div>
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“Trust must be built in State institutions and between the various
population groups,” Izsák-Ndiaye said. “Efforts by the Government to
implement good and inclusive governance must include guarantees that
minorities become part of decision-making processes and have a place in
state- and provincial administration. Consultations with minority groups
on issues affecting them should be regular, institutionalized and
systematized.”</div>
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“Educational curriculum must ensure teaching about Sri Lanka’s
diversity, as a source of strength, and about the different cultural,
ethnic and religious identity of its population groups to foster deeper
understanding,” the expert added.</div>
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Izsák-Ndiaye pointed out that minorities have a great deal of
expectations from the Constitutional reform process and see it as the
critical moment to codifying and guaranteeing their rights. “Minority
NGOs and communities have given their voices to the constitutional
consultation process with their numerous submissions,” she said. “Their
views and aspirations must be taken into proper consideration.”</div>
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The UN Special Rapporteur called for the creation of an independent
minority rights body to provide expertise and information to
legislative- and policy-making processes, encourage and coordinate
programming on minority issues, and form a bridge between minority
communities and the state.</div>
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Izsák-Ndiaye will present a detailed report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2017. (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/un-rights-expert-wants-government-to-walk-the-talk-on-minority-rights/">Colombo Telegraph</a>)</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Letter
to the editor: </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Thank
you Ven. Gnanasara thero & BBS!</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The
Muslim community owes a big thank you to Ven. Gnanasara thero. He has
done a great service to Muslims which the community was struggling
to make happen for half a century. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Muslims
in srilanka had been following a so called Muslim culture rather than the
real religion for centuries. Then with the reawakening of Islam which swept
through the world in the 20</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">th</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> century entered
Srilanka too and a small number Muslims understood the notion of
every Muslim studying the Quran and following the shariah laws in our personal
lives. But it was an uphill task and the conservative Muslims even opposed the
change. Many Muslim organizations were working in the field, mostly not
to preach Islam rather to do social service. Many of them were at
loggerheads with each other, almost to the point of drawing daggers. Enmity
and rivalry were commoner than comradeship and corporation. Persuading people
to study quran was an uphill task. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Then
tsunami hit the island wreaking havoc mainly in the Muslims areas. All the
Muslim organizations came together, to do relief work but still not on studying
the religion. The enmity lessened but did not disappear. Rivalry continued. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> Then
BBS came into the picture. Every single Muslim saw a common enemy and it
brought a comradeship among the differing organizations and sects that even
major calamities like tsunami, cyclone and floods could not bring about. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">When
the Halal issue arose, actually the Muslims they themselves were not aware of
what really Halal stood for. A vague sense of halal food was what most Muslims
had but when the Thero sarcastically said ”one of these days they will say the
wife also has to be halal” and the scholars replied, “Certainly they must be,
for the word Halal is not restricted to food” everyone wanted to know what is
halal and haram. They started listening to the lectures more carefully, halal
became the talk of the town and people started adhering to halal in every
aspect of day to day matters very diligently.</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">When
he mentioned falsely that the quran orders us to spit into the food offered to
the non Muslims, many Muslims who have never touched a translation of the
quran, wanted to find out for themselves whether there is such a
thing and started reading the quran. In fact there was a short period
soon after the Kandy BBS meeting the Quran translations flew from the bookshops
like hot cakes. The beauty was that even non Muslims started reading the
quran, when Ven Gnansara started misquoting the quran one after the
other. Muslims specifically wanted to know the actual
explanations and started to study the shariah laws more carefully. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The
rivalry and enmity reduced drastically among Muslim organizations; the All
Ceylon Jammiyathul ulema which was just a theological figure head until then
started taking active interest in matters of state and rose to a position of
leadership. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Islam
preaches that when problems arise in the society to look into our own lives.
That if we lead proper Islamic lives, Allah will rectify the
problems. This fact was driven into people’s mind, making many a Muslim
becoming pious when the common enemy threatened their very lives. The
grease men brought total friendship, mutual protection, awareness of danger and
methods of warning among neighbors, both Muslims and non Muslims. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Then
Aluthgama happened. That brought all the leaders – including politicians who
had been in utter disarray, intellectuals, social workers and the
philanthropists like nothing else could have. Muslim council of Srilanka became
very active and National shura council was born. Now all the differing
factions of the Muslim organizations are seen on the same stage in many
meetings which was unthinkable just 50 years back.</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">That’s
not all. I asked an Aluthgama resident recently how matters are there. He said
they – all of them, every single one of them are better off than before the
riots. They have better houses, better businesses but most of all better
religious knowledge and practice. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">And
of course the regiment that brought the BBS into the scene and nurtured it,
came down with a thundering crash ending a decade of corruption and
bigotry to the joy of not only Muslims but to the entire country. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">That’s
not the end of it. The best outcome is the show of assurance and the
corporation of the non Muslims in the face of abuse of Muslims. It is
heart warming how many highly respectable Bhikkus came out publicly
condemning the abuse by BBS and helped the Muslims; how many non muslim
politicians showed support for the Muslims even risking their own lives; and
the common men on the roads including intellectuals, free thinkers, housewives
and three wheeler drivers expressed utter contempt for the BBS openly and
supported the Muslims and commented favorably on their patience and unity. A
few even embraced Islam after reading the Quran out of curiosity. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The
allegation that Muslims are secretly nurturing a terrorist outfit in Srilanka
was proved utterly false in the face of all the allegations. If ever there was
a reason for such terrorist organization to come forth, it would have been at
the Aluthgama massacre. No such thing happened.</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Islam
preaches that “Every trial is but a blessing in disguise” – BBS certainly is
the best blessing the Muslims have had in recent times. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">So
here is a Big bouquet to you Ven. Gnanasara thero and Thank you BBS! </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Allah
says in the Quran “They plot and plan, and Allah too plots and plans; But
Allah is the Best of the planners”. </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Sent
by:</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Dr.
Mareena Thaha Reffai, </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
<div style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">23A,
Auburn side, Dehiwela</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></div>
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Who represent the <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Muslim+Council+of+Sri+Lanka&x=11&y=6"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Muslim</span></a> community in the government? The shocking answer is “NONE”.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
One may ask “how could the Muslims complain as there are several
Muslim ministers and deputy ministers in the government”. Yes there are
many Muslim ministers, but they do not represent the community as most
of them entered into deals and got into the government.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
For example the presence of Sri Lanka Muslim Congresses, <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=SLMC&x=8&y=7"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SLMC</span></a>, in the government is deceptive as they contested in UNP tickets and entered the government.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
It all started when the founder leader of SLMC late <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=M.+H.+M.+Ashraff&x=8&y=0"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">M. H. M. Ashraff</span></a>
exploited his position to make demands from the Sinhala political
parties in return for support in forming governments. The Sinhala
political leaderships, often blackmailed and let down by the SLMC
leadership, exploited the leadership crisis after Mr Ashraff’s death by
picking up one group to promote against the other.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Inevitably the never ending split bringing disrepute and disaster to
the community besides creating communal disharmony. The SLMC’s miserable
failure to take part in national issue isolated the community.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Muslims’ frustration with the SLMC was demonstrated during the
Badulla Provincial Council election when, of the more than 50,000 Muslim
votes, only around 5000 voted for joint SLMC. On the eve of the 8
January 2015 presidential elections, the SLMC and its splinter group led
by Minister <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Rishard+Bathiudeen&x=8&y=8"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rishard Bathiudeen</span></a> joined President <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Maithripala+Sirisena&x=13&y=9"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Maithripala Sirisena</span></a> camp as they found that the entire Muslim community supported Mr Sirisena camp.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
During the past few months the infighting within the SLMC has come to
open. Judging from the endless infighting, disgusting allegations of
corruption, fraud, despising sex scandals, greed for positions, power
and perks and overall performance, the SLMC can no more claims to be
Muslim as there is no Islam in their words and deeds.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
As a result SLMC which came with the slogan of Islam and Unity around
three decades ago has now ended up as Greek Tragedy for the community.
More than half a dozen splinter groups speak for unity.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today the Muslims are politically divided into regional groups
placing the community in extremely vulnerable position as politicians
are easily manipulated.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This confusion is exploited by manipulators, opportunists, social
climbers and others to implement their own agendas under the guise of
raising Muslim issues. They also started using All Ceylon Jamiathul
Ulema, <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=ACJU&x=10&y=8"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ACJU</span></a>, to implement their designs.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
ACJU willingly or unwillingly allows itself to be manipulated and
used as a front for Muslim as well as non-Muslim politicians who seek to
achieve their own ends through the ACJU.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
For example a delegation of Muslims arranged at short notice, within
24 hours, and led by ACJU President Moulavi Rizvi, met President
Maithripala Sirisena early this month to discuss community issues.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
During the meeting the delegation has advocated many measures which
have not been extensively discussed and decided upon by the Muslim
community. For example the suggestion to do away with Muslim Schools is
not a considered conclusion of the Muslim community but only the view of
a few individuals.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
ACJU President spoke about a report on education prepared by former
education minister Susil Premajayantha though, many believe, he was not
aware of its recommendation. The question is whether dealing with the
issue of education is the job of ACJU? Others raised issues such as
Muslim teachers’ vacancies, hate campaign and legal provision, education
in southern province and the government inaction over the 500 houses
built for Muslim tsunami victims.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The credibility of the representations to the President are affected
when the individual who made the submissions about the need to enforce
the law against hate speech was and is a strong supporter of Gothabaya
Rajapaksa to whom he never made such representations.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
In the midst some individuals organised a special felicitation for a
state minister, almost a year after the government was formed in August
2015. Many believe this as yet another ruse for political mileage by
self-seekers. Here too they have put forward ACJU president as a
speaker.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The ACJU leadership’s involvement in politics and hob knobbing with
politicians known for corruption and crime, shady businessmen and
wheeler dealers has been an issue of serious concern for sometimes among
Muslim who are deeply concerned about the plight of the community.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
They point out that the ACJU is a religious body and should confine
itself to guide the community on religious matters. However the ACJU has
overstepped its limits and entered into politics and other activities
though many insist that ACJU should keep away from corrupt,
commercialised, communalised and criminalised politics.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Citing its political involvement they pointed out the ACJU’s
disastrous visit to Geneva to defend the Sri Lankan government on war
crimes during the war against <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=LTTE&x=9&y=7"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">LTTE</span></a>
was uncalled for .This created lot of bitterness and hatred towards
Muslims from the Tamil community. The talk is that this visit was
undertaken on the request of defeated President Mahinda Rajapaksa for
reasons better known to the ACJU leader.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
On the other hand what do the ACJU team know about what had happened
during the war, the UNHCR and war crimes. Is this the responsibility of
ACJU?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
They also cited the <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Halal&x=12&y=2"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Halal</span></a>
issue as another blunder. It was a simple issue, but the ACJU failed to
explain and paved the way for racist elements to harm the community.
The list of allegations continues. Some of the views expressed by those
concerned about the community were;</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
There is no priesthood in <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Islam&x=2&y=6"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Islam</span></a>.
However ulemas passed out from often outdated madrasas got together
around mid-1920s and formed the ACJU. They did serve a purpose at a time
when the literacy rate was low in the community and Islam was not much
known. This situation continued and over the years the ACJU has emerged
as the religious body of the community which also accepted and respected
them.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
However things changed and the present generation is increasingly
becoming aware of Islam. Thus the need for ACJU to gear itself to suit
the need of the time. The ACJU need to improve the living standards and
restore the respect and dignity of ulemas. Their monthly earning is
around Rs 20,000 and overall living condition is appalling.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Their miserable plight was explained in detail in an article by Ash
Shaikh T.M. Mubaaris Rashadi in the latest edition of Muslim fortnightly
MELPARVAI. They need to be trained on political here and abroad to help
guide the community. This is essential to face challenges posed by
hostile local and global forces who have found their way into the
island.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
However the consensus is that these areas remain ignored by the ACJU.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Community is badly in need of fatwas on extremely sensitive topics
such as black abaya and face cover which have become source of irritants
to some elements in the majority community with whom we have to live in
harmony. National Shoora Council, NSC, referred many issues to ACJU for
its fatwa. Up to date there is no response.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
The devastating social impact of ever increasing number of divorces
and allegations of corruption in the quazi courts need serious
attention.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Muslims in the island are facing numerous challenges striking their
very survival as a community. Israelis who have turned Muslim Middle
East into a virtually killing field are here as part of their global
agenda against Islam and Muslims.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Under such circumstance the community cannot afford a political and
religious leadership crisis as every effort need to be made to safeguard
the community and ensure Muslims live in harmony with other
communities. It is a welcome sign that the civil society started to
assert itself. (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/political-religious-leadership-crisis-of-sri-lankan-muslims/">Latheef Farook</a>)</div>
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Where is the Muslim leadership?</h2>
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Sri Lanka's Muslim community is passing through its worst ever
political and religious leadership crisis, which has placed the
community in a precariously helpless situation. The tragedy is that this
happens at a time when so many hostile forces, both local and foreign,
are openly and secretly working against Muslims. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Ever since the evolution of political reforms in the 1930s, Muslim
leaders who were respected by all worked for the community and won their
rights while maintaining the goodwill of the majority community. The
situation began to change drastically after independence in 1948 due to
rising racist politics. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The vote-catching strategy of promoting majority community interest
begun by the United National Party (UNP) continued later by the Sri
Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), despite its devastating overall impact on
the country. </div>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
Chauvinism </h4>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
However, Muslim leadership was represented in both parties. As a
result, despite rising chauvinism Muslim leaders managed to contain the
hatred towards the community though there were sporadic anti Muslim
attacks. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
However, the disaster came when late President J.R. Jayewardene
dismissed the UNP Muslims stating that "if they want they can stay, or
they can leave the government," when the Muslims opposed his move to
bring Israelis to deal with growing Tamil militancy. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The Muslim community was shattered and frustrated. They felt the need
for their own voice to highlight their grievances and ensure their
rights. Thus, there was a vacuum in the political leadership. This was
cleverly exploited by late M.H.M.Ashraf who was then running from party
to party in search of a platform to start his own party - Sri Lanka
Muslim Congress, SLMC. </div>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
Islandwide </h4>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Many senior Muslim politicians in the south warned him not to make it
an islandwide party, but confined to the east. I remember SLFP
politician Haleem Ishak advising him for more than an hour on a Sunday
morning at Galle Face ground around late 1970s not to pit the Sinhalese
against Muslims in the south by making it an islandwide Muslim party. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
However, Ashraf did not find time for such sane advice. He started
the SLMC with Kalmunai as its base and the Muslims frustrated at rising
chauvinism supported the new Muslim party in the hope of safeguarding
their rights and dignity. In the subsequent years the SLMC began to play
a decisive role in forming governments. </div>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
Antagonise </h4>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
His opportunistic politics did antagonise some Sinhalese proving
Haleem Ishak's fear credible. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
From the very inception the SLMC was a one-man show. Within years
Ashraf built an image of a leader who was unpredictable due to his
alignment with different political forces. As a result Ashraf was
accused of widespread corruption and moral degradation. A number of
people who supported him began to leave the party and distance from him. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In the midst came his untimely death, leading to a severe leadership
crisis within the party. The Sinhala leadership, fed up of yielding to
Ashraf's demands, exploited the opportunity to suit their own agendas.
