Among the four causes that contribute to the Sri Lankan conflict, which do you think is the MOST important? Explain why?
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Mr Syed
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i personally think that the university admission criteria is one of the most important one beause it has affected the tamil students in getting their places in their future studies,on the other hand,the sinhalese gained adventage because they have fixed places reserved for them
i think that university admission criteria is the most important one as both religion are not treated fairly as their different minimum mark for university is different
In my opinion the University admission criteria is the cause of the conflict. For Tamil the chance of getting the minimum marks of the course of study is lesser than for Sinhalese. This is due the admission criteria that was unfair to the tamil. The minimum marks that the course of study is most 15 marks and above. This cause most Tamil to be jobless and it is easier for the Sinhalese to get a job. This cause most Tamil to be unhappy becuase they have a hard time in thier life.They thought that the government are bias because they give the Sinhalese eaiser chance to have a job and this is unfair for the Tamil. This is how conflict began. Actually I wanted to compare with the three other policies but i am busy and do not have enough time. =X
Among the four causes that contribute to the conflict, i think that Citizenship Rights is the most important. Because of the Ceylon Citizenship Act in 1948, many Indian Tamils were left stateless, except those who were either born in Srti Lanka or those whose forefathers were born there.
Even if they had been living in Sri Lanka for many years, the Indian Tamils do not have rights to education, jobs, housing and voting but they continue to work on tea plantations which contribute to the economy of Sri Lanka.
Because of the Citizenship Act which leaves many Indian Tamils stateless,it is no wonder that the Tamils would resort to violence.
Among the four causes, I think the Citizenship rights is the important one. Having the Ceylon Citizensip Act of 1948, many Indian Tamils were stateless as the act granted citizenship to those who were born in Sri Lanka or those whose forefathers were born there.
i think that the Citizenship Rights conflict is the most important one because it has affected the Tamils and they were left stateless,and to be stateless means that they were no citizens of any country.
I think that the Citizenship Rights is most important. Only those who were born in Sri Lanka or those whose forefathers were born in Sri Lanka, were granted citizenship.
This led the Indian Tamils to become stateless since they werent born in Sri Lanka, neither were their forefathers.This means that they werent granted citizenship and werent citizens of the country.This has caused as many as 100,000 Indian Tamils to remain stateless.
i felt that university admission criteria one of the most important ones as it make the tamil student difficult to futher their studies which the goverment set the criteria while the sinhalese get the benefit and advantage because lower criteria for them .
i feel that resettlement is important as they live that for at least 1 year and above but they have to move out of their houses because of the sinhalese goverment wanted their people to live in more space so the order the tamil to let the sinhalese stay wheresle many tamil become stateless and homelness.this has made the tamil to lost their land as they have farm ther for year and now just by the government order,they have to gave their land to the sinhalese and even let them cultivate the land
Among the four causes that contribute to the Sri Lankan conflict, i think that the University Admission Criteria is the most important as the tamils were being treated unfairly.
Admissions should be given by ability, no by race(copy from on 1sbq).Everyoneshould have a chance.
I feel that university admission criteria is the most important among the four causes. Tamil students have to score higher marks than the Sinhalese students in order to enter the same courses in universities, hence it is very unfair to them as it will lower the chance for them to enter the university, causing them not to have a better job. It very obvious that the government treats the Sinhalese better than the Tamils.
I think Citizenship Rights is the most important as because of the Ceylon Citizenship Act, many Indian Tamils were left stateless. But it was not as so for people who were either born in Sri Lanka or whose forefathers that were born there.
Thus, due to the large population of Indian Tamils left stateless, they conclude it with violence.
I think that the university admission criteria is the cause for the conflict between the Sinhalese and the Tamils . Tamil students had to score higher marks than the Sinhalese students to enter the same courses in the universities . This is unfair as before the 1970 , university admission was based on merit and not by the majority which the Tamils made up only about 18% . But after the 1970 , admission was no longer based academic results , fixed number of places in the university were reserved for the Sinhalese . This causes the Tamils to be very unhappy about it which i think causes the conflict between the Sinhalese and the Tamils .
i think that citizenship rights is the most important one because if the indian tamils are stateless, they would no longer feel that they belong to the country. whatmore getting admission to university when they cannot even have the basic rights such as education,jobs,housing and votings. they still have to contribute to the sri lankan economy despite being treated unfairly.
i think it is a matter of citizens right. the tamils were once had their own home. however, when the sinhalese took control, the tamils were robbed off their rights to be citizens of being a citizen of sri lanka-their own country. of course the tamils will feel angry. they were once a proud citizen of sri lanka but now they were cast aside just because they are being liked by the british. Given that reason, the tamil will just retaliate because of this unfair discrimination that was not their wrong in the first place.
