Sinhala nationalists protest TESO gathering

by admin
Aug 11, 2012

Sri Lanka’s nationalist organisations demonstrated against the Tamil Eelam Supporter’s Organisation (TESO) conference which was due to take place today in Chennai.

Participating in the demonstration march in Colombo, chairman of the Sinhala nationalist ‘Patriotic National Movement’ Gunadasa Amarasekara told Colombo Page that he thought the conference was an attempt to divide ‘Sri Lanka’ by Tamil Nadu politicians.

Demonstrators are reported to have burnt effigies of DMK leader Karunanidhi and TNA leader R Sampanthan.

Amarasekara added his objection to the Indian government allowing the use of the word ‘Eelam’, implying complicity with the Tamil’s struggle for a “separate homeland”.

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