2 Quotes by Murugar Gunasingam

They [Sinhalese leaders] had clearly established their predilection for the Sinhalese national identity. Though the minority [Tamil] leaders elucidated a great deal of reasoning in this discussion, the Sinhalese leaders... remained steadfast in their decision to have the Lion flag, flexing their muscle of majority for their uncompromising loyalty for their Sinhalese nationality.

Numerous Tamils have had to embrace pitiful deaths due to the lack of even basic medical aids. From minor girls to women approaching menopause, numerous women were gang-raped, sexually assaulted and abused. The temples of Tamil Hindus and the churches of Tamil Christians were all razed to the ground, with innumerable Tamil priests being burned to death and many Christian priests being brutally tortured before being imprisoned and killed.