Armed Conflict: Policies had made the Tamils feel that they were discriminated. The Tamils tried various wats to voice their unhappiness, to no avail.

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1. The Tamils in Sri Lanka (SL) made peaceful demands to be fairly treated by the SL Gov.

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2. In the early 1950s, the Tamils\' Federal Party asked for their areas to be recognized as a federation in the country, peacefully.

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3. In 1976, their demands were still not met. New political party - Tamil United Liberation Front emerged. They then asked for a separate independent state in the north and east of SL, and requested for state\'s name to be named Tamil Eelam. They did that because they believed only separation ensured their rights.

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4.The Sri Lankan Gov rejected Tamils\' idea of a separated and independent Tamil State.

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5. The Tamils were then dissatisfied with the SL Gov. Therefore, the LTTE )Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) was formed, and they resorted to violence as that wa the only way to demand and obtain their rights.

TAN MEIZHENG (Consequences of the Sinhalese-Tamil conflict)