Tamil Hindu reflections on Tamil separatism - Arundhati Rajasingham

jul 3rd, 2009

everyone is not taken in by the attempts to post-mortem convert velupillai prabhakaran into a 'hindu terrorist'. his entire modus operandi was that of a christist dictator: like jesus aka paul said, "there is only one path and that is mine."

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From: HARAN BR
Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Subject: Tamil Hindu reflections on Tamil separatism - Arundhati Rajasingham
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It is really fortunate that we have noble persons like Arundhati Rajasingham in Sri Lanka. I am sure that the Sri Lankan Tamils will soon assert their Hindu identity and focus towards building a glorious future and peaceful co-existence with the Buddhist community.

 

Haran.

 

 

 

http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2009/07/tamil-hindu-reflections-on-tamil.html

 

Tamil Hindu reflections on Tamil separatism

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

By Arundhati Rajasingham

Tamil Hinduism versus Christianity:

(July 02, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Tamil Tigers under Prabhakaran repeatedly thrust war upon the Sri Lankan Tamils. It would be worthwhile to review our recent history, learn its lessons and endeavour to achieve a brighter future. The defeat of the LTTE offers us the space to change direction, revive our cultural traditions and our economic fortunes. I shall recount the Hindu foundation of Sri Lankan Tamil identity, the real nature of the Tiger ideology and salient points in the LTTE insurrection. I argue that a return to Hindu fundamentals alone would secure Tamil cultural and economic interests in Sri Lanka on a sustainable basis.

The Tamil history in Sri Lanka is a Hindu one. Those Tamils in Sri Lanka who adopted Buddhism in the early first millenium assimilated into the Sinhalese mainstream in a generation or two. Tamils in the Western and North Western Provinces who adopted the Roman Catholic faith in the 17th century likewise became Sinhalese. The Colombo Chetties are another example. The Sri Lankan Muslims view themselves a separate ethnic group despite speaking the Tamil language. It was Saivite Hinduism alone that preserved the Tamil ethnic identity as we know it today in Sri Lanka.

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