They began to pick up one group to promote by providing ministerial
portfolios and aggravated the division. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This division continued and the SLMC which came with the slogan of
Islam and Unity is divided into more than half a dozen splinter groups,
causing irreparable damage to the community. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
They all aim at positions and perks by pleasing the Sinhala
leadership. Thus, they abandoned the community. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
For example, the main SLMC and splinter groups remained an integral
part of defeated President Mahinda Rajapaksa government despite its
atrocities against the Muslim community. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
They joined President Maithripala Sirisena camp during the eleventh
hour only when they found that the community, dismissing the Muslim
parties, has decided to vote for President Sirisena. </div>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
Abandoned </h4>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
According to rumors, they were absorbed into the government on the
eve of the January 8, 2015 presidential election after signing a deal
with the UNP which, perhaps, sealed their mouths and tied their hands
and legs. It is more than a year since then they failed to raise any
serious Muslim issue. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
For example, their absence during the recent visit to the island of
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights Ziad Ra'ad Al Hussein demonstrated to what
extent they have abandoned the community. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Israelis, who clashed with the Muslim countries in the Middle East,
are here in a big way. They are bound to create problems for Sri Lankan
Muslims as part of their global campaign against Islam and Muslims. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Regarding this, did the Muslim parliamentarians raise any concern?
Did they take up the issue with the Prime Minister? </div>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
Betrayal </h4>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The shameful state of affairs is such that these Muslim
parliamentarians talk of unity these days. The question is unity for
what? However, their failure to come together to prepare a set of
proposals to safeguard Muslim interest in the proposed constitutional
changes is shameful. This was betrayal of the community for which they
had been notorious during the past few decades. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Under the circumstance, the only option for Muslims is to organise
the civil society into an effective force which could prevail on these
politicians and reestablish relations with the majority community. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Equally disastrous is the religious body, the All Ceylon Jamiathula
Ulema, ACJU which has miserably failed to stand up and guide the
community to ensure the age old ties with the majority community is
preserved despite rising racism by a handful of people. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The challenges posed by Sinhala racists on various issues were
ignored or not properly handled by the ACJU. As a result, the ACJU and
its leadership have lost the confidence of major section of the
community judging from the serious allegations in the social media. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
There have been calls from different sections of the community on the
need for a complete overhauling of ACJU to suit the time and help guide
the community on issues, especially in the context of racist elements
trying to pit the majority against Muslims. </div>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
Split </h4>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The ACJU and its leadership have failed, since the days of halal
issue followed by the blunder in deciding the Ramadan festival day. This
controversy almost split Jamiathul Ulema when ulemas in the east decided
to set up their own association. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The need to reorganise the Friday Juma sermons to educate Muslims of
emerging threats and to advice positive means to deal with them has been
felt by the entire community. The long felt need of a common curriculum
in Islamic education on par with national education, and the need to
make it more socially responsive have been ignored. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The allegations against the ACJU leadership remain widespread and
thus, the call for a new leadership which could guide the community is
imperative. </div>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
Radicalism </h4>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
For example, on February 12, 2006, London based website Colombo
Telegraph published an article under the title "Fundamentalism Creeps
into Muslim International Schools", in which Defense Secretary
Karunasena Hettiarachchi raised the issue of 'black face veil or the
Burqa'. He said this was seen as a symbol of rising radicalism. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The allegations against Ilma International School was totally
baseless and unfounded though defense secretary's concern about black
veil needed some clarification. Though an innovative phenomenon
assimilating Middle Eastern cultures due to our dependency on employment
in the Gulf, wearing what is considered by some as alien cannot be
attributed to radicalism. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Already, vested interest in the media began to unleash unfounded
fears and phobias disturbing society further. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In this article Channa Abeetha Dahanayanke, a researcher on
anthropology and social media trends had this to state; </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
"If you take Sinhala racism, the opposition comes from the Sinhalese
itself. Even if its Tamil separatism on social media, it's the Tamil
community who first raise the flag and then is joined by either racist
or moderate Sinhalese. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
But what is alarming is the silence of Muslims. Muslims just do not
ever speak against this, and it's on one hand sad, and on the other very
alarming". </div>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
Failed </h4>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Under such circumstance isn't it the duty of ACJU to issue a fatwa,
guide the community and ensure the rising hatred towards or
misunderstanding of Muslims is checked in the interest of national
harmony. </div>
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The ACJU failed to attend to any such issues. </div>
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Their failure to respond on time in the right manner and
professionally as responsible religious leaders are damaging the society
in the similar manner as Muslim political parties are. </div>
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Unless the entire ACJU is re organised to serve the community and the
country, what is in store for the Muslims is unpredictable. (<a href="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2016/02/21/spe-tho-01.asp">Latheef Farook</a>)</div>
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The issue of merging the Northern and Eastern provinces into one
larger Tamil dominant unit is continuing to create tension between the
Muslim and Tamil communities at a time when constitutional reforms are
under consideration. From the majority Sinhalese point of view such a
merger is feared as a stepping stone for the ultimate division of the
country. There are historical antecedents to support this fear and
tension respectively.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
While a combination of factors such as the confused double talk
between Federalism and Tamil Arasu or Rule by Tamil leaders in the past,
the bitterness caused by a senseless civil war, and above all the
proximity of Tamil Nadu to the north of the island are contributing to
an embedded fear of Tamils in Sinhalese psych, an equally historical and
mutual suspicion between the Tamils and Muslims especially in political
matters is continuing to thwart a rational discussion of issues
involved in the proposed merger.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As far as the Muslim community is concerned and viewed objectively
the issue of North East merger is a problem for Muslims of the North and
the East only and not for the entire Muslim community. This may be
disconcerting to the current Muslim political leadership. However, it is
a fact that in terms of economic and linguistic interests the Muslims
of these two provinces are different from their counterparts in the
other seven. In fact in terms of economic interest only one can divide
the Muslim community into three groups: those of the east and north
whose economic interests are wedded primarily to the land; those of the
Western, Southern, North-Eastern, South-Western and Sabragamuwa
provinces whose primary interests are mostly in commerce; and those of
the Central and Uva provinces whose interests are mostly in petty
business and market gardening.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The present Muslim leadership without an understanding of these
sectional differences is making a cardinal error in conflating all
Muslim issues into a mega one. Similarly, in the matter of
constitutional reforms Muslim leaders must take a visionary approach and
propose measures that will ultimately strengthen the unity of the
nation while making its Muslim constituents a dynamic element.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In the Eastern Province and particularly in the Batticaloa district
the Muslims form roughly thirty per cent of the population; but they
have only three per cent of the land. Under various government schemes
in the past some of the Muslim paddy lands were acquired and not all of
that was given back to the owners once the schemes failed. Various
colonization schemes in the East have disturbed the communal population
balance in that area and that was one of the issues that prompted the
Tamil youth to take up arms. The most crucial question the Muslims face
in the East therefore is which one of the options – a merged province or
a demerged entity – provides better prospect for not only protecting
the existing holdings but also to expand them. The Tamil leadership must
understand this issue and initiate an honest dialogue with the Muslims.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
It is time the Tamil leaders climb down from their hegemonic pedestal
and treat the Muslims as equal partners in a joint struggle for
minority rights. Those rights should be won within a democratic and
unitary state. Any dialogue with Muslims that jeopardise this objective
will certainly fail. It is immaterial whether the chief minister of a
merged entity be a Muslim or Tamil. What matters is the material
benefits that would be proportionally distributed to the constituent
communities within an enlarged political entity.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
Land is the issue for Tamils and it is the issue for Muslims also.
What solution do Tamil leaders propose to this fundamental problem in a
merged province? (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/tamils-muslims-and-the-issue-of-north-east-merger/">Colombo Telegraph</a>)</div>
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The issue of merging the Northern and Eastern provinces into one
larger Tamil dominant unit is continuing to create tension between the
Muslim and Tamil communities at a time when constitutional reforms are
under consideration. From the majority Sinhalese point of view such a
merger is feared as a stepping stone for the ultimate division of the
country. There are historical antecedents to support this fear and
tension respectively.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
While a combination of factors such as the confused double talk
between Federalism and Tamil Arasu or Rule by Tamil leaders in the past,
the bitterness caused by a senseless civil war, and above all the
proximity of Tamil Nadu to the north of the island are contributing to
an embedded fear of Tamils in Sinhalese psych, an equally historical and
mutual suspicion between the Tamils and Muslims especially in political
matters is continuing to thwart a rational discussion of issues
involved in the proposed merger.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As far as the Muslim community is concerned and viewed objectively
the issue of North East merger is a problem for Muslims of the North and
the East only and not for the entire Muslim community. This may be
disconcerting to the current Muslim political leadership. However, it is
a fact that in terms of economic and linguistic interests the Muslims
of these two provinces are different from their counterparts in the
other seven. In fact in terms of economic interest only one can divide
the Muslim community into three groups: those of the east and north
whose economic interests are wedded primarily to the land; those of the
Western, Southern, North-Eastern, South-Western and Sabragamuwa
provinces whose primary interests are mostly in commerce; and those of
the Central and Uva provinces whose interests are mostly in petty
business and market gardening.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The present Muslim leadership without an understanding of these
sectional differences is making a cardinal error in conflating all
Muslim issues into a mega one. Similarly, in the matter of
constitutional reforms Muslim leaders must take a visionary approach and
propose measures that will ultimately strengthen the unity of the
nation while making its Muslim constituents a dynamic element.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In the Eastern Province and particularly in the Batticaloa district
the Muslims form roughly thirty per cent of the population; but they
have only three per cent of the land. Under various government schemes
in the past some of the Muslim paddy lands were acquired and not all of
that was given back to the owners once the schemes failed. Various
colonization schemes in the East have disturbed the communal population
balance in that area and that was one of the issues that prompted the
Tamil youth to take up arms. The most crucial question the Muslims face
in the East therefore is which one of the options – a merged province or
a demerged entity – provides better prospect for not only protecting
the existing holdings but also to expand them. The Tamil leadership must
understand this issue and initiate an honest dialogue with the Muslims.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
It is time the Tamil leaders climb down from their hegemonic pedestal
and treat the Muslims as equal partners in a joint struggle for
minority rights. Those rights should be won within a democratic and
unitary state. Any dialogue with Muslims that jeopardise this objective
will certainly fail. It is immaterial whether the chief minister of a
merged entity be a Muslim or Tamil. What matters is the material
benefits that would be proportionally distributed to the constituent
communities within an enlarged political entity.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Land is the issue for Tamils and it is the issue for Muslims also.
What solution do Tamil leaders propose to this fundamental problem in a
merged province? (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/tamils-muslims-and-the-issue-of-north-east-merger/">Colombo Telegraph</a>)</div>
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As Sri Lanka marked the second anniversary of the <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Aluthgama&x=7&y=1"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Aluthgama</span></a> carnage, <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Bodu+Bala+Sena&x=8&y=8"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bodu Bala Sena</span></a>’s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Galagoda+Atte+Gnanasara&x=15&y=5">Galagoda Atte Gnanasara</a></span>
has threatened to repeat the Aluthgama mayhem in Mahiyanganaya if the
government and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) fail to take steps
to ensure that the police in that area work without partiality.</div>
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Addressing a Satyagraha mid this week (21st), to protest against the
arrest of two youth from the area, Gnanasara told the IGP to take action
against the senior police officers in the area, as they are not working
in accordance to the wishes of the Buddhist clergy. “If you can’t
handle them, tell us, we will take care of them. We only need about 50
people to take care of them, and we are not scared to go behind bars,”
he said.</div>
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Gnanasara added that the Buddhist community was losing patience as
the Muslim community was continuing to work in a manner to penalize
them, and testing the Buddhist community’s patience. “First they threw
rotten eggs at our teachers in Madawala, and then they tried to build a
mosque which was taller than the height of the Dalada Maligawa,” he
said.</div>
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He accused the Mahiyanganaya police officers of siding with the
minority community and instead penalizing the Buddhists. “Even the
Buddhists can’t demonstrate, because action is taken against them by the
police for voicing their disapproval. There is no democracy or
yahapalanaya in the country,” he said.</div>
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Gnanasara added that if the Buddhist continued to be penalized and if
action was not taken by the IGP to address the issue, then the BBS will
show its power to the country by getting everyone in Mahiyanganaya to
shut down the entire area.</div>
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He added that if they don’t receive a favourable response from the
IGP and the government, the BBS will not think twice to commence ‘phase 2
of the Aluthgama’ mayhem.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Amphibians are at home in two or more places but are native to none of them. This has been the unfortunate saga of the </span><a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=SLMC&x=11&y=5" style="line-height: 1.5;"><span>SLMC</span></a><span style="line-height: 1.5;">
since its emergence as an independent political party in the 1990s.
