Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 19 March  2015

Australian Authorities Seizing Citizen's Property to Obstruct the path of Experience

Who Owns the National Anthem?

Yesterday, Mr. Harry de Sayrah – a leading member of the Sri Lankan Diaspora sent me an article entitled  ‘Towards a Lankan Nation?’ by Ms Tisaranee Gunasekara. This morning I received the news report from a Professional Senior that ‘President Sirisena Allows Singing of Lankan National Anthem in Tamil’

The former had the following opening quote :

"The history or the future of Sri Lanka does not belong to any one community."

 Ranasinghe Premadasa - (Speech on 11.12.1990)

President Premadasa’s above expression is born of Experience because he was not distracted by unpracticed theory. These are like case law decisions. To me when a news report comes through a person/group  I have invested in – that is also like case law – for that comes with the mind that brings the report. During my preparation to represent myself in the High Court of Jaffna – I came across examples of how this separation between theory and practice towards the same goal was necessary in making legal decisions. In this regard I have stated as follows in my application for leave to appeal:

1.     [The Questions Involved : . Whether the matter was heard with the purpose of upholding the lawful Rights of the parties concerned or whether the Judgment was asked for and given on the basis of benefits with little discussion on Rights. In other words,  whether the Proceedings & Judgment took a  Cause based approach or whether they were more Effects based – distinguished as follows by Hon Justice Saleem Marsoof, P.C., J.  in Storer Duraisamy Yogendra  &  Balasubramaniam Thavabalan  Vs. Velupillai Tharmaratnam:

[The decision of five judges of this Court in the Rajendran Chettiar case is not only binding on this Bench as it is presently constituted, but also reflects the practice of Court both in England as well as in Sri Lanka. As Lord Denning, M. R. observed in Salter Rex and Co. v. Ghosh [1971] 2 All ER 865 at page 866 – “Lord Alverstone CJ was right in logic but Lord Esher MR was right in experience. Lord Esher MR‟s test has always been applied in practice.”]

2.     Errors in  Law -  If the Proceedings  were driven by Cause of the action – then the following approach seems the better fit: “It seems to me that the real test for determining this question ought to be this: Does the judgment or order, as made, finally dispose of the rights of the parties? If it does, then I think it ought to be treated as a final order; but if it does not it is then, in my opinion, an interlocutory order.”   - Lord Alverstone, C.J cited  by Hon Justice Saleem Marsoof, P.C., J.  in Storer Duraisamy Yogendra  &  Balasubramaniam Thavabalan  Vs. Velupillai Tharmaratnam

3.    Errors  in  Fact –

If the Proceedings  were driven by Effects of the action – then the following approach seems the better fit:

“The question must depend on what would be the result of the decision of the Divisional Court, assuming it to be given in favour of either of the parties. If their decision, whichever way it is given, will, if it stands, finally dispose of the matter in  dispute, I think that for the purposes of these rules it is final. On the other hand, if their decision, if given in one way, will finally dispose of the matter in dispute, but, if given in the other, will allow the action to go on, then I think it is not final, but interlocutory. ” Lord Esher, M.R.  cited  by Hon Justice Saleem Marsoof, P.C., J.  in Storer Duraisamy Yogendra  &  Balasubramaniam Thavabalan  Vs. Velupillai Tharmaratnam

The singing of the National Anthem also needs to be evaluated on appropriate basis as per the users – singers and listeners. On the side of Tamils it has been largely Experience based. As per the article forwarded -  President Sirisena ‘ will thus be lifting an unofficial ban existing since 2010, when President Mahinda Rajapaksa let it be known that government will frown’. As one who is part of the Jaffna Tamil Community -  the  singing of the National Anthem in Tamil did not cease after the above ban. Like voting in National elections - it has been a Natural practice of one’s participation at National level. This therefore needs to be separated from the claim of  Tamil Eelam only – which is a Rights based claim. The two respond to different sections of  the Nation and they lead users along different pathways to the same goal.

In a Court of Law – one could be driven by Law or by Facts. Where the litigants – directly or through their Attorneys at law present the case through their Experience – the Court has the Responsibility to use the path of Experience and use the law only to derive authority to make judgment through that particular path. Under such circumstances – the Court is a FACILITY through which experiences are made common to the Public. Here in Australia – my experience based sharing through the Court system using Racial Discrimination Act 1975 – was received through the theory of  Legal Administration. Majority  Judgements delivered were dismissals as ‘lacking in substance’ – meaning lacking in evidence that whatever happened was due to race. But I learnt the Truth about our system – that they did not know the difference between ‘substance’ and ‘evidence’. Where damage is established and it could not be connected to merit base – the victim of that damage has the right to be heard on the basis of belief and  evidence given by that victim on that basis is valid evidence until proven otherwise. The Australian Courts erred and yet I did not lose the value of my experience. My wisdom in law became stronger as demonstrated through my response to a law expert who questioned me when I claimed that Tamil Protestors in London during the recent visit by the Sri Lankan President did not represent Tamils resident in Sri Lanka.

Law Expert: [I really do not understand your 'Locus Standi' in this matter if the British citizen does not have one.]

Gaja: Mine is as an Australian practicing global principles where wider society is affected as well as Sri Lankan who feels Sri Lankan and therefore is a self-governance facility usually available to the needy in my environment.  As a resident of Vaddukoddai when in Sri Lanka – I have natural rights. They are usually expressed through the grassroots folks who have the primary rights of expression in Sri Lanka. At the higher level  - I do exercise my rights towards improvement of policy.  Thesawalamai covers me even though I am not legally a citizen of Sri Lanka any more. That is the beauty of Thesawalamai. I discovered this because I care/d deeply.

The ban on singing of National anthem in Tamil is defeated due to the actual experience of Tamil people. In fact – the Sri Lankan National anthem could be very validly sung in English – given that we the practitioners of English law and continue to use the minds of the English to formulate our Orders of Thought. The English order of thought is part of our genes and higher level practitioners of Sri Lankan law – do need this path to be clear of any prejudices. Likewise those using  Thesawalamai Law – need to be clear of  Common Law practices of Equal Distribution of wealth.

