Federalising Sri Lanka

This is an extract from an article posted at Sri Lanka Guardian.

"A federal solution would have given legitimacy and dignity to the Tamils to have the recognition that the North and East are traditional homelands of the Tamils; equally to the Sinhalese, the South and the West are the traditional homelands of the Sinhalese." - Renuka Sharma

http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2009/02/federal-solution-is-not-racist-option.html

How is this different from racism. Just because the authors have some academic background and know how to hide their ugly intentions with glossy, diplomatic terminology ?

This is what I believe we have to oppose at any cost, yes at any cost. Racism by another name or another form does not make racism acceptable.

I do not accept "the South and the West" as my homeland. I'm sure most of the Sinhalease will not agree too. And they shouldn't I believe.

The whole island of Sri Lanka is our homeland whether you are Sinhalease, Tamil or Muslim.

We should be ready to question the pure ethnic identities these pro-separatist elements are talking about. Such identities does not exist in reality and there is no way that you can create them without adding artificial constructions.

It's high time we attacked these constructions rather than entertaining them as basis for political reconciliation