Saturday Lobby |
Prasad Gunewardene |
Confusion’s mouthpiece of Tamil Nadu
Vaiko: The ‘Unconscious Comedian’ of Tamils
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There appears no difference in the characters
of the Central African Emperor Bokassa and Prabhakaran. Bokassa was very
loyal to France but proved and hurt France requently. Similarly,
Prabhakaran displays loyalty to India only when he is weak. And, when he
commits an offence on India, he confessed at ease ‘It is a tragedy’-.
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Vaiko is a self-proclaimed ‘Saviour’ in the
lead. Less he knows that, he is being viewed as Tamil Nadu’s bumpkin,
torn between the admiration of a few, and the resentment of many. Such
is the sensitivity of Vaiko’s level of political experience and
education. Soon, Vaiko may seek an honorary doctorate in exchange for
some material concessions from the Sri Lankan Tamils living there, for
the character of an ‘Unconscious Comedian’ he plays on the Sri Lankan
issue. But, the Sri Lankan Tamils are a literate community who would
proudly claim that , they have seen many ‘political lunatics’ in the
political history in this region. Sri Lankan Tamil politicians are an
entity quite disciplined and dignified with the highest level of
decorum, when compared to the type of Vaikos’ seen in the neighbouring
Indian State of Tamil Nadu. Therefore, to the literate and the
dignified, Y.Gopalswamy alias Vaiko is the confusion’s masterpiece of
Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu’s MDMK Leader, Y. Gopalswamy alias Vaiko has embarked upon
a political journey, quite contrive in nature, across the Palk Straits,
to rouse communal feelings here.
He adopts a contumacious attitude towards the Centre in New Delhi,
with the belief that he is almighty in the Southern Indian State. The
contemptible conduct of
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Vaiko, time and again on the Sri Lankan ethnic
crisis, is quite clear and contemptuous to contend that, New Delhi could
confidently view this Southern Indian ‘Unconscious political Comedian’
as playing a convulsive character in a comedy, to suit some fanatics
over there. Even in Tamil Nadu, his ‘script’ on the Sri Lankan crisis,
is an object of derision that ends up dry.
Playing the character of an ‘epileptic’, with regard to the Sri
Lankan issue, Vaiko in politics looks an ‘idiosyncratic buffoon’ who
attempted without success, to convince that he is more important than
those who administer India from the Centre in New Delhi. His recent
antics, less appalled the Tamils over there in the Southern Indian tip,
and more amused the Tamils living in Sri Lanka. He carries within his
breast the confusion and complexes of racism, that could be admired by a
few and hated by many. Through the Sri Lankan issue, Vaiko looks to
translate himself to be the ‘Champion of Causes’ of all Tamils, dreaming
of the pinnacle of power in Tamil Nadu politics.
A semi literate is cunning. An over literate is shrewd. They both
would opt to play many roles dreaming of the pinnacle of power. Why do
they behave in that manner? Because of the little, or no education,
intelligence or less intelligence they possess. To a few, they would
look ‘smart chaps’, quite reliable and strong but, it’s like a volley of
thunder, without rain at times. In the true sense of a character, an
over literate could also be a Vulpine in a Vineyard, a specimen that is
really not a physical giant, but a society’s dweeb in reality. A medical
specialist would correctly diagnose that Vaiko is suffering from
dysphasia. The mimicry Vaiko contracted is now turned satire. Hence,
Vaiko’s antics could be ascribed to his foolish political character.
Vaiko, the man with a legal background, now seems to have gone on
‘legal’ vacation, to launch illegal battles on issues outside his mother
country.
