Dear Nedumaran Aiya,
I read your article “Why Karunanidhi shows fury after losing power?” in ‘Junior Vikatan’ issue dated 28.4.2013. It will only be surprising if you write an article on any crisis without somehow bring in Kalaignar into it and attack him and not showing your personal enmity for him. Hence this is also your usual article.
However, as one who believes that death sentence should go away from this country and even the world, and with the right of my participation in the ‘Death sentence abolition campaign journey’ from Chennai to Kanyakumari fully under your leadership, and with the determination over that demand, I write this open letter to you.
Now humanitarian voices have started gaining strength against death sentence. Our aim should be to attract towards us even those with different opinion by telling them the fairness in the abolition of death sentence. Only uniting all, leaders and workers, on such common demands cutting across party lines will add strength to the demand.
But on anything like Eelam crisis, abolition of death sentence etc., the tendency of your articles is only disruption of the developing unanimous opinion and unity. Those who wish to take up common crises and struggle for the good of the society, should be broadminded and unbiased and carry all along with them.
But, functioning as if you are the unannounced Propaganda Secretary of the ADMK, have taken upon you as your life time politics attacking Kalaignar only as there are no principles whatsoever there (in the ADMK). I humbly request you not to make friends waiting on gallows as pawns for your personal politics.
The only question that you have raised in your article is why Kalaignar did not get remission of the sentence of the other three during his rule as he did for Nalini. Kalaignar had written reply for this in detail in ‘Murasoli’ on 31.8.2011. Now again he explained in ‘Murasoli’ on 14.4.2013. Those answers and explanations will definitely wake up those sleeping but it is difficult to wake up those who pretend to sleep.
Still, we can remind ourselves here the details about it.
(1) Kalaignar is firm in his view that death sentence should be deleted from the law book itself. He has spoken and written about this many times. You have yourself quoted Kalaignar’s statement while speaking to reporters in the last week of October,1999 that “My opinion is that death sentence is not at all necessary. If remission of death sentence to life sentence is done, there are chances of the convicts realising their mistake and rectify themselves. This is also applicable to Rajiv assassination case”. Hence, it is confirmed that Kalaignar’s view is that death sentence is not necessary in any case including Rajiv assassination case.
(2) Without holding that just as his opinion, it was Kalaignar who gave shape of implementation to that when he was in power. It was in that respect, that the remission of death sentence for Nalini into life sentence was effected. In 1970s itself, Kalaignar changed the death sentence of Pulavar Kaliyaperumal and saved his life. It was Kalaignar who reduced the death sentence of Com. Thyagu who is now functioning amongst us as a writer, orator and in-charge of a movement.
(3) Why Kalaignar, who changed the death sentence of so many of them did not reduce the sentence of Peraarivalan, Santhan and Murugan, had been explained himself.
That demand was raised in the circumstances of the Supreme Court on 8.10.1999 following which the High Court on25.11.1999 rejected their mercy petition within a few years of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. It was only seven or eight years since they were imprisoned and hence remission of their sentence might be considered hasty by the people. But in 2011, twenty years have been completed since their imprisonment. Remission of sentence for Nalini was then granted on the basis of her being a woman and mother of a child. Now, Kalaignar’s argument is that as they had already undergone life sentence, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet can meet and grant remission of their sentence and there are precedence during his rule.
Taking the above mentioned three arguments into account, it is a rare opportunity now to rally all in one front and save all standing on gallows in the cases of Rajiv Gandhi assassination and (forest brigand) Veerappan. Without using this opportunity, we should not commit betrayal to Tamils sentenced to death by placing articles of captious arguments preventing unanimous opinion.
Before I finish my letter, I have a matter to speak with you.
Always keep criticising the past of Kalaignar, have you ever dusted and see the past of you? Now pretending to be living only for Tamil nationalism, have you ever thought about the occasions when you stood against Tamil nationalism and Tamil language?
You might have forgotten. Still unforgettable certain thoughts of your past have to be reminded here.
Where were you when anti-Hindi agitation here was the burning issue in 1965? Chinnasamy who got himself immolated, Rajendran who bore bullets on his chest and those Tamils who consumed poison and died…so the list of martyrs then extend. On those days did you stand on their side or on the side of government which was the reason for their death? Ask your conscience once.
On November 30,1970, Kalaignar moved Tamil medium education bill. To know who was the ‘Tamil national leader’ who gathered students at Madurai on December10 and instigated them to agitate against Tamil medium education, turn the pages of history and see!
Ask your heart who affiliated Congress Party under the leadership of Indira Gandhi in support of Emergency opposed by Perunthalaivar Kamarajar, after his demise. Close your eyes and think over once as to who was the militant who fought against the atrocious Emergency and who was the ‘Gandhian’ who was in support of it.
The then ADMK government registered the black flag stir against Indira Gandhi at Madurai on 30 October 1977, as attempt to murder Indira Gandhi case. Who was then deposed as ‘Eye witness’ in the court and obtained two year imprisonment for your ‘life friend’ Vaiko?
You are also the son of Indira Gandhi and also friend of Vaiko against whom you deposed witness for attempting to murder her. It is in this situation that you say Kalaignar is staging dubious drama.
Nedumaran Aiya, I want to remind you only one thing. “T-he easiest in the world is to find fault with others. The most difficult in the world is self-realisation of one’s faults”.
Kindly give up your personal enmity for Kalaignar. Come forward to save Eelam people and those standing on gallows.
