Political Impacts

The war between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE can be seen in the Dehiwala train bombing in 2008.The Defence Ministry blamed the LTTE for the incident adding that in its pursuit for a mono ethnic separate homeland for Tamils, the LTTE has killed and maimed innocent people including children, Tamil and Sinhala political leaders in indiscriminating bomb attacks. This had lead to a increased tension between Tamil and Sinhala poltical leaders. The cause of this bombing is actually a retaliation to the Sri Lankan armys' bombing of a van in a Tiger controlled area. With both sides not giving way to each other, the leaders of both sides will just continue this feud over the Tiger controlled area.