Sri Lanka: Information on reports that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) conduct the following activities: demand the closure of Tamil-owned factories in Colombo area of Sri Lanka; encourage Sinhalese citizens to agitate for the closure of Tamil-owned factories; sabotage Tamil-owned factories
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA1046 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Information on reports that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) conduct the following activities: demand the closure of Tamil-owned factories in Colombo area of Sri Lanka; encourage Sinhalese citizens to agitate for the closure of Tamil-owned factories; sabotage Tamil-owned factories, 1 June 1989, LKA1046, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab647c.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
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A professor of political science specializing in this geographical area states that up to 10 May 1989, there was no evidence that the abovementioned activities were occurring. This information is based on recent meetings he had with the expatriate Tamil community in London, England. The professor adds, however, that the situation may have changed following the Sri Lankan government's talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), as the JVP opposes granting concessions to the Tamil minority.
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