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What do you mean. There is no relationsip between this article and that. Adding NPOV tags
I have added comments in italics of what is wrong with this section . Please read it carefully
1948 - State Sponsored Settlement of Sinhalese in historically Tamil Areas Begins Thousands of Sinhalese settlers were moved into traditional Tamil homelands. Whole villages were emptied their Tamil residents driven out by the Sri Lankan Army and turned into refugees dependant on the government for rations. Their homes and lands were then offered to Sinhala settlers for free. Tamils were not opposed to individual migration but only to large scale government colonization schemes which changed the ethnic composition of an area, i.e. ethnic cleansing.
It is false that Tamil civilians were displaced or harmed. Also false that Sinhalese were settled in Tamil homelands.
Huracane, If there is a false statement , how can I find a source saying that this is a false statement . Be reasonable. It is upto whoever put the false statement to cite sources or acknowledge his statement is false by failing to cite sources. I have a Masters in SOuth Asian history and know what happened and did not happen Ruchiraw 13:23, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
1950 - Over one million Tamils lost Their Sri Lankan citizenship. Generations of estate Tamils have lived in Sri Lanka for more than a 115 years. In 1948, at independence, the Tamils had 33% of the voting power in the legislature. Upon the disenfranchisement of the estate Tamils (in 1950), however, this proportion dropped to 20%. The Sinhalese obtained more than a 2/3 majority in the Parliament, making it impossible for Tamils to exercise an effective opposition to Sinhalese policies affecting them.
No-one was killed so does not qualify as any kind of terrorism.. Belongs in Sri Lanka history
No violence involved so no terrorism Ruchiraw 13:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
1956 - 'Sinhala Only' Act Was Introduced. English was removed from its status as the official language and Sinhala was made the official language of Sri Lanka. All government employees were required to be fluent in Sinhala. Most Tamils who worked for the government lost their jobs. Government administration was offered only in Sinhala, even in areas where 99% of the population was literate in Tamil. The Tamil Federal Party led a group Tamil volunteers and staged a sit down Satyagraha, (peaceful protest) of the kind popularized by Mahatma Gandhi in the days of the Indian freedom struggle, in Colombo. This protest was broken up by armed Sinhalese gangs, while Sinhalese policemen stood by and watched. Some protesters were thrown into nearby Beira Lake. Riots then broke out through out Sri Lanka where Tamils were assaulted, homes, shops and property burned. Tamil settlers in the Northern and Eastern province were attacked by neighboring Sinhala villages. In 1956, 150 Tamils were murdered. The violence continued for two more years. In 1958 another 150-200 Tamils were murdered, thousands more were assaulted and Tamil property looted. Over 25,000 Tamil refugees were relocated to the North. As peaceful protests against discrimination continued in 1961 the Sri Lankan Army attacked hundreds of men and women in Jaffna[4].
True but these were ethnic riots and not organized by the Sri Lanka government. As I pointed out ethnic riots happen even in England but that doesn't mean it was organized by the government. Belongs in Sri Lanka history
1970 - Sri Lanka banned the importing of Tamil media and literature Importing Tamil language films, books, magazines, journals, etc. from Tamil Nadu, India were banned. Sri Lanka also proscribe the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham and the Tamil Youth League. Culturally, the Tamil people were cut off from Tamil Nadu. Foreign exchange for the long established practice of Tamil students going to India for university education stopped. Equally, examinations for external degrees from the University of London were abolished. Having thus cut off Tamil students from their traditional educational opportunities, Sri Lanka government introduced various restrictions on Tamil education.
Distorted as it does not mention all imports were banned including food and clothes due to socialist policies being implemented. This applied to Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim.No-one was killed so does not qualify as any kind of terrorism.
