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“Local leaders stated that many Tamils want a change and were frustrated with a string of broken promises. According to the Catholic Bishop in Batticaloa (protect), the TMVP disarmed with the hope that its members would get jobs, but this has not happened. Provincial Council promises of development and employment have fallen short. The central government promise of devolution of power to the Eastern Province under the 13th Amendment has been broken. On the other hand, multiple interlocutors referred to General Fonseka,s war-time statement that the land belonged to the Sinhalese, and minorities should be satisfied with food and housing, as clear evidence that he would not support Tamil interests.”\u00a0the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span>\u00a0found the related leaked cable from the\u00a0WikiLeaks<\/a><\/span>\u00a0database. The \u2018Secret\u2019 cable discusses the situation the Eastern Province before the .\u00a0The cable was written on December 22, 2009 \u00a0by the US Ambassador to Colombo,\u00a0Patricia A. Butenis<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Pillayan - would be difficult to wash his hands<\/p><\/div>\n

Embassy officers visited Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts in the Eastern Province from December 13-16, 2009. In Batticaloa, officers met with Government Agent S. Arumainayagam, Mayor Sivageetha Prabhakaran, United National Party (UNP) Provincial Council member T.A. Masilamani, UN officials, a Catholic Bishop, the President of the local NGO Consortium and people who had returned from displacement. In Trincomalee, officers met with Governor of the Eastern Province, Rear Admiral Mohan Wijewickrema; Government Agent and District Secretary, Major General T.R.R. de Silva; Chief Minister Sivanesethurai Chandrakanthan (a.k.a. Pillayan); UNHCR, local human rights groups and returned IDPs.<\/p>\n

The ambassador wrote; “Pillayan judged that returnees in Batticaloa would follow the TMVP,s lead and support the President, but that Trincomalee returnees were undecided. He expected that returnees would vote for those who assisted them or might spoil their vote. Asked directly whether the GSL’s sudden interest in IDPs would continue after elections, Pillayan’s colleagues acknowledged the concern with general nodding and nervous laughter. Pillayan answered that the President had made commitments to both the population and Ministers and ‘it would be difficult to wash his hands’ of them.”<\/p>\n

“The UNP Council member had begun canvassing for Fonseka votes but noted that intimidation and lack of funds restricted the UNP’s campaigns in the East. One interlocutor pointed to UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the one hope for Tamils because he had “proven himself once before” by signing the 2002 ceasefire as Prime Minister. None of the interlocutors had anything positive to say about General Fonseka himself, but focused on the need for change, the desire to break up Rajapaksa power, and Fonseka,s endorsement by the UNP.” Butenis further wrote.<\/p>\n

Placing a comment Butenis wrote; “While commentators have eagerly speculated on the Tamil swing vote, many Tamil returnees in the East do not believe they have a true voice in Sri Lankan politics or governance. Any meaningful GSL move toward reconciliation in the East was conspicuously absent. The Eastern Province,s coastal areas and fertile land offer significant potential for development, but, if left unaddressed, Tamil disaffection could undermine progress.”<\/p>\n