Whether it be the English Law or  Thesawalamai Law – where one party to a dispute has actually demonstrated practice of the law – the two pathways would merge at an early stage. Where there is no such practitioner – it is largely rights based decision the value of which may never reach the litigants and the communities they are part of.  When Courts are used for such purpose – they would result in wider gap between the Judiciary and the Public resulting in unjust punishments and rewards and unlawful dismissals which often become the roots of rebellion.

Discussions on Sinhala Nation and Tamil Nation are largely Rights based.  They need to be not indiscriminately mixed with Experience pathway.  According to Colombo Gazette article ‘Sri Lanka to review Diaspora ban’ :

[Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told Parliament today that the previous government used the UN Regulation No. 1 of 2012 under UN Security Council resolution 1373 to list 424 individuals and 16 entities under Extraordinary Gazette1854/41 of 21 March 2014 in the run up to the Presidential election.

“This was done to build up the hysteria about the LTTE regrouping. They banned several Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora groups under these provisions for their alleged links to the LTTE. However, most of the organisations listed may have merely been vocal proponents of Tamil rights. There was hardly any tangible evidence to link them to the LTTE. Some of the individuals listed had even been dead for some time,” the Minister said.]

Like the ban on singing the National Anthem in Tamil – the above is also experience based for a divided section of Sri Lankan society. It does not have the validity of Common Sri Lanka. To be valid as Common Principle – they need to have the provision of the parallel of Thesawalamai Law – the Kandyan Law in this instance. That would then be applicable only to the areas covered by Kandyan Law and NOT the whole of Sri Lanka.  Likewise any claim of Genocide by Tamils to be valid - needs the endorsement of  Thesawalamai or  Sri Lankan Law  to have the blessings of our educated and wise ancestors. Going direct to the UN is a confession that our laws are not wide enough in their application. To the extent we are traditional – we would find the parallels of global laws in our own local laws. We would if we are truly National. All we need to do then is to give form to them through our representatives in National Parliament.

Where the laws known to us do not uphold our claim and our claim is genuine – they go into God’s are of Natural Justice – in which area  none of us has direct control over outcomes. If we ‘observe’ we would identify with the outcomes as common – to which we also contributed. That is the Universal Experience.  Without that area covered by our Truth – a decision using global laws would be global in theory only.

English Law and Roman Dutch Law have become global through practice and they do not belong to the English, Romans/Italians or the Dutch only. They belong to every genuine practitioner of that ‘Order of thought’. The wider the distance between the practitioner and the original discoverer of the Law / Principle – the more global it is. The older the law/principle practiced by a local – the more Universal the outcome would be. But one must Believe in ancestors and tradition to have this share in heritage which is beyond birth rights as determined by merit alone.

We all own the National Anthem of Sri Lanka to the extent we believe we are Sri Lankans. Sinhala Only and Tamil Only groups need to develop their own cultural anthems and should be punished if they  block the path of Sri Lankan Nationalism. In social terms – those who so block are not nationalists at all. 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 18 March  2015

Self-Employment and Self Governance Hero

Tamil Dependence on India

Yesterday I received the good news that the Health Workers who desperately went to Colombo to see the Minister in relation to their jobs have been informed that their appeal has been successful. It felt good. When we appeal through belief – we are actually praying. When we ask with belief and we receive – the credit goes to the source of our belief. If we attribute credit to the ‘seen’ and the ‘known’ instead of to the source of our belief – then our mind becomes unsteady. Often weak minded folks take credit as if they did the job once the outcomes are seen. This was the case with former President of Sri Lanka Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa.

In his Colombo Telegraph article ‘Establishing Accountability Is The Path To Reconciliation In Sri Lanka’, Dr. G.K. Nathan states:

‘The first time all the people of Sri Lanka joined together and made a similar election outcome was at the 1977 Parliamentary election in which Mr JR Jayewardene was elected as the Prime Minister with more than a two third majority. Unfortunately, Mr JR Jayewardene failed to usher in unity among people, instead grabbed power for himself as the President of Sri Lanka by proclamation of a new Presidential constitution at the expense of Parliamentary democracy.’

To what extent was Mr. Jayawardene responsible for the failure of Tamil leaders to hold on to their Equal Opposition position at national level? To my mind Tamils became Equal Opposition due to the abuse of power for selfish reasons by the Government headed by Mrs. Bandaranaike. Hence the 1977 Elections helped confirm the existence of Self-Governing Tamils in Sri Lanka. If they were indeed majority in the Tamil Community – Truth waits to manifest Itself when an appropriate surface becomes available  - including through the fall of Oppositions. Similarly – the contribution by the Tamil Community to the 2015 Presidential Elections happened due to the self-governing Tamils within the Community – including those who were expressing support for Mr. Rajapaksa – the known against Mr. Sirisena the unknown. Only those Tamils who pay their respects to those self-governing members of the Community – are entitled to claim common credit. Others are beneficiaries and not providers. It is our failure to respect those self-governing persons within the Community that led to LTTE taking over power in Tamil areas.

In his address in Sri Lankan Parliament on 13 March 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to challenges of Terrorism faced by Sri Lankans. To most minds that challenge was from the LTTE.  But there was no mention of the support that LTTE received from the likes of MG Ramachandran – then the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Are they not Terrorists supporters? If they are not – then there was no terrorism but only rebellion in Sri Lanka. As we go global – we need to use the substance on equal footing and not use the principle one way for one and another for another.

The Indian Prime Minister quoted Tamil poet Bharathiyar as follows:

‘I recall the lines of a famous song ‘Sindu Nadiyin Misai’ composed by the great nationalist poet Subramanian Bharati in the early 20th century: ‘Singalatheevukkinor paalam ameippom’(we shall construct a bridge to Sri Lanka)’

This is an incorrect translation/interpretation.  To Tamil poet Bharathiyar that neighboring country was ‘Sinhala Island’. We, the Tamils of Sri Lanka need to appreciate this reality including in the minds of  great Indian Poets like Bharathiyar.

