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WE must understand that the LTTE stands firmly for nothing less than Tamil Eelam, a separate state. Now they have tasted power and recognition, they know how elating and thrilling it is.

The LTTE from top to bottom enjoying power live with fear and obeisance of the people; and, who likes to give up all that mundane comfort.

However, the LTTE will never be able to get Eelam either by war or peace.

Therefore, the only alternative left for the LTTE is to prolong or drag on the peace process hoping for a settlement after consolidating their power through an operation of a ceasefire agreement enforced on their terms.

That is why they are keen on the CFA and the ISGA the two instruments which they think could pave the way for a de facto Eelam and the Eelam de jure will not be far away.

In the meantime they hope to destabilise the economy and demoralise the Sri Lankan army.

So they will never agree to a political settlement; nor for any direct talks with the Sri Lankan government that will lead to a form of settlement. They will participate in any discussion only if it does not yield any positive result. Nothing less than Eelam will quench their thirst for power.

They are a set of terrorists who believe only in the doctrine that the end justifies the means. But we fight on a footing that means justify the end.

Therefore, to defeat their Eelam goal, the South represented by an elected government should first offer a solution with maximum possible devolution.

Obviously the LTTE will reject it as their existence depends on rejection under some pretext.

Then the government should call them to offer their solution.

True to their conduct they will ask for full autonomy or offer nothing because to please the South is quite unpleasant for them. So let the international community then step in to rescue both parties from the impasse they are landed in.

Then what is the solution? Expect the next generation to take over.

Allow the LTTE to consolidate in the North. Hope for the international community to bring pressure upon both parties for a settlement. Or let time heal all wounds.


Negotiations, negotiations, nego...

THIS week (at least) two ministers were saying that the LTTE should be forced to come for negotiations.

Negotiate what? the LTTE does not want any negotiations as it knows it wants something non-negotiable ie. Country's Sovereignty. That is why they have this unending war.

This is a well-known fact and for the past two decades our successive Governments have been languishing on a self-cheating process and they dragged the so-called International community also into this pit. Now this International community does not allow us to come out of it.

At least now the Government should start negotiating with the LTTE using their own language in the Vanni jungles - not verbal negotiations in Geneva, Oslo etc. Government's prime aim should be to open the eyes of the International community to see the true picture without talking Baila (as the man in the street says) with them or listening to their Baila.

It is high time that we stop this nuisance of negotiations and finish this off. It is easier to have a straight war than having checkpoints, armed escorts, suspecting every man/woman, checking every bag and baggage, avoiding important functions and other thousands of things for security and safety forever.

After getting a good beating at Muttur, that beast with the fixed smile talks big. No respectable Government or nation or even the world cannot allow this to happen even for another day.


Saving energy

YOUR editorial under the caption 'Save energy the Chinese way,' recently is commendable. It has become a habit now to increase the fuel charges whenever the prices go up in the world market. No body can guarantee that the prices of fuel in the world market would be static and as such no more increases in time to come.

How are we to face this eternal increase? It is time to buck our ideas up. In addition to the increase of the Cost of Living daily, the effect of the increase of fuel would aggravate the day to day problems faced by the ordinary masses.

The cost of production of the essential commodities, increase in fertilisers, labour charges, transport etc. are some that can directly involve.

First of all, the public transport system should be streamlined. The transport of goods by train may be strengthened. I remember a free transport of employees from the Fort railway station to the work places and back after work, was in operation sometime back.

Some such short term and long term arrangements to ease this problem with expert advise may be looked into. I feel some sort of survey be done why ordinary people continuously travel using public transport.

A Government Pensioner would say 'This is my nth time going to 'X' Department to get my salary anomaly rectified.

I being a Government Pensioner have gone to a certain Dept to get my wife's Male W.& O.P. calculated several times and the replies I got are worth mentioning. (You have not sent the required reply through 'Y', or it is being calculated, papers are sent to the computer typing, last reply I got about two weeks back is submitted for signature and no reply has been received so far).

Others would say things like going to get the driving licence to get a copy of a birth certificate or death certificate.

If unwanted trips to Government Departments, can be done away with the people would avoid travel by public conveyance and thereby fuel consumption can be reduced to a certain extent.

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