When it originated the party leaders proclaimed that they would be the
sole representatives of the Muslim community in Sri Lanka and that they
would live and die for that community. But the reality was totally
different. In trying win parliamentary seats, ministerial positions and
wealth seeking opportunities the SLMC stalwarts were willing to
sacrifice the interests of the community for personal gain. Even when
they bargained for a coalition partnership the chips they bargained with
were not benefits to the community but the number of ministries that
the leaders would get and the power of such ministries. This was so
blatantly demonstrated at the last general elections.</span></div>
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Which political party in the world, can someone point out to me, did
sacrifice its own identity, merge completely with another, won
parliamentary seats and ministerial positions, and then did go on to
claim that the original party was still a force to reckon with and a
fortress for its native vote bank? This is exactly what the SLMC and its
parvenus are claiming in the Eastern Province. This braggadocio is
risible at best and mendacious at worst.</div>
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<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ranil-Hakeem-Kandy-.jpg"><img alt="Ranil Hakeem Kandy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-149897" height="426" src="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ranil-Hakeem-Kandy-.jpg" width="639" /></a> </div>
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When
the Uva Provincial Council elections were held during the waning months
of the Rajapaksa regime SLMC contested to test the waters. The rout it
received from the Muslims of Uva signalled to the leaders that the same
fate would be repeated if SLMC were to contest a general election under
its own banner. All SLMC political aspirants except one from Eravur
cowardly deserted their own party, obtained tickets under the UNP and
entered the parliament through the UNP door. Logically, morally and in
terms of institutional structure therefore, that sole winner from
Eravur, Ali Zahir Mowlana, should automatically become the leader of the
SLMC rump. It is to avoid that eventuality SLMC leadership has now
started beating the drums. I have called earlier for the dissolution of
the SLMC. The party’s financial and real estate assets should be handed
over to another charitable Muslim organization or to the Waqf. This may
not happen that easily because of vested interests within SLMC.</div>
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UNP’s own strength in the national government is so vulnerable that
its leader has to tolerate these amphibians and their braggadocio. If
the government were to collapse because of internal fighting between the
UNP and the SLFP faction under MS – which possibility cannot be
dismissed so easily – and if the President were to call for another
General Election the SLMC amphibians will be looking for a an
alternative abode to settle; and who knows it may be even <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Bodu+Bala+Sena&x=11&y=1"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BBS</span></a> if the winds of electoral fortune were to blow in its favour.</div>
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If there is one lesson that the SLMC should learn from the last
election, it is this: You can fool some people all the time, all the
people some time but not all the people all the time.</div>
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The national parties including the JVP should become totally national
in their structure, composition and policies in order to leave the
ethnic parties like the SLMC out in the wilderness. As a first step
towards that the Tamil problem should be addressed with sincerity and
settled.</div>
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For all intents and purposes the SLMC is dead. It is time to say amen (amin) to the requiem (talqin).</div>
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<em>*Dr. Ameer Ali, School of Management and Governance, Murdoch University</em></div>
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The great black American ideologue W.E.B. Du Bois wrote “The problem
of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line”. I hold that
the problem of the twenty first century is the problem of minorities.
Let me first clarify what Du Bois had in mind in making his famous
statement. He was universalist in his outlook, not tribalist or narrowly
nationalist. By the colored he had in mind not only black Americans or
black Africans but also the colored peoples of Afro-Asia and of the rest
of the world. His prescience was shown by the end of the century. The
US was a short way away from having its first black President, the
decolonization of the coloured peoples of the world was virtually
completed by the mid ‘seventies, China has emerged as a great power, and
India is in the process of doing so. The colored peoples of the earth
have arisen.</div>
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That was part of the process of the wretched of the earth arising.
Actually the not-so-wretched of the earth also keep arising, so that we
are witnessing a revolutionary process that is going on right across the
globe. At this point I must make a clarification of my use of the word
“revolution” which the Marxists in particular would regard as
illegitimate. Their conception of revolution – or rather the
Marxist-Leninist conception – is that after the masses overthrow the
bourgeois regime the Marxist-Leninist vanguard Party takes over to
complete the revolution. That has led to dystopia practically everywhere
it has been tried out. But a revolutionary process has been going on
without mass revolution, of which there have been very few in history.
For instance, we cannot deny the term “revolutionary” to the enormous
changes effected by the feminist movement, but there was no mass
revolution behind that. Sri Lanka experienced revolutionary changes
during the last century without a mass revolution, and at present we are
talking about the January 8 Revolution, quite rightly I think because
the entrenching of democracy has to be seen as part of an ongoing
revolutionary process.</div>
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<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Tamil-Refugees-In-Tamilnadu-.jpg"><img alt="Tamil Refugees In Tamilnadu" class="alignleft wp-image-140382 size-full" height="318" src="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Tamil-Refugees-In-Tamilnadu-.jpg" width="494" /></a> </div>
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There
are, in my view, two major causative factors behind the continuing
global revolutionary process. One is education. Every government of the
third world gave importance to the spread of mass education after
gaining independence. The consequence is that the aspirations towards a
better life by ascending the socio-economic ladder has been widening.
Those aspirations start with literacy and primary education and keep
widening as the people ascend to the higher levels of education. The
second causative factor is the human ability to create wealth. In the
traditional society wealth was limited and the best that could be done
was to create a low-level equilibrium by meeting the basic needs of the
people and not much more than that while the ruling classes and groups
enjoyed the surplus. The human ability to create wealth came with the
modern industrial society, and with that came widening opportunities for
ascent up the socio-economic ladder. Those are the two major factors
behind the revolutionary process that are relevant to the problem of
minorities in the contemporary world.</div>
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So the colored peoples of the earth arose in the course of the last
century and ended the overt domination of the colored by the whites
which began in the sixteenth century. That was the result of the
revolutionary processes that I have outlined above. But the world is
far, far indeed from Utopia. The major reason is that the domination and
oppression of the colored by the white has been replaced by the
domination and oppression of the colored by the colored. That is why
today so many of the colored want to emigrate to the white West. In Sri
Lanka it is not only the minorities but a substantial proportion of the
Sinhalese who want to get the hell out of the Island Paradise and Go
West. The truth is that the proclivity to domination and oppression does
not recognize the color line. Both colored and whites can behave like
utter bastards, but for the time being the Western whites are less prone
to do so.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
What has gone wrong? Power passed from the hands of the whites to the
colored, which was an entirely beneficent process. But it passed into
the hands of the colored elites, which could turn out to be a maleficent
process because elites can abuse power. More precisely the problem was
that power passed into the hands of the colored elites in the form of
the nation state, and the problem there was that the nation state
inevitably tends to privilege the majority ethnic group. The nation
state is a relatively new state formation, just about a couple of
centuries old though in some countries it existed in incipient form for
centuries. The reason why it tends to privilege the majority ethnic
group is that it is based on the concept that on the principle of
self-determination a nation is entitled to have its own state, and the
nation in practice means the majority ethnic group which usually has the
power to lord it over the minorities.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
The exceptionally high degree of unity forged by the Western nation
states was a major factor behind their exceptionally high achievement
levels, which enabled them to dominate the rest of the globe.
Understandably after 1945 decolonization took place through the
establishment of nation states in Afro-Asia. Practically all of them
were multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic, so
that all of them had to face the problem of creating unity in diversity
and a sense of national identity. It was a process that sometimes took
centuries for completion in the West. France for instance has forged a
high sense of national unity but as late as the French Revolution of
1789 less than half the French people were French-speaking. On the whole
the Afro-Asian countries have been failing in achieving the degree of
unity characteristic of the Western countries.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
The main reason for this failure is the refusal or inability to give
fair and equal treatment to the ethnic minorities. What are the
implications of that fact? First of all we must take count of the fact
that there are very few countries in the world that are ethnically
homogeneous, with ethnic minorities that are too minuscule to pose any
serious problems. According to one count there are only four such
countries, according to another just twelve. Furthermore in many
countries the minorities are quite substantial in number, as in Sri
Lanka, with the potential to threaten their unity. Taking count of the
enormous Muslim minority in India, it appears that the minorities in the
world have to be counted by the hundred million. Next we must take into
account the revolutionary process that is going on right across the
globe, which I have outlined earlier in this article. As education
widens and economic opportunities increase, more and more of the ethnic
minorities will be demanding the good things of life. It has to be
expected that dissatisfied minorities can come to constitute a
disruptive and even revolutionary force in the course of this century.</div>
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What should be done about the problem of the minorities? It is a huge
subject on which I have to be very brief in the concluding part of this
article. In principle oppressed minorities should be allowed their own
nation states provided they have a legitimate claim to a homeland,
meaning a territory to which they are indigenous. But on that principle
there will be hundreds of nation states. That is evidently one of the
reasons why the international community has refused to recognize the
so-called principle of the right of <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=self-determination&x=11&y=3"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">self-determination</span></a>.
Perhaps in a few cases, where everything else has failed and
majoritarian oppression is intolerable, the international community
should explicitly support and actively promote the setting up of new
nation states.</div>
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As I have pointed out there is an in-built propensity in the nation
state to privilege the dominant ethnic majority. On grounds of equity
therefore, bearing in mind the rights of minorities by the hundred
million, the proper place for the nation state is in the dustbin of
history. But that consummation is not in the offing, and besides in the
present phase of history the nation state has its use as a bulwark for
small nations against bullying and oppression by the big ones. Perhaps
the best that can be done under the circumstances is for the
international community to become much more active in promoting the
legitimate interests of minorities within the framework of the nation
state. That will entail a serious erosion of the sovereignty of nation
states – a welcome development surely considering that the racist nation
state has been, as in Sri Lanka, an abomination. The starting point in
giving the minorities their due should be recognition by the
international community that the problem of the twenty first century is
the problem of minorities. (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/minorities-the-problem-of-the-twenty-first-century/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Izeth Hussain</span></a>)</div>
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The country marks another historical milestone with the selection of Mr <span style="text-decoration: underline;">R. Sampanthan</span>, a Tamil MP by ethnicity, as the opposition leader of the Parliament. It was Mr <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Amirthaligam</span>
MP who occupied the post of opposition leader of the Parliament in
1977. Scholars posit that this new turn of event symbolizes a healthy
dimension of democracy and is a sign of peace and reconciliation
restoring in the country, following the silent revolution that took
place in January 8, 2015.</div>
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<b>Debates on the opposition leader</b></div>
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This selection stirred a stiff resistance among the hardcore
Sinhalese in and out of the Parliament saying that this could lead to a
division of the country and the Tamils would take an upper hand in all
the affairs. However, this superficial argument can be debunked under
several dimensions:</div>
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1) Mr Sampanthan, by being the opposition leader, cannot do anything
silly to compromise the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the
country, given that the national government(some people dub it as a
coalition government) has been formed,</div>
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2) it is naïve to argue that Sampanthan should not have been selected
as the opposition leader, thanks to his ascribed ethnicity; it is
indeed notable that this is not the first time that a Tamil MP has been
selected as the opposition leader,</div>
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3) all those who excoriate and vent their anger and frustration on
the selection of Sampanthan turned a blind eye when the powerful Eastern
LTTE Leader, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan</span>, popularly known as Karuna, was made as the Vice President of SLFP, a MP and subsequently as the powerful minister in the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mahinda</span> government, and</div>
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4) while Karuna engaged in a fierce battle, for the sole purpose of
attaining the Tamil Ealam, with the government forces before being drawn
in with Mahinda government, Sampanthan entered into the democratic
realm of the Parliament and fought for the legitimate concerns of Tamil
speaking people over the years.</div>
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<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tna-slmc.jpg"><img alt="tna slmc" class="aligncenter wp-image-150282" height="422" src="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tna-slmc.jpg" width="639" /></a>All
these reasons negate the thesis advanced by certain elements with
vested interests that the selection of Sampanthan as the opposition
leader is inimical to the country. However, there is a great deal of
responsibility upon the shoulder of Mr Sampanthan, who undertakes the
task of the opposition leader in the Parliament. He should do justice to
the position he holds; he should reflect, not only the legitimate
concerns of the Tamil speaking community in the Parliament, but all the
citizens, regardless of the ethnic and religious differences, of the
country. It is intriguing that the maiden speech delivered by Mr
Sampanthan, as the opposition leader, highlighted the fact that he would
represent all the communities in the Parliament, particularly the
concerns of the Sinhala community, and thus, he registered his strong
reservation over the jumbo-cabinet numbering to almost 100 to be formed
under the national government.</div>
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As Jayadeva Uyangoda aptly noted in one of his recent articles, the
new government would undertake three gigantic, but achievable tasks: 1)
expedite the appointments of members to the constitutional councils
formulated under the <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=19th+Amendment&x=14&y=4"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">19th amendment</span></a>
to the constitution, 2) engage in the process of electoral reforms, and
3) endeavor to provide regional autonomy to the minorities (Uyangoda,
2015). It is significant to note that the role of politicians
representing the minority communities- Tamils and Muslims, is paramount
in the context of the new government engaging in the tasks outlined
above.</div>
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<b>Unity between Tamil and Muslim Politicians</b></div>
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As noted above, there is a greater role for the minority party
politicians to play, especially in the process of electoral reforms and
regional autonomy. It is heartening that both Muslims and Tamils have
more than 20 members in the present Parliament, with a few of them
occupying the post as cabinet, state and deputy ministers. However, such
a scenario would be changed if the electoral reforms were to be
implemented. Although the possibility of Tamil representation in the
proposed 20th amendment on electoral reforms being diluted is very
marginal, Muslims are at the receiving end. The Muslim politicians
representing various political parties should bury their differences
under the carpet in order to ensure their representation in the
Parliament is safeguarded. They, if united, can exert a great deal of
pressure, with an alliance of Tamil politicians, to the government
headed by the UNP for a fair share in the electoral reforms and ensure
that Single as well as Multi-Member Constituencies for minorities across
the country is enacted in the proposed 20th amendment. It would be a
historical blunder, if the Muslim politicians failed to forge alliance
and exerted their pressure upon the major political parties at this
juncture.</div>
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<b>Autonomy within autonomy</b></div>
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The current trajectory of the national government underlines that it
could endeavor to find a long lasting solution to the protracted ethnic
issue; it would be in a process of providing regional autonomy to the
Tamil speaking people. The question, here, arises whether the Tamil
polity would recognize the Muslims as a nation or ethnic group to share
the autonomy with them. In fact, it would be inevitable for the Tamil
polity to recognize Muslim community, particularly those living in the
North and East and share the autonomy within autonomy, to bridge the gap
between the communities and for the durable relationship in the region.
