The unofficial ban on singing Sri Lankan national anthem in Tamil was lifted by honorable President of Sri Lanka Sri. Maithripala Sirisena and he goes on to have said that he will unite the nation. It’s is a welcome news. It will improve the economy of the country and the standard of living of the nation across all religion, caste and mother tongue.
It was a miracle that the country could bounce back from the economic collapse within a short period of two years.
For those who are not familer with the history of Sri Lanka, a YouTuber has given a overview of the history since Portuguese invation of the country until the year 2022. During his train journey one could see that the majority of the citizen are living in a condition which existed 200 years ago in the developed countries. However, they looked content and are happy with what they have. After all money can’t buy happiness.
According to 2012 census, the tamil population in Sri Lankha is about 3 million, which might have increased to 3.5 to 4 million in the year 2024. After the conflict in internal politics, many Sri Lankan Tamils migrated to different countries. Canada being the highest, India comes third after UK.
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