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N.Nandhivarman, General Secretary Dravida Peravai in an exclusive interview to Tamil Sydney.com says:

Q: In the aftermath of all parties of Tamilnadu protesting against Indian inaction over the genocide of Tamils in Srilanka, the Government of India had taken few steps to cool down the tempers in Tamilnadu. What is your view on the steps taken by Government of India?

Every step is welcome, but let those take the steps look back to past, so that they may not falter in their steps. Close on the heels of Government of India coming out hesitantly, there are moves by forces opposed to Tamils rights to confuse and fish into troubled waters. The Hindu gave undue importance to the 150 day Chief Minister of Eastern Province Mr. Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan, by publishing his views. The Delhi spokespersons too had repeated recently like parrots that the democratic process in Eastern Province should be encouraged. Both initiatives seem to aim to introduce the Chief Minister of Eastern Province, as legitimate political authority, in order to induct him too in the so called dialogue. The de-merger of the Northern and Eastern Provinces aims at slapping India on its face. It makes mockery of the Rajiv Gandhi_ J.R.Jayawardene accord signed on 29^th July 1987. Close on the inking of that accord, India backed Mr.Varadaraja Perumal was foisted as Chief Minister of unified North-Eastern Province. Ultimately when accord failed, Mr.Varadaraja Perumal had to unilaterally announce independence and flee to India, which spent happily public money for decades to protect a puppet. Now it is the time for Srilankan Government's puppet Mr.Sivanesanthurai Santhirakanthan, the so called Chief Minister of Eastern Province, to play his historical role till he flees. Apart from individual players, the main thrust of argument both the cases were and is that Provincial Councils with devolution of powers will address to the aspirations of Eelam Tamils. This is mirage chase, a mirage Tamils of Elam had been chasing even before Srilanka got independence.

Q: Are you of the opinion that provincial councils within unitary Srilanka would not resolve the crisis, if so please elaborate the reasons?

A: Even before Srilanka became independent in 1928, Donoughmore Commission suggested the creation of Provincial councils. It took 12 years and in 1940 the Executive Committee of Local Administration chaired by Thiru. S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike considered these proposals which were approved by legislature. Again in 1947, on the floor of the House of Representatives, Thiru.Bandaranaike reiterated his support. In 1955 Choksy Commission recommended the establishment of Provincial Councils. The Government headed by Thiru.S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike in May 1957 presented a draft bill for the establishment of Provincial Councils. Having been repeatedly advocated by Sinhalese Government of the day, the stamp of approval by the Tamil parties, then who were only seeking federalism, came when in July 1957 Thiru.S.V.J.Selvanayagam 'Bandaranaike pact was signed. The pact paved way for direct election to regional councils with allocation of agriculture, cooperatives, land development, colonization and education as regional subjects, but even that dream was scuttled by the opposition parties mainly the UNP headed by J.R.Jayawardane.

Then in July 1960 Federal Party of Selvanayagam supported the SLFP headed by Mrs.Srimavo Bandaranaike, hoping it will implement the earlier pact. Though in July 1963, Mrs. Bandaranaike paid lip service by appointing a committee on District Councils and that eyewash committee too submitted its Draft of the Proposed Bill to create District Council. That ended there and nothing further was done.

Then in 1965 Dudley Senanaike-Selvanayagam pact was signed in order to get the Federal party's support to UNP Government. This pact affirmed assurances for early devolution of powers with creation of District Councils. In 1968 Dudley Senanaike cabinet approved a draft bill for the establishment of District Councils. Opposition mounted pressure and in July 1958 District Councils bill was withdrawn. Federal Party retaliated by withdrawing support to Government.

A Constituent Assembly was constituted after SLFP led by Mrs. Srimavo Bandaranaike won with huge majority in General Elections. The Federal Party submitted its proposals to the Constituent Assembly. The memorandum called for "a federal form of government with three autonomous Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim states." The demand of Federal Party for parity of status between Tamil and Sinhala was defeated in the Constituent Assembly. Federal Party boycotted but the new Constitution that changed Ceylon to Sinhalese name Srilanka making it a theocratic state with Buddhism as state religion was passed on 22^nd May 1972. In 1979 August President J.R.Jayawardane appointed a Presidential Commission on creation of District Development Councils.

