He also, in Jaffna and at the Gen Assembly, stated the prerequisite for a solution. Those are not palatable to the majority and the Maha Sangha who are the de facto rulers of Sri Lanka. Without a just solution there will be no peace building or reconciliation.

While education of the youth is enhanced, the fundamental problems should also be discussed and a solution found rather than the gosl keep rehashing the old proposal hoping that the Tamils will get tired and compromise to something that would take us back to war. If the current constitutional discussions fail it will be hard to find Tamils who would want to negotiate with the gosl. Militarisation and demographic changes of the North and East is not going to help non-violent civil disobedience in the North and East. It will only lead to bloodshed.

For this alone, every Jayawardene statue and road should be removed in Sri Lanka and until Sri Lanka does so, it cannot be on the path to reconciliation. The shame of such a man to be so tribal whilst running a country! Shame, shame, shame.

Point: ‘Heads of state’ shd set example:
when Fmr. Prez J.R said: ‘If I starve the Tamils out, the Sinhala people will be happy’

Was he trying to solve the problem or pitting the communities against each other? 🙂

any comments?

“Since independence, people have witnessed the ripple effects of a stagnant economy, a highly stratified social system and the gradual erosion of human rights, rule of law, and the rise of bribery and corruption. This unpalatable stew brought forth, new forces of the left in the south and the north of the island. These young militants demanded their fair share of the political and economic sunshine.”

“Many who took part in these conflicts were educated youth, the cream of our society, and good hearted people.”
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Thank you, Mr. Bopage/Groundviews for addressing these for ‘Real Peace’ in Sri Lanka for all.