14 June 2023
Gajalakshmi Paramasivam
CAN KARMA BE FORGOTTEN?
‘The arrest of
parliamentarian and leader of the Tamil National People’s Front Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam would be yet another
incident that feeds into the sense of unequal treatment of individuals and
communities in the country.’ -
Mr Jehan Perera, in his article ‘Time Is Ripe To End Ancient Hatreds’
Given
that Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has
inherited his father’s position/status, one needs to look into the karma of
that position to identify with the reality.
The
report by DBS Jeyaraj is of value in this regard. DBS highlights as follows, in
his report headed ‘The
killing of Tamil Congress Leader Kumar Ponnambalam’:
‘Among
those who criticised the manner in which Ponnambalam was treated by the Police
was the firebrand Batticaloa MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam. In doing so Rasamanickam referred to the murder of
Gajendrakumar’s father Gaasinather Gangesar Ponnambalam known popularly as Kumar
Ponnambalam and alleged that the Police was involved in that murder. Kumar
Ponnambalam was shot dead in his vehicle at Wellawatte on 5 January 2000.
Though 23 years have passed no one has been arrested or prosecuted.’
DBS
reports also as follows:
‘On
the fateful morning of 5 January 2000, there was an explosion at Flower
Road at the gates of the Prime Minister’s office at 9:05 a.m. A woman with
explosives strapped to her body had detonated herself when suspicious police
personnel tried to frisk her bodily. At least 13 people were killed and 29
injured in the explosion. When news about this incident spread, tension was
prevalent amidst the Tamil population of Colombo which feared reprisals.’
About Kumar Ponnambalam’s time of death, DBS reports as follows:
At about 10 a.m. a man dressed in a
blue shirt and black trousers who identified himself as “Shantha” called on
Kumar at his “Gitanjali” residence in Queens Road, Colombo 3. When informed of
Shantha’s arrival by his aide Thomas, Kumar asked him to send the man in.’
Also:
‘The situation was further confounded by a
message of sympathy sent to Mrs. Ponnambalam by President Chandrika
Kumaratunga. Though the content of the message was formal and normal the
confusion was in the date. The message hand-delivered by the President’s
Security division officials was dated 6 May 1999.
‘One newspaper drew attention to the fact that Kumar had
in April 1999 attended a pro LTTE conference in Canada after which certain
rumours about Kumar’s position vis-a-vis the LTTE had circulated in the
country. In any event the official press release that announced the President’s
letter of sympathy stated that the message was dated 7 January 2000.’
The commonness in dates - of 5 January 2000, as well as the place where
the lady detonated
herself - the Prime Minister’s office , indicate the connection to militancy.
The next commonness is
Mrs Sirimavo
Bandaranaike who was Prime Minister during the first JVP
uprising in 1971. While LTTE and JVP had the common goal of defeating structured
government, between the two, JVP is
certain to have considered itself to be senior to the LTTE. Hence it is strongly
indicated that the then President ‘inherited’ her mother’s anxiety in relation
to militants. This is a common phenomenon when leaders are family members.
If
Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has inherited his family status, he needs to expect
to be associated with LTTE. In addition, his assistant Sugash Kanagaratnam,
claimed openly that LTTE was divine. Any Police officer would there need to be
alert when they are suspicious of damage to the official structure. When a
police officer, is true to his position, s/he would be alerted by the soul-power
of that position. Any politician who is true to the Parliament, has the duty to
expressly denounce militancy. When we carry attachment to de facto government,
it keeps disturbing our own investment in structured government.
Today in confirmation that my karma worked, I read the
following news:
‘Galadari
to turn Raddison: New move announced - NewsWire
I responded as follows:
‘ I believe
that I also contributed to this restructure through my true review in which I
wrote 'Galadari karma thus returned to them two months later through the
‘Protestors’. Every true customer is an Elder and not junior.’
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