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Solidarity Solidarity Campaign: Campaign: affiliation £5 affiliation £5 for individuals for individuals and £10 for and f10 for organisations, organisations, from 29 from 29 Islington Park Islington Park St., London N1 St., London N (01-359 2270) (01-359 2270' El Sah REAGAN'S VIETNAM:

El Salvador Solidarity Campaign among considerable sections of the Singhalese people.

Jayawardena maintains that the antagonism of the Singhalese to the Tamils was caused by the movement for a separate Tamil State since 1976. It is true that the representative party of the Tamils, the TULF, adopted Tamil Eelam (separate Tamil State) as their goal in 1976.

But this demand was made after 3 decades of refusal by successive Singhala capitalist governments to grant the just demands of the Tamils which included: (1) Recognition of Tamil also as a national language together with Singhalese, (2) Ending of discrimination in employment and the grant of government that those who speak for division cannot do so legally,' (our emphasis).

Appeasing the Singhala racialists logically flowed from the Singhala chauvinism of Jayawardena and his paity, the UNP, The new law makes it illegal to demand, call for, or support a separate Tamil state. Penalties include up to 30 years jail - and even death, for activity in a separatist movement.

An 'offender' is liable for the deprivation of his civic rights, confiscation of property and being debarred from practising a profession. By this same law any member of parliament who fails to take an oath disavowing adStI Tamil separatism. a just il separati. demand

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