Well, to sum up, these were the demands of Tamil parties, more particularly The Federal Party headed by the Gandhi of Eelam Thiru Selvanayagam, as he was fondly referred in those days. The National Security Adviser of India, and those who currently have run out of ideas or initiatives, must realize they are clinging to certain phrases like "devolution of powers within unitary Srilanka" which are unrealizable goals, the unfolding drama since 1928 till date prove beyond an iota of doubt.

The role model of Indian states, which these people hold as panacea in their minds, will never be acceptable to Sinhalese .Even in India, to resolve the Kashmir dispute, the Indian constitution created a special article 370, even which till date has not satisfied the aspirations of Kashmiris. Even to the extent India came down to create a special provision in the Constitution Srilanka will never shed its arrogance and seek solution within the Constitutional parameters.

Q: These failures were between Srilankan ruling parties and Tamil parties. There were no mediators between them. India brokering peace and offering solutions will work, some analysts say, what do you feel?

A: Have you forgotten that in the aftermath of 1983 genocide of Tamils, and then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sent her emissary Thiru.G.Parthasarathy. These proposals were later known as Annexure C proposals. Is Indian bureaucracy now in external affairs ministry ignorant of the fate of Annexure C proposals? Have they erased from their memories the reasons for the failures of Thimpu talks? Later too what happened to the visit of Indian Ministers Mr.Natwar Singh and Mr.P.Chidambaram? Where their December 19 proposals, as they were called in 1986, had gone? Then the infamous pact and fiasco of IPKF need not be reminded. Those who currently advise Government of India and the Peace Emissary of Madam Sonia Gandhi, Mr.Pranab Mukerjee, must know they are dealing with the fate of Tamils who had met broken promises too long and who are facing genocide since 1983 to 2008. Just by simply repeating within unitary Srilanka or devolution of powers the conflict could not be resolved. They must search their brains for solutions. They must place their valuable suggestions for public debate. Before Mr.Sivashankar Menon assumed office as Foreign Secretary, and before he was relieved as Indian Ambassador of Pakistan, I wrote to him bluntly. Eelam Tamils will not live in Unitary Srilanka, Tamils don't trust Sinhalese. If India does not want separate Country for Tamils, then there can be only one option. The Tamil provinces of Srilanka can join Indian Union and be states within Indian Union, but let Sinhalese remain as separate sovereign Sinhala country.

Q: Then what is the other way out? What option will satisfy Eelam Tamils? Who should mediate?

A: The Tamilnadu Chief Minister Dr.Kalaignar M.Karunanithi is of the view that Norway need not mediate now; perhaps he has in mind a greater role for India. But I am of the view that India takes this issue to United Nations. It is not an issue between two countries; it is an issue between a ruthless government and its genocide of its own people. Instead of looking through the spectacles of Mr.M.K.Narayanan let India see this issue through UN. Canada had faced similar problem, and they had resolved. The Irish problem was resolved, to cite few. Many issues have been resolved and no use in buying time or sending issues to cold storage.

Europe has twelve small states, five of which are islands or island groups. Monaco, a small urban enclave on the northern Mediterranean coast, is one of the most prosperous and best known of all small states. With just 32,000 permanent residents (8,000 of whom are citizens) and 500 acres of territory, Monaco is a sovereign state; its independence is somewhat limited, since its big neighbour, France, manages its foreign relations, postal services and defense, while the French franc has served as its official currency. When Monoco can be independent nation with restrictions, why not that option be given to Tamil Eelam, for argument sake, we are asking the world community. Though we won't support independence with restrictions as is the case of Monaco, why not even for debate sake no one proposes Monaca model to resolve Tamil Eelam struggle.

In addition to Monaco, the smaller European territories of this type are: the Principality of Liechtenstein (pop. 31,000), the semi-independent state lets of Andorra (pop. 64,000) and San Marino (pop. 24,000) and four British territories — the Isle of Man (pop. 70,000), the Channel Islands (pop. 150,000), the Faeroe Islands (pop. 45,000), and Gibraltar (pop. 29,000) ' as well as Vatican City State. With just 700 residents and 109 acres, the Vatican may be the only state in the world with a diplomatic corps larger than its resident population. When Vatican with such miniscule population is independent nation what is wrong in Tamil Eelam being independent nation?

The Caribbean area has a number of small states, the majority islands. According to our adjusted World Bank figures there are 14 states and 15 territories in this class in the Caribbean region, ranging in size from Montserrat (pop. 6,400) to Trinidad and Tobago (pop. 1,300,000). Belize (pop. 236,000), Suriname (pop. 431,000), French Guiana (pop. 168,000) and Guyana (pop. 705,000) are all located on the mainland. Some of the better-known islands include Aruba (pop. 80,000), Barbados (pop. 257,000), the Bahamas (pop. 284,000), Martinique (pop. 412, 00), and Grenada (pop. 94,500). If these tiny countries can be independent nations, what prevents all these countries from endorsing the right to independence to Tamil Eelam?

