President should establish permanent peace in country - PC Minister
 

Deraniyagala Roving corr.

"The Government need not worry about the UNP, whose leader Ranil is more interested in becoming the President of Sri Lanka than resolving the Ethnic problem by negotiation. It is the UNP that is responsible for Tamils of the North, losing confidence in the Sri Lankan Government and the youth of that region taking to arms struggle.

"The UNP in their seventeen years rule, the Tamil Community were subject to various forms of harassment, which compelled the Tamils to lose confidence in the Sinhala Government. Therefore, allow Ranil to concentrate on his Presidential crown and the UPF, ignoring all opposition should boldly come forward to resolve the Tamil problem without delay."

This appeal was made by Sabaragamuwa PC, Lands, Agriculture, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Y. G. Padmasiri, addressing LSSP supporters at his Deraniyagala Office. He said, "The LSSP is prepared to lend its unstinted support to the Government to resolve the Ethnic problem and restore harmony and unity of all sections of people, which is the need of the hour for Sri Lanka to prosper socially and economically."

Padmasiri said the Government should be unmindful of the UNP, which is power hungry and not interested in the welfare of the country or its people. Its leader is a puzzled man now as he is worried about defections from his party as that would lead to his losing support for his dream as President of this country.

He has no desire in bringing Peace to this country, as the UNP had been the enemy of the Tamils from their very inception. It is this party that is responsible for Tamil youth in the North taking to arms struggle, the Sabaragamuwa PC Minister reiterated.

President Chandrika should enlist the support of all sections of people to build a United Sri Lanka by resolving the Northern, Eastern problems and establish permanent Peace in this country for which, he assured the loyal support of the LSSP.