The history has shown that the moderates in both camps – Tamils and
Muslims, have indicated rooms for rapprochement. They would, I am
optimistic, find ways and means to iron out their differences and go for
a solution acceptable to the both communities, if they were to be given
autonomy by the government. (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/unity-of-minority-politicians-in-the-national-government/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Aboobacker Rameez</span></a>)</div>
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புதியதொரு பாரளுமன்றத்தை நாம் தெரியப் போகிறோம். இந்நாட்டுப் பிரஜைகள்
நாம். முஸ்லிம் சிறுபான்மையினர். நாட்டுக்கு ஆற்ற வேண்டிய கடமைகள்
எமக்குள்ளன. அத்தோடு நாம் எம்மை பலப்படுத்திக் கொள்வது அக் கடமையை ஆற்ற
எம்மைத் தகுதியுள்ளவர்களாக ஆக்கும். பலவீன சமூகம் அடுத்த சமூகங்களுக்காக
உழைப்பது எப்படிப் போனாலும் தன்னைக் காத்துக் கொள்வதே அதற்குப் பெரும்
சிரமமாகும். அரசியல் பலம் எம்மைப் பலப்படுத்துவதற்கான முக்கிய சாதனங்களில்
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இந்நிலையில் எமது அரசியல் தலைமைகளிடமிருந்தும், கட்சிகளிடமிருந்தும் நாம் எதிர்பார்ப்பது என்ன?</div>
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01.இன உணர்வு கூர்மையடையாமல் தமது நடத்தைகள், பேச்சுக்களை அமைத்துக் கொள்ளும் ஆற்றல் உள்ளவர்களாக அவர்கள் இருக்க வேண்டும்.<br />
இன உணர்வு திட்டமிட்டு மிகக் கவனமாக வளர்க்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது என்பதில் சந்தேகமில்லை.</div>
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அது மிக மெதுவாக வளர்ந்தாலும் வளர்ந்து வருகிறது என்ற உண்மையை எப்போதும் நாம் கவனத்திற் கொள்ள வேண்டும்.</div>
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எனவே ஓரளவு நீண்ட எதிர்காலத்தில் எமது பௌதீக, மானசீக வாழ்வுக்கானவை அச்சுறுத்தல் தோன்ற இடமுள்ளது என்பதில் சந்தேகமில்லை.<br />
இச்சூழலில் எமது தலைமைகளிடம் இந் நிலையிலிருந்து சமூகத்தைக் காக்கும் திட்டம் அல்லது திறனுள்ளதா?</div>
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இங்கு எதிர்காலத்தில் இரு விடயங்கள் மீள் பரிசீலனைக்குட்படுத்த வேண்டும்:</div>
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அ) தனிக்கட்சி அரசியல்<br />
ஆ) முஸ்லிம்களை மட்டுமே எமது பிரதிநிதிகளாகத் தெரிவு செய்ய வேண்டும் என்ற சமூக மனநிலை.</div>
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இம் முறை கண்டி போன்ற பிரதேசங்களில் சகோதர சமூகத்தில் உள்ள ஒருவரைத்
தெரிவு செய்யும் சந்தர்ப்பம் கிடைத்துள்ளது. அந்த சந்தர்ப்பத்தைப் நன்கு
பயன்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் இதனை ஆரம்பித்து வைக்க முடியும்.</div>
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தேசிய பங்களிப்பு, அரசியல் மைய நீரோட்டத்தில் கலத்தல் என்ற அதிமுக்கிய
அம்சம் குறித்த எமது திட்டம், பொறி முறை என்ன? என்பது தலைமைகளிடமிருந்து
எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் இன்னொரு அம்சம்.</div>
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02. முஸ்லிம் சமூகத்தின் மானசீக இருப்பு – மார்க்கம், கலாச்சாரம்,
தனித்துவம் என்பவற்றைக் காப்பது என்றால் என்ன? அதற்கான திட்டமும், வழி
முறையும் எமது அரசியல் தலைமைகளிடம் காணப்படல் முதன்மையான அம்சங்களில்
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03. எமது பௌதீக இருப்பைப் பலப்படுத்தல்: இது இரு கருத்துக்களைக் கொடுக்கும்</div>
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அ) கல்வி, பொருளாதார ரீதியாகப் பலம் பெறல்.<br />
ஆ) முஸ்லிம் கிராமங்களின் கீழ்க் கட்டமைப்பைப் பலப்படுத்தல்.</div>
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இறுதியாகச் சொன்ன முஸ்லிம் சமூகத்தோடு நேரடியாகச் சம்பந்தப்படும்
விவகாரங்களை கையாள்வது முதற்சொன்ன பகுதியோடு முரண்பட்டுச் செல்லாது
அவதானமாக இருப்பதுவும் அவசியமாகும்.</div>
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இத்தகைய போக்கு கொண்ட ஒப்பீட்டு ரீதியாக சிறந்த தலைவர்களை நாம் தெரிவு செய்வோமாக.</div>
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முஸ்லிம் அரசியற் களத்தில் இரு புதிய அம்சங்களை இம்முறை காண்கிறோம்.</div>
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ஒரு புதிய அரசியல் பிரவேசம் : NFGG என்ற புதிய கட்சி பாராளுமன்றத்
தேர்தலில் இறங்கும் முடிவுக்கு வந்தமை. அந்தவகையில் முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரஸோடு
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இக்கட்சியில் இஸ்லாமிய சிந்தனைப் பின்னணி கொண்டோரும் இணைந்துள்ளனர்.</div>
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இந்தப் பிரவேசம் முஸ்லிம்களுக்கு ஒரு புதிய அரசியல் தலைமையை உருவாக்குமா
என்பது காலம் சொல்ல வேண்டிய பதில். எனினும் அதனைச் சாத்தியப்படுத்த
அவர்கள் கையாள வேண்டிய முறைகள் பற்றிய சில ஆலோசனைகளை முன்வைப்பது அவசியம்
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01) பாராளுமன்ற அங்கத்துவம் கிடைத்த போதும் அமைச்சுப் பதவிகள் எதனையும் ஏற்காதிருத்தல்.</div>
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உடனேயே வேகமாக அரசியலில் முன்னேறுவது அபாயகரமானது. நான் எங்கே காலடி
வைக்கிறேன் என்பதை அவதானித்து மிகவும் நிதானமாகவும், அவதானமாகவும்,
மெதுவாகவும் செல்வது மிக அவசியம்.</div>
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இந்நிலையில் வேலைப் பழு குறைவாக இருப்பதால் மக்களோடு அதிகமதிகம் தொடர்பு வைக்கவும், தொடர்ந்தும் களத்திலிருக்கவும் பெரியளவு உதவும்.</div>
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02) இஸ்லாமிய அரசியல் என்ற கருத்தில் இஸ்லாமிய வார்த்தைப் பிரயோகங்கள்,
கதையாடல்களைத் தவிர்த்தல். இன்னொரு வகையில் சொன்னால் இஸ்லாத்தை அரசியல்
களத்திற்கு இழுக்காதிருத்தல்.</div>
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இது பல விடயங்களுக்காக மிக அவசியமானது.</div>
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அ) சிறுபான்மை சமூகமொன்றில் இது பிழையான மனப் பாதிப்புகளை அடுத்த
சமூகங்களில் ஏற்படுத்தும். சிங்கள, தமிழ் தீவிரவாதத்திற்கு அது துணை
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ஆ) அடுத்த கட்சிகளின் முஸ்லிம் அரசியல் வாதிகளும் இஸ்லாம் பேசத் தூண்டப் படுவார்கள், அது பெரும் பாலும் தப்பும், தவறுமாக அமையும்.</div>
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இ) அரசியல் பற்றிய வரைவிலக்கணம் சொன்ன இஸ்லாமிய சட்ட அறிஞர்களும்
கூட“மக்களை தீமைகள், சீர்கேடுகளை விட்டு அப்புறப்படுத்தி நலன்களை
சாதித்துக் கொடுத்தல்” என்றே சொன்னார்கள்.</div>
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சிறுபான்மை முஸ்லிம் அரசியலில் முழுமையாகப் காணப்படுவது நன்மைகளைச்
சாதித்தலேயாகும். அதுவே சிறுபான்மை அரசியல் தத்துவத்தின் ஒரு முக்கிய
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இப்பின்னணியில் அதற்கான வேலைத்திட்டங்களையும் தயாரிப்பதுவும், அவற்றை
சாதிப்பதுவுமே முழுமையாகக் கவனம் செலுத்தப்பட வேண்டிய விடயமாகும்.</div>
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இந்தக் கருத்தோட்டத்தின் இன்னொரு அம்சமே இஸ்லாமிய இயக்கங்களோடு தொடர்பு
வைக்காதிருத்தலும், அவ்வியக்கங்கள் களமிறங்காமல் இருத்தலுமாகும். இது இரு
சாராரையும் பாதுகாப்பதற்கு மிக முக்கியமாக உதவும்.</div>
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இஸ்லாமிய உலகிலேயே தஃவாவையும், அரசியலையும் கலக்கக் கூடாது என்ற கருத்து
வலுப்பெற்று நடைமுறையாகி வரும் சூழல் இது சிறுபான்மை சமூகத்தைப்
பொறுத்தவரையில் இது மிக முக்கியமானது.</div>
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03) முஸ்லிம் சமூகம் வரலாறு நெடுகிலும் இணக்க அரசியல் போக்கையே
கடைப்பிடித்து வந்தது. காங்கிரஸின் முன்னால் தலைவர் மர்ஹும் பிணக்க
அரசியலாக அதனை மாற்ற முயன்றார். ஆனால் அது முழுமையடையவில்லை.</div>
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தமிழ் சமூகத்தினர் இணக்க அரசியலில் துவங்கினார்கள். தமிழ்த் தலைவர்
செல்வ நாயகம் அதனை பிணக்க அரசியலாக மாற்றி ஆனால் சாத்வீகப் போராட்டமாகக்
கொண்டு சென்றார். பிறகு அது ஆயுத போரட்ட அரசியலாக மாறியது.</div>
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சகோதர சமூகமொன்றின் இந்த அனுபவமும் எம் முன்னே உள்ளது. இப்போது நாம்
எவ்வாறு செல்லப் போகிறோம் என்ற தத்துவார்த்தப் பின்னணியொன்று எம்மிடம்
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அதனை NFGG உருவாக்கி கொள்ளல் அவர்களுக்கு முன்னே உள்ள
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04) அரசியல் மைய நீரோட்டத்தில் கலத்தல் என்ற கருத்தோட்டத்தை சாதிப்பது
எவ்வாறு என்பது மிகவும் ஆழ்ந்து சிந்திக்கப்பட வேண்டிய ஓர் அம்சமாகும்.
