The Black Day Delusion: How Political Opportunism Is Cannibalising the Tamil Future | Aruliniyan Mahalingam

The Ritual of Self-Defeat

Once again, on February 4th, as Sri Lanka marked its 78th year of independence from British rule, a familiar theatre of political spectacle unfolded across the North and East. Black flags were hoisted. Placards were raised. Slogans denouncing the Sri Lankan state echoed through the streets of Kilinochchi, Batticaloa, and Jaffna. Tamil political figures