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Prabakaran doesn`t believe in political solutions - Karuna
Tuesday, 18 July 2006 - 9:25 AM SL Time
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The Praba group is destroying our children. They are coaxed or abducted for forced recruitments and sent to the battlefield to be killed, said Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan better known under the nom de guerre Karuna Amman, T.M.V.P. leader in an interview with our Colombo correspondent Nilantha Ilangamuwa. Following is the full text of the interview.
1. We all know about you as a military commander. Could you tell us about your family, school days and other interests?
KARUNA: My schooldays are very interesting. The cruel Black July revolt took place in 1983 when I was doing my Advance Level. The Tamil people who were affected and lost their belongings in this revolt took refuge in our school too. My friends and I helped them as much as possible and collected funds for them to meet their needs. The cruelties caused to our people pushed me to join the struggle. Well about my interests; I am interested in sports.
2. Out of your peers in the LTTE, you have been distinguished as a guerrilla mastermind. Could you tell us how did you learn the art of the war? Who are your mentors?
KARUANA: From my childhood I am very much interested in books on history of liberation movements and their struggles. I enjoy reading them. Especially books written by Sun Tsu, the expert in Chinese art of war, books written by Field Marshal Ervin Rommel, the military commander of Hitler and the histories about the liberation struggles of Vietnam and Cuba. Through these I was able to learn many things connected with struggle. From these I introduced the war tactics to many important commanders who are now in Praba group.
3. Of the legendry military heroes, is there anyone who has become an inspirational guide to you?
KARUNA: All the leaders who fought for their people`s rights and protection by breaking the repressions imposed on them is my guides. Among them the most leader I like is Nelson Mandela who spent most of his lifetime for the rights of his people is a good inspiration.
4. We can see in many liberation movements those had been able to achieve their objectives during the course of the time have in their organisational structures the military wing being placed under the political leadership. But in the LTTE, the political wing is in a subordinate position to the military leadership of the organisation, how do you see this situation. Whether this bears any impact on the LTTE`s course of actions in the peace process?
KARUNA: It is a good question. Your opinion is perfectly correct. A struggle can achieve its goal when it changes its military achievements into political victories. When we were in the LTTE though we gained many hard glorious military victories Prabakaran couldn`t change them into political victories. A good political solution could have been made to our people through the victories we obtained in the military front. But Prabakaran wasted them. This is the beginning for our split. Now Praba group is a one that functions under one man`s power.
Prabakaran has a wishful thinking that everything can be accomplished by military power. He doesn`t believe in political solutions. He thinks that he can impose his opinions on the Tamil people through his military power. Therefore political solution is an inactive one in that organization which functions according to Prabakaran`s nod. I have felt this directly. Not only the present peace process but also Prabakaran wasted many opportunities arose to achieve a relevant political solution to the problems of the Tamil people. This is because Prabakaran has more belief in military leadership than the political leadership. Prabakaran intends that his military leadership is suitable for him to be in power throughout in his movement. Prabakaran`s life is going to end in Wanni jungle as a terrorist. Like Italy`s dictator Mussolini, Prabakaran`s life too is going to come to an end by his own people.
5. You had been a military commander throughout your career in the LTTE. But now you have to play the role of a politician as you had openly said that your organisation, TMVP would eventually come into democratic politics. What are your political motives? How are you going to get accustom yourself from a soldier to a politician?
KARUNA: We are traveling towards giving a firm leadership to the Tamil people and get them their rights and political desires through democratic means. This is not an easy path. A big obstruction to this is Prabakaran`s dictatorship. I was a combatant and now I have reached the position of a political leader through Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikkal (TMVP) organization. Both of these are for my people. Both the experiences I received in the history of struggle and the experiences I received from directly experiencing our people`s problems help me a lot to accustom myself from a soldier to a politician. As this is for my people I didn`t find difficult to get accustom to this. I accustomed this when I started to fight, realizing that a political solution is suitable than a military solution to our people`s problems. Many combatant leaders have accustomed to this change.
6.What are the salient political and economic policies of the TMVP and how they are different from those of the LTTE?
KARUNA: Praba group doesn`t have any political intentions. They don`t have any plans neither to resolve the problems of the Tamil people nor to obtain their legitimate rights. But TMVP is completely different from this. We are people`s movement. We believe in democracy. We are endeavouring earnestly to bring out a negotiated settlement to the present ethnic problem within the framework of a united Sri Lanka recognizing the territorial integrity of the country. Our people should live with all their legitimate rights. All the people in Sri Lanka should live in unity. We are working towards the economic prosperity of the country by getting rid of poverty and illiteracy in all parts of the State.
7. What is your opinion on separating Northern and Eastern provinces? If you support such a move could you give us your reasons?
