Tamils across the globe mourn the loss of Dr.Vickramabahu Karunaratne, last Leftist and true friend of Tamil in Sri Lanka, today.
He is one of the few Sri Lankan politicians to recognize Tamils as the native of the island and firmly believed in the right to Self Determination of Tamils in Eezham.
In his speech, at the Proceedings of International Conference On Tamil Nationhood
& Search for Peace in Sri Lanka, Ottawa, Canada 1999, he indicated that:
“Only unity possible is the voluntary union of the two nationalities. For this, recognition of the right of self determination of the Tamil people is a precondition. Acceptance of equality, autonomy and the Right of Self Determination is the only basis for a democratic unity.”
A voice that continuously supported Tamils self-determination and to prevent ongoing TamilGenocide is no more…