Sri Lanka protests ‘genocide monument’ in Canada ahead of civil war anniversary
Sri Lanka has conveyed its “strong objections” to the opening of a “Tamil genocide monument” in Brampton in Ontario, Canada, saying such actions “complicate and undermine” the government’s efforts towards reconciliation and national unity.
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath on Wednesday summoned the Canadian High Commissioner in Colombo and conveyed the government’s position on the “unfounded genocide allegations” and the construction of such a memorial in Canada, which is home to a sizeable population of Sri Lankan Tamils who fled the island nation’s long civil war…..| read more on THE HINDU
