Gajalakshmi Paramasivam
11 November 2017
Tamil
Constitution
[Nothing but a separate
Tamil state of Eelam had been the 'manthra' of the TULF from the time the
Vaddukoddai Resolution was adopted in May 1976.] Ceylon Today article ‘Accommodative and Conciliatory Approach
by TNA
[Every country has two constitutions: a
“legal constitution” and a “political constitution”. The focus for the past two
years has been on the legal constitution. If the government is serious about
introducing a new constitution and winning a referendum it must now shift its
focus to the political constitution.] Ground Views article ‘How to Win the Referendum’
The Vaddukoddai Resolution in essence was the ‘political
constitution’ of Tamils of Sri Lanka. The ‘legal constitution’ of Tamils was
the laws of Public Administration accepted by Tamils, in addition to Customary
Laws. The real Constitution that works naturally for Sri Lankans is as per our free
and true contributions through the above sets of laws within or beyond those
borders. This applies to those who are native to that land currently living in
Sri Lanka on the one hand and those who are currently far away from that land
but continue to make investments in Sri Lanka without giving or receiving material
returns. The latter usually make up the real ‘Foreign Ministry’ of Sri Lanka.
Both groups are empowered by Ancestral Powers
and Global Powers respectively. But these powers would not work directly to
deliver merit based outcomes based on currently active laws. Those who
therefore use the names of Ellalan – the Tamil King who ruled in Sri Lanka and Dutugamunu the
Sinhalese King who defeated him in Sri Lanka, directly for combat purposes,
took their own minds back to those times and became unfit for current
environments. Those who respected these elders would have not used them for benefit purposes.
Vaddukoddai Resolution was declared in
Northern Sri Lanka, where the Thesawalamai Law – the customary law of Northern
Tamils continues to be active. As per this law, man and woman are different and
equal until known otherwise through merit basis. The dowry system was in place
to ‘fill’ the apparent gap when the daughter started her own branch of the
family – as in Federal structure. In contrast Gandhi took a Unitary approach –
revealed as follows:
[Mohandas
K Gandhi condemned the giving and receiving of dowries as he led India toward
independence. For Gandhi, the quest for political freedom was bound up in what
he saw as the need to transform the Indian soul. Part of that struggle in
Gandhi’s eyes included abolishing the dowry….After Gandhi’s admonitions, the
new Indian Government passed the Dowry Prohibition Act, which was intended to
do just that but which has been ignored by rich and poor alike ] ‘International
Human Rights in Context’ by Henry J Steiner and Philip Alston
Indian Tamils demonstrate respect for the
elders much more than Sri Lankan Tamils do. To my mind, the reason could be
more persons less money relatively and hence the need for ‘respect’ to complete
relationships. Juniors who pay their respects to Seniors become entitled to
Equal status at the end of the relationship. When this is denied, the junior is
morally entitled to move away to preserve her/his sovereignty.
A woman who is respected by younger siblings
and children – becomes equal in status to the man. Those who thus complete
relationships would not rape the less powerful – be they juniors of the same
gender or the someone of the opposite gender who seems physically weaker
including due to status. In Northern Sri Lanka, where this respect was weaker,
Thesawlamai Law helped maintain the separation to the extent of investment in
diversity of functions and hence the Equality between man and woman. The right
to separation ceases to exist once the contribution to diversity is weakened.
To my mind, the Vaddukoddai resolution
demonstrated the above value of diversity and hence the rejection of minority
status and the confirmation of Equal status through similar separation as in
the dowry system. The 1977 election outcomes through which Tamils became the
Equal Opposition in National Parliament despite
being a minority Community at number level confirmed the blessings of the
system of Sovereignty that Truth upholds naturally. This has been repeated in
2015, confirming the support of Truth
that the Tamils as a Community are entitled to Self Governance as a Community.
As Sir Einstein said in the case of Jews ‘the sum of the achievements of their
individual members is everywhere
considerable and telling, even though these achievements were made in the face
of obstacles.’
I
would say that the achievements acquired additional value due to the obstacles that
the minorities accept and carry on courageously.
The mother in traditional families gets lesser
return for Equal but Different work, the benefits of which are drawn from the
common pool. Where a mother performs menial jobs without receiving benefits
including on Equal footing where there is no merit based measure, but accepts
the return at the apparent level, the mother accumulates the ‘gap’ as Energy. Every
such person has the ability to ‘work’ the system as a whole. Those Tamils,
Burghers, Muslims and other ethnic minorities who absorbed such ‘gap’ and
continued to perform at equal level or higher, carry this Energy and they would
work through Sinhalese parallels to demote the government that disrespected the
contribution to Sovereignty by minorities.
Mrs Bandaranaike who carried the status of
being the first woman prime minister at global level, lost her status
internally in 1977. If her global status was earned due to her
husband and not independently in her own
rights – then those who were more eligible for parallel status under that lady’s
administration, would accumulate the latent powers to demote her status. This
became active due to the quota system to enter university resulting in many ‘ethnic’
universities which weakened the globalization opportunities of common universities.
As per my knowledge, Tamils of Sri Lanka who
have achieved the appropriate ‘grades’ prefer to learn at the common universities
than at the local ones. That is the parallel of TNA carrying Equal status in National Parliament on the one
hand and LTTE wanting separation on the other. Tamils are yet to vote for
merger of North & East. LTTE leadership confirmed that the two would
separate when there is economic prosperity. The two Universities are yet to demonstrate
common links at policy level.
The Senior is entitled to contribute through
policy but the junior needs to stay within the boundaries of actual practice to
claim the right to self-governance. Any Senior who damages that right –
knowingly or otherwise including through policy will then be punished by the
consolidated forces of Natural Energies – to the extent the junior is hurt. The
longer it takes for the Senior to accept and correct the mistake, the stronger
the return punishment. A junior who damages the actual practiced value of a principle by a senior – returns the karma
on her/himself at the level that policy is practiced by all – as in global
practices. Hence the Terrorism label diluted to factual level.
The current opportunity to amend the
Constitution, if used appropriately would restore harmony in Sri Lankan society
– even though it is likely that TNA would no longer become Equal Opposition in
Parliament. If abused by some and ignored by others – and Tamils continue to
invest in Sovereignty at the current level or more, in their respective
environments, Tamil leadership in National Parliament will continue to confirm
the inequality in contribution to Commonness and therefore Sovereignty of Sri
Lanka. The Diaspora that operates independently outside Sri Lanka would be a
strong force in that direction.
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