On the Sri Lankan issue, Vaiko is a self-proclaimed ‘Saviour’ in the
lead. Less he knows that, he is being viewed as Tamil Nadu’s bumpkin,
torn between the admiration of a few, and the resentment of many. Such
is the sensitivity of Vaiko’s level of political experience and
education. Soon, Vaiko may seek an honorary doctorate in exchange for
some material concessions from the Sri Lankan Tamils living there, for
the character of an ‘Unconscious Comedian’ he plays on the Sri Lankan
issue. But, the Sri Lankan Tamils are a literate community who would
proudly claim that , they have seen many ‘political lunatics’ in the
political history in this region. Sri Lankan Tamil politicians are an
entity quite disciplined and dignified with the highest level of
decorum, when compared to the type of Vaikos’ seen in the neighbouring
Indian State of Tamil Nadu. Therefore, to the literate and the
dignified, Y.Gopalswamy alias Vaiko is the confusion’s masterpiece of
Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu’s President of the TNCC, Thangabalu has seen Vaiko in the
correct perspective, with regard to the latter’s phobia over the Sri
Lankan issue, and the contrast in New Delhi’s stand on Sri Lanka. A few
days ago, Thangabalu accused Vaiko of making charges against the centre
for political gain and described the protests organised by Vaiko being
designed to gain cheap publicity. True to form, Thangabalu had studied
the inside of Vaiko in politics. Even in Tamil Nadu, this comedian
politician is not taken seriously. If so, New Delhi has no time to waste
on comedians in politics. Moreover, Tamil Nadu is a State where film
personalities end up in politics. In Sri Lanka, only a few film
personalities chose to enter the political scene. In contrast, the film
mad State of Tamil Nadu, is braced with actor turned politicians. From
the time of MG Ramachandran to Jayalalitha Jayaram, Tamil Nadu politics
has been film oriented in its spectrum.
Mutuvel Karunanidhi though not an actor, is also a film industry man.
He is one of the outstanding script writers who introduced Sivaji
Ganeshan through the popular ‘Parasakthi’ film into the industry.
Sivaji’s role in politics went without much excitement unlike MGR and
Jayalalitha. There was also ‘Show’ Ramasamy, another film personality in
politics who played the role of a comedian. Journalist, Nirupama
Subramaniam is his niece. Ramasamy was a good comedian on the screen. In
politics, he played a responsible role as a man, fully conscious of the
interests on regional politics and bilateral relations between
neighbours.
Vaiko seems to suffer from a phobia, after he met Velupillai
Prabhakaran in the thick jungles of Wanni, in the early period of the
past decade. He embarked across the Palk Strait creating a controversy,
to pledge his support to the LTTE leader. From that day, Vaiko has been
a sympathiser of the LTTE under the guise of the Tamil problem in this
country.
Vaiko, the lover of the Sri Lankan’ Tiger’ has many questions to
answer. Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed by the LTTE
in Vaiko’s Tamil Nadu State capital. Is Vaiko in justification of the
killing of his former Prime Minister by the LTTE committed on his soil?
Why doesn’t Vaiko blame the LTTE for that brutal murder of his country’s
one time Prime Minister? Is it because Vaiko values his friendship with
the assassin? Or, is it that Vaiko opposed the presence of Indian troops
to combat the LTTE? If Vaiko endorsed the killing of Gandhi by the LTTE,
isn’t he a traitor? If Vaiko is a true Indian, he should reminisce the
history that linked the LTTE with India during the past three decades.
In addition to the killing of Rajiv Gandhi, Vaiko’s friend Prabhakaran
has killed over one thousand Indian troops and maimed over four
thousand. To Vaiko, are they Indians or not? It is sad that Vaiko has
chosen to shed tears on the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka, though he
failed to shed even a crocodile tear, at the time his own countrymen
were massacred by his friend Prabhakaran. Vaiko has conveniently
forgotten that sad past of the Indians on the Sri Lankan soil. In Vaiko,
emotion seems to blow out of proportion on the reported plight of the
Sri Lankan Tamils.
Emotions run high not only in Vaiko but also among many politicians
in Tamil Nadu over the Sri Lankan crisis. Without reason to justify,
Tamil Nadu politicians use the phraseology, ‘genocide of island Tamils’.
Vaiko and his friends are free to come over here to see whether there
goes a genocide of the Tamils living here. The phrase genocide of
Tamils-, is what Tamil Nadu politicians have been using since 1983 for
the convenience to tarnish the image of the Sinhala majority population
in this island nation. The Tamils living here, have not spoken of any
such genocide on them during the ongoing military operations to crush
Vaiko’s friend, Prabhakaran.
