15000 Tamil graduate students were left disappointed after a conference promising appointments turned out to be a film screening of Sri Lankan state propaganda, reports Uthayan.
Up to 50,000 graduates were told that the conference in Colombo was essential for academic appointment, although the students were expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs.
The conference turned out to be comprised of a film detailing how Sri Lanka was restored to democracy and various speeches from ministers.
There was no mention of academic appointments throughout the entire conference, which was completely conducted in Sinhala, with neither translations in Tamil or English.
Speaking to Uthayan, Tamil graduates expressed their anger and disappointment at 'being tricked into' spending almost a month's wages to attend a meaningless government event.
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