Sri Lanka lodges protest over Canadian PM Trudeau’s “irresponsible” & “polarising” comments on 14th War Heroes Day
The Hindu
Sri Lanka has summoned the Canadian High Commissioner and registered a strong protest over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “irresponsible” and “polarising” comments on what he termed was “Tamil Genocide”
Sri Lanka has summoned the Canadian High Commissioner and registered a strong protest over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "irresponsible" and "polarising" comments on what he termed was "Tamil Genocide" on the 14th anniversary of the end of the brutal civil war in the island nation.
The bitterly-fought conflict, which began in 1983, came to an end on May 18, 2009, with Sri Lanka's military killing the supremo of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Velupillai Prabakaran.
LTTE fought an armed conflict for a separate homeland for the minority Tamils.
On May 18, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said tens of thousands of Tamils lost their lives, including at the massacre in Mullivaikal, with many more missing, injured, or displaced.
“Our thoughts are with the victims, survivors, and their loved ones, who continue to live with the pain caused by this senseless violence,” Mr. Trudeau said.
“The stories of Tamil-Canadians affected by the conflict – including many I have met over the years in communities across the country – serve as an enduring reminder that human rights, peace, and democracy cannot be taken for granted," Mr. Trudeau said.
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