Cultural Genocide – Sinhalese Right to Identity at stake: Sinhalese are not prepared to give up Sinhale Identity for the sake of becoming a Sri Lankan
Posted on February 3rd, 2017

Shenali D Waduge

The fundamental right to a historically held identity is being incrementally usurped. There is a plot to usurp the Sinhale Identity. It must be opposed. The Sinhale identity is in our blood and the Buddhist identity is also in our blood. This has been so for over 2600years. Even the colonials did not attempt to remove it completely. Traitors who are now in power led by non-Sinhalese are agreeing to do everything possible to make Sinhalese rootless people. Non-Sinhalese cannot define who Sinhalese should be. Non-Sinhalese who had no role in building up this island-nation cannot determine what the history or future of this island nation will be or should be. Sinhale identity cannot be substituted with the Sri Lankan identity which is just 45 years old. If Tamils nor Muslims will ever give up their identity why should the Sinhalese? Every nation has a majority, simply because minorities do not like the majority, majority rule cannot be replaced and substituted with minority rule! The fundamental right to protect and preserve the Sinhale Identity cannot be denied to the Sinhalese. This is what all Sinhalese should now fight for.

No one can remove the fact that the island was known as Sinhale and the State religion was Buddhism followed by all Kings including the Chola invader Elara. That national identity is over 2600 years old.

No one can dispute that fact that the Sinhalese evolved in the Sinhale nation while Tamils and Muslims evolved in other foreign climes. To claim homelands people, have to evolve in it.

The Sinhale state name and the State status to Buddhism changed with the invasion and occupation of Western Christian rule and hegemony. The present efforts cloaked under various vessels in the form of secularism, multiculturalism, plural society, inter-faith are all sinister attempts to usurp the sacred place Buddhism has had for over 2600 years and deny the Sinhale majority who built this island nation their heritage. Like it or not Tamils and Muslims cannot show any historical artefact to claim civilizational existence except destroying what the Sinhale Buddhist kings and their citizens had built.

The history books need to clearly correct that the 1956 Buddhist Commission Report sought the rectification of historical injustices to the Sinhale Nation/ Buddhism and the Sinhale people. The Report covered the atrocities committed by the Portuguese, Dutch and British with the objective to denationalize natives, remove their local heroes and replace them with foreign ones and slowly uproot the historical links is exactly what is being done through the lackey government now in power.

Today, Non-Sinhalese are being tasked to define what the Sinhale nation should be, who Sinhalese are and how Sinhalese should live. Non-Sinhalese cannot be tasked to write the history of Sri Lanka or the Education syllabus removing elements of history that is unpalatable to them. Incrementally efforts are afoot to remove important parts of history and heroes from the history texts to give a notion that we must be appreciative of colonial invasion and occupation. None of the horrific crimes of the colonial rulers or the South Indian invaders are highlighted with examples. Every attempt is being done to remove all elements that are associated with the Sinhalese and the Buddhist identity of Sri Lanka. The foreign funded campaign to remove Perahera Elephants was exposed in time. Similarly, subtle attempts are taking place targeting every area associated with the Sinhalese to be destroyed or tarnished by sponsoring lackey Sinhalese who have chosen to function as rootless people to do the dirty work of humiliating all aspects of Sinhalese culture, traditions and history. Many of these have been given powerful positions to facilitate that overall aim.

Western Christian nations and their leaders pledge to uphold the Christian ethos of their countries while majority Muslim nations will not budge from giving non-Muslims any status in par with Islam, why should these entities demand that we give up the Sinhale Buddhist heritage, our cultures, traditions & our historical identity? Even the Vatican refuses to be plural or secular!

The new constitution, being drafted by people who do not represent the majority Sinhalese in any way are being tasked to achieve the objective of bringing in clauses that would usurp the national identity of the Sinhale nation, sacred place afforded to Buddhism and the Sinhale people.

We have watched this circus enough.