KARUNA: Today than the other provinces in Sri Lanka the East is behind in everylevel. Our opinion is that the importance given to the other provinces should also be given to the East. Their life standard should be developed. In the past the East has been treated with contempt in a well-planned manner. The growth of firm leadership in the East was obstructed in a well-planned manner by the imperialists of the North. You know what happened to Mr. Rasathurai the potential political leader of the East. During the struggle period many benefits and helps were received through the struggle. At this time too the East was treated with contempt. The people who faced more losses and more pain are the people of the East. There are three communities living in East. Here the people should live with their complete rights and in unity. The same importance given to other provinces must also be given to the East. A firm political leadership should be created in the East. We are ready to consider any solutions for this.
8. The LTTE`s war against you seem to become standstill as they haven`t launched any major offensive against you recently other than attacking a couple of minor camps last month and we see that your men seem to be somewhat successful in weakening the LTTE in a guerrilla battle. What is your opinion that the LTTE`s crack troops sent to take you dead or alive refraining from launching any major military operations against you?
KARUANA: Praba`s group is largely exaggerating their military strength. Praba group is unable to face the defensive attacks by our cadres in the controlled areas of Praba group in North East. In this condition; coming near me to take me dead or alive is not possible for them and it is very funny too. I am with my cadres in the field of battle. Our cadres are capable to penetrate through all their areas and attack them. We are being patient because we don`t want to disgrace the peace process of Sri Lanka.
9. There are some recent criticisms that you are recruiting child soldiers. Could you comment on that?
KARUNA: I am highly worried about this accuse. There were more than 6000 cadres with me at the time I broke away from the LTTE as we decided to join the democratically path we sent all of them to their houses. Moreover we broke away from the LTTE because we hated the history offences done by them. Hence we are determined not to do those offences forever. Our children`s future are being destroyed by Praba group as they abduct them for forced recruitments and send them to battlefield to be killed. With a view to reduce the support we have among the people Praba group and the medias, which support them, accuse us for these abductions. But our people know the truth. We regret that some International organizations accused us for these offences without clarifying the truth. Recently our delegates met the UNICEF representatives in `Meenagam` our Eastern political head office and clarified the truth.
10. Some times ago it was reported that you are planning to write a book. Could tell something about that as well?
KARUNA: I have decided to write a history document book for the people about the change over of the liberation struggle for legitimate rights of the Tamil people into terrorism and about the cruelties caused by Prabakaran to his own people. When situation permits this will come to a book form.
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Jokiya
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18 Jul 2006 02:33:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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JHU and JVP,
It is because of this very reason that we should cry out and say that we can agree on a Federal system.
Prabha will not make up his mind and we have to win tamil mandate for a federal state which would truely corner Prabha and eventually will force him to accept the same.
We are loosing on stratergy due to emotion. |
Berty
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18 Jul 2006 03:59:57 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yes!! Karuna Sour Grapes!!
U were one of them not long ago!!U supported the same belief if it was TRUE!!
U messed it up when you took the SLA 5 km into LTTE territory and got them killed!!
U do have Sinhalese friends!! enjoy it cos your end will come soon! |
Berty
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18 Jul 2006 04:01:31 GMT Report for Abuse
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Nadarajah
Not only that he doesn't believe in life either. In fact hedoesn't have a brain.
if he does not have brains why is it taking so long to get him. Use your brains!! lolz |
Matt
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18 Jul 2006 04:09:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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Long live Tamil leader VP.
Karuna is a finished story. Anyways let him enjoy his last days with SLA. No tamil will listen to this traitor.
Long live Tamil leader VP. |
Matt
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18 Jul 2006 04:12:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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Berty,
All tamils should strengthen the hand of tamil leader VP.
What do you say? |
dada555
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18 Jul 2006 04:56:36 GMT Report for Abuse
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| This man Karuna is a brave man to stand up against VP. Karuna! have fun with panag kottaigal and entertain key board panag kottaigal Berty and Matt. |
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18 Jul 2006 05:14:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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Edited By - dada555 - 18 Jul 2006 06:42:43 GMT |
Bheesan
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18 Jul 2006 06:16:45 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Not only he doesn't believe in any political system, he also does not belive in any freedom for Tamils. His country will be called P'akaria and his subjects will be called P'akariats. He will f..k them all. |
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18 Jul 2006 06:17:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Who is this traitor,turncoat and renegade to talk about VP.If not for VP, nobody in the world would have heard about this scoundrel.Such an ungrateful bugger he is,most suitable for the punnakku head cowards. |
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TAMILEELA MAKKAL VIDUTHALAI PULIKKAL- By Muralitharan Amman
Mr Karuna, We welcome your viewes.We like to read your book.You are a Tamil leader who beleives in united Lanka.You will be blessed by Peace loving all Srilankans for sure.Unless You wipe out fanatic extremist radical LTTErs ,Tamils in Srilanka will have no peace nowhere .Hope they will not kill U.God bless U.GET IN TO WANNI GET PRABA! Thank president Bush for your help.Karuna will keep the word.Karuna is a democratic freedom fighter who has a practical solution to the conflict who has the right attitude to negotiate with other communities.He is the right person to capture Praba. |
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