Warning to all UK Expats… Please check your child’s school registration data sheet
Posted on November 28th, 2010
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Remember how the journalist Bandula Jayasekra (Now the Diplomat) revealed inƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ the islandƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ in 2001 ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ that some UK SchoolsƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ re-clarified ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Sinhala Children asƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Srilankan Tamils on the school Registration forms.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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At that time. Ranil was “in peace” with Prabkaran and the UNP government was outraged. Then Foreign Minister Tyrone FernandoƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ called Bandula an irresponsible JournalistƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ in the Parliament andƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ demanded an apology. Our High Commission in London denied such thing was happening in UK. Since Bandula was living in Srilanka he could not substantiate his claim and had to apologize.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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However, Bandula was telling the truth and I personally knew two Sinhala mothers whose children had been recorded as “Srilankan Tamils”.
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One of our friends Bodhi Wije who was an influential member of the Labour Party took up this case with the Labour Government . If I remember correctly, then Education Minister told Bodhi that unless Srilankan Government made a specific request, he couldn’t ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ instruct UK schools to create a separate ethnic Category called Srilankan Sinhala in to school data forms.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ However ,heƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ assured him that ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ he would make ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ sure that noƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ non-Tamil ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ child would ever be registered ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ as aƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Srilanka Tamil on the school forms.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ We were happy with the outcome ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and left it at that.
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When my daughter passed her 11+ exam two years ago andƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ entered the only Grammer School in Ashford,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ there was the usual question on her Registration form, Is your child’s ethnic origin is ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Indian, Pakistan or other . ( If “Other” please specify)ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ “.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ticked ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Other box and then wrote Srilankan in brackets.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Last two Novembers, they sent me her new year ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ data sheet to check and sign and I saw her ethnicity had been correctly recordedƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ as “Other”.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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So imagine my shock and anger when myƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ daughter brought home her new academic year Registration form on Friday. Yes you’ve ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ guessed it, the school has re-classifiedƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ my daughter ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ as a Srilankan Tamil.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Some ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ UK school seems to have gone back to their old ways and started to classify all Srilanka children as ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Tamils.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I am outraged.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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For me, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ whether you are a Tamil, Sinhala, Malay or whatever, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ you are a Srilankan and no more.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ We all shouldƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ write ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ our ethnicity as Srilankans.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ However ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ LTTE Diaspora was having none of that.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ By relentless lobbying they have managed to convince the all UK Education authorities ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ that Tamils were a special ethnic group who needed aƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ separate identity. ManyƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ local ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ authorities in UK have ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ meekly given in toƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ them andƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ re-written ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ the data bases they were using in schools in order to accommodate LTTE’s demandƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ .ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Many of them even dont know Sinhalese are the majority in Srilanka .ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ There could be ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ a sinister motive behind this. For many years, Tamil Diaspora has beenƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ pressurizing ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ British Government to enter Tamil Language in to children’s school curricular.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ If they do succeed in getting all Sinhala Children registered as Tamils, they could ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ use this false statistics to further their cause.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ In a few years theyƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ would ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ say,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ “ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 25,000 Tamils children areƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ attending ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ British Schools nowƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and we ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ are now the biggest minority children ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ in UK. So we demand British children should learn Tamil as an extra language, just like it is compulsory for them to learn German or FrenchƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ or Spanish .”ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ They only have to get the support of a few LTTEƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ boot licking ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ MPS like Keith VazƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and Simon Huges the education AuthoritiesƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ would certainly ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ cave in.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ This is how LTTE DiasporaƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ work in London and they alwaysƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ get ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ their own way.
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If an English child has been registered by a school as British Scottish or British Welsh, there would be a huge ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ outcry in the media here. So why shouldƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ you ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ keep quietƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ if ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ your Sinhala or Muslim, or Malay child has suddenly become a Srilanka TamilƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ in their eyes.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I am going to see the school principal first thing on o Monday morning toƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ demand an investigation to how she had suddenly become a Srilankan Tamil.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ If you live in London and have school going children, I urge you to contact your child’s schoolƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and demand to see his registration form.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ You never know, he too may have been re-classified as a Srilankan Tamil.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ If it is the case, please letƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ us ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ know .ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚
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London Srilankan Associations should ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ takeƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ this upƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ with UK Education authorities as well as Srilankan Government before it is too late.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ .ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Thank your lucky stars. Ranil is no longer our PM.
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November 29th, 2010 at 12:40 am
This is done to retaliate some Sinhalese in Sri lanka who wrote racists attack against British as colonialists or white.
I wrote many time to Sinhalese do not personally attack British because they can take revenge on Sri lanka many time through tigers. If there is a problem, Sinhalese have legal right to take legal action against any individual British who do wrong, but if you attack whole Britain personally, they can attack Sinhalese in their own country.
Britain have shown willingness to be friend with Sinhalese and Sinhalese can greatly benefit from British in the field of business m, education and immigration, but something small happen, Sinhalese launch personal attack them which destroy everything.
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November 29th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Bandula Jayasekara was in Toronto. A good person. But he was right.
Brits know the difference between Sinhala and Tamil well. But why are they doing this “mistake”? Sri Lankan government dont need to respond this problem but those who live in Britain must take action in courts.
Sri Lankan elites and diplomats are Brit supporters. Tyrrone FDO once said LTTE criminal Prabhakaran was a REAL PATRIOT of Sri Lanka. If this kind of foul mouths exists in Sri lanka, how can we stop others?
Administrative errors are common and not necessary to add a RACIST flavour.
November 30th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
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