Is the defeat of the LTTE an end to Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict?
The Sri Lankan government’s systematic campaign tries to create the impression that bringing the war to an end will subsequently mean an end to the conflict itself. With the help of the JVP and other chauvinist forces, the current government has waged a massive propaganda war along communal lines. Capturing the LTTE-controlled area is not an end of conflict. It is foolish to expect that Tamil people will give their unconditional support to the Rajapakse government after its victory, based as it was on the brutal killing of thousands of innocent civilians. The causes of the conflict still remain unsolved. The government has not proposed any political solutions. All it is saying was that the north will have an ‘eastern style’ solution! This is a watered down version of implementing the 13th amendment introduced by the Indian government during its occupation in 1987. Under this implementation the chief minister will be elected (possibly by stooge elections) by the people of the ‘Northern
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