Martyrdom with a difference Tamil Nation commemorates Thileepan’s Martyrdom with awe and reverence
Tamil homeland commenced commemoration of Thileepan’s martyrdom attained with a difference, today 15 September 2005 all over Tamil Eelam with awe and reverence.
Eighteen years ago today, on 15 September 1987, the committed LTTE fighter Thileepan commenced his fast unto death at the Holy Nallur Shrine precincts in Jaffna, against the atrocities committed by the Indian Army (IPKF) and New Delhi’s intransigence to come to terms with the ground realities pertaining to the Tamil freedom struggle.
 Thileepan the fighter chose a different mode, non-violence and adopted the principle of ‘Ahimsa’ and ‘fasting’, believing that India would respect its own hallowed concept. History was to record the opposite, in that Thileepan had to continue the fast, determinedly not taking a drop of water, and was allowed to die attaining martyrdom on 26 September 1987. It was a deathblow on the hopes of all peace loving people who sincerely believed in Mahathma Gandhi’s principle of Ahimsa and non-violence.
A weapon in Mahathma Gandhi’s non-violent arsenal that was adroitly utilised by him in his fight against imperialism, did not work when Gandhi’s nation took upon itself the imperialist mode. All over Tamil Eelam, people commenced observing token fasts and participating in religious ceremonies with the reverence and sanctity the period deserves. These token fasts and observance of sanctity, will continue till 26 September, the day Thileepan the epitome of sacrifice for freedom of a people, attained martyrdom.
15 September 2005
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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