In their letter the Tamil American organizations cite a litany of reports, namely those by the UN Secretary General's Panel of Experts, the UN Internal Panel Report, the Berlin Peoples' Tribunal's findings and successive UN Human Rights Council's resolutions beginning from the Resolution 30/1 in 2015 to the damning Resolution 46/1 in 2020 calling upon international entities to impose sanctions on Sri Lanka for abuses against inhabitants. However, we believe that unconditional aid will not alleviate the suffering of the people nor address the subjugation of the Tamil People, nor the discrimination against Muslims and Christians," noted Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, Prime minister of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE). "As members of the diaspora, we have strong empathy for the hardships caused to the people - our family, friends, classmates and former neighbors - by the current financial crisis on the island.
This urgent request is in view of Sri Lanka's serious economic crisis and the country asking for a bail-out from the IMF. In a united initiative by key Tamil Diaspora organizations in the US today, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is being called upon to promote accountability and protect human rights by imposing conditions to any aid to Sri Lanka.