Inferiority-complex fallout of Lanka’s majority View(s):Over the past several decades attempts have been made to consider the geopolitical status of Sri Lanka alongside Tamil Nadu, which would result in the independence and sovereignty of this island nation reduced to zero. We recall the fallout envisaged of bringing together the then populous state of Tamil Nadu 75 million to Sri Lanka’s 15 million or so by a visiting academic of New York (in the1980s): It creates an inferiority complex among the majority of the Sri Lankan community. This is an issue which Sri Lanka has to maintain extreme vigilance lest it becomes a vassal state of the Indian Union. It was at this point he claimed that India had done more for Sri Lanka than the IMF. Meanwhile, what is the response of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry to the Sword of Damocles hanging over Lanka’s sovereignty and independence?

Source: Sunday Times June 18, 2023 13:13 UTC