No violence so no terrorism Ruchiraw 13:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
1971 - Sri Lanka introduces standardisation of marks for University Education In short Sinhala students did not have to score as well as their Tamil counterparts in order to gain entrance to universities. Professor K.M. de Silva from the University of Peradeniya had this to say at the time "The qualifying mark for admission to the medical faculties was 250 (out of 400) for Tamil students, whereas it was only 229 for the Sinhalese. Worse still, this same pattern of a lower qualifying mark applied even when Sinhalese and Tamil students sat for the examination in English. In short, students sitting for examinations in the same language, but belonging to two ethnic groups, had different qualifying marks." The government then brought in district quotas. This effectively based university entrance on ethnicity. Less than 15% of university seats were available for Tamils.
Distorted since Sinhalese\Tamil and Muslim urban students also couldnt get into university with higher marks thans rural students.No-one was killed so does not qualify as any kind of terrorism. Belongs in Sri Lanka history
Terrorism involves violence Ruchiraw 13:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
1981 - Destruction of the Jaffna Public Library A large group of 200 Policemen went on rampage on the nights of May 31 to June 2 burning the market area of Jaffna, the office of the Tamil Newspaper, the home of the member of Parliament for Jaffna, the Jaffna Public Library and murder four people. The destruction of the Jaffna Public Library was the incident which appeared to cause the most distress to the people of Jaffna. The 95,000 volumes of the Public Library destroyed by the fire included numerous culturally important and irreplaceable manuscripts.
I have researched this and find that no-one was killed.
Huracane, If there is a false statement , how can I find a source saying that this is a false statement . Be reasonable. It is upto whoever put the false statement to cite sources or acknowledge his statement is false by failing to cite sources. I have a Masters in SOuth Asian history and know what happened and did not happen Ruchiraw 13:23, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
If burning a public library is not State terrorism then you are a revisionat par excellence
1995 - Over sixty displaced Tamil civilians killed in government air strike ICRC Sixty five Tamil civilians were killed and 150 injured when government forces dropped multiple bombs on a church and surrounding grounds being used to shelter the refugees. The Church of St. Peter and Paul in Navaly had earlier been designated as a refuge by the government and Tamil civilians had been encouraged to take shelter there.
There is no evidence the government deliberately targeted this church. Could have been collateral damage
2006 - Thirteen Tamil civilians killed on Kayts Islet Amnesty International Thirteen Tamil civilians were reportedly killed in a spate of incidents on Kayts Island, a small islet off the northwestern coast of the Jaffna Peninsula that is strictly controlled by the Sri Lanka Navy, which has a major base there. On 13 May, at about 8.30 p.m., unidentified gunmen reportedly entered the home of Sellathurai Amalathas in Allaipiddy and opened fire. Eight people were killed on the spot, including a four-month-old baby and four-year-old boy, and one other person died later in hospital. In another incident, at around 10:30 p.m. the same night, unidentified gunmen reportedly entered the home of 72-year-old Murugesu Shanmugalingam in Puliyankoodal, also on Kayts Island, and shot him and two other members of his family dead. Ten shops in Puliyankoodal were reportedly burnt down. In Vangalady, gunmen reportedly entered the home of Ratnam Senthuran, a tea shop owner, and shot him dead. Other members of his family also were shot and injured, but managed to escape. Amnesty International has received credible reports that Sri Lanka Navy personnel and armed cadres affiliated with the Eelam People’s Democratic Party, a Tamil political party that is opposed to the LTTE, were present at the scene of the killings.
This has not been proved to be carried out by soldiers. Could have been EPDP but no one knows and no evidence of government ordering it
2006 - Sri Lankan forces 'target church' BBC Report AP Article Survivors and witnesses of attack accused Sri Lankan forces for storming and then indiscriminately shooting and lobbing grenades inside the church where hundreds of Tamils were taking shelter. The shootings killed five people in the village and injured over forty, four of these were Tamil fishermen found shot execution style stilling clutching their identification cards.
