M E S S Y - L I F E

Monday, 27 July 2009

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Citizenship Rights
After independence in 1948,the new government only granted citizenship to those who were either born in Sri Lanka or those whose forefathers were born there. This resulted in many Indian Tamils to become stateless as they were not citizens of any country. Indian Tamils like these are not given rights for basic things - Education, jobs, housing and voting, despite the fact that they lived in Sri Lanka for many years and contributed significantly to the economy by working in tea plantations.

Armed Conflict
Some Tamil youths formed a militant group, known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [LTTE], or Tamil Tigers. They were considered terrorists as they attacked Tamil members of the police force, Tamil members and supporters of the ruling party, and Tamil politicans who did not support the proposed seperate state. The LTTE also attacked the Sinhalese.

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