Thursday, February 12, 2009

How Gandhis and Karunanidhi made use of Lanka’s ethnic conflict

(BL)My colleague P.K. Balachandran, formerly the Colombo representative for the Hindustan Times and now working for the New Indian Express telephoned me on February 2 and asked: “Are the Tamils now weaker than earlier?”

I answered, “Yes” and added that the Tamils were in a strong position when they agitated for their rights non-violently under the leadership of S.J.V. Chelvanayakam. I also told him that Gandhis, RAW and Karunanithi-MGR rivalry were the main causes for Sri Lanka’s present situation. Full Text