Gajalakshmi
Paramasivam – 29 Aug 2015
Black Magic & Voter Faith
I was feeling
refreshed after responding to the Pandits of Colombo 7 – one of whom said about
me towards the end of our conversation in relation to the article ‘Lord Muruga
Blesses America’ :
We can thank Lord Muruga that the gnat is finally
gone. What a pain in the neck!
She should be spanked by a naked fakir!
I gave this ‘Association of Muthalalis, Golayas & Panthangkarayas’ (Traders,
henchmen and bribers) more of the same as part of the ‘continuing education
process’. Then I relaxed and the anecdote I first heard in Papua New Guinea
came to mind.
It’s about the
Fisherman who claims ‘Jesus I was not serious but just joking’. This guy was
trying to catch fish and was waiting a while when he resorted to a vow to give
Jesus half the fish he caught. Soon a big fish was hooked. Quickly this guy
thought ‘why would Jesus want the fish –
I will keep it all’. Then the fish slipped away. The guy said ‘But I was only joking! Jesus does not
understand the difference between being serious and joking!’. Thinking of
this in relation to the Election outcomes in Sri Lanka – especially in relation
to the position of Leader of the Opposition which according to my calculations
rightly belongs to the Tamils if the two leading parties form Unity Government
– I went to ‘Sri Lankan News’ and read
the ‘Ceylon Today’ article ‘US backing
local inquiry into alleged war crimes - Old wine in new bottles’ by Manekshaw.
I was impressed
that the author had noted the main ‘dress-change’ act by Tamil Politicians as I
also had noted. The author says about this:
‘The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarians are
sarcastically described as 'white veshti men' by the voters in the North and
the East for appearing in their traditional white attire during their election
campaign.
However, a week after the election, four of the newly
elected TNA Parliamentarians led by their Leader R. Sampanthan and Northern
Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran appeared in western attire wearing
suits to meet the US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal Desai at the US
Ambassador's residence in Colombo a few days ago.’
The dress change did seem strange –
considering that Sri Lankans were hosting Americans. It gave me some further
indicators as to why TNA was not
claiming the position of Leadership of the Opposition. Some excerpts from the
above article in this regard :
‘The
failures experienced in the political moves in the past three decades in
bringing an end to the armed struggle had led to extensive human rights
violations and war crimes.
It was none other than the US Government that realized extensively the adverse effects of the war in the Island when the resolutions were brought against the Rajapaksa regime by the UNHRC in Geneva in the past three years.
Since the Tamil National Alliance had emphasized on an International probe into the alleged war crimes in its Election Manifesto and requested the voters from the North and the East to stand by its stance on demanding an International investigation, the new move by the US Government to support the domestic investigation will certainly put the TNA in a dilemma towards building a healthy reconciliation process.
With the credibility lost over the local investigations and commissions which were established in the past to bring relief to the war victims by establishing truth, the new move by the US will be viewed by the people who seek justice as nothing new but 'Old wine in new bottles'.
It was none other than the US Government that realized extensively the adverse effects of the war in the Island when the resolutions were brought against the Rajapaksa regime by the UNHRC in Geneva in the past three years.
Since the Tamil National Alliance had emphasized on an International probe into the alleged war crimes in its Election Manifesto and requested the voters from the North and the East to stand by its stance on demanding an International investigation, the new move by the US Government to support the domestic investigation will certainly put the TNA in a dilemma towards building a healthy reconciliation process.
With the credibility lost over the local investigations and commissions which were established in the past to bring relief to the war victims by establishing truth, the new move by the US will be viewed by the people who seek justice as nothing new but 'Old wine in new bottles'.
Focusing at the National level instead of just the TNA, the Island Editorial states in regards to the Leadership crisis:
‘Empty rhetoric
People were urged, before the recently concluded
election, to vote wisely and they have done so. They haven’t enabled either of
the two main parties which are responsible for taking turns to bring the
country to the present pass, to secure a working majority in Parliament, thus
compelling them to work out a compromise formula. When governments get
comfortable or steamroller majorities they get intoxicated with power and their
leaders act like druggies. It is only when they are weak that they behave and
respect the public.’
