31.   Tamil separatists accuse the Sinhalese majority of discrimination against the Tamil minority.

32.   Tamil Tiger rebels accuse the Sinhalese majority of discriminating against the Tamil minority.

33.   That was before ethnic Tamil separatists took up arms against the government, controlled by the Sinhalese ethnic majority.

34.   Tamil guerrillas are fighting for a homeland, claiming that the minority Tamils are discriminated in jobs and education by the Sinhalese majority.

35.   Tamil rebels accuse the Sinhalese majority, which controls the government and the military, of discriminating against the Tamil minority.

36.   Tamil rebels are fighting for a separate state, claiming discrimination by the Sinhalese majority.

37.   Tamils claim widespread discrimination by the Sinhalese majority who control the government and military.

38.   Tamil rebels demand a separate homeland, accusing the Sinhalese majority of oppressing them.

39.   Tamils, who have a distinct cultural identity and language, accuse the Sinhalese majority of widespread discrimination in education and jobs.

40.   Tamil rebels in the former British colony want to carve out an independent homeland in northeast Sri Lanka, declaring minority Tamils are discriminated against by the Sinhalese majority.