அதற்கு ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சியோடு இணைந்திருத்தலை ஒரு சந்தர்ப்பமாகப் பயன்
படுத்திக் கொள்ளலாமா? அதற்கான பொறிமுறை என்ன? என்பது இப்பின்னணியில்
ஆலோசிக்கப் படவேண்டிய விடயமாகும்.</div>
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05) இறுதியாக அரசியல் கட்சி என்பதை விட அரசியல் நிறுவனமாக இயங்கல் என்ற
நிலை பற்றி NFGG அதிகமதிகம் சிந்திக்க வேண்டும். இரண்டிற்குமிடையிலான
வேறுபாடு தெளிவு என்பதால் விவரமாக விளக்கத் தேவையில்லை என நம்புகிறேன்.</div>
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முஸ்லிம் அரசியல் களத்தில் இரண்டாவது முக்கிய அம்சம் இம்முறை
முஸ்லிம்களில் குறிப்பிடத்தக்களவு தொகையினர் JVP க்கு ஆதரவாக இயங்கத்
துவங்கியுள்ளனர். இதற்கான காரணமென்ன என்பதை ஆராய்வதை விட இதனை எவ்வாறு
சாதகமாகப் பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்ளலாம் என்பது முக்கியம் எனக் கருதுகிறேன்.</div>
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1. முஸ்லிம்கள் அரசியல் மைய நீரோட்டத்தில் கலப்பதற்கான ஒரு முக்கிய
வாயில் இதுவாகும். JVP இல் இணைந்தமை வெறும் உணர்ச்சி பூர்வ நிலையாலும்,
நம்பிக்கையீனத்தாலும் உருவான முடிவாக இல்லாமல் JVP இல் நுழைந்தவர்கள்
இவ்விடயத்தைக் கவனத்தில் கொள்வது அதனை வளர்க்க முயல்வது மிக முக்கியமாகும்.</div>
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2. முஸ்லிம்கள் தேசிய நலனில் அக்கறை கொண்டவர்கள் வெறுமனே சந்தர்ப்பவாத
அரசியலை மட்டுமே கொண்டு செல்பவர்களல்ல என்ற கருத்தைப் பரவலாகவும்
முஸ்லிம்கள் பற்றிய பிழையான மனப்பதிவை நீக்கவும் இது உதவ முடியும்.</div>
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இன உணர்வு கூர்மையடைவதிலிருந்து பாதுகாக்கவும் இத்தகையதொரு அரசியல் பிரவேசம் பெரியளவு உதவும்.,</div>
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ஆனால் இங்கு முக்கியமானது என்னவென்றால் அக்கட்சியின் வினைத்திறன்மிக்க
உழைப்பாளர்களாக அங்கு நுழையும் முஸ்லிம் தலைமைகள் இருக்க வேண்டும். இந்த
நாட்டின் தேசியக் கட்சிகளை உருவாக்குதல், வளர்த்தலில் முஸ்லிம்
தலைமகைளுக்கு ஒரு குறிப்பிடத்தக்க பங்குண்டு என்பது வரலாறு. இக்கட்சியைப்
பொறுத்தவரையிலும் அப்பங்கை வகிக்கும் திறன் அங்கு நுழையும் முஸ்லிம்
தலைமைகளுக்கு இருக்க வேண்டும்.</div>
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இவ்வாறு எழுதுவது கண்டு முஸ்லிம் வாக்கைச் சிதறச் செய்வதற்கு இது
காரணமாக அமையும் என சிலர் கூறலாம். ஒரு மாற்றத்தை உருவாக்க ஆரம்பத்தில் சில
நஷ்டங்களைச் சகித்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்ற உண்மையை நாம் இங்கு
கவனத்திற்கு கொள்ள வேண்டும். எந்த நஷ்டமுமின்றி ஒரு மாற்றத்தை நாம்
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அடுத்த முக்கிய அம்சம் நாம் பாராளுமன்றத்திற்கு அனுப்புவர்களின் தொகையையல்ல, தரத்தையே எப்போதும் கவனத்திற்கு கொள்ள வேண்டும்.</div>
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முஸ்லிம் வாக்காளர்கள் எப்போதும் வாக்களித்தல் என்பது ஒரு அமானிதம், ஒரு சாட்சி பகர்தல் என்பதைக் கவனத்திற் கொள்வார்களாக.</div>
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அமானிதத்தைப் பாதுகாத்தல் ஒரு முஸ்லிமின் அடிப்படைப் பண்பு. பொய்ச் சாட்சியம் ஒரு பயங்கரப் பாவம். (<a href="http://www.usthazmansoor.com/mpa-snw/">mansoor</a>)</div>
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I am one of the keen observers of the <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Muslim+politics&x=8&y=4"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Muslim politics</span></a>
from the time the Muslims felt sidelined and realised the need for a
separate Muslim political party to raise their concerns in the
parliament since mid-1980s. I am also closely listening and watching the
election campaigns by the Muslim political parties’ candidates since
the nominations were called for the 2015 general election. In the
campaign meetings I hear the pathetic stories of the Muslim candidates
who contest in various political parties – Muslim parties and major
national parties. These Muslim candidates are mainly trying to attract
sympathy votes by stereotyping their personal grievances and using other
tactics such as creating regional and communal feelings, character
assassinations of opponents and promising national list MPs. I can give a
few examples to demonstrate how ugly the Muslim politics is. One of the
Muslim candidates is repeating in almost all the meetings why he left
one Muslim party and joined the other. He was also telling the audience,
as the major component of his speech, how he was ill-treated by the
party he had just left. Another leader of a Muslim political party who
was overwhelmingly received by the people of the village and so excited
by the reception suddenly declared and promised a national list MP to
the candidate who organised the meeting. I am sure this candidate will
cross over to another party if the leader does not deliver the promise.
This party leader was also promising to the audience that he would
obtain the so-called Kalmunai costal district if his party secured two
seats from Digamadulla district and asking the voters to vote for his
party. To give such a false promise, he may be certain that his party
will not secure two seats from the district and therefore, he will not
need to demand for a costal district from the government after the
election. It also implies that the services he is going to provide to
the people of this region depends on the number of seats his party
secures in the election. Isn’t he going to demand for the Kalmunai
costal district if his party does not secure two seats in Digamadulla
district? The leader of this very small regional party has made the
similar promises in many other districts wherever his party contests!.</div>
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In-fighting
within each political party is also getting worse day by day. A meeting
of a Muslim political party was abruptly interrupted because one of the
participants criticised the party leader for not nominating the former
MP of his electorate in the national list ! Further, the candidates of
the same party are critical of each other in the contest of getting the
highest votes in each district they contest. In another meeting, one of
the Muslim candidates was making a thunderous speech to get a local
council for the village he was born as the main task if he was elected
as an MP and asking the audience to vote for him. He was also blaming
another party leader for his inability to get it done in the past. But
he failed to explain how it would solve the burning issues facing the
people of the area. He was also pleading the audience to caste one vote
for the main candidate in the district list and another vote for him. In
most of the election campaign meetings, I could also hear their
calculations of securing two or three seats in parliament in respect of
each district they contested. In every meeting there were character
assassinations of the opposite party candidates. Further, regionalism
plays a major role in attracting the local voters. The campaigns target
even chasing the Muslim politicians/leaders out of the region/district
who come from other regions/districts and campaigning for their
candidates. The Muslims are now divided very much by their party
affiliations, regional biases and on personal grounds. Offensive, filthy
and vulgar languages are limitless in these election campaign meetings.
The ugly inter-party and intra party rivalry among the Muslim
candidates is becoming worse day by day since the poll date is nearing
closer.</div>
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In the mean time, the main stream parties including JVP have <a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/summary-of-unfgg-upfa-jvp-tna-manifestos-parliamentary-elections-2015/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">released their manifestos</span></a>
explaining their policies and programmes if they are elected to the
parliament and form the government. Even the small parties mainly
targeting voters in the South and the Tamil parties targeting voters in
the North and the East have released their manifestos and it is very
clear what they intend to deliver to the voters if they are elected to
the parliament. The manifestos contain some clear policies and
programmes and the strategies how they are going to implement them.
Therefore, in the lack of any credible policies and programmes with the
Muslim political parties and their candidates, how are the Muslim voters
going to choose a party and their candidates? Are the Muslims going to
vote for these parties and their candidates on the basis of the above
mentioned their rivalry, nasty in-fights and false promises? I believe
that the Muslim voters are more mature now than ever before and
therefore they will study and evaluate the sole motive of these
candidates for contesting in the election and cast their very valuable
votes wisely. It is also very important for them to vote for only one
party in large number to restore their identity and bargaining power
which they have already lost. Therefore, when choosing a party and a
candidate the Muslim voters may consider the following:</div>
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First of all the individual voters should know the problems facing
the Muslim community today regionally and nationally. In other words,
what they are looking for from a candidate. There are some problems that
are specific to a particular province, district or electorate. There
are also problems affecting the Muslims nationally. They should also
evaluate the past performance of individual candidates and trust
worthiness and elect the candidate who can deliver the ‘goods”. From
their experience as voters, they must know the position the candidate
will take if he is elected on each issue they are concerned with. It is
also very important to elect the experienced and honest politicians who
can really deliver their promises. In addition they should also consider
the leadership qualities of the candidates. They should not vote for a
candidate if he does not possess the qualities and experience they
expect from him. When considering the national issues, one of the main
issues facing the Muslim community today is the freedom to practice
their religion. The Muslims should have similar freedom and
opportunities like other communities living in the regions and in the
country. This is their right guaranteed by the constitution. Today the
Muslims fear to practice their religion freely. There are obstacles and
criticisms from some racist elements. Therefore, they feel insecure when
they practice their religion.</div>
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Also there are numerous other problems nationally. For examples,
youth unemployment, slow economic growth, poor education policies, sky
rocketing cost of living, deteriorating standard of living, poverty,
inflation, fiscal and monetary policies related other issues,
international relations etc. Regionally or locally, there may be
numerous specific problems such as lack of resources in the schools,
land and colonisation problems, loss of political representation,
irrigation problem, local economic and industrial development etc.
Further, there is no equitable allocation of government resources and
therefore underdeveloped Muslim areas continue to be underdeveloped. But
the voters can clearly note in the election campaign meetings that the
Muslim candidates are evading these burning issues and talking about
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With regard to the leadership qualities, they consider the honesty,
reliability, trust worthiness, intelligence, personal character, free of
criminal convictions, communication skills specially who can raise the
issue in parliament effectively and efficiently.</div>
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The most important factor here in selecting a candidate is seeing
through distortion techniques. All the candidates are trying to sell
themselves to the voters. In many cases, they use the languages that
they are so skilfully crafted that they distort the truth in a way that
is difficult even for the most careful observer to detect. They attack
opponents based on characteristics that may not be true. They also make
references to region, for example. The region of a leader where he comes
from will not affect his performance. At the last minute, the opposite
candidates may also spread rumours about withdrawals or supporting the
opponent. This is not a factor at all they should consider in electing a
candidate as their representative in the parliament.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
The popular magic words such as ‘good governance’, ‘rule of law’ and
‘justice’ should not influence you to choose a candidate because you
have not seen such things in practical Sri Lankan situation so far
although the politicians use those terms even without fully
understanding their meanings.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In many cases the voters can see these politicians are passing the
blame to the opponents for not doing certain things. In that case the
voters should pose a question to these candidates that what they
themselves have done for your community in the past? This blame game
they can see in a stereo type in all the campaign meetings of all the
candidates.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
The voters can also see some candidates or political party leaders
are promising the ‘Sky’. They should not believe in this. For example,
one of the Muslim political party leaders said ‘he will obtain Kalmunai
costal district before Ranil Wickremesingha sits in the Prime
Ministerial seat if his party secures two seats in Digamadulla
district’. But he failed to tell the voters how he would be getting
this! The voters were well aware that this demand was opposed by both
the major political parties of this country vehemently in the past
before the presidential election. Another Muslim party leader lauded
that his party would secure 10 seats in parliament in the general
election. These are unrealistic promises and assertions that the voters
will realise if they study the ground situation well.</div>
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Therefore, in brief, the voters should consider the leadership
quality, character, past experience, communication skills, reliability,
trust worthiness and ability to address the real issues, clear
objectives, policies and strategies for the wellbeing of community,
realistic promises and ability to deliver them when voting for a
candidate/party. The Muslims should reject the politicians who gave
broken promises in the past elections and deceived them to secure
parliament seats and enjoy perks. This is their very important and
esteem responsibility for their community and for their nation. They
should use their intelligence, knowledge and experience for this. In
fact those who can preserve the good image of the Muslims should be
elected to the parliament. (<a href="https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/ugly-muslim-politics/">Dr. MYM Siddeek</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Will
the burning issues of the island’s Muslim community be addressed under a
United National Front for Good Governance, UNFGG, government led by
United National Party?</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">This
has become the main common concern especially of the civil society of
the Muslim community island wide. This is especially so in the context
of the presence of Sri Lankan Muslim Congress, SLMC, and its splinter
groups in the UNFGG.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">They
express the fear that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, SLMC, and its
splinter groups which have entered into agreements with the UNP, will
accept ministerial portfolios in the event of a UNFGG victory in the
forthcoming August 17 parliamentary elections and abandon the community
as they had repeatedly done in the past.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">This
has been SLMC’s and their splinter groups’ track record .Therefore
Muslims are keen to prevent the SLMC and its splinter groups hijacking
the community in the forthcoming August 17 parliamentary election for
positions and personal benefits. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">As
rightly pointed out by the leader of Tamil National Alliance, TNA,
leader Mr. Sampanthan in his Sunday 19 July 2015 interview with
Virakesari”, The SLMC failed to forge Tamil – Muslim unity and let down
the Muslim community on several occasions although the Muslims, living
scattered all over the island, need to live in harmony with Tamils in
the north and east and the Sinhalese in the rest of the country. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">However the SLMC and its splinter groups are not bothered about that. Instead they wanted power and positions by hook or crook.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">For
example, to cite few incidents of their callous irresponsibility
towards the community, the SLMC contested the last Eastern Provincial
Council elections criticizing the United People Freedom Alliance, UPFA,
and won many seats. However to the shock of Muslims who voted for the
SLMC within 48 hours after the elections the SLMC joined the very same
UPFA government which they criticized. This brought shame to the
disappointed and disgusted community which trusted the SLMC.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Added
to this the SLMC voted for the 18th amendment to the constitution
which provided unlimited terms for president to remain in office and led
to subsequent political chaos in the country which demanded the need
for 19th Amendment to the constitution to undo the damage.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Though
the SLMC leadership later admitted the mistake of voting for 18th
Amendment to the constitution they voted, for reasons better known to
them, knowing very well the serious consequences on the community and
the country as a whole.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">On
top of all the SLMC continued to be constituent member of UPFA
government despite its patronage to Sinhala extremist elements who
unleashed wave of violence against the island’s Muslims targeting their
mosques, religious schools, economy, business establishments and
cultural life threatening, in fact, the very existence of the community.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">They
remain with the UPFA government even after the Sinhala racists’ well
planned and executed pogrom on Aluthgama,Beruwala and Dhargha Town
Muslims costing Muslim lives and billions of rupees of loss to Muslim
owned property .As a result the community as a whole lost its respect
and confidence on SLMC .</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">It
was under such atmosphere that the island’s Muslim community voted en
bloc for President Maitrhripala Sirisena in the 8 January 2015
presidential elections and rejected former President Mahinda Rajapaka.
