(e) The medium of instruction in four schools in the North was changed from Tamil to
Sinhala.
(f) Access to Higher Education.- Since the present Government came into power there
has been racial discrimination. In 1970 admissions, a higher standard was required of
Tamil Students. Merit was abandoned. and under cover of giving weightage to
students in rural areas, the Government instituted a racial system of admission. We
give below the minimum aggregate marks required of Tamil and Sinhalese students in
1970.
Aggregate marks required for admission to the University from:
Tamils
Sinhalese
Peradeniya- Engineering
250
225
Katubedde- Engineering
232
212
Medicine and Dentistry
250
229
Agriculture, Veterinary & Bio-Science
184
174
Physical Science
204
183
Architecture
194
180
Since then Government has conceded that this ww a mistake, but it continues with the
same objective through a secret scheme of standardization based on language media
and area quotas: the consequential effect is to whittle down the admission of Tamil
students wbo on the ground of merit alone would be eligible for higher education.
5. VIOLENCE AGAINST TAMILS.
The Tamils have been subjected to violence in 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1974. In
1958 Tamils outside the Tamil territory were set upon by organized groups of
Sinhalese and were subjected to murder, torture, rape and looting. In 1961 it was used
to disperse the Satyagrahis; in 1974 violence was used to disperse large crowd
listening to a non-political cultural address where nine persons were killed. The Police
and Army often ran berserk and spread violence and terror over a much larger area
than the prescribed scene.
6 STARVATION AND DEATH.
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