SRI LANKA

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• SRI LANKA
• Racial Differences
• Sinhalese vs Tamils
• Conflicts over
• Citizenship rights
• Government Jobs
• University Admission
• Resettlement of Population

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Consequences of Sinhalese-Tamil conflict
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Political Consequence

1. Armed Conflict
2. Foreign Intervention

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a. Armed Conflict

• Question Why would any group resort to
• violence to get what they want?

Question How did the conflict in Sri Lanka
become so violent?
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Timeline of Conflict
Formed Tamil United Liberation Front. Asked for a
separate independent state. (Tamil Eelam)
After idea for separated state was rejected,
Tamils became angry and dissatisfied with
government. Tamil youths formed the LTTE, as
non-violent methods were not effective.
Tamils made peaceful demands to be treated fairly
1950
before 1950
The Federal Party (one of the Tamil political
parties) asked for Tamil areas to be recognised
as a federation
1976
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Leader of LTTEVelupillai Pirabaharan
http//www.eelam.com/
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List of Terrorist Acts in 2007

• March 29, Killed five Indian fisherman off the
  coast of Tamil Nadu and kidnap twelve others.
• April 1, Killed six aid workers who were
  constructing a housing scheme named "Village of
  Hope" for Tamil children orphaned by the 2004
  Asian Tsunami. Another three aid workers suffer
  serious gunshot injuries.
• April 12, Raided a village in Avarantalawa,
  Vavuniya and shoot dead seven people.
• May 28, Planted a bomb in Rathmalana targeting
  a truck carrying Sri Lanka Police personnel
  killing seven civilians and injuring more than 39
  people. Amongst dead were one pregnant mother.

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Result?
Conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils
Armed Conflict
VS
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b. Foreign Intervention

• Question What happens when 2 countries are in
  conflict and there seems to be no resolution?

Mediator A neutral party that brings
opposing sides together for a
discussion
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India as mediator
VS
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• India attempted to play the role of mediator
  between Sinhalese and Tamils
• 1st attempt 1983 - Dialogue between
• the 2 parties
• Outcome? Parties could not come to an
• agreement
• 2nd attempt 1987 India pressured Sri
• Lanka to sign
  a peace
• accord
• Outcome? Although peace accord was
• signed, Tamil Tigers did
  not disarm and
• Indian troops took
  control by force.
• Fighting continued.

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Economic Consequence

1. Unemployment
2. Loss of investment from other Countries
3. Fall in number of Tourists

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a. Unemployment

• Massive unemployment due to the riots in 1983
• Factory workers, self-employed and plantation
  workers lost their jobs (from all sections of
  society)
• Looting vandalism of shops and offices took
  place.

How does this affect Sri Lanka? What impact does
it have on the country and its people?
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b. Loss of Investments from other countries

• What is Foreign Investment?
• - Investment (money or other resources) provided
  by other countries

Question Would you want to invest resources in
country that has conflict and is not stable?

Why would you not want to invest in an unstable
country?
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c. Fall in number of tourists

• Sri Lanka depends heavily on tourism for
  countrys earnings

• Fall in amount spent on improving country
• Development of amenities
• Spending on transport housing

Drop in number of tourists
Loss of jobs Fall in countrys earnings
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Social Consequence

1. Sri Lankan Tamils driven out from homeland

• Fleeing of thousands of Tamils to Tamil Nadu in
  India (refugees)
• 1990s, High Security Zone (HSZ) were set up by
  the Sri Lankan army to kept LTTE away.
• HSZ monitored closely and access is controlled

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• - This added to the number of Tamils fleeing, as
  fighting was going on in their hometowns (Eg
  Jaffna)

What social problems do refugees face? What
social problems do refugees cause?
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