Ramadoss poses nine questions to critics of Eelam Tamil supporters

INDIA(VILLUPURAM) Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss has posed a set of nine questions to critics of the supporters of Eelam Tamils.
In a statement released to the press at Thailapuram near here on Thursday, Dr. Ramadoss stated that if the critics could not find answers they could get them from Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He said the answers would clearly reveal the designs of Mr. Rajapaksa.
The questions are as follows: How many thousands of crores of rupees had the Sri Lankan government, which was set upon annihilating the Tamil race, spent so far in the so-called fight against terrorism?
After Mr. Rajapaksa assumed power, how much money was spent on the warfare? Dr. Ramadoss asked why Sri Lanka, an island nation not facing any threat from the sole neighbouring country India, should go on stockpiling arms. How much had the Sri Lankan government allocated for the development of the Tamil-dominated northern and eastern provinces or in the so-called liberated Tamil areas? What kind of solution did Mr. Rajapaksa actually have to resolve the ethnic issue, though he had been harping on finding a political solution, and, how much or what kind of powers was he ready to devolve to the Tamils?
Dr. Ramadoss pointed out that the India-Sri Lanka pact had clearly stated that the Tamil areas comprised both the northern and eastern provinces. But now why should Mr. Rajapaksa keep the provinces divided?
He alleged that after having conducted fraudulent elections in the eastern province, the Rajapaksa dispensation had installed a puppet Chief Minister there. But why should the former shy away from devolving any powers to the shadow government?
Had any steps been taken for the development of Tamil language ever since the agreement signed in this regard in 1976? Dr. Ramadoss underscored the point that even though the Tamils constituted 25 per cent of Sri Lankan population, their share in government jobs was hardly five per cent and in the police force, less than two per cent.
The Tamils were not at all recruited to the army. In such as situation where is the question of they enjoying equal opportunity and equal rights, he asked.(News-The Hindu)