They did so on their own and not on the advice of SLMC or anyone.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">In
fact realizing the mood of the community and the country the SLMC and
its splinter groups abandoned the UPFA and crossed over to President
Maithripala Sirisena camp in the eleventh hour only to have been
rewarded with ministerial portfolios.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">The
community was deeply disappointed that the SLMC was rewarded
ministerial portfolios while the community’s issues were ignored. Even
after joining President Maithripala Sirisena’s government they failed to
raise any issue of the community.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">However
it is worthy to note that the Tamils supported President Maithripala
Sirisena but the TNA did not accept any ministerial portfolio. Yet they
raised several issues of Tamils and got them at least partially
addressed. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> The
situation is such that parliamentarian Prof Rajiv Wijesinghe often
claimed that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe had told him that SLMC
leadership asked for money to join the Maithripala Sirisena camp. Up to
date this was not denied.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> Thus the SLMC has become shameful liability on the community which cannot afford to continue this sad state of affairs.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">This
is the reason why Muslims in general fear that now that the SLMC and
its splinter groups have entered into an agreement with the UNP and, in
the event of a UNP led UNFGG victory, they would accept ministerial
positions and abandon the community as they had done in the past.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">The
SLMC has lost its credibility even in its birth place Kalmunai where
people accuse SLMC of tricking them and pitting them against the other
communities. One resident of Kalmunai told me that “people are fed up
here. They do not want confrontational politics. They want to live in
harmony with Tamils and Sinhalese. This can happen only if they
abandoned communal and racist politics.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Some
even went to the extent of stating that there was no development in
Kalmunai ever since former Minister A.R.M.Mansoor was defeated by SLMC
almost quarter century ago by means of lies and deception.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">He
said Mansoor gave jobs to thousands in the government sector, solved
fishermen’s and farmers’ problems, built hospitals, schools,
roads, promoted agriculture and developed irrigation with the support
government of the day.Kalmunai is one of the most densely populated
areas in the country. Yet after 25 years of SLMC’s politics there is no
drainage system posing great health hazard in the event of heavy
flood. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">The
SLMC has caused tremendous damage to the image of the community due to
its corrupt and irresponsible behavior far away from Islamic principles
on the basis of which, it claimed, that it was founded. Highlighting
this sad state of affairs in an article in the Daily Mirror of Wednesday
22 July 2015 under the title “Talk of an enigma! “ HERE’s another
election” result columnist Gomin Dayasiri had this state;</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">“The
SLMC has been functional in varying cabinets without a trace of loyalty
to any that installed them. It has lingered on enjoying benefits only
to swivel around and bind with the benefactor’s opponents on the eve of
the election seeking more benefits. It reminds one of a local ditty to
describe the characteristics of a Moor’s hat.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Indeed
the SLMC, identified as the carrier of the Muslim cause, stands
disgraced as being selfishly opportunistic. How can trust and confidence
be placed in a community, where its leaders are unprincipled rolling
stones shifting sides to gain benefits? Are they helping the cause of
the Muslims or their own cause by periodic change of stance? - “</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Over
the years today the SLMC ‘s selfish and short sighted politics has
isolated the Muslims, especially those living in the predominantly
Sinhalese areas, and had caused tremendous damage to Muslims who now
feel ignored and orphaned.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Muslims
feel that this state of affairs cannot continue anymore and thus demand
an end to racist politics to reestablish their harmonious ties with the
majority community. This is the reason why Muslims, especially the
educated lot and the civil society is keen that Muslims abandon the SLMC
in the forthcoming elections and join national political parties.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">The
seriousness of the situation is such that an aggressive social media
campaign has been undertaken by many urging Muslims not to vote for the
SLMC in the forthcoming August 17 general elections.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">One
such social media statement by Dr Dr Ruvaiz Haniffa had this so state
under the headline” DO NOT VOTE FOR SLMC CANDIDATES COMING ON UNP
NOMINATION LISTS”</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Dear Madam /Sir</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">The
UNP as indicated in the news item below is once again about to commit
the same political mistake of outsourcing the UNP Muslim Vote to the
SLMC.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">It
will only be a matter of time before these UNP/SLMC MPs elected on the
UNP VOTE, cross over to whichever party which wins the majority at the
August elections. By this, the UNP will lose in terms of numbers in
Parliament. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">More
importantly, by giving nominations to SLMC persons, the UNP is not
grooming the next generation of Muslim leaders for itself. This concept
has been lost on the UNP leadership for the last 2 decades. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Hence, if the UNP nominates SLMC candidates on the UNP List this August, what choices do we have as UNP Muslims voters?</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">If
the UNP does not believe in its own Muslim candidates should we as
voters believe in the UNP as a National Party to deal with our political
aspirations? </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">We should be voting only for the party and casting our preferences only to UNP CANDIDATES MUSLIMS OR NON MUSLIM. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">WE MUST NOT CAST PREFERENCE VOTES TO SLMC CANDIDATES CONTESTING ON UNP LISTS.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">(<a href="http://www.latheeffarook.com/index.php/latheef-farook/1844-muslims-seek-solutions-to-their-problems">Latheeffarook</a>) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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Sri Lanka Think Tank - UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07135817924318932634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867528120544411574.post-56866827329221293742015-04-08T12:52:00.004-07:002015-04-08T12:52:28.594-07:00M.H.M. அஷ்ரப் பயணித்த விமானத்தில் ஹக்கீம் ஏன் பயணிக்க வில்லை...?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A Group Of Protesters Led By Buddhist Monks Staged A Protest Against The
Opening Of A Popular Muslim Owned Business 'Hameedia' In Kiribathgoda
Yesterday (April 07th, 2015)<br />
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A group of racists protesting the opening of a Hameedia outlet in
Kiribathgoda. Some monks took part as well. These people are retarded
idiots without jobs or anything. <br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Not ministerial portfolios for discredited politicians</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"><b>By Latheef Farook</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Muslims
who voted for President Maithripala Sirisena as a whole seems to be a
disturbed lot today. They voted in the hope of solutions to their
burning problems and not reward their discredited politicians with
ministerial portfolios.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Their
spontaneous decision to vote for President Maithripala was the result
of their losing confidence on their politicians who, true to their past
record, once again failed to raise issues concerning the community.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">This
has been the main topic of discussion in almost every gathering, from
dinner parties to wedding parties, and that too at all levels ever since
Muslim politicians were awarded with ministerial portfolios for joining
Maithripala Sirisena camp.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Their
common grievance is that Muslims throughout the country voted for this
government on their own, without being influenced by their politicians
or any others, to free themselves from the atrocities unleashed by state
backed racist elements such as Bodu Bala Sena.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">They
were not only fed up with defeated president Mahinda Rjapakse
government for its open support to saffron gangs who terrorized the
community but were also fed up with their own politicians for clinging
on to the very same government which protected these lawless elements.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;">Time and again Muslims of all walks of life expected their politicians<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">
to either get their government to solve their burning issues or leave
the government to send a message that they are concerned about
community’s interest. However they failed, but continued to be
constituent members of the Rajapaksa government which openly allowed
racist mercenaries to continue their attacks on Muslim religious places,
business establishments and other such places aimed at crippling the
community.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;"> As
a result helpless and voiceless Muslims were left with no one to turn
to. This is the reason why the community rejected their politicians and
voted for President Sirisena.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">On
the other hand these politicians were weighing the pros and cons of
clinging on to the then government and joining the then opposition
presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena till last minute. Finally,
days before the 8 January 2015 presidential elections, they realized the
growing countrywide support to Mr. Maithripala Sirisena camp and joined
them leaving the government. Thus they supported President Sirisena for
their own benefits and not in the interest of the community or the
country.</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;"><img alt="monks-and-gotha" class="s5_lazyload" src="http://www.latheeffarook.com/images/0_2015_Jan/monks-and-gotha.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 2px 20px 2px 8px; opacity: 1;" /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">“Under
such circumstance why should they be rewarded with ministerial
portfolios which are of no use in solving community’s main issues? This
is the question Muslims all over the country ask. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Many
point out that the policy adopted by the Tamil National Alliance, TNA,
which supported President Sirisena, but did not accept ministerial
portfolios as they were keen solving serious issues faced by Tamils.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Thus
from the time they decided to support Mr. Maithripala Sirisena they
were calling for solutions to Tamil problems. This strategy started to
work with President Sirisena himself calling for the need to return
lands illegally acquired by the previous government.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;"> A
senior Tamil journalist told me in Colombo that it is a welcome sign
that the government began taking confidence building measures. He cited,
in this regard, the appointment of a Tamil as chief justice, a Tamil as
governor of the Western province, a Tamil as governor of central bank
and other such measures such as stopping land about to be acquired just
after the elections. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Besides
there were other positive developments too. For example the military
governor was removed and a civilian was appointed as the new governor in
the north. Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran
assured that she would specially concentrate on more than 8000 women who
became widows due to the war in the North and Eastern Provinces</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Added
to this Minister of Resettlement and Reconstruction and Hindu Affairs
D.M.Swaminathan disclosed that the government has assured that its
utmost priority under the 100 day program is the resettlement of the
remaining Internally Displaced People, IDPs, and repatriation of Tamil
Refugees living in India. He assured that he would take necessary steps
to resettle them in their places of origin with the required
facilities. </span></div>
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</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Added
to all these Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph said that President
Maithripala Sirisena assured him that Tamil political prisoners who were
languishing in prison would be released within a year without any
action being filed against them.</span></div>
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</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">These are all positive developments welcome by all those who are keen on reconciliation and communal harmony.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Now
the question Muslims in general ask is why not Muslim politicians take
up serious problems faced by the community and help solve at least
urgent ones within the 100 days.</span></div>
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</div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">For example;</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">01-
Around 130,000 Muslims, according to some latest estimates, evicted
from north by the LTTE quarter century ago, are still awaiting
resettlement. Rajapakse government, with a hostile agenda towards
Muslims, took no initiative to solve this problem and virtually turned
blind eye to their plight. Today they remain abandoned.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">02-In
the east Muslim owned cultivable lands forcefully taken over by Tamils
during the LTTE war are yet to be returned. However no one is interested
and the victims continue to suffer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">03-
Muslims who lived in small villages around Batticaloa during the ethnic
war moved to Batticaloa for safety. These Muslims wanted to return to
their lands, but unable to do so with no one taking any interest in
their plight. There are such disputes in many areas awaiting settlement.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">04-Land
issue, involving more than 30,000 acres, remains the most burning one
in the entire east affecting relations between communities and thus the
urgent need for settlement to pave the way reconciliation.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">05-This
situation was further aggravated by Rajapaksa government’s sinister
Sinhalisation program under which Muslim owned lands were acquired by
armed forces under the guise of security purpose.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">06-
Muslim owned land acquired by the armed forces in Pulmoddai and the
hardships caused to them there. Muslims in the area also explained the
implications involved in the utilization of these lands for various
purposes.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">7- Muslim owned land forcibly acquired in other areas.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">6-
Five hundred houses built by Saudi government for Muslim tsunami
victims in a model village in the Akkaraipattu district gather dust
covered with growing jungle as they were not allowed to occupy. It was
built as a model village with all facilities. However the project
remains a symbol of discrimination and chauvinism. This was especially
so in the context of the shameful and heartless robbing by the system
of billions of dollars of aid flowed into the country to help tsunami
victims .There are Muslim tsunami victims still living in huts ignored
by all? </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">07-Fishermen
in the area face numerous problems due to obstacles they face ever
since Oluvil Harbour was built .This issue needs immediate solution to
ensure fishermen’s livelihood.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Muslims
expect solutions to these problems and so far no Muslim minister or
parliamentarian took up these issues. This is the reason why the Muslim
community is convinced that ministerial portfolios are of no use to
them.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">However
there is a general feeling among Muslims that even in the forthcoming
parliamentary elections they would vote for President Maithripala
Sirisena’s candidates as they are convinced that, though an uphill task,
yet he is the only leader who could bring about reconciliation and move
the country ahead for the benefit of all.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;">Though
Muslim ministers and parliamentarians failed to attend to these needs
the National Shoora Council, the umbrella organization of 19 different
organizations, had submitted a memorandum to all highlighting some of
the major issues which need urgent attention. <a href="http://www.latheeffarook.com/index.php/srilanka-muslims/1507-why-sri-lankan-muslim-voted-maithripala-sirisena">Ends</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">கிராண்ட்பாஸில் பள்ளிவாசல் தாக்கப்பட்ட பின்னர் இரண்டாவது நாளான நேற்று முஸ்லிம்கள் மீது தாக்குதலில் ஈடுபட்ட இனவாதக் காடையர்கள்.</span></h1>
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இந்த இனாவாதக் காடையர்கள் மீது எந்தவிதமான நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்காமல் பொலிசார் வேடிக்கை பார்ப்பதையும் இதில் காணலாம். </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sri Lanka Buddhist mob attacks Colombo mosque</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A Buddhist mob has
attacked a mosque in the Grandpass area of the Sri Lankan capital,
Colombo, leaving at least five people injured.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Buddhists and Muslims clashed after the attack, and police imposed a curfew in the area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Last month, a group of Buddhist monks had protested near the mosque, demanding it be relocated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In recent months, hardline Buddhist groups have mounted a campaign against Muslim and Christian targets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Several houses were also damaged in Saturday's clashes. Two of the injured were policemen guarding the mosque.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A Muslim resident of the area said that a mob threw stones at
the mosque when worshippers were performing evening prayers, the BBC's
Azzam Ameen reports from Colombo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The police and special task force commandos were dispatched
to the area and have been able to bring the situation under control, a
police spokesman told the BBC. <b>Read more from here>>> </b>(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23653213">BBC</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sri Lanka Buddhists attack Colombo mosque</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sri Lankan police deployed commandos and imposed a curfew on a
Colombo neighbourhood after a Buddhist-led mob attacked a mosque,
wounding four people and reviving simmering religious tensions,
officials said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Two police constables guarding the disputed mosque in Colombo's
Grandpass area were among those wounded and hospitalised, Colombo
National Hospital spokeswoman Pushpa Soysa said on Saturday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"They had been hit by stones and also had cut injuries from falling
glass debris," Soysa told AFP news agency. "We have two constables and
two Muslim men admitted following the attack." <b>Read more from here>>></b> (<a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/08/20138112517795268.html">AL-Jazeera</a>) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Buddhist mob attacks Colombo mosque, 12 injured</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A Buddhist mob attacked a mosque in Sri Lanka's capital and at least 12
people were injured, the latest in a series of attacks on the minority
Muslim community by members of the Buddhist majority.
