In 1989, Appapillai Amirthalingam - the most prominent political figure of the Tamil community - was assassinated.
As part of the click 2010 World Stories series, 20 years on, Appapillai's wife travels back to her homeland in search of what the future holds for Sri Lanka's Tamil people.
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