Boiling milk in clay pots (kiri ithiraweema) is a highly respected traditional element of the local culture. It is believed to bring good luck and good fortune. This is practiced by most Sri Lankans, irrespective of the ethnicity. However, politicians use values illustrated by such practices to turn each ethnic community against the other, exploit ethnic communities, leading to political gain. It's as if we are boiling milk in small pots in favour of our individual fortune than that of the entire island's.
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