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Vaiko warns of bloodbath in Tamil Nadu

B. Kolappan, The Hindu , 9 April 2009

"...Prabakaran had a place in the hearts of Tamils the world over and they would not tolerate the slightest harm to him... the sea between India and Sri Lanka could not permanently prevent the Tamil youth from visiting that country with arms.. The next generation of youth will not be like me...The LTTE and its leader Prabakaran could not be defeated in the war."

CHENNAI: Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Vaiko on Wednesday warned that Tamil Nadu would witness a bloodbath even if the slightest harm befell Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader V. Prabakaran.

Addressing a meeting here to condemn the killing of Sri Lankan Tamils, the MDMK leader said the mind of the people in Tamil Nadu had become a �volcano.� It was now a long time since they had forgotten the Sriperumpudur incident (assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi), he said.

Prabakaran had a place in the hearts of Tamils the world over and they would not tolerate the slightest harm to him, Mr Vaiko said, adding people in Tamil Nadu also would not have a different attitude.

He said they would not be cowed down by the police and guns. The LTTE and its leader Prabakaran could not be defeated in the war.

Recalling the shoe-throwing incident at the news conference of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, he said the self-respect of the Tamils was manifested in the self-immolation of 12 persons. The Sikhs could only hurl a shoe, �but here we have people who can get bombs. The next generation of youth will not be like me,� he later told reporters.

Mr. Vaiko said the sea between India and Sri Lanka could not permanently prevent the Tamil youth from visiting that country with arms. �If the Argentine-born Che Guevara could fight for the Cubans, why not the youth from Tamil Nadu for the Tamils in Sri Lanka, with whom they have an umbilical cord relationship,� he asked.

Mr. Vaiko said �India would not remain one country� if Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa did not stop the war and if India did not urge him to stop the war.