by Rajasingham Jayadevan( March 26, 2012, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) The true character of Sri Lanka is well exposed in the international arena following the defeat of the LTTE.
The government that believed, it will have overwhelming support from the international community for defeating the LTTE outright in 2009, has become a victim of its own success, due to its inwardly agenda that has put the island nation in a quandary and on the international agenda.
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| Innocent under-aged Bikkus (Buddhist priests) protest against the West |
If this is what the behaviour of Sri Lanka conducting its affairs in the international level, one should revisit the historical events to corroborate the facts of how it treated its national minority (Tamils) that created the very LTTE which was eliminated with international support.
Instead of embracing the Tamils as its national minority with due regard, the post independence Sri Lanka treated them with absolute contempt and systematically purged them in various ways to make them a manageable minority - a process that is continuing even after the defeat of the LTTE.
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