Read the cable below for further details;<\/p>\n

VZCZCXRO2710\r\nOO RUEHAG RUEHROV RUEHSL\r\nDE RUEHLM #1166\/01 3561113\r\nZNY SSSSS ZZH\r\nO 221113Z DEC 09\r\nFM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO\r\nTO RUEHC\/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1031\r\nINFO RUCNMEM\/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY\r\nRUEHKA\/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 2212\r\nRUEHIL\/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 9235\r\nRUEHKT\/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 7485\r\nRUEHLO\/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 5334\r\nRUEHNE\/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 3639\r\nRUEHNY\/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 5259\r\nRUEHOT\/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 0120\r\nRUEHSM\/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM PRIORITY 0794\r\nRUEHKO\/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 4381\r\nRUEHCG\/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 9795\r\nRUEHBI\/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 7086\r\nRUEHON\/AMCONSUL TORONTO PRIORITY 0115\r\nRHEFDIA\/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEHGV\/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 3951\r\nRHHMUNA\/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY\r\nRUEHBS\/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY\r\nRHEHAAA\/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEKJCS\/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY<\/pre>\n
S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 001166 \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SCA\/INSB \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: DECL: 10\/08\/2019\r\nTAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE\r\nSUBJECT: ELECTIONS IN THE EAST: TAMILS UNCONVINCED \r\n\r\nREF: A. COL 1061\r\n     \u00b6B. COL 1139 \r\n\r\nCOLOMBO 00001166  001.2 OF 002 \r\n\r\nClassified By: AMBASSADOR PATRICIA A. BUTENIS.  REASONS: 1.4 (B, D) \r\n\r\n\u00b61. (S) SUMMARY: A visit to the Eastern Province by Embassy\r\nofficers found that Tamils in the East do not strongly\r\nsupport either President Rajapaksa or General Fonseka in the\r\nupcoming election and that many would spoil their votes.\r\nOnly Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) authorities expressed\r\nstrong confidence in their candidate, incumbent President\r\nRajapaksa, including  Chief Minister Pillayan.  Interlocutors\r\ndo not expect major \"problems\" during the elections, but\r\nneither do they expect elections to be fully free and fair.\r\nEND SUMMARY. \r\n\r\nA TRIP EAST\r\n----------- \r\n\r\n\u00b62. (C) Embassy officers visited Batticaloa and Trincomalee\r\ndistricts in the Eastern Province from December 13-16, 2009.\r\nIn Batticaloa, officers met with Government Agent S.\r\nArumainayagam, Mayor Sivageetha Prabhakaran, United National\r\nParty (UNP) Provincial Council member T.A. Masilamani, UN\r\nofficials, a Catholic Bishop, the President of the local NGO\r\nConsortium and people who had returned from displacement.  In\r\nTrincomalee, officers met with Governor of the Eastern\r\nProvince, Rear Admiral Mohan Wijewickrema; Government Agent\r\nand District Secretary, Major General T.R.R. de Silva; Chief\r\nMinister Sivanesethurai Chandrakanthan (a.k.a. Pillayan);\r\nUNHCR, local human rights groups and returned IDPs.  Findings\r\non IDPs and human rights issues are reported septel. \r\n\r\nTAMILS DISINTERESTED\r\n-------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b63. (SBU) While much attention has focused on Tamils as swing\r\nvoters (ref A), Tamil returnees expressed little interest in\r\nthe election, stating that neither candidate would protect\r\ntheir interests.  Returnees do not trust the government or\r\nmilitary, particularly after groups of Vanni IDPs were told\r\nthey could return home and then were held in closed transit\r\ncamps for a month.  While campaign signs for President\r\nRajapaksa were visible in town centers and along some major\r\nroads, rural areas were not postered.  Fonseka posters were\r\nseen only in Trincomalee, and in small numbers.  Only one of\r\nthree groups of rural returnees had received any campaign\r\nmaterials consisting of some leaflets for the president. \r\n\r\n\u00b64. (C) Local leaders stated that many Tamils want a change\r\nand were frustrated with a string of broken promises.\r\nAccording to the Catholic Bishop in Batticaloa (protect), the\r\nTMVP disarmed with the hope that its members would get jobs,\r\nbut this has not happened.  