Dr. Nathan states in his article mentioned above ‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to Sri Lankans at Sri Lanka Parliament, will that make the parliamentarians to seek to build a united, peaceful, equitable and prosperous Sri Lanka recognizing the rights of all people? Foreign heads of government visit to the North give the people hope, but so far nothing to date has restored their normal livelihood. Hopefully, some of the current initiatives by Prime Minister Modi in the North will lay the foundation for the future’

Foreigners are foreigners and this includes Mr. Modi who referred to LTTE as Terrorists. The reliability of our certificate of  someone / some group is based on the level of our investment in the issue. As stated in my yesterday’s article ‘Jaffna’s Lifestyle Choices’ our work relationships are in the following order :

1.      Those aimed at Economic Independence

2.      Those aimed at Status Independence

3.      Those aimed at Rights Independence

Around the same time Mr. Modi was referring to Terrorism – Australian Leader the Hon Christine Milne was referring to War Crimes by the former Regime of the Sinhala Island. The Truth in Poetry and Politics is that to those minds Ceylon / Sri Lanka is a Sinhalese country. Yet the coverage by even our social media is around those high status personalities who lack the real power to bring about transformations through God’s system of Natural Justice.

Those of us seeking to share at rights level would do in our own areas of expertise the parallel of what Sandeep Bacche – Mumbai’s Auto-Rickshaw man does:

 

1.      Every morning, Bacche puts the day’s papers in his rickshaw, and writes announcements of the day’s weather forecast     and economy updates on a board above the windshield.

2.      His rickshaw has a first aid kit as well as some spiritual first aid.

In the back is a donation box where you can pick up free candy in return for donations. All collections go to cancer relief.

3.      He gives discounts on rides to the elderly, the handicapped,          and the newlywed.

4.      And he donates a portion of every fare he receives to charity.

Bacche also goes home to home on Sundays, collecting old clothes and toys, which he then donates to shelters for the poor and to ashrams.

 The following service by  Sandeep was experienced by me through my own feelings in relation to the needy in Sri Lanka  - including the Women Health Workers mentioned above:

The writer who had the direct experience with Sandeep quotes :

“Then one day, I was driving my rickshaw and I crossed some construction work,” he told me. “I saw a poor Rajasthani woman with her young son. Both were crying. Everyone could see them but nobody asked why she was sad or offered to help.    In Mumbai nobody has time for anyone.” Moved by her grief, Bacche pulled over and asked the woman why she was crying. She explained that she, her husband, and their baby live on a footpath and beg for money, but that her husband squanders all their collections on alcohol.  

“I gave her three rupees and her face lit up. While I waited at the signal, I saw her buy a Parle biscuit and give it to her son. Her son held it with both his hands and devoured it. She looked as happy as if I’d given her a hundred rupees.”

“That’s when I realised I have nothing to complain about. There are people who struggle every day of their lives and they get so much joy from three rupees and a biscuit, so who am I to cry about my life? I have a roof over my head, I have a family, I have an income. Why not help such people? People whose lives have gone dark, why not bring some light into them?”

 Bacche’s charity work began then, and he started small – for three years, he handed out candy and food to beggars at signals and on sidewalks.”

Sandeep’s dream-plan  for the future  is also the dream-plan of the Common Jaffna Tamil:

 “I want my own house, with a letterbox and a nameplate outside,” he said. “And I want to make sure my son and daughter are educated. That’s my dream.”

Towards this we need to stop expecting from outsiders and do what we already can – each one in their areas of earned authority. Whatever others may say – as per my experience with the new regime – the above dream-plan is becoming a reality for many small groups in Jaffna. Those who are self-governing would naturally add their Energies to the needy. To the extent  LTTE were genuine in their  stated cause – they would add their own blessings to the current seekers. LTTE as well as Sinhala  Government’s Language bias  are fast becoming part of our genes. They must not be denied nor activated.  They could remain as ‘attitudes’ towards each other but not expressed in the current period within structures made by us and through which we are working for progress towards being global citizens with global powers. 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 17 March  2015

Children of Thunaivi

Jaffna’s Lifestyle Choices

I was so exhausted last night that I felt sick. But Jaffna delivered once again through its High Court.  My Appeal papers as a lay litigant were accepted by the High Court of Jaffna even though it was an exception to the norm. Initially – the staff were reluctant and wanted me to submit the papers through a lawyer.  I did try – but failed to get one with the right makeup at the right price. Some did not want the job at all whilst others wanted fees that were relatively as high as they are in Sydney – where I am a self-represented litigant.  Yesterday I opened an email with Lord Ganesh prayer and felt blessed in my work in relation to the above legal matter. To me it was also a contribution to improving the cultural system in Northern Sri Lanka as well as strengthening its Justice Administration. In thanking the person who sent me that message I wrote about the staff of the High Court of Jaffna who facilitated this lay litigant:

‘I took it as a mark of respect for my service there. Self-Represented litigants are virtually non-existent in Jaffna and hence there was much resistance from many quarters of the legal fraternity. We obviously are not as vocal in Judicial governance as we are in politics. Getting it done from here was even more difficult.   Could not have done it without Swami’s Blessings’

I now recognize more and more the Lord’s share in my experiences. That completes the picture for me and therefore I feel conscious of the full reality of my environment at that place (in that culture) at that time. When we are in virtual reality we know the minds of others as if they are our mind. We also place ourselves in those minds and are able to draw on that investment each time we go into virtual reality with that person. That is the value of Love, Truth & Nationalism.  Those who truly believe in God – would have the experience at the level of God’s contribution. I therefore had that kind of experience through my application to the High Court of Jaffna as a lay litigant.

This morning I read fellow Australian H.L.D. Mahindapala’s article ‘Siri Gamage Brings Down Academic Standards’ .  Mr. Mahindapala raises the issue of caste in the management of  Jaffna Tamils:

‘Take, for instance, two leading examples: 1. C. V. Wigneswaran and 2. M. A. Sumanthiram, who have never ceased to accuse the Sinhala-Buddhists of denying the Tamils their fundamental rights. Both came from Royal College, the leading educational institution of “the Sinhala-Buddhist state”. Were they denied entry to Royal College because they were Tamils, following the example of the Jaffna Vellahla supremacists who not only denied entry to low-caste Tamils but also burnt down the schools of the low castes? Did they face any discrimination at the hands of their teachers, or their fellow school mates? Did the Royalists discriminated against them and forced them to sit on chairs lower than that of the Sinhalese because they were Tamils? Remember how the Vellahla casteists forced the low-caste Tamil children to sit on chairs lower than their to maintain their superior status even in the classrooms? Were they asked to pay fees because they were Tamils? Did the Roman Catholic Church in the south have special seats for the Vellahlas in the front and relegate the low-castes into the back of beyond?’

