25 Years later: The haunting spectre of 1983
By D.B.S. Jeyaraj
The last week of July this year would mark the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in the history of our island nation. It was the week when a racist rabble encouraged by those in power went against a helpless minority living within Sinhala majority regions of Sri Lanka. It was a shameful episode that created immense problems and caused great harm to the country’s image. Twenty five years have passed but the country is yet to recover from that fateful July.
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DBS Jeyaraj can be reached at: djeyaraj2005@yahoo.com
