The Sri Lankan Tamils demanded an independent state with the name of [[1]].

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The Sri Lankan Tamils demanded an independent state with the name of Tamil Eelam. Sri Lanka's northern and eastern regions have a Tamil majority. Many political organisations in Sri Lanka emerged in the 1980s that emphasised the concept of regional autonomy. The rejection of regional autonomy for Tamils in the northern and eastern regions by the majoritarian Sinhala government prompted the Sri Lankan Tamils to desire an independent state. Several political organisations arose in the 1980s, calling for an independent Tamil Eelam (state) in Sri Lanka's northern and eastern regions. The hostility between the two communities of Sinhalese and Tamils erupted into a full-fledged battle. It quickly devolved into a civil war.

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