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What an utterly ridiculous thing to say. Those people have lived in Sri Lanka since before the time of Christ, which is hell of a lot longer than White Europeans have lived in North America...

"The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C. probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The coastal areas of the island were controlled by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. Tens of thousands have died in the ethnic conflict that continues to fester. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006 and the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. In January 2008, the government officially withdrew from the ceasefire, and by late January 2009, the LTTE remained in control of a small and shrinking area of Mullaitivu district in the North."

The Tamil were the late comers...they arrived in Ceylon 20 centuries AFTER the Sinhalese.
Once Ceylon was "unified" by the Brits granted independence - the Tamil engaged in a war of independence..

Apparently, they lost.

The LEGITIMATE options the Tamil have now - is to accept political leadership by the Sinhalese who are 73.8% of the population and perhaps join in that leadership, or continue to fight and die or LEAVE Sri Lanka as SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND "non combatants" have already done...

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html#People

Like the Palestinians, I suspect those who remain will choose war and die.
Proving once again the science of survival of species by natural selection .

“What an utterly ridiculous thing to say. Those people have lived in Sri Lanka since before the time of Christ, which is hell of a lot longer than White Europeans have lived in North America...”

Thw Hindus were brought in by the British to pick Tea. Read up on your history here.