The Netherlands Antilles (pop. 208,000) is home of George Soros’ famous Quantum hedge fund, while Bermuda (pop. 63,000) has recently become an important center for the global insurance industry. The tiny British self-governing territory of Cayman Islands (pop. 23,000) has risen to special prominence in recent decades.

The Pacific Ocean region has two dozen island states, ranging in size from Fiji (pop. 773,000) to tiny Tokelau, an atoll with just 1,700 residents. If with 1700 people an atoll be independent, why not Tamils of Eelam have their independent nation?

Some of the territories embrace hundreds of islands scattered over more than a thousand miles of ocean. The Indian Ocean is site of four large island groups, including the Maldives (pop. 245,000) and the Seychelles (pop. 79,000), as well as a number of other territories including the French island of Reunion (pop. 718,000). Among the smallest Pacific SSTs, Nauru (pop. 10,000) and Niue (2,100) have specialized in offshore finance, a field where newcomers can have an advantage.

Africa, too, has a number of SSTs ' 12 states according to the World Bank count, including the islands of Cape Verde (pop. 416,000) and Sao Tome and Principe (pop.142, 000), coastal Djibouti (pop. 636,000) and continental Swaziland (pop. 969,000), as well as a number of territorial remnants of colonialism, like Ceuta (pop. 69,000) and Melilla (pop. 60,000), Spanish territories on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast.

Asia, by contrast, has relatively few SSTs, many of which are quite prosperous. The island of Bahrain (pop. 629,000), peninsular Qatar (pop. 724,000), and coastal Brunei (pop. 323,000) are all petroleum-rich monarchies

Thirty-two of the Commonwealth’s 53 member countries are small states - mostly with populations of less than 1.5 million They range in size from micro-states such as St Kitts and Nevis, Nauru, Niue, and Tuvalu with less than 50,000 people each, to countries like Botswana, The Gambia and Mauritius

The world’s political map, dominated by large states, includes many lesser-known small states and territories. Using the World Bank benchmark of 1.5 million populations, there are 56 small states, as well as more than a hundred small territories under the sovereign control of others. A substantial majority of these small political units are islands or island federations, like Fiji in the Pacific or Barbados in the Caribbean. But others are located on the continental main lands, sometimes as coastal enclaves, like Monaco or Brunei, and sometimes as landlocked (often mountainous) territories, like Swaziland or Liechtenstein. A large number of the SSTs have emerged only recently from colonialism.

If this is the world scenario, Eelam can be independent, can sustain as independent nation, and its demand for independence does not lack logic. Hence Dravida Peravai appeals to all the member states of the United Nations to arrive at a consensus to extend support to the independent nation of Tamil Eelam. India must work towards this goal and Dr.Kalaignar M.Karunanithi, Chief Minister of Tamilnadu must work hard keeping the unity of Tamil parties to arrive at a consensus towards once for all resolving the Eelam Tamils issue, which cannot remain forever like this in turmoil.

Q: The attitude of Sinhalese towards Tamils is nothing new, they have this Raj Thackerey mentality against all, you had spoken in past. Could you elaborate?

A: The first riots in Srilanka are more than a century old. In 1883 they attacked the Christians. In 1902 the Sinhalese sponsored riots targeted Dalits. During 1915, the Sinhalese showed their ire against North Indian traders and South Indian Muslim petty businessmen. Mr.Shivashankar Menon must go back to the pages of history when in 1930; Sinhalese riots targeted Malayalis from Cochin and Travancore. Then they targeted Indian immigrant plantation labour. This resulted in India foolishly signing a pact creating Stateless people, whereas USA assimilated all citizens. After trying their anger against all communities, then they started discriminating the sons of their soil, Eelam Tamils, who were there much before these Sinhalese set their foot. The Indian policy framers are thinking Tamils went from India and Sinhalese are the sons of their soil. Their own sacred book Mahavamsa proves they have arrived in Srilanka. So the External Affairs Ministry, whose spokesmen recently hit at Dr.Kalaignar M.Karunanithi, as soon as he gave the call for Tamilnadu Members of Parliament to quit en masse, saying India has long term foreign policy and political parties cannot change it, forgets that India is a democracy ruled by a Cabinet system and DMK is in the Cabinet, and DMK has legitimate right to offer course corrections or take policy decisions, and bureaucrats are here just to implement what Cabinet decides or Parliament approves. The foolishness of past of giving room to J.N.Dixit or Romesh Bhandary and current reliance on bureaucrats shoulders to resolve Eelam issue will not work. This realization must have made the octogenarian leader Dr.Kalaignar M.Karunanithi to place the responsibility on Cabinet Ministers and Prime Minister, instead of stale old advisers in bureaucracy, who have selective amnesia with regard to the genocide of Sinhalese Governments.

