Gajalakshmi
Paramasivam – 26 Aug 2015
Tamils Have Earned Opposition Leadership
We don’t hear enough voices for independent Tamils being heard at the
Political Leadership level. The voters have done their duty – either by
calculating and voting for their share in National Governance or by voting
through belief. Most of us voted through Belief. I shared my earned
independence through such belief. My vote would have motivated all those who
are independent and believe they are Tamils and/or Sri Lankans. Hence I would
find some of my returns through election outcomes and the rest as
Administrative Opportunities possibly at global level.
Most of us do not know enough about the
Political pathway. Many Politicians do not themselves know. A Sinhalese would
not know much about the Tamil Political pathway and v.v. – the same way a
Muslim would not know the Christian pathway and v.v. But those who are active
in politics must know what to expect from their own group’s pathway. As per my
observations not many Tamils seem inclined to take the Political Leadership
that is already Established and is waiting to be taken. It has happened through genuine
voters of all ethnities who are independent in their own local areas/groups.
Those of us who are part of the Diaspora – voted through such independents and through others who are humble with us – as
many Vaddukoddai folks are with me. The former is the Objective pathway and the
latter the Subjective pathway.
The Objective pathway where the Independent
even if just a Homemaker would invoke the powers of all Independents when there
is a need in the environment in which s/he feels ownership – is a reliable
pathway for investors of global standards. It’s like the stock-market but will
be reliable only if one is eligible to play the global game. When we pray to
Divine Powers we invoke the Universal Power. We may invoke through different
pathways but where belief is genuine – we support each other – even by being on
the other side. Tamils who have written off Sinhalese and v.v. are not true
believers in this power. Neither have they become independent through pathways
outside politics – for example Public Administration, Family, Job, Business.
Those who take the more sensational route – miss out on Beautiful Belief.
I believe in Belief. I therefore recognize
that the Political Leadership that has evolved through Common Government by the
Sinhalese Political Parties during Presidential as well as Parliamentary
elections is confirmation that their beliefs are of One form. It confirms that
they are not eligible to Oppose each other to show the ‘other side’ of Policy
manifestations then and there. They chose to be one side before the elections. If they change sides for the
purpose of becoming Opposition then they are fooling the voters and worse -
they are confirming Disorder in Administration.
The signs are showing already. According to
Asian Mirror:
‘Former
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that former Minister Kumara Welgama is a good
candidate for the post of opposition leader.
Speaking
to local media, Rajapaksa said that many elected SLFP MPs agree that Welgama is
a good candidate for the post.
Rajapaksa
added that he has no intention of becoming the opposition leader.
He
also maintained that it was easy to do politics with Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe since he did not take revenge.’
The highly destructive nature of someone
attached to authority of a position without having earned it – is demonstrated
by former President. Commonsense would confirm to most Administrators of
reasonable standards that one cannot be right and wrong at the same time using
the One measure. At the Political level – Rights and wrongs are represented by
Government and Opposition. How could one party therefore be both in Government
as well as in Opposition? President and Prime Minister by failing to confirm
that as per the Law – TNA is the Leading Opposition. I am surprised that Mr. Sampathan
is failing to do his duty here. Taking
the position of Leader of the Opposition is his DUTY.
On 10 April 2015Mr. Sampanthan wrote to the
Parliament through the then Speaker:
‘After
the conclusion of the Presidential election in January 2015 the Leader of the
UNP has become the Prime Minister and a number of members of
parliament of the UNP are Cabinet Ministers constituting the
government. The Leader of the UPFA is the President and a member of the
Cabinet ( in fact the head of the Cabinet) and a number of UPFA
members of parliament( in excess of 26) are Ministers some of them in the
Cabinet, therefore the Government today is composed of both the UPFA and
the UNP, disentitling both of those parties from occupying the seat of the
Leader of the Opposition. No member of parliament elected from the UPFA or UNP
can be the Leader of the Opposition. This clearly is the legal position as
well as one that accords with parliamentary tradition, both of our country
and the Commonwealth. the resultant position is that it is the ITAK that is
entitled to the post of the Leader of the Opposition, having 14 members of
parliament. The DNA has 7 members one of whom is also a Cabinet Minister
now.
We
consider it necessary to write this to you in view of the views expressed
by you on Wednesday the 8th of April 2015.’
There is no question of who becomes Leader of Opposition. It is legally the position of Tamil National Alliance. Any other MP getting it would be in breach of the Law.
I am surprised that Prime Minister Mr.
Wickremesinghe who is also a qualified legal advocate is failing to do the
right thing as per the law and facilitate this earned Position of a Tamil
leader to be confirmed. Failure to uphold this true outcome would confirm Mr.
Wickremesinghe’s weakness in Administration also. We then get more of the same as
has already started happening through the above suggestion by Mr. Rajapaksa who
also brings shame to his profession. A profession is only as good as its
members and the values its members believe in.
Well, true justice never fails. If TNA is
not confirmed to have EARNED the Opposition Leadership – then Tamils must look
more actively towards Global Administrative actions through the UN.
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