சசியின் டைரி என்ற என்னுடைய வலைப்பதிவிற்கு உங்களை அன்புடன் வரவேற்கிறேன்.
அரசியல், பொருளாதாரம், ஈழம், காஷ்மீர், சமூகம் என கடந்த 9 வருடங்களில் பல தலைப்புகளில் எழுதப்பட்டிருக்கின்ற என்னுடைய கட்டுரைகளை வாசிக்க உங்களை அழைக்கிறேன்
ஈழம்
என்னுடைய ஈழம் குறித்த பதிவுகளில் ஈழப்போராட்டம் குறித்த வரலாறு, போர், சாமானிய தமிழனின் வாழ்க்கை போராட்டம், இந்தியாவின் மறைமுக போர், தமிழக அரசியல்வாதிகளின் சுயநலம் என பல பார்வைகள் உள்ளன
காஷ்மீர் இந்தியாவின் ஒரு பகுதியாக கூறப்பட்டு கொண்டிருந்த தருணத்தில் 2005ல் காஷ்மீருக்கு விடுதலை வேண்டும் என வலைப்பதிவுகளில் எழுதினேன். காஷ்மீர் குறித்து இந்திய ஊடகங்கள் வெளியிடாத சில தகவல்களையாவது என்னுடைய கட்டுரைகளில் பேசிய திருப்தி எனக்கு உண்டு
அப்துல் கலாம் தமிழகத்தில் விமர்சனத்திற்கு அப்பாற்பட்டவராக கருதப்பட்டார். தமிழக எழுத்தாளர்கள அவரை விமர்சிக்காமல் இருந்த தருணத்திலேயே அவரை வலைப்பதிவில் நான் விமர்சித்து எழுதினேன்
தமிழக அரசியல், அமெரிக்க தேர்தல், இந்திய பொருளாதாரம், தமிழ் தேசியம், ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட மற்றும் தலித் மக்களின் பிரச்சனைகள் என பல கட்டுரைகள் இந்த வலைத்தளத்தில் உள்ளன. வாசியுங்கள், உங்கள் விமர்சனங்களையும் அனுப்புங்கள்
முல்லைப் பெரியாறு அணைப் பிரச்சனை குறித்து பேஸ்புக்கில் நான் எழுதிய ஆங்கில கட்டுரையை இங்கே வெளியிடுகிறேன்...
I always consider my Identity as a
Tamil. Just Tamil. No further Nationality is required for me. But even more
than that, I primarily consider myself as a Human. I love my Mother Earth. I
like to save my environment and Earth from ruthless exploitation which results
in global warming and climate change. That’s the reason I oppose the Nuclear
Power Plant in Kudankulam. Not only in Kudankulam, I will also oppose Nuclear
Power Plant in Jaitapur or even in Kabul. But Kudankulam being in Tamilnadu
gives me more vigor to oppose it as Tamilnadu is my own Land
While I oppose the Nuclear Power plant for Environmental
reason, I also oppose the construction of Dams. I am an environmentalist and I
have to oppose the Dams as it is dangerous to the environment. Dams are
unnatural structures which disturbs the natural River Ecosystem. I am against
Dams of any kind. Whether it is New Dams or Old Dams, Dams are bad. Dams were
created not just for Storing water for irrigation. It’s only a starting point.
Human greed takes it further to generate Hydroelectricity, drawing water for
Industrialization and so on. And in the process Dams pose a threat to the
environment
Kerala says it will demolish the old Dam and construct
a new Dam. How will a new Dam save Kerala? It will also have to face earth
quakes? It can also get cracked in an earth quake. In fact many Scientists
believe that “Dams create the Earthquakes”. The Huge amount of water stored in
the reservoirs is the cause for many Earth quakes. So, Kerala’s theory that a
new Dam will save them is as theatrical as to say the old Dam will fail in an
Earth quake. Both new and old Dams are vulnerable in the event of an Earth
quake. Adding to this, there is a scientific
proof to link Dams as a cause for Earthquakes.
If Kerala’s claim that Mullai
Periyaru Dam is in a seismic zone, it holds true for the new Dam it plans to
replace Mullai Periyaru. As nature of Earthquakes is unpredictable, so does the
stability of the Dams even if it is constructed with ultra-modern technology.
There is no 100% safety for the new Dams or Old Dams.
