People cannot give up their cause, their rights, for fear of defeat.
If I am cheated or betrayed, I will react.
If the Sri Lankan government resorts to state oppression against the Tamils and Muslims, then we will fight.
What you have to assess is whether you have the will to fight.
A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication.
India deliberately aggravated Sri Lanka's ethnic crisis. It destabilized Sri Lanka [by training and arming Tamil militants, including the Tigers] so that it could play a dominant role in bringing Sri Lanka within its sphere of influence.