Rather than cheer a government victory over the Tigers, many Tamils would mourn what they would see as a defeat for their hopes of a fair deal in the Sri Lankan polity.

• 与其为政府军打败猛虎组织而欢呼，许多泰米尔族人也许应该为他们和平处理斯里兰卡政治问题的希望破灭而感到悲哀。