Many experts believe that Vaiko's politics hardly leave space for Indian diplomacy to manoeuvre the Sri Lankan peace process to India's benefit. Vaiko is criticised as a hawk by some experts for raising his pitch whenever the Sri Lankan government pushes the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on the back foot. In Parliament whenever he stands up to speak, he attracts attention with his straight talk and sometimes emotional speeches.Īlways attired in a black stole, he says, 'till?social justice is achieved for the exploited classes', he will keep wearing it. He has also been elected to the Lok Sabha twice. He entered the Rajya Sabha in 1978 and has been member of the Upper House for three terms. His fiery speeches attracted crowds and his unflinching support for the Tamils in Sri Lanka against the perceived onslaught of Sinhalese culture has made him popular in the state. He is an agriculturalist turned lawyer who got interested in politics. Vaiko - V Gopalaswamy Naidu - was born in 1944 in Kallingapatti village of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Vaiko is known for two things - his penchant for switching alliances on the eve of elections and his fearless support to the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Why should we support the Sinhala government? The Tamils of Sri Lanka will be India's natural allies because we are brothers and sisters. They asked the Tamils in Sinhalese, 'Will your mother come and rescue you?'.
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They undertook a procession to express condolence and were fired upon by the Sri Lankan security forces. When she died, every house in Jaffna hoisted a black flag. It was the biggest tragedy for the Tamils. Tamils are the original inhabitants of the North and East of the island.' These are her words that the Tamils are the original inhabitants.Īnd, in October 1984, she was assassinated. 'Sri Lankan Tamils Want a Seperate Nation'īy Rediff/India Abroad, November 27, 2006
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The news that India would support Sri Lanka in the United Nations Human Rights Council in March 2015 was another shocker", the resolution reportedly added.Ilankai Tamil Sangam Association of Tamils of Sri Lanka in the USA "The Centre had also ignored the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution seeking economic sanctions against Sri Lanka and holding a referendum on the formation of 'Eelam', an independent Tamil nation.
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“It was contrary to and deviated from the foreign policy followed by India post-independence,” the resolution stated. In an eight page resolution, the MDMK condemned the Modi government's expression of support to Mahinda Rajapaksa for the upcoming election. On Monday, the MDMK walked out of the NDA, stating that the Modi government was "being insensitive" and "betraying the interests" of Tamils in the North-East and Tamil Nadu, The Hindu reports. Speaking to the EU ambassador Joao Cravinho, who is currently visiting Tamil Nadu, Vaiko was quoted by the Economic Times as saying, "the help and contribution of European Union countries in holding a referendum on the Tamils issue in Sri Lanka is very essential." The General Secretary of the MDMK party, Vaiko, called on for the European Union to support the "need for a referendum" on an independent Tamil Eelam, a day after leaving the BJP led alliance in protest at the government's conduct towards Eelam Tamils.