In other words, to the mind of Mr. Mahindapala there is no Tamil Heritage in Royal College? THIS is the problem suffered by both side politicians claiming ‘Nationalism’. The above legal matter is all about my fight against family members who failed to show me due respect as a relative through marriage. Sinhalese and Tamils taking a ‘position’ with each other are like relatives through marriage. Those who recognize only birth relationships claiming ‘ownership by possession’ would not be good married relatives. At the primary level – we are like animals – without any recognition of relationship once the mother ceases to feed the child. The parental feeling ceases to exist once the mother feeds the child. Man extended this system by using his higher intelligence and hence we have relatives beyond mother and any blood connections. The highest form of relationship is with one to whom we are not physically connected at all. Where one recognizes the Lord as the Father and Holy Mother as Mother – one is in the highest relationship of all.

Our work relationships are in the following order :

1.      Those aimed at Economic Independence

2.      Those aimed at Status Independence

3.      Those aimed at Rights Independence.

Most of us do not go past Economic self-sufficiency through our work. When our employers treat us to be less than the person with entitlements as per our POSITION STATUS – they confirm their own Economic Dependence. Most get to the Rights level of Independence struggle in their senior age.

Our Australian Prime Minister – recently made the following comments about Aborigines living in remote areas  :

‘If you or I chose to live in a very remote place, to what extent is the taxpayer obliged to subsidize our services and, I think, this is a very real question.

It is incredibly difficult for the kids to go to school, if there's only half a dozen of them, and getting teachers there is all but impossible.

Similarly, it's very difficult for the adults to get a proper job if there's no employment within hundreds of miles and this is where we have to be a little bit realistic’.

There have been many expressions of disapproval and the most vocal ones are the young ones who do not take  responsibility for parents and grandparents in their own families. To the Prime Minister – the who country is workplace. Would our Universities and Schools facilitate Aboriginal students learning in environments of their choice but within these Institutional structures? Likewise – would the grandchildren in a Common Australian family fund the lifestyle choices of their grandparents – say from Thunaivi in Northern Sri Lanka? The Government has the responsibility to facilitate remote communities to resource themselves and preserve their Rights – Independent of any other culture. Once we marry Westerners of a different culture – the whole group has to be independent of other bigger cultures.

Caste could also be a lifestyle choice by those who seek to be self-sufficient living close to Nature. Mr. Mahindapala – a Sinhalese says ‘Remember how the Vellahla casteists forced the low-caste Tamil children to sit on chairs lower than their to maintain their superior status even in the classrooms?’

Even today in Australia also – we bow to the Judge in a Courtroom and lawyers have priority seating in a Courtroom. A member of the Public is allocated backseat in Law Courts. Where this allocation is based on ‘workplace relationships’ it is a just allocation. Caste was work based system and hence the arrangement. In every valid relationship – there is a provider and there is a beneficiary of  benefits/visible resources.  The least visible is the sharing of Rights in completed relationships.  This sharing happens at the deepest root level. The pathway is through Respect by the beneficiary to the provider. Without this respect by the Junior to the Senior – there is no relationship pathway to Commonness.

Now that Caste is not an active basis of status allocation in urban Jaffna and beyond – there are some adverse consequences especially to the Pariahs and Nalavahs.  Our Attorney for the above case is of latter group. It happened that way for natural reasons. Each time we compliment this guy – he says ‘I am grateful for the Opportunity’.  When minds of different groups come together in a common environment – there is natural sharing. But to come there – some groups need to take lower status – as lay litigants do in a Court of Law proud of its Judiciary. Nalavahs of  Thunaivi tend to resign themselves to their Natural habitats and many are known to ‘occupy’ lands abandoned by the higher castes – including during the recent civil war. To my mind, a person so doing after making all efforts to buy the land from the legal owner – is doing a service to that land and therefore to the nation that the land is part of.

In terms of Mr. Wigneswaran and Mr. Sumanthiran – Tamils who are part of the legal fraternity – to the extent  they hold the status they do now – they have brought credit to every institution they had membership with. Hence Royal College would be grateful to them as much as they are grateful to Royal College. To get here – they would have had to take lower seats than their teachers and administrators – not because of their caste but because of they were students then.  It’s needed by the junior.  Even with my grandchildren who try to be ‘friends’ with me – I take ‘senior’ position and get accused of yelling! I said to one of them recently ‘What to do – I have a loud voice!’.  To me bringing them into that relationship as my juniors is more important than being ‘friends and associates’. Hence, to me the ‘yelling expressions’ by our Prime Minister is for that purpose of ‘relationship’.  Young Aborigines who seek to be common need that yelling. So long as the purpose is genuine – the relationship will happen  one way or the other. 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 12 March  2015

Shiva-Parvati seated on mount Kailash, while Ravana tries to lift it

Capital Punishment – Tradition or Myth?

There has been much support from all quarters to eliminate Capital punishment. To the credit of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran – the Australian leaders in the Bali tragedy - they continue to be non-violent even when they went so close to dying. This to my mind, confirms that they are no longer punishable and therefore anyone who punishes them would get their karma back. Such  a decision would be based on Virtual Reality. That decision would never be wrong.

One who lives in Truth lives in Virtual Reality. In my yesterday’s communication in relation to the Legal system in Northern Sri Lanka, I quoted as follows:

‘Lord Natraj is Kinetic Energy – the Consolidated Common Form  of the five forms of Energy - meaning we need to work. We promote work. Nanthi in that logo is from my husband’s home in Vaddukoddai.  Nanthi Thevar is also part of logo of Jaffna University. My husband won the best science student prize at the best school in Vaddukoddai – Jaffna College.  It is therefore fitting that we carry the symbol of Higher Education  leading to Truth – and hence Nanthi Thevar’

In response to that mail – a Sinhalese member of the Sri Lankan Diaspora, forwarded to me the response from a Tamil with reference to ‘The Kailasanatha temple, Ellora’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Jl4HNDixc )

Even as I watched the clip, I felt as if I was present when the work happened.  That Virtual Reality is possible when one is immersed in belief.  I am thus able to identify with the following in relation to King Ravana of Lanka:

‘The grand sculpture of Ravana attempting to lift Mount Kailasa, the abode of Lord Shiva, with his full might is a landmark in Indian art. The construction of this cave was a feat of human genius – it entailed the removal of 200,000 tonnes of rock, and took 100 years to complete.’ Wikipedia

King Ravana was great but he went beyond his boundaries and hence Lord Rama had to bring an end to his reign. Indonesians who believe in Hindu Legends – would be able to go into this as if it is happening now. Rama fought and  disarmed  Ravana.  Rama proceeded to facilitate  Ravana an opportunity to handover Rama’s wife Seetha who was abducted by Ravana. Hence Rama says to handover Sita and for Ravana to protect  his reign. Rama says  ‘Go  today and come back tomorrow’. (Indru Poi  Naalai Vaa).

