Two Sri Lankan Women

Two Sri Lankan women, one Tamil and one Sinhalese, reflect on the tragedy unfolding in Sri Lanka and the feelings that they share across the community divide. A conversation filmed for the new Sri Lanka Witness site at slwitness.oneworld.org.

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[wenura]

Ok. guys whatever happend has happend. Now is the time to rebuild and reach across all divisions to create a brand new country. Tsunami gave us an opportunity we didn't use it. Now the end of LTTE presents us with another opportunity. Hope, We will use this last opportunity.

[senthilvpc]

I feel sorry for this lady who lost all his relatives.

But I dont agree with her view that She wants to live in the same country.

[1982mockingbird1982]

@wenura Reconciliation will never be achievable as long as one side feels they have been deprived of justice and believe that their own government could murder (or something much worse) them with complete impunity. Human rights violations can not be swept aside and in order to build a brighter future, we must 1st acknowledge all the truths and all the injustices of the past (just as Germany did).

[1982mockingbird1982]

OMG I cant believe a Tamil woman is able to openly discuss this with a Sinhalese woman on camera! This is very encouraging and indicates there is hope for redemption when both sides are willing to come together and just seek the truth. And the best part is she didn't get called a TERRORIST just for speaking about what happened to her aunt. Im sure many Sinhalese people in SL would have no problem openly acknowledging the truth, if only they had the information and the freedom

[7Heaven8ROONEY]

oh my gosh are the sri lankan sinhala population that ignorant? I don't see any sinhalese or buddhists being put into camps, taken from their homes despite the war being over. the fact is the Sri Lankan Army have been found to committ war crimes which is inexcusable and the Sinhala population are all the more stupid for ignoring this. Channel 4's killing fields anyone? Why are you guys still talking about the LTTE when your goverment claims they no longer exist. Tamils deserve freedom (EELAM).

[7Heaven8ROONEY]

oh my gosh are the sri lankan sinhala population that ignorant. I don't any sinhalese or buddhists being put into camps, taken from their homes depite the war being over. the fact is the Sri Lankan Army have been found to committ war crimes which is inexcusable and the Sinhala population are all the more stupid for ignoring this. Channel Four's killing fields anyone? Why are you guys still talking about the LTTE when your goverment claims they no longer exist. Tamils desrve freedom (EELAM).

[rukshannn]

youtube.com/watch?v=jZOQ5ZeZsS­g

[rukshannn]

is she the only one who lost relatives in this world or in sri lanka? poor woman. its bad. kill only her relatives. its bad?

[memaansex]

how many died in safty zone? even tamilnet claim 1000nds and they are equiped with camaras computers to upload as soon as incident happends in such small area.......... they failed to display even 300 dead bodies. They tried to maximized the damage by taking enough visuals. If you can show me 300 atleast total of two months of visuals ....

This war is well foughted...... in iraq civilan death was over 1 million. this war didn't even exceed 100 000 over 30 years. I'm Proud to be Sri Lankan

[mastercooly7]

nah sla did it.

[roshan921]

actually you talking bit blindly.. becoz sri lanka Govt is doing there best to the people who were put to danger by LTTE, and govt forces have saved them all. the killings are done by LTTE, Even at last minute they killed inocent tamils.. now no LTTE, Country under one flag and there is one nation, we have only one king, that is his exerlancy mahinda rajapakshe..