We are of the opinion that the Ceasefire Agreement is the foundation upon which the peace process has to be built.
All moves of right thinking people at this time should be focussed in alleviating the hardships of the displaced people and providing them the wherewithal to rebuild their life.
Both sides have made mistakes in the past. Let us put the past behind us and look forward. We urge India to adopt a new, creative approach and initiate friendly relations with our organisation.
We have asked the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to make the interests of the Tamil prisoners as a high priority matter and take actions that will result in release of these innocent victims of PTA.
The most remarkable achievement of the negotiating process is that the ethnic war that ravaged the island for nearly two decades, has come to a halt and a stable peace is firmly established on the ground.
Over and above the intricate questions of conflict resolution and power sharing, the people expect a peace dividend; they require immediate relief to resolve their urgent, existential problems.
A state can do what it wants – bomb villages and kill civilians – that is war. But if we strike back, that is deemed terrorism.
Various people cite fears that Tamil people in India will demand a separate state if Tamil Eelam is achieved, but this is baseless.