The thread is still spiraling away into an abyss.
Nair Sahab: There is indeed an insensitivity towards the SL Tamil issue, but perhaps you should look at the fact that it has just not been brought into the mainstream at the level of say an incident like the Godhra riots (news of which gripped the whole country). The whole point of this thread should be to sensitize your fellow Indians regarding this issue, to inform them where they are lacking, to listen to them where you are lacking. But to say that Tamils should not stand at the northern borders of India if the GOI is not doing enough for this situation is wholly unfair. The common people of the northern states do not run the government completely or have a monopoly over it, they are not forcing the GOI to be inactive on this matter, our parliament is well represented,
Instead the Tamils and all Indian members should build consensus among the themselves and then discuss on how to ensure that the GOI heeds the voice of the people of the nation. Almost all states and regions have many of their aspirations which are neglected by the center, from Assam, Bihar, Tamil Nadu to Punjab. Our job is to ensure that the govt. at the center is able to accommodate all our voices. It is completely wrong to say that when the people of TN support the IA or are involved in its missions on the northern border than they are safeguarding the interests of Punjab or Rajasthan..making such a statement is not correct even if it is in answer to a provocation..they protect the interest of the whole nation.
My personal opinion is that the concerns and sentiments of our fellow citizens of TN have not been acknowledged and they should be in concrete manner. I understand what you mean when you say that we should imagine what a Tamil feels like when he sees a SL personnel being trained by a fellow Indian, BUT THE VERY IDEA THAT THE INTERESTS OF PUNJAB OR TAMIL NADU ARE SEPARATE IS UNFAIR, IN TERMS OF NATIONAL SECURITY THEY ARE THE SAME, IF TAMIL NADU (GOD FORGIVE) WAS ATTACKED TOMORROW THEN THE IA (INCLUDING ITS NORTH INDIAN SOLDIERS) WOULD FIGHT JUST AS VALIANTLY AS IT HAS FOUGHT IN KASHMIR OR THE RAJASTHAN BORDER.
Yes the GOI has not done enough even in my opinion but to talk to secession in that case or divide the security interests of the different states of our great nation on that pretext is wholly wrong. Instead you AND I should be talking about pushing our govt. to take actions and BUILDING SOLIDARITY. CURRENTLY WE ARE DOING EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.
Sir I am addressing you because I have read many of your post in different forums over the months before I even became a member, I mean no disrespect, you are a senior member like many other posters here and perhaps you could bring some sense of order to the forum. We cannot continue to spill vitriol at each other in the name of a democratic debate.