Thread by @mrpaluvets

Tamil Nationalism's social justice history starts from the abolishment of the Adimai-Kudimai system.
👁️‍🗨️ Caste was criminalised by the Tigers.
👁️‍🗨️The Jaffna Youth Congress & the Federal party spoke of Caste abolishment.
#அறிவோம்ஈழம்

https://twitter.com/yathurshau/status/1515960179212587011

👁️‍🗨️The ITAK/Federal Party was formed championing the citizenship rights of the Upcountry Tamils.
👁️‍🗨️The Federal Party and the Tamil Tigers used the term 'Tamil speaking people' instead of Tamils in order to accommodate the Muslims, who wanted to identify themselves as Muslims

ethnically and not just religiously.
👁️‍🗨️The Tamil Tigers called for the abolishment of the dowry system
👁️‍🗨️The Tamil Tigers criminalised caste
👁️‍🗨️The Tamil Tigers created a lot of affirmative action programs like Poompuhar Grama Mempaatu thittam etc

👁️‍🗨️Trade Unions had legislative powers in their control
👁️‍🗨️A lot of anti-caste legislation was implemented through such initiatives
👁️‍🗨️Sri Lanka's only law against caste discrimination was brought forward and strongly supported by leaders like Vanniasingam(ITAK)

👁️‍🗨️Vanniasingam even drafted a 5 point party(ITAK) programme against casteism.
👁️‍🗨️ The Tamil Tigers and the MULF even came to a power sharing agreement in the North & East between Tamils and Muslims in 1988
👁️‍🗨️Till date that agreement is the only agreement that

devolves meaningful powers with the Muslim community.
👁️‍🗨️The Tigers defined Tamil Nationalism as something that is accomodative of Multi-Nationalism
👁️‍🗨️The identity of the Tamil Nation, from flags to anthems all carry social justice messages

👁️‍🗨️The Tamil Nation has been represented by leaders from different faiths, and castes. Even Thesiyath Thalaivar was himself a Rationalist.

Sinhala Nationalism accepts caste as a way of life. Their Sanghas are built along caste lines.

The ruling elite of the Sinhala Nation come from the Govigama caste and from the Buddhist religion. This is a simple list of differences between Sinhala Nationalism & Tamil Nationalism.

For more details read a bloody history book.

I can quote Thesiyath Thalaivar criticising Manu Tharmam, casteism, and the regressive religious traits that contributed to caste and women oppression. Can anybody show me one such quote from a Sinhala Nationalist leader?

The father of Sinhala Nationalism is Anagarika Dharmapala, the senior most celebrated father of Tamil Nationalism is Thanthai Chelva. Anyone want to compare their political messages and see?

Shall we compare and see?

Sinhala Nationalists follow the Mahavamsa. Tamil Nationalists mostly refer to Sangam Literature and Thirukkural. Want to compare literature and see what is more progressive?

The Tamil struggle adopted the casteless Tamil Sangam era, as the standard of Tamil lifestyle/antiquity

I can keep on writing... But i think i have conveyed the message here.