through necessacity. That does not mean they ar eliving in harmony. The Tamil aras are neglected and if the government opens a factory in tamil area it is used as an excuse to bring Sinhala colonists and thier families.I was born and raised up in Colombo and can speak Singhala. Even Tamils like us livng in Colombo have been angry at teh discrimination taht we have faced but are unable to speak up due to fear of reprisals/ So it iis incoorect to say that hte Tamils in Colombo are very happy may be a few but more than 95% are not as I was aTamil living in Colombo.w6