05 November 2007 

http://www.spur.asn.au/SPUR(Vic)_20071105_Thamil_Chelvam.htm

SPUR welcomes the Government’s Strategy to Obliterate

Tamil Tiger Terrorism and its Psychopathic Leadership

World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS) welcomes the Sri Lankan Government’s relentless pursue of LTTE terrorists. The steps taken to eradicate the Tamil Tigers and especially their psychopathic leadership is praiseworthy, paving the way for the peace loving people of Sri Lanka to enjoy the fruits of democracy and peace, so callously denied to them over the last 20 years. To this extent, we appreciate the recent success of Sri Lankan Defence forces, especially the precision bombing that killed a gathering of Tamil Tiger military leaders, including Thamilselvan,

Thamilselvam, an acknowledged leader of ruthless terrorism, has been the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide of the LTTE.  In Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 thriller, a swig of a medical portion transformed the mild mannered man of science Dr Jekyll to a growling homicidal maniac, Mr Hyde. Although Thamilselvan flashed his smile whenever he met a foreign visitor to Kilinochchi, he continued to scheme and plot terror attacks against the people and the democratically elected Government of Sri Lanka on a full-time basis. This is evidenced by:

(1) Tamilselvam’s early career in the LTTE military wing and the photographic evidence depicting Selvam in battle fatigues commanding Tiger Terrorists in their failed penetration of the Muhamaalay defence line last August;

(2) LTTE’s admission that at the time of his death, Selvam was in charge of the LTTE defences in Paranthan, Poonagam and Palliavaryakaddu. Defences go hand in hand with offences. Hence the fact that Selvam was an active accomplice of terrorism is indisputable;

(3) Confirmed death of five other LTTE military rankers in the same incident is also proof of an early morning meeting that was taking place to plot terror attacks on Sri Lanka’s defence forces and innocent civilians;

(4) Ethirajan Anabarasan’s 2 November 2007 BBC report which stated “recently a senior rebel source told me personally that Thamilselvam was away in the North-West of Sri Lanka heading a rebel fighting unit”; and

(5) Selvam acting as LTTE’s interface with fronts illegally collecting funds from the diaspore for procuring weapons to sustain terrorism and his direct control of TRO’s investment priorities

(6) Selvam’s close connections with the suicide cadres and child soldiers.

It is common knowledge that Selvam was the loyal mouthpiece of Prabakaran and the puppeteer of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), and that he periodically summoned leaders of the TNA on command from Prabakaran to issue directives. TNA commentary and press releases on the terrorist Selvam’s death must be seen in this context.  The anti-Sri Lankan foreign funded peace brigade has gone in to overdrive (especially overseas) elevating Selvam to a demi-god like character committed to peace. However, Selvam who was a barber by profession, was promoted over many others by Prabakaran to be a faithful lap-dog perpetrating terror, whilst hiding behind a peace façade to dupe the public and the international community. Many observers noted his mediocrity when he was representing the LTTE at Norway led international peace discussions and concluded that he was nothing but an ineffective marionette used in public relations activities for the Tamil Tigers to gain time.

The foreign funded, cocktail swigging peace brigade parroting Selvam’s ‘hidden’ virtues include Jehan Perera from the National Peace Council and Pakiyasotti Sarawanamuttu from the Centre for Policy Alternative making statements of doom and gloom for  Sri Lanka to Reuters and the BBC respectively. The SLMM has joined the fray making commentary on Selvam whilst it remained deaf and dumb when the Tiger Terrorists attacked the Anuradapura air force base.  The dollar boys of the peace brigade are compelled to show empathy with the terrorist Selvam as he was their link to the terrorist group. An integral part of the NGO’s agenda include the prolonging of the war and parroting LTTE’s invincibility at a time of dwindling strength and sphere of influence.

The bottom line is that S.P. Thamilselvam was a confirmed terrorist leader of the LTTE and at the time of his death, he was actively plotting terror attacks against the democratically elected Government of Sri Lanka, its armed forces entrusted to maintain law and order and its people, including the Tamils currently enslaved within the rebel held regions of the Vanni. Hence the peace loving Sri Lankans and the international community should disregard the cacophony of praise heaped on a dead terrorist and a fascist, and work with the Government to bring at least some of the LTTE followers who were misled by Selvam and the LTTE leadership to the negotiating table and starving it of funds collected internationally to procure weapons of destruction.

To keep the present momentum of the drive against the ruthless killers of the LTTE, the people of Sri Lanka and their friends in the international community must strengthen the Government and its military capacity to respond to Prabahkaran’s continuing lust for blood.

Signed (on behalf of WAPS),

Dr. DASARATH JAYASURIYA  
President - Society for Peace Unity and Human Rights for   Sri Lanka  (SPUR Victoria), Australia  

 
Members of WAPS 

President -  Sri Lanka United National Association (SLUNA) of Canada   
President - Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights of  Sri Lanka (SPUR), NSW, Australia   
President - Western Australian Society for Peace Unity and Human Rights in  Sri Lanka,  (WASPUR) Australia   
President – Queensland Society for Peace Unity and Human Rights in  Sri Lanka ,  Queensland ,  (QSPUR)   Australia   President –  New Zealand Society for Peace Unity and Human Rights in  Sri Lanka , (NZSPUR)   Auckland,  New Zealand   President - Sri Lankans Against Terrorism- NSW,   Australia   
President - Sinhala Cultural and Community Services Foundation of   Victoria ,  Australia   
President - Apey Shakthi - New Zealand   
Coordinator - Hela Muthu Ketaya,  New Zealand   
President - Canadian Association for United Sri Lanka-Canada 
President - Sinhala Centre- United Kingdom 
President - The International Campaign for the Liberation of the Sinhala Nation-   United Kingdom   
President - Sinhala Association of Sri Lankans in the   United Kingdom   
President - New York  Society of United Sri Lankans-U.S.A 
President - United Sinhalese Association in   Italy- Rome ,  Italy   
President - Pacific  Alliance for Peace in  Sri Lanka , Vic (National Office),   Australia   
President -  Alliance Against Tamil Domination,   United Kingdom   
President - Veera Parakramabahu Foundation (VPF), NSW,   Australia   
President - First Society of Sri Lankan Professors in   American Universities ,  United States of America   
President - First Society of Sri Lankan Professionals in Japan, Japan

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