Clarifications On The Demographic Perspective Of Tamils In Sri Lanka
By Murali Vallipuranathan -July 30, 2014
Dr. Murali Vallipuranathan
As speaker of the popular talk titled “Future of Tamils: A demographic perspective” I am thankful to Dr.Krishna Kalaichelvan for translating the media report and discussing under the title “Understanding the Demographic Decline of Tamils in Sri Lanka”. I however, wish to clarify the following:
- The media report published in GTN website and other media was prepared by a media personnel who attended my talk in Jaffna University on 26/06/14. That report was however, not comprehensive and in fact left out two other important aspects of my talk affecting the population growth: migration and mortality. Just because I had posted those links in my Facebook does not mean that I had agreed it as a complete report of my presentation. Please note that public officers are generally not allowed to publish media reports under the Sri Lankan Law and I am merely responding here to what was stated by Dr.Kalaichelvan without any political agenda. The main objective of my presentation in Jaffna was to create awareness among Tamils of their declining fertility and discuss ways to recover the population which suffered heavy losses due to war.
- Although part of the Youtube clip Muslim demographics was shown during my presentation neither that part of the clip nor I made any derogatory statements against Islamic brothers. I have in fact appreciated some of their ways and suggested Tamils to follow those during my presentation.Read More