Rama adhered to the law of fighting and went beyond that also in granting  the above Grace. All of us who are able to Experience this Divinity would be free of excesses. One who is using Discretionary powers – needs to go into this virtual reality. Any punishment is to help the one being punished to come into this virtual reality to appreciate the discipline of the other side and cure her/himself. Without this motive – one is entitled to kill only as an Equal.

Rama & Ravana are distant to us due to time. Australia is distant to Indonesia due to its physical positioning and culture. Until therefore a leader goes into global reality any decision in relation to other country citizens would be unjust – expect when UN principles are used. If discretionary powers are used – then the return karma happens through that leadership position. Even within one country – the higher authority needs to come down and feel that s/he is the victim as well as the punisher – in order  to exercise discretionary powers justly. Otherwise negative karma accumulates to isolate the punisher’s group.

This is a huge risk for both major ethnicities of Sri Lanka and of  Sri Lankan origin. One UK Tamil Diaspora leader wrote recently in a Public Forum, in relation to the Protests in London during the recent visit of the Sri Lankan President:

‘Why is Sumanthiran Anna asking British Tamils to stop their protest when he did nothing to stop the protests in Jaffna of the brave war widows, mothers and daughters and university students. Don't we do our work to support these protests? His lordship Wigneswaran Ayaih has made very serious allegations against this government. Is Sumanthiran saying Ayaih is wrong? We also live in a Western democracy where public protest is an inalienable right. Is saying exercising that right is wrong?’

The Hon Sumanthiran is an elected Member of National Parliament.  The Hon Wigneswaran is the Chief Minister of One Province in Sri Lanka. The latter was senior to Mr. Sumanthiran when the latter was acting within his Judicial Boundaries – a membership crowned by the position of Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka – the highest Court in the Country. But in the current structure – Mr. Sumanthiran’s authority is above that of Mr. Wigneswaran.

I doubt that the above author – a British Tamil - would experience the suffering of widows, mothers and daughters in Sri Lanka – as if they were a part of him. If he did appreciate – he would not recognize any current difficulties by British Tamils unless those British Tamils had little or no knowledge of British Laws and Policies in relation to racial issues. Like with the Doctrine of Separation of Powers – we need to separate power based orders of thought – where there is a gap between cultures – due to time and place.

If on the other hand the author went physically to his paternal city  of Vaddukoddai in Northern Sri Lanka  – where the first political declaration of  Independent Tamil State was made – and lived there with the victims of the war – he would appreciate that any accusation of  Genocide against the Sri Lankan Government must be balanced by accusation of  Terrorism against the Tamil Community which the LTTE was/is  very much part of.  There are only a handful of persons in Vaddukoddai who would relate to current British order of thought. Majority British Tamils of Vaddukoddai origin – have become so remote from their origins – that to them current residents of Vaddukoddai are ‘outsiders’. Today’s solutions need to address current problems.

One who cries ‘Genocide’ without the authority of the law – needs to have gone into the past as if he is that past and still be conscious of Genocide experience. Such a person needs to distance her/himself from the LTTE which killed those Tamil leaders and damaged the investment made by Tamils in those educated leaders. I am not able to be both at the same time.  When LTTE were in need of Administrative systems support soon after the 2002 Ceasefire – I was with them fully – connecting to their deep needs – often needs that they were not conscious of. When on the other hand I am in reality of the educated Politicians and Administrators in the Tamil Community – I am not conscious of LTTE leadership at all.   When the two are consolidated – LTTE certainly comes under local Tamil leaders who tend to be associated with Religious institutions. Nallur Temple Administration is an outstanding example of Democratic leadership. Likewise many Christian Schools through their investment in Education. When such Leadership is stronger and more reliable than our political leadership – we need to bring this out and are fully entitled to do so through Peaceful Assembly also.  The more peaceful we are the deeper the sharing. The deeper the sharing the deeper the cure from the urge to react and blame others instead of  including their Truth and elevating our own standards through the Consolidated Common Power. Tamils so doing have the opportunity to form model communities that others would learn from.

This virtual reality is the basis of Strategic Planning. If we are not able to go into that virtual reality bearing the pain on the way – we are yet to identify with the solution. 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 10 March  2015

Diplomat and Dual Citizen 

I felt dejected again in not being able to get Court Documents from Northern Province of Sri Lanka, despite the fees paid to our lawyers. I was expecting Law & Order situation to be better in Jaffna after former Supreme Court Judge of  the Country became the Chief Minister of Northern Province. Mr. Wigneswaran’s wisdom in Judicial Administration is the confirmation that he would be a wise leader of  any group he makes himself a part of. The litmus test is the Northern Province Judicial system.

The discovery I have made by Experiencing this system is that the LTTE was doing what was needed in Sri Lanka’s North – but through the wrong pathway. The only area known to the LTTE at the time of its birth was Northern Province. Hence their declaration that they were fighting against Sinhalese Government cannot be true as per their Experience. Truth can only be realized where there is ownership. By killing the elected leaders,  LTTE confirmed that their real fight was against the  Tamil Leadership. They just dressed it up to suit their own convenience. The penny dropped last night when I gave up my expectation that the legal profession in Northern Province would deliver at least Administrative Services for the common currency of money through Due Process. When that also did not happen – the picture became crystal clear to me. Those with professional qualifications have traded at money level – making Legal Justice an expensive experience for the poor man. I am yet to meet a Jaffna lawyer who charges less fee in respect of  a policy/rights  based representation. It’s as per the money value and one who is fighting to maintain ‘rights’ gets lesser service for the same amount of money. Hence, as provided for in the Civil Procedure Code of Sri Lanka – I am proposing to represent myself - thanks to my Australian experience.  That is my parallel of the LTTE struggle.

