Black July emblematic of Sinhala rule - paper
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In nearly a quarter century of conflict since the state-sponsored anti-
Tamil riots of July 1983, despite the tens of thousands of lives that
have been lost in the conflict, "there has not been an iota of change
in the Sinhala leadership's thinking - nor, for that matter, in the
sentiments of the international community [on the ethnic question],"
the Tamil Guardian newspaper argued in its editorial this week.
Comparing the regimes of Presidents Junius Jayawardene, Chandrika
Kumaratunga and Mahinda Rajapakse, the paper contends: "Black July is
not just a historical event. Rather, it is an emblematic act of
Sinhala rule."
The full text of the Tamil Guardian editorial titled 'Emblematic Act:
The lessons of July 1983' follows:
