Statement of Solidarity and Strategic Advocacy:

Recognition of the Tamil National Question

This statement is issued to formally congratulate the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) and Member of Parliament Selvarasa Kajendran for the exceptional strategic clarity and legal discipline displayed in the memorandum submitted to the Vice President of India on April 19, 2026. By grounding your advocacy in the forensic deconstruction of the 1987 Supreme Cour
t ruling (2SLR 312), you have effectively demonstrated that the "Unitary" (Aikiya Rajya) framework is structurally incapable of delivering genuine autonomy or protecting the collective rights of the Tamil nation.

As you continue your vital engagements with the Indian government, the Sri Lankan state, and the broader international community, it is recommended that the following strategic pillars be integrated into your formal communications and demands:

1. Affirmation of Indigenous Status and Termination of Military Occupation

We urge the Council to explicitly demand recognition of the Tamils as an Indigenous People within their traditional homelands of the North and East. Moving beyond the limiting vocabulary of "minority rights" allows the struggle to be framed under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which emphasizes collective sovereignty and self-determination.

Furthermore, you must continue to urge the international community to acknowledge the presence of the Sri Lankan security forces in the North and East as an illegal military occupation. This occupation facilitates the "weaponization" of state institutions, such as the Department of Archaeology, to engineer demographic shifts and appropriate Tamil heritage sites, thereby obstructing any free political exercise by the indigenous population.

2. Conditioning of Bilateral Agreements and Economic MOUs

In light of the significant economic and infrastructure projects currently being negotiated—including the $450 million reconstruction package following Cyclone Ditwah and the proposed India-Sri Lanka oil pipeline—the Council should insist that all Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) be halted. These projects must be conditioned upon the legal and informed consent (Free, Prior, and Informed Consent - FPIC) of the indigenous Tamil people. India and other international partners should be reminded that development without political justice only serves to entrench the "Internal Colonialism" practiced by the central government.

3. Redress for the "Error in Decolonization" via UN Mechanisms

The Council’s framing of the 77-year struggle as an unresolved decolonization issue is a potent legal instrument. We suggest formally urging India to support a referral of the "Error in Decolonization" case—stemming from the 1948 transfer of power—to the UN Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) or the 4th Committee. This shift reclassifies the Tamil national question from a domestic constitutional dispute to an international obligation to end internal colonialism and ensure the right to self-determination.

4. Prioritization of Justice, Reparations, and Accountability

Finally, it is imperative to urge India and the international community to prioritize a comprehensive framework for Justice and Accountability. No political arrangement can be durable without addressing the systemic violence and "genocide" that have defined the post-1948 era. This must include:

● International investigations into wartime crimes and systemic human rights violations.

● A formal mechanism for reparations for Tamil victims, ensuring that economic aid is not used as a substitute for restorative justice.

Your persistence in seeking self-determination and sovereignty honors the aspirations of the Tamil nation and provides a roadmap for a just, federal future. We stand with the TNPF and the Tamil National Council in these efforts to elevate your demands to the highest levels of international law.

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