Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka

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Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was enacted on 8 August 1983 and made it a criminal offence to advocate secession and establishing a separate state within Sri Lanka .It also made it mandatory for Sri Lankan members of Parliament and holders of official posts not to support a separate state within Sri Lankan borders and take an oath on this.This was done as Tamil United Liberation Front had called for a separate state called Tamil Eelam in the Vaddukoddai Resolution and the Black July riots had taken place which led to the Sri Lankan Civil War. [1] [2] [3] [4] This led to TULF members of the Sri Lankan parliament refusing to take the oath and forfeiting there seats.Tamil Separatists led by LTTE took over leadership of the Tamils during the course of the Sri Lankan Civil War. [5] [6] [7]

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  2. ↑ Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Published under the auspices of the Pakistan American Foundation. 2006. p. 80. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Pacific Affairs. University of British Columbia. 1986. p. 32. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "More than meets the eye? The Sri Lankan Supreme Court's decision on the proscription of the Federal Party". Dr Asanga Welikala. constitutionnet. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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