[Interviewed by freelance journalist R. Ramachandran, formerly of New Indian Express ]

APPEAL TO UN SECRETARY GENERAL TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE OF SEPARATE EELAM NATION STATE

The United Nations website categorically states that the Secretary-General is a symbol of United Nations ideals and a spokesman for the interests of the world’s peoples, in particular the poor and vulnerable among them. And it is logical for Tamils spread across the globe to expect the Secretary General to be the spokesperson of the victims of a genocidal war in Srilanka, which sees no abating ever after it had consumed 70,000 lives.

The bleeding of the Tamil Eelam must end and like all other peace loving people’s Eelam Tamils should live in peace in their homeland, the Indian Tamils expect everyday for the dawn of peace and pin their last hopes on the conscience of the member states of the United Nations and its Secretary General to voice support for the cause of independent Tamil Eelam.

In the developed world particularly Europe has twelve small states, five of which are islands or island groups. Monaco, a small urban enclave on the northern Mediterranean coast, is one of the most prosperous and best known of all small states. With just 32,000 permanent residents (8,000 of whom are citizens) and 500 acres of territory, Monaco is a sovereign state, its independence is somewhat limited, since its big neighbor, France, manages its foreign relations, postal services and defense, while the French franc has served as its official currency. When Monoco can be independent nation with restrictions, why not that option be given to Tamil Eelam, for argument sake, we are asking the world community. Though we wont support independence with restrictions as is the case of Monaco, why not even for debate sake no one proposes Monaca model to resolve Tamil Eelam struggle.

In addition to Monaco, the smaller European territories of this type are: the Principality of Liechtenstein (pop. 31,000), the semi-independent state lets of Andorra (pop. 64,000) and San Marino (pop. 24,000) and four British territories — the Isle of Man (pop. 70,000), the Channel Islands (pop. 150,000), the Faeroe Islands (pop. 45,000), and Gibraltar (pop. 29,000) ' as well as Vatican City State. With just 700 residents and 109 acres, the Vatican may be the only state in the world with a diplomatic corps larger than its resident population. When Vatican with such miniscule population is independent nation what is wrong in Tamil Eelam being independent nation ?

The Caribbean area has a number of small states, the majority islands. According to our adjusted World Bank figures there are 14 states and 15 territories in this class in the Caribbean region, ranging in size from Montserrat (pop. 6,400) to Trinidad and Tobago (pop. 1,300,000). Belize (pop. 236,000), Suriname (pop. 431,000), French Guiana (pop. 168,000) and Guyana (pop. 705,000) are all located on the mainland. Some of the better-known islands include Aruba (pop. 80,000), Barbados (pop. 257,000), the Bahamas (pop. 284,000), Martinique (pop. 412,00), and Grenada (pop. 94,500 ). If these tiny countries can be independent nations, what prevents all these countries from endorsing the right to independence to Tamil Eelam.

The Netherlands Antilles (pop. 208,000) is home of George Soros’ famous Quantum hedge fund, while Bermuda (pop. 63,000) has recently become an important center for the global insurance industry. The tiny British self-governing territory of Cayman Islands (pop. 23,000) has risen to special prominence in recent decades.

The Pacific Ocean region has two dozen island states, ranging in size from Fiji (pop. 773,000) to tiny Tokelau, an atoll with just 1,700 residents. If with 1700 people an atoll be independent, why not Tamils of Eelam have their independent nation ?

Some of the territories embrace hundreds of islands scattered over more than a thousand miles of ocean. The Indian Ocean is site of four large island groups, including the Maldives (pop. 245,000) and the Seychelles (pop. 79,000), as well as a number of other territories including the French island of Reunion (pop. 718,000). Among the smallest Pacific SSTs, Nauru (pop. 10,000) and Niue (2,100) have specialized in offshore finance, a field where newcomers can have an advantage.