Provincial Council promises of\r\ndevelopment and employment have fallen short.  The central\r\ngovernment promise of devolution of power to the Eastern\r\nProvince under the 13th Amendment has been broken.  On the\r\nother hand, multiple interlocutors referred to General\r\nFonseka,s war-time statement that the land belonged to the\r\nSinhalese, and minorities should be satisfied with food and\r\nhousing, as clear evidence that he would not support Tamil\r\ninterests. \r\n\r\nPEACEFUL BUT UNFAIR ELECTIONS PREDICTED\r\n--------------------------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b65. (C) Interlocutors predict neither \"problems\" nor fully\r\nfree and fair elections.  GSL Rajapaksa supporters expressed\r\nconfidence that the president would win the election and that\r\nthe East would not see any major election-time difficulties.\r\nThe Trincomalee GA predicted smooth elections thanks to his \r\n\r\nCOLOMBO 00001166  002.2 OF 002 \r\n\r\nown tight control of the area (\"if someone has not done what\r\nthey are supposed to do, I call them and they come... like\r\nGod.\")  Interlocutors across the political spectrum, however,\r\npredicted that Tamils would be pressured into voting through\r\nalcohol or intimidation and that many would simply spoil\r\ntheir votes.  Some expected coercion to be particularly acute\r\nin the Karuna-controlled Kalmunai division of Batticaloa.\r\nAdditionally, several Tamil National Alliance (TNA) members\r\nof Parliament reportedly have directed Tamils to abstain or\r\nspoil their votes. \r\n\r\nCONTINUED BUT UNENTHUSIASTIC TMVP SUPPORT FOR RAJAPAKSA\r\n--------------------------------------------- ---------- \r\n\r\n\u00b66. (S) Chief Minister (and head of the Tamil Makkai\r\nViduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) party) Pillayan affirmed his\r\n(lukewarm) support for the President stating, \"we have\r\nsupported him for a long time; it would be difficult to\r\nchange.\" (NOTE: The TMVP, currently part of the UPFA\r\ngovernment, announced that it would not campaign for the\r\nPresident on November 28, stating that Pillayan had been\r\nprevented from bringing development and jobs to the Eastern\r\nProvince in his capacity as Chief Minister. The following\r\nday, papers reported that Pillayan had denied the previous\r\nannouncement, and pledged the TMVP,s fullest support to the\r\nPresident. Rumors indicated that the about face came after\r\nPillayan was summoned to the President and threatened with\r\nhis life. A TMVP statement released shortly before the\r\nmeeting with Emboffs appeared to retreat from its support of\r\nthe President (ref B).  END NOTE.) \r\n\r\n\u00b67. (S) Pillayan judged that returnees in Batticaloa would\r\nfollow the TMVP,s lead and support the President, but that\r\nTrincomalee returnees were undecided. He expected that\r\nreturnees would vote for those who assisted them or might\r\nspoil their vote.  Asked directly whether the GSL's sudden\r\ninterest in IDPs would continue after elections, Pillayan's\r\ncolleagues acknowledged the concern with general nodding and\r\nnervous laughter.  Pillayan answered that the President had\r\nmade commitments to both the population and Ministers and \"it\r\nwould be difficult to wash his hands\" of them. \r\n\r\nUNP CAMPAIGNS WARILY\r\n-------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b68. (S) The UNP Council member had begun canvassing for\r\nFonseka votes but noted that intimidation and lack of funds\r\nrestricted the UNP's campaigns in the East.  One interlocutor\r\npointed to UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the one hope\r\nfor Tamils because he had \"proven himself once before\" by\r\nsigning the 2002 ceasefire as Prime Minister.  None of the\r\ninterlocutors had anything positive to say about General\r\nFonseka himself, but focused on the need for change, the\r\ndesire to break up Rajapaksa power, and Fonseka,s\r\nendorsement by the UNP. \r\n\r\nCOMMENT\r\n------- \r\n\r\n\u00b69. (C) While commentators have eagerly speculated on the\r\nTamil swing vote, many Tamil returnees in the East do not\r\nbelieve they have a true voice in Sri Lankan politics or\r\ngovernance.  Any meaningful GSL move toward reconciliation in\r\nthe East was conspicuously absent.  The Eastern Province,s\r\ncoastal areas and fertile land offer significant potential\r\nfor development, but, if left unaddressed, Tamil disaffection\r\ncould undermine progress.\r\nBUTENIS<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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