Original sentence: By 1983, full scale civil war had broken out between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government.Over the next three decades the Sri Lankan civil war became increasingly violent.Policies adopted by the majority Sinhalese government of Sri Lanka following independence from Britain in 1948 resulted in the growth of Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism, along with an appeal for Tamil autonomy.Political parties were formed to petition for these goals, with Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), the main political party representing the Tamils, calling for "an independent sovereign, secular, socialist State of Tamil Eelam" in its 1977 election manifesto
Edited sentence: By 1983 full scale civil war had broken out between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government.However, a year after the end of the civil war the Sri Lankan government has made little effort to address the Tamil grievances, choosing instead to pursue economic development.However, the TNA's watered down demands are still a lot more than what the Sri Lankan government is prepared to give.Over the next three decades the Sri Lankan civil war became one of the deadliest and most brutal in the world.Policies adopted by the Sinhalese dominated government of Sri Lanka following independence from Britain in 1948 resulted in the growth of Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism and demand for autonomy for the Tamils.The TNA's change of policy is believed to be a pragmatic one based on the reality of the political situation in Sri Lanka: the Tamil Tigers have been defeated, the Sri Lankan government/military have the support of the regional super powers (China, India and Pakistan), there is no international support for independence and it is illegal in Sri Lanka to support separatism.The failure to achieve this demand resulted in the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), the main political party representing the Tamils, calling for "an independent sovereign, secular, socialist State of Tamil Eelam" in its 1977 election manifesto.Up to 100,000 people had been killed and many hundreds of thousands made refugees abroad and at home