PSTA: The NPP’s 1984 Moment?

Photo courtesy of Amnesty International “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell (1984) Some fates are written in broken promises. The UNP’s 1977 election manifesto acknowledged the existence of a Tamil ethnic problem, enumerated some of its root causes, promised to resolve it politically and highlighted the nexus between national economic development and the peaceful resolution of the grievances of the Tamil speaking people. “The United National Party accepts the position that there are numerous problems confronting the Tamil-speaking people. The lack of a solution to their problems has made the…

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