I read your article “Why Karunanidhi shows fury after losing power?” in ‘Junior Vikatan’ issue dated 28.4.2013. It will only be surprising if you write an article on any crisis without somehow bring in Kalaignar into it and attack him and not showing your personal enmity for him. Hence this is also your usual article.
However, as one who believes that death sentence should go away from this country and even the world, and with the right of my participation in the ‘Death sentence abolition campaign journey’ from Chennai to Kanyakumari fully under your leadership, and with the determination over that demand, I write this open letter to you.
Now humanitarian voices have started gaining strength against death sentence. Our aim should be to attract towards us even those with different opinion by telling them the fairness in the abolition of death sentence. Only uniting all, leaders and workers, on such common demands cutting across party lines will add strength to the demand.
But on anything like Eelam crisis, abolition of death sentence etc., the tendency of your articles is only disruption of the developing unanimous opinion and unity. Those who wish to take up common crises and struggle for the good of the society, should be broadminded and unbiased and carry all along with them.
But, functioning as if you are the unannounced Propaganda Secretary of the ADMK, have taken upon you as your life time politics attacking Kalaignar only as there are no principles whatsoever there (in the ADMK). I humbly request you not to make friends waiting on gallows as pawns for your personal politics.
The only question that you have raised in your article is why Kalaignar did not get remission of the sentence of the other three during his rule as he did for Nalini. Kalaignar had written reply for this in detail in ‘Murasoli’ on 31.8.2011. Now again he explained in ‘Murasoli’ on 14.4.2013. Those answers and explanations will definitely wake up those sleeping but it is difficult to wake up those who pretend to sleep.
Still, we can remind ourselves here the details about it.
(1) Kalaignar is firm in his view that death sentence should be deleted from the law book itself. He has spoken and written about this many times. You have yourself quoted Kalaignar’s statement while speaking to reporters in the last week of October,1999 that “My opinion is that death sentence is not at all necessary. If remission of death sentence to life sentence is done, there are chances of the convicts realising their mistake and rectify themselves. This is also applicable to Rajiv assassination case”. Hence, it is confirmed that Kalaignar’s view is that death sentence is not necessary in any case including Rajiv assassination case.
(2) Without holding that just as his opinion, it was Kalaignar who gave shape of implementation to that when he was in power. It was in that respect, that the remission of death sentence for Nalini into life sentence was effected. In 1970s itself, Kalaignar changed the death sentence of Pulavar Kaliyaperumal and saved his life. It was Kalaignar who reduced the death sentence of Com. Thyagu who is now functioning amongst us as a writer, orator and in-charge of a movement.
(3) Why Kalaignar, who changed the death sentence of so many of them did not reduce the sentence of Peraarivalan, Santhan and Murugan, had been explained himself.
That demand was raised in the circumstances of the Supreme Court on 8.10.1999 following which the High Court on25.11.1999 rejected their mercy petition within a few years of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. It was only seven or eight years since they were imprisoned and hence remission of their sentence might be considered hasty by the people. But in 2011, twenty years have been completed since their imprisonment. Remission of sentence for Nalini was then granted on the basis of her being a woman and mother of a child. Now, Kalaignar’s argument is that as they had already undergone life sentence, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet can meet and grant remission of their sentence and there are precedence during his rule.
Taking the above mentioned three arguments into account, it is a rare opportunity now to rally all in one front and save all standing on gallows in the cases of Rajiv Gandhi assassination and (forest brigand) Veerappan. Without using this opportunity, we should not commit betrayal to Tamils sentenced to death by placing articles of captious arguments preventing unanimous opinion.
Before I finish my letter, I have a matter to speak with you.
Always keep criticising the past of Kalaignar, have you ever dusted and see the past of you? Now pretending to be living only for Tamil nationalism, have you ever thought about the occasions when you stood against Tamil nationalism and Tamil language?
You might have forgotten. Still unforgettable certain thoughts of your past have to be reminded here.
Where were you when anti-Hindi agitation here was the burning issue in 1965? Chinnasamy who got himself immolated, Rajendran who bore bullets on his chest and those Tamils who consumed poison and died…so the list of martyrs then extend. On those days did you stand on their side or on the side of government which was the reason for their death? Ask your conscience once.
On November 30,1970, Kalaignar moved Tamil medium education bill. To know who was the ‘Tamil national leader’ who gathered students at Madurai on December10 and instigated them to agitate against Tamil medium education, turn the pages of history and see!
Ask your heart who affiliated Congress Party under the leadership of Indira Gandhi in support of Emergency opposed by Perunthalaivar Kamarajar, after his demise. Close your eyes and think over once as to who was the militant who fought against the atrocious Emergency and who was the ‘Gandhian’ who was in support of it.
The then ADMK government registered the black flag stir against Indira Gandhi at Madurai on 30 October 1977, as attempt to murder Indira Gandhi case. Who was then deposed as ‘Eye witness’ in the court and obtained two year imprisonment for your ‘life friend’ Vaiko?
You are also the son of Indira Gandhi and also friend of Vaiko against whom you deposed witness for attempting to murder her. It is in this situation that you say Kalaignar is staging dubious drama.
Nedumaran Aiya, I want to remind you only one thing. “T-he easiest in the world is to find fault with others. The most difficult in the world is self-realisation of one’s faults”.
Kindly give up your personal enmity for Kalaignar. Come forward to save Eelam people and those standing on gallows.
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