Ambihai Akilan

Advocacy officer with People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL)

About the author

Ambihai Akilan is a second-generation Tamil-Canadian and an advocacy officer with People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL).

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The ethno-nationalist political underpinnings of Black July still characterise the Sri Lankan state today.

Residents of the capital city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, return to this market area to re-supply their home needs following 5 days of riots and fire, July 29, 1983. Thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed by the riots which continue Friday. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)

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