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Velupillai
Prabhakaran
Maha Veerar Naal Address
மாவீரர் நாள் -
National Heroes Day
27 November 1993
"We
are fully aware that the world is not rotating on the axis of human justice.
Every country in this world advances its own interests. Economic and trade
interests determine the order of the present world, not the moral law of
justice nor the rights of people. International relations and diplomacy
between countries are determined by such interests. Therefore we cannot
expect an immediate recognition of
the moral legitimacy of our cause by the international community... In
reality, the success of our struggle depends on us, not on the world. Our
success depends on our own efforts, on our own strength, on our own
determination."
My Dear Beloved People of Tamil Eelam
Today is Heroes' Day, the day in which we remember our Departed heroes, who
are the historical architects of our national freedom movement.
Today, we cherish in our hearts the memories of our heroes who have
transformed our nation from the conditions of bondage and servitude into a realm
of liberty where a fierce struggle for liberation is being fought. It is our
martyrs who have internationalised our inalienable right to a homeland with the
dictum that 'our land belongs to us'.
Heroes Day is not a day of mourning nor a day of weeping and lamentation. It
is a day of national resurgence, a day we pledge and commit ourselves to the
emancipation of our nation.
Our heroes have sacrificed their lives for a just cause. Their demise does
not constitute an ordinary event of death. Rather, their death signifies a
profound spiritual aspiration for national freedom.
Our martyrs die in the arena of struggle with the intense passion for the
freedom of their people, for the liberation of their homeland and therefore the
death of every martyr constitutes a brave act of enunciation of freedom.
From the tombs of the dead martyrs who lie in rest in the womb of our soil
rises the cry for freedom. This cry for freedom is the articulation of the will
and determination of more than 6000 martyrs which underlie the motive force
behind our struggle.
The history of our liberation war continues as blood spilling politics. From
the birth of our movement until now, within the space of this lengthy struggle
though we have encountered innumerable problems, trials and tribulations we have
not deviated from our basic political ideal. We are firmly convinced that the
creation of an
independent sovereign state of Tamil Eelam is the only and final solution to the
Tamil national question. Our position is well known to our enemy and to the
world.
The Tamil political parties which obtained
the mandate from our people for the establishment of an independent state
and the
Tamil armed groups who pledged to fight an armed struggle for political
independence have already given up their cause and betrayed the Tamil
people. It is only our liberation movement that continues to abide by the
principles to which it is committed.
We are fully aware of the Himalayan impediments that we have face in
achieving the objective of an independent Tamil state. We are also aware of the
forces that are opposed to our objective and how they would respond.
We are also aware of the modes of intervention that might arise from the
hegemonic designs of the regional power and from the
strategic objectives of the super powers. Whenever such interventions
occurred we courageously faced those challenges. We stood by our principles even
when we were pushed to the brink of destruction. We were not shaken by the
violent storms unleashed against by dominant forces.
We are standing on a strong moral foundation. We are fighting for a just
cause. Our political objectives conform with
international norms and principles. Our people are eligible for the
right to self determination. They have the right to statehood. Under
international law this right cannot be denied. We must be firm in the cause of
our struggle because truth and justice are on our side. Only when a people are
firmly and resolutely committed to their cause can they win their freedom.
We are
fully aware that the world is not rotating on the axis of human justice.
Every country in this world advances its own interests. Economic and trade
interests determine the order of the present world, not the moral law of
justice nor the rights of people. International relations and diplomacy
between countries are determined by such interests. Therefore we cannot
expect an immediate recognition of the moral legitimacy of our cause by the
international community.
But at the same time we must agitate for that recognition. The world is
constantly changing and there will be unexpected changes. At a particular
conjuncture the international situation might change favourably to us. At that
time, the conscience of the world will be conducive to the call of our just
cause.
In reality, the success of our struggle depends on us, not on the world.
Our success depends on our own efforts, on our own strength, on our own
determination. The moral legitimacy of the cause alone will not lead to
victory. We must be strong, firm in our convictions and skilled in the art
of war.
Our enemy, the
Sinhala chauvinist regime is not prepared to resolve the problems of our people
on the basis of justice and fair play. The Sinhala government wants to
resolve the problem through the means of violence. Because of the ruthless
militaristic approach of the Sinhala racist regime the Tamil ethnic problem
continued unresolved for the last 40 years.
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