Prof.
Susirith Mendis, a Sinhalese, has written a good article on the
Sinhalese minority complex, which has been the root cause of the Sri
Lankan ethnic problem. They carry down stories from generation to
generation to perpetuate this insecurity. A mother, who saw her son
rolling on the bed restlessly, asked him why he was unable to sleep.
"How can I sleep in peace when I am surrounded by Tamils?" came the
answer. Many Sinhalese refer to the Tamils as 'Tamil paraya'. This has
been going on for generations, culminating in a series of riots that
eventually led to Mullaivaaikkal Genocide of 2009.
They
don't look upon themselves as a majority in SL, but as a minority in a
hundred million Tamil world. Unfortunately for the Tamils, the Sinhalese
leaders from the date of independence in 1948, continued with this
mindset by first disfranchising the Indian Tamils and then marginalising
the Sri Lankan Tamils. At least three of the My3 Sirisena leadership
retain this criminal mentality. Chandrika and Ranil are no angels, and
Fonseka completed the genocide in May 2009. Now they talk of
reconciliation among the races, but it looks more like consolidation for
the next move..
The
article below, though a bit of difficult reading, is worth spending the
time spent. The writer says that it is time the Sinhalese reexamine
their guilty conscience, like the way the Germans do today.
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