Encouraged by the government, thousands of Sinhalese are meanwhile flocking to the east to reclaim land from which the LTTE chased them or their parents.

• 政府在一方面释放难民的同时，而另一方面成千上万的僧伽罗人在政府的鼓动之下蜂拥到东部地区抢回他们以及他们父母被猛虎组织夺走的土地。