I think the "sinhala only policy" is most important as the indian had only 3 years to learn the language which is ridiculous.They should have at least give more time or just make english the main language.
It also sad to see them get kick out just because they couldnt speak the language.It not fair to the indians.It should have at least build or give the indian a oppourtunity to work at a tamil language places
Therefore sinhala only policy is a ridiculous for the sri lanka government to torture the indians.they should work together
Among the four causes that contribute to the Sri Lanka conflict, i think that the University Admission Criteria is the most important because everybody deserve to study.. study opportunities should not be given only if they are of a certain race. {osman 3A2}
I Think the "Sinhala Only" Policy is one of the most important as it caused a lot of unhappiness.
Tamils have to learn to speak the language or else they would be dismissed from their jobs. Whats more,they have only 3 years to learn the language.It is very unfair to the Tamils and this has cause a riot which killed 100 of people. The Tension between the Sinhalese and Tamils continue to increase,leading to more fighting and deaths.
The Tamils has every right to be angry but creating a riot,was not really neccessary.
I chose Citizenship Rights to be the most important factor as i think that because of the Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948, it left the Tamils feeling stateless. The act neglects the Indian Tamils as the act is only granted to those who were either born in Sri Lanka or those whose forefathers were born there.
The agreement of bringing the Indian Tamils back to India by the India government were interrupted with ethnic violence. India only managed to take in a number of Tamils and the rest were to be granted Sri Lankan citizenship. Unfortunately, the rest of the tamils remained stateless as the Sri Lankan government could not be bothered with the request by the India government.
It is especially not fair for the Tamils as not only they do not get a citizenship, they also do not get their bacic rights. The Tamils still work hard on the tea plantations which also contributed to the Sri Lankan economy. But on the end, they had to resort to violence as they do not feel appreciated by the government.
In my opinion, i feel that the resettlement policy which was made during the 1950s is the most important as most of the Indian Tamils had became stateless due to the Citizenship Rights policy implemented in 1948 and then 2 years later, the Resettlment policy was implemented and the Indian Tamils had to moved out from their homelands for the Sinhalese. I find this outrageous and that this move made by the govt shows that they were unfair and did not care for the Indian Tamils but only for their people, the Sinhalese and so the Tamils may had resort to violence due to this.
In my opinion, i feels that , University Admission Criteria is the most important. As it is because , In 1970 , the government introduced new university admission criteria . And therfore,Tamile Students had to score hightermarks than the Sinhalese Students to enter the same courses in the universities. While the universities were also reserved for the Sinhalese. And i feel that, this new admission criteria is not fair to the Tamils. As everyone should deserve the same , as University should have people who has the ability to study . And not save spaces for the Sinhalese and trying to let them in For the university by having the admission criteria lower . And Admission is no longer based solely on acadamic results.
i feel that the university admissions are the most important. Being students, education is vital. having some form of education can help them get job applications in the future and may also help if they intend to study aboard. however, with the criterias set in such a way, tamils stand a very low chance into enrolling into the university, thus giving sinhalese the privilage and a guarantee-admission into the university as they have places reserved for them, unlike the tamils who have to work twice as hard as the sinhalese just to be able to study.
Citizenship Rights were the most important cause which contributed to the Sri Lankan Conflict as it meant that basic rights education,housing and voting were taken away from the Tamils.Being deprived of housing,education and voting immediately, it meant that the goverment was able to remove Tamil's house/land and do changes to your life without your opposition.Citizenship Rights removed Tamil's right to oppose them legally, this made the Tamils resort to violence.In conclusion, Citizenship rights were the most important cause of Sri Lankan conflict as if it did not occur, the relationships between Tamils and Sinhalese would not be inharmonious and strained as the Tamils would not have to use violence and conflict would be reduced.
