Speculations are rife that it is because of the intense pressure brought to bear on the UN Organization by the Tamil Tiger sympathizers of the Tamil Diaspora across the World by pointing an accusing finger at the UN Organization officials over Prabhakaran’s death, that its Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is constrained to demand an International probe into the Sri Lanka (SL) war crimes.
Those who are aware of the circumstances surrounding the final hours of Velupilllai Prabhakaran and his Organization are also aware that Prabhakaran entertained the belief that the UN organization officials will rescue him. Even though the facts may be buried following the deaths of Prabhakaran, his family and leaders, the UN organization officials who held negotiations with Prabhakaran in his final moments knew fully well what truly happened.
After Prabhakaran’s hopes based on the Indian Gen. elections evaporated, he pinned his hopes on the UN Organization. It is a huge question mark as to who imparted this idea to Prabhakaran that his life will be saved by the UN Organization’s intervention. However, it is a fact that Prabhakaran anticipated UN Organization’s intervention at the final moments to save him. It is his labouring under this delusion during this crucial period which eventually led to his death.
It is a mystery to the Tamil Tiger sympathizers that Prabahakaran who has a reputation for being extremely clever at seeking out alternative courses of action in a crisis did not decide on such action plans in these circumstances. They are of the opinion that , he would have had several plans :say , plan A, B or C, which he could have used to save his life.
It is therefore hard for them to believe even today that he is dead. However , sources who were close to Prabhakaran and aware of the final events leading to his death know one truth that Prabhakaran had one plan stemming from his faith in the UN Organization that the latter will by its intervention save him. What Prabhakaran wished was to save himself and his leaders in order to protect his Organization from a total annihilation via the intervention of the UN Organization. But, the UN organization on the contrary had one objective - to save the civilian population trapped in the war safe zone. The UN reckoned that there were more than 40,000 civilians entrapped in that zone.
The Tamil Tiger sympathizers had great expectations on UN Sec. General Ban Ki Moon’s impending visit to SL soon before the SL Govt. launched the blitzkrieg to capture Prabhakaran in the final phase of the war following the announcement of the results of the Indian General elections. But, to the consternation of the Tamil Tiger sympathizers, it was not Ban Ki Moon who made the visit, rather it was the Chief of Staff Vijay Nambiar whom he sent as his representative.
Earlier too , Nambiar has visited SL as Ban Ki Moon’s representative at the end of which tour , he paid a visit to his motherland , India , prior to returning to New York. Vijay Nambiar‘s report on SL situation to the UN Organization after visiting India was vehemently criticized by the Tamil Tiger sympathizers as being prejudicial in favour of the SL Govt., and that he had been brainwashed by India. The Tamil Tiger sympathizers also accused Satish Nambiar, Indias former Army General and brother of Vijay Nambiar as proffering advice to SL regarding the war. Indeed, Satish Nambiar has on many occasions extolled SL Army General’s competence and efficiency. It is amidst these raging accusations during the final hours before the liquidation of Prabhakaran, UN Secretary General sent his special representative Vijay Nambiar to SL.
At the exchange of views between Prabhakaran and the UN Organization officials, they aimed at formulating plans to save Prabhakaran, there were three prominent persons of Prabhakaran’s international chain on his side ; they were , the Tamil Tiger International chain chief K.P. ; Adel Balasingham ,wife of former Tamil Tiger representative Balasingham and Dr. Sri Skandarajah who is now with the Obama Govt. after having somehow ingratiating himself into it.
K.P. met UN Organization representatives sometime ago. However, the UN representatives had not had the necessity to meet K.P. to save Prabhakaran or the Tamil Tigers, but to rescue the Tamil civilians entrapped in the war safe zone. K.P. was told by the UN representatives to pressurize Prabhakaran to liberate the civil population. Though this information was conveyed to Prabhakaran, the latter was insistent on a ceasefire.
The pressure exerted on the Governments of Europe by the Tamil Diaspora and the Tamil Tiger sympathizers was led to the UN Organization by Europe. In the last phase of the war, the Tamil sympathizers and the Tamil Diaspora created an impression at the UN Organization that thousands of Tamil civilians can be killed just before the capture of Prabhakaran.
It is to avert such a situation that the UN Secretary General sent his special representative Vijay Nambiar to SL. It was Prabhakaran’s notion based on the advice of K.P., Adel and Sri Skandarajah that Vijay Nambiar will in order to save the civilian population visit his area of location. In such an event, the SL army would have been stymied in launching attacks into the region where Prabhakaran and his leaders were, mingling with the civilian population. Nambiar was of the view that thousands of civilians were remaining in the place where Prabhakaran was. Indeed, according to some sources, Nambiar had made repeated requests to the SL Govt. for permission and a helicopter to travel to that area. But, the SL Govt. has turned down the requests citing inclement and unfavourable weather conditions.
The LTTE sympathizers are of the view that it was the intensification of International pressure on Nambiar that subdued India.
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