The results of civic elections in the country of Eezham Tamils decisively show that despite maximum intimidation and ‘development’ lures, people reject the paradigm of ‘collaboration-reconciliation’ but determinedly favour a polity of peace, based on the identity of their nation, political observers in the island said on Sunday. The message should be useful in seeking innovative and creative ways to resolve the national question in the island in order to achieve peace and stability in the region, they further said.
How to achieve ‘reconciliation’ in the island is the ‘joint concern’ of powers that abetted a genocidal war against Tamils in the island. They all want new leadership to emerge from Eezham Tamils. But their options are double or multifaceted.
While rejecting the nationhood of Eezham Tamils and keeping them under brutal subjugation of the occupying Sri Lanka Army, the concerned powers advocate collaboration with Rajapaksa regime by throwing money and ‘development’ on one hand and on the other hand, they want to competitively groom Tamil leadership under their folds with hopes of ‘unspecified’ political solution. In their ways and means the powers differ subtly.
The military-intimidated civic elections that took place in the country of Eezham Tamils are a despicable way of exercising democracy or probing public opinion. It was a further torture inflicted on a genocide-affected population. Many were intimidated in contesting and voting. Yet the near-50 per cent that has determinedly voted and overwhelmingly supported the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has shown what the Tamil nation in the island has in its mind.
However, the TNA is a gagged political Alliance. It has no freedom to say what the Tamils really want. What the Eezham Tamils in the island managed to convey to the outside world is only a voice that comes through a gagged mouth.
While the TNA has a historic duty in not disillusioning itself and failing the people of the Tamil nation, the powers should stop torturing Eezham Tamils anymore with their vicious experiments in the island. It is high time the powers approach the national question in the island as a national question.
The TNA has won Urban Councils in North, Valveddith-thu'rai (VVT), Point Pedro and Chaavakach-cheari, by securing more than 72% of votes.
Only 51% of the voters participated in the elections in Jaffna administrative district, which has 392,342 registered voters. Of these, 201,112 participated in the civic elections. Valid votes were 176,292 and the TNA polled 133,787, which is 76% of the valid votes cast in the administrative district of Jaffna.
Valikaamam North PS has 63,224 registered voters. Only 18,705 (29.58%) took part in the election.
The three councils of Ki'linochchi district with 61,217 registered electors polled 39,828 votes. 35,500 votes were valid and the TNA received 68% of the valid votes, polling 24,086 votes.
Thu'nukkaay PS of Mullaiththeevu district has 5,227 registered voters. 3,401 were registered as participated in the elections. The TNA received 2,198 votes and the UPFA 847 votes. 72% of the valid votes were polled by the TNA in Thu'nukkaay.
The “participation” in Ki'linochchi administrative district and Thu'nukkaay PS was at 65%.
A large number of population have been killed in the genocidal war by the SL Military in 2009. An unspecified number of thousands are still in the custody of Sri Lankan military after the Vanni war.
The Jaffna electoral district comprises of Jaffna and Ki'linochchi administrative districts.
According to the released statistics by the SL Election Department Saturday night, the number of registered voters in Jaffna electoral district stands at 453,559.
Recently, the SL government dropped more than 300,000 voters names from the registry in the Jaffna electorate saying that most of them had fled the country.
Chronology:
How to achieve ‘reconciliation’ in the island is the ‘joint concern’ of powers that abetted a genocidal war against Tamils in the island. They all want new leadership to emerge from Eezham Tamils. But their options are double or multifaceted.
While rejecting the nationhood of Eezham Tamils and keeping them under brutal subjugation of the occupying Sri Lanka Army, the concerned powers advocate collaboration with Rajapaksa regime by throwing money and ‘development’ on one hand and on the other hand, they want to competitively groom Tamil leadership under their folds with hopes of ‘unspecified’ political solution. In their ways and means the powers differ subtly.
The military-intimidated civic elections that took place in the country of Eezham Tamils are a despicable way of exercising democracy or probing public opinion. It was a further torture inflicted on a genocide-affected population. Many were intimidated in contesting and voting. Yet the near-50 per cent that has determinedly voted and overwhelmingly supported the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has shown what the Tamil nation in the island has in its mind.
However, the TNA is a gagged political Alliance. It has no freedom to say what the Tamils really want. What the Eezham Tamils in the island managed to convey to the outside world is only a voice that comes through a gagged mouth.
While the TNA has a historic duty in not disillusioning itself and failing the people of the Tamil nation, the powers should stop torturing Eezham Tamils anymore with their vicious experiments in the island. It is high time the powers approach the national question in the island as a national question.
TNA wins civic elections in North
Despite widespread SLA harassments in Ki'linochchi administrative district and violations by UPFA-EPDP of election practices in Jaffna, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has won the civic elections in North by more than two third majority in all of the urban councils and most of the Piratheasa-Chapai (PS). Of 16 Piratheasa Chapais, the TNA has won 14. The UPFA captured two islands off Jaffna, Neduntheevu (Delft) and Oorkaavat-thu'rai (Kayts). These islands were completely sealed off for campaign by the occupying SL Navy. The SL Governor for the Eastern Province who was formerly a Navy commander in the islands was brought to Delft for Rajapaksa's election campaign. In Ki'linochchi, where Rajapaksa regime let loose its military even on the election day, the TNA has managed to secure at least 50% of the polled votes. In Mullaiththeevu, the TNA secured 7 seats polling 72% of the votes.
Only 51% of the voters participated in the elections in Jaffna administrative district, which has 392,342 registered voters. Of these, 201,112 participated in the civic elections. Valid votes were 176,292 and the TNA polled 133,787, which is 76% of the valid votes cast in the administrative district of Jaffna.
Valikaamam North PS has 63,224 registered voters. Only 18,705 (29.58%) took part in the election.
The three councils of Ki'linochchi district with 61,217 registered electors polled 39,828 votes. 35,500 votes were valid and the TNA received 68% of the valid votes, polling 24,086 votes.
Thu'nukkaay PS of Mullaiththeevu district has 5,227 registered voters. 3,401 were registered as participated in the elections. The TNA received 2,198 votes and the UPFA 847 votes. 72% of the valid votes were polled by the TNA in Thu'nukkaay.
The “participation” in Ki'linochchi administrative district and Thu'nukkaay PS was at 65%.
A large number of population have been killed in the genocidal war by the SL Military in 2009. An unspecified number of thousands are still in the custody of Sri Lankan military after the Vanni war.
The Jaffna electoral district comprises of Jaffna and Ki'linochchi administrative districts.
According to the released statistics by the SL Election Department Saturday night, the number of registered voters in Jaffna electoral district stands at 453,559.
Recently, the SL government dropped more than 300,000 voters names from the registry in the Jaffna electorate saying that most of them had fled the country.
Chronology:
23.07.11 TNA wins Thirukkoayil PS in East
23.07.11 TNA wins civic elections in North