Out of the 4 causes of the conflict in Sri Lanka, i think that the Resettlement policy played the most important role in worsening and pro-longing the effects of conflict.
Under the policy in the 1950s,Sinhalese peasants were transferred from a densely populated area to the tamil areas. This policy was implemented to provide land for the landless Sinhalese peasants to live and cultivate padi. Besides, Sinhalese peasants were not the only ones who came to live among them. Buddhist monks and the sri Lankan army which compromises of mostly Sinhalese also came to occupy their lands. This made the Indian Tamils very unhappy and dissatisfied. The lands of Indian Tamils were seized and thus, they were forced to move out of their homes.
Whereas for the university admission criteria, it only affected the youths and not all the Indian Tamils. Therefore, it is not the most important conflict. Whereas for the citizenship rights, in 2003, the Sri Lankan government had already passed the citizenship grant to the persons of Indian Origin Bill. Therefore, people who lived in Sri Lanka since 1964 or those who were descended from someone who lived in Sri Lanka since 1964 were given Sri Lanka citizenship. Hence, this issue was resolved in the end. Whereas for the Sinhala Only policy, in 1957, Sri Lankan government and Tamil leader had already signed a pact to acknowledge Tamil as the national minority and allow its use in Tamil dominated regions. Hence, this issue was also resolved.
In conclusion, i think that the resettlement programme is the most important factor of the 4 as it worsened and pro-longed the conflict between the Sinhalese and the Indian Tamils.
27 comments:
i personally think that the university admission criteria is one of the most important one beause it has affected the tamil students in getting their places in their future studies,on the other hand,the sinhalese gained adventage because they have fixed places reserved for them
WeiCong
3a2
i think that university admission criteria is the most important one as both religion are not treated fairly as their different minimum mark for university is different
marcus goh
Ruzaini 3e4
In my opinion the University admission criteria is the cause of the conflict. For Tamil the chance of getting the minimum marks of the course of study is lesser than for Sinhalese. This is due the admission criteria that was unfair to the tamil. The minimum marks that the course of study is most 15 marks and above. This cause most Tamil to be jobless and it is easier for the Sinhalese to get a job. This cause most Tamil to be unhappy becuase they have a hard time in thier life.They thought that the government are bias because they give the Sinhalese eaiser chance to have a job and this is unfair for the Tamil. This is how conflict began. Actually I wanted to compare with the three other policies but i am busy and do not have enough time. =X
Nigee 3A2
Among the four causes that contribute to the conflict, i think that Citizenship Rights is the most important. Because of the Ceylon Citizenship Act in 1948, many Indian Tamils were left stateless, except those who were either born in Srti Lanka or those whose forefathers were born there.
Even if they had been living in Sri Lanka for many years, the Indian Tamils do not have rights to education, jobs, housing and voting but they continue to work on tea plantations which contribute to the economy of Sri Lanka.
Because of the Citizenship Act which leaves many Indian Tamils stateless,it is no wonder that the Tamils would resort to violence.
Excellent discussion so far...
Nigee (3A2), you've put up a well-argued posting. Well Done!
WHat do the rest think? Which is the MOST important factor?
Mr Syed
Hanna Paiden, 3E4
Among the four causes, I think the Citizenship rights is the important one. Having the Ceylon Citizensip Act of 1948, many Indian Tamils were stateless as the act granted citizenship to those who were born in Sri Lanka or those whose forefathers were born there.
I'm done:D
i think that the Citizenship Rights conflict is the most important one because it has affected the Tamils and they were left stateless,and to be stateless means that they were no citizens of any country.
Atiqah Sarah (18) 3E4.
I think that the Citizenship Rights is most important.
Only those who were born in Sri Lanka or those whose forefathers were born in Sri Lanka, were granted citizenship.
