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. The JVP received support from local businesses, and anti-Tamil riots were extreme in villages in which it was active.

Riots

Following the arrangement for talks between Federal Tamils and the government of Ceylon, riots broke out against the country's Tamil population. Several Sinhalese mobs broke into Tamil houses and attacked. The attacks included rape. This violence were higher in the Polonnaruwa district. Following the riots, the government of Ceylon banned ITAK and the JVP. The bans lasted for several months.

Coalition government

After the ban ended the JVP contested in elections, and joined the

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