Africa, too, has a number of SSTs ' 12 states according to the World Bank count, including the islands of Cape Verde (pop. 416,000) and Sao Tome and Principe (pop.142, 000), coastal Djibouti (pop. 636,000) and continental Swaziland (pop. 969,000), as well as a number of territorial remnants of colonialism, like Ceuta (pop . 69,000) and Melilla (pop. 60,000), Spanish territories on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast.

Asia, by contrast, has relatively few SSTs, many of which are quite prosperous. The island of Bahrain (pop. 629,000), peninsular Qatar (pop. 724,000), and coastal Brunei (pop. 323,000) are all petroleum-rich monarchies

Thirty-two of the Commonwealth’s 53 member countries are small states - mostly with populations of less than 1.5 million They range in size from micro-states such as St Kitts and Nevis, Nauru, Niue, and Tuvalu with less than 50,000 people each, to countries like Botswana, The Gambia and Mauritius

The world’s political map, dominated by large states, includes many lesser-known small states and territories. Using the World Bank benchmark of 1.5 million population, there are 56 small states, as well as more than a hundred small territories under the sovereign control of others. A substantial majority of these small political units are islands or island federations, like Fiji in the Pacific or Barbados in the Caribbean. But others are located on the continental mainlands, sometimes as coastal enclaves, like Monaco or Brunei, and sometimes as landlocked (often mountainous) territories, like Swaziland or Liechtenstein. A large number of the SSTs have emerged only recently from colonialism.

If this is the world scenario, Eelam can be independent, can sustain as independent nation, and its demand for independence does not lack logic. Hence Dravida Peravai appeals to all the member states of the United Nations to arrive at a consensus to extend support to the independent nation of Tamil Eelam. If it is true that the Secretary General is the spokesperson of the suppressed people we urge him to muster support for the cause of Independent Tamil Eelam among the member states of the United Nations.

We appeal to the following 192 Member States of the United Nations Organization.

Afghanistan — (19 Nov. 1946),Albania — (14 Dec. 1955),Algeria — (8 Oct. 1962),Andorra — (28 July 1993),Angola — (1 Dec. 1976),Antigua and Barbuda — (11 Nov. 1981),Argentina — (24 Oct. 1945),Armenia — (2 Mar. 1992),Australia — (1 Nov. 1945),Austria– (14 Dec. 1955),Azerbaijan — (2 Mar. 1992),Bahamas — (18 Sep. 1973),Bahrain — (21 Sep. 1971),Bangladesh — (17 Sep. 1974),Barbados — (9 Dec. 1966),Belarus — (24 Oct. 1945),Belgium — (27 Dec. 1945),Belize — (25 Sep. 1981),Benin — (20 Sep. 1960),Bhutan — (21 Sep. 1971),Bolivia — (14 Nov. 1945),Bosnia and Herzegovina — (22 May 1992),Botswana — (17 Oct. 1966),Brazil — (24 Oct. 1945),Brunei Darussalam — (21 Sep. 1984),Bulgaria — (14 Dec. 1955),Burkina Faso — (20 Sep. 1960),Burundi — (18 Sep. 1962),Cambodia — (14 Dec. 1955),

Cameroon — (20 Sep. 1960),Canada — (9 Nov. 1945),Cape Verde — (16 Sep. 1975),Central African Republic — (20 Sep. 1960),Chad — (20 Sep. 1960),Chile — (24 Oct. 1945),China — (24 Oct. 1945),Colombia — (5 Nov. 1945),Comoros — (12 Nov. 1975),Congo (Republic of the) — (20 Sep. 1960),Costa Rica — (2 Nov. 1945),

Côte d’Ivoire — (20 Sep. 1960),Croatia — (22 May 1992),Cuba — (24 Oct. 1945),Cyprus — (20 Sep. 1960),Czech Republic — (19 Jan. 1993),Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — (17 Sep. 1991),Democratic Republic of the Congo — (20 Sep. 1960),Denmark — (24 Oct. 1945),Djibouti — (20 Sep. 1977),Dominica — (18 Dec. 1978),Dominican Republic — (24 Oct. 1945)

Ecuador — (21 Dec. 1945),Egypt — (24 Oct. 1945),El Salvador — (24 Oct. 1945),Equatorial Guinea — (12 Nov. 1968),Eritrea — (28 May 1993),Estonia — (17 Sep. 1991),Ethiopia — (13 Nov. 1945),Fiji — (13 Oct. 1970),Finland — (14 Dec. 1955),France– (24 Oct. 1945),Gabon — (20 Sep. 1960),Gambia — (21 Sep. 1965),

