In one hand and the national flag in another. It was described by journalists as a triumphalistĬelebration of military victory, that is, death and destruction.” The soldier brandishes an automatic weapon The victory memorial in Puthukkudiyiruppu was They are militaristic” because the wars wereįought with military weapons and military strategy from the start. 6,261 died andĢ9,551 of the Sri Lanka armed forces were wounded in Eelam War IV alone.īecause they celebrate the defeat of treason, separatism and illegal occupation They are heroic”īecause of the heroism of those who fought. The monuments project a story that is unashamedly heroic, triumphalĪnd militaristic, said journalists.
War monuments, all over the world, are placed where they are Scrubby northern region, the monuments are impossible to miss, foreign Rising from the flat and otherwise featureless Of Sri Lanka was criticized for crass monumentalism”. The monuments were subjected to snide comments and the government So it was necessary to launch a war against the That the government of Sri Lanka won the Eelam war.
These war memorials are victory memorials, emphasizing the fact Supporters of Tamil Separatism then turned their guns on the war monuments put up in the north by the There was no negotiated transition, between the army and the LTTE, justĪ crushing victory of one side over the other. Resulted from an outright military victory rather than a stalemate or peace The three-decade long war in Sri Lanka was unusual, journalists said. Journalists have attempted to diminish the victory. Sinhaladvipa, is a recognized sovereign state with clear boundaries, a seat in Government of Sri Lanka was a formidable enemy, not only militarily, but It was a protracted warĬreated by the British administration, now claiming exclusive rights to Was Sri Lanka’s first post- Independence civil war.
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