This cultural genocide and the denial of our historical fundamental right to continue our identity is sacred to us. Sinhalese need to now unite discarding all other divisions and realize the dangers of the overall objective under the camouflage of bringing reconciliation and peaceful coexistence. These concepts are being used to deceive us into compromising and giving up what our ancestors had proudly held together.

Let us not be fooled any more.

Tamils and Muslims do not give up anything associated with them so why should it be only the Sinhalese.

In compromising as we have over the years – we have lost much.

Our goodwill and compassion has been manipulated and we have been taken for fools.

We have very little to lose now, our pride should not also be taken away from us. When that happens we will end up rootless people with no history and nothing to feel proud of. As an example just take the people of the Caribbean Islands. These people were originally slaves transported from Africa. They do not have any ties to their proud African heritage. All they have is music and dancing. We have a history of over 2600 years that none of the countries plotting to remove ours can match. Possibly jealousy inspires their intentions to remove our identity. Whatever the reasons, we must protect what is ours. It is our culture, our identity, our history, our heritage that is now at stake and being taken to the gavel. The Sinhala people, the Maha Sangha, Sinhala Organizations/Associations and even Sinhala politicians must all wake up.

Quoting Senaka Weeraratna The primordial national identity of this country is Sinhale and religious identity is Buddhist. These two historical identities should not be allowed to be dispensed with in order to embrace an artificial secular identity (Sri Lankan) that has neither roots to the soil of the country nor been shaped either by history, common values, heritage or destiny”

He advocates that all Sinhalese establish their primordial national identity by writing ‘Sri Lankan (Sinhala)’ on all national forms (NIC, Passport etc) This is an excellent idea that all Sinhalese must take up.

The problems all former colonies suffer are all part of the divide and rule policies adopted by the colonial invading nations. Sinhalese must refuse to erase their national identity and heritage to rectify problems that were created by the West & India.

Let us not moan when the task of making us rootless is complete but resolve to unite and stop the efforts to usurp the Sinhale cultural identity and make the Sinhalese rootless people and servile to the minorities.

Shenali D Waduge

http://www.sinhalanet.net/reconciliation-must-rectify-the-historical-injustices-meted-out-to-sinhala-buddhists-during-450-years-of-colonial-rule-under-three-global-christian-powers

5 Responses to “Cultural Genocide – Sinhalese Right to Identity at stake: Sinhalese are not prepared to give up Sinhale Identity for the sake of becoming a Sri Lankan”

  1. Dilrook Says:

    Well said Shenali.

    The sad truth is there are no leaders to lead the Sinhalese. All politicians are after minority vote as long as executive presidency stays. Most people are perennial supporters of political parties and personalities. They will not change. As a result, most Sinhalese have given up protecting their heritage. They dream of flying to a greener pasture. They cannot be faulted as they have to do what is best for their children. No one wants to live in a country manipulated by the TNA and SLMC.

    If the entirety of the island nation cannot be saved, at least Sinhala majority provinces must be saved as a matter of priority. Some fools follow the ‘all or nothing’ approach which will ruin everything. They refuse to discuss a Plan B as someone avoiding insurance. Ancient rulers saved what could be saved when they realised they couldn’t humanely protect all. We can blame them today but had they not done it, we would have lost all. By holding on to important areas, they ensured we will get another chance to take back what was lost.

    These are tough choices. Practicality must be factored into any cause of action. Otherwise it simply won’t work.

  2. Lorenzo Says:

    Only the MILITARY + SANGHA can do it.

    No one can TELL this in SL. Gestapo catches you if you say this in SL.

    But that’s the truth.

    We need ONE MAN with a backbone to get things done. We need a SINGHALA PIRPAHARAN.

