Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna

Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; National Liberation Front) was a political party formed in 1957 by the K. M. P. Rajaratne and his wife, Kusuma Rajaratne.[1] The JVP received support from local businesses, and anti-Tamil riots were extreme in villages it was active.

Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna
FounderK. M. P. Rajaratne
Founded1957
HeadquartersPolonnaruwa
IdeologySinhalese Buddhist nationalism
Corporatism

Riots

Following the arrangement for talks between Federal Tamils and the government of Ceylon,[2] riots broke out against the country's Tamil population. Several Sinhalese mobs broke into Tamil houses and attacked. The attacks included rape. This violence were higher in the Polonnaruwa district.[3]

Following the riots, the government of Ceylon banned ITAK and the JVP.[4] The bans lasted for several months.

Coalition government

After the ban ended the JVP contested in elections, and joined the United National Party (UNP).[5] The UNP promised positions several organisations that opposed Marxism.

References
  1. A. Jeyaratnam (2010). Electoral Politics. p. 25.
  2. Manor, James (1989). The Expedient Utopian: Bandaranaike and Ceylon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521371919.
  3. "NPC Resolution on Tamil Genocide" (PDF). TamilGuardian. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. "The Assassination of Bandaranaike", Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  5. How a Seven Party National "Government was Formed Fifty Years Ago". Daily Mirror SL.
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