The Pathetic Life Of Upcountry Labourers.
Two hundred years ago Indian Tamils who work in estates were
brought to SriLanka by the British telling fake facilities. In the journey from
India to Sri Lanka many
died of wild animals’ attack, fatigue, and communicable diseases. They after
arriving here were engaged in work of tea and rubber estates. They were
intentionally, deliberately made into slaves. They don’t have the documents to
prove that their ancestors lived here and hence they can’t prove their citizenship
as well. They were maltreated in the estates but they were watched in order not
to return to India .
So they were deliberately made into slaves. After the independence their citizenship
was snatched. As a result they are neither the citizens of India nor Sri Lanka . Thondamaan, a politician
settled in Sri Lanka from India continually
fought for their rights. Though the rulers accepted they are the back bone of
the foreign income they tended to preach yet they’re slaves. Their slave state
was very well planned. When none is slave to none under the sun such a blithering attitude to
treat them as slaves. Their living place is called as “Layan Rooms”, resembles
like pig sties. They lack spacious space, hygienic facilities. ‘Cause of this
these people are vulnerable to diseases like Dengue, Kolara, Anaemic, and Diarrea.
Pregnant mothers lack nutrient food so their infants are either still born or
babies with less weight. Further these kids does not have nutritious food to
eat , they are vulnerable to mental diseases . Ultimately their educational
activities gets spoiled. There are students like Sinnasaamy Dharmaseelan who
have brimming level of knowledge to invent something. Normally we say upcountry is poor in education. But if all the hidden potentialities like Sinnasaamy Dharmaseelan will be identified and given an opportunity many upcountry students will gleam. The people who are living
against the conscience are living like free birds. But if we can’t treat the
back bone of foreign income with respect it’s such a shame to Sri Lanka . Aren’t
they human beings?
