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Looking back at Lanka Tamil Eelam conflict
A look at the history of Sri Lanka and how the struggle for Tamil Eelam began and gained momentum. Area: Around 66,000 sqkm (40,000 sq km Sinhala homeland; 26,000 sq km Tamil homeland — 1948 situation). Population: Just crossed the mark of 2 crore (estimates, 2006), (74% Sinhala speaking, 25.2% Tamil speaking and 0.8% others - 1981 census, proper census of population not held thereafter). 1505
A look at the history of Sri Lanka and how the struggle for Tamil Eelam began and gained momentum. Area: Around 66,000 sqkm (40,000 sq km Sinhala homeland; 26,000 sq km Tamil homeland — 1948 situation). Population: Just crossed the mark of 2 crore (estimates, 2006), (74% Sinhala speaking, 25.2% Tamil speaking and 0.8% others - 1981 census, proper census of population not held thereafter). 1505
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