‘Political deadlock caused by Sinhala supremacist thinking’ – Nimalka Fernando
JDS: During the war time, the ‘patriot / traitor’ dichotomy dominated the mainstream political discourse in the south. Unless you prove that you are a ‘patriot by embracing the government’s military approach, you run the risk of being condemned as a ‘traitor.’ Now, in a conventional sense, the war has ended. Nevertheless, the same logic still seems to be governing the southern political landscape. As a Sinhalese who have been a constant victim of this ‘naming game’, how do you explain the politics behind it?
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