Political Pressure Groups
Other relevant groups are the Buddhist clergy; the Sri Lanka Trade Unions; the LTTE (rebel group fighting for a separate state/control over Sri Lanka) and Sinhalese groups such as the National Movement Against Terrorism as well as Sinhalese Buddhist and lay groups.
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