The mainly Tamil churchmen and women say that today the ethnic minority's culture, religions, language and land are being suppressed with what they say is "an intent to destroy us in whole or part".
But the intolerant actions of these fundamentalists must be considered in the context of a minority language besieged by the culture of a strong neighbour.
This heritage is pursued by her granddaughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Empowerment of Minority Children through Education and Culture, with whom the Director-General will meet during the visit.
The reforms are necessary, lawyers say, because they believe the policy has created a culture of fear in minority communities.
Just as she rejected Islamic oppression in Africa, so in Holland she refused to submit to the will of the majority not to notice, judge or take action against the misogynist tyranny and anti-Western culture of the Muslim minority.
"Father realised that as Slovenian culture had been repressed by the Serbians and the Austrians, Welsh was a minority language within the British Empire and therefore we had to preserve our language and culture for posterity, " he said.
It's a shame that the UK government has sought to defend this broken bonus culture by acting as the trade union for a minority of highly paid traders.
The recent financial crisis appeared to give the left always a distinct minority in this country the opportunity to lastingly alter American culture, economics and politics.
While sports entertainment is enormously influential in our culture, the little secret inside the business is that only a small minority of the population are hardcore sports fans.
As in other minority areas, China's rulers are eager to show their concern for the preservation of local culture.
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