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Berty,
[Have you heard the word `HOPE` when we wished each other we have the HOPE for PEACE.. You seemed to be giving it up easily..] I belong to a generation which has seen the ethnic issue as well as the civil war developing at an unprecedented pace over the last three decades. I have see the dirty side of the ethnic hatred with my own eyes. Over that long period, I had hope twice and ONLY TWICE. First, when Chandrika sent her peace brigade to Jaffna and when I saw what an encouraging welcome they got. After some time, we threw our Chandrika bangles out together. Then, like so many in this land (and many out of it) I again had hope when CFA was signed and A9 was open after so many years. This effort too was completely destroyed in the wake of the rise of racism in the post 2003 period. Yes, I had hope when people like Amirthalingam and Raviraj were alive. Whatever said and done we could talk to them. They did not agree but at least they understood us. Now there is not a single person in LTTE who understand what we speak. Their words are bullets. There is a big difference between Raviraj and Thamilselvan. Yes, I had hope when the government in South was run by moderates who could climb one step above and see the ethnic issue. Now who do we have? A set of racists who will never understand the aspirations of Tamils (or other minorities.) So, I am tired. It is too much if you expect me to have hope under these circumstances. Peaceful Sri Lanka, for me is now only a distant dream. I have almost given up hope now. The last straw was Raviraj`s death. . |
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