There is no evidence government ordered this. These may be incidents resulting from local troops misbehaving but no evidence of a policy of state terror. This happened in the American civil war as well but no-one can hold Lincoln responsible for actions of criminals unless he ordered civilians to be killed. Put in state violence as there are eyewitness accounts of Sri lankan forces doing this. Ruchiraw 08:22, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
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See Talk:Notable_attacks_by_the_LTTE
What do you mean. There is no relationsip between this article and that. Adding NPOV tags
I have added comments in italics of what is wrong with this section . Please read it carefully
1948 - State Sponsored Settlement of Sinhalese in historically Tamil Areas Begins Thousands of Sinhalese settlers were moved into traditional Tamil homelands. Whole villages were emptied their Tamil residents driven out by the Sri Lankan Army and turned into refugees dependant on the government for rations. Their homes and lands were then offered to Sinhala settlers for free. Tamils were not opposed to individual migration but only to large scale government colonization schemes which changed the ethnic composition of an area, i.e. ethnic cleansing.
It is false that Tamil civilians were displaced or harmed. Also false that Sinhalese were settled in Tamil homelands.
Huracane, If there is a false statement , how can I find a source saying that this is a false statement . Be reasonable. It is upto whoever put the false statement to cite sources or acknowledge his statement is false by failing to cite sources. I have a Masters in SOuth Asian history and know what happened and did not happen Ruchiraw 13:23, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
1950 - Over one million Tamils lost Their Sri Lankan citizenship. Generations of estate Tamils have lived in Sri Lanka for more than a 115 years. In 1948, at independence, the Tamils had 33% of the voting power in the legislature. Upon the disenfranchisement of the estate Tamils (in 1950), however, this proportion dropped to 20%. The Sinhalese obtained more than a 2/3 majority in the Parliament, making it impossible for Tamils to exercise an effective opposition to Sinhalese policies affecting them.
No-one was killed so does not qualify as any kind of terrorism.. Belongs in Sri Lanka history
No violence involved so no terrorism Ruchiraw 13:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
1956 - 'Sinhala Only' Act Was Introduced. English was removed from its status as the official language and Sinhala was made the official language of Sri Lanka. All government employees were required to be fluent in Sinhala. Most Tamils who worked for the government lost their jobs. Government administration was offered only in Sinhala, even in areas where 99% of the population was literate in Tamil. The Tamil Federal Party led a group Tamil volunteers and staged a sit down Satyagraha, (peaceful protest) of the kind popularized by Mahatma Gandhi in the days of the Indian freedom struggle, in Colombo. This protest was broken up by armed Sinhalese gangs, while Sinhalese policemen stood by and watched. Some protesters were thrown into nearby Beira Lake. Riots then broke out through out Sri Lanka where Tamils were assaulted, homes, shops and property burned. Tamil settlers in the Northern and Eastern province were attacked by neighboring Sinhala villages. In 1956, 150 Tamils were murdered. The violence continued for two more years. In 1958 another 150-200 Tamils were murdered, thousands more were assaulted and Tamil property looted. Over 25,000 Tamil refugees were relocated to the North. As peaceful protests against discrimination continued in 1961 the Sri Lankan Army attacked hundreds of men and women in Jaffna[4].
True but these were ethnic riots and not organized by the Sri Lanka government. As I pointed out ethnic riots happen even in England but that doesn't mean it was organized by the government. Belongs in Sri Lanka history
1970 - Sri Lanka banned the importing of Tamil media and literature Importing Tamil language films, books, magazines, journals, etc. from Tamil Nadu, India were banned. Sri Lanka also proscribe the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham and the Tamil Youth League. Culturally, the Tamil people were cut off from Tamil Nadu. Foreign exchange for the long established practice of Tamil students going to India for university education stopped. Equally, examinations for external degrees from the University of London were abolished. Having thus cut off Tamil students from their traditional educational opportunities, Sri Lanka government introduced various restrictions on Tamil education.
Distorted as it does not mention all imports were banned including food and clothes due to socialist policies being implemented. This applied to Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim.No-one was killed so does not qualify as any kind of terrorism.