This applies also
to the official media which fails to recognize the Minorities without whom
Majority cannot be Majority and therefore do not have the power to form Democratic
Government. In other words like the Fisherman who promised half share to God
the Politicians who promised half share to the True Opposition, are now
thinking of keeping the whole in whatever form they can. As per the Election
outcome – Tamils have won the Leadership position if the Party that got the
second highest seats takes up Government Portfolios. Yet the above editor seems to have forgotten
about the TNA’s position. The Editor states:
‘The Maithripala Sirisena faction of the SLFP
and the UNP had been planning to form a joint administration even before the
August 17 parliamentary election because that was the only way, they thought,
they could keep their mutual enemy Mahinda Rajapaksa at bay. But, today, some
of their ambitious members are not happy with the ministerial portfolios they
are to be given, we are told. Two dogs at the same bone seldom agree, as they
say. The on-going wrangle over ministerial posts has found expression in
acrimonious rhetoric from both sides’
When the two main
Sinhalese parties came together to form Common Opposition – to remove former
President Mahinda Rajapksa and his clan – they were acknowledging that neither
could do it on their own – Mr. Rajapaksa’s party through internal measures nor
the Opposition UNP through the elections. Yet – in numbers Mr. Rajapaksa’s
group was in the minority. If such is the case with Mr. Rajapaksa clan – it is
also true of Tamils who are have the
capability of producing another Velupillai Prabakaran with India’s support.
In his brilliant
article ‘Election Defeat: International
Conspiracy Or Hooniyam?’ Gamini Weerakoon of Sunday Leader confirms similar
mind order to mine – as to the invisible powers that work the Lankan mind:
‘Two old friends of the Forward
School for Backward Boys were meeting at their Waterhole to analyse the
election results…………..
Nodath (No Teeth)– the UNP (the party that
came first) guy* to Sududath (White Teeth) the UPFA (the party that came
second)* : Your party must decide on the
kind of conspiracy deployed – Computer Jillmart, substituting ballot boxes
while in transit to counting centres, stealing manape votes at counting centres
or the old fashion tactic of ‘bath (rice*)
packet and a bottle of arrack(*)’. I will give you a tip. Investigate bribery
of astrologers and deployment of Hooniyam(witchcraft*).
Find
out who gave a dead rope to Mahinda on the inauspicious time and day to hold
the presidential election? I know the CIA got to Mahinda’s Achilles’ Heel –
astrologers. Using RAW Indian decoys they bribed astrologers to give Mahinda
dead ropes.
The
RAW then got to Thovil (devil-dancing to heal*) ceremonies which Sinhalese down centuries
have sworn by. They performed Hooniyam and buried charms in compounds of the
Rajapaksas. Mahinda got wind of the possibility of Hooniyam quite late. That’s
why he fled to Kurunegala.
So
what to do Machang? asked Sududath in desperation.
Nodath:
Remember Vermin Silva who unearthed a Hooniyam buried in the Rosemead Place
residence of Mrs. B. Get him to your side. Poor fellow is now trying to jump
into the Kelani Ganga after Ranil said, no.
