WHERE DOES SRI LANKA GO AFTER THEIR LEADERS HAVE SPELT OUT THEIR POLITICAL POSITIONS?
(The views expressed are author’s own and not that of the Institution. The author suggests a “Sudan Type” of solution) Director Guest Column by Dr. Victor Rajakulendran Two different nations from a very ancient period, have divided between them the possessions of the island: First the Cinhalese (Singhalese) inhabiting the interior of the country in its southern and western parts from the river Wallowe to that of Chilaw, and secondly the Malabars (Tamils), who possess the northern and eastern districts. These two nations differ in their religions, language and manners. Hugh Cleghorn The first British Colonial Secretary to Ceylon in 1799 Introduction British authorities never made any mistake in recording what they saw when they went into a country to colonise it. However when they left these countries after granting independence, they failed to leave systems of governments in place that could satisfy the aspirations of all the citizens of these countries. Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ce
