Srilanka, Oct. 11 -- The mass expulsion of Muslims from the North in October 1990 was a humanitarian tragedy. Uprooting people from their historical habitat at gunpoint and driving them away after depriving them of their cash and jewellery was despicable and unpardonable. I have often written about this tragedy in the past

Black October in 1990 took place in the Jaffna peninsula with the expulsion of Muslims from Chavakachcheri on October 15th, and ended with the Muslims of Jaffna town being expelled on October 30th

The total Muslim population of the Northern Province, according to the 1981 census, was 50,991 or 4.601%. Muslim community leaders say the number is higher, with the Northern Province Muslim population at the time of expulsi...