Q.1Should the Tamil diaspora create a government for the Tamil homeland, even though we don`t currently control our homeland?
Yes 93.56%
No 6.44%
Q.2If Tamils form a government for the Tamil homeland, should we consider this a Transnational Government or a Government in Exile ?
Transnational Government 82.39%
Government in Exile 17.61%
Q.3If we create a Tamil Transnational Government, should we try to have a world-wide and stateless transnational government, not located in any particular country, since it could not currently meet in the Tamil homeland?
Yes 94.75%
No 5.25%
Q.5Should we Tamils pressure other countries (like the U.S. or the U.K.) to bring war crimes charges against the Sri Lankan government and armed forces in international courts (like the International Court of Justice in the Hague)?
Yes 99.47%
No 0.53%
Q.6Do you think the international community can change Sri Lanka`s behavior toward the Tamils?
Yes 94.89%
No 5.11%
Q.7What should be the Tamils ultimate goal?
An independent Tamil state-Tamil Eelam-with its own government, armed forces, and foreign policy. 89.9%
A confederation between Tamil and Singhalese states, perhaps with common tax laws and foreign policy. 8.56%
Some local control and ethnic recognition but within a national system requiring approval by the national government, as in India 1.36%
Accept the Sri Lanka government as it is: a unified national government based in Colombo and dominated by the majority Singhalese population. 0.18%
93.56%
