08 November 2024

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

‘I believe that those driven by majority vote failed to  place a ceiling on majority power by freeing themselves of the responsibility to act within the law. I believe that those driven by majority sans the ceiling placed by law, automatically lose the moral right to resort to the power of the Court, to punish a person who has demonstrated stronger commitment to the law/s  regulating the issue.- Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

 

TAMILS ARE THE PERMANENT POLITICAL OPPOSITION

A Tamil Social Media group forwarded a clip of the speech by Mr. Amidran Rajakariya under the heading: ‘very illuminating’. Mr. Amidran Rajakariya demotes Tamil political leadership-as failure.  

History has taught us that when we unite as a minority group to oppose majority, and are more law-abiding than the majority, we would become more intelligent than majority group.  This was recognised by the then government that introduced the Standardisation policy.

The reasons for the higher intelligence included our deep investment in higher education. The likes of Dr Neelan Thiruchelvam are part of that rich heritage.

Mr. Amidran Rajakariya seems to be part of majority. If he is, he lacks the moral authority to urge the Tamil community to support the current president whose elders fought an armed war. Tamil rebels who also resorted to arms to eliminate political opponents are their Equal Other side. It is their responsibility to oppose the current regime.

The message is headed:

Building Nation together we are for Malimawa (compass)!

The question is whether minorities seek to be juniors or equals due to their own sovereign power?  As per article 3 of the Constitution:

 “3. In the Republic of Sri Lanka sovereignty is in the People and is inalienable. Sovereignty includes the powers of government, fundamental rights and the franchise.”

Hence, every Sovereign Comity’s first duty is to maintain its own sovereignty .