The signs are good. They confirm that the system of Truth is working for us.  Delivery of decision was delayed in the primary matter heard at Mallakam District Court. The delay went beyond the one year mark. Hence I wrote to the Judicial Services Commission after our last disappointment in January this year.  Decision was delivered  in February – in person by the Judge who heard the matter and not through the Judge who replaced him. I felt that my submission to the Lord of Natural Justice – had started up the flow of Truth through the independent deeper minds  in the legal system. I thanked the Lord . Like with the horoscope system and genetics in medical science – once we submit to that system – we lose control and Truth manifests Itself.

The Penny dropped  as follows in relation to the Primary Proceedings. The Petitioners in the above matter did not write the Truth as it happened in their brain. They got dowry and this prevented them  to Muthusum/Paternal Inheritance. Yet they claimed a share of the latter also. The parallel in the Sri Lankan Government structure is Provincial Governance – where the Rights are to get Dowry / Budget Allocation and not the right to be Equal to the National Government and its Common Funds & Status. The President of Sri Lanka is the father who gave the Dowry to the Provincial Government. The daughter with Dowry has the right to claim Equal share of dowry from her mother’s side. But the rest is left to the discretionary powers of the parents as the Common Leaders of the family. Structurally therefore – Northern Provincial Government cannot be of the same status as National Government of Sri Lanka – the same way Jesus cannot be of the same status as Our Father. The Chief Justice cannot  structurally be of the same status as the President. They are parallels to the extent they self-govern as diverse units.

As per the Daily Mirror – President Sirisena of Sri Lanka against whom some student groups within the Tamil Diaspora are holding  protest demonstrations in London said:

‘Forming a national government in Sri Lanka was not an easy task as we aspired because our political culture was such that political parties always attempted to undermine and weaken the other’

This is equally applicable to the Northern Provincial Government also. Causal Forces need to be separated from those seeking to Administer through majority rule all the time. Majority Rule which is Effects driven  becomes disorderly and inconsistent unless there is Equal Opposition in numbers to show the other side. The more LTTE supporters we have as leaders in the Tamil Community – the smaller our Governance area would be to maintain this Equality in numbers.

Law and policy are not equal in structural status due to their applicability coverage. Likewise Governance and Politics are not equal in structural status even when one individual is  head of both. This difference could be explained through the Rs.500k levy expected to be paid by dual citizenship applicants. President Sirisena is reported to have stated in London:

“Diplomatic posts should not be given as gift to friends, relatives and backers to spend their holiday in a greener pasture or to educate children in  a foreign University.”

As per the same London Report:

‘The Sri Lankan delegation told President Sirisena the difficulties they confronted when obtaining dual citizenship, the fee charged for dual citizenships and President promised to see the possibility of reducing the Rs. 500,000 fee.’
 

The reduction in dual-citizenship fee is the parallel of filling  Diplomatic posts cheaply. A dual citizen is a Diplomat in her/his other country. Those who pay less to be Sri Lankan than they paid to be say Australian – would naturally allocate the Sri Lankan status lesser value. Those to whom Sri Lanka is not as valuable as their current country of residence would tend to allocate lesser status to Sri Lankans residing in Sri Lanka – than they do to themselves – which as per my mind is the reason underpinning the Vaddukoddai Resolution. To  a self-governing person, status through both would be the same. Not so in majority cases – as demonstrated by both sides of the ethnic border.  Those who asked the President for reduction in citizenship fee are allocating lesser value than the protestors who are openly taking the position of Opposition at Governmental level. So long as they are doing it for themselves and not in the name of those currently residing in Sri Lanka – they would protest without violence and when they do so they demonstrate  stronger  contribution to Sri Lanka’s Democracy. When the demonstrators are not looking for votes – their rights are shared with both countries and they would naturally empower all those to whom they are connected through common belief – with or without express statements. 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 09 March  2015

Diaspora’s Contribution to War & Peace

While some of us doing all we could to save unjust loss of lives in Indonesia through Death Penalty – some of us received copies of communication between A senior and a junior within the UK Tamil Diaspora. I wrote back to urge the junior to not express emotionally on Sri Lankan Politics unless she was a Sri Lankan voter.  The young member of the Tamil Diaspora wrote:

‘TAMILS BE AWARE OF THOSE DEADLIEST POISONOUS TAMIL TRAITORS WHO BORN TO UNKNOWN ETHNIC GROUP OF BARBARIAN SRILANKAN COMMUNITY THUGS COMING OUT FROM THEIR SNAKE DEN. THESE NASTY EVIL TAMIL TRAITORS WORKING FOR THE GENOCIDAL WORLD POWERS TO WASH THEIR FAMILIES BELLIES WHICH TRAITORS WELL FUNDED BY THE GENOCIDAL INDIAN / SRILANKAN  COMMUNITY THUGS.

NOW THESE BORN TO UGLY THUGS COULDN'T ABLE TO FACE THE GENUINE TAMILEELAM PEOPLE / THAMILNAADU / GLOBAL TAMIL ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR GENUINE TAMIL NATIONAL MEMBERS. NOW THESE NASTY TRAITORS WHO BORN TO GENOCIDAL COMMUNITY FATHERS FACING THE POWER OF JAFFNA UNIVERSITY / THE NORTH EAST OF TAMIL CIVIL SOCIETY / THE GENUINE NORTHERN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL TAMIL NATIONAL MEMBERS / THE GENUINE TNPF POLITICAL PARTY WHICH PARTY MEMBERS AND THE THE GENUINE NORTHERN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBERS / TAMIL CIVIL SOCIETY MEMBERS / JAFFNA UNIVERSITY GOING TO REPLACE ALL DEADLIEST TNA PARLIAMENTARIAN SEATS IN COMING PARLIAMENTARIAN SEATS. 

