The US based Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (
LTTE) leader has announced that the LTTE proposed Provisional Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (
PTGTE) will function as an organization of the Tamil Diaspora. PTGTE is at this moment negotiating with UN to represent 100 million Tamis as their sole representative.
According to eminent diaspora Tamil acedemics, establishing diplomatic relationships with PTGTE has huge advantages. These cite the following as major fenefits to Government of
Sri Lanka (GOSL):
- PTGTE is brimming with cash and a diplomatic relationship will help seeking foreign aid and loans from PTGTE
- PTGTE represents the 100 million Tamils worldwide, and thus, Tamils will not push for resolutions unfavorable to Sri Lanka
- PTGTE will remove travel advisory warnings against traveling to Sri Lanka, thus giving a boost to Sri Lankan tourism
- PTGTE will help Sri Lanka to share technology secrets, such as stealth submarine and nuclear technology for peaceful means, that were developed by Tamil Scientists, some educated in Sri Lankan universities in the South
- PTGTE will not object to Western governments when Sri Lankan dignetaries seek travel visas
- PTGTE will arrange a meeting for President Rajapakse to meet with Obama and would not object to Obama taking a joint photograph with MR
- PTGTE would stop Prof. Boyle and other eminent
lawyers seeking any punitive damages against Sri Lankan state
- PTGTE would advise Robert Blake and Hillary Clinton to keep off Sri Lankan affairs
- PTGTE would ask C4 to apologize to armed forces in Sri Lanka