Vaiko needs Prabhakaran for his political existence in Tamil Nadu. If
Prabhakaran dies, Vaiko’s political voice in Tamil Nadu would be
stilled. Because, Vaiko plays politics only with the Sri Lankan issue
and not with domestic issues in Tamil Nadu.
If the purported phrase of the reported genocide of Tamils in Sri
Lanka is true, as claimed by the cohorts of Prabhakaran in Tamil Nadu,
then what about the genocide of other communities in Sri Lanka by the
LTTE? How many Sinhalese and Muslims have been brutally murdered by the
LTTE in addition to the Tamils opposed to them.
If Prabhakaran is the ‘protector’ of his community, why does he kill
Tamils opposed to his outfit? What has Vaiko got to say on those
killings? Is it correct for Vaiko, a man with a legal background to back
and support a criminal like Prabhakaran who has flouted the law of both
Sri Lanka and India to commit murders? Prabhakaran has murdered all
educated intellects in the Tamil political scene.
Prabhakaran has no educational background like Macias Nguema, the
first President of Equatorial Guinea after independence from Spain in
1968. Nguema had deep doubts about his own academic achievements and
intellectual ability.
He hated those who wore spectacles and killed them. Why? Because,
spectacles equalled short sight, and short sight meant intelligence
having read much or too much.
Vaiko, reportedly a well read man has chosen a megalomaniac like
Prabhakaran, to be his best Sri Lankan friend, for reasons better known
to him.
Vaiko must ask his friend Prabhakaran, whether the latter truly
admires and loves India.
Prabhakaran is a man who knows to play the dual role, much smarter
than the Tamil Nadu actors, to his benefit. The comedian Vaiko, with all
his legal experience has failed to study his client. There appears no
difference in the characters of the Central African Emperor Bokassa and
Prabhakaran. Bokassa was very loyal to France but proved and hurt France
frequently. Similarly, Prabhakaran displays loyalty to India only when
he is weak. And, when he commits an offence on India, he confessed at
ease - ‘It is a tragedy’-.
The question is - who is responsible for that tragedy? Could India
accept such lame confessions when one of her former Prime Ministers was
killed by a ruthless terrorist, who has the audacity to just brush it
off saying it’s a tragedy? After all, India is a big nation with the
fourth largest Army in the world!
The bloodthirstiness, hunger for human flesh and the brutality of
Prabhakaran could be viewed as a consequence of his lack of formal
education.
There is also a belief that educated people too could become brutal.
In such a conjunction, the friendship of Vaiko and Prabhakaran looks
detrimental to human life and society in both countries.
We do not know the real role of Vaiko on the Sri Lankan crisis. Vaiko
cannot deny that he politically survives on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue.
With not much politics for Vaiko in Tamil Nadu, he spends his time on
the crisis here to extend his support to Prabhakaran under the guise of
a Tamil cause, and a flawed theory of a ‘genocide of Tamils’, the
outdated lyrics of Tamil Nadu’s sympathy song for Lankan Tamils.
Tamils in Sri Lanka must carefully study the political lifestyle of
Vaiko who has enough crocodile tears to shed for them. If this comedian
politico from Tamil Nadu is carefully read, the Tamils in both countries
would understand that Vaiko has no moral or political standards. His
actions cannot be relied upon. The only prediction which could safely be
made is that Vaiko is unpredictable.
Neither he could predict the future of his Sri Lankan buddy,
Prabhakaran, a sanguinary. Vaiko cannot concentrate on serious topics.
The tragedy of Vaiko is that he has no idea of his internal workings.
Because, he is partly trapped in a world of mental disorders. The
root causes of Vaiko’s mental disorders are confusions, complexes of
racism and the ambivalence towards a sanguinary like Prabhakaran.
If Vaiko continues as an ‘unconscious comedian’ for long, he is
likely to suffer contusions of the brain, that may result in permanent
brain damage, caused by internal haemorrhage, being ‘hit on the head’ by
the Lankan Tamil issue. Labelled as a self-centred schmuck in Tamil Nadu,
Y. Gopalswamy alias Vaiko, is a shambolic in politics. And nothing more
than an ‘unconscious comedian’ to all Tamils. |