Eng draft 5

Ever since the British left Sri Lanka in 1948, the Sinhalese people govern their country and Implemented a lot of changes.

AMITHNAL RAHUL and his younger brother Diyon Ranuga were walking their way back home from their part time work as tea boys.

“ Boys! You are back just in time for my vegetable curry to be finish for dinner.” their mother Kalathma Subaja opening her hands to welcoming them back. “I know that you will like it.” she continued in a tempting speech.

“ We made 7 Ruppies today enough to pay for our school fees if we add the up with what we earn during the last three weeks.” RANUGA said excitedly

“ OK . Boys just go and get ready to eat dinner while I close the door.” replied their mother.

As the three of them sat around the food chanting their prayers they were interrupted by a phone call rang, . Their mother went to pick it up, it was their father Suvik Vinsadva.

As their mother put down the phone she said “ Your father would be coming back rather late as he needs to do double shifts.”

“ So what are you going to do when you get your O' level results back Rahul ?” Ranuga asked curiously.

“ Well I thought of going to Uva Wellassa University, which is one of the best university in Sri Lanka as my results are the top in the school, but my Sinhalese still needs to improve as it is needed in Sri Lanka now since the Official Language Act in 1956.” RAHUL replied while taking a sip of water. “But later after I graduate, I will find a high paying job to buy the dream house that mum always wanted , the car that dad always wanted and the toy you always wanted.” Rahul assured Ranuga

As the days go by Rahul got more eager and eager to see his results. Telling every body what he would do when he get it back.


“Mom, Mom, guess what I got back from school. It is my O' level slip and I got 3A2s, 2B3s and my Sinhalese got a B4” RAHUL came running back home waving a piece of paper.

At the very next day, Rahul went to the university to apply for the school administration. When he came back his face was in a glum state, as the whole family sat around the table Rahul explained “ The university said that I needed 4A1s and 2B3s to go in to the university and the university that accept me is the one that is nine kilometers away from home and is one of the worst university. And the Sinhalese who got lower than me got in.”

“ My forefathers came to Sri Lanka to get a better life and they have it, now look at us when the British left Ban Dara Non Ke took the government and made all this policies like the Resettlement policy in 1950s, the Sinhalese people move to our lands and took our fertile land and jobs away from us.” their father interrupted as he came through the door.

During the next few days Rahul work as a low paying cashier in a supermarket earning up to 32 ruppies a day. This continued until Ranuga also took his O' level but cannot enter the university due to the same reason as RAHUL.

They then heard about Kumaratanga recruiting people for the Tamil Tigers as group that has enough of the Sinhalese government and had taken arms to fight their way to freedom.

They both join and was thought how to fire weapons and military combat for their attack on the Sinhalese, as well as helping to recruit more Tamils for the Tamil Tigers, while waiting for the day to attack the Sinhalese people.

“The day is finally here, the rotten Sinhalese has always push us around, but not anymore today they will remembers us on 1983 when we the Tamils will stand up and fight for their freedom.” Rahul shouted to his troops shooting his fist into the air. “This is for our freedom, long live the Tamil tigers.” he continued.

“Long live Tamil Tigers! Long live Tamil Tigers!” went his Tamil troops punching their fist into the air.