Georgia — (31 July 1992),Germany — (18 Sep. 1973),Ghana — (8 Mar. 1957),Greece — (25 Oct. 1945),Grenada — (17 Sep. 1974),Guatemala — (21 Nov. 1945),

Guinea — (12 Dec. 1958),Guinea-Bissau — (17 Sep. 1974),Guyana — (20 Sep. 1966),Haiti — (24 Oct. 1945),Honduras — (17 Dec. 1945),Hungary — (14 Dec. 1955),

Iceland — (19 Nov. 1946),India — (30 Oct. 1945),Indonesia — (28 Sep. 1950),Iran (Islamic Republic of) — (24 Oct. 1945),Iraq — (21 Dec. 1945),Ireland — (14 Dec. 1955),Israel — (11 May 1949),Italy — (14 Dec. 1955),Jamaica — (18 Sep. 1962),Japan — (18 Dec. 1956),Jordan — (14 Dec. 1955),Kazakhstan — (2 Mar. 1992),

Kenya — (16 Dec. 1963),Kiribati — (14 Sept. 1999),Kuwait — (14 May 1963),Kyrgyzstan — (2 Mar. 1992),Lao People’s Democratic Republic — (14 Dec. 1955),

Latvia — (17 Sep. 1991),Lebanon — (24 Oct. 1945),Lesotho — (17 Oct. 1966),Liberia — (2 Nov. 1945),Libyan Arab Jamahiriya — (14 Dec. 1955),Liechtenstein– (18 Sep. 1990),Lithuania — (17 Sep. 1991),Luxembourg– (24 Oct. 1945)

Madagascar — (20 Sep. 1960),Malawi — (1 Dec. 1964),Malaysia– (17 Sep. 1957),Maldives– (21 Sep. 1965),Mali — (28 Sep. 1960),Malta — (1 Dec. 1964),

Marshall Islands — (17 Sep. 1991),Mauritania — (27 Oct. 1961),Mauritius — (24 Apr. 1968),Mexico — (7 Nov. 1945),Micronesia (Federated States of) — (17 Sep. 1991),Moldova — (2 Mar. 1992),Monaco — (28 May 1993),Mongolia — (27 Oct. 1961),Montenegro — (28 June 2006),Morocco — (12 Nov. 1956),Mozambique — (16 Sep. 1975),Myanmar — (19 Apr. 1948),Namibia — (23 Apr. 1990),Nauru — (14 Sept. 1999),Nepal — (14 Dec. 1955),Netherlands — (10 Dec. 1945),New Zealand — (24 Oct. 1945),Nicaragua — (24 Oct. 1945),Niger — (20 Sep. 1960),Nigeria — (7 Oct. 1960),Norway — (27 Nov. 1945),Oman — (7 Oct. 1971),Pakistan — (30 Sep. 1947),Palau — (15 Dec. 1994),Panama — (13 Nov. 1945),Papua New Guinea — (10 Oct. 1975),Paraguay — (24 Oct. 1945),Peru — (31 Oct. 1945),Philippines — (24 Oct. 1945),Poland — (24 Oct. 1945),Portugal — (14 Dec. 1955),Qatar — (21 Sep. 1971),Republic of Korea — (17 Sep. 1991),Romania — (14 Dec. 1955),

Russian Federation — (24 Oct. 1945),Saint Kitts and Nevis — (23 Sep. 1983),Saint Lucia — (18 Sep. 1979),Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — (16 Sep. 1980),

Samoa — (15 Dec. 1976),San Marino — (2 Mar. 1992),Sao Tome and Principe — (16 Sep. 1975),Saudi Arabia — (24 Oct. 1945),Senegal — (28 Sep. 1960),

Serbia — (1 Nov. 2000),Seychelles — (21 Sep. 1976),Sierra Leone — (27 Sep. 1961),Singapore — (21 Sep. 1965),Slovakia — (19 Jan. 1993),Slovenia — (22 May 1992),Solomon Islands — (19 Sep. 1978),Somalia — (20 Sep. 1960),South Africa — (7 Nov. 1945),Spain — (14 Dec. 1955),Sri Lanka — (14 Dec. 1955),Sudan — (12 Nov. 1956),Suriname — (4 Dec. 1975),Swaziland — (24 Sep. 1968),Sweden — (19 Nov. 1946),Switzerland — (10 Sep. 2002),Syrian Arab Republic — (24 Oct. 1945)

