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Horror of a pogrom: Remembering “Black July” 1983 

by D.B.S. Jeyaraj

The tragic history of post – independence Sri Lanka records that the Tamils of Sri Lanka have been subjected to mass –scale mob violence in the years 1956, 1958, 1977, 1981 and 1983. The anti-Tamil violence of July 1983 was the most terrible and horrible of them all. It remains etched in memory even after 27 years. [dbsj]

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Hansa

Sarath Fonseka announces at press conference that he would be contesting Presidential elections 2011 under the symbol of Swan (Hansa /Annam)

separate

Fonseka says he is contesting under the Swan symbol because it is a bird that can separate milk from water when both form a mixed liquid

to the country

Sarath Fonseka's wife Anoma tells newspaper that she gave her husband to the country for army & is ready to give him again for politics

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Sri Lanka former army chief Sarath Fonseka and his wife Anoma prepare for a photo shoot in Colombo, November 27, 2009.Reuters pic

refused

Anoma Fonseka says landlord who agreed to rent his house to them refused later because he was threatned anonymously by telephone not to to so

story

Anoma Fonseka says the story about govt allowing them to stay in official bungalow on Bullers road for three and a half months is not true

Lasantha

SF denies involvement in Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge's murder on Jan 8th 2009 & promises full inquiry into the killing if elected president

war heroes

General Fonseka says the credit for the war victory should go to the war heroes who sacrificed their lives and not to politicians.

discontinue

SF pledges to fully implement 17th amendment to the Constitution if elected president. He will discontinue executive presidency in 6 months

reviewed

Fonseka says 13thamendment to the Constitution will be reviewed as situation that prevailed when it was introduced in1987 does not exist now

undue

Sarath Fonseka opposed to devolution under Provincial councils. Says no community should demand undue powers under 13th amendment

Backtrack

Fonseka says he will commence a study of the 13th Constitutional amendment to learn lessons if any from it. Beginning to Backtrack?

accept

Sarath Fonseka says he is prepared to accept support from former LTTE cadres, sympathisers and supporters for presidential elections

welcome

Sarath Fonseka ready to welcome even the votes of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's parents if they accept his policies and vote for him

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