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politicians give deceitful picture to world, says Thamilselvan The pro-LTTE website TamilNet quoted Thamilselvan saying “We see a lot of contradictions in the speeches of Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga, made abroad and in the south. The fact is the Tamil people have lost faith in Kumaratunga's statements, speeches and promises. It is high time the international community takes this into consideration”. “It is ludicrous for Kumaratunga who is at the tail-end of her Presidency to pontificate now that she is committed to a federal system for the resolution of the Tamil national question," Thamilselvan said referring to the statement by Ms. Kumaratunga in New York. “We consider Kumaratunga's speech in New York is all chicanery to hoodwink the international community. During her ten-year period of Presidency she failed to implement anything to enhance the welfare of the Tamil people. She tried desperately to prevent the then United National Front (UNF) government from holding talks with the LTTE on the proposal of an Interim Self Governing Authority (ISGA), which she vehemently criticized. At her earliest opportunity, she dismissed the UNF government, jeopardising the chance for the resumption of the peace talks centred on the ISGA proposals,” he said. “She failed to take action using her executive power to solve the humanitarian problems of the Tamil people when misery struck them. It was because of international pressure that she signed the P-TOMS agreement with the LTTE. But she did not make any move to implement it. She has now rushed to shift the blame for the non-implementation of the P-TOMS on to the Supreme Court and the Sinhala extremists”, he said. “Hence we see no credibility in the speeches and statements made by her abroad”, he added. Mr. Thamilselvan said the LTTE was ready for immediate talks on the implementation of the CFA at an international venue. Commenting on reports by Peace Secretariat head Jayantha Dhanapala requesting Ms. Christina Rocca, US Assistant Secretary of State that the international community should exert pressure on the LTTE to come to the negotiating table, Mr. Thamilselvan said, “Southern politicians and diplomats are used to giving a deceitful picture to the international community regarding the problems affecting the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.” |
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