{"id":4391,"date":"2023-07-23T07:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T11:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamilrightsgroup.org\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2023-07-23T07:55:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T11:55:46","slug":"remembering-sri-lankas-july-1983-anti-tamil-pogrom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tamilrightsgroup.org\/ta\/remembering-sri-lankas-july-1983-anti-tamil-pogrom\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Sri Lanka&#8217;s July 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>In the summer of &#8217;83, a week of infamy,<br>A cowardly act of terror, stained in history.<br>Sponsored by the state, a revenge they sought,<br>Targeting Tamil souls, a cruel onslaught.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Genocidal Sri Lanka, its true colors revealed,<br>State-terrorism unveiled, wounds yet to be healed.<br>The Tamil militants, a challenge they couldn&#8217;t face,<br>In response, a reprisal on innocent lives they embrace.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sinhala mobs unleashed their rage and hate,<br>Against the Tamils, sealing their cruel fate.<br>Turmoil engulfed as necks met with fire&#8217;s blaze,<br>Boiling tar barrels, where innocent lives were ablaze.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>A gruesome scene of horror, women bore the brunt,<br>Their breasts cruelly severed, a heartless stunt.<br>Tamil homes and businesses, looted and set aflame,<br>The Sinhala mob&#8217;s fury, leaving nothing but shame.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The list of atrocities, too long to recount,<br>Innocent lives lost, an endless fount.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>For in the face of hatred, love shall rise,<br>Through poetry&#8217;s grace, truth never dies.<br>Let the world bear witness, let justice find its way,<br>To heal the wounds inflicted on that fateful day.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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