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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sri_lion" data-source="post: 4727577" data-attributes="member: 4103">Or should I say re-rising of Sinhalese <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />Sinhalese were very much a success story in Sri Lanka during pre-colonial era!I dont think I have to mention that part, everybody knows the history at least in general!What I meant by rising of Sinhalese, the emergence of Sinhalese during English and post English era, especially the emergence of knowledge workers in Sinhalese community which was very much monopolized by Tamils at that time!I've posted this before but here it is anyway!In 1957, Banda – Chelva pact was introduced by Tamil politicians to SWRD Bandaranayake the main demands were <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Tamil to be official language for administration purposes in north and east (Which will force the other communities to work in Tamil) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Immigration to North and East to be restricted (this was clearly done to restrict Sinhalese and other Minorities to be settled in the areas, which will further nourish their separate motherland claim in future) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">More powers to be given away to regional councils (Tamil politicians were not at all interested of a Federal concept as it would be governed by Sinhalese)</li> </ol>Although I'm not sure about Tamils given the right to vote or not, but if it wasn't like you mentioned probably because there were hordes of Tamils in Sri Lanka bought here by English, so it is questionable whether they should be given voting rights or not!</blockquote>

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