1.   These are the basic political aspirations of the Tamil people.

2.   All receive combat training, and the girls are told stories of glory from Hindu epics about women who battled enemies of the Tamil people.

3.   In Tamil Nadu, local leaders say the report was an affront to the Tamil people.

4.   Kumaratunga said the only negotiated political solution for the Tamil people will have to be within a united Sri Lanka.

5.   Many young Tamil people fled to the north to join the him.

6.   Mrs. Kumaratunga urged the Tamil people to persuade the rebels to end the ethnic war.

7.   Mrs. Kumaratunga also said the solution to the ethnic conflict lies in addressing the genuine grievances of minority Tamil people.

8.   Relief agencies also say that many Tamil people have gone to shelters.

9.   She also said the solution to the ethnic conflict lies in addressing the genuine grievances of minority Tamil people.

10.   The civilians are vital to the guerrillas, who recruit most of their fighters from among the northern Tamil people.