TAMILEELAM MEMBERS GOING TO SHOW THEIR POWERFUL LESSONS TO THOSE UGLY TAMIL TRAITORS IN COMING PARLIAMENTARIAN ELECTION AND THESE THUGS GOING TO RUN AWAY FROM TAMILEELAM LAND WHICH PEOPLE SHOWING THEIR POWER BY REMOVING THEIR POISONOUS WEEDS WHICH BORN TO MANY GROUP OF GENOCIDAL COMMUNITY THUGS IN THE PADDY FIELD.’

The above came at a time when the Chief Minister of Northern Province made the declaration that Sri Lanka was one country with two nations. That was is like saying that a family was headed by  One Husband and Two Wives – a good example being Lord Muruga – the Presiding Deity of Tamils. The only reason why this would be the case is where our Commonness is weaker than our Diversity. Simply described – Theivanai represents Rights based relationship and Valli Outcome based relationship. If former is Cause the latter is Effects. Likewise within the Tamil Community of Sri Lanka we have both – those driven by Cause and those driven by Effects. The above junior is Effects driven and the senior is Cause driven. Universities that trade in knowledge eventually produce Effects driven juniors. University of Jaffna has become one such University – and to my mind the LTTE influence is a strong contributing factor.

LTTE within the leading Tamil Political party – the TNA (Tamil National Alliance) is strongly Effects based. They would want to ‘show’ outcomes and towards this they cannot identify with high goals such as ‘Nation’ within a Country. Part of the reason why this happens is that many of our ‘seniors’ have become ‘effects driven’ in the new countries they have migrated to. As per today’s Australian news:

‘A man known as 'Britain's white jihadi' has been unmasked as an Australian teenager from Melbourne. According to Fairfax, 18-year-old 'Jake' is the baby-faced young man pictured with armed extremists online late last year. Islamic State terrorists had declared recruiting the teenager a 'major coup'. It was initially thought Jake was a UK citizen, but new information has revealed the teen was originally from Craigieburn. The teen reportedly dropped out of school after converting to Islam, buying a one-way ticket to join up with terrorists in the Middle East’

Every individual has the right to join any group of her/his choice. But where the group claims to stand for sovereignty – it has the responsibility to not attack except in defence in its own areas. Unless a group is ‘elected’ by the community / society that it claims to represent – it has to have strict demarcations between the Cause driven  membership and Effects driven membership. The LTTE thus ought to have stayed within its own area and not entered into politics.

In Hindu philosophy – there are the gods and there are the Asuras – Physically strong groups. In terms of Sri Lanka – the King of Lanka – Ravana was an Asura. He was great – but went outside his kingdom to disturb members of the Higher thinking groups – like the LTTE dictating to the investors in Higher Education. Rama – the incarnation of Lord Vishnu – was great as well as good and hence Rama was the Causal force to eliminate Ravana. We need the good in addition to the great to eliminate Ravanas in our society.

The more we seek to ‘show’ the less we own and hence the weaker the Causal force. It is for this reason that Lord Krishna says to Prince Arjuna to fight as his duty and not be affected by the Effects. Where the Tamil Community of Northern Sri Lanka seeks to be self-governing – it needs to first separate the Causal forces from the Effects driven forces – the Brain and the Brawn. Both are empowered by Truth but once one goes into the other – separation is absent and we have dismissals of the brain / judiciary by the brawn / armed forces – as happened to a Chief Justice in  Sri Lankan during the reign of the Brawn. Effects driven people need to BELIEVE in at least one Cause / Rights driven person – to feel motivated to work and earn their living.

It will be such a shame if LTTE supporters enter the world of politics without any higher thought structure or  belief in senior politicians – and destroy the investment made by all of us in Higher Education and Higher thinking. This infiltration of Effects driven forces into our leadership is our internal enemy. They must be separated and facilitated to remain within their own areas. TNA thus can have two wives – one policy based and the other action based. But the two must not be on the same side of  the Leader.  If that leader is Mr. Wigneswaran at the Provincial level – it was inappropriate to make statements on behalf of all Tamils of Sri Lanka and to the President of Sri Lanka who as per the structure is above Mr. Wigneswaran in position.  A Cause/Rights driven leader would not say this for it damages our own investment in higher structures that facilitate all investors and not just those close to ourselves. Effects driven leaders become lost when they cross the physical boundaries of their local territories. They tend to end up damaging the very system that drives motivation of its members to produce outcomes.    

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 07 March  2015

Hindu Indonesia and Muslim Indonesia

I keep reading the updates about Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran  with some relief as well as continued anxiety. The delays in execution is confirmation to me that Truth has found a way to manifest Itself in this issue of death penalty through these two young men who even when they thought they were near death – did not show any signs of violence on their part – nor have they expressed any thought that they were deserving of the death penalty. One message in response to my contribution came all the way from Canada – from a Tamil Hindu:

‘I totally disapprove of capital punishment.   To punish someone who has reformed themselves and trying to bring change to others, I don't understand it.  Maybe it is their Karma!  I am sitting here and crying after reading your email.  Gaja, I cannot write like you but I feel you have said very nicely what we feel in our hearts.  I can only say that I have both Mayuran and Chan in my daily prayers.  Hope Swami gives them the strength to face whatever happens.  My heart goes to the families.  Thanks for your heartfelt email.’

My heart melted further when I read the above message. It meant also that my sharing is being received at the deeper level – confirming the strength of my contribution to social media. The deeper the sharing the stronger the experience felt.  At that level each contributor has the experience as per her/his feelings and no genuine contributor is left out. Truth answers to all without exception. The value of social media is to invoke this Truth in others – and those who desire status or write for commercial purposes – would weaken the powers to develop opportunities to connect to experience of participants outside their physical circles.

At the Australian Political level also – I felt deeply touched by the gesture of politicians who came together for migrant Australians under the leadership of the Hon Tony Abbott. This is a strong leadership example for  Indonesians. We have truly become One Nation and I feel deeply grateful to the Lord for having had this experience during my lifetime.

Last week’s communications included some emails regarding the declaration by the Chief Minister of Northern Province of the Hon C.V. Wigneswaran claiming that Sri Lanka was ‘One Country Two Nations’. In terms of Bali this would mean that the Governor of Bali was the ultimate authority to punish the Bali 9 group. The feelings of the Governor of Bali read at the deeper level is that he did not think that the Bali 9 deserved Capital Punishment (Emperor Bali & the Tamil Mind (http://austms.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/httphariharji.html).