So, what’s the aim of Kerala? What is the ultimate motive
behind this massive PR campaign of Kerala and Malayalees ?
As much as the Kudankulam issue which tries to give
power to the Business elites, Kerala’s cry about Dam safety has more
Electricity and Economic reason than Safety. Kerala’s PR machine does not
oppose the Dams in total. They selectively oppose only Mullai Periyaru Dam
which is in the control of Tamilnadu. They don’t oppose the Idduki Reservoir
which gives electricity to Kerala. If Dams are totally bad as “Dam 999” says,
why would they want to construct a new Dam? Should not they get rid of all Dams
in Kerala (Like the Elwha Dam removal in USA) ?
The whole issue comes down to the perception of Kerala
that Tamilnadu pays less taxes for the water and electricity it produces from
the Mullai Periyaru Dam and that Kerala could not meet its state demand of
electricity from its Idukii reservoir. If Kerala needs to reprice the taxes
that Tamilnadu pays, it is only reasonable for it to come out openly and ask
for new taxes based on the current Inflation. But Kerala indulges
in fear mongering to achieve multiple purposes.
Constructing a new dam will hit multiple
mangoes in one stone for Kerala
The lease of the land to Tamilnadu for 999 years will
expire automatically with the construction of new dam.
Tamilnadu will lose its rights
over the land to get water and generate electricity
Kerala can use the new dam to generate electricity to
meet its state Demand
Power and Economy are the primary motive behind Kerala's fear mongering PR drive. In this PR campaign Kerala unleashes many fictional stories, such as Kerala's claim that the Agreement of
1886 to give Tamilnadu the rights for 999 years was not a fair deal and it was thrust
on it in by the erstwhile British Presidency of Madras on the Princely state of
Travancore. Kerala’s fiction is that the mighty British empire forced the
agreement on the small Princely state of Travancore. However, in 1970 the
Kerala (Chief Minister C. Achutha Menon) and Tamil Nadu governments signed a formal agreement to renew the 1886
treaty almost completely. In Independent India, when Tamilnadu lost its lands such as Devikulam and Peermade to Kerala, it can only be fictional to say the Agreement was forced on Kerala.
May be in 1970 Kerala Politicians did not foresee the Power challenges in a modern World. Since
1970 the demand for Electricity has grown in Kerala and it needs Mullai Periyaru
to meet its demand. So, a new Dam is a clever ploy to kick out Tamilnadu and
take full control of the Mullai Periyaru Dam
Kerala’s well-oiled PR machines uses
sleight of hand tactics to hide the actual reason and fabricates Mullai Periyaru
into a safety issue. Kerala claims that it is ready to bear the cost of
constructing a new Dam and it is magnanimous enough to provide water to
Tamilnadu. It portrays as if it is concerned only about the safety of the people. But the actual fact is, the day Kerala starts its new Dam construction, Tamilnadu loses
all its rights as the old lease agreement will expire automatically. It is a
well calculated game plan of Kerala. After all, Malayalee IAS, IPS and IFS
officers run entire India. So, they know better lobbying than slogan shouting
Tamils.
Kerala is a water surplus state. Kerala is not
dependent on Agriculture and does not grow crops such as Paddy in its river
basin. Kerala imports most of its food products from Tamilnadu. So, water is
not the problem here. It’s again the power politics, politics of money and
Power, is playing here. The same power issue which haunts Tamils at Kudankulam is
haunting us in Mullaiperiyaru also.
As I said in this article, Dams are always Dangerous
and we should avoid Dams. Let’s start a debate of carefully demolishing all the
many mindless Dams constructed in many Rivers. Tamilnadu being the downstream
state of many rivers was a victim of many mindless Dams constructed across
rivers such as Cauvery. I am all for demolishing such Dams in a systematic
fashion like the Elwha Dam removal in USA. Let’s carefully demolish all Dams
across Cauvery. Let Nature runs its own course, whether it is Cauvery or
Periyaru river.
****************** Tamils were just reduced to slogan shouting, Tamil
jingoistic herd; Look at Malayalees who have unleashed their PR machines in a much more sophisticated pattern. From Hollywood movies to Save Mullaperiyar
campaign in Facebook, their campaign is a well-oiled PR Machine.
Tamils need a better PR machine to expose Kerala’s
Political Games. Let’s bring out these facts rather than just slogan shouting
Tamil jingoism.
Let's think about how we can do it...
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