This led the Indian Tamils to become stateless since they werent born in Sri Lanka, neither were their forefathers.This means that they werent granted citizenship and werent citizens of the country.This has caused as many as 100,000 Indian Tamils to remain stateless.
i felt that university admission criteria one of the most important ones as it make the tamil student difficult to futher their studies which the goverment set the criteria while the sinhalese get the benefit and advantage because lower criteria for them .
ariffin
3a2
i feel that resettlement is important as they live that for at least 1 year and above but they have to move out of their houses because of the sinhalese goverment wanted their people to live in more space so the order the tamil to let the sinhalese stay wheresle many tamil become stateless and homelness.this has made the tamil to lost their land as they have farm ther for year and now just by the government order,they have to gave their land to the sinhalese and even let them cultivate the land
Alex Lee 3A2
Among the four causes that contribute to the Sri Lankan conflict, i think that the University Admission Criteria is the most important as the tamils were being treated unfairly.
Admissions should be given by ability, no by race(copy from on 1sbq).Everyoneshould have a chance.
I think that Citizenship rights is most important.
The Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948 granted only to people who were either born in Sri Lanka or those whose forefathers were born there.
The Indian Tamils did not have basic rights such as education, jobs, housing and voting.
Because of the Ceylon Citizenship Act, as many as 100,000 Indian Tamils remained stateless.
Thus, i think that Citizenship rights is most important.
Estel Lee
3E4
Jazlyn 3E4
I feel that university admission criteria is the most important among the four causes. Tamil students have to score higher marks than the Sinhalese students in order to enter the same courses in universities, hence it is very unfair to them as it will lower the chance for them to enter the university, causing them not to have a better job. It very obvious that the government treats the Sinhalese better than the Tamils.
I think Citizenship Rights is the most important as because of the Ceylon Citizenship Act, many Indian Tamils were left stateless. But it was not as so for people who were either born in Sri Lanka or whose forefathers that were born there.
Thus, due to the large population of Indian Tamils left stateless, they conclude it with violence.
Nerwany
3E4
I think that the university admission criteria is the cause for the conflict between the Sinhalese and the Tamils . Tamil students had to score higher marks than the Sinhalese students to enter the same courses in the universities . This is unfair as before the 1970 , university admission was based on merit and not by the majority which the Tamils made up only about 18% . But after the 1970 , admission was no longer based academic results , fixed number of places in the university were reserved for the Sinhalese . This causes the Tamils to be very unhappy about it which i think causes the conflict between the Sinhalese and the Tamils .
i think that citizenship rights is the most important one because if the indian tamils are stateless, they would no longer feel that they belong to the country. whatmore getting admission to university when they cannot even have the basic rights such as education,jobs,housing and votings. they still have to contribute to the sri lankan economy despite being treated unfairly.
kalyisah,3e4
i think it is a matter of citizens right. the tamils were once had their own home. however, when the sinhalese took control, the tamils were robbed off their rights to be citizens of being a citizen of sri lanka-their own country. of course the tamils will feel angry. they were once a proud citizen of sri lanka but now they were cast aside just because they are being liked by the british. Given that reason, the tamil will just retaliate because of this unfair discrimination that was not their wrong in the first place.
faiz 3a2
I think the "sinhala only policy" is most important as the indian had only 3 years to learn the language which is ridiculous.They should have at least give more time or just make english the main language.
It also sad to see them get kick out just because they couldnt speak the language.It not fair to the indians.It should have at least build or give the indian a oppourtunity to work at a tamil language places
Therefore sinhala only policy is a ridiculous for the sri lanka government to torture the indians.they should work together
Among the four causes that contribute to the Sri Lanka conflict, i think that the University Admission Criteria is the most important because everybody deserve to study..
study opportunities
should not be given only if they are of a certain race. {osman 3A2}
Md Wan Fadhli,3A2
I Think the "Sinhala Only" Policy is one of the most important as it caused a lot of unhappiness.
Tamils have to learn to speak the language or else they would be dismissed from their jobs.
Whats more,they have only 3 years to learn the language.It is very unfair to the Tamils and this has cause a riot which killed 100 of people.
The Tension between the Sinhalese and Tamils continue to increase,leading to more fighting and deaths.
The Tamils has every right to be angry but creating a riot,was not really neccessary.
Md Wan Fadhli
3A2
Hani Halim,3E4.
I chose Citizenship Rights to be the most important factor as i think that because of the Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948, it left the Tamils feeling stateless. The act neglects the Indian Tamils as the act is only granted to those who were either born in Sri Lanka or those whose forefathers were born there.