A mob of Buddhists, who are mainly ethnic Sinhalese in Sri Lanka, threw
stones at a
three-storey mosque and nearby houses in a
central Colombo neighbourhood during evening prayers on Saturday,
residents told Reuters. Later, hundreds of Muslim residents took to the
streets, some clutching sticks, to prevent any further attacks on their
community, witnesses said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Police reinforcements were sent and authorities imposed a curfew
until Sunday morning. A senior member of staff at one of the city's main
hospitals said 12 injured people, including two police officers, had
been brought in. Three people were still in hospital on Sunday. Police
appealed for calm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Support the police to maintain the law and order," Inspector General of Police N.K. Ilangakoon told state media. <b>Read more from here>>></b> (<a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/SriLanka/Buddhist-mob-attacks-Colombo-mosque-12-injured/Article1-1106484.aspx">Hindustan Times</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sri Lanka told to prosecute mobs who attacked mosque</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> COLOMBO: The US Embassy urged Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday to arrest
and prosecute those responsible for vandalizing a mosque in the
national capital.</span></div>
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An Agence France Presse (AFP) report said the Buddhist-led mob attack
on the mosque at Grandpass district on Saturday has raised religious
tensions and left the Muslim minority fearing further violence.<br />
“This incident is particularly troubling in light of a number of recent
attacks against the Muslim community in Sri Lanka,” the US Embassy said
in a statement.</span></div>
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“Targeting any place of worship should never be permitted and we urge calm from all sides,” it added.<br />
Sri Lankan police imposed a curfew on the neighborhood Saturday night
and lifted the same on Sunday, but a police spokesman assured that
hundreds of policemen, including anti-riot squads and members of the
elite Special Task Force commandos, remained on alert in the district
following overnight violence which wounded at least four people.</span></div>
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“The curfew was lifted this morning, but we have a strong presence in the area,” a police spokesman said.<br />
There was no immediate reaction from the government to the violence. <b>Read more from here>>></b> (<a href="http://www.arabnews.com/news/460914">Arab News</a>) </span><br />
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entitled “Institution-Building of the United Nations Human Rights
Council” by which a new complaint procedure was established to address
consistent patterns of gross and reliably attested violations of all
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enhance cooperation with the State concerned. The new complaint
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the general institutional framework of parliamentary democracy, yet
this process took the character of an ethnic majoritarian democracy. The
latter evolved in a context of the rise of Sinhalese-Buddhist
nationalism – the ideology which contained a political vision of using
the state institutions to serve the interests of the majority Sinhalese
community. Through this ideology, the state policies were specifically
served the Sinhalese language, Buddhist religion and the
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The defeat of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=LTTE&x=10&y=2">LTTE</a></span>)
and the regain of the LTTE controlled areas in the North-Eastern parts
of Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan army in the name of war against terrorism
and the war for the unification of Sri Lankan territory have, in number
of ways, paved way for the re-emergence of Buddhist ethno-religious
hegemony and sentiments in Sri Lanka. Number of incidents has been
justifying the exercise and dominance of majoritarian hegemony which
really targeting minority communities and their religious, linguistic
and cultural distinctiveness and identity. One of the minority groups
which severely affected by these hegemonic politics is the Muslim
community in Sri Lanka.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Muslims of Sri Lanka is the second larger minority community,
comprise 8 percent of the total population are living along the
territory of Sri Lanka, but scattered. They have a history of 2500 years
in Sri Lanka where they have been living with majority communities in
the country peacefully and maintained a harmonious relationship in every
aspects of life. The history has recorded a number of incidents that
the Muslim community has contributed in number of ways to unity, peace,
social harmony and the national and territorial integration of Sri
Lanka. However, unfortunately, during most of the nationalistic
hegemonic periods, the Muslim were targeted and vehemently victimized by
the nationalist groups. The major incident against Muslim community has
recorded in the history was the anti-Muslim riots of 1915 which labeled
the Muslims as exploitative foreign trading community similar to how
Jews have been viewed in Europe. During the post-independent period
also, numbers of incidents against Muslims were printed. An occurrence
of a riot of the same nature as that of 1915 was the violence in 1975
when some Muslims were killed in Puttalam mosque due to a misconception
that the Muslims were an economically privileged group and which fact
fired the major motivation for anti-Muslim hatred. Likewise, there has
been an unprecedented level of violent attacks, demonstrations and hate
speeches targeting Sri Lanka’s Muslim population, mainly perpetrated by
Buddhist-fascist fundamentalist groups. Those events have left the
Muslims feeling afraid and vulnerable. The situation has become worse
after the defeat of the LTTE in 2009.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">End of civil war in Sri Lanka has been marked by state-sponsored
Sinhala Buddhist hegemony, the weakening of democratic institutions and
rule of law, the constriction of civil and political rights. As how the
Tamils were been targeted, the Muslim community’s personal values-
religion, culture, identity, dressing, personal law were mainly targeted
by the Buddhist nationalistic groups. The attack on a <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Dambulla+Mosque&x=8&y=7">mosque in Dambulla</a></span>
of April 2012 by a mob led by extremist Buddhist monks has reignited
concern about targeted violence against Muslim religious minorities in
Sri Lanka.</span></span></div>
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calls to boycott Muslim shops and establishments, all of which is
increasing tensions, particularly in areas where Muslims and Sinhalese
are live close to each other. The incidents against Muslims are
widespread across the country and have picked up momentum during the
last few months. The recent attack on the store of Fashion Bug, one of
the big chain of textiles owned by a Muslim merchant shows that the
attackers are not only giving threats to the Muslims but also they are
ready to use violence over them and their properties. One of the major
victories of the Sinhalese nationalistic hegemonic agenda was the
lifting the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Halal&x=9&y=3">Halal</a></span>
certificate by printing of ‘Halal’ Symbol, as an standard of product
like, ISO to the product of iteneries of daily use. ‘Halal’ is a Muslim
practice since sixth century A.D. It is an Arab term used to mean
‘acceptable’ according to the Islamic religious fundamental’. It is a
must for all Muslims to consume Halal items in eating and other purpose
of their daily activities. When many merchant companies wanted Halal
certificate to sell and export their product to Muslim customers and to
Muslim countries, government of Sri Lanka allowed the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=All+Ceylon+Jamiyyathul+Ulama&x=10&y=9">All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama</a></span>,
the accepted authority concerning religious affairs of the Muslim
Community in Sri Lanka, to evaluate and issue the halal certificates.
However, by propagating as injustice practice which impose non-Muslims
to buy Halal food and other items, these Buddhist nationalistic
hegemonic groups, especially, the ‘<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Bodu+Bala+Sena&x=11&y=6">Bodu Bala Sena</a></span>’
(Buddhist Power Force) staged number of anti-Halal and anti-Muslims
programs and finally were able to remove Halal certificate from printing
in the product. These incidents were mainly looked at by democrats and
moderates as one of the violations of Muslims fundamental and religious
rights. Thereafter, the agitators are being claiming that they are going
to work hard on removing number of their personal and cultural
practices of Muslims namely, the Muslim personal laws, special dress
code etc. It is a major challenge for the Muslim community living
outside to North-East where the Sinhalese are living predominantly, to
exercise their distinct religious and cultural practices and living with
fear of unwanted and unexpected treats.</span></span></div>
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Lanka where they formed a considerable majority say that statues of the
Buddha and Buddhist shrines are appearing in places where previously
they did not exist. In both the north and the east, it is common that,
wherever a Bo tree is found, a Buddhist shrine is erected. It noted a
“sharp uptick” in religiously-motivated violence and said the
authorities are “passively and sometimes actively” condoning extremist
Buddhist groups, such as the ‘Bodu Bala Sena’ and the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Hela+Urumaya&x=5&y=3">Hela Urumaya</a></span> are the main groups behind the targeting of Muslims.</span></span></div>
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and violence, the Sri Lanka government’s failure to take decisive
action to protect religious minorities from threats and violence is
undermining its claims to being a rights-respecting democracy and pave
the way for another ethnic violence against Muslim which may create
another possible violent conflict in Sri Lanka’s near future. (<a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/muslims-are-the-present-target-group-for-sinhala-hegemonic-nationalists/">Colombo Telegraph</a>)</span></span></div>
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I really appreciate the critiques of my writing. I always welcome the
constructive criticism. But such criticism should be an objective one
not a subjective one. Of course my objective approach might be a
subjective to you. This occurs according to different perceptions of
your understating. But yet, we should all try to understand issues and
problems in comprehensive ways. We should substantiate our arguments
with evidence and logical reasoning.</div>
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The criticism that provokes our thought and stimulate our creating
thinking should be recognised. But all these should be done objectively
without any prejudice and discrimination within the etiquette of
academic writing: it is not my objective to make any communal division
or social disharmony rather to enhance of comparative religious
understanding. Please do not take my writing out of contexts; I have
been calling for communal harmony and religious dialogues between
different communities. It is not my aim to hurt feeling of any religious
community rather I make staunch criticism of BBS group for its apparent
bias and racial remakes.</div>
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I know well that Sinhalese race is one of the best races in the
world: They are kind, compassionate and polite people. I do not say that
but history itself testifies this. What happening now within the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Bodu+Bala+Sena&x=8&y=3">BBS</a></span>
group is totally a different matter? I’m telling this because BBS has
been expressing communal resentment and religious jealousy in its recent
public talks and speeches. The entire world knows that. It is
self-evident from their talks and speeches. It is self evident from
their behaviours, actions and mentalities as well. Any sound person
would agree with such statement. We know well that the majorities of
Sinhalese people deplore the actions and behaviours of BBS. I
repeatedly re-iterate here that my aim is to expose the hatred of BBS
rather than hurting feeling of people.</div>
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I never and ever generalise this issue with Sinhalese people. I
single out some policy statements of BBS for its bias approaches and
attitudes. I do not think that BBS represent the majority of Singhalese
people. The majority of people do not subscribe to BBS view points.
They do not endorse their ideologies, policies and perceptions. The
majority of venerable <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Buddhists&x=6&y=6">Buddhist</a></span> monks do not endorse the radicalism and extremism in any form. One could notice the clear disparity in the speeches of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Galagoda+Atte+Gnanasara&x=12&y=2">Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara</a></span> Thero of BBS and its President Venerable <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Kirama+Wimalajothi&x=7&y=9">Kirama Wimalajothi</a></span>
Thero. While the venerable Kirama Wimalajothi Thero speaks with
politeness and logic we notice the venerable Gnanasara Thero speaks with
aggression and violence. His speeches are self evident for hared.
Please <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/video-evidence-bbs-encourages-violence-against-muslim-owned-fashion-bug/">listen to some of speeches</a></span>
and talks to see how much aggressive are his talks and speeches. Is
this Buddhist way of addressing issues and concerns? Of course not at
all and majority of Buddhist people deplore these attitudes.</div>
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Of course, some concerns and worries of BBS are genuine and real.
They should address these concerns in proper and professional ways. They
should address these concerns in democratic ways rather creating
communal disharmony and pandemonium. They should address their concerns
and their worries with the ministry of Buddha Sasena. They should
address these concerns with the high ranking Buddhist religious
authorities in the country. They should address their concern with the
administration of the temples in the countries to find some of ways and
methods to enhance their religious concepts.</div>
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They should not take the laws in their hands to address their
concerns. They should not become a religious police to dictate what they
want to the entire Sri-Lankan communities. A claim such as Sri-Lanka
belongs only to Sinhalese is an unwanted provocation. This could take
this country into one more communal conflict between Sinhalese and
minorities communities. Just we come out of 30 years of wars. Do we
need such a provocative statement once again?</div>
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Of course we could agree with BBS in some of their concerns and
worries. But those concerns and worries should be national concerns and
national interests rather than communal concerns. If they are fighting
for the rights of poor, needy and vulnerable in the communities these
concerns and worries are genuine and real. The entire nation should
support such a struggle, if they are fighting against all form of
corruptions and social injustices we all should support such a good
course. If they are fighting against all form of social illness such as
drug addition and fraud we all should support them in this good work, if
they are fighting against alcoholism and crimes we all should work hand
in hand with them in these particular issues.</div>
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Our country faces many challenges today than ever before. It may be true that the war with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=LTTE&x=5&y=6">LTTE</a></span>
is already over and yet, the country faces many economic and social
challenges. A large proportion of people suffer from abject poverty.
People in the villages are struggling to make end meets in the life.
People are struggling to meet basic necessities of daily life. A large
percentage of school drop outs do not get job opportunities and career
prospectus. These are clearly apparent in rural villages in some
districts in Sri Lanka. We should go to some remote villages to see the
pathetic conditions of people in rural areas. For instance look at the
conditions of Plantation Tamils in Estates. They have been dedicating
for the economy of Sri Lanka for the last 6 decades and yet see the
conditions they are living in today. In the same ways farmers of Sri
Lanka are backbones of Sri-Lankan agricultural sector and yet, look at
the conditions they are living in today. Rather than addressing these
fundamental problems BBS is engaging in communal racism. Ironically it
is in the name of Buddhism and Buddhism has nothing to do with racism.</div>
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Any foreseeable danger comes toSri Lanka today not from Sri Lankan
Tamil community or Muslim community in Sri Lanka rather it could come
from Tamil Nadu in long run. With its 65 millions Tamil populations it
could become a threat in a long run if Sri Lanka fails to establish good
diplomatic and social ties with Tamil Nadu. Sri Lanka has so far
managed to build up good diplomatic relations with India and yet, our
relation with Tamil Nadu has been not that good in recent time. No Tamil
Nadu high ranking politician visited Sri Lanka and our presidents and
PM are not yet, been invited into Tamil Nadu. This widening diplomatic
gap should be worrying BBS and its cohorts rather than creating more
communal disharmony between communities.</div>
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BBS is a real threat to national unity today. They create division
between communities today. They spread hared among communities today.
