Sri Lanka strongly rejects genocide allegations

19-May-2025

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The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Issuing a statement on May 14, the Ministry emphasized that Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.

“It is worth highlighting that, in April 2021, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development of Canada officially confirmed that the Government of Canada has not made any finding of genocide in Sri Lanka,” the statement said.

The Government of Sri Lanka has repeatedly expressed its strong objections to the construction of a so-called Tamil Genocide Monument at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton, Canada. 

It has consistently urged the Federal Government of Canada to intervene and prevent this regrettable initiative by the Brampton City Council, the statement further added.