When a Muslim leader overrides the just expectations of a Hindu – expectations based on the latter’s cultural beliefs – any punishment by former without due consideration to the latter’s belief,   would come back to the former. It is to prevent such that a leader is empowered to use Discretionary powers to deliver belief based decision.  When one is in that area – and both parties of  one culture -  the risk of  wrongs as per the system of Natural Justice would be minimal – due to the leader having earned the high status through her/his investment in common culture.  When the cultures are different – the leader has the responsibility to go down to the humanitarian level – by renouncing all benefits from the cultural and official  systems. Such a decision alone would prevent return exponential karma due to excesses committed by the leaders.

That is the way the Lord’s system of Truth works. In the case of Indonesia – failure to give due recognition of the Right to Equal status  of  minority culture  is likely to invoke exponential damage to leaders.  Given that Australia has a different culture to Indonesia – death should not be part of the punishment by one on the other. When we feel Common – the punishment would be to ourselves. Otherwise it is outright murder except when it happens between two EQUALS.

Eventually when this goes on - it could result in Indonesia dividing into Muslim Indonesia and Hindu Bali to which the power of other Hindu parts  such as Yogyakarta would naturally be added.  Then like one country two nations – we may have divided Indonesia where majority relate rather than own in Common.  In the alternative, with the help of Hindu India – Bali may separate itself to be an independent country. Indian rule in Bali is not new. India itself separated into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan due to the ambitions of Muslim politicians.  

 These are the consequences that are likely to happen if one overrode with human authority – the authority of Truth – to manifest premature outcomes. Former Sri Lankan Leaders did this by using majority power for selfish reasons. Now they fear global authority led by United States of America. The real power is the power of Truth. When there is a deep need – Truth would manifest Itself through appropriate media. When one is exercising one’s authority to take another’s life and that other person at that moment is not ‘free’ and ‘equal’ to defend her/himself – one has the responsibility to go deep into the Truth within – before deciding to kill that other person. That is when one has the authority of Truth to kill that other person. Such a killer would feel the pain as if s/he had killed a part of her/himself. The Sri Lankan armed forces killed in combat and to the extent they killed armed fighters it was ‘free’. Not so when they bombed civilian areas indiscriminately. To the extent governments thus kill members of other cultures to a relatively higher degree than they kill their own – it amounts to genocide. Every such excess leads to natural accumulation and manifestation of karma against oneself. Leaders of Hindu Indonesia are more likely to  identify with this intuitively than Leaders of Muslim  Indonesia. The empowerment to accelerate or prevent this is with the believer and not with the apparent leader – elected by majority.

Hindu Indonesians including Balinese would naturally influence outcomes in India and v.v. Likewise Hindu Sri Lankans – especially those continuing to live under the direct rule of the Government of the majority.  A Community that has truly attained nationhood would naturally influence global outcomes – without ever leaving home.

Given that majority citizens of Indonesia develop belief  through religious paths and not the common secular path any punishment by one culture on the other, needs to be through common grounds actually practiced at the time of punishment. In Sri Lanka – any community  claiming Nationhood - including the Tamils of Northern Sri Lanka – has to demonstrate that their own policies and systems would facilitate the authority of majority not exceeding the actual level of investment made by the Provincial Government in - practice of secular law by other cultures. Beyond that level – the minority cultures are entitled to their own system of law and order. But before declaring it to the world – as the Chief Minister of Northern Province of Sri Lanka has done – one needs to demonstrate the development of structures to protect  minorities in those areas – for example – Muslims in Jaffna who were chased away by the Tamil Tigers.

Bali was an independent province of Indonesia and to the extent its citizens are lacking in investment in the common government laws and policies due to the inability of the Central Government to operate as one nation – minorities are entitled to use their cultural principles to lead a harmonious life within their cultural territory. Hence drug related policies for Muslims may need to be different to drug related policies for Hindus. Going by these two cultures in Sri Lanka – Hindus tend more towards vegetarianism than do Muslims. Christians use wine in Church but Hindu leaders abstain from all forms of alcohol. Hence through daily worship Hindus who so abstain are more likely develop  strengths to prevent drug related damage than do other religions where such abstinence is not built into cultural policies. The way to cure the minds of the two communities would therefore be different. The risk is greater if one without such natural prevention indiscriminately applies the rules of her/his religion on the other. In this instance the rules of drugs by a Muslim on a Hindu – to kill a member of the Hindu community in Bali or related to Bali through Hindu culture – would be a sin.

Where the two sides are not of Common Culture the rules of war including against drug traffickers – need to be based on Truth  within the person taking the weapon of authority in her/his hand.  In this instance it is  Mr. Joko Widodo who as President has the Responsibility to use the power to kill – with care born out of his belief that he and the person being killed are One. Otherwise like Prince Abimanyu of Mahabharatham – a legend which is believed in by Hindu Indonesians - President Joko Widodo may also not know of the way out of the International Chakras (Circles)  formed by Drug barons and/or People smugglers. Have Commonness – have authority to punish. No Commonness – NO  authority to punish – certainly not condemn one to death.

Often past rules are used blindly without belief.  When one discovers Truth and gives that Truth priority – one does not need the rule any more. Then a Restructure is needed to include that Truth into new policies – just as we do with new Scientific discoveries.  Indonesia’s problem with drugs continues to be a major problem due to lack of  Restructure to include current needs of places such as Bali – in the current global context.   Those who believe in karma and rebirth do just that – give recognition to Truth in their new policies. This absolves them of  their wrong-doings.  

One who fails to give recognition to Equal status for other cultures – earns the karma of separation from the total system.  A good example is where one interacts with a family member on a bilateral basis – which then results in separation from the big picture. Attachment to physical outcomes often leads to this need to narrow the big picture to the level of two people only. Then we lose the value of tradition. This is why programs are given less importance than projects in democracy. In programs one does not give identity to beginning or end.  In projects one has to be able to ‘see’ the beginning and the end.

Towards this ‘project-based’ multicultural management, we need to cut off our attachment to the dysfunctional policies of the past that continues to give us high status and often money. Attachment to the dysfunctional past for the purpose of status and money is as damaging as drugs that damage our brains.