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The Chairman of the Valvettithurai Urban Council, M. K. Sivajilingam, has formally thanked members of the United States Congress for their recent intervention on behalf of the Eelam Tamil people and appealed for the United States to assume a leadership role in restoring the Tamil nation’s legitimate sovereignty.
The appeal was made in a letter sent to members of the US Congress, expressing gratitude for their decision to write to the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, calling for protection of the Eelam Tamil people’s right to self-determination and for international accountability for genocide committed against Tamils.
The letter states that gratitude was conveyed from Valvettithurai, described as the “hallowed birth land of Eelam freedom and independence movements”. It notes that thanks were extended on behalf of the people of Valvettithurai and the “collective Eelam Tamil nation” to members of the United States Congress.
The letter expresses appreciation for their leadership in sending a letter dated the 21st of the month to the US Secretary of State, urging recognition of the Tamil people’s right to self-determination, calling for an internationally supervised investigation into the Tamil genocide, and seeking justice and a permanent political solution through a referendum.
The communication recalls that the elected Northern Provincial Council of the Tamil people unanimously adopted a resolution on 11 September 2018, calling upon United Nations member states to conduct a referendum in the North-East under UN supervision as the only viable path to a permanent political solution.
It states that, in firm opposition to historically imposed arrangements forced upon the Tamil people, a referendum remains the most appropriate democratic and internationally lawful mechanism through which the Tamil people can determine their political destiny.
The letter further states that the Eelam Tamil nation is entitled to full justice, not only for the genocide perpetrated by the Sri Lankan state, but also for the historical injustices.
The letter concludes by expressing a hope that the United States will intervene, assume leadership, and assist in restoring the rightful sovereignty of the Eelam Tamil people.