They spread lies and fabrications without any evidence. The racial
discrimination and racial prejudice of BBS can not be tolerated. BBS
should be dismantled in the greater interest of this nation. It would be
a social and communal suicidal to go on this path of discrimination and
hatred. We all know that happened to our venerable monks in South
India. Undoubtedly, it was reactionary violence of some Tamil Nadu
people against what was going on in Sri Lanka on those days. The
behaviours of some of these BBS people could put communal relation in
jeopardy in Sri Lanka.</div>
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Radicalism is radicalism and extremism is extremism, whether it comes
from Muslims, Christians, Hindus or Buddhists, whether it comes from
religious groups or political groups or from any groups, whether it
comes from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=al-Qaeda&x=9&y=7">al-Qaeda</a></span> or <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Taliban&x=9&y=5">Taliban</a></span>,
whether it come from BBS or for that matter from any religious
groups. The radicals and extremists have done more damages and more
harm to Islam and Muslims today than any one else. In the same way all
forms of radicalism that come from BBS should be rejected.</div>
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Sri Lanka is blessed with the existence of four major world
religions. The different cultural and religious heritage beautifies Sri
Lankan Multi-Cultural history. It should not lead to communal and
religious conflicts at all. It should enhance our mutual intercultural
understanding. Unfortunately, this intercultural understanding is
lacking in Sri Lanka today. Our children have to learn all four major
religions today. Our children should know each other’s religious faith
and practices. This is not to indoctrinate one another with others
faith rather to enhance mutual understanding between different faith
groups. Today we live in a borderless virtual world. Therefore, we
should understand each others faith and way of life. We should also
appreciate other people’s way of life. In this way we could avoid social
and communal conflict in Sri Lanka. Our schools, institutions and
universities have no such systems to learn and teach comparative
religions. It is really a pathetic condition of our educational
system. I shall give some examples of this cultural conflict to
illustrate this point in my next week writing if God willing. (<a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/worries-of-bbs-wimalajothi-speaks-with-logic-and-gnanasara-speaks-with-violence/">Dr. Rifai</a> (Plus*))</div>
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பயங்கரவாதத் தடைச்சட்டத்தின் கீழ் கைதுசெய்யப்பட்டு தடுத்துவைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள அசாத் சாலி உண்ணாநோன்பைக் கைவிட்டுவி<span class="text_exposed_show">ட்டதாக அரசாங்கம் கூறியுள்ள போதிலும் அசாத் சாலி தனது உண்ணா விரதத்தை கைவிடவில்லை என்று அவரது குடும்பத்தினர் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.<br /> <br />
தமிழ் முஸ்லிம் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பின் தலைவரும் கொழும்பு மாநகரசபையின்
முன்னாள் பிரதி மேயருமான அசாத் சாலி, கடந்த வியாழக்கிழமை கைதுசெய்யப்பட்டது
முதல் உண்ணாநோன்பு போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தார்.<br /> <br /> நேற்று
மாலைமுதல் உண்ணாநோன்பைக் கைவிட்டுவிட்டதாக தேசிய பாதுகாப்பு ஊடக மத்திய
நிலையத்தின் பணிப்பாளர் லக்ஷ்மன் ஹுலுகல்ல இன்று திங்கட்கிழமை நடைபெற்ற
ஊடகங்கவியலாளர் மாநாட்டில் தெரிவித்திருந்தார்.<br /> <br /> ஆனால், அசாத்
சாலியின் உடல்நிலை இன்றும் மோசமடைந்துள்ளதாகவும் அவர் இன்னும் உண்ணா
விரதத்தை கைவிடவில்லை என்றும் அவரது மகள் அமீனா சாலி தெரிவித்தார்.<br /> <br /> இதேவளை, அசாத் சாலி மீண்டும் உடல் நிலை பாதிப்பு காரணமாக வைத்திய சாலையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார் என செய்திகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன..<br /> <br /> அவர் ஏற்கனவே கடந்த வௌ்ளிக்கிழமை உடநல நிலை குறைவுகாரணமாக கொழும்பு தேசிய
வைத்திய சாலையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டு சிகிச்சைகளுக்கு பின்னர் நேற்றைய தினம்
வைத்திய சாலையிலிருந்து வெ ளியேறியிருந்தார். எனினும் மீண்டும் இன்று
பிற்பகல் 4 மணியளவில் கொழும்பு தேசிய வைத்திய சாலையில்
அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"> </span><b>மருந்து உட்கொள்ள அசாத் சாலி மறுப்பு!</b>!!!<br /> <br /> சுகயீனம் காரணமாக வைத்தியசாலையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள அசாத் சாலி வைத்தியர்களால் வழங்கப்படும் மருந்து மற்றும் உணவினை உட்க<span class="text_exposed_show">ொள்ள தொடர்ந்தும் மறுத்துவருவதாக கொழும்பு தேசிய வைத்தியசாலையின் பிரதிப்பணிப்பாளர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். <br /> <br /> உள்ளூர் ஊடகம் ஒன்றிடமே அவர் இந்த தகவலை தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.<br /> <br />
நேற்று முன்தினம் குற்றப்புலனய்வுப்பொலிசாரினால் கைது செய்யப்பட முன்னாள்
கொழும்பு மா நகர சபையின் பிரதி மேயர் அசாத் சாலி சுமார் 30 மணித்தியாலங்கள்
வரையில் உணவு,நீர் உட்கொள்ளாது இருந்துவந்ததை தொடர்ந்து உடல் நிலையில்
ஏற்பட்ட நலக்குறைவு காரணமாக நேற்று தேசிய வைத்தியசாலையில்
அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டார்.<br /> <br /> இந்நிலையிலேயே குறித்த வைத்தியசாலையின்
பிரதிப்பணிப்பாளர் அசாத் சாலி மருந்து சாப்பிட மறுத்துவருவதாக
தெரிவித்துள்ளமை குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span><br />
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<b><i>You’re not supposed to
be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong,
no matter who does it or says it.” </i><i>Malcolm X (Advice to Youth of Mississippi – 1964) </i></b></div>
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Senior Journalist J Tissanayagam was charged with creating ethnic
dissension, by a regime which included such apostles of reconciliation
as Champika Ranawaka. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Azath+Salley&x=10&y=4">Azath Salley</a></span>
has been arrested for fermenting religious disharmony by a regime which
is providing succour to such proponents of brotherly love as Rev.
Galagoda-Atte Gnanasara Thero.</div>
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If creating religious disharmony is really an issue for the
government, it is not Mr. Salley who should be in custody but the likes
of Rev. Galagoda-Atte Gnanasara Thero. </div>
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Mr Salley was arrested because he made the cardinal error of
criticising the Rajapaksas, because he had the temerity to take on the
BBS. He stood up to the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Bodu+Bala+Sena&x=12&y=1">BBS</a></span>
while Muslim ministers maintained radio silence – probably because they
know that the BBS is a Rajapaksa-monkey; and that any minority leader
who opposes the saffron-mobsters engaged in Rajapaksas’ work risk
imprisonment or worse.</div>
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Mr. Salley’s arrest probably has multiple objects. Perhaps the regime
wants to frighten the Opposition into total inaction so that the 19<sup>th</sup>
Amendment can be passed fast, with minimum fuss. Maybe the regime wants
to send a message to all minority leaders about the costs of dissent.
It might even be the essential first step in manufacturing an Islamic
version of that old Naxalite Plot, which in turn can be used to
neutralise Delhi, London and Washington (Delhi and London are important
conjuncturally, vis-à-vis the Hambantota Commonwealth; Washington is
important structurally because <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Basil+Rajapaksa&x=8&y=5">Basil</a></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Gotabaya+Rajapaksa&x=6&y=">Gotabhaya Rajapaksa</a></span> are US citizens while America is the favourite port-of-call, whenever President <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Mahinda+Rajapaksa&x=6&y=1">Rajapaksa</a></span> has a health issue).</div>
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The arrest of Mr. Salley is unjust; it must be opposed
unconditionally. Whatever Mr. Salley did in his political past –
including his one-time support for the Rajapaksas – is of no
consequence, now. He is a victim of Rajapaksa injustice and abuse, and
as such deserves the support of all who care about democracy and basic
rights.</div>
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We cannot remain silent and inactive about the arrest of Azath
Salley, without encouraging the Siblings to reach even deeper depths of
repression and impunity.</div>
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Protesting against the injustice done to Mr. Salley is an inextricable component of the struggle for Lankan democracy.</div>
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<b>The BBS and its ‘Nationally Important Task’</b></div>
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The Rajapaksas may have saved the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Commonwealth+Heads+of+Government+Meeting&x=10&y=6">Hambantota Commonwealth</a></span> by promising to hold Northern Provincial Election in September, but it is a promise impossible to deliver.</div>
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The Rajapakses do not want to share power with anyone, including the
parliament, the SLFP and the judiciary. The Siblings cannot allow a
provincial council which is not under their familial control to come
into existence. The Ruling Family’s real problem with a TNA-controlled
NPC is not that it will promote separatism but that it might strengthen
national opposition and provide a rallying-point for
Rajapaksa-opponents.</div>
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The Rajapaksas do not believe in the existence of an ethnic problem.
According to their thinking, the Tamils were living in perfect
contentment, until Tamil nationalists came along and sowed discontent.
Eelam War erupted not because Tamils had real grievances but because <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/?s=Prabhakaran&x=11&y=6">Vellupillai Pirapaharan</a></span> wanted his own state.</div>
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The Rajapaksa notion of how reconciliation should be achieved is dependent on this diagnosis.</div>
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Since Tamils have no legitimate grievances, a political solution/devolution is unnecessary. Any Tamil dissatisfied with the <i>status quo</i>
is a Tiger by definition. The way to avoid another ‘problem’ is to
adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards any sign of minority activity,
from the very beginning. Hit hard, at the earliest possible sign of
life, so that the minorities learn to curb their thoughts, mind their
language, control their activities, and accept their secondary status –
and even learn to live with the demented ravings of the BBS/JHU.</div>
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If the Rajapaksas hold the NPC poll in September, either the election
will be violent, unfree and unfair; or the provincial council will be
denuded of all powers. Since a violent election might create too many
regional and international waves, the Siblings might opt for the 19<sup>th</sup>
Amendment, so that limited political-devolution is downgraded into
not-so-generous administrative-decentralisation and provincial councils
become glorified pradesheeya sabhas.</div>
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Many minority parties belong to the UPFA. Their leaders hold
ministerial/deputy ministerial positions. But a small measure of
personal power and a limited capacity to advance themselves are all they
really possess. The minority parties are mere show-pieces to bolster
the Sri Lankan credentials of a Sinhala-Buddhist supremacist regime. In
any case, even Sinhala ministers possess little actual power, because
all power is concentrated in the hands of the Siblings and a few trusted
acolytes.</div>
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That is how the Rajapaksas would want all Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim
leaders and activists to conduct themselves. Anyone refusing to toe that
line can face persecution or worse, be it the war-winning Army
Commander or a one-time ally like Azath Salley.</div>
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The relationship between the Rajapaksas and Sinhala-Buddhist
supremacists is a symbiotic one. Sinhala-Buddhist supremacism provides
the Siblings with an attractive mantle for their naked power agenda. By
attaching themselves to the Rajapaksa Juggernaut, Sinhala-Buddhist
supremacists in turn have gained more power and influence than they ever
possessed, including in 1956. Had the Siblings tried to impose familial
rule without the cover of patriotism, they would have encountered far
more Southern dissent. It is the Sinhala-Buddhist mantle which has
enabled the Rajapaksa project to achieve hegemonic status in the South.
Thus the Rajapaksas cannot ditch Sinhala-Buddhist supremacism anymore
than Sinhala-Buddhist supremacists can ditch the Rajapaksas (as Gen.
Fonseka found out to his cost).</div>
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As memories of the spectacular victory over the LTTE fades with time,
the Rajapaksas need to deliver socio-economically, in order to retain
their Southern hegemony. This means ensuring that the Sinhala South is
given rapid and adequate access to the peace dividend, in the form of
lower prices and higher living standards, less poverty and more
employment, better educational and health services and improved
opportunities.</div>
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But these developmental goals are unachievable under Rajapaksa rule,
which prioritises guns and tamashas over rice. That prioritisation is
inevitable; without a militarist conception of national security, the
Siblings cannot justify the muffling of the media, the criminalising of
dissent and the subjugation of the judiciary, in peacetime.</div>
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Thus the need to create a fear psychosis in the South, which alone
can justify the continuance of impunity and excess. The BBS is a star
player here; its Rajapaksa-mandated task is to create a climate of
paranoia by fostering politics of fear, hate and hysteria.</div>
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According to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the BBS monks ‘should not be feared
or doubted by anyone’ because they ‘are engaged in a nationally
important task’. Indeed; this ‘nationally important task’ of the BBS is
to keep Sinhala-Buddhists focused on Tamil enemies, Muslim threats and
Christian conspiracies, to addle their brains with fear, so that they
will not have time to worry overmuch about economic woes or develop the
sense to see through the Rajapaksa façade.</div>
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Azath Salley, whatever his past mistakes, did the right thing by
exposing these Rajapaksa machinations. That is why he is behind bars.
And that is why his unjust arrest must be resisted. (<a href="http://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/on-azath-salley-npc-election-and-the-19th-amendment/">B<b>y <span style="font-weight: normal;">Tisaranee Gunasekara</span></b></a><i></i>)</div>
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This is a Do or Die struggle for
the Muslim community of this country. – says; Azad Salley</div>
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<span class="usercontent"><b>Analysis>>></b>
Do or Die struggle ..?....will not be successful/not good, if he knows
'political thoughts & history' and basic Islamic principles. '' Do'’....is
islam, as we all have to DO something for Muslim community,
but.."Die.." is not Islam. Killing himsel</span><span class="textexposedshow">f is kufr motive. It is coming from Hinduism & wrong Indian
culture.....So it is very controversial of his political actions, works, talks,
motives, styles (emotional),..so on. But he is one of our brothers of Muslim society.
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<span class="textexposedshow">‘Doing
politics’ without “PLDL” ('Political Leadership Driving License)' is an
issue.....???. infact, we don't have any institution to establish
"PLDL" in Sri Lanka & in the Muslim world. Specially every
Muslims leaders should have PLDL <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Structural Learning Process & Eligibility
test) as soon as possible. Says; M. R. Mohamed SCHOOL of Thoughts - UK & SL
(A School of political, economic & social sys)</span><span style="font-family: "Latha","sans-serif";"></span></div>
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