Udaya Gammanpila - Sinhala population in Colombo
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FALSE: According to the 1981 census, the Sinhala population in the city of Colombo was 51%. According to the 2012 census, the Sinhala population in the city of Colombo was 28%. The Sinhala population has reduced by half. That gap has been filled by the Tamil and Muslim people who arrived from the north and east.
Udaya Gammanpila, Aruna, 3 August 2023
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