In my previous post [Part1: The Birth of Civil War] I had written about the Civil war in a nutshell. This episode would deal with the non stop loop of ethnic emotions and its painful outcomes.


I would like to state here the reason for not detailing the history of Sri Lanka, as that would indeed again arise a conflict of  "who where the first natives"?...Any answer to it would still add fuel! We ain't in a situation to find who was the first, rather we are in a situation to make both the Tamils and the Lankans dream together for a peaceful and ONE Sri Lanka.

What do the Tamils really need?. All they need is freedom and Equal rights. To have those, they need a separate country.

What do the Sri Lankans say? They cannot afford to separate Sri Lanka.

Both of them seem right on their standings. Then want created the commotion?

The SriLankan Government, who felt that their majority is suffering, came out with Laws that were inappropriate. The plan they had implemented failed to impress the Tamils, it instead created ethnic diversity among the people.

The Tamils who were minority, almost 18 percent, needed a separate country from a nation which has 70 percent of it as Sihalese. It is obvious that any nation would never dream to do so.

Both the Srilnakan Government and the Tamils were to be blamed. Now the question here is "who initiated violence?"., it inturn means "Who should be blamed for the Civil War?".

Lets assume its the Sri Lankan government who initiated. Lets take, the government initiated by killing 10 Tamils. In return the Tamils killed 20. The government in return kills 100. Again The Tamils kill 200. The government kills 500. The Tamils killed 1000! And so, it would go on till the Tamils stop their revolution and withdraw their request for a separate nation.

Now lets assume its the Tamils who initiated the violence.  Lets take, the Tamils initiated by killing 10 Sri Lankans. In return the Government killed 20. The Tamils in return killed 100. Again the government killed 200. The Tamils killed 500. The government killed 1000! And so, it would go on till the government accepts that they are guilty and gives the Tamils a separate nation.

Either of the above had happened. But it doesn't matter who started as whomever it may be, the bloodshed was unstoppable. The questions like, Who is the First native?, Who started?, Who had the maximum loss of lives?..would never stop this game of death, instead would further create another loop!

What can be done to stop this?

1. The Tamils who are minority [just 18% approx], should understand that they are asking to divide a nation which has 70% Srilankans. Which would hurt the Lankans so bad. Instead requesting for a separate country they should try to negotiate with the government to bring amendments in the law that would make both Tamils and Lankans happy and make them live together in harmony in one nation.

2. The Srilankan government being a majority, instead using it as an advantage and bringing on laws that affect the Tamils, they should negotiate with the Tamils, forming a team along with them and shaping new laws that would benefit both Tamils and Lankans and make them live together in harmony in one nation.

What about the ones who violated human rights, be it either the lankan army or the rebel groups? They should be brought in front of law and should be served the appropriate justice. That will happen for sure. Countries from the west have already indulged in that process along with the U.N. Soon justice will be served.

Now the one big question is who should initiate negotiation first. Either the country that follows Buddha should forgive the bitter past and initiate or the Tamils from the nation of  Mahathma should let go the bitter past and emotions and initiate to negotiate. The one who has more thirst for peace, shall begin and be quenched!

There might well be an opinion, that non-violence doesn't work quick, indeed it was tried by both the sides before and it never did work. Let it be! Violence cannot be a reason for the delay. A delayed freedom is far better than one achieved by violence and there is a nation as an example near by.

Let the pain, vengeance, violence, ethnic emotions, get buried deep under never to return again. Let the play of blood sheds close its curtains forever. Let my brothers breath the fresh air of peace and freedom, my beloved Sri lankans and Tamils.

I am seeing a new Srilanka, the nation of Buddha!  [To be continued...]

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