Tajikistan — (2 Mar. 1992),Thailand — (16 Dec. 1946),The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia — (8 Apr. 1993),Timor-Leste — (27 Sep. 2002),Togo — (20 Sep. 1960),Tonga — (14 Sep. 1999),Trinidad and Tobago — (18 Sep. 1962),Tunisia — (12 Nov. 1956),Turkey — (24 Oct. 1945),Turkmenistan — (2 Mar. 1992),Tuvalu — (5 Sept. 2000),Uganda — (25 Oct. 1962),Ukraine– (24 Oct. 1945),United Arab Emirates — (9 Dec. 1971),United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland– (24 Oct. 1945),United Republic of Tanzania — (14 Dec. 1961),United States of America — (24 Oct. 1945),Uruguay — (18 Dec. 1945),Uzbekistan — (2 Mar. 1992),

Vanuatu — (15 Sep. 1981),Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) — (15 Nov. 1945) ,Viet Nam — (20 Sep. 1977),Yemen — (30 Sep. 1947),Zambia — (1 Dec. 1964),Zimbabwe — (25 Aug. 1980)

[Based on "Basics facts about the UN", DPI, 2004, and Press Release ORG/1469 of 3 July 2006 ]

SO MANY SMALL STATES HAVE INDEPENDENCE

WHAT IS WRONG WITH TAMIL EELAM GAINING INDEPENDENCE ?

We appeal to all the 192 countries in the list of United Nations, including the war mongering Srilankan state, to look at the list of independent states, which are having independence with very thin population. When whole world witnesses people everywhere being independent why Tamils of Eelam alone should live under Sinhalese colonialism and suppression. Let all in humanity greet the dawn of Tamil Eelam in 2007.

With Regards

Yours fraternally

N.Nandhivarman

General Secretary Dravida Peravai

9,Ramaraja Street Puducherry 605001, India

Reproducing what was written in 2006 end and which appeared in www.tamilsydney.com

and now in :http://dravidaperavai.tripod.com/blog/

MANKINDS MARCH TOWARDS UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD

N.Nandhivarman General Secretary Dravida Peravai

Mankind is marching towards human immortality. This is neither prophecy nor astrological prediction. It is the aim of science to attain the goal of immortality. How this goal could be achieved? You must know that in spite of much talk about our era of information technology, in fact we have crossed that era. Already we are in nano-technology era. Nano-technology era had dawned. In another 30 years of research we can be near to inserting tiny machines called intelligent nanobots into our bodies which will eradicate ravages of illness and age and help us live indefinitely.Where humanity is heading for?

Towards Immortality: Nanobots
Ray Kurzwell wrote a book "Fantastic Voyage: Live long enough to live Forever." In that book he wrote, " Millions of blood cell sized robots which he called nanobots will be swarming through our body repairing bones, muscles, arteries and brain cells." Yes like the anti virus programmes in our computers we will be having nanobots, as tiny as one out of 1000 th size of our hair which will eradicate disease at the time of the start itself.Ray Kurzwell foresees human intelligence not only conquering its biological limits including death but completely mastering the natural world. He is a recipient of $500000 Lemelson_MIT prize from that Academy Award for Inventors. In USA he had won 1999 National Medal for Technology Award. His publications had appeared in Wired to Time magazines. Christian Science Monitor had called him" Modern Edison". He was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002. This is the man representing the march of science.

Downloading Brain
The Observer newspaper from London on May 22-2005 said Death could become a thing of the past by middle of 21 st century as computer technology becomes sophisticated enough for contents of the brain to be downloaded onto a supercomputer according to Ian Pearson Head of the Futurology unit at British telecommunications giant BT.

Making Life longerScottish Daily Scotsman in March 28-2005 says that a pill had been invented by Aberdeen University Professor John Speakman if taken once a day will keep a person healthier and able to work longer and would extend his lifespan by 30 years.

Injecting life into nerve cells
The team at Boston's Children hospital and Harvard University had identified a molecule that is helping injured nerve cells regenerate and it might be used to develop new treatments for spinal chord injuries, brain diseases and stroke damage. The molecule called inosine acts as a master switch to turn on a number of genes involved in the growth of nerve cells.