*Gaja’s interpretation
Through Murugan
Philosophy, I have explained my own thinking along these lines – not as
witchcraft – but as true belief. President Maithripala Sirisena for example
went to Kathirgamam before the Presidential elections. If he won due to Lord
Muruga’s blessings – then like the fisherman above – he was also promising half
share to Tamils in Government. Little did he know that his own party in
Parliament would lose that status through the formation that was developed by
Sinhalese Leaders. A relative-in-law said to me that when she got married and
went to Kathirgamam and could not get the sweet rice that was being distributed
– she prayed to Lord Muruga to bless her with a tall daughter. She did get a
tall daughter but later the parents had difficulty finding her a taller
husband! My experience in 2005 was the
opposite. Like Tamils I was a minority devotee at Kathirgamam – when I went to
thank Lord Muruga at Kathirgamam for clearing the pathway for me to take the Tsunami
Reconstruction Proposals for Mangkerni in Eastern Sri Lanka to the then
President Madam Kumaratunga. I travelled by Public Transport had not booked in
advance for accommodation. The lodge that usually accommodated Sri Lanka Transport
Board families gave me a room just for one night. After a shower – I went
straight to the temple – even though I was hungry. I managed to get close to
the altar and later found a mother and daughter next to me speaking in
Sinhalese and communicating with one of the priests. Soon after mass we were
ushered out and this priest gave me a big lump of sweet-rice and said in
Sinhalese ‘wait outside for me’. I felt that he had mistaken me for that other
lady. I turned around – but that lady was not there. I went outside and waited.
The priest also did not turn up. Then I went to the Ganesh shrine next-door sat
down and had the sweet rice for dinner. To this day I believe that Kathirgama
Murugan sent me that rice because He kept account of my service.
All the
intelligence agencies mentioned in the above conversation – are the ‘other side’
of true belief. They are the demons of selfishness generating business / work
for themselves. Hence they qualify as witchcraft.
Going back in that
consciousness to the Common Opposition - once they managed to remove Mr.
Rajapaksa through this Common process they planned similar for Parliamentary
elections. At that time – they did not realize that this was likely to make the
TNA the Opposition Leader in Parliament – confirming that Tamils were Equal in
status to Sinhalese even though the latter are in the majority. A reliable
Administrator would have known at THAT stage that this was going to happen.
Even now – if the Party with second largest vote considers the Opposition to be
of Equal status to the Government – and abstain from accepting Cabinet
positions – they would have half the Fish. When they go back on their promise to even One
believing voter, the big fish will slip away through Divine Intervention
invoked by the President at Kathirgamam – where Murugan – the Tamil God is the
Presiding Deity. Whoever prays at Kathirgamam Murugan Shrine – is praying to
the Tamil minds that gave form to their Philosophy through Murugan. The Nation
reports that TNA’s entitlement has been confirmed by the President’s Party’s
spokesperson:
‘Sri Lanka Freedom Party spokesperson Dilan Perera has
been quoted in the media in his personal capacity that he believes that the
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has the right to hold the post of the Opposition
Leader. Some of the UPFA members who were elected and parties affiliated to the
UPFA are of the view that they have no intention of joining the national
government therefore will sit in the Opposition.’
Those who are ‘attached’
to the benefits without having truly earned them on common principles – would tend
to ‘divide and rule’ as the above UPFA section seems to be doing. What a mess!
The Tamil problem
if ‘forgotten’ by those in official
positions would continue to invoke wars in Sri Lanka. In essence, we are now
seeing a repeat as follows:
1976 Vaddukoddai
Resolution – has evolved as UN Resolution
1977 Election
Victory which facilitated Tamils to take up Leadership position– seems to be
that of the Tamils again if UNP & UPFA form coalition government.
1978 Constitution
paving the way for a messy Presidency – is promised in another form by this new
coalition which is not able to even declare as to which party has the
Opposition Leadership.
Reminds one of the
2000 American Presidential election mess. Are we copying Americans to eliminate
the threat of war-crimes inquiry?? That the karmic punishment for plagiarism.
As per Colombo Gazette
report ‘Political groups based in Tamil
Nadu have threatened to stage a protest next week against the US Government
decision to back a domestic investigation on the war in Sri Lanka.
Tamil Nadu politician Thol Thirumavalavan said
that he has organised a protest outside the US Embassy in Chennai on September
3 against the announcement by the US that it will sponsor a resolution in
support of Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council.’
When true
believers pray – vows of the unjust would turn towards the true devotee and
against the worshipper looking for quick outcomes – through temporary wins.
I recall in
appreciation the feedback by Patrick Harrigan to supporters in Michigan, during
our Tsunami Reconstruction Service:
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