Sinhala Colonisation: What is Rama’s Relationship With Seetha?
S. V. Kirubaharan
After listening to the Ramayana epic all-night long, in the morning, who will ask : “What is Rama’s relationship with Seetha?”
Those who have studied deeply and listened diligently will never speak Foolish words, even when they have wrongly understood a matter. - Thirukkural 417
The title of this article is a Tamil expression. Years ago, the late SivaramTaraki wrote an article in Tamil, under the same title, explaining how every Singhalese politician since 1948 has viewed the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka and gradually changed their position to deny Tamils’ rights. In fact, this popular article was translated and became available in English as well.
- The armed struggle started in 1983, came to a complete halt after Mullivaghzal in May 2009.
- Since Mullivaighzal, when we look at websites, especially those published in Tamil, we find news items covering – arrests, torture, killings, rape, disappearances, Sinhala colonisation, new Buddhist temples, military camps and also destruction of churches, temples and mosques.
- Former combatants and the people are in detention centres and internment camps
- Majority of the Singhalese in the South and the Rajapaksa regime publicly say that there is no ethnic conflict as such, in Sri Lanka. They don’t want even a Provincial Council governed by the Tamils.
- The international community continuously reminds us that they are in favour of a solution within a united Sri Lanka.
- Presently Tamils are divided into many organisations and groups. Therefore, there is clearly no unity.
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