December 6 will be a saddest day for the Tamils all over the world. The Sinhala extremists have reintroduced the Prevention of the Terrorism Act (PTA) in order to punish the supporters of the freedom fighters when they find that their armed forces are no match to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. This will include right thinking outspoken Sinhalese like Dr Brian Senevirutne, Mr Kumar Rupersinghe, Mr L Kotalawala, and many others.

Was Vellupillai Prabahkaran's Heroes Day message/address a final and decisive pronouncement on the future trajectory of Tamil Eelam or was it an address couched in ambiguity without any sense of direction for the resolution of the Tamil national question? While the Sinhala establishment dismissed the speech as something expected or nothing unusual, however others within the establishment have taken a serious view of the speech.

The Tamil Tigers unquestionably are the deadly elements of Sri Lankan society. However, the birth of the Tamil Tigers has roots in Sri Lanka's history. They are the by product of decades-old failed politics and policies of the Sinhalese political class.

ALL TAMILS GET TOGETHER & DO SOMETHING

For the custodians of the global economy US, EU and Japan, ensuring Sri Lanka's stability is a pressing priority. The urgency is fuelled by accelerating global trade. But the Tamil armed struggle violently disrupts this goal.