Let us look at some statistics. The Tamil population in Sri Lanka is
said to
be 12% of the total population (2.4 million), out of this over 600,000
are
presently living in foreign shores, leaving 1.6million Tamils in Sri
Lanka.
The Eastern province comprises a Tamil population of 674,411 & almost
60%
(555,353 Tamils) are living amongst the Sinhalese outside of the North
&
East of Sri Lanka (Almost one third of Colombo Municipal population
accounts
for Tamils) It then leaves a mere 370236 Tamils in the Northern
province
where presently the LTTE has a dwindling stronghold. The LTTE is in
fact
demanding a separate state called Tamil Eelaam to rule these 370,236
or so
people.
Let it also be noted that according to the 1981 census there were
6659, 3992
& 8683 Sinhalese living in the Districts of Jaffna, Mullaitivu &
Mannar,
while the same census noted that 12958, 3651 & 27,717 Muslims were
living in
the Districts of Jaffna, Mullaitivu & Mannar. What happened to the
19334
Sinhalese & the 44326 Muslims who were living in the Northern Province
prior
to the LTTE reign? Was this not ethnic cleansing of both the Sinhalese
& the
Muslims by the LTTE? Has any international authority questioned the
LTTE for
ethnic cleansing?
http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_Atrocities_20070528_Ratmalana_Bomb.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_Atrocities_20060615_Kebithigollewa_Massacre.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/chronology_of_suicide_bomb_attacks_by_Tamil_Tigers_in_sri_Lanka.htm
http://www.spur.asn.au/After_signing_the_so-called_JM.htm
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