Violence and Soft Methods
Violence and Soft Methods
The new young society lost faith in the old Tamil leadership, which had no determination, effectiveness, prophecy, or solid policy plan to stand up and fight against the Sinhala chauvinism that had taken on a demonic form. The parliamentary political system imposed by British colonialism had strengthened the dictatorship of the Sinhala majority, so there was also distrust in parliamentary politics.
Above all, there was an awareness that the non-violent struggle that embraced soft methods was incompatible with the revolutionary situation of the day. The young society of Tamileelam realized that a soft, spiritual, and moral form of struggle would not be successful against the brutal violence of an inhumane and inhumane oppressor.
The violence of the oppressor was unjust and reactionary because it was aimed at the eradication of the Tamil race by suppressing human rights and basic human freedoms. The violent struggle of the oppressed people against violence and demanding their rights was progressive and just. Based on this perspective, the revolutionary Tamil youth decided to jump into violent political struggle.
The political struggle, which had been peaceful until then, erupted into a violent struggle in the early seventies. Attempted assassinations, bomb attacks, destruction of state property, burning of buses, burning of the state flag, and such widespread political violence erupted. Planned attacks were carried out on Tamil members of parliament who supported the new communal constitution and were considered Tamil traitors, Sri Lanka Freedom Party organizers who acted as the government’s lackeys, and Tamil police officers who acted as the whipping dogs of state oppression.
(Translation by Tamilpriya)
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