Seems I have touched a raw nerve with my comments? I do stand by them though. Even at the Bharat-Rakshak forum many Indian members are echoing what I have said above. Also do read the comments of other Indians in the link I provided above. Perhaps they might enlighten you as to what other non-Tamil Indians have on their mind. There certainly is a high level of Tamil tribalism displayed by Tamil Nadu on this issue and that is regrettable, because the country should come first, not one's own ethnic loyalties.
As I have mentioned many times in the past,
Tamil interests do not necessarily coincide with Indian interests.
The more this issue is played out and if Tamil Nadu continues to take the path it is taking, the more Tamil Nadu will be exposed to the world and the rest of India as a very tribal state where extremism is celebrated as a matter of pride.
Regarding your comments on Sri Lanka -- I think Tamil Nadu could have taken a very important role in bringing the LTTE to the negotiating table and securing a peaceful resolution of the conflict, thereby saving many Tamil and non-Tamil lives in Sri Lanka. But Tamil leaders were far more happy supporting the LTTE and providing refuge for the LTTE in Tamil Nadu -- just like they are doing now. Folks like you were too busy hanging onto the rhetoric of the likes of Vaiko, Nedumaran, Karunanidhi and celebrating the "bravery" and "valour" of Vellupillai Prabhakaran, a man who singlehandedly destroyed the Sri Lankan Tamils from within.
Even today Tamil Nadu could play an important role in improving the lives of Sri Lankan Tamils by engaging with the Sri Lankan government and investing in Tamil areas in the island. But instead, caught up in Tamil nationalism and extremism they want the Indian central government to place sanctions on Sri Lanka and give clemency to the killers of Rajiv Gandhi. Politics in Tamil Nadu is the politics of stupidity.
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