Designer gene Cure
The journal of American Heart Association "Circulation" in a study states " It might be possible to design and construct genetically engineered designer gene therapy for selectively delivering genes to any part of the body. We can't do it now because much of what is injected would be sequestered by liver said AndrewH.Baker, Reader in Molecular Medicine at University of Glasgow in Scotland

New form of Matter
Deborah Jin a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's joint lab with the University of Colorado had announced that they have found new form of matter called fermionic condensate and it is sixth known form of matter after gases, solids, liquids, plasma and a Bio-Einstein condensate created only in 1995. It is not a superconductor but it is really something in between these two that may help us in science to link these two interesting behaviors. Her team's new form of matter uses fermions the building blocks of matter that include protons, electrons and neutrons. Fermions are your independent thinkers; they don't copy your neighbors.

Nano-Drugs
Smart drugs that can travel through your body, diagnose the problem and deliver nano-doses straight to the diseased cells is possible within 5 years in India, if Governments act fast in helping research. Dr.B.M.Choudry Deputy Director of the Inorganic and Physical Chemistry division of Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad on July 24-2004 had told that targeted drug delivery would be more efficient in fighting diseases with fewer side effects. A patient suffering from throat cancer could be given a nano drug that can kill cancer cells. A single nano capsule injected into the subcutaneous tissue lungs or stomach is enough to cure some of the ailments, which might normally take dozens of pills in conventional treatment.

Pulsating Pants to Pump blood to HeartIf you have heart problem go to the ready-made shop and buy a pulsating pant. These vibrating trousers work like a pump to increase blood flow to the heart. The vibrating leg wear meant to be worn for an hour a day over seven weeks have in built inflatable cuffs around the calves, thighs and buttocks which inflate and deflate with each heart beat, thus pushing the blood up the leg towards the heart. The garments are part of new non-invasive heart treatment technique called External Enhanced Counter pulsation. Unlike procedures like by pass surgery, angioplasty; EECP involves no surgery, drugs or needles.
Well all these may indicate the march of our science let us also take a look back at wherefrom we came from? Where we came from?

Panspermia: Seeds Everywhere
Nasa and European and Italian Space Agency spacecraft Cassini is beaming telemetry and images back from Titan the massive planet sized moon of Saturn. The conditions in Titan resemble our earth millions of years before life ultimately evolved. It has an environment rich in carbon based molecules that are capable of spawning self replicating DNA.
Panspermia literally means seeds everywhere. It is a theory, which maintains that life bearing proto spores, is prevalent throughout the Universe. Life on Earth originated when some of them landed on its surface and propagated. It also suggests that life could have existed in another planet and moved to Earth.

Humanity is one: All languages came from one
Humanity is one, yet we notice divisive tendencies. Dr.Russel Grey an evolutionary biologist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand published his results in Nature magazine co-authoring with his colleague Quentin Atkinson. In his submission he expressed confidence that a family tree of human languages could be constructed and its branching points dated. If this happens a wonderful new window will be opened into human past. As biologists had drawn the family tree of genes and species, linguists too have started to use same mathematical tools to build a tree, which traces to the only one language spoken once upon a time which now had divided into 6000 and more languages. Dr.R.Madhivanan, a great Tamil scholar is emphasizing the need for language archaeology to dig at the roots of the first human language

Ultimate Universal Theories
Times of India in its editorial on 12 th October 2004 titled "Ends and Means" explains how Universal theories are coming to the fore in the following words. Quote:" Einstein wanted to end it all, scientifically speaking. After his special and general theories of relativity earlier in the last century had revolutionized physics, he spent his last 30 years of life till his death in 1955 trying to find an even more generalized concept that would unite all the forces of Nature. Called the unified theory it was an attempt to understand every physical interaction and present it in as simple a form as e= mc2. He was only partially successful. Since then, though researchers around the world have striven hard in their efforts to lay their hands on what has come to be known as theory of everything-something that would comprehensively explain the entire universe from the smallest subatomic particles to the most massive galactic structures.

OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Well the future is full of hope. Human Race is marching ahead of other species.It is scientific temper and rationalism that is motivating mankind to scale greater heights in understanding our existence better.Univeral brotherhood had always been the goal of Tamil civilization. Poet Kaniyan Poongunran wrote 2000 years ago that Every country is my country, All kumans are my kinsmen. Let us walk towards a new dawn. Fundamentalism must be laid in its catacomb.

[Paper presented at the National Seminar on the Concept of Scientific Temper organized by True Rationalistic Union of Samaj-seva Trainers (TRUST) led by Nihar Acharya at Jayadev Bhavan Bhubaneswar on 18 th December 2005]

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