No violence so no terrorism Ruchiraw 13:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
1971 - Sri Lanka introduces standardisation of marks for University Education In short Sinhala students did not have to score as well as their Tamil counterparts in order to gain entrance to universities. Professor K.M. de Silva from the University of Peradeniya had this to say at the time "The qualifying mark for admission to the medical faculties was 250 (out of 400) for Tamil students, whereas it was only 229 for the Sinhalese. Worse still, this same pattern of a lower qualifying mark applied even when Sinhalese and Tamil students sat for the examination in English. In short, students sitting for examinations in the same language, but belonging to two ethnic groups, had different qualifying marks." The government then brought in district quotas. This effectively based university entrance on ethnicity. Less than 15% of university seats were available for Tamils.
Distorted since Sinhalese\Tamil and Muslim urban students also couldnt get into university with higher marks thans rural students.No-one was killed so does not qualify as any kind of terrorism. Belongs in Sri Lanka history
Terrorism involves violence Ruchiraw 13:32, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
1981 - Destruction of the Jaffna Public Library A large group of 200 Policemen went on rampage on the nights of May 31 to June 2 burning the market area of Jaffna, the office of the Tamil Newspaper, the home of the member of Parliament for Jaffna, the Jaffna Public Library and murder four people. The destruction of the Jaffna Public Library was the incident which appeared to cause the most distress to the people of Jaffna. The 95,000 volumes of the Public Library destroyed by the fire included numerous culturally important and irreplaceable manuscripts.
I have researched this and find that no-one was killed.
Huracane, If there is a false statement , how can I find a source saying that this is a false statement . Be reasonable. It is upto whoever put the false statement to cite sources or acknowledge his statement is false by failing to cite sources. I have a Masters in SOuth Asian history and know what happened and did not happen Ruchiraw 13:23, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
If burning a public library is not State terrorism then you are a revisionat par excellence
1995 - Over sixty displaced Tamil civilians killed in government air strike ICRC Sixty five Tamil civilians were killed and 150 injured when government forces dropped multiple bombs on a church and surrounding grounds being used to shelter the refugees. The Church of St. Peter and Paul in Navaly had earlier been designated as a refuge by the government and Tamil civilians had been encouraged to take shelter there.
There is no evidence the government deliberately targeted this church. Could have been collateral damage
2006 - Thirteen Tamil civilians killed on Kayts Islet Amnesty International Thirteen Tamil civilians were reportedly killed in a spate of incidents on Kayts Island, a small islet off the northwestern coast of the Jaffna Peninsula that is strictly controlled by the Sri Lanka Navy, which has a major base there. On 13 May, at about 8.30 p.m., unidentified gunmen reportedly entered the home of Sellathurai Amalathas in Allaipiddy and opened fire. Eight people were killed on the spot, including a four-month-old baby and four-year-old boy, and one other person died later in hospital. In another incident, at around 10:30 p.m. the same night, unidentified gunmen reportedly entered the home of 72-year-old Murugesu Shanmugalingam in Puliyankoodal, also on Kayts Island, and shot him and two other members of his family dead. Ten shops in Puliyankoodal were reportedly burnt down. In Vangalady, gunmen reportedly entered the home of Ratnam Senthuran, a tea shop owner, and shot him dead. Other members of his family also were shot and injured, but managed to escape. Amnesty International has received credible reports that Sri Lanka Navy personnel and armed cadres affiliated with the Eelam People’s Democratic Party, a Tamil political party that is opposed to the LTTE, were present at the scene of the killings.
This has not been proved to be carried out by soldiers. Could have been EPDP but no one knows and no evidence of government ordering it
2006 - Sri Lankan forces 'target church' BBC Report AP Article Survivors and witnesses of attack accused Sri Lankan forces for storming and then indiscriminately shooting and lobbing grenades inside the church where hundreds of Tamils were taking shelter. The shootings killed five people in the village and injured over forty, four of these were Tamil fishermen found shot execution style stilling clutching their identification cards.
There is no evidence government ordered this. These may be incidents resulting from local troops misbehaving but no evidence of a policy of state terror. This happened in the American civil war as well but no-one can hold Lincoln responsible for actions of criminals unless he ordered civilians to be killed. Put in state violence as there are eyewitness accounts of Sri lankan forces doing this. Ruchiraw 08:22, 25 July 2006 (UTC)