The complete blackout of the Tamil national question in the speech, reinforces the fact that the Sri Lankan State with its deeply entrenched and pervasive racism would not allow any kind of power sharing with the Tamils within the existing state structure, continued Mr. During the final stages of the war the crimes were conceived and ruthlessly executed by the Sri Lankan State under the leadership of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,” said Mr.Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, Prime Minister, Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE)*. The UN High Commissioner Al-Hussein has stated that the crimes committed during the final stages of the war were systemic crimes. “It is partly true that he did not support the human rights violations, but he is the embodiment of the human rights violations and international crimes committed against the Tamils. Gotabaya stated, “during my tenure, the government did not support any form of human rights violations.” Today the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) disputed Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s comments during his policy speech at the inauguration of a new session of Parliament on January 18, 2022.
“The Blackout of the Tamil National Question in Gotabaya’s Speech Reinforces the Reality that the Tamil National Question Cannot be Resolved within the Existing State Structure” “Sri Lankan President is the embodiment of the human rights violations and international crimes committed against the Tamils”