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All important points - on the 2nd: the pin-drop silence about #MaaveerarNaal from most of the SL twitterati, who used to have a lot to say about Tamils nationalism, is important.
The silencing of thousands of Tamils who turned out in all districts of the North-East, is what the Southern press (from rabidly SinBud nationalist to ColLib types) and other commentators have in common. Compare to the Tamil press, including Colombo-based Virakesari: 
They feel more comfortable (albeit limited) talking about May18 remembrance, despite its Tamil nationalist overtones, because it is easier to imagine Tamils as hapless victims. However, in the Tamil nationalist calendar, MN is the much larger and culturally more significant event
