It's a very complex situation, actually, unless you understand the culture of the Tamil community. The word Eelam Tamil is a genus, but the species is.... There are Jaffna Tamils and Batticaloa Tamils, and even to speak in terms of merging the two provinces is not going to help, because the Jaffna Tamils believe they are superior to the eastern Tamils. The eastern Tamils will never accept their authority. That is one of the reasons why Karuna, who is from the eastern province, from eastern Tamil, pulled out.
In terms of a merger, it's not going to work out. It's only going to create more problems. As Professor Matthews said, caste is a hidden problem. People don't realize this. That factor has to come into the equation if people outside want to be involved. You have to understand all of those social aspects.