Sri Lanka: Commemorations, President Sirisena and Reconciliation
A remembrance event in Jaffna, 15th May 2015 ( Photo: Tamil Guardian)
By Rev. Fr. S. J. Emmanuel.-16/05/2015
The 18th of May 2015 will be commemorated by all Sri Lankans as a turning point in the history of relations between the Sinhalese and the Tamils.
The end of the war between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE meant two entirely different things with different rationale to justify their actions. For the Government it was a victory over Tamil terrorism, end of a war and beginning of peace. But for the Tamils it was the culmination of another mass massacre of militants and civilians and the beginning of incarcerations and further militarization, robbing of lands and missing of persons.
