Omanthai railway station had been in-operational since 23 June 1990 due to the Sri Lankan Civil War. The station was re-opened on 27 May 2011.
Notice the mis-spelling of the English name on the station sign - Omanthai has been Sinhalised to Omantha. Even the rabidly nationalist Island newspaper spotted the "mistake". This was no mistake - this is just another example of the systematic Sinhalisation of Tamil lands.
The omnipresent Sri Lankan military were at this event, as they are at all events in the north and east. Two years after the end of the civil war the north and east continue to be administered under martial law.
Notice the mis-spelling of the English name on the station sign - Omanthai has been Sinhalised to Omantha. Even the rabidly nationalist Island newspaper spotted the "mistake". This was no mistake - this is just another example of the systematic Sinhalisation of Tamil lands.
The omnipresent Sri Lankan military were at this event, as they are at all events in the north and east. Two years after the end of the civil war the north and east continue to be administered under martial law.