The agreement of bringing the Indian Tamils back to India by the India government were interrupted with ethnic violence. India only managed to take in a number of Tamils and the rest were to be granted Sri Lankan citizenship. Unfortunately, the rest of the tamils remained stateless as the Sri Lankan government could not be bothered with the request by the India government.
It is especially not fair for the Tamils as not only they do not get a citizenship, they also do not get their bacic rights. The Tamils still work hard on the tea plantations which also contributed to the Sri Lankan economy. But on the end, they had to resort to violence as they do not feel appreciated by the government.
In my opinion, i feel that the resettlement policy which was made during the 1950s is the most important as most of the Indian Tamils had became stateless due to the Citizenship Rights policy implemented in 1948 and then 2 years later, the Resettlment policy was implemented and the Indian Tamils had to moved out from their homelands for the Sinhalese. I find this outrageous and that this move made by the govt shows that they were unfair and did not care for the Indian Tamils but only for their people, the Sinhalese and so the Tamils may had resort to violence due to this.
K Im done.
Muhammad Sufyan B.Azman 35 3E4
In my opinion, i feels that , University Admission Criteria is the most important. As it is because , In 1970 , the government introduced new university admission criteria . And therfore,Tamile Students had to score hightermarks than the Sinhalese Students to enter the same courses in the universities.
While the universities were also reserved for the Sinhalese. And i feel that, this new admission criteria is not fair to the Tamils. As everyone should deserve the same , as University should have people who has the ability to study . And not save spaces for the Sinhalese and trying to let them in For the university by having the admission criteria lower . And Admission is no longer based solely on acadamic results.
i feel that the university admissions are the most important. Being students, education is vital. having some form of education can help them get job applications in the future and may also help if they intend to study aboard. however, with the criterias set in such a way, tamils stand a very low chance into enrolling into the university, thus giving sinhalese the privilage and a guarantee-admission into the university as they have places reserved for them, unlike the tamils who have to work twice as hard as the sinhalese just to be able to study.
shannen,
3a2.
It is the 'Sinhala Only' Policy and there is no doubt to it!
Citizenship Rights were the most important cause which contributed to the Sri Lankan Conflict as it meant that basic rights education,housing and voting were taken away from the Tamils.Being deprived of housing,education and voting immediately, it meant that the goverment was able to remove Tamil's house/land and do changes to your life without your opposition.Citizenship Rights removed Tamil's right to oppose them legally, this made the Tamils resort to violence.In conclusion, Citizenship rights were the most important cause of Sri Lankan conflict as if it did not occur, the relationships between Tamils and Sinhalese would not be inharmonious and strained as the Tamils would not have to use violence and conflict would be reduced.
Out of the 4 causes of the conflict in Sri Lanka, i think that the Resettlement policy played the most important role in worsening and pro-longing the effects of conflict.
Under the policy in the 1950s,Sinhalese peasants were transferred from a densely populated area to the tamil areas. This policy was implemented to provide land for the landless Sinhalese peasants to live and cultivate padi. Besides, Sinhalese peasants were not the only ones who came to live among them. Buddhist monks and the sri Lankan army which compromises of mostly Sinhalese also came to occupy their lands. This made the Indian Tamils very unhappy and dissatisfied. The lands of Indian Tamils were seized and thus, they were forced to move out of their homes.
Whereas for the university admission criteria, it only affected the youths and not all the Indian Tamils. Therefore, it is not the most important conflict. Whereas for the citizenship rights, in 2003, the Sri Lankan government had already passed the citizenship grant to the persons of Indian Origin Bill. Therefore, people who lived in Sri Lanka since 1964 or those who were descended from someone who lived in Sri Lanka since 1964 were given Sri Lanka citizenship. Hence, this issue was resolved in the end. Whereas for the Sinhala Only policy, in 1957, Sri Lankan government and Tamil leader had already signed a pact to acknowledge Tamil as the national minority and allow its use in Tamil dominated regions. Hence, this issue was also resolved.
In conclusion, i think that the resettlement programme is the most important factor of the 4 as it worsened and pro-longed the conflict between the Sinhalese and the Indian Tamils.
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