Sri Lanka: The Tamil Genocide Yet Another Fabrication

Not Sri Lanka, but Canada is a country that has committed the most subtle genocide against the indigenous community.It was Canada that wiped out the natives and distorted its history.

EditorialA lie has no legs, and cannot stand; but it has wings, and can fly far and wide."-- William WarburtonSome members of the government themselves have acknowledged the existence ofGota Go Gama.

As far as we know, there is no village in Sri Lanka that is officially recognized as aGota Go Gama. However, a group of people who protested against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa came to a part of the area officially known as Galle Face and named the areaGota Go Gama.

It's just a slogan. But no one in the current government has the political perception to correct such false ideas when they are spread across the country.

Unfortunately, some media institutions, various politicians as well as some well-informed persons are trying to make this slogan an official reality. Such bogus activities, which begin on a small scale, end with a major political and social impact.

Tamil Eelamand theTamil Genocideare two influential examples of this. A group gathered in the area known asGota Go Gamaand lit lamps acknowledging that aTamil Genocidehad taken place.

They have deliberately ignored that the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka is a fabricated lie. None of them has any ideas, about how many unarmed civilians were killed by LTTE suicide bombers just a few meters away from the area where they lit the lamps.

The short memories and fatal ignorance of citizens determine the future of the nation.table " " 0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto class="tr-caption" Poor victims of manufactured liesIt is a systematic programme to fabricate a false history forTamil Eelam.

The result has been the expulsion of Sinhalese and Muslims from the Northern and Eastern Provinces, making it the only homeland of the Tamil people. Why many who speak of national unity in Sri Lanka aren't do not speak against the discrimination faced by the Sinhalese people in the North and East.

True, it is not a marketable product. Furthermore, many who claim to be under the Sinhalese people in the so-called southern part of Sri Lanka do not talk about the facilities enjoyed by Tamils and Muslims living in major cities including Colombo.

Some of those who go to the North and East and talk about...

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