An effort to a discourse between Sri Lankan Diaspora and citizen Sri Lankans, especially amongst the youth, begins here. there are numerous blogs discussing the ethnic conflict and its various aspects, but SahaSamvada will attempt to focus on the link between the Diaspora and the ethnic conflict. it is time we recognise the strength behind the Diaspora, its potential as a 'change agent'...it is obvious that the parties to the conflict, the puppeteers, pull and push the masses to achieve their egocentric goals. We have also seen how the diaspora works in fueling the ethnic conflict.
An alternative insight into the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, pluralism, a pro-active thought process on the devolution of power, the independent opinion about Tamil leadership from the Tamil people, the Government’s war against terrorism, opinion in relation to the Tamil and Muslim ethnic identities, Tamil-Muslim relations and attempts by Muslim political leadership at destroying existent relations, the situation of Muslims expelled from the North, the caste politics that is part of the armed conflict, the national political thought process of Tamil leftist political groups, the Tissa Vitharana and Mahinda Rajapakse political solutions to the ethnic conflict, humanitarian efforts, victimisation of innocent people, the violence that is taking place in the name of language, religion and race are some of the issues that we as humane people could commence a deep discussion on through this forum. Furthermore, we hope that this platform would enable us to voice our frustrations, anger and criticism and as a result contribute in the creation of a healthy and progressive knowledge process. Let's see how, we, as progressive Sri Lankans and progressive Sri Lankan Diaspora can bring about a change in this attitude.
The SahaSamvada Team
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