Protest Rally in Eppawala, August 1999
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Policemen ready for the rally to begin
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Beginning of the March
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Protesters
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Protesters at the rally
Signs read: "Don't give our region to the dirty foreigners"
"How can you destroy our heritage?"
"Protect our Phosphatedeposit and our village lands
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Signing petitions to the Government of Sri Lanka
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Signing petitions to the Government of Sri Lanka
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Bala Tampoe of the Ceylon Mercantile Union addresses Rev. Piyarathana and the crowd
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Effigy of H.E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka
Sign reads: "A millionaire waiting to take away the lands of the poor"
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Effigy of the President of Sri Lanka being Crucified
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Effigy of the President of Sri Lanka
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