Embassy of Sri Lanka - Washington DC, USA

WHY A SEPARATE STATE IN SRI LANKA IS AN IMPRACTICAL GOAL

The Embassy of Sri Lanka, responding to an extensive disinformation campaign regarding the history of Sri Lanka, being carried out by the separatist lobby in the US and elsewhere, has developed a PowerPoint program, with authentic historical information on pertinent issues.

For instance:

According to the “Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon”, Portuguese Historian De Queyros (Book I; page 101), by the early 16th Century, the island was divided into 5 sub-kingdoms; “that of Cota (Kotte) to which all others were tributary (subordinate) acknowledging the King as Emperor.” One such Sub-Kingdom with a Sub-Ruler was Jaffnapatnam.
Rev. Phillipus Baldeus, the Dutch historian, who lived in Jaffna for many years around 1658 A.D., stated that the ruler of Jaffna had jurisdiction over a limited area in the north, including Jaffnapattnam, the adjacent isles and the island of Mannar.
Robert Knox, the Englishman, who landed in Kottiyar in the Trincomalee District in 1659 A.D., was apprehended by the Dissawa of Tambalegam (Tambalagama or Tampalakamam), and was produced before the King in Kandy.

These, among other authentic historical facts, prove that the statement in the Vadukkodai Resolution of 1976 that Tamils were in possession of the northern and eastern provinces from the dawn of history, is a myth.

These facts prove that the East was never a part of a Tamil Kingdom, as the separatist lobby falsely claims.

The PowerPoint program presents a better understanding of the history of the island and the myths surrounding the conflict.

Click for program