Remembering 1983 - from "The Hindu"

Topic started by Karuvayan (@ cs2417534-176.austin.rr.com) on Wed Jul 23 18:51:41 .
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http://www.hindu.com/stories/2003072401511000.htm

"The `riots', which began on the night of July 24, 1983, saw Sri Lanka go up in flames by early August. The Government maintained that the violence was a spontaneous backlash of the killing of 13 soldiers in Jaffna by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). No one believed the propaganda, for it was clear that there was planning behind the `spontaneous' counter-violence. Paul Sieghart, the Chairman of the British section of the International Commission of Jurists, wrote in his report on the tragedy: "Clearly this was not a spontaneous upsurge of communal hatred among the Sinhala people. It was a series of deliberate acts, executed in accordance with a concerted plan, conceived and organised well in advance." What, however, must not be missed is the silver lining: many Sinhalese risked their lives to save their Tamil friends from the marauding mobs. "

So my dear Sinhalese, accept your mistakes. It is only your provocation that caused Tamils to retaliate. Now, it is up to you to make sacrifices if you want peace with the Tamils.


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