  3. Ancient Sinhalaya Says:

    Catholic run UNPatriotic party has been successfully destroying Buddhism, Sinhalese race and Sri Lanka. It started
    with the traitor alugosuwa (to Sinhalese only) thambi mudiyanselage jr@, then alugosu (to Sinhalese only) lk
    porisada and now the biggest traitor ever in the history of Sri Lanka, traitor chief die hard catholic token Buddhist
    Batalande Wadakaya pol pot r@nil wickramaSinhalakiller. The three alugosuwas made sure all the UNPatriotic
    jaathi dhrohee desshapaluwans toe the line with excessive use of pathalayin in the background. So all the traitor low
    lives mongalaya, kirixxlla, cham pakaya, somersaulting banda (sb), etc etc became poodles in front of the alugoswas.
    Today Sri Lanka, Sinhalese race and Buddhism on the death bed. Traitor UNPatriotics’ ardent supporters tamils,
    mussies, catholics and the catholic west are over the moon.

    For the catholic-run UNPatriotic party it is:
    Buddhism maranam gachchami
    Sinhalese maranam gachchami
    Sri Lanka maranam gachchami.
    That’s their mantra. Even traitor chief die hard catholic token Buddhist Batalande Wadakaya pol pot r@nil
    wickramaSinhalakiller sings this in parliament quietly. Still some traitor monk(ey)s like thibbotte bathgotte devidathara,
    high priest (higher state of mind due to ‘meditation’/medication?), ambare damilaya etc. etc. getting free dinners
    and still support the Wadakaya and his party. Who needs enemies when you have enemies within?

    Please click on any of the links below to see catholic-run UNPatriotic party’s handy work to destroy Buddhism,
    Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese race. Sinhalaya being famous for modayas easily duped by the traitor low live
    UNPatriotics.

  4. Ancient Sinhalaya Says:

    Catholic-run UNPatriotic party is responsible for all the ills Sinhalese, Buddhism and Sri Lanka facing today.
    Tragedy is, still a lot Sinhalese think it is fashionable to be a supporter of this anti Sinhalese, anti Buddhist, anti
    Sri Lankan party. Sinhala modayas think it is run by ‘Sinhalese’ like thambi mudiyanselage jr@, lk porisada, now
    traitor chief die hard catholic token Buddhist Batalande Wadakaya pol pot r@nil wickramaSinhalakiller etc. etc.
    What Sinhala modayas don’t understand is they are/were the traitor of the highest calibre and their main goal is
    to secure traitor tamils, mussies, catholics and the catholic west’s support. So the traitor UNPatriotic low live
    deshapaluwan has been the curse for the Sinhalese, Sri Lanka and Buddhism. But they paint a rosy picture with
    the catholic controlled media in Sri Lanka and dupe the Sinhala modayas to support these Sinhalese murdering,
    Buddhism destroying, Sri Lanka destroying UNPatriotics. Still Sinhala modayas can’t see their true colours. Sinhalaya
    are called modayas for a reason!

    http://ltte-christian-ties.blogspot.com/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV6_o9txURc

    http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2015/08/05/christianizing-of-sri-lanka-unps-betrayal-of-buddhism/

    http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2016/05/27/ranil-wickremasinghes-new-unp-3/

    http://www.lankagrid.com/soma-thero/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_eJ1gX_fuU

    http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2016/09/26/ltte-terrorism-church-links-can-someone-explain-these-photos/

  5. Christie Says:

    Here we go again. History of Sinhalese go back at least hundred thousand years. That is from human bones and other artifacts found in the island nation. Then histories like Ramayana takes us back to about five thousand years.

    The word Ceylon evolved from Sinhala. Our country was known to the West and East as the land of Sinhala: Selan, Seylan, Celiao, Ceylon, Xylon. Indian subcontinent was known as the land where Hindus lived as Hindia, India.

    We should not get things muddled up by talking about religion and race together.

    We Sinhalese could be a Buddhist, a Muslim or a Christian. The struggle is between the Sinhalese and Indians. The Indians are Hindus and a few Muslims and Christians.

    It is important to notice how Indian colonial parasites managed to get Banda to leave and form a new party called Sri Lanka Freedom Party? Lanka, Ilankei etc are the names used by the people of the Indian Subcontinent. Indian colonial parasites use the same name.

    We are not the only people who are disappearing from Earth because of the Indian Empire.

    Ever heard of the Bo people of the Andaman Islands. Then the Aborigines of Assam; Nagaland, and Chhattisgarh.

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