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The status of Sri Lankan Tamils is an emotive subject in the state, with different political parties promising to help resolve their citizenship concerns.

McGovern has a reputation for tackling complicated and emotive subjects - Unforgivable is no different.

"It is an emotive issue, especially for people living in Mumbai, and it has been so since the 1960s," he adds.

The barrister to the inquiry Jacqueline Carey KC set out the scope of the hearings, warning this section would undoubtedly be "emotive and distressing for many people participating in, and following, these proceedings".

With land such an emotive issue, there is no easy solution to the dispute